bushcraft survival tarp shelter with fire

[@SirThunderPants]

I like very much how your videos get right to the point. No loud music or minutes of talk at the beginning like some do. I've learned a lot from you in a short time. Thank you.

[@sluglicker]

A roaring fire in 2 minutes! Excellent videos. Keep 'em coming and thanks!

[@Good_Times_Factory]

No fluff in this presentation. You get that fire going well and fast. Great job 5/5

[@ronhart8857]

Beautiful shelter in the woods, excellent fire starting, & nice fire for cooking! Thank you, & Happy Holidays

[@Colhane]

You're doing a great job with your videos, keep up the good work! In Brazil we have two seasons for fire, its either tinderbox dry and you risk a forest fire just scuffing your feet on the ground, or its sopping wet and you can't get a fire going for the life of you. Clearing the ground down to bare earth is very important for us in dry season. In the rainy season it isn't so critical but it does make it easier to remove all traces of the camp.

[@Clip7heApex]

Awesome tip mate! Just tried it on my mora knife. Works a million times better than the metal dog tag type striker that came with the knife. I was amazed at the difference! Thanks.

[@Innoroth]

Great work, man. You really should do a series of videos on all survival matters. I would certainly watch them.

[@bizzarrogeorge]

Hah! "You can now relax, while the fire makes you tea!" Good stuff!

[@sasop117]

Sticks as a base!! Never thought of that, thanks!

[@WanderingBeast]

I enjoy your videos, and your attitude toward bushcraft, any chance you'll be out this winter making videos for winter camping

[@WanderingBeast]

wonderful, Im looking forward to the them. My winter trip got pushed a week cause of avalanche danger, it should be colder next week, im going to try to take some video as well. thanks

[@bushcraftbaird112]

i think pine resin makes a great fire-starter. i used some the other day and it works brilliantly. -thanks for the video

[@JEHIAHL]

what a fire beastly fire sparker. Nice job. 5/5

[@homercalg]

Love these videos, I hope he posts more...Great job.

[@HomeMadeGunNut]

The smoke from the fire is kind of magical on a cold night.

[@lusl1094]

Nice job building the fire.

[@Cannonbo]

you recognise a master when what he does seems soooo easy :-)

[@hoosierarcher]

I didn't read all the comments but I have to say that if you wait until each layer of fuel from tinder to thinnest to thickest kindling was burning well you'd get less smoke. You just have to have a wee bit more patience. other ways great vid. 4 stars

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

@bennyboyshaw I see what you mean, I would have wanted two trees spread further apart so I could strech out the hammock

[@WEZO24522164]

hold your knife as you would normally sharp edge facing down... then file the flat top edge horizontally....dont make any notches

[@Kingmaconha]

dude i love your videos make more you have taught me alot

[@redbellyblackprod]

Excellent also, but I was always tought to clear the ground back to soil, I would suspect that once this fire burn't down the ground would light up? Perhaps I'm missing a point? look forward to more;o)

[@jfizzle33]

great camping spot!!!

[@CoulterTravel]

Nice fire. Doesn't that hammock set up ache your back at that angle?? Or is that your preference??

[@hoosierarcher]

I don't mind smelling like smoke but coughing is not one of my favorite things. Oh and there are times when smoke matters. Like I said before great vid.

[@Aligowers00]

ur videos are great next time im out and about ill make some vids of me and my friends using ur information and advice 5 stars once again :)

[@dewhitenhoyle]

Great stuff..

[@HammockerSam]

@bennyboyshaw Exactly what I was thinking. I have been taught to keep it as tight as possible. Maybe it's being used more as a seat at the moment than a bed

[@dewhitenhoyle]

Great stuff.

[@chicago6584]

Cool video man. 5/5 cheers

[@mikebrown7649]

Still watching your videos in 2021.

[@Oksendal5]

How far should the fire be from the tarp to prevent the tarp from being damaged? Does the distance depend on the woods being burn? Thanks for your time. yours Paul.

[@RonRay]

Excellent again! 5*****

[@Nate54567]

Hey! didnt u know that this guy is a great woodsman and knows what he's doing ?!?

[@Nate54567]

smoke doesnt matter when ur in the woods. i find when ur in the woods its ur own little world and it doesnt matter if u get a bit dirty or a lil smokey.

[@chefslot]

Hi man, good video's, could you tell me the make and name of hammock please. Dude he's welsh there's no coyates in wales, lol.

[@hobbexp]

nice fire,, what is the name on the fire you make ???

[@packedbrooks123]

hi you should wait for the flame to get more strong instead of piling on more fuel as it will take longer to strengthen as the fire cannot recieve as mush oxygen

[@WEZO24522164]

maybe the camera angle.....the fire is not as close as you think.....dshrute13 is spot on any further away and you would not get heat

[@nokinja]

I'd recommend anyone doing this to clear the ground around your fire before you start. Or else you're looking at a possible forest fire, depending on the location.

[@dshrute13]

yes it is.. unless it is too close then obviously thats a bad idea. but you do need warmth when using only a tarp system to sleep.

[@howardwmoore]

you can puts some flat rocks around it to funnel the heat towards the lean to

[@Haven2U]

Smoke means the presence of moisture or the lack of oxygen. Since your wood was dry, it would seem you were smothering the fire as you laid on the kindling. Just my opinion.

[@Spikestrip55]

@thedeathbychoclate It's a Firesteel. Ebay or google it on where to buy.

[@OhMightyDollar]

what are the 2 sticks he's using to ignite the fire?

[@BorealWoodsrunner]

so why no more vids from this guy?

[@hypnostream190]

Boreal Woodsrunner he died

[@jd6454]

@@hypnostream190 Any source on that? Love his videos.

[@thedeathbychoclate]

what do you use to light your fire?

[@Brasso182]

@AsTheSunSets777 you can get flints off ebay , dirt cheap, just type in fire steel..

[@WEZO24522164]

yes its a regular fire steel the secret to get good sparks is to file the back edge of your knife

[@hornstra1]

a smokin' mikado!

[@ghostfromdabay]

what tarp is that?

[@shelbysguns]

what flint is that it trows fireballs with your knife

[@shelbysguns]

okay so your using the army model and you have filed a notch in the back of your carbon steel knife? right?

[@WEZO24522164]

thank you very much fellow Celt

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

hahah i like you all ready great comment i too am the same way i like survivorman tho lol and its canadian

[@WEZO24522164]

i have not used this tarp in really heavy rain but never had a tarp or poncho leek on me before because of a ridge pole

[@RyanBoyce57]

@BestKeptSecretCrew nope, hammocks are far more comfortable than sleeping on the ground

[@WEZO24522164]

long term winter camp in the next week or two

[@swissenkaka]

thanks!!!!

[@shelbysguns]

thank you

[@WEZO24522164]

i could see Cardiff from the top of the ridge...

[@jackoadeetayo1]

there are some really spooky noises that start at 2:32 into the vid.

[@Spikestrip55]

@kebabs19 He appears to be able to reconfigure pretty quickly...

[@martinaxman2033]

This is a great firebuilding tutoral, but I have to disagree. Your description stated that "this is me practicing shelter building" so pyrotech didn't deserve the beatdown. He's right about the fire. A first year scout knows *for safety*you clear the area around the firepit to avoid problems. You may get away with it provided you are attentive, but it's not worth the risk. I'm a ten year scout leader with a whole lot of experience, & we've never burnt a finger even with 20 kids running around.

[@dshdestoyer]

u killed the fire

[@shelbysguns]

it cant be a regular fire steel is it

[@HomeMadeGunNut]

@WEZO24522164 Went out and scouted around today and i have only found one birch tree and its protected by 3meters of thorns and nettles all the way around lol.

[@BestKeptSecretCrew]

This guys gonna have a sore back in the morning if hes sleeping in that hammock...

[@seabass410]

wow is that a fire lol

[@kkiill90]

@WEZO24522164 The fire was a solid 1/2-1 yard away

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

its cuz its an opeinl knife its carbon and has a spine like a skate allmost its sharpon a 90 degrees

[@41odyssey]

@NolikargAven fero rod.

[@nolimit67901]

lol @ 2:15 he wanders off to take a leak :)~

[@jimmyk1love]

It's actually heat, OXYGEN, and fuel that one needs

[@WEZO24522164]

the tinder is birch bark

[@WEZO24522164]

south wales

[@goldenscales]

Red man build small fire, cook food and stay warm. White man build big fire, go hungry and stay warm running for firewood! Lol!

[@flamefinger1989]

its a fire steel look them up

[@WEZO24522164]

is dunvant in Swansea i am more Cardiff way

[@sandymilne1]

dont smuther the fire

[@WEZO24522164]

actually i am welsh not Irish ....ask an adult to explain

[@hornstra1]

you' re a teacher or a taxman.

[@prostijn]

if it was not dry outside than you have no fire you are bad