How To Build a Self-Feeding Fire - Wilderness Survival Skills

[@neoasura]

Back when KZbin was great, no nonsense how to videos that were clearly informative. I miss this guy making videos.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Wow, that is great... I have always wanted to visit Denmark... I think it would be so cool to see what is different about the wilderness in your area compared to here in the U.S. Thanks for your great comment and please stick around for more videos to come!

[@belindacedillo7071]

I think its cool to have these kinds of shows

[@rwasta7007]

i like that you go straight to the point, and tell us how to do it and how it works, most videos people just talk and talk and talk. great job 5 stars.

[@wraith696969]

Paul, this is the first time I've come across this video and I teach survival to Boy Scouts in San Antonio, TX. You hit the nail on the head at about 1:50 in the video. My exact words fall on deaf ears when I say "more tinder, more kindling". It's very funny especially when I say "...when you think you have enough, go get three times more". The hardest thing to get thru to people is to keep a stash of tinder dry and have at least three types of starters on you at all times... other than matches and a bic lighter! Please keep teaching and never mind those being critical. Ignorance is their bliss.

[@wiggster1080]

very well spoken, think it deserves a thumbs up.

[@roscoe91856]

Dude! I've been camping and hunting over 40 years and never saw that way of fire building. Even aside from the information the quality and clarity of your presentation was awesome. Can't wait to watch the others.

[@matt4270]

Finally got to do this in my cast iron chimnia! Used dryer lint for tinder and fatwood shavings to get it going and it worked GREAT! Only minimal smoke for not even the first minute, and didn't have too touch it or add fuel for almost 2 hours! Thank you Paul!! This is the only way to go! : )

[@FacetsOfTruth]

Great job man! Very good speaking tone and rhythm. I have been setting fires for camps for years and thought I knew pretty much all there was. I really enjoyed learning a new way. Thanks a lot. God bless!

[@homebuiltindoorplane]

Very articulate, very clear and concise, and great presentation! You do a great job of explaining, thanks!!

[@PatriotPrepper]

Nice video. This is a technique that does work. Some of the viewers may not understand that you can use even larger pieces of fuel wood at the base, to keep the fire burning for longer periods of time. Great job. Keep up the good work.

[@lotzoso]

This was probably the best survival video I have seen. I had always been taught to do just the opposite. It makes perfect sense though. I can see where even larger, wetter wood below would be dried out and function later as fuel throughout the nightl. Thanks for sharing.

[@CharlesLe-thephotographer]

Thanks so much for the video Paul. I used it today and it worked great. Your videos and explanations are some of the best out there.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thanks Jake! You got it... I have a couple of the more "crafty" things in mind that I can start putting into the mix. Thanks for your continued support!

[@dcaballo8]

This is really impressive. Interesting method, but also presented very well. Thank you so much for posting it!

[@boneob]

just found your site and am very impressed...your instructions are clear and to the point. As was stated earlier...a duh moment. Thank you so much for your videos...

[@protoman247]

Miss your vids. I remember watching you when you were active years ago. Good times.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

So glad to hear you are excited! It really is a cool technique and surprisingly effective... be sure to pack the logs as closely together as possible when you do this.... good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@seanmulhall]

In all my years camping I have never got a fire to last more than about 3-4 hours through the night without having to add more fuel. If I was to scale up the logs on the bottom I guess I could have a fire burning all night. Its something I am going to try. Excellent advice as always Paul. Sean

[@alibertytech]

Very helpful video. I can't wait to go camping again and give it a try. Thanks!

[@Tedzy]

I can't wait to try this! It makes so much more sense! Thanks for making this video!

[@cgrisetti87]

Great explanation, great demonstration, great video. Earned a subscriber!

[@cjc5531]

Paul, Well done...Never seen this done before can't wait to try this one out..Thanks for sharing this one....Take care CJ

[@cujomojo]

6 out of 5 for this one, very detailed info. Excellent technique, even down to having the wind on the back of your neck when you light it.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

That is awesome! I'm sure you will do a great job!!! Congrats on spreading the skills... this stuff should truly be the world's knowledge and I commend you for teaching them... glad you enjoyed the video!!!

[@Pooknottin]

Okay, gonna try this. Will get back to you when I've had a go at this in the UK.

[@MrHritz]

Wonderful. Trying this out tomorrow. 34 degree weather requires a good fire. Thanks!

[@tob9595]

Well presented Paul. Good vid, sound and production. Thanks for sharing. I expect this to become my WAY of making a fire Tom

[@nightwriter234]

pull away with the flint. great tip to remind people of. learned that lesson early when i kept killing my setup by knocking it over. nice reminder and good vid

[@molnspett]

Real good presentation. Ive taken an interest for these matters and ive seen so many bad presentations with shaking cameras and one dont really get an idea eactly what they are doing. This was good.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thanks! Yes, I learned that the hard way by dulling out a different knife of mine... that first 2 - 3 inches is so important to keep sharp... thanks and stay tuned! Best, Paul

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Awesome and cool story! Glad to see you are enjoying the videos... stay tuned!

[@Aaron-mj9ie]

I really like your video. It was very informative, and it was good to see that firecraft is a skill that is about experimentation as much as it is experience.

[@YoungAmericanOutback]

Nicely done. I'm going to have to give that a try next time I'm out camping. Thanks!!

[@youngbuddah]

You are so SMART!!!!!! I always come to watch your videos on youtube for survival facts!!!

[@ChaseSalamoneVids]

Very well made video! I thought it was very educational. I also will use this method for mostly the rest of my life! You have really inspired me, and I want to thank you for that.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thank you and thanks for the tip! Glad to have you aboard!

[@xdmatt1320]

great idea I'll have to try that this weekend. Thanks for the vary clear teaching.

[@neverdead01]

Wow, I never knew you could build a fire that way! Ill try it when I'm in the woods next time.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Rock on! Glad you liked it!!! I was also amazed when I first learned this!

[@akhenatten]

I'd love to hear the results. I plan to try it myself when i get a chance. Great video by the way, very well presented.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

You got it man... that is exactly how it works. I was blown away by it when I first learned it. Thanks for your comments!

[@WanderingBeast]

this technique seems to be gaining popularity lately, very good fire structure.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thanks Malc... I appreciate your support! Best, Paul

[@SillyHerpFamily]

I must admit...I have never built a fire like this. Thanks for the vid. Me and kids will be trying this method soon.

[@VElizabethWhitecrochet]

Thank you very much for sharing, as our family go out on camping trips quite often during the summer months. :-)

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

AWESOME! Glad to hear that you got some dirt time with the skill!

[@lawlpally]

wow, this response is 3 months late. sorry. i've been assembling all my fires this way. not only does it do all the great things you mentioned, but it also gets your tinder up off the ground. keeps it dry, and also makes you have to bend over less. i put a couple pieces of dried cedar bark on the very top of the wood structure, and then add my tinder. very comfortable working height, and once it's lit you have plenty of time to set up camp before needing to add fuel. video changed my life.

[@petrus4]

Thank you for this video. I am very new to this; I just lit my first successful fire a few hours ago. I found this video particularly useful because while I have seen several videos here which use a tipi or cone shape, this is the first I've come across which really shows how to build the structure. I am going to remember this method and use it in the future.

[@SalgadoMark]

I like this method. I tried this method when I went to Sequoia National Park. You actually don't need to make a teepee on top of the log cabin structure. I just put small sticks pencil lead size then I used dried grass on top of that and it worked just fine. Just make sure you have about a handful or two of each kind.

[@kpbriann]

wow this is so useful and its very clear and easy to understand. thx for the upload

[@matt4270]

Excellent video and technique! Very well presented!

[@TrevorLentz]

Great videos, subscribed. I live in a rural area and I'm gonna try some of this stuff out tomorrow! :D

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

This gives me ideas about what I might call a "conduction fire" that would allow one to bury rocks adjacent to the heat source...then pile rocks on top of those rocks to heat the ground surrounding the fire....for "heated sleep" when needed. Nice learning video... - thanks -

[@lassoe]

Against everything i have ever learned as a kid... But what do you know... It works..!! I come from Denmark and i spend allmost all of my sparetime in the nature.. Denmark is known to be a very cold, and most of all, moist country, and it is essential, as you say in the video, to stay focused, not spending all of the burningtime on collecting wood.. And if it works in Denmark, it will work everywhere..! ;-) Thanks for a great video...

[@LostWildOutdoors]

My favorite Video man - a 17 hour burn when I tried it - very cool!

[@silvermediastudio]

Great video, I've used this method in the bush many times and it's fantastic. RE knives, there's an excellent video from a guy whose name escapes me, about his machete customization. Includes the reserved sharp bottom front edge as you say, a ground flat midspine for using a hammer or rock to chop, a rounded top spine for 2-hand work, and a small section for fire striking. Plus the normal sharp cutting/carving/slicing edge.

[@lawlpally]

great vid. definitey opposite of what i've always thought about making fires, yet makes so much sense. totally going to try this tomorrow. going to try pretty big wood on bottom and work up from there, hopefully i won't have to touch it for a few hours.

[@paulie4x1]

Thanx Paul, great video, and I enjoy one of your knife design's, I like your O.K.C. Blackbird SK-5, it's one of my favorite 5" blades. I do have others too, but for low maintenance, the SK-5 is a easy knife to maintain.

[@012sur]

great video. Excellent presentation Paul

[@jdcp76]

Love the way you explain things.

[@Cat0Grant]

Awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing - love your style and philosophy. This will be my next fire:)

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

AWESOME!!! Glad to hear you had some success with it!!!

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Man, that is a great idea actually... I might have to do that. I travel a decent amount and on a number of occasions I have met up with folks that watch the videos and customers etc. And yes, you can definitely be camp cook!

[@TheMontanaBushcraft]

Looking forward on trying this method out. Thank you for the great video.

[@hondariderky]

Great video, very informative. I assume you could get bigger logs/large limbs and build a fairly large fire using the same method. Im going to try out this method next time I go camping. Looks like it would be a good cooking fire too since the coals are on the top.

[@fortysixyou]

Awesome video. So concise and clear.

[@alexthompson1357]

I subscribed because I learned a lot I like to hang out with my nieborhs and build fires so this really helped can't wait to try it out and also hope you make more like this 👍

[@RedheadCobweb]

Excellent, thank you. I've been playing with the self feeding fire idea for a long time. I'm going to try your method next time I'm out and see what happens :)

[@rjsahadi1]

Excellent video from a great presenter. Would change one thing. Move the leave out of range of the fire so that there is less chance of catching them on fire.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Cool! I am just starting to experiment with the Dakota fire hole... any tips that you think would be helpful?

[@Sleepyquad]

It's no wonder that I dropped out of the boy scouts after only six months. They did not teach anything like this. I have learned something today and I am in my sixties. Thank you for posting.

[@haleycbrrr]

great video, def like this method can't wait to try it. One comment however, I have several clack coated knives and have had no trouble getting a spark from them, although the black coating isn't as pristine as when I first got them...

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thanks man! I'm really happy that you got something out of the video! Stay tuned for much more to come!

[@VeryHappyHorse]

Excellent video! I learned a lot from it.

[@CheekysKitchen]

Very informative well made video thank you for sharing this fire building concept, fro Australia

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it and good luck!

[@DangerDad29]

great video! love the fire method, was going to use this method for my winter survival trip this year. Just a thought about your knife, you'll get much better spark with a carbon blade and not the cheap stainless from kbar. They are made for hand to hand combat and not survival.... the blackened blades are ususless in the wilderness.

[@icedreams5]

i'd love to see a self-feeding vs tripod fire structure side by side burn;time lapse. but this is a great fire idea and i cant wait to try it. that was a very small fire and wasn't a lot of wood. lasted a good amount of time. you could get so much done or nap without worry of the fire. nice video

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it! I will try to get some close ups next time! Best, Paul

[@kless001]

Great production, well thought out

[@frankgon4]

Thanks for the information. FYI: I carry a small hollow tube to use to blow on fires so I don't ever burn my lips and can get the air into the fire

[@ran504]

Great job Paul. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to clear combustibles from around the fire to help contain it. Very effective presentation.

[@giulianotoniolo]

Hey Paul! Great vid again man! Like you said, I had never thought of building a bonfire like that! Totally surprised me! 5*****!

[@nman2008]

I like your vids man. Just subscribed too. Quick tip for you regarding black coated knives: Scrape a one inch long section of black coating off the back of your blade to use for ferro rod striking. I just used a coarse sharpening stone to remove it. That way you can preserve your edge and keep most of the black coating to prevent rust on a good carbon steel blade.

[@SpltInfinity]

very good presentation, and interesting technique. But please remember to clear the ground before you build a fire on it, even in damp areas the fire can spread and cause severe devistation

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Sweet! I'm going to be putting this to use again soon myself!

[@jake4569]

thank you very much question could you use a lighter to light it just the flint not the fire? i think im gona give this a try though

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Awesome.... I hope you have fun out there... good luck!

[@FatDaddy4Fun]

5 starz dude. Seen this method many times, but you did a super job on your presentation. Think I'll subscribe too. Thanks for the vid.

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Hello, yes the more wood you put on bottom, the longer it burns... be sure to pack the logs tightly together too. And yes, you can definitely rig this to burn all night... glad you liked it!

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Awesome!!! Glad to hear it!!! Thanks for commenting!

[@bigfootbushcraft7063]

Awesomeness Paul!

[@Assassinscreedmaste1]

can i just say brilliant video very helpful and very cool im using this method when i climb carrantuhil next week but im finding trouble with the use of flint any tips?

[@ORCA4312]

Another fine video. Well done.

[@yacrafter]

I used be a teepee fire builder, then went to a log cabin style fire, which were good, but this method really shuts up the nay say'ers. I've been building campfires for 25 years, this is the easiest and most reliable way to build a fire. A vasoline cotton ball, light it and let it do it's thing.

[@Goddess1Princess]

good info.... but you did'nt do a few things 1 clear the area of dabris 2 rock wall to keep from spreading 3 water to put it out when not in use

[@qliz]

1. You already explained it 2. Not completely necessary but good tip 3. Dirt works too

[@engnca]

great video, only trouble is in uk our wood is 99% of the time too wet for fires!!! any advice please?

[@CarrieRulesTheBlock]

brings me back to my eagle scout days, i need to get back to the wilderness

[@HedgehogLeatherworks]

Yeah... I was very excited when I learned about it... thanks for commenting!