HOW TO MAKE FIRE | TOP 4 BASIC FIRE LAYS | BUSHCRAFT BASICS

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Fire tips, how to start a fire

[@OldNavajoTricks]

I remember an old instructor at school saying a fire is like a woman, It will cook for you, care for you, and even keep you warm in bed, But fail to respect it, take it for granted, or fail to be attentive and it will destroy your world. I'd been cleaning, laying and lighting the house fire since I was 6 so it wasn't news to me but a lot of the lads 'got it' from that analogy.

[@dianewheeler152]

I'm planning to do wild camping and found this very informative and nice not to be spoken to like a child as some do. thanks for sharing

[@LVThN_von_Ach]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 Could you please do a Recognize trees (especially in the winter)?

[@matty741]

I can attest to the effectiveness of a long fire. I was in Estonia a few years ago with the Royal Engineers and we did a cold weather operators course with the marines. No sleeping bags and it got to -32. We used some body heat too but that fire was a literal life saver, although one group did burn down their shelter at 0500 🤣

[@narong1204]

Just learned how to use your fingers to make a bellows. That's genius!

[@hairydave82]

That's great. Never thought of making a bellows with my fingers and thumbs. I've got something called a pocket bellows which I always take whenever I'm camping. It's like an old fashioned radio antenna, a telescoping steel cylinder. It's amazing for giving a fire a jet of O2 right where it needs it and keeps your face away from the fire and eyebrows, lashes and beard from singeing.

[@platesweightspeaks]

I'm getting more and more into camping and backpacking and this is great! Thank you so much for a well done video.

[@prepared-woodsman7157]

I like the crisscross method as you explained (very well I may add) about the air coming under the lay to provide oxygen to feed the fire. When done well you should hear a rumbling sound as the air rushing in and up into your lay, this noise is called the Venturi effect and it a good sign of and efficient fire 🔥

[@ricbrown9819]

Nice to see that you have found something that works for you and that you try and pass it along for others. Thanks for what you do for others.

[@arlokootz3545]

Good stuff mate. Could you do one in the future about dead wood identification, rather than tree identification, so identifying wood that you find on the forest floor👍

[@arlokootz3545]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 nice one!!

[@nancygreggpasiecznik4673]

Decades ago, as a young girl scout in the U.S.A., I learned to make a fire similar to your "criss-cross" fire but we called it a log cabin style. I also learned to make a trench fire for cooking, like a swimming pool with a shallow end and a deep end, and the fire was built in the deep end facing the wind going into it from the shallow end; with a grill over it, in windy or rainy conditions the fire was less likely to go out. I like the Dakota fire pit/hole with a small air conveying tunnel connecting a 12" in diameter and depth to a smaller hole, although I didn't learn that until this year. You are very good at teaching and explaining what you do and why. I like your V fire way to dry out wood and keep a fire burning.

[@stevelobley3588]

Perfect. I was out this weekend and got a face full of smoke all afternoon while cooking etc - knowing a bit more about these lays would have been great. I’m 70% there but it’s the refinements that are key. Cheers.

[@bristolrovers27]

Never seen the V lay before, and looks good thanks for the well explained information, your stuff is a pleasure to watch

[@stevej7875]

Excellent content & delivery as usual, your channel has quickly become a go to and favourite. Really like the different angle on bushcraft that is not seen elsewhere with forest bathing and the wonderful stuff you are doing for PTSD.... Keep it up guys. FANTASTIC.

[@lawrencemartin1113]

Who doesn't love an open fire? Wonderful. I have not yet tried a Long Log Fire for real overnight, so that is on my to do list this autumn/winter.

[@karlrovey]

I've personally developed a strong preference for top-down fires since they burn for a while (and can be effective even with wet wood if you build them properly).

[@danielcaballito4992]

saludos de buenos aires! ARGENTINA!

[@Johny40Se7en]

The 7 P's, awesome 😆😅 I LOVE fire, and Jenga, so that's great stuff 😊

[@mesmogruvinski]

Absolutely fascinating. Another outstanding lesson. Thankyou very much.

[@Ja_wat]

Wow what a camp!

[@TatooedDoc]

Right. Good on you mate.

[@_thenomadpack_]

No joke, was watching this video and the fire alarm went off in the block haha!

[@paulomarceloarantes]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge in another great material. Like many of my generation, I used to go fishing with my father as a child and young man. Fishing equipment, frying pan and bic lighter, besides fun, no technique. And lighting the fire was always a challenge. Thanks for another great video. Greetings from 🇧🇷

[@thevirginiabushcrafter8833]

Excellent 👍👍

[@KalpeshPatel78]

During the rainy season, I try to find a flat piece of rock to make a fire if that surface is dry. If not, I place the wood on the floor and build an upside down fire. I'm okay with the last 1 or 2 levels of wood don't catch fire easily. Thankfully the place I camp at year round we have very thick woods, lower level branches are usually dry to the touch.

[@Elise-bishop]

Nice vid

[@geordiehenderson2248]

Another great video. I like the V fire, which ive never seen before. The other two i know get used a lot. Ive just bought a small tent stove for Canoe wild tarp or tipi camping with my son, Mainly to use less wood for heating. Your sharing great basic skills that are now being forgotten by all of us, in the modern times we live in. Geordie

[@robfer5370]

One i like to use, takes a bit more work and you need some tools, but the Swedish torch / Swedish Candle log fire is a good one for cooking on. Then once it has burned down, it is very easy to turn it into a normal camp fire :D.

[@felixbaez8896]

Thanks for the tips. Stay safe

[@mikenadanada7430]

I thought I knew them all but that V fire is new to me .. I'll definitely give it a shot on my next outing. Thanks for sharing & keep up the great work.

[@57dscott57]

Didn't know about the moisture layer or the vee fire, thanks for the education. These are great videos.

[@botulf4908]

Great channel, great content....it’s nice to hear an accent I can relate to and none of the midlantic nonsense of being “super excited” etc etc. I’ve watched many ‘tutorials’ on KZbin and often turn off within 30 seconds....this however has certainly maintained my interest, therefore I’ve learnt stuff!! Not sure if you’ve ever seen any AlfieAesthetics videos...I highly recommend them (you don’t need to attempt to copy his style...it is somewhat inimitable) Subbed as well!

[@jeffnix8549]

Hello I have just discovered your channel and was really impressed with the standard .Now I must get back to watching all your previous videos. Ps subscribed so I will not miss any more.

[@wooki_in-the-wild]

7 P's I havent heard those in a while though I still try to apply them ... Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance!! Cheeers mate from an old Colonial Marine !!!

[@ThorpeTerry]

Really enjoying watching your Chanel. Brings back so many good memories camping in our local woodlands here in Lincolnshire . So many of these techniques you are talking about just instantly come back like it was yesterday. Wonderful stuff . Good work . Would love to see you show some Swedish style log fire techniques

[@raymondbailey1970]

i like the swedish rolling log fire it tends to itself awesome over night fire

[@kateveneroso5754]

it would be helpful to speak to the lay of the land, as for example, building to a survival situation .. next to a rock out cropping, or under the lea of a long or mound. Perhaps you have already done this please let me know which video to refer to, and thank you again very helpful, well done, very clear.

[@kateveneroso5754]

​@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 thank you! Sorry if I write a question or comment which is not based on seeing more of your work, just have discovered you! Will continue to watch. I am getting some really important information! I am 73 and go camping with my young friends, though it is not quite survival situation, it can turn out to be, as most of these folks often are a dumb as box of rocks as to camp protocol! They often come to me to solve their individual camping troubles, like the time one of them came with a tent but did not include the tent poles!

[@andrewmccallum5699]

Really useful tips, thanks for sharing the fire lays knew one of these / but not the other three, thanks again!

[@DIY-DaddyO]

I use the cris cross platform method on a tiny scale in my Kelly Kettle with a tiny bit of fire lighter and boom! Boiling water in 5 minutes.

[@VeteransInAction]

Great video mate very informative and well explained

[@danielgrubb9668]

Great video. Might I suggest you don’t use a fire to heat your shelter. Carry metal canteens (I use titanium) boil water in them. Place them in the canteen cup and use them as hot water bottles. Or you could heat rocks and place them in a shelter made out of a plastic tarp.

[@jackvoss175]

Hadn’t heard of the vee fire lay. Good idea

[@graemeo3440]

Just found your channel, excellent production quality and explanations; subscribed.

[@Nathaniel.911]

Sounds like for the first lay, the kindling was still a bit wet. You could here the popping, but nice job!!

[@phuaphua4301]

👍👍👍interesting video, I just started to learn.

[@phuaphua4301]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 Thanks you, 😊

[@cameronlewington3005]

Nice vid,very enjoyable Nick! Could you at a later date do a demo of the Dakota fire, very useful in windy weather to cook I guess? Best...Cam 👍🏻

[@micallen8796]

Made my Day :) x

[@themysticaldrakkars]

awesome videos man great work

[@markhyde1970]

Nick do you plan / are you planning to release a book about bushcraft basics? I'd pay for that 👍🏽

[@zefsurvival7962]

Great 👍

[@chrismahon7977]

Informative and as ever engaging. BZ

[@nacholibre1962]

I did it at -20C with a long fire. Two nights out and I was fine.

[@boxcartwilly]

👍😎

[@kartesio]

Great Vid again Nick, can you suggest some resources to learn to recognise trees/wood types? I am fairly new to the bushcraft scene and I have permission on a few fields/woods around cheshire but I am totally "green" (pun intended) when it comes to recognising vegetation (apart from the simple stuff....) Thank you!!

[@bacon-outdoor]

Again a great upload. Can you tell me how you get a fire started when it's raining? I carry dry tinder in a waterproof bag. But the wood is wet/damp. How do you get a fire started and keep it burning? Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@leobreton3819]

3 elements required to make fire are fuel, oxegyn, & ignition.

[@JeffersGordon]

I’m new to this.... is there a fire which is safe to have under the edge of my tarp? You’re. Great teacher...thank you.

[@JeffersGordon]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 Thanks for taking the time to answer - its actually the 4mx4m version of yours i.e. DD... just seem crazy to put a tarp up, keep dry but be cold.... all help very much appreciated.

[@Philo68]

Do you ever build up a heat reflective wall of wood on the far side of your camp fire? At the LRRPS School they virtually insisted on it.

[@Philo68]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 Very good sir. Enjoying your content. No ‘black art’ - simply the basics done well. Bravo!

[@nigelgregory4777]

A lighter, the man's in league with lucifer 😈😈😂

[@FreestyleGGD]

Great channel, very well presented. That four day trip in winter with no food and water - what made up the bulk of your diet?

[@FreestyleGGD]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 Thank you for the response. I can imagine keeping that fire going, processing wood, filtering water and foraging all day really is tough when you're at a calorie deficit. I've recently been foraging hogweed and nettles and find them a versatile and useful addition to my diet but they're not calorie dense. I will try some of the roots you recommend.

[@theaccidentalhiker]

great vid this Nick, where did you get your parachute silk from?

[@stevo728822]

Ah, that explains why the logs are even raised off the ground in an internal chimney log fire. To let the air be sucked up from underneath.

[@coolvideos8864]

I would love to do one of your courses, are you open again and taking bookings now?

[@robman247]

Nice show and tell there on fire 🔥, I like to ask for that TOP TIP is there a name for that finger blowing 🌬 method, like Finger Bellow’s Technique? Or something so I can teach it to my family it has to have a name right? 👍👌✌️😎🔥🇺🇸

[@neilscholes566]

Nick what do you use to film?

[@JohnSmith-xb5wq]

It's just the way it goes?

[@algodonrabo]

Nick, Your presentation of the V-firelay is the best explanation of the principles behind its use. It makes sense why this lay is effective during inclement weather. Maybe more so than another in providing protection for the fire itself. Also, your emphasis on wind direction, planning, and safety is appreciated.

[@richardglickman7203]

Check out Survival Russia, on KZbin, for the Siberian Log Fire.

[@justicar5]

how do you rate the inverted fire, or the Siberian Log fire?

[@justicar5]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 Siberian Long Log is best shown by Survival Russia, but basically it is a 3 ft or so log laid down, with 3 similar logs overhanging it, a fire is lit where those logs overhang, they catch, burn to where they meet the base log, and either stop, or you push them forward to provide more fuel, the logs form a roof as they burn, giving some protection against water dripping from trees etc. Inverted fire is 4 logs laid (say) n/s, then 4 on top e/w then repeat, build a kindling pile on top, light it, and the embers fall down the gaps and light the next layer down, which eventually lights the layer below

[@justicar5]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpfIXoZqZdN0nas Siberian Log

[@justicar5]

@@hiddenvalleybushcraft5683 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJXSn6Gsbc57nrc Inverted fire.

[@Biggreydog]

Asleep before he done anything .what a long winded bore

[@lotlizard1]

I'm a fire lay ;)

[@kevinhooper2787]

Jesus you just opened the raft and every bugger drowned because you were playing with feathers .