Fire Making & Preparation Techniques 1/2

Basic Camp Fire Skills Everyone Should Know In Case Of An Unexpected Emergency Situation. This fire was made with minimal tools, only a knife, and firesteel. Other processing tools like a saw, or an axe, would be an excellent option to have. Chances are most people would not have them in an unexpected survival scenerio. A knife is a very valuable tool to have, but is not a necsesity for fire making. Knowledge Is The MOST Important Tool. Part 1 Basically Covers Preparation. This Is Part 1 Of 2.

Link For Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaopBwfBVTY

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Education

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• fire
• camp
• survival
• lighting
• preparation
• skills
• craft
• wood
• burn
• tinder
• fuel
• wilderness
• outdoor
• swedish
• firesteel

[electroapprentice]

Question.... How well do you think one of those silver emergency blankets will work for a heat deflector?  I know it might melt but what if you could get it far enuff away from the fire that it wouldnt but close enuff that it would deflect heat to where you are sleeping?

[ryanjcus]

Yes you have to be careful how you set it up. One setup is having the blanket over you slanted(like a roof). The fire would be an appropriate distance away. It depends on how intense the fire will be. Once the blanket melts, it's gone. That would be a big loss, if you were lost. I plan on making a vid somtime. I'll have some freetime around Christmas, so maybe then. Thanks Buddy

[syco4420]

awesome vid bro. the idea of the reflector fire is right on..a+++... most ppl say that a eastern slop of a mountain is the best to setup camp, although i think differently. also, as some of the other comments have stated,, about "that is too much wood" honestly as a rule of thumb gather times the amt of wood you will need per night, every night. ryan i know u already know this. but ppl, gather as much wood as you can carry and then some, then get more, another awesome vid ryan. plz keep Alive

[ryanjcus]

Thanks Man, I didn't see this comment untill now. Yeah, Get a shitload while it's still light. The last thing you want is to sprain your ankle while your trying to look for wood in the dark. Thanks Brother.

[pwnstr08]

is their any way to boil water in the wild without a pot or any kind of container brought with you

[ryanjcus]

My friend THREEFLOORSDOWN1 (a fellow suvivalist) mentioned he keeps aluminum foil in his wallet at all times. I've seen "Survivorman" boil water with hot rocks in his hat. "Nessecity is the mother of invention". Theres prob a way you could carve out some living wood to make a container, I'm not sure though. Any ideas anyone?? Thanks Man

[ToddIngram1000]

@pwnstr08 tin foil

[jwtjoker1984]

@pwnstr08 if you luck out and find river clay you could make a pot or make one from tree bark

[HikerJohn316]

Good video. Everyone - can we just stop it with the exploding rocks!!! I've camp all over Missouri, Georgia , and the AT. When I was a scout we tried to get this to happen... super large fires etc. and never did! Its a myth! An old wives tale.

[misternylon]

This is an excellent video and pretty much covers everything. Good to see the water source being considered and the flat stone base will reflect heat back into the fire and stay warm for hours rather than allowing the damp ground to sap heat away from the fire.

A good reflector can also be a wall of small logs, it also warms them in readiness for going onto the fire.

Thanks for a good video.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

Oh, and practice the fire fire bow drill and or hand drill.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

good work. you should think about doing this while it is raining and or snowing, this is more important and a greater challenge.

[Rugghead98]

Thanks, i've gone through half a brick of magnesium, and three knives and have yet to get a decent fire started without a bic

[ghillie1cav]

You should never have your camp too close to a water source because of how it attracts insects. Depending on the time of the year of course.

[RebelRabbit308]

Be very careful when choosing stones for your fire, sedimentary rock like sandstone and limestone can contain moisture within, and if heated by fire can actually cause the water inside the rock to boil and the rocks to explode! I learned the hard way, thank the powers that be i didnt get mutilated. Just a precaution.