Alternative Friction Fire Tinder Nest Materials

[@wesrazz5874]

You make it look so easy. You are a true professional!

[@patrioticsaint2516]

I really enjoyed the Video, and the Patience with which you dealt with every thing! (Reminded me of how my Grand Father was!)

[@SurvivalLilly]

nice. I didnt think that lichen and punkwood would actually work. Awesome. Lilly

[@Zerkbern]

Thank you, Lonnie. A pleasant and informative diversion as always.

[@pappawheely]

+Zerkbern for sure

[@pappawheely]

That was really great I learned a lot You put on a fine presentation and, We thank you thank

[@mobiltec]

Thanks for the tips Lonnie. Your videos are so relaxing I start to feel as though I'm there with you.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+mobiltec ahhh good. I have achieved one of my goals for the videos then. I try to make folks feel welcome and that they are part of what I am doing in the video.

[@WannabeBushcrafter]

Excellent tinder sources ! I learn something new every time I watch you videos! :)

[@WiltshireMan]

Expertly done Lonnie. Best wishes from a damp and cold Wiltshire England.

[@rosstheplumber6209]

You're the real deal Lonnie, I am enjoying all your videos. They make me smile!!

[@GospelTruth37059]

I finally got the bow made , used leather as the string and it grabbed the spindle a lot better . Hoping tomorrow I will be able to light my first friction bow drill fire :)

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Prophetic End Times Awesome. Good luck.

[@southpawbushcraft7522]

Wonderful examples of all the amazing natural resources available and where to find them Lonnie! Great video! All the best, Dawn

[@Hylanda11800]

A solid tutorial, I also saw that there's no need to rush and panic once the ember is made, We can allow the ember to set, get everything right and fire will come. Thanks again for sharing, take care, both of you, coz we care

[@Taromovies]

Good thought and good demonstration Lonnie!!! I love it to try different tinder materials on my hikes too, again, well done my friend, take care, Taro

[@metalhipscamper1983]

The 2 of you make some of the best videos on here! I spent my weekend watching about 150-160 of them but my account wasn't working so I used my smart tv I didn't sign in but I. Will re-watch every video so I can like them all

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Metalhipscamper Thank you for the kind words and I really appreciate each and every thumbs up.

[@coydogoutdoors]

great vid buddy punk wood is probably my favorite natural material for char glad to see you talking about it a little

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+coydog outdoors thank you. Punk wood does make great char

[@daltonvickers7977]

Thanks for another great video. Excellent tips on obtaining dry tinder in a wet environment, and making fire with it

[@tonyfelts1512]

good video Lonnie.....I like how us older fellers slow down, and work with nature. So many are in a rush! My favorite is dried grass as well, although I do use the stems as a housing for my tender....gives me something to hold on to when it gets hot. Enjoy your videos Bro...Blessings to you and Connie

[@windhamcabin]

Great demonstration! I have been trying to grow my winter fire skills so this is great info. Thanks. Take care -Chris

[@sosteve9113]

very nice demo Lonnie,like always,you know your stuff greetings from Belgium

[@ronjohnsonoutdoors339]

Great video, very informative as usual. God's blessings on you and Connie. ATB Ron

[@TheVespap200e]

Thanks for the update Lonnie! I just thought maybe the inner tube idea was maybe not working out as good as you expected. Thanks again for all your hard work that you and Connie do to make these videos possible!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Revo Runner I have been using the inner tube bindings earlier this winter and they were working out quite well. I did have them come untied once on one side and I lost the leather piece on the side. I retied them together temporarily until I got back home and then cut out a new leather piece. Quick repair and then good as new again.

[@skripalew]

Great video I liked it !!! We are also hanging on the trees this kindling!!! Hello from Siberia!!!

[@Dirtflicker]

I love your videos...I watch them with great interest. Thank you sir.

[@yotagerlie]

Your older video on USNEA made me want to make a tincture,, ITS SO WONDERFUL TASTING! TY for the idea

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Nicely demonstrated Lonnie, atb from a cold and wet England.

[@mrnutsy1]

Thanks Lonnie - always enjoy your videos!

[@tomritter493]

great job Lonnie love to watch friction fire come to life and you had lots of patients with it I think that's the key let it grow and not force it

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+kabaruser I was starting to get worried toward the end there that my tinder bundle was going to smoulder itself to oblivion without catching flame. lol Fortunately with the addition of a new little pinch of the birch bark shavings and blowing easier so as to allow for increased heat did the trick. I was blowing too hard and allowing the ember to spread throughout the mass but keeping it too cool (with the winter cold air) to allow enough heat for flames. Once I realised what it needed it then burst into flames rather quickly.

[@tomritter493]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival ya found iñ the winter the steam from your breath can do it in to

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+kabaruser I don't believe that there is any more moisture from the breath during the winter than there is during the summer. The difference is that you can *see* the moisture from your breath in the winter.

[@tomritter493]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival that is something to test I guess a mirror would test it interesting idea

[@michaelciulla8940]

Great video as usual Lonnie!!! Be blessed

[@lessharratt8719]

Its always a pleasure. Thank you from BC Canada......les

[@randalflagg9086]

Excellent as usual Lonnie thanks for taking us along, how's your good lady? all well I hope. peace and wisdom brother. Shane!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Randal Flagg My "good lady" says to tell you she is doing fine. Thank you. We recently got back from two weeks out at our cabin and we had a great time together out there. Thanks for asking Shane, and hope you are doing well also

[@mountainfox6412]

Awesome Lonnie, love all your videos.

[@dadgad68]

Great job Lonnie. Thanks for sharing.

[@bushintheconcrete]

Enjoeyed the smoothness during the hole video. So diffrent to europe videos. That you for having this. :)

[@Shooter11B]

Perfect video, just the type of information I was looking for! Thanks!

[@bfgivmfith]

I very much enjoy your videos. Thank you again.

[@patmash]

Very informative. Thank you for another great video.

[@armancho76]

Niice.... looking forward to more excellent tips ..keep em coming Sir

[@vanpat52]

Thank you Lonnie. Greetings from Belgium

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thats just awesome. It looked like your beard easily could have become a part of the tinder nest. I guess having a beard like that could help out with fire making in a pinch :) Thanks a lot for sharing. I enjoyed it a lot! - Martin

[@dnngskn62]

Another useful tip Lonnie. Good vid.

[@tonypaquet4123]

man ! you're relaxing to watch. great videos.

[@Waldhandwerk]

Awesome Lonnie, as ususal ;) ...your epic beard would be a alternative, haha. Take care my friend! Sepp

[@dukewright8498]

Thanks for answering my last question about punkwood.I am familiar with it.Its very light with an almost paper-like quality. Looks like you were smoking a peace pipe Lonnie with all that smoke from the lumen, LOL! All ideas and tips are well appreciated.. Thx again!

[@randal1470]

I really enjoy your vids Lonnie, been watching a long time. Cheers from Nova Scotia!

[@noakeswalker]

Looked like your bow drill board does not have v-notches, and the ember builds in a second connected hollow ? I don't think I've seen that before, seems to work anyway ! Thanks for another good video Lonnie... Dave

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+noakeswalker Yes Dave you seen the hearth board correctly and deduced how it is used. I thought I had several video where it is easy to see this hearth and how it is used but the one below seems to be the only one I can find now. Hope you can see how it works well enough to understand it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYKocoqdoMuci8k

[@noakeswalker]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Thanks for digging out your older video on the keyhole hearth board Lonnie - I must have missed that one. I will try this method out next time. I like the fact that the board won't break betweeen adjacent holes, and also the spindle won't try to break out of the hole so easily either. Dave

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+noakeswalker It is my favorite hearth board style.

[@tompanetti75]

Thanks Lonnie. Great video. Looking good.

[@TJackSurvival]

Some more great stuff right here.

[@Blakgun]

I grew up in Alaska. Mostly South of Anchorage in the Rabbit Creek area, but I lived for a few years of my teens around Wasilla/Big Lake. Watching your videos makes me a little bit homesick.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Blakgun I remember the days when the rabbit creek area was still pretty wild. It was a great area.

[@Blakgun]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival If you are familiar with that area, I lived down Cannon Road off of DeArmond. My dad built the A-frame house down there. When I was a kid we used to dam up Rabbit Creek in the spring and catch trout with our bare hands. My brothers and I ran all over the woods back then. I got chased by a moose once. I remember my dad shooting his 357 into the air to scare off a bear that was getting into our trash. Old Charlie Cannon put that road in back in the 50s and built a log cabin that he and his wife Ruthie lived in until around 72. He used to have a lot of huskies that would be barking all the time. They lived about a half mile from us and were our only neighbor for years. He used to race in the Iditarod. I remember walking home from school through the mud and snow down that old dirt road. And standing on the front porch waving to my dad when he would fly his little Piper Cub over the house and wag the wings to say hi to us... Our little cocker spaniel trying to swim through the deep powder snow... And the aurora borealis on a clear winter night... Sometimes it would light up the sky and make it seem like daybreak... I could go on and on. . I was so fortunate to have grown up there. The beauty brings me to tears.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Blakgun Many many places here in the "last frontier" are not what they used to be but there is still plenty of wilderness yet.........so far

[@wildparang]

Hello Mr. Lonnie. Love your videos. Can You Please show us how to pick the proper wood to make and form a spindle to start fires?

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Wild Parang Below is a link to one of my early videos from years ago that might be of help to you. I have learned some things since then and would like to do an updated video some time but don't know when I will get to it for sure. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2izknmbhZ6ambc

[@wildparang]

Thank you Sir.

[@gus1911]

Thanks again Lonnie, for sharing.

[@alaskaraftconnection-alask3397]

Excellent presentation!!!

[@NatDak1]

I've found that a good tinder in the winter time is the thin hair-like strands that remain on nettles after they die. The parts that held the seeds in autumn.

[@Hoonozit]

Nice presentation Phreshair.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Hoonozit wow, someone that remembers my old KZbin sign in name (Phreshayr). Thanks for watching and for the kudos

[@Hoonozit]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival I knew my way of spelling it was wrong but yea I've been subbed for some years now. Thanks for the videos.

[@t.w.milburn8264]

'mornin, Lonnie; Winter is a challenge but we are prepared 4 this thanks 2 the teachings from Father. Great video as always, Friend. Hello Connie & 'Ole Buck. ATB Terry God Bless

[@john-waxerone6972]

Very cool lesson! Great combination for accelerant's. I have to say though...yeah, you got me thinking again. I have always been trying to find the right combination of materials for a "split second", emergency signal to air craft. We have, the set-ups if, you have time to hear them coming... yet...there's that moment when, blame....their here! The amount of dark smoke that came off your small bundle set, was amazing! Even before ignition. That scenario and accelerant combination on a larger scale might just be enough one needs in a split second, get it lighted now, situation?!?! Maybe, just enough power smoke that, that plane might see on maybe a second fly by. Well, that's, food for thought and some experiments down the road! Thanks again my friend.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+john- waxerone If you noticed though, at almost the instant the flame caught and took hold, the smoke all but disappeared. It was in the "ember" stage that the smoke was thick. I understand, though I have not tried it that live damp moss will produce copious amounts of dense white smoke. Live spruce boughs thick with needles will also produce dense white smoke until they catch on fire. So what one needs is to get a quick fast fire that will achieve a self supporting status with plenty of heat quickly and also produce dense smoke as fast as possible. The more heat you can produce, the more rapidly rising column of smoke you can achieve. You need to produce that heat to get the smoke to rise up into the air where it can be spotted from a distance. You need the dense smoke to get attention first and foremost and also to immediately flag you as someone needing help rather than just a typical campfire. Just some of my thoughts on the subject.

[@john-waxerone6972]

I see what your saying...understanding the really short time span you have before ignition. Yet, I wonder if some sort of larger bellows system could be created to simulate what your breath does on small scale. I'm also thinking useing what you find in the bush and what's on you at the time...Maybe a medium size hollow log fitted with a smaller cleaned/shaved whole log to act like a primitive piston. Maybe even attaching one of your damp shirts/large bandanna to the front end for a wad and grease the inner log.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+john- waxerone A garbage bag or large stuff sack could work great as a "bellows". snip off a small corner piece and then use a hollow stemmed plant or use a small piece of willow and hollow it out using the technique that I display in the video below. slip this hollow object through the bag opening from the inside and then tie the bag tightly around the round hollow object so that it does not leak much air. Open the top of the bag wide and "scoop" it full of air. gather the top closed and then squeeze under your arm or some other convenient location with the hollow spout blowing on the flame. You would have to repeat this action many times perhaps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6OmdJecg9uAiJo

[@john-waxerone6972]

Well there you go...great idea. I actually just watched a show on mineing in some third world country, where they dug a hole barely big enough to get down with a rope harness. The hole was so deep that they ran a hose down to the bottom and at the top they attached a plastic bag...just like you said, caught the air and squeezed it to send air down to the miner so he could breathe. The dangerous thing was, he had to have a carbon monoxide meter to register the gases. When it went off at a certain level they would have to pull him up on a pulley or be would die of poisoning! Kind of weird I saw that just when we were talking along those lines. Well anyways, I will watch your link and do some experimenting. Thanks again!

[@GatorLife57]

Thumbs up !Blessings to you and yours.ENJOY....THE SIMPLE. LIFE

[@BorealWoodsrunner]

bloody brilliant ;) always a good watch Lonnie and you take care up there ATB Boreal

[@TurtleBushcraft]

Nice video great job on the friction fire. What pack is that you have? looked like a nice pack . atb John

[@YouAreNotFree.]

Great tip's Lonnie.

[@williamconfer9784]

Great video..Thanks Lonnie

[@BrettWae]

which knife do you use? Whats your preferred way to keep it sharp? Thanks for the uploads, your videos deserve more views!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

For many years my Mora #911 was my everyday knife. I loved the knife but There were a few things I would liked to have changed about it. It did not have a blade shape that was good for field dressing/ skinning big game and I would have liked it to be a tad thicker blade. I solved those problems when I recently (July 2016) purchased the Mora Craftline Robust Trade Knife. I have so far field dressed only one big game animal (caribou) but I am VERY pleased with the knife. To see how I sharpen my knives, see my video whose link is below. Like I said in the video, I had not "sharpened" my knife for maybe over 2 years but yet used the knife almost daily. On the rare event that I do sharpen my knives, I use a diamond impregnated sharpener similar to this one. www.amazon.com/DMT-FWFC-Double-Diafold-Sharpener/dp/B00004WFTW/ You May Not Want To Sharpen A Dull Knife kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX2olZ14hZiagtU

[@hassanalali3955]

Thunkx...dude..ur the survival legend

[@JerryMckelvey]

Lonnie, just a thought..... Next time you may should have the wind to your back when starting the fire. The smoke got so thick just before the flame we could not see you. Lol. Thank you for the video. Keep them coming.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Jerry Mckelvey You are right. To do this properly, a person should hold the tinder bundle down wind. When doing my own recording though it is sometimes too difficult to get everything right and still get it on camera. Normally I would have rotated myself to be in the correct direction as soon as the ember started producing smoke. In fact the thought did cross my mind here but I decided to stay where I was since the camera was all set up and i was in the frame. That was definitely a lot of smoke at times. lol

[@JerryMckelvey]

Thank You for your response, you are doing an awesome job. I enjoy your videos, keep them coming.

[@Plain-Ole-Chuck]

More tools to put in the stash lol My mind should be getting pretty full soon. But I'll keep cramming it in One can never have too many options when it comes to firemaking Thanks again ~Chuck~

[@tallcedars2310]

Hi Lonnie, have never scraped birch bark and wonder if you had removed a strip of bark and were scraping the inner bark onto your hand? Cheers

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Tall Cedars No I never removed any bark before scraping. Birch bark has so much oil in it that it typically does not get very wet. If a person is lucky enough to have birches around then he can get ignitable tinder even when raining. If you have paper birch which allows easy peeling off of loose bark, you can peel off a layer and then scrape it's backside even during a rain.

[@alaskankare]

Glad to see you have some snow inland! Do you need the bark to get the old man's beard going? Great video as always!

[@walterpalmer2749]

Your Native Flute is so peaceful !! Why is that so ? Music for the beast.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Walter Palmer I don't know why that is so. I am playing from the heart. It still blows me away to see all the interest in my flute playing. I am not an accomplished musician and my musical skills are doubtful. All the interest is encouraging though. Thank you

[@walterpalmer2749]

You've just said it. You play from the heart. My guitar mentor, Rodrigo Rodriguez always said, "play from the heart". Anyone can play the notes, but to understand the emotion of the note , in the moment, is something more. Nice.

[@dennissmith3201]

Lonnie youve got some great info in your videos. ive seenall of them ! keepem comin big guy side note, a couple of flying ambers almost made it to your beard... that woulda been a bad day buddy. much respect from Canada!!

[@SaskHunting]

Great channel!

[@sebbes333]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival I have heard of an old American Indian fire technique. You dig a U shape in the ground and have the fire in one of the "legs" of the U and let air flow down the other "leg". I would like to see how it works, but I'm concerned about root fires with this technique, I assume it was developed in a more open area that doesn't have as much deep roots as a forest.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Sion I believe you are talking about the "dakota fire pit". Personally I have never made one because here in Alaska we have very little top soil and much of the area has large rocks under the ground which makes it hard to dig by hand.

[@TheVespap200e]

Hi Lonnie, could not help but notice you do not have your inner tube bindings on your snowshoes. Is there a reason for that? Just curious!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Revo Runner Lol Good eye. I was wondering if anyone would catch that. The snow shoes are actually a different set than the ones with the innertube bindings. The weather hasd been very warm and even above freezing at times. I bought some spar varnish to recoat my traditional snowshoes but will have to wait until Spring so I can do the job outdoors for good air ventilation. Anyway my old "shoes" need to be recoated and I did not want to take them out in the warm snow so that the rawhide would get wet and stretch. These snowshoes Had better coating so I was using them. Both sets however need to be recoated come Spring now. I may have to restrict the rest of my snowshoing to synthetic and metal snowshoes the rest of this winter.

[@maplehouseknives]

Holy smoke Lonnie! Would you consider your beard as an alternative tinder material as well? Looks like you almost caught it on fire too ;) Thanks for sharing friend, greetings from Germany!

[@kullcraven]

Key hole method , hearth board , very nice , some good tinder choices, well done . Thanks for sharing with us, my friend. :) Old mans beard can feel totally dry but still have alot of moisture in it, and can be a pain in the butt. LOL

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Kullcraven Bushcraft This is not the lichen called "old mans beard" although many different lichens are mistakenly called by that name. I believe that this particular lichen has the common name of "Angels Hair" lichen. It may also be "Witches Hair " lichen but I am leaning towards the former. The true "old man's beard" refers to the Usnea species of lichens. This particular lichen is definitely not an Usnea though exactly what it is I have not figured out yet as I don't have many references on lichens. You are right. Usnea is one of the lichens that will not light very well at all when damp. It is very hydrophilic. (loves water) This particular lichen that was in the video however will light almost as easily when it is soft and limber with a high water content as it does when it is dry, stiffer and more brittle feeling. Yes that was the keyhole hearth method. Good eye. I have had several requests for more explanation on that hearth board so hope to do a video real soon on that. I thought I had a good demo of that in my older videos but cannot find it now so I must not have. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend.

[@kullcraven]

You first showed that method when you showed the inuit strap method for friction fire. you showed how to make the hearth and after watching your video, i went out and made one and used a bow drill . I figured why not instead of the mouth hold . I got my first coal ever with using the key hole method. i'll send the short link to the vid i posted.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Kullcraven Bushcraft Good to hear of your progression in the skill. I love friction fire in it's many different forms. I guess it would have been more propper to have said I love any primitive fire lighting techniques friction or otherwise.

[@virginiacopeland108]

Thanks, Lonnie! Clark

[@noorthern]

very good tips - thanks

[@robmarcotte]

Lonnie what kind of board was that? It did not let the ember fall through. Did you make a video on that board type. Rob

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+rob marcotte You are the second person to ask me that after this video. I was sure I had a good video on this hearth board in the past but I could not find a real good one. Below is a video that shows a more rougher version of this hearth board. I will try to do a video soon on this hearth board in particular kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYKocoqdoMuci8k

[@robmarcotte]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Thanks Lonnie as I live in Buffalo NY and this would come in very handy right now. Thanks for all the hard work. My archery club just had a snowshoe shoot and used your survival snowshoe video as a challenge. A couple of the guys did very well with it. You van see avideo of an older shoot on Buffalo gobblers site on utube. Rob

[@robmarcotte]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Lonnie I just watched the esximo board video and it explains everything. I guess that I just did not put it together to use on snow as you did it between your legs and no snow at the time. Just makes me think I need to think outside the box a little more. Rob

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+rob marcotte If you watched one of my Eskimo strap drill videos, what you saw may have been the stepped hearth rather than the two hole or keyhole hearth board that I used in this video

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+rob marcotte You are right though that any hearth board that can be used with the Eskimo strap drill can also be used with bow and drill or sometimes visa versa depending if the ember can stay on top or not.

[@Blakgun]

That amazing beard you have growing there would probably make a scary alternative fire tinder! Be careful my friend. :)

[@phyllismulkey3778]

great video good info

[@MegaXcal]

I was waiting for some embers to fall onto your beard lol. I guess if all else failed, you could shave and have some fire starter? lol. Gr8 video Lonnie. Thanks again for your expertise, and God Bless! DavidC

[@uncleho313]

What a nice walk ! Btw would that long beard work as an emergency fire bird nest ;P ?

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Yes the beard will light but no better or worse then top of head hair. There are much better tinder material available in the woods however.

[@uncleho313]

thanks. you inspired me to go out in the cold today and experiment with local material to try friction fire bird nest.

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

Great video, as usual. I was afraid you were going to catch your beard on fire.

[@randyparker8009]

👍's up and my the blessings of the Lord be upon you all.

[@dukenudibranch6414]

Did you ever think about the product Just For Men? Ha ha... I am just kidding you. Incredible video... Thanks.

[@YouAreNotFree.]

+Michael Kaspshak Thats just Winter time camo ;-)

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Abo Bushcraft lol

[@jimlahey8919]

Lonnie them flankers were awful close to your beard lol thx for the video 👍👍👍

[@Tactical_sagt]

Top. :)

[@lrgaetz5679]

that "lichen" we call old man's beard. great for starter

[@1fanger]

Watch them awesome whiskers, there Lonnie, don` want to see you get burned.

[@derstreber2]

no beards were harmed in the lighting of this fire

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+derstreber2 lol yep you are correct..........this time lol

[@xerr0n]

what about your beard......so thats why you grow it our huh ;D cool, haven't seen lichen like that, never thought of using bark SHAVINGS. love punkwood tho that thing will catch on fire really easy, IF its dry.

[@walterpalmer2749]

Don't ignite your chin whiskers Lonnie . Careful there. You didn't mention if your board or hearth (if that term is correct), is the "step" design you talk about ? If so, I see where that is best in a snow scenario. No worries about the ember falling off. Also, surprising that moss can still ignite under those conditions. I wouldn't have thought it.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Walter Palmer The hearth was not the stepped hearth design but is more commonly called the keyhole or two hole method. I hope to do a video soon on how that hearth is made and used. I thought I had a good example already recorded in one of my former videos but I have failed to find any good ones.

[@BUDs253]

You have more chances to survive than most of us.... In the worst case, you can use your beard for tinder :)

[@jimmcmillen4695]

Do you carry weapon?

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+jim McMillen I'm not too much worried about personal protection during the winter unless I am traveling. If I am just wandering around on foot near the cabin or near home then I don't worry too much about it

[@jimmcmillen4695]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival I thought you might have a lot of wolves there.. Anyway great video and thanks

[@bryanr.3241]

+jim McMillen Lonnie doesn't worry about animals , it's the people that are more dangerous while traveling , right Lonnie LOL.

[@jimmcmillen4695]

I was talking about being in the woods where you could be high on the food chain

[@TrankWithAnR]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival I believe I've seen you in some videos with a revolver on your hip. I may be mistake, though.

[@TuckerSP2011]

Lonnie I worry about your beard when you start a fire!!!

[@Dazrena]

No offense meant but when that smoke came billowing out you reminded me of Tommy Chong from Up in Smoke (:

[@angelaallen4854]

I feel you are cheating you are showing us your favorite tinder but if you are out in the bush you should use a fire rod or hand drill or something like that, but cool tinder.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Angela Allen I assume you are referring to my use of a bic lighter. If you watched the video all the way through you saw that I also created a bow and drill friction fire rather easily. I am confident enough in my primitive fire skills (and my manhood) that I don't feel a need to *prove* anything. The purpose of this video was to show the viewer different various natural materials that are suitable for use in a tinder nest. The purpose was *NOT* to show off and impress everyone with my mastership of primitive fire. If you go through my older videos you will see that I have achieved and documented many times (through video) primitive fire techniques. I would be called by some and indeed have been called a master of primitive fire. Again, even in those videos, my goal was to teach rather than impress. I will continue to use my bic lighter in my videos because that is what I use all the time off the videos. In other words, that is the real me. I am confident enough that I feel no need to impress anybody with my skills though I am more than ready to teach and instruct so that others can learn the advanced skills.

[@aquafinaspringwater9814]

I bet you could use hair from your beard as timber.

[@yesgood1357]

If all else fail, you can always cut down your beard and use it for tinder :D The downside is that's only applicable to men.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Yes Good lol