10 Unusual Ways To Make Fire

[@crosshair64]

I live in Northern West Virginia, aka the Mountain State...... I've traveled up and down the mountains in search of the mother load of fatwood... I've collected a hundred pounds of the best fatwood I've ever seen and more importantly ever used.......... Well a month ago I found it, and believe me I have plenty for a few years to come....... Canolop size limbs and nothing but pure highly flammable resin, not much wood anymore........ One strike from a ferro rod and I promise you you'll have a hot fire in front of you in seconds......... Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience on this awesome topic with us, I appreciate it sir.......... I forgot to add what an awesome job you did by teaching me, and many many more people how to make life saving techniques and little tricks in building fires from several scenarios... 🔥🔥😎🔥🔥

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOVE!!! me some fatwood!!!

[@davidhintz1806]

I'm glad I watched this. Everyone else I see makes it look like a race to dump their fire drill coals into the the bundle. Nice to see some advice to just be patient.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

A lot of embers need time to coalesce. Thank you!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

10 Unusual Ways To Make Fire...1) Fatwood and Spent Bic 2) Standing Bow Drill 3) Vertical Fire Roll 4) One Handed Sperro Rod 5) Sperro Rod Ignited Leaves 6) Flint & Steel Ignited Char Cloth w/ Plastic Bag n Cloth Tinder B's 7) Recover Wet BIC 8) Flint and Corona Saw Ignited Char Cloth w/Paper Tinder B's 9) Toaster Ignition 10) Horseweed on Pine Hand Drill Friction Fire*** I could reshoot scenes over and over again until everything I say and do looks very smooth and easy. But, I leave in all the imperfections (Fumbling and bumbling) for 2 reasons... I want you to see that these techniques are real... not a hoax... not achieved through editing. And, secondly. I want people to try these techniques. If I create the illusion that everything is so very easy and then you try and struggle with them, I think that discourages you from learning these fire skills and ideas. By the way, I have 2 small blisters on my right index finger from ignited fatwood scrapings that just would not shake off. LOL! That's in the first of these 10 fire making techniques within. Thanks! Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video.

[@magovenor]

Hmmm, what word rymmes with hyromaniac that means loves to set fire?

[@jtjjbannie]

You didn't say what that substance was in the fire roll. Cotton and ......?

[@alvinwine5665]

David West thank you i appriciate the help and enjoyed watching you do them

[@markwarren6213]

The ability to produce fire was what I missed after giving up smoking. Your video has opened my mind to a whole spectrum of possibilities. Thanks

[@stuarthayward2220]

Only the second video of yours I've watched but I really enjoyed them both, thanks very much!

[@richardthomas8600]

I'm totally impressed with your skills, I will try some of the methods and try to improve my skills. Thank you very much for showing us your hobby.

[@johnbush2798]

David, I really have learned so much from your channel. Working with Boy Scouts for almost 45 years on alternative methods of fire making and survival techniques of fire making, you often simply use what you have. Excuse the pun...but a 9 volt battery touched to the edge of a small wad of 4-0 steel wool is a "surefire" way of igniting a survival flame. Thanks for your terrific content.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

That's a good one. TY!

[@philmetcalf7421]

Excellent video! Love that you show the process in entirety. Will be a huge help to those who have a need to make fire without modern methods and tools. Very well done. Thanks for sharing!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Phil!

[@RobsLBL]

I've learned more from David West as I have from all other channels combined. You are fire king!

[@jhnnyboy100]

Agreed! These need to be archived for future generations. I've learned so much watching these videos. Been sharing them with my son who likes hiking and he's been watching

[@tracykooken2606]

nice video amigo !!! 1st time i've seen the Bic wheel trick !!!! when it comes to making fire humanity WILL find a way !!! ya gotta love ingenuity !!!!! great stuff.

[@duwomaiishgabrielle9498]

I love how comfortable you are with your self! You make it all seem fun!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thank you friend!

[@virginiacopeland108]

A good mountain man rendezvous name for you would "Blazing Palm"! Thanks for sharing, Clark

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I still think I could do it. I may try again. LOL!

[@sergioroma4261]

Lol L

[@akbychoice]

Making my way through your videos and this is now one of my favorites. One handed ferro rod ignition is super inventive and impressive.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

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[@ericnowlen6819]

As a new person to wilderness survival, I really enjoy your channel and learning your techniques. Thank you for sharing.

[@MrAllan9]

Survival classes are life saving for those who clicked in out of curiosity. . . Curiosity "saved" the cat. lol 😺

[@williamcraig4762]

no curiosity killed the cat... satisfaction brought him back...lol

[@SKYHAWK0115]

Fantastic fire starting techniques. Just amazing ! ☆☆☆☆☆

[@ellasilva4576]

Hot dog!!! Pulled out my Colman folding saw and a piece of flint, got sparks flying everywhere!!! Hahaha! Thanks David!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Ella. You're the 2nd biggest reason I do this. 1st is because it's FUN.... 2nd is to PASS IT ON!

[@jinxjones5497]

well, i'll be darned! i'd never have thought of coaxing a flame from char cloth with a plastic bag. Colour me impressed

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I was surprised at hot much heat it takes to finally get the flames... a lot.

[@Hollis1948]

Really enjoy your videos, particularly the good close-ups. So much of the skill has to do with a good sense of how fire behaves on that micro level, interacting with fine tinder. As a kid, I had a good time perfecting my technique with my dad's jeweller's loupe. Have moved on to bow drill, ferro rod, etc. Great skills to have.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I enjoy practicing.

[@duncanmathers937]

WOW..those scrapings are very flammable

[@billyhartman1430]

I have even burning wood my whole life , but I really thought you were really wonderful, thanks, I enjoyed your purity!!!!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks!

[@senarphis]

You're the firestarter, twisted firestarter. \m/ I enjoyed the first one very much, great idea

[@ilkercavdar]

-Excuse me, do you have a lighter? +No but wait a sec.. *takes a pinch of ash from his pocket, cuts cotton from your jacket with gentle moves, runs to nearest tree and rubs the tree aggresively*

[@ldtexas1648]

Good one!😆

[@scoffy2]

Hi David, what a brilliant video! I have used a few of your techniques to teach our local scout troop, they all managed to make fire so were a very happy bunch, it’s good to see them succeed it gives them a great deal of motivation to try other things too, success breeds success! Thanks mate!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I love that. Thanks for telling me!

[@issamkhalaf9508]

The one hand technique is very clever 👍

[@jayjenkins4721]

Impressed with the techniques...really surprised at how well the plastic bag lit and kept burning! I figured the bag would have just smoldered, but it lit and stayed lit for quite some time so it would be useful for maybe damp conditions.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL! I've already made that video.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rICXYaSXr5h2iac

[@markmcdaniel304]

Good videos! May I suggest one thing. In the south the wood is called lighter knot. (Laughed at me when I didn't know what they were talking about) In Oregon we called it pitch. Probably because pitching it is what was done in the saw mills when making molding, baseboards, etc.. Pine sap wood is what it is. By the way I've saved my butt in the snowy, rain forest by finding a dead rotten pine tree and digging inside past the dry paper rot wood to get the hard sap. You can do it with your bare hands. Waterproof sap that burns like gasoline and paper wood. But could you name each wood by its book name please. Don't forget birch bark.

[@theyakuza4927]

I happened upon your video by accident and now I am a new subscriber. This video is a perfect example of me knowing that I don't know everything, keeping an open mind and You demonstrating how to think outside of the box. I try to learn something new everyday and really enjoyed this video. Thank you , I'll be looking for the other videos you've posted.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks, friend. Stay as long as you like and come back regularly.

[@akkuless]

Very well made video as always. I hope you keep making these videos a long time. Highly appreciated. Thank you

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks!!!

[@jopo6388]

Brother you are the king of pyro.... bet you can start one with a cell phone...?

[@ultimateazhole]

I like how you spoke of the dust not being tight and coalescing, brought a new depth to my perception on that process. Be nice if that was focused on more in videos, not just yours in particular, that use the dust , etc I learn every time I watch one of your videos, even if I have learned the technique. I like that :D Thanks

[@blackravensolutions]

Very intuitive. Great job David!

[@richardreyes141]

Recently found your videos👍 tried your friction fire with cotton balls and wood ash, WORKED FIRST TRY! .. Thanks for sharing!!

[@JohnCapps]

I was surprised the spent bic worked with the fatwood. I learned something new.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I used to scrape a pile of fatwood, put it on a cinder block, lay the lighter on its side close to the fatwood, and keep striking till it lit. Doing it on a cinder block kept the lighter stable while I did 100 flicks of the BIC. Blisters time on the end of the finger though. This way here is SOOOO much easier.

[@halfcrazyoldchristianredne895]

Wow surprised me too. I keep a few spent bucks around, and one in my ghb, but that plan was for gasoline. I have a he'll of a time finding fat wood in oregon

[@joesinakandid528]

My favorite tinder for flint 'n steel - shredded red cedar bark.

[@stephensmith1611]

I have recently watched a few of your videos and you are truly the flame whisperer

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL. TY!

[@AskPastor]

Excellent use of the Cheap BIC. Using a better quality empty lighter with the cage surrounding the wick area, to hold the shavings, would work too. Instead of fuel inside the case, a supply of many flints would make the lighter useful for a very long time. The case with its lid would keep it dry & protected, easy to store. Lighter flints are so small & light to carry.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Please visit my Making fire with an empty bic playlist.

[@BrotherGene]

I did not think I was going to watch all 40 some minutes of your video but that was amazing good job

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Great compliment. Thank You!

[@charlesbugeja4273]

Have you ever thought about using a torch sparker.now that would be great, lots of spark big flint{exchangeable easy} and has a cup to hold your tinder, I have never seen anyone using that great cheap, easy to get tool. Great vids .

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes. I've pretty much tried everything you can think of. I enjoy this hobby. Thanks!

[@JohnAdams-go1wh]

Thank you Sir. I'll get a few of these down pat and pass it along to my Son. He'll wonder where I learned this...but I'll never tell him KZbin

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Lol! good luck.

[@german131211]

That sparrow thing makes so much sense

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

You are the Fire Master. Should be teaching Scouts these techniques...subbed.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thank you. I enjoy my hobby.

[@jhnnyboy100]

Scout masters should be sharing these vids with their scouts

[@dga223]

These are ingenious.

[@jorgequinones991]

I like the big block of fatwoood.

[@WarGrrl3]

That chunk of fatwood is FANTASTIC, I'm jealous...lol great vid, thank you n Be Blessed. wow; you really are creative.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thank You!

[@lerkkweed]

Wonderful. And a potential lifesaver.

[@rabbitslippers]

Very cool! Just one question… What was that powder that you sprinkle it on the cotton ball before you made the vertical fire roll? I couldn’t tell what it was. I really enjoy your videos! Keep making them!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Ashes, see my fire roll playlist.

[@WallStreet749]

You can also use the bottom of a coke can. Also you can put water in a baggie and use is as a lens to make fire. Good video

[@georgenyvlt]

Thank you sir! This is great thing to know... I like to spend a lot of time in the forest and don't carry lighter/matches every time, so now i have at least 9 other ways to make fire. Great! Although, I have never seen the rolls before. Can you tell me what kind of a "dust" did you use?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Any wood ashes will work. Please check out my How To Fire Roll video. Thanks!

[@mikepeterson443]

I swear one day I'll try one of these methods.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I have many videos detailing each technique. KZbin search, David West Sperro Rod, or ... Fire Roll, etc

[@jyoung5594]

Nail on the ferro rod what a great idea. Thanks

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks JY!

[@greenfever8298]

Hi David. I liked this video. I have started my barbecue using sperro rod ignite leaves...thanks

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks!

[@2layz2p57]

Just subscribed simply because I caught myself spending a bunch of time just watching and trying your techniques. Was wondering if you have a tutorial on you cof-can stove I’m liking it’s design better than mine.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes check out my Hobo Stove Build Playlist.

[@ronnieboomboom2040]

OMG the "sparrow rod" really impressed me!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

A spear epoxied into the end of a ferro rod... sperro rod. Thanks!

[@joelsandoval1407]

Best video I've ever seen. Two thoms up : )

[@kanoeyuuko195]

this man needs more attention

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I agree!!! LOL!!! Thanks!

[@daddydawg1902]

I had the same question about what was in the silver container used with the 'Fire roll? And the 'Char Cloth? Never heard of that before.. but I thoroughly enjoyed the Video..nice Job

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Any wood ash will work among other fillers. See my fire roll playlist.

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Very nice!! Enjoyed watching this... missed it somehow.

[@thetradingpost3596]

hello,from the UK ,growing up I used to watch a well known English tv presenter called jack Hargreaves all you need is his soundtrack and you could easily pass as the American version lol,growing up we lived in the town and to me that show was a whole other world with things like rabbiting,air gunning,catapults,netting,all kinds of things i never seen before,that was about forty years ago,the funny thing is everything I learnt back then is still just as relevant,teaching and learning as you go on this kind of knowledge will always be important ,everyone should know the basics required to survive should you ever need to,you'll be surprised how many people have no clue as to looking after themselves if there ever thrown back to pre computer times,which weren't really that long ago..oh well I do tend to rattle on these ,days,if you get a bit of time look jack up,he had a daytime tv show called "out of town",it always fascinated me,he is probably a lot to blame for me skipping school for a mornings ferreting,or an afternoons airgunning for pigeon or rabbit,but I was hooked and imfifty now and have had working dogs and lurchers my whole life,again the blame must go to jack,nobody else we knew . .knew anything about the great outdoors lol,great stuff we all need to get back to this kinda living and know how..all the best

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

My passion as a boy was catfishing all day long. When my Uncle taught me how to shoot at 16, i added squirrel hunting to my favorite pass times. .. been exploring fire making techniques as a hobby for 5 years now. Thanks!

[@halfcrazyoldchristianredne895]

Absolutely fantastic thank you so much. I am fairly good, but you sir, are a master...

[@davequick3373]

Great stuff as always!

[@MasterWolverine]

Always enjoy learning new ways to make a fire. Thank you.

[@imafine1]

Excellent demonstration. Gave me some new ideas. Thanks!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks!!!

[@W_H_K]

You never cease to surprise me, David. ;)

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@1NachS]

vertical fireroll. what a legend

[@johnminor2496]

David, I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your skills.

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

What did you put on the cotton balls. Thanks you for the video

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Wood ashes see my fire roll playlist.

[@DukeDuke276]

The Bob Ross of fire starting techniques.

[@chikkenbonz]

Nice video! I especially liked the methods using flint...very cool. One question... What was the material you used in the cotton for the Fire Roll at 10:36? Thanks for posting!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Any wood ashes will work in the fire roll. See my fire roll playlist.

[@brucemcmdaniel72]

You are,a,wonderful teacher david like your show David.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@lorenray9479]

I coulda died an ignant! Now at 65 I know about making fire! Amazing!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Now starts the practice.

[@LowQualityCamping]

just watched the video, very informative. Nice job David

[@brucewayne-cave]

Outstanding Video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Bruce.

[@general5104]

What powder did you pour into the cotton, to vertical roll fire start. What difference does it make which end is fatter, and i saw you rub some if the powder on the wooden handrail...explain that...please...and why cant you flat roll on your table...so much was unclear on that procedure. You're quite a good craftsman. Thanks! I learned a lot from your video & I appreciate you taking the time and effort to make it. What part of the world are you from? Just wondered. Sounds like Tennessee or Georgia.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Wood ashes... please read the comments and check out my Rudiger Roll Playlist.

[@TedTinker]

I didnt get it... but after watching you use it, I really like the sparrow rod.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I miss it. I used for a couple of years then decide to start grinding points on my ferro rods instead of gluing in the spear. Sperro rod, the name comes from combining letters from spear and ferro rod.

[@seanduncan9722]

Thank you for making this brother

[@southernexposure123]

Good video. You might already know about a device meant for magnifying called a Fresnel Lens that's made for reading. They're flexible and they're made in the size of a piece of typewriter paper and the size of a business card. They might be made in even bigger sizes. The bigger ones start a fire pretty quick when the Sun is out. The smaller one works, but is slower.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes. Please use the youtube search engine to search my channel.

[@richardgalli7262]

Thank you David very educational

[@rabbitslippers]

You may have already done a magnifying glass fire start… I’ll look through your videos to see… But can you demonstrate in one of your videos in the future how to start a fire with a mirror? Thanks!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

See my solar playlist.

[@michaeldowns5270]

Got one for you. Try sandpaper (80-100 grit) and a Ferro rod.

[@Henry9459]

Hello from San Diego Ca. You probably made that coffee can with the holes and cutout where you would drop your fire in us there anywhere I can buy one? Thank you very much. Very entertaining video. Henry

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

No. Please visit my hobo stove builds playlist.

[@Henry9459]

David West Bingo! I found it. Thank you so much, I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thank you again. Henry

[@outdoorsmansgarage]

Awesome video David Lots of great information

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks James, come back often.

[@royyulianto2912]

Great video pap., Teach everything your got, 😁🕹️🕵️

[@chuckmarble342]

Outstanding! I think you could figure out a way to ignite an ice cube! 🔥

[@chuckmarble342]

My background of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Assistant Scout Master and years of growing up in the woods of eastern Mississippi have given me sentimental appreciation for Bush-crafters and Masters of the old ways such as you. Thanks for your channel. I remember well the essentials of char-cloth, magnifying glass, flint & steel, kicking over old pine stumps for lighter-knot, steel wool and a 9 volt battery, cotton balls, dryer lint, patience and lots of burned fingers! Anyone can flick a Bic! Good job! 👍 P.S. Lets see your take on setting up a Dakota Hole cooking fire.

[@bealc]

David, do you make your own charcloth and what material is best to start with?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I like denim. Please check out my char cloth playlist.

[@feralgrandad4429]

Great video, always so well discribed. But, at the begining, man THAT is a chunk of fatwood!!! Nice upload, cheers.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

My friend sent that to me from Texas... Check him out at the John Capps Channel.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

I really liked the standing bow drill and the 🔥 roll

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

The standing bow drill is a lot easier to set up and do when you have a small spindle and easy wood. Thanks!

[@guskoerner75]

Great video! I want to teach these methods to my 4-H kids. Except for the toaster fire. lol. Greetings from Florida.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL! Thanks!

[@mlangfordoutdoor]

I have been able to try this camping in my Teardrop camper, his info is so cool.

[@janetcameron4652]

Thanks. Great info. Stored & ready for use.

[@watermanone7567]

Nice video, what was the material you used in the jug on the Vertical Fire Roll? Thanks for the video's.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Search for my...How to fire roll... video. Wood ashes

[@javiermartinezgaitan.5595]

Si no termina rápido la cuarentena este habré prende fuego la casa!!!!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Jajaja Solía practicar mucho en la casa. Todavía lo haría si hubiera un experimento que quisiera hacer y estuviera lloviendo. ¡Gracias!

[@russelllamb1788]

I was just surf fin the good ol" www and ran up on your page/site... And like always looking for new and interesting things and I must say this was time well spent very informative... Fire Is one of those tools that changed mankind forever!!! Great video gotta save this one Thanks DW

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

There's plenty more where that came from. Thanks!

[@toddsheffield4271]

Dave, thank you for showing them how to create a burr on the back side of a knife. No one does that.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I wonder why. I've actually seen one channel with 100s of thousands of subscribers describe how you had to remove that burr from the spine. ???

[@toddsheffield4271]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I dont understand either. It is the best and safest way to scrape fat woob

[@darrelllee6156]

thank for sharing your skills, i learnd alot ,hadnt been surpized in awhile.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Darrel.

[@wicapiwicasa1639]

Where do you get horse weed? Is it a weed and if so, will other weed stems work as well? Would plywood work as the base? What’s the better/best wood? Where do you get fat wood? Is it a regional thing, or any type of pine work? What’s the role of charcoal in the cotton ball? I watched one w/ the water bottle and the focal point. You said “That would never have caught w/o the charcoal.” Sorry for the list of questions but I’ve been watching you for some time, and i think you do a very good job w/ instructions and demonstrating. Ive been wondering about these.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

See my related playlists.

[@paraplegichistoricalsports5700]

I have definitely learned how to make fire, thanks friend!

[@marlonpena9004]

love ur videos keep showing us ur methods 👍🔥

[@mrsvle]

The Fire Whisperer

[@ForestGardener13013]

Very interesting! What kind of knife is that?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Mora Companion.

[@ForestGardener13013]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl thank you! I am going to buy a craftline basic 511 soon. It's the cheapest one but I wanted it for a beater knife and wanted to check out a Mora.

[@dinsin8166]

what kinda of table are you set up on looks very durable

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Poplar crate wood, left over 5/4 deck board, and a piece of 10" duct pipe that was given to me... opened up and skinning the table top, occasional High Temp spray paint.