Ferrocerium Rod, Ignitors and Kindlings with Kochanski and Harlton

Wilderness Living and Survival expert Mors Kochanski and Bushcraft expert Kelly Harlton team up to bring you the ferrocerium rod or metal match, ignitors and all kinds of kindlings, both natural and man made products.
#MorsKochanski #KellyHarlton #KaramatWildernessWays

[@sawdust6968]

i have learned more from this man in 30min than countless hours from other so called bushcraft channels.

[@7wildernessSpecialist]

That's mainly because there are many posers who just want viewers for ads.

[@jamesbowen5573]

Yeah I'm getting that too. This guy rattles off strings of great ideas, and knowledge because he knows it so well. Makes most of the other channels look stupid. Not all. Most.

[@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsPals]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@Daxxii1966]

Such an amazing man - so much knowledge passed on - Kelly did well to capture these lectures before we lost him

[@Karamat]

Randy Breeuwsma captured these lectures, not Kelly.

[@Daxxii1966]

@@Karamat thank you for the insight - so glad it was done

[@3AlarmBushcraft]

The depth of Mors knowledge on a single subject is just mesmerizing.

[@markgibbs904]

Always good to see Kelly as the younger understudy capable of carrying the torch of Mors light.

[@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsPals]

"If I drip this on your forehead you're going to talk!" 😂😂😂😂

[@lukedupont8564]

Don't mess with Mors!

[@yengxiong8892]

This is Amazing! Wilderness education needs to be a part of all the school curriculum. Thank you for everything!

[@cheapolegunguy]

I always enjoy listening to Mors, so down to earth and what a vast wealth of knowledge! Keep the videos coming.

[@godngunclinger]

🔥thank you!

[@craighinebaugh6541]

...Mors Kochanski is one of Canada's national treasures...

[@mux1978]

This video is the reason why I bought a Lagom knife. Thank you Mors for your wisdom. She's still my #1.

[@andrewwilshaw3022]

Only found these vids because of a post that Mors had past away, informal teaching like learning from a member of the family.

[@Montblanc1986]

I love watching Mors teach. 20 years ago my friends and I camping would usually use Coleman lantern fuel (white gas) to get the fire going. It really wouldn't have been that wasteful if we had spent more time learning how to set-up the fire before lighting. Usually we would use way too large of wood and douse it.

[@LaurentGouzouAKALynx]

Awsome video learn a new way of striking the ferrod and all the wisdom Mors bring is so precious. This man should be one of the Canadian heritage legacy. Ciao from Québec ⚜

[@ibmoosed]

I'd never seen the blade down ferro rod technique. Thanks for the idea

[@Taromovies]

Great to see Mors again, it's always a pleasure to listen and learn from his knowledge, thanks Taro

[@chrishunik1845]

you are tha MAN, Mors!! love your videos

[@loganjames82]

Thank you Mors, Kelly and Karamat for the great video! Legendary as always.

[@bushlifeaholick790]

Always learn something indeed thank you for what you do for our Community

[@ourtechwriter]

Great job Kelly and mors!

[@reedcooper6545]

Awesome training ! Thanks so much!!!

[@2dividedby3equals666]

A truly knowledgeable guy, never stops learning. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@MrPeter0201]

I'd even watch these fellas make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

[@questconcrete]

MrPeter0201 funny you should say that. I was wondering about the number of empty peanut butter jars.

[@7wildernessSpecialist]

Sure bub

[@aaronperrott1008]

This was an excellent watch. Thanks a bunch! Greetings from Yellowknife.

[@sarsaparila]

These two are the best, thank you for sharing

[@antoanto5301]

Great man with great knowledge, thankfully passing it on! Some affirmations of my own intuition, ALOT of new knowledge in this great video!

[@banditcalumbroc]

Great video, thank you so much guys.

[@Lured-in]

Excellent video! Thank you

[@carbonbased5041]

Next time when I will have been struggled for an hour in the rainy forest, I'll think of these two lighting practically anything and everything of the table. :) It was fantastic to watch, thanks for the upload.

[@sb2261]

glad to see Mors is still at it. I've always wanted to meet him.

[@Limicola1]

Great video! Thanks!

[@journeyman7189]

Great video gentlemen. You both are such a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for the new techniques for scrapping a fero rod. Nate

[@Ratchety]

Thank you for sharing this information. I always enjoy watching your lessons gentlemen.

[@Foxr6]

Great job gents!

[@jameskerr5893]

I always learn a lot and enjoy the time spent on your videos.

[@PeterNordBushcraft]

Thanks so much great video!

[@urbanredneck968]

I was so excited to see this new video on your channel. Thanks for a great topic and content.

[@7wildernessSpecialist]

Thank you Mors, Kelly and co. I always bring at least one fire steel and a lighter and matches as backup when in the backcountry.

[@hikerdaven.e.bigfoot9443]

love this video thank you both

[@whiskeyriver4322]

My goodness......... so many years, and so many opportunities for such endearing and entertaining moments. We always seem to quench our thirst for knowledge, because that's what we do.......... But can we ever say we have done it with such emotion as we have with Mors? I never met the man in person, but yet I remember last year, while watching his video, wishing he would sit down; because I knew the pain he was experiencing with his leg and hip. There is a bond of brotherhood he generates, without ever needing to meet anyone................. I'm glad to be his brother........... Best wishes you old woodsman!

[@planecrazyish]

Great info. This gentleman was a treasure of knowledge.

[@JoseDelgado-ho1cf]

Major props to Kelly haha. Good stuff guys.

[@derealovesurvival7549]

God bless you sir thanks for sharing.

[@dirkbergstrom9751]

Excellent.

[@humester]

In watching this video, you very quickly realize that you are benefitting from vast esperience and knowledge. Thank you!

[@johnkillen588]

top notch info............thank you!

[@MikeProut]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Nothing like church of BUSHCRAFT!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@MikeProut]

Nice stir fry! Lmao!

[@albedo0.392]

Amazing experience

[@dougjohnsonbushcraftandbjj5561]

A movie about fire. Awesome

[@stephenstanley79]

Thanks for sharing.

[@laurentvilodeau5434]

nice honest representation of what the reality is ,its refreshing

[@grizzlycountry1030]

I really enjoyed it and learned alot.

[@ss0238]

The greatest bushcrafter since the original mountain men.

[@journeyman7189]

Excellent video gentlemen. You both are such a wealth of knowledge. Off to the woods tomorrow looking for different tinders. Nate

[@williammontroy9024]

Lol he sounds almost exactly like Gordie Howe talking . Love them both

[@jtlemay4878]

This is amazing

[@tphvictims5101]

Incredible

[@Karamat]

I remember Kelly saying it has 2 purposes. One is for identification and the other is it helps in pulling out the knife from the sheath. It is a turks head.

[@TheNecropolis20]

Whats the difference between tinder and kindling?

[@anthonyp7051]

Vast Knowledge Here,thanks

[@maritimespook]

When The Godfather Speaks We Listen Mors running his Lagom Bush Knife i See !!,,,Cheers from NB Mors !,,,,Spook

[@vicepresident9178]

You know it buddy.

[@startsontime]

Thank you! I was wondering which brand of knife.

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

One fun item kind of missing on the list is reindeer moss, very similar to old mans beard, good when you don't need it and lousy when you do. The best part about it is it can be found in huge amounts and easy picking. Surprising how well it burns. It is also kind of like a fungus which Mors commented on as a quality of all fungus, when dried can be ignited easily. It appears there may be an oil in all fungus and this oil is an aid in this. I once left a chunk of chaga on my concrete floor in my shop, after it had completely burned out all that was left was a greasy smudge on the floor, and some very find powdery residue.

[@user-di5rm9ee1p]

How is this only 15 000 views I have no idea.

[@jamesbowen5573]

Because you tube's way of putting stuff out. You have to put out videos weekly to stay relevant, and they push there favorites out to the front. People watching novices trying to learn, and idiots professing great knowledge to turn a buck. It's a real shame a gem like this gets ignored. But it's easy to see where so many of them got their ideas.

[@RobertsBulgaria]

I learned and also confirmed a lot. Thank you kindly and I loved the Fire Paste story.

[@rickpollard1853]

I reckon ol' Mors was a bit of bad ass back in the day. Talking about dripping molten sap on a bad guys forehead and several references to loaded fists... Goes to show that there are many different forms of survival.

[@James-ke5sx]

I just saw a B/W video of you as a young man here on youtube. That was very cool, or should I say very hot cause you were showing a reporter and news crew how to start a fire in a different way in winter.

[@StanFaryna]

Liked and shared

[@indycharlie]

R.I.P Mors . Seems like he was a hell of a nice guy .

[@nacholibre1962]

17:36 That's awesome right there!

[@ghanaboyz]

Love how Mr. Kochanski mentioning carrying fire. VERY seldom I hear people talk about carrying fire.

[@thanoshalo7102]

Thanks for info. I enjoy watching your video.. sub.

[@jinxjones5497]

Saltpetre, sulfur and willow charcoal are the constituents of black powder and are easily available online. I like nitrocellulose paper, cottonwool or string. Great for a magical flash. It's also known as magicians flash paper

[@victorsantos7447]

Thanks for sharing it amazing the unlimited knowledge Arround 14'' there is some balsam that Mors show, what is it? Thanks!

[@Karamat]

The liquid in the vile is from the blisters on the Balsam Fir tree that grows here in Alberta. Scientific name is Abies balsamea

[@JapanScott1]

Parmesan Cheese bottles! I've got several sitting in my garage!

[@electronixTech]

I think Mors is using Kraft peanut butter bottles. We also use them for camping. They make good cheap, sturdy containers.

[@JapanScott1]

I was initially looking at the color of the tops.... and then realized that most of the bottles were too big for the grated cheese. However, there are one or two cheese bottles there.:-)

[@mrwes100]

Oh... I was thinking peanut butter jars.

[@mimitheninja3001]

Thank you for this very informative video. Does the yawara stick fire steel have a specific name? It looks really cool, and I can't seem to find it anywhere

[@yotagerlie]

Mors, use balsam Fir resins for first aid when get cuts and ive never gone back to neosporin works amazingly

[@electronixTech]

I tried it when camping in Algonquin Park one time when I burned my finger and it instantly took the burn out. I had read that in Mor's book Northern Bushcraft and tried it and it really does work.

[@jackdubois8935]

Bushcraft knife

[@ericdavenport5465]

Dryer lint works great also you can use steel wool with no soap in and a 9 v batterie is good too. But the thing that beats everything are the UCO Titan Stormproof Matches. Type it in on youtube and check it out. You can light it stick it in water pull it out and it’s still lit

[@SamuelGarcia-rp7fe]

Very informative, I'll watch it again, for a beginner like me, how I wish the cameraman zoomed-in more closer.

[@richardpeterson3753]

obviously better ferro rods than what I got lol. at least my Flint and steel kit is there for backup

[@davidvaughn7752]

Thought I knew most of what there was to igniting tinder and kindling... turns out I didn't know nearly what I thought I did.

[@ricdonato4328]

For those with hearing difficulties watching your videos, please turn on your Closed Captions. On the lower right of your video is the icon CC. it is grayed out and reads 'Subtitles/closed captions unavailable. Thank you.

[@papuchu]

i`ve used dry cow dung to start fire with a magnifyin glass, also dry chunks serve as slow match to carry fire long time /distance. Bet that other hervivore dry dung work as well

[@loydevan1311]

My grandfather and father taught us to use dried animal dung smoldering as a mosquitoe repellent. Plains Native Americans used to cook food extensively with the primary fuel source is dried dung. Thank you for you comment.

[@tikkidaddy]

I agree with everything said here...but I have one problem. I have a physical disability that limits coordination and mobility. It is very difficult to use smaller ferro rods. So I much prefer the larger ones. You can protect a ferro with a small piece of PVC and a cap, or some beeswax, many things. Just DON'T store it around rusty tools, in damp environs or around chemicals especially salty foods😂of course. I use a product called Stone Tinder from eBay in my fire pistons. But my favorite method is an 8.5 by 11 inch Fresnel page magnifier...chunk of char cloth...POOF!

[@a.caballero6154]

Hello! I am a skookum owner and would like to know if the wraping in the back of handle of Kelly Harlton´s knife has any purpose. Thanks!

[@ESAPOWER]

I wish I knew what that mysterious kubaton firesteel rod is! I think he showed in another video that it's made of magnesium, too?

[@hoosieroutdoorist2826]

Like all your videos. Looking for your video of the old bird hunting vest that you turned into a survival vest. I made a video about my vest and was told that you had a video of that first. Can't find your video. Can you help me find that video?

[@richardpeterson3753]

as for your comments on the mag/ferro bar, all points are true. most manufacturers want to get the most cash for the least amount of cost an effort. this results in terrible products, that people take with them and depend on foolishly. most ferro in my area is very poor grade. too soft and it is used up too fast. I often find I have little use for magniseum. it Burns just maybe 2k degrees hotter than the ferro. and if proper tinder is used, Ferros 3k degree sparks are more than efficient. I'll eventually find a decent rod. until then I practice with Flint and steel. not as glamorous and a bit more involved. but it is reliable, and sustainable. I really reserve any ferro I have as emergency use and try to use my charred material first. I can replace that after each fire, so it's renewable, Flint and chert and quartz can be found often enough. the striker will probably outlive me. and it is what I have. I am almost giving up on finding a decent rod that isn't expensive. I am on the super tight budget.

[@alliswell-pb9vo]

the soft rods produce more sparks and burns a tad longer. However, they are harder to scrape. I often find the light my fire harder compostitions to be better just because the easy scraping prevents uncontroled strikes. However in a survival situation i would prefer the soft rods(Note: to determine the rod's hardness, try scraping the rod and not make sparks. If this is very difficult, then it is hard composition)

[@eyck_8055]

Dear Mors, What is the name of the material in that that little glas capsular to prevent infection from burn again? Dont understand it right. Thanks in advance

[@loriatkaramat]

It is from the balsam fir tree. The balsam fir has blisters and inside those blisters is the liquid.

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Balsam Fir Pitch...Many a northern woodsman has started a fire and sealed a wound with it - and no small amount of gear has been similarly patched. It has been used in dental procedures and cough syrups, as a vapor to ease headaches, and as an ingestible, to ease stomach aches. In a pinch, it’ll even do as crude chapstick.

[@paulwalker427]

Wonderful series, where can I get the magnesium enclosed ferro rod at the 3 min mark?

[@jimdunn6467]

I know this is five months old but you can get them on ebay or amazon. Don't bother though, the tiny ferro rod attached is famous for becoming unglued and lost

[@timothyscott3116]

RIP Mors Kochanski...

[@shadomane]

What is that burn ointment that he has in the glass tube/jar that can also be used for fire excelerant and where can I get it? Thank you for the video. Always great to learn from Mors.

[@jimdunn6467]

It's the sap found in the blisters that are on the trunks of balsam fir trees

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Pitch

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Many a northern woodsman has started a fire and sealed a wound with it - and no small amount of gear has been similarly patched. It has been used in dental procedures and cough syrups, as a vapor to ease headaches, and as an ingestible, to ease stomach aches. In a pinch, it’ll even do as crude chapstick.

[@fizzlebug]

Anyone know what kind of modifications Mors did to his match box, shown at around 16 minutes? Seems like some kind of coloured tape and string wound around it. I wonder if it had any specific purpose other than perhaps grip and visibility?

[@alliswell-pb9vo]

I am pretty sure that he just use it to store the mentioned items since this matchbox isn't going to be taken out to be carried. When you work with things sometimes you have an excess of a particular material that is of too little amount for dedicated storage. You would just put it together with a handy thing in hope that someday later you will remember it when you need one. I do remember that mors mentioned how he did an "exercise"(he doesn't believe in the functionality of altoid survival tins) of trying to cram things useful to survival into a small tin, but it is just briefly mentioned in a video(I will comment if i remember which video it is) . A personal modification of tubular match "safes" is a small amount of strong thread on a small reel(used by sewing machines, some are the perfect diameter and is about 2cm thick) in the bottom, cotton on top of the matches to prevent breakage of match heads (from rattling), a general purpose needle, as well as a special match striker i made: take bicycle inner tube and turn it inside out, tape striking paper to a section of it, turn the tube "inside in" again and you have a flexible tube with striker lining the inside. You simply attach the inner tube to the bottom of the match case. When you strike a match, just put the head into the tube and pinch and pull. This takes very little dexderity and can be done even when your fingers are freezing(though you will still struggle to hold the match)

[@theWZZA]

I love how they keep setting the other tinders on fire

[@hitman4u222]

😇

[@mrwes100]

That's a lot of peanut butter jars! LOL

[@wladakg]

Can someone explain to me what liquid is in the small glass bottle that Morse says is used to treat burns and can also be used to start a fire?

[@loribreeuwsma]

Balsam Fir Resin. This tree has blisters of this liquid on them.

[@LukePighetti]

49:10 what does 'fusible' mean in this context? does it mean you can make cordage with it?

[@salutcafartecafarte]

I am french and don't understand what is the liquid for burn? Is it turpentine?

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

He says it's from the blisters of a Balsam Fir tree

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

It's called pitch

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Many a northern woodsman has started a fire and sealed a wound with it - and no small amount of gear has been similarly patched. It has been used in dental procedures and cough syrups, as a vapor to ease headaches, and as an ingestible, to ease stomach aches. In a pinch, it’ll even do as crude chapstick.

[@whoofit]

Top Canadians, Mors Kochanski and Justin Bieber? Scratch Justin and insert Kelly Harlton for his slick ferro rod manipulation.....brilliant.

[@erasamus1057]

what is that balsam fir tincture?!!! and how do i process it does he have a video

[@phzille]

does anyone know what kind of jacket Mors is wearing in this video?

[@cwsmith17]

Zen Master