Winter Bushcraft, fire blower, spruce glue and hammocking in a spruce forest.

Winter Bushcraft, fire blower, spruce glue and hammocking in a spruce forest.
I am making a fire blower out of a piece of pine. To hold it together I am making some spruce glue.
Sleeping equipment: warbonnetoutdoors.com
Knife: lumberjack.dk
Axe: Gransfors Bruks American Felling Axe
Cord: Bankline (bushcraftbutikken.dk)
Reindeer skin: Bushcraftbutikken.dk
Trousers: Deerhunter.dk
Vest: Harkila.com
Sweater: Devold
Pots and pans: Bushcraftbutikken.dk

[@daxx77m]

I'm here because of Mr. Bertram-Nielsen. Love to watch these dudes. Sometimes I think they would be the only ones surviving WW3. Watching this is not only educational but also very relaxing. This is true freedom and independence. This is how people used to live for thousands of years and were so much better. Everything now is sterile and devoid of nature. I really would like to spend my free time like this.

[@sanisamil]

Yes

[@andi2234]

daxx77m1 better in many ways, much harder in many ways. These guys have the best of both worlds, yes?

[@scubamujer6069]

This man is just absolutely amazing! The entire video was both relaxing and extremely interesting. The sheer ingeniousness of everything he does is mesmerizing. That chair! That fire screen! And that insanely crazy glue, whoa. I stumbled across his videos by accident and immediately subscribed and am about to find another one to watch. I loved the rain on the tarp at night.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much for your kind words :)

[@Swedwoods]

So nice. I turned this on when I woke up and it sucked me in there so much I almost forgot I need to go to work now. Appreciate you went back for you co-star there! That is the coolest dog! Thanks!

[@DonVonGun]

Haha!! Thanks my friend :)

[@careybritton8021]

Light was perfect

[@PapaBearOutdoorAdventures]

So nice, what a magical forest in the beautiful light, thank you for sharing this moment with us

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@doubled3983]

Hello from Oklahoma! I really enjoy your videos! Thank you Sir! There is nothing better than spending time in the woods with your best friend or friends in my case. Interesting projects you had going there. Thanks again! God Bless!

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@vlogyoutubeolja]

Какие сказочные леса! Деревья великаны!!!

[@DonVonGun]

I love those giants :)

[@baszt]

I wonder who disliked this? WHY would you dislike something like this? Amazing atmosphere, sound and image!

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :D

[@maverick4462]

I've watched 1000s of bushcraft videos an this is the first one to utilize a "troll tube". I have lived in the wild off an on for 30 years and a troll tube among my most utilized possessions, keep one next to my woodstove as well. The one in my pack is recycled from a Wal-Mart camping chair.

[@vikingcelta535]

Estimado Amigo, buen video, sigue así, ya me suscribí ayer, genial sigas inculcando lo que es un verdadero hombre europeo nórdico, saludos desde Uruguay en sudamérica, mis ancestros son europeos. Gracias

[@BertramCraftAndWilderness]

Sejt Don. Fede projekter og førsteklasse kamera håndtering. Fedt at se den mobile stol du nævnte sidst - super smart og meget overbevisende soliditet. Tak for video :)

[@DonVonGun]

Tak min ven :) Jeg smed stolen ud. Den var for kort i ryggen :/

[@esraferdinansyah9380]

I'm in here cause you Mr. Nielsen :)

[@BertramCraftAndWilderness]

@@DonVonGun ok. Jeg må selv prøve at lave en lign. ved lejlighed :)

[@DonVonGun]

Jeg skal også have lavet en, om det bliver samme facon eller noget andet det er jeg ikke helt klog på endnu.

[@zepzop8471]

Which camra you use for your jungle trip , i want to start my food channel , i am from Pakistan🇵🇰

[@skymanchronicles8936]

Got to be careful, a root fire can take off in a spruce forest very easily. But looks like he has it all together for sure. Love the scenery!

[@DonVonGun]

I know. Thanks :) I am more nervous about the underground in some beech forests, most places with spruce in Denmark the underground is sandy, and I keep my distance from the trees.

[@torceridaho]

one of the best bushcraft videos I have seen. really good. thanks

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@HalfQ]

Thank You. I enjoy your craft.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@tramontane3239]

Watching your videos is mind set preparation for my trips and adventures. You are definitely a standard, thanks for the time and effort it takes to share.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much. Glad if I can inspire. :)

[@markv151]

Great footage and editing. You and Mouse are very entertaining and make me lol , my 5 dogs are all on Raw meat with bones and never been to a veterinarian for health issues 2 of them are 15 and 17 yrs old and still have strong good teeth and good eyesight . Thanks again for making this wonderful footage and tell Bertram we miss him also👍

[@DonVonGun]

Wow that is cool. Those are some old dogs. :) Musen only gets to the vet once a year, so we can get vaccine for her passport so we can travel. :)

[@lindamon5101]

@@DonVonGun come see me!

[@nicanovitchMN]

beautiful dog!!!! ferfect companheiro!!!!

[@JD-vb5ib]

Wonderful! I am a hammocker in West Virginia and seem to always be in sticky spruce groves. Now I know what to do with all that sap. Need to track some deer next time for that ESSENTIAL ingredient. Thanks!

[@DonVonGun]

Haha!! Yes make some glue, but have a little more patience than me, or you will also be burned. ;)

[@paperwormscat9760]

I think we all had a shock moment when the ice cracked under the dog.

[@DonVonGun]

It's shallow. :)

[@sevillana416]

Igualmente. Desde Popayán Colombia. Same from Popayán Colombia.

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

@@DonVonGun you should visit canada, you'd fit right in :)

[@johnbols1508]

Another awesome video, one of my most favourite channels, a big thank you DonVonGun.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :D

[@sairbashir9784]

Awesome! You and Nagualero are my favorite bushcrafters. Very hands on less talk.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D

[@sanisamil]

Awesome bushcraft.

[@TrustinTimber]

Inspiring, informative, and beautiful as always @DonVonGun Is the deer droppings in the glue mix to stop it from cracking in cold temperatures? I know when I made the birch bark canoe with Tom Byers he always mixes bear fat in his spruce pitch for that reason. Is this the same idea?

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you TT :) The droppings is made of plant fibres, and is added to strengthen as a binding material. Fat is used in glue to make it flexible. :)

[@bonfire209]

At 4:45 you attached Wooki underquilt foot end to the "Buckle" of the tree strap, while you attached Wooki head end to hammock gathered-end (which is right). I guess you might have had cold feet due to the way you attached Wooki foot end to the buckle not hammock gathered end.

[@DonVonGun]

My rubberband is longer than usually at the food end. Else your are right. :9

[@SockPuppetzTV]

Beautiful landscape and cozy camp

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@sterioboy]

Hello, congratulation for the video, i am from brazil, and where did you buy this tarp, its amazing !

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :) The one over my hammock is from Colorado USA. Warbonnet Outdoors (superfly). The one over my camp, is from England DD Tarps. (3x3 superlight)

[@dalemaloney255]

walked a long way to find what you needed. good to see YOU watch the ground where you are walking..you fall there noone will find you! was that then only tree that had the rosion coming out out it!

[@DonVonGun]

Lots of the trees had resin, but this was the one with the most, and thereby did best on camera. :)

[@chrisclews4162]

Blood sausage / black pudding. What a great meal. Cheers for the vid.

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :) Cheers

[@pcz5233]

Good👍from America! I wish we had these freedoms.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D Yes I am lucky in that way.

[@user-rk2iu1qe7x]

Thank you for the wonderful video, gorgeous forest !!! We still have a lot of snow. Greetings from Russia.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) Wow we hardly had any snow this winter. Just rain and wind. :(

[@martinpecheur8506]

You could make go use of these knots when setting up camp..clove hitch..tautline. Knotand trucker s knot..makes it eadier..adjustable..the best way to go versus a half hitch

[@marcdewilde518]

I thought you already showed me the most beautiful kuksa on YT but I just saw another one! Skandinavian YT'ers and filmmakers have at least one thing in common - quality. ATB from Belgium - Marc

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@joybickerstaff194]

Hi ya Don! New to ur channel, and I must say...if I can learn something of value from someone, they r worth my attention, u have earned my subscriptions from just one video, I’ve subscribed to few, mostly I watch several before I decide, not urs, this video was all it took. When ur friend fell through the ice and u went back for her/him, that says a lot about u, looking forward to more of ur videos! Thank u

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@Prairiedrifter1]

Rune Bertram brought me here

[@LovelyLifeVines]

me too

[@andi2234]

@Rivera me too!!

[@ChrisBennettGameDesign]

Same.

[@andrearefi7099]

Mee too.

[@johnnyrushmore2695]

I never tried blood sausage with sugar... Need to! Like always, a very pleasure vídeo to watch, Don! ;-)

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) You should it tastes way better than it sounds.

[@sergeybk7476]

Очень естественно. Хороший контент. Больше видов красивых. Спасибо.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D

[@bdfyjd2079]

Серьёзно? Я один видел как мужик полдня убил на трубку склеенную катяхами?

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

WOW What a set up. I need you to come and teach me. Love it. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻 Beautiful Dog 🐕 Such a faithful friend

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D I couldn't do without her.

[@Jay-ye1up]

This dude is the real deal. Stunning content and he knows his stuff. Seems like a cool dude

[@efoildelights4662]

Very nice tarp and hammock setup

[@AndyLitvin]

As always, a cool video, shot with love and respect for nature. Привет из Сибири. Удачи каналу!👍

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :)

[@martinoutdoors6941]

Fantastic stuff as always, you really capture the true spirit of being a woodsman

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@jacknobrex]

Another great video. Beautiful forest, you seem at home . Thanks for sharing.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@blacksmithcowboy4725]

Just found your channel this weekend. Enjoying watching you doing various woodcraft in the forest. Living in the desert of the Southwest, there are few places to go.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) I love trees, but a desert would be nice once in a while.

[@Alan-uw6ik]

You have some amazing skills. Excellent video! Love the dog! Anyone ever tell you that you look like Eric Clapton?!!

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :) Haha!! some other dude wrote that to this video as well. :O

[@guygendron8341]

No talking,,,i like it,,, speek for itself

[@stephenhope7348]

I like the way you do things. You are a good teacher

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@Danwell86]

3:30 - That chair is genius!

[@BJ-nw6ow]

Another great vid. You sure have a knack for making your surrounding environment look amazing!

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@IgorNovikovThe]

Очень интересно и красиво. Спасибо.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@leksey7870]

It was very interesting!

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Gréât vidéo Sir, good skills. Thanks and take care.

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :) and the same back to you :)

[@jeanettestone420]

For all the hard work & hot stuff u touch...your hands look very nice. Love the fire.

[@woudt61]

Nice video, you are doeing diverend skills. I can learn a lotfrom that,Thanks.👍🏻

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@BushcraftAdventure]

Hello my friend🖐🏻😏 Recently l've been thinking about your new video..here it is😊 The forest is amazing..so many big logs, fatwood and resin🤔🌲🌲🌲👍🏻 The dog is cute🐕🤗 I always watch your movies with great pleasure..they are awesome🔥 Thank you and atb✊🏻🐺 ⋮П￪⟨⋮

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :) Atb to you too :)

[@facti85]

Incredible footage and cinematography Don. May I ask what camera and lens you used for this video? The low light scenes turned out awesome as well.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :) I use my Canon 5d mk II and a 50 mm. F1.4 And a few shots with my 15 mm. fisheye. And a couple with my 16 -35. F.2.8

[@bushraffi7307]

your videos are excellent. no pointless talking !

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@bigdgrant]

Blood Sausage is called black pudding here in Scotland.Great vid mate!

[@DonVonGun]

We also call it black sausage, guess black sounds better than blod. :D

[@dirkmontgomery2xs]

I dont understand the thumbs down for this video 👍

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D

[@adlacz7691]

aside from the part that the dog nearly fell into the frozen lake and i nearly screamed, good video sir, thanks!

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) We have been there before, and she usually jumps from the ground to the stump. ...the water is shallow so I was not nervous. Its a good thing she has respect for ice. She never walks on lakes. :)

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

I have to say, I watched this video last night on my television and enjoyed it very much ! I really appreciate your laid back casual attitude lol, I love that chair you made as well ! I had to hop on my computer this morning to say as much and give a thumbs up for the video ! ( my tv dosnt have the comment or like feature ) thanks again and take care !

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :) Glad you like it :D Take care.

[@cleaneating-greenliving4071]

Wonderful video, silent, peaceful, natural sound

[@impcgaming6560]

Another great video thank you for sharing!!

[@yakoobjunior9631]

Another brilliant bushcraft video. You have amazing talent friend. And, I like your dog companion too 👍

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much Yakoob :)

[@yakoobjunior9631]

Welcome Don

[@rockPLUS]

A good atmosphere I want to go to the forest good video

[@wildlifekh4266]

hi

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@wildlifekh4266]

@@DonVonGun how are you ?

[@user-od8lj7xy7y]

숲이 넘 멋지네요....

[@diliplahiri9052]

Awesome camp set up

[@thenextpoetician6328]

Looks more like mid-autumn here in Canuckistan. Guess you have it a bit easier in your neck of the woods. Really enjoy the skill, scenery, and soundtrack. And your pup. :)

[@DonVonGun]

Our winters is from 0 - 10 c. And that sucks too. We only had snow for 30 minutes this winter. :(

[@thenextpoetician6328]

@@DonVonGun We had a mild one too, relatively, but a reasonable amount of snow. March is our snow month though it was a dud for the first time in 7 years, but summer was late kicking in to punish us for that. I'm in zone 4a/3b with lake effect and mountainous terrain micro-climates. It is what it is.

[@denissolo8507]

hello from moscow

[@erasei]

Hi DonVonGuy, do you have a video on how you built your chair at the 3:00 mark? Looks like a great improvement over the more common camp chair design that feature two horizontal crossmembers? Your design looks to replace those with, more or less, the 'spring' pressure created by the vertical struts. Very cool design.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) I threw it away. I made it to small and it was no good for my back. :(

[@Abviana]

Thanks for the video. Manaus-Brazil.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@Laola97]

What a nice sleeping setup.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

The only channel on KZbin that could actually turn me into a bushcrafter. 😉

[@BushcraftAdventure]

😁👍🏻

[@DonVonGun]

Haha!! Thought you were a bush crafter all ready? :) It is what you make it.

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

@@DonVonGun Coming from you, that would be a compliment friend. 👍

[@sosteve9113]

Lol you probably are already but you want to admit is yet 👍

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) Cool man, looking forward to see your trip. Cheers :)

[@tonyjoe1791]

so relaxing .I like your channel and I like what you do

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)

[@sousabit]

Great video Don!. You are a lucky man. Thanx from Spain!.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@julieseguin6016]

I really liked your video, nice scenery… I saw in a video that prehistoric man would put clay around the end of the blower near the fire, so it would be more isolated from the fire...

[@DonVonGun]

Sounds like a good idea. Thanks :) I am not sure I will use a fire blower again. A stiff sitting pad is better in my opinion.

[@AirmanBorneo]

Sukses for you... #bushcraft indonesia

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :)

[@patriciasmith6894]

Beautiful spot, very peaceful.

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :)

[@NagualeroArt]

Very cool work Don. Enjoyed your fire blower. Been thinking of making a didgeridoo the same way. Need to get a gouge first 😉

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :) Good idea with the didgeridoo, looking forward to hear it :) A gouge is a must have. ;)

[@guheko]

very good video thanks Don, next ...

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks you :)

[@novicenorthman2146]

Theres some amazing shots in this video - great workmanship in front and behind the camera!

[@abefrohman1759]

A great trip out to the woods.

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks :)

[@spokojnyczowiek8331]

Blood sausage is best with onion and black pepper. Try it.

[@DonVonGun]

:O Is there rasins and cinnamon in your recipe? Our blood sausage is kind of sweet.

[@descattysBushcraftbydescattys]

Great video Thanks

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :D

[@nikburton9264]

I get the turds, that's for fiber or binding, right? But what is the coal for? And is it coal or charcoal?

[@DonVonGun]

Right. The coal does that the glue is not brittle. :D

[@markdhumphreys]

Well done.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@derbybushcraftandoutdoors3176]

I love my warbonnet

[@DonVonGun]

Me too :D

[@magnuskarlsson2924]

I found your channel a few years ago. I must say that you are a talent when it comes to filmmaking. Although there is no talking, which I like very much, you still keep the viewer interessted. And you do some fancy stuff with angles and editing. Thanks for sharing these vids.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much, that means a lot. My plan is to talk a little in every video, but not much, just a little update or a tip.

[@magnuskarlsson2924]

@@DonVonGun Keep going. I think it is very nice with less talk.

[@jonasreggiorialmeidareggio8968]

Me recuso a pensar que esse bastão que levou dois dias e serve somente para sobrar e deixar tonto de tanto sobrar, o trabalho que deu para fazer aquela resine meu Deus.. kkkkk tirando isso lugar lindo topp, produza mais a pratica leva a perfeição

[@shark-482]

from Thailand😀😀

[@DonVonGun]

Khap khun khap :)

[@mariadefatimaoliveirasouza9183]

Isso que é preparar uma xícara de café!!! Sei que essa eu não consigo, mas a idéia do garfo eu vou copiar.

[@DonVonGun]

I am not exactly sure what you are writing. Google says its a lot of work for a cop of coffee but you will copy the fork? ...what fork?

[@mariadefatimaoliveirasouza9183]

My dear,VonDon Gun, Im amazing, yours vídeos,

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :D

[@scottrodman5053]

I love your no trace camp sweet if you don't see you don't know lol only real woodsmen will see the truth !!! thanks again for the share .

[@sylwanop.8836]

Survival 300 meters from the motorway :)

[@DonVonGun]

There is a highway 2 -3 km. behind the tarp. Unfortunately we have way more agriculture than nature in DK. You can hear cows at one point as well. :/

[@koytube232]

Hi from turkey. Thank you for video.

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@ChavmeanupSamedy]

Nice video 🙌🏻 many angle to enjoy

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@rawkrentals]

Charred blood sausage with sugar in it. Never seen that before, is it common in Scandinavian countries?

[@DonVonGun]

I am not sure if they use sugar in the rest of Scandinavia, but in Denmark its common. ...I think. I grow up with that. ...try it. ;)

[@rawkrentals]

DonVonGun I haven't even tried blood sausage! Haha.

[@DonnaConrady]

I know nothing about making natural glue but why the addition of coal and feces to the resin? BTW it was painful to watch you burn your palms and fingertips :(

[@DonVonGun]

Thanks. It was painful to experiment as well :) ...If you just wait a little while it can be handled without it hurts, but I had a hard time waiting. :D The coal makes durable, and reduce stickiness. The feces is made of mostly plant fibers and gives the glue binding material like you put grass in clay if you wanna build something outdoors. You can also ad animal fat or wax to make the glue more flexible. :)

[@TSNchannel]

Beatiful forest

[@DonVonGun]

I love going there :)

[@JohnnyPrepBushcraft]

Excellent video friend very relaxing to watch

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you :)

[@AlbertDolmans]

some nice photography ! where are these woods ? Thanks for sharing your trip !

[@nomad_02]

Очередное долгожданное видео!

[@DonVonGun]

:D Thank you. Cant promise it will be faster than this. :/

[@survivalfuchsbr]

A wonderful place and a nice time outside :-)) Super video, thanks! Greets Brummer

[@DonVonGun]

Thank you very much :)