@@melmendes4president348 good question. The literature says it works in the Squeeze, Micro Squeeze, and MINI.
@IAMGWH12 ай бұрын
Yep nice burner…I have one!
@bop52772 ай бұрын
Waste of time man, not better than other fire starters that take much less time to make.
@BentbrooksRambles2 ай бұрын
All depends on your perspective. I currently use natural tinder and a ferro rod exclusively, but there is value in learning by doing, and that was how I approached this experiment. It was less about making a “best” firestarter and more about combining some things I had sitting around my house.
@YouTuber-mc2el2 ай бұрын
Try what I do. Use a empty paper towel roll. Duct tape one end. Stand on that end and partially fill with desired combustible. Fill tube to just cover combustible and install more combustible. Partially filling ensures the wax will get to the bottom and not dam up. When filled let cool. Now you can cut to any desired length to accommodate desired burn time. Works great.
@fjb4932Ай бұрын
KZbinr-mc2el, "Fill tube to just cover combustible [ with wax ] and add more combustible. "
@kenbird87832 ай бұрын
Toilet roll inner might work well, four sections.
@ekramethio13023 ай бұрын
What are the raw materials to prepare it?
@BentbrooksRambles3 ай бұрын
Wooden excelsior and paraffin wax
@chdjhns3 ай бұрын
Made some with coconut oil and those round cotton discs
@kenhollandjr12514 ай бұрын
So, right off the bat you’re using a lighter. Shouldn’t you be using a pharaoh rod to see if that ignite it to begin with, and save your gas from the lighter. Cause I have a crap load of lighters. But I also have two big, huge, feral rods and a bunch of cotton balls with Vaseline in it, which light immediately. So I think you’re on the wrong track right here, buddy. I’m good pass.
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I typically use a ferro(cerium) rod and fatwood scrapings for about 98% of my fires. I find the discipline of avoiding matches, lighters, or manmade tinders to be a good one to maintain my fire craft skills. But there are times in inclement weather when a fire starter can be useful for reasons of personal safety, so I was experimenting here and opted to use the lighter because I was conducting a burn test, not because I rely on lighters. I always have a Bic and matches in my fire kit, but I rarely use either in the field. Fatwood is natural, takes a spark, and smells great. However, if I had to start a fire as a matter of personal safety, I would not hesitate to use a Bic with one of these.
@allanpeterson23644 ай бұрын
Add a bit of tiki lamp or lighter fluid to wax (20/25% fluid to 75/80% wax) will help with initial start up. JMHO 😁
@Daz-wn1vq4 ай бұрын
There appears to be repeating sections to this video. You might want to check
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching carefully! I think you may mean around the 3:18 mark and following: I intercut a long shot of birdsong in the woods with two clips of me eating--different clips, The birdsong shot was just a long, tripod-based shot that I intercut with the breakfast scenes, but I see how it may feel repetitive. It was so still that morning that the trees don't seem to move.
@yak3604 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video very much
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was a fun trip despite the rain.
@eprohoda4 ай бұрын
useful shaing. 👋
@traveldjt4 ай бұрын
What rainy weather 🌧
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
My timing could have been better! after awhile, though, I got used to it, and it was pretty cool having 40 miles of trail basically to myself 😜 Had to find a bright side!
@DaD-zl2hr4 ай бұрын
👍😁👍
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@yak3604 ай бұрын
Love the Rain sounds. Enjoying the video
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
Thank you! After the lightning passed, I let the rain on the tarp lull me into a nap since I wasn’t going anywhere. It was delightful. Much more rain to come this trip! 🌧️
@DaD-zl2hr4 ай бұрын
Looking forward to next video
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
Thanks! It will be out in a few days. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
@DaD-zl2hr4 ай бұрын
Nice 1 😁
@BentbrooksRambles4 ай бұрын
It was a pleasant start on my journey! Thanks for watching!
@oliverhartman97306 ай бұрын
great review video. no extra bs
@adcaptandumvulgus42527 ай бұрын
That awkward transition was just oozing authenticity, it's going to be a while till AGI can imitate this I think believably. Well done, thanks carry on <0
@kurtlovef1508 ай бұрын
Someone randomly left a brand new one at my house years ago. And I just refound it today in the basement. Being down there lost for 4+ years it's gathered a slight bit of rust. BUT after a little steel brushing it was back to new. I had fiskars chopping hatchets. But didn't own a splitting hatchet so the find was amazing for me to say the least. I honestly feel like it does better over all then the chopping hatchet. But I'm a die hard fiskar fan
@caseylewis28359 ай бұрын
Very cool. Great job! I like all you have done!
@BentbrooksRambles9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jigglepuff121811 ай бұрын
2 strikes... that's way better than I thought
@samsmith8870 Жыл бұрын
Also, if you use a piece of plastic wrap under the lid, it works really well for cold soaking. It's very secure and won't leak at all.
@kiwibushblock2564 Жыл бұрын
maby becasue its a real thin rod and all couldnt handle all that pressure of the knife i suggest if it ever happens again that buying the fatter model that they make. might be able to handle it better
@BentbrooksRambles Жыл бұрын
That I’ve done.
@HerrFinsternis Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thorough review! Yours is the first I found that actually talks in depth about the utility of this knife, which it seems to have in spades. Looks like a fun little un to learn how to use to it's full potential, great companion to either a bigger knife or a small axe.
@gregbarry5875 Жыл бұрын
Its been 6 years.....are you still a fan of the Real Steel Bushcraft ?
@BentbrooksRambles Жыл бұрын
I am. Picked up RS bushcraft III with convex since then, too. Good values for the $.
@brianc1651 Жыл бұрын
I hated that grabber because it gets hot if you hold it too long. I guess if you are going to pour into a backpacking meal, you just put it in the sleeve first.
@user-in7ub4lj9b Жыл бұрын
Окей
@SCARFACE-gp4fy Жыл бұрын
I have this axe and a fiskers x10 the fisker is the far better axe 🪓
@terrybest8973 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could tell you yeh I get up every morning and get the old axe and shave my face lol lol but sorry I can't and would never it's not becoming at all lol lol
@terrybest8973 Жыл бұрын
I should prolly tell you now a axe has no need the be a razor I been a bushcrafter before there was a such thing as a bushcrafter when I was 6 and 7 years old a ran a trap line that was 5 miles long every morning before school in the Florida swamp get up a 3 O'Clock every morning so I had time to get back get a shower and ready for school I trapped to buy gear I'm 53 year's old now and been doing the stuff Dave Canterbury does but I been doing it all my life no need for a super sharp axe or all this silly fancy steel it's just getting all your money that's all
@BentbrooksRambles Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. In my area, there is merit in having a sharp axe because of the prevalence of hardwoods, but I suppose what type of edge one keeps depends on one’s needs and environment. I can’t say my Swedish axes are fancy: their steel is recycled industrial scrap steel; they are irregular because they are hand-forged; the heads are held on to plain old hickory handles with a simple wooden wedge; their masks are simple veg-tanned leather. But the forge that makes them has been forging, grinding, hardening, and tempering axes since 1868; I reckon I just prefer to use a tool that has some old school charm and tradition behind it rather than some mass-produced, soulless bit of plastic and steel. Not saying it’s better; it’s just better for me. Cheers! I hope you’ll post some trapline vids. That sounds like quite the experience.
@Magoo652 Жыл бұрын
Great demo, I like the Optimus windscreen option & really need to get 1 for mine. Thank you for sharing.
@Otis010707 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE the homemade pouches for soot control! Also really dig the polymer kuksa!
@BentbrooksRambles Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ve enjoyed both.
@DaD-zl2hr Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. Love wet weather hiking bushcraft camping videos. Thanks for making 👍😁👍
@BentbrooksRambles Жыл бұрын
It’s my favorite weather! Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the comment!
@waynesmallwood6027 Жыл бұрын
This is a hatchet, not an axe.
@smoklares9791 Жыл бұрын
I have a schrade 52 and I noticed that the sheath blunt the knife, especially the upper part. Strange because it's plastic. I've polished the inside a bit and it's better. But this is strange.
@explorewithlloydi Жыл бұрын
you had some perfect weather for this adventure it was such a fun watch
@BentbrooksRambles Жыл бұрын
It was amazing! Thank you!
@tom-dr1ym2 жыл бұрын
good kit add a mini first aid couple mylar blankets you will have a good survival kit some cordage
@naturalflow1572 жыл бұрын
Your adventurous spirit is the essence of this. I really appreciate you creating these videos for us to enjoy and inspire us to get out there and make this life worth it. As someone who has been struggling with it for a while, I find this truly touching. Thank you and wishing you the best :)
@changandy2 жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video but could you tell me the dimensions of the two pots? I'm trying to see if I can get my twig stove to nest inside the pots. Thanks!
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
I’ve since given these pots to my son, so I don’t have them handy to measure. I don’t think they are still sold, but there are some reviews that have pictures (one with the well-known GSI cup that fits around a Nalgene) that might help you get a sense of their size: www.trailspace.com/gear/ozark-trail/3-piece-cook-set/
@aaronzierke99202 жыл бұрын
Man i see all these almost maxed out fire kits and all of them are missing the best most fun way of starting a fire. No one has a small magnifying glass.
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
I used one growing up to incinerate leaves. Sadly, most of my trips in the eastern US tend to be in pretty thick woodlands where such an ignition source would be iffy.
@aaronzierke99202 жыл бұрын
@@BentbrooksRambles i live in northern Minnesota. The woods are thick here. But ok. What i ment was its always the one item missing in those kits. I have my own kit as well. Char cloth and so on. There is a time and place for each item. Wet wood may need something more. But char cloth works with all igniter. A spark. A beam of light. Even friction.
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronzierke9920 yep, you may have noted I carry char cloth in my flint and steel kit. I prefer using fat wood scrapings and ferro rod for 99% of my fires, but then I absolutely love the scent of fatwood. It’s also the best local tinder option in my region (easily found and harvested with little effort), and that little blaze is a heartwarming sight on grey mornings in the Smoky Mountains.
@aaronzierke99202 жыл бұрын
@@BentbrooksRambles fat wood works fine but i like to soak it in sap as well. Once them shavings are lite its nice to put a small soaked piece of it on for extra blaze. All you do is get sap and melt it. Then soak match size peices of fat wood in it . Take them out to dry and cool. They work great on a wet day. Minnesota is not a real dry place. And we have more fat wood than most places. Its a good smell in small amounts . I prefer oak or maple or even basswood to burn. Pine sends to many embers in to the air. And makes to much suit . I alway grab some birch bark for my tinder . Lites way easy and gets a good flame going. I have a tin full of it.
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronzierke9920 I just use fatwood to get things going, hardwood for fuel. I haven’t had to use more than fatwood to start any fire where I live, rain or shine, but soaking it may be a good tip for folks in some climates.
@Thehappyme022 жыл бұрын
Any ideas for the tripe candle UCO lantern?
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
I am not sure about the dimensions of that lantern. I believe it is called the deluxe? But you might be able to adapt a neoprene sleeve for a water bottle. They come in all sorts of sizes, from large ones for the Nalgene 1 L bottles to smaller ones for insulated, taller bottles. Hope that helps!
@JohnDoe-zg6fn2 жыл бұрын
👍🏽👍🏽
@ShihabdeentheCyclist2 жыл бұрын
really superb idea
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@somerandomguy7062 жыл бұрын
Any ideas on how to make the "internal frame" actually transfer weight? I was thinking some sewing around the stays and through the back would connect the fabric layer holding the stays to the harness and back pad. Trying to at least experiment with this before spending money on something like an arc blast.
@BentbrooksRambles2 жыл бұрын
I use a torso-length closed cell foam pad inside as a frame, but I don’t carry heavy loads with this. The Blast basically has flexible stays that “arc” when straps akin to loadlifters are cinched down. Pockets for stays like that could be easily made by doubling a piece of strap and sewing two edges to make a pocket. As for the stays, I’d explore flexible aluminum poles.
@georgeohwell79882 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Northern Ireland....subscribed 👍
@agoodun2 жыл бұрын
Very nice 🙂👍
@ghanaboyz2 жыл бұрын
Nice kit for its tiny size, but I would remove the flashlight. Natural nigh sight is likely to be enough in many places and given a choise, I would keep non-essential to a bare minimum when having poor visibility. There is just additional risks moving around at night, so better to stay put and don't fiddle around with stuff in the dark. In a civilian context you better move and work in the day if given a choise. Normal night sight may help on essential things that may be needed, like finding a natural shelter or setting up a crude emergency shelter. That is my personal experience anyways.