Making a Sami nuorssjo, the best long log fire

[@finntexbuild4809]

As growing up in Finland, being scout master and explorer, I only built this kind of fire in winter time, yes most of time I used “laavu” canvas with it. Later in military as Sissi “Ranger” we never built this kind of fire hardly any fire because we were trained to be stealth behind an enemy line. I slept under spruce in snow no heat, in snow caverns,etc. So, let’s stop bickering “how I would build shelter and fire”, this gentleman did a beautiful job demonstrating this fire buildup.

[@101jchristensen]

Hear hear.

[@barackosamabinladen8180]

Hear Hear.

[@barackosamabinladen8180]

Hear mfin hear.

[@sullenpuffin]

Mmhmm

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Or could not waste your time and just burn the logs!

[@101jchristensen]

Jeeze, some of these comments! "Like, you're lost in the woods, build a fire, why so complicated?!? Am I missing something???" Doh! Yes, you are missing something! You're missing that this isn't a survivalist video, but a demonstration of a type of fire the Sami people would make when on a reindeer hunt. Nobody's gonna die, there's other people to help build it, they're enjoying themselves, maybe make this cool long log fire out of the birch logs and the resinous pine that they are surrounded by near the arctic circle, that will give off a lower more controlled heat through the night than you get from a simple fire. It's elegant, and the fruit of thousands of years of Sami ingenuity. So have fun with space blankets, etc., if survival is your thing. I'd trade that for one of these fires and some reindeer steaks anytime :-)

[@james6401]

Americans have too much time on their hands, they end up inventing bogey men out to get them

[@Tocomaco]

Though at 17:10, I most certainly would NOT stand over the burning logs like that....😅

[@retireorbust]

I see this kind of stuff all the time. Too many 20 something's that think they know it all. They move from a major city from any country to another country and compare the differences. They've never been to the rural areas of their own country and therefore do not know so much about their own country. KZbin makes experts out of everyone. You can learn a lot but you can also learn a lot that's wrong. Here, you're learning how to create a body length low profile fire that will burn through the night and not be blown out by blustery winds. If you can't understand that... you're a moron.

[@portrait1001]

Yeah no I'll stick to the traditional pyramid fire😂

[@DiabloOutdoors]

In fact, this setup is even recommended in a survival scenario. The reason being that in a survival situation, you need to manage and save as much effort as possible. You also need to use your gear as little as possible to avoid failuers, as much as you can. This Setup requires 4 main cuts instead of cutting tons of wood.

[@Ridesmule]

I’ve spent nearly a decade in a Western U.S. wilderness area mostly alone. I wintered with the bare necessities, no fancy equipment, no cabin, in a small primitive shelter for two winters and the spring, summer and fall of most of the rest of the years I was there. I’ve thought of a lot of different ways to build a fire or pass the night without one but never thought of this. I’m 73 now and been largely domesticated by my wife😏, however I am planning a ride on my mule in the mountains in a week or so when I can get away and it’s going to be in the mid 20’s at night, not too cold but cold enough to get an idea of how I like this type of fire. I’ll give this a try with the addition of a wool blanket. Thanks, this was a clearly presented demonstration and looks like a fine overnight fire.

[@jn9850]

With a name like Ridesmule, she clearly hasn't knocked all the wild out of you 😁. Hope you have a safe and amazing trip in the mountains!

[@ProudFudd]

So you were naked the whole time?!

[@Sle3pyNinj4]

I've been on the road with my clothes on, in all kinda weather, in temperatures ranging from 30C to minus 30C. Sleep is extremely important especially if you are having a hard time finding food (in winter for example), you need every single minute of rest you can get so yeh being warm from 9pm to 4am is absolutely primordial. Not even talking about conventional fires who will require extra digging and or snow protection etc which translates to more work and the fact conventional fires will need restocking every 1 to 2hrs unless you micro manage it with a heat retaining wall or self restocking mechanism but thats also more work.. Take it from someone who has been freezing his balls multiple times, an extra 30 mins of work in exchange for 5~hrs of undisturbed sleep is a blessing tbh. Thanks for showing us the Sami Nuorssjo ❤

[@chir0pter]

He may have been warm but I doubt he slept well on the bed of spruce

[@petetimbrell3527]

@@chir0pter He's off the cold ground. Every day's a school day.

[@chir0pter]

@@petetimbrell3527 He may have been warm but I doubt he slept well on the bed of spruce

[@petetimbrell3527]

@@chir0pter The ground soaks up your body heat, so you use an airbed, a cot, or green stuff if you have to. Whatever, you have to get off the ground to be warm.

[@chir0pter]

@@petetimbrell3527 lol an airbed 😂 Bro have you ever actually been backpacking in cold weather? An uninsulated airbed is just a heat sink. As I said, he may have been warm-ish but I doubt he slept well on the bed of spruce. Both because it’s uncomfortable and because it’s still probably fairly cold.

[@TheLastRockNRollerAlive]

So I looked up the Sami fire and you actually don’t need a shelter if it isn’t going to rain. It’s a fire that can burn for 6 hours with little maintenance that you can sleep next to. That’s the point of the design, it won’t burn out and you can sleep next to it for 6 hours. It keeps your entire bodies length warm, that’s why he measured the cut of the log with his arm span.

[@adrianojames8388]

How would it keep you from getting soaked in a pouring shower ? Sorry , not buying that it it's a fire that's good without a shelter .

[@longbowshooter5291]

@@adrianojames8388 Uh, did you just read the first half of his first sentence? He said "... if it isn’t going to rain." in the last part. The idea of this fire is it's a controlled fire, the length of your body, and it will burn all night without flaring up and setting your bed on fire and keep you warm if you do not have a shelter. Build a lean-to in front of it and even in a rain it would keep burning because the burning is taking place inside the logs.

[@jyoutube989]

Dude watched a guy do it on camera and then was like "nah, Google knows more"

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

Thanks for the info.Interesting.

[@RetroLooter]

@@adrianojames8388you obviously didn’t read his comment lol

[@gisellel12357]

This looks extremely efficient to me. Cutting logs into smaller logs takes so much time and energy. Prepping the tops of the logs makes perfect sense. Thank you for showing this.

[@kellydiver]

Very elegant and historical. Thank you! I hate getting up cold several times in the night to restoke a fire, and this solves that problem.

[@JackFate76]

So does my house.

[@OpenHLZFocus]

Very elegant! and goooood work. 👌🔥🔥 Beautiful layer of green moss all over that forest. Get hungry 🥐to see the fire in the morning. 😂🌿

[@Vivungisport]

​@@JackFate76Everybody knows that, the magic trick is to have knowledge to enjoy a cozy night under the stars.

[@randallsummers2008]

I had survival training in the Marines and learned several ways to stay warm with and without a fire. This was a new one. Never too old to learn something new. Better to have every idea you can when it comes to survival!

[@esperago]

It is an interesting video. I wish he would have indicated how long one the two logs burn for. Also, how the heat compares to a traditional campfire or a campfire with a reflective wall behind it. The Sammi fire does look like a lot of prep-work, so I'm curious if the payoff is worth it. The only change I'd make, off hand, is to use rocks to separate the logs, or dirt mounds rather thank 2-3 inch green logs. The green logs obviously burned in no time flat, requiring frequent maintenance, which he downplayed in this video. If he went to sleep and the green logs burned through, the fire would have been snuffed, which defeats the whole point of this effort and type of fire.

[@101jchristensen]

This is really marvelous. Sure, anybody can build a campfire. But fall asleep next to a blazing campfire at 10pm, wake up at 1am freezing your bahoobees off. This is like central heating!

[@d.l.ortega2507]

Bahoobees?! 😂🤣😅❤

[@kotukuwhakapiko467]

6am Bohoobees 🥶

[@LisaDiazAppleLisa]

I lost my bahoobees in the blizzard of ‘82 and life has never been the same

[@carlflippin9994]

Nice! I’ve done it with 3 logs. 2 on bottom one on top. A bit easier-no wedges needed, burns just as long. Lean-to tarp or shelter helps in colder weather.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks 😊 I've done that fire too. It’s commonly called nying in Sweden. The thing is if you try to sleep beside that fire the base log will sheild off all the radiant heat making in very inefficient. With the nuorssjo you’ll get a lot of heat😊🔥

[@jaydouglas5847]

@@mattiasnorberg To avoid having to get up a few times during the night to replace the divider branches I have used the right sized rocks instead.

[@Paul-SBU-24]

The Sami People are Indigenous to The Lands they live on, Just like the Finns, and Archeologists have found Evidence that Both the Sami and Finns have been on their lands for over 25,000 years. So people who can survive in that part of the world for that long, are the ones I listen to when it comes to Survival in Temperate and Subarctic Zones.

[@brainfreeze1925]

Wow, for a very well done video showing how to make a particular type of fire, a lot of viewers sure like to throw considerable shade on Mattias' demonstration.

[@michaelmartin9261]

13+ hours! Nice! As far as time spent building it, there's a LOT of downtime when you're out camping...what else do you have to do?! In the morning, just add more wood to that coal bed. If u head out for the day, you bury it in soil. When u come back, uncover, add more wood, enjoy. I definitely prefer a long fire to a round one. Nice work!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks😊

[@helenoneill1806]

This is so awesome thank you for sharing the technique of this so clearly Mattias. Ive grown up making fires since a small girl and taught both my sons how to make fires, yet lve never seen nor heard of this way before and its an excellent kind of fire. Our winters are cold here where l am located in southern Australia yet this looks so warm and viable

[@kirbyn2010]

The Sami people were very resourceful if they came up with this. The coldest night I ever spent outdoors was about 15 F and i was not nearly as comfortable. Yeah, the fire always goes out. Good show, thank you.

[@peet4921]

Maybe the best long log fire out there, but it's sure as hell a lot of work.

[@nicholasmanolache9428]

Scandinavio style - plenty time and plenty timber

[@bonacker9762]

It keeps you warm for all the time making it and sleeping next to it. Double your pleasure double your fun

[@C21H30O2]

He's able to sleep in the cold with no blanket. That takes a lot of work to pull off...

[@101mazz]

It's 100% not the best- kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZPUhJKga8p-gpo

[@ackbuilder8262]

He made it a rocket science

[@barebowhunter1850]

This is the original “baseboard” heater. Low to the ground, slow burning, and extremely efficient. Well done, sir!

[@bostjerndahl1779]

Intressant sätt att säkra så att översta stocken inte skulle rulla av. Har aldrig sett den varianten. Tack för att du delade med dig.

[@FafaFlunky]

Thank You for keeping native traditions alive😇🇺🇸🇸🇪

[@franzschattig7039]

Best solution working with wet material under this condition. Think its the most longlasting fire. Respect! And you can hear how wet it is...

[@Josh-m3d]

I love where you are, the forest is bountiful and your silence is golden. This looks like the fire that many hands would build in ceremony.

[@dicedillinger6835]

You could start it when night sets in, it'll burn all night and you can cook breakfast in the morning. Magnificent

[@BigPerm6999]

just what ive been looking for, an extremely fuel efficient fire.. saves firewood for atleast 4 days whilst your building it!

[@cesarvilla7681]

Jajajaja true

[@asidsiddiq4209]

Brilliant 🤣

[@karltite128]

I dunno bout all this.

[@Battlenude]

yeeez, was he freezing before he got the Sami fire going..? If you are cold i suggest you start with a small regular fire just to get your fingers going, while you start on this. And this is exellent! You can even put your steak over the top log it it will get a slow roasty steak going, while smokey too. This method keeps a controlled fire and the lenght of it warm your whole body, you just need to turn around during the night if its cold. And it fits perfectly for two people, one on each side, just pay attention on how the wind blows. People Dissing Native craftmanship is just the ultimate way to show your.. clueless ignorance😅 And for the ultra army survival duds in here, this fire actually keeps the fire somewhat consealed or at least confined from top view. But in the end you you will get spotted from IR cameras, doesn't matter how you build your fire

[@David_Doran]

😂

[@omarjassar4650]

I like how you started by giving it a big warm hug , almost made me a little misty-eyed

[@1spider7monkey9]

LOL!

[@justinjones5578]

😂

[@1ponsford]

It never ceases to amaze me; so many "experts" who show up in the comments section of almost any type of video, to impart their tremendous wisdom upon us.

[@inthefade]

The internet is a place for discussion. People are allowed to be wrong. You'll survive.

[@LauraDoherty-o2c]

While they sit on a sofa , having never been in the woods…

[@Loneranger670]

@@inthefadewell said 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@darrelmoore7433]

Arm chair quarter backs

[@lafayettesaucier1595]

Like my father said: an "ex" is a "has been" and a "spurt" is a "drip under pressure"!

[@ghostofwolfmoonmani3877]

I knew about long fires but you're the first I've seen to make that top log stop, thanks for the info

[@Smoked_5L]

In Australia this video would just be called "How to find spiders in the bush"

[@bruanlokisson8615]

Does it even snow in Australia or it just your brains that are frozen into blocks?

[@BaxterThewall]

@@bruanlokisson8615 Are you blissful in your ignorance ?

[@bruanlokisson8615]

@@BaxterThewall Must be an Aussie thing, to look for spiders in the middle of winter by making a fire.

[@theBaron001]

In australia, the guy would still be standing there trying to saw the log in half by hand, and with no teeth left on his saw.

[@Smoked_5L]

I meant because if you're rummaging around in the bush moving logs and picking up branches you are going to find a lot of spiders

[@terryshrives8322]

They are great. But for me, the three log fire is the way to go. If I was to go with a two log fire, I would follow this mans example. Absolutely outstanding.

[@swedmiroswedmiro1352]

The 3 log fire does not spread heat radiation to the sides as much as this one. The heat radiation from it spreads more upwards instead of sideways. When it is -40f (-40c) it makes a BIG difference which way the heat radiation goes.

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

Build it upside down with one log at the bottom then! :⁠-⁠D But seriously, would this be possible with enough stones to aid?

[@paddor]

Try it out. Film it. Then link the video here. I wanna know.

[@anthonywilson4873]

Better live near a forest!

[@jwaterous224]

Using a small saw, small knife and small hatchet and we get 13 hours of controlled heat without too much smoke and without hurting the forest? This man is a master fire builder who enjoys his demonstration skills rather than the sound of his own voice.

[@craigrobertson6082]

What an excellent demonstration, thanks.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you😊

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

@@mattiasnorberg yes efficient using the old school measuring system as well ;)

[@mildlydisinterested]

For when you absolutely, positively need an overnight burning campfire in 7-10 business days.

[@Omegazstar]

Won’t take but 30 mins with a good saw

[@roberthowkins3097]

He won't be cold though x

[@erasmusmonk]

This is great demonstration. I respect this.

[@jazzrat2000]

As I watched this, I had visions of that burning log rolling through the forest with me chasing after it.

[@1spider7monkey9]

LOL!!

[@trikstar198]

That’s what the wedges and lean to log was for. Gravity will press the log down evenly as it burns, and the perpendicular log will prevent it from rolling. The spruce spacers also help prevent rolling

[@anttikettunen1553]

This type of a fire is known both by Finns and the Sami people. It's called rakotuli or rakovalkea in Finnish. The type of wood used to make a rakoltuli is called kelo in Finnish. Good quality kelo can be found in old growth pine tree forests, but not on open fjells nor spruce tree woodlands. An important thing to keep in mind is, that nowadays cutting down a kelo for a fire is a violation against whoever owns that forest. So, unless you have a wood lot of your own and kelo in that wood lot, do not make a kelo-fire. Another thing to be aware of is that in Finland making a fire on somebody else's property is not an everybody's right.

[@canesser1]

You turned this ancient method of fire making into a work of art Mattias! Well done 👍 in the Northern Boreal of east central Canada here would be hard pressed to find logs of this diameter that aren’t deteriorating too much from laying on the forest floor and will many knots from our species of jack pine, perhaps Finding a white spruce would be the best bet here but not as plentiful in these parts. Don’t think trembling aspen would provide enough heat or time burning but worth a try, maybe use a 3 log method.

[@outdoorslifesurvivecraft5078]

I do a lot of winter camping, these long fires are always my go to fires. They work great. I've tried many configurations and a couple have left me freezing my butt off, even though there was fire all night. This particular long fire is one of the better ones. It's really good for two people.

[@CrispyBarOfSoap]

I guess being longer and less concentrated it just outputs more heat?

[@outdoorslifesurvivecraft5078]

@@CrispyBarOfSoap For me, it seems the heat is more evenly distributed and the amount of heat stays more consistent through the night. I have a little different way of doing it, but it's the same principle. I use 3 logs. 2 on bottom with 1 on top.

[@CrispyBarOfSoap]

@@outdoorslifesurvivecraft5078 oh. Doing it the way you said with 2 on bottom with 1 on top that would remove the need to flatten the logs too.

[@outdoorslifesurvivecraft5078]

@@CrispyBarOfSoap Yeah, the only cutting you would have to do, is a few notches on each side of the top log so the flames will come through.

[@GlassBone710]

That part where you scraped the wood with the back of the saw blade is a great method. Doesn't dull your primary blade, i'm using that from now on.

[@coreyhingley6196]

Most of the video i was thinking this is way too much work but seeing the result i know it is worthwhile. Great job

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks😊

[@malissajames7818]

This is the most theatrical and dramatic fire I've ever witnessed being built 🎉

[@Aikicyoaz]

But you will be cozy n_n

[@dznnf7]

The extra-long stabilizing log and wedge retainer is a great innovation. Never seen that one before.

[@walden6272]

Good to see your video finally got lots of views. As a long time subscriber, I was so used to being one of the few hundreds that watches your videos. They are always very educational.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot mate😊👍

[@BCVS777]

Looks like a fun and educational family camping project!

[@mattiasnorberg]

👍🔥

[@markjgaletti57]

gonna sit back in camping chair, and watch my 16 grandchildren swinging hatchets, what could go wrong?

[@BCVS777]

@@markjgaletti57 😳😆

[@Huh-fy4os]

This is by far the best camp fire I’ve ever seen! Great job worth the work

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot👍🔥

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

You need a lot of experience to determine if the logs you're using are actually dry enough. I tried this two times, my logs weren't as dry as I thought. It took two hours or more of constant feeding to properly get the fire going, the first time I actually didn't want to spend the night and had to extinguish it when it finally burnt as intended, that was too bad. Second time it started off well but went out after three hours. Your wood often is more damp than you thought it was. But the log used here looks very dry indeed. Good instructional video!

[@GATKBC]

Next time be sure to use only approved “video read” logs.

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

Actually you can just look and feel the logs and know. It's not a special gift to know if wood is dry.

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

@@ChadFarthouse-h8r in colder climates wood gets wet on the surface when it gets colder, e.g. in the evening when I tend to build my fires. So this changes perception of how the wood feels a great deal. A perfectly on the inside dried log can be moist to the touch then. Second thing is: we're talking logs here. Dead twigs or branches I can snap and see and feel how they break. But a log that's been lying around obviously not. And a log night be dried on the exterior but still have moisture on the inside. For me that's difficult to determine and not as easily done as with smaller pieces of wood you can judge by their outside. That's what I meant with it takes lots of experience - from my experience at least. ;⁠-⁠)

[@misteral9045]

Yeah I was scratching my head trying to figure out how and why a kind of fire like this would be built, and it only makes sense as kitchen or holiday fires. No way you gon go out and find logs ready for this, and as a survival fire it's way too big and time intensive. Reminds me of Christmas Yule fires. Pretty nice if you got time to prepare the wood I guess, dry them during summer and burn them in winter.

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

@@misteral9045 you have no clue what you're talking about.

[@Little-by-little-more]

Very interesting. I’ve never seen a campfire done like this before. Seems effective

[@grandmasstories3418]

13 hours?! That's really good! Though you did have to work on it a few times duringvthe night....

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

A normal fire you'de have to stoke and add wood to more then a few times.

[@CrispyBarOfSoap]

@@eddiewinehosen6665not really. If you get a roaring fire going and get plenty of coals you just add some large logs on and they’ll last a long time.

[@Hiznogood]

@@CrispyBarOfSoapBut it won’t last 13 hours and will not heat your whole body. You if you use a regular fire you have to cut up,the logs then chop it into smaller pieces, that’s a lot of work if you going to have wood for 13 hours!

[@matycee]

I hope I get to try this someday! Thanks for the great... quiet, video! lovely

[@utubeape]

That is so good, and so much better than others I have seen, very useful that it gets hotter during the coldest part of the night. If you had a lean to tarp with foil inside like a survival blanket you could be warm in winter with that system. Can it survive the rain, as it has a roof (the top part of the log) ?

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks😊 Haven't tried it when it’s raining.

[@Virus-vy7kp]

The most impressing video I ever saw. This man is so skilled. It looks like he did this a thousand times before.

[@tjmul3381]

Great video! Two questions: How much time did the preparation take (minus the recording set up time)? If available in one's location, would stones be a safe and efficient substitute for the green pine polls used to keep the logs separated? I've become a subscriber.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks😊 It took around 3 hour to make. You need to adjust the distance between the logs as the fire burns, so then you need different sizes of stones. And there will be bump were the stones are so you need to move the stones to burn the bumps away.

[@tjmul3381]

@@mattiasnorberg Thank you for your prompt answer. So, in your experience, you have found it easier to simply replace the green pine separators?

[@mattiasnorberg]

@@tjmul3381 The green wood distances are easy to replace and to make, so thats what I prefer.

[@101jchristensen]

Stones, particularly sedimentary, often have moisture trapped within that can explode bits of the rock dangerously when placed in a fire. Safer to use green wood.

[@jennacoryell4160]

Nice! The build process warms you up for three days, then you get to rest by the fire for a couple hours!

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

The fire burned for 13 hrs + so that's more then "a couple of hours rest"

[@Speysider1962]

This is the kind of fire I would like in my home, instead of looking at my dull boring gas fire.

[@swingingelephant3415]

perhaps you should make renovations

[@bdjm8595]

Never seen this technique before, great idea!!

[@funkydozer]

Burns all night. Takes a month to build.

[@nikitaturbo_69]

🤣

[@davidrolls3094]

@funkydozer What else would you be doing back in the days of the Sami? Other than surviving

[@zeez4178]

You seem to forgen these fires are for the artic circle

[@Do_the_Dishes]

Let’s not exaggerate now, I’m sure it only took a week.

[@mitzimoore3393]

Facts

[@wootenbasset8631]

Thanks for the video. Other commenters mention a three log fire would be less labor intensive. Seems reasonable. Now, to stay warm on both sides, how about making two three log fires parallel to each other and sleep between them? Spacing would be key for safety of course.

[@j.yossarian6852]

What’s a three log fire?

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

Two logs on the bottom, one on top, light a fire between those with some spacers. No need to flatten anything or hollow it out. You just need to secure the two bottom logs from rolling away with some stones or fresh wood stakes. And better built this downhill from your sleeping site, just in case. And don't use rocks from rivers or streams, they might explode. That's all, totally easy. ;⁠-⁠)

[@RICDirector]

If you built two, 3 log fires and slept between, you would freeze due to the resulting chimney effect drawing cold aif in right over you, and all heat would be lost upwards.

[@brianforgie7724]

The 2 logs on the bottom block the heat.

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

@@brianforgie7724 they do to an extent but it's way warmer than without a fire. Also you can collect green branches and elevate your sleeping site with it, isolating you from the ground. If you don't have giant logs you'll get high enough easily to get the radiant heat again.

[@throughthefog-go]

Excellent! I like the other kind of fire too with the log rack where the fire loads itself, but this is probably warmer and I am guessing less work ( plus no rack to build ) good stuff

[@figofnewtons]

You made quick work with that saw. I assume quality of the saw matters and im guessing they arent the $20 ones on amazon. What do all you experienced woodsmen recommend for a good folding saw?

[@joebewankenobi]

That's a Silkie Big Boy. I have the same saw, though mine is much duller.

[@adnelvstad8656]

Important that the saw has long pointed sawing teeth specially made for cutting raw wood.

[@figofnewtons]

@@adnelvstad8656 lol. Noted

[@0Hasaname0]

Ja wie geil ist das denn? Was ein schönes Feuerchen!. Die Stämme müssen aber eine gewisse Trockenheit haben, um zu brennen. Werde ich mal ausprobieren! Thanks for showing us and sharing !

[@valeroncherep]

По русски такой костёр называется "нодья", я с таким много раз ночевал в лесу и могу с уверенностью сказать, что костёр очень хорош, и не даст вам замёрзнуть, когда одна сторона тела отогревается от костра, вторая охлаждается, потом поворачиваешься и теперь другая сторона отогревается. Этот костёр длительного горения и холодными ночами в лесу он незаменим 👍👍

[@mattiasnorberg]

👍😊🔥

[@nikitaturbo_69]

Тебя пиндос лайкнул, шарит по русски, зараза) Кстати, очень интересная фишка с длинной палкой, чтобы бревно не перевернулось на спящего ночью.

[@mikeboone4425]

Will done in most cases the old ways rule. Stay safe out there young man.

[@royvelden1685]

Dam that wood looks so good and that forest just wow nice video

[@Thisismetman]

Excellent fire! Enjoyable video!

[@dzt18]

Beautiful. This kind of knowledge should be passed down for generations unfortunately the future generations will be too stupid to appreciate it. Well done Mattias.

[@Tombombadillo999]

Tack Mattias, bra vid som alltid!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Tack så mycket😊

[@LimitedGunnerGM]

That takes a ton of skill and patience, without a doubt.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Fantastic video mate.Heard all about this kind of fire but never seen it done. Thank you.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks mate😊 Glad you liked it👍

[@tylercaskey1931]

Well done. Worth the work to have a maintenance free fire all night long.

[@perpeder4370]

Veldig kult! Aldri sett noe sånt før, selv om det ligner litt på en nying (to stokker på bunn, en på toppen i et lignende oppsett)

[@thekeytothegate]

We have a similar technique here on the west coast of British Columbia. On the beaches we use driftwood and light fire under the logs in a hole in the sand. Then have 2 or 3 long logs stacked on top.

[@janman55]

This reminds me of a saying I heard many moons ago. “ Red man build small fire and keep warm. White man build big fire and keep warm hauling wood”.

[@mervjb809]

Indian make small fire, get close. White man make big fire, stay far away!

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

Oh here we go we with the white man is dumb thing.

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

I'm pretty sure the self feeding fire was invented in Scandinavia so ...just stfu

[@HoboGardenerBen]

Cool design. Finding log with branch still attached would make it easier, self-supporting. Thanks for sharing :)

[@NWIE76]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍🇮🇪

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot😊

[@skilletpan5674]

This looks like a good reason to take a drawknife(thanks,i just couldn't think of its name) with you to shave off the top of the logs quickly. It'd also help make some shavings for fire lighting, and you could use it to cut things like small branches if you wanted to make a shelter.

[@ErickvdK]

The word you are looking for is drawknife.😊

[@hackneeey]

Excellent as always regards Mick

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks Mick😊

[@backyardforge5568]

Thank you! Good to see a few new tricks holding the log. ( Det du gjorde med öksa på slutten, i ilden, var altfor lenge og kan ha gjordt stålet mykere enn ønsket)

[@nancyallen8497]

I like that he started cutting the log with the hand pruning saw and just after he got started they cut away and came back and it was almost done but the cut was wide as a chainsaw blade and all of a sudden he finished with the pruning saw

[@Omsip123]

Well, you didn't say he was using a chain saw, but made some points indicating it. My take on your points: The gap opened since the logs fell apart The shavings on the ground do not look like chainsaw ones On 3:34 the surface looks like a manual cut (right log, right border) He changed to the pruning saw since he could angle the grip to avoid cutting into the ground (see how it is tilted)

[@cyphi474]

Probably not best sleep since you are hot from one side and cold from another, but better than freezing.

[@eggspanda2475]

takes time to build but an excellent low maintenance fire once its going. 👍🍻

[@pleinairbarnettoutdoors]

Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 Interesting method, thank you for sharing. Now being of limited mobility, I would probably use a power tool to cut wood. I can only imagine traditionally, family groups must have had each their task, with 1 person in charge of this fire?

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you and hello Canada😊👍

[@denvervalentine3589]

Beautiful skills

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@TheSilmarillian]

New sub here .That hand saw is amazing I guess you get what you pay for, wood worker here hello from down under.

[@exsappermadman25055]

Definitely gonna try this the next time I am out in the sticks...A lot of effort but well worth it....

[@johnbridgman4310]

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that a fire like this can keep quite a few people warm at the same time. It is usually demonstrated by an individual but it seems like the fire design was actually used by groups as much as individuals. I understand that if you have a group of people it's easier to keep a conventional fire going but even in that case being able to sleep through the night would be an advantage

[@mikakarki7989]

A good educational video. 👍 As a Finn, this style of overnight "campfire" is very familiar. In Finland, it's know as a "rakovalkea" (a gap fire). The Sami people an' we Finns have used that for centuries. Back in time of WW2, the Finnish Army Long Range patrols used this and also a "pinotuli" (a stack fire) during a cold period of year. If needed, they did make one or two wickets / lean-to's from a tarp, or just spruce branches in both sides of fire. The idea is to get a shelter + a reflector for the heat. Tinders ... I had to google, what the heck is "fatwood"?. 🤔 I know it as tervaspuu (a tar wood), from died conifer tree, or it's old stump / roots). When cut, it smells like terpentine, one's right "on the spot". Light's up everytime, first time ... and it's essential to use it in dire situ, before one looses that little amount of capabilities, which is still left. I strongly recommend to get some of it to keep it in the backpack as a "life incurance".👍 A history fact ... Finnish Army Long Range scouts resting alongside a stack fire ... www.rukajarvensuunnanhistoriayhdistys.fi/historiayhdistys/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/004_Kaukopartiomiehet-lep%C3%A4%C3%A4v%C3%A4t-pinotulen-loisteella-partio-vihollisen-ETplle-1942-2-1024x706.jpg Greetings from Finland.

[@Cas-sq9sc]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@mattiasnorberg]

👍😊🔥

[@Buckshot9796]

Those really nice Finnish Army wool pants are becoming a rarity, Great video!

[@tested123]

10hrs later youre dead from exhaustion

[@EireGenX]

I have seen this before but i think you have the best video of it done. Thank you. You have a new subscriber

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

Ridiculous amount of effort, use it to build a shelter and have a small fire at the entrance, if you've ever slept next to a large fire one side of you is to hot and the other side of you is to cold.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Is that a opinion or something you have any experience from?

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

@@mattiasnorberg A lifetimes experience and yes it's an opinion.

[@mattiasnorberg]

@@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo Thought so. Well if you try this fire your opinion will change. I have done what you suggest many times and I’m sorry to tell you but it’s not even close to as comfortable as this log fire and it’s probably less work than a shelter and a small fire. This is not the large fire you talk about. Do you know one of the resons you become so cold on the side not facing the fire?

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

@@mattiasnorberg You build a shelter once, heating the area of the shelter distributes the heat evenly, not to mention you don't need a tree to make a fire, a shelter protects you from rain, snow and wind.

[@TheDavewatts]

Always better to build your shelter first, if the weather turns at least you can get out of the elements, this fire does work well with a decent shelter even better. Obviously this is simply my personal opinion not a criticism.😁👍🏻

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I wonder about applying some of the elements of this fire on a smaller scale and faster for more of a survival situation. This is a wonderful luxurious way to go about it, such a long burn time. A bit fiddly nightime management needed, but didn't look too bad. I have more to learn about long log fires in general. I almost always burn smaller wood, not logs.

[@twotonanchor]

Beautiful. A good fire for a cold night.

[@peterfarrell8520]

It always amazes me, over all the years of viewing survival shows. You know alone in the arctic, alone anywhere in the entire world. And especially the winter time & inclement weather. I can’t explain why nobody ever seems to start with building a shelter. Where close by you can store and dry firewood and kindling . I know it’s extra work, but most times. The survivors are mostly stifled by their efforts and just hibernate inside a temporary tent ⛺️ or shelter made of a suspended tarpaulin. Just being able to cook a hot meal 🥘 and not having to worry about starting the fire 🔥 or having sufficient dry wood. Has always been a major concern to my way of thinking. The other concerned way of thinking involves using any natural resources, stones, boulders.(as I don’t know whether some of these shows put restrictions on upsetting the natural environment landscape? But it’s something that should be spelt out before the commencement. It’s always great to see new inventive ideas and handy new tools and techniques. But always keeping in mind, that it is a survival program. But these days you would be considered stupid. To venture into a Wilderness, without all of the necessary equipment and know-how in the first instance. And these days, it’s not uncommon for a contestant to put on 40 lb’s of weight just to have an unfair advantage. Strange but true?!!!

[@edmondndrecaj4377]

I learned something today thank you 👌

[@elliotthebrave7296]

Excellent presentation Mr. Norberg. Greetings from Denmark.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you👍😊

[@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969]

Absolutely Great job 👌. Perfect example 👍. Cheers Rick n Billydog

[@AlexofZippo]

At first I thought it was kind of an indulgent setup, but damn that’s a fine technique! Probably would be too scared to use it outside of winter way the fire danger is where I’m at

[@philgiglio7922]

I've always found that pine cones and pine straw are an excellent fire starter, at least for getting kindling burning.

[@fieldofsky3632]

Nice meditation watching fun with axes and knives in the wood. I’m wondering if this has a few practical situations for its application; what if it’s raining or windy; what if their are no perfect straight timbers or tarry species. Surely you end like toast; brown oneside frozen the other ???

[@mattiasnorberg]

Then you have to adapt to the situation. There are many other ways you can sleep outside without a sleeping bag, this is just one.

[@runeborgbjerg]

I am also a fan of the Nying (as I know this fire as). But my favourite is the Sibiran Log Fire (as made famous by Survival Russia). It has a few more adjustments throughout the night, but it requires a lot less setup, and is really good at throwing heat in 1 direction.

[@jan-oloflundin4398]

Hej Mattias Det är riktigt kul att se när du gör dina filmer. Mycket inspiration 👍😉

[@mattiasnorberg]

Tack så mycket😊

[@stephenlucas5130]

It's a KZbin video of a guy building a fire....we all clicked on it.