My Birds Nest

[@myrddraal888]

I still love coming back to these old ones and watch them from time to time. You will always catch something interesting.

[@farmhouse43]

@Mac14⚡⚡88 same here... outstanding

[@allendouglas786]

Hello Corporal, My name is Doug I live in Michigan and I was just watching your video on how to start a fire. It was very helpful. I would like too THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY AND CARING ENOUGH TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW THEY CAN SURVIVE IF NEED BE. GOD BLESS 🙏🙏🙏🗽🗽🇺🇲

[@johnwyman5939]

Always a good time too watch your old videos!!! Nicely done as always!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍

[@roberteckard9771]

I try to watch all of your stuff. You have more credibility than any of the survivor programs I have seen on tv.

[@recall5811]

I appreciate that. Please spread the word about my channel. Thanks for watching

[@TarqPick]

@@recall5811 I agree with Robert. I find you to be incredibly genuine and sincere. No BS. You're okay, for a Marine. Thanks for the video.

[@aternst]

Robert Eckard I agree. I expect because he is teaching experience and not only entertaining us. This channel is one of the first ones I recommend to friends interested in bushcraft.

[@tk00903]

Have shared you with others, and will continue. Really appreciate that you are " always " teaching, and you don't stop with just one lesson, you also blend in other aspects and how it can overlap to different scenarios. Outstanding as usual corporal.

[@S_C_A_R_F_A_C_E]

@@recall5811 Does all pine tree species produce fatwood? I know the red pine is a great type of pine for producing fatwood, but wasn't sure about the others.

[@lokistillwater4577]

"Improvised scraping tool". Wow. Can't believe I never thought of that! Excellent tip, as usual, Corporal.

[@joshuagilbert6199]

I encourage people to get into these older videos. Never hurts to get back to basics and relearn essential skills that get taken for granted.

[@BHFDBHFD]

Stumbled upon your videos a couple of months ago your are one of the best out there no bs right to the point and great how detailed your are at showing how to get it done also you are the chef of the woods don’t stop your videos keep them coming much appreciated

[@joblo8171]

Good stuff once again. People do not have a clue how difficult it is to make it in the rain here. Every year people get lost, wet, and carried out under a tarp. The land is so beautiful it hides the danger. Further north people are more aware and take normal precautions the people here do not. Hope this vid finds the right people and they make it home.

[@denisdegamon8224]

Once again valuable tools for wet weather fire starting. During the summer months in Florida when grubbing around thosed pine woods and old stumps, be very aware of our world famous pygmy rattlers and our rather large Cane Break rattle snakes. They love fallen timber areas. Good idea to use a walking stick and prod around the area before jumping right in when harvesting that fat wood / lighter.

[@matthewmorris2383]

All I can say is thank you Best bushcraft channel imo

[@ArkCity]

Recently subbed to your channel and I really enjoy all the information and perspectives you have. Thanks for taking the time to teach and make videos.

[@kendralynn2490]

The only thing to say is Outstanding!!! Thank you for another fantastic vid!! So great to hear someone talk about using different materials in one shot.

[@beerdrinker6452]

Always interesting and informative content. Thank you.

[@scout7198]

Wow, your lesson in this video is lifesaving. Your hands-on demonstration of finding/harvesting fatwood and finding/harvesting/igniting a drybark birds nest was wonderful. Thank you Corporal. Your videos should be mandatory homework for all Boy Scouts and outdoor enthusiasts.

[@jasondavis741]

Even simple tips and tricks are clutch when you're in a jam and can help you maintain a positive mindset. Thanks for sharing sir!

[@Turnbull62]

Remember fat wood can sometimes also be found at the base of lower dead branches, even on healthy living pine, if no decent stumps can be found. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@o1420]

That is amazing! Back side of a knife is just as important-as the blade side👍 ty for sharing🙂

[@LarryLyman]

An old passion was rekindled last year. Then I stumbled onto your channel. Can only say thanks for all the info you share with all of us. Awesome job

[@JimRodgers]

Birch bark? LOL every time I watch a youtube bushcraft/wilderness survival person talk about fire making they go straight to a resource that is not available in the Pacific NW. Here in the PNW we have to use other materials, and you pointed out some good ones, like cedar, pine and others. I believe you are the first youtube guy to post about ways to make fire in the rain in my "backyard". Fatwood is king! :) I'm enjoying your videos a lot. Thank you and please keep them coming.

[@recall5811]

Thank you sir and Thanks for watching. share my channel with others

[@jackieeastom8758]

Love it. Simple and functional. When I go out I carry a 6"waxed jute twine in the bottom of my pocket.lights no matter how wet you get.

[@lhinarizona6658]

In the 60s and 70s, I lived in Port Angeles Wa, for 9 years. I learned my fire building skills there and it can be a challenge to get a fire. At Boy scout camp, it had been raining for 2 weeks and it was raining the day I had to show my fire building skills. I made my fire. ;) I spent a lot of time in Olympic National Park camping and hiking and learned to use a ferro rod there. I live in Arizona now and I have no trouble building a camp fire. lol It's very easy here. With as wet as the Pacific Northwest is, rot sets in fast on dead trees and the wood does fall a part. The resin of the pine tree resists the rot and as you showed, it makes it fairly easy to find resin soaked fatwood. Thanks for a great video, Corporal! Thank you for your service! Thanks for being a Military Brother! U.S. Army, MP Sgt.

[@henchman_ben3725]

I've been going back and watching all of Corporal Kellys older videos. Great stuff. Also Corporal, keep the beard. #2022. #CorporalAF

[@l.a.3887]

Really good information on how to make a fire when it's wet thanks good video

[@nealgrey6485]

A few years back, a woman from Vermont lost her husband and 14-year old stepdaughter because a beaver dam broke in late winter. They were drenched and dies from exposure. I have been trying to figure out how to make a bird’s nest that can start a fire almost instantly, and this is a great help. Of course I will keep it in a small (like 1-liter) dry bag.

[@cmcer1995]

Never have processed fatwood before, but it looks like a great solution when conditions are wet. Thanks for the video.

[@woods.3216]

Thanks for the video corporal. Another valuable lesson.

[@mrkultra1655]

Keep ‘me coming Corporal, thanks.

[@damiengoldsworthy1861]

Take some satchels of silica gel, you know the small packets you get in shoe boxes and keep them in a plastic bag with your tinder/ birdsnest material. They absorb moisture and may help if it's really wet.

[@jennyvikgarcia9229]

Semper Fi, Corporal, thank you for all the amazing ideas you continue to share with us.

[@kenemerson1075]

Job well done! Enjoyed the information.

[@TheBushcraftPadawan]

Another cracking video, Shawn - thanks for pulling it together and sharing it. You raise a very valuable and often overlooked point at the end regarding the combination of materials to effect a successful outcome as opposed to relying on a single resource.

[@dumanhieu]

As always, another excellent block of instruction. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise with others, brother.

[@AnyDayNow360]

Wow, Corporal. Your videos have some of the best tutorials around, especially for the Pac NW region. I appreciate your simple approach sharing some of the knowledge you have acquired over the years. I am trying to watch all of your videos, and I will share them as well. Thank you!

[@pierremayer1207]

Thanks for the video. Great tip on using the spine of the blade. Where I live it gets cold and finger numbing, so another trick for when you can't be precise to make feather sticks. Enjoyed the garberg/eldris combo.

[@kalleeshapeace4169]

Thank you, I live in the wet tropics and have been searching for videos to educate me about camping in the wet. I love your motto, if it ain't raining we ain't training.

[@TheOctapodi]

Great video. Awesome to see a wet weather fire starting video from the PNW.

[@derrel1259]

Your videos are great for a person who doesn't appreciate a lot of verbosity (bull s**t)my dad and my uncles fought in WWll and they had their say and then shut up and went away.They got to the point. I miss that.Carry on Corporal!!

[@TheLiberatedMonkey]

Really Appreciate you sharing your knowledge, and putting in the work to create this content.

[@cpd833]

Thanks for this presentation. I live in the PNW and appreciate the information.

[@sdungworth]

Great Video Mr I've learned loads about the different Trees to look out for 👍

[@linkdatum]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏽

[@lostcause1144]

Outstanding, this just became a training vid for some young folks in scouting, which they were able to master thanks to you. Carry on Corporal

[@davem4193]

Thank you for such a detailed explanation on bird's nests and fatwood.

[@ObsessedGamerYT]

Your point is well made, skills learned transfers from one spot to another. I may not live in a rain forest, Arkansas, but what you just showed, I can use. I can all so use these techniques with my young Grandsons. The oldest being five.

[@marcmarti5273]

That trick with the pine stub was simply awesome. Super usefull! There are plenty of pines on my area, I will definetly use that trick on my hiking trips. thanks for sharing corporal ;)

[@mrkultra1655]

Great one Corporal, thanks.

[@pnyarrow]

Thank you once again for and outstanding and informative video. ATB. Nigel

[@recall5811]

Thank you Sir

[@joeyperez8581]

You , Dave Canterbury, and Mr Fun in the Woods ( Dave Pearson ) are a big blessing and fun to watch. As an old man thats been around the world ,I have but one suggestion that the viewers and you may want to consider or ponder on: Have you considered what comes after this reality we call life ? Is-there another reality that the founding fathers based our existence upon. Who did Ben Franklin ask for divine providence from? Be blessed little bro and all that watch your programs, may they be enlightened with your goodness and the goodness that natures Creator provides us with.

[@adamcharpentier18]

Very very helpful information. Thanks corp. I wasn't sure but now I know. It rains in nc alot too this time of year.

[@richardpearson5036]

Love the scraper tool idea corporal!

[@KateWentCamping]

Awesome. The more you teach me the more I realize I have so much to learn.

[@christopherbunik2116]

Great information and comments, thank for your service.

[@candiced710]

Good information! Thank you! I like that you bring up being realistic.. sometimes I get great ideas that aren't realistic when I get out in the woods. Cheers!

[@allenwood6313]

Here in north Florida and southGeorgia they call it fat lighter. But same process. Great vid, thanks.

[@lucyintheskywithdiamonds4034]

pathfinder school is fortunate & lucky to have you. excellent video & content - THUMBED-UP & thx!

[@1984duck]

I lived in the nw for years and enjoy the time in mountains and have used what nature has provided for heat.

[@aleisterbroley900]

I think, for scraping, I'd likely use the cutting edge at 90 degrees to the trunk, works well for me. Uses less pressure, and the work goes much faster. Either that, or I'd cut into the bark and peel away a sheet that I could scrape elsewhere, and possibly have some cordage material as well (those PNW cedars look WAY better for getting cordage material than our Eastern cedars-- these cedars in the southeast are a pain to try and get that middle bark layer separated!)

[@artreesepoole3766]

Stomping on the tombstone of the pine tree haha I found that amusing. Thanks for the uploads! Definetly more informed on how to survive in the wilderness than I was before :)

[@daveagar5594]

Harvesting Cedar bark and Birch... go to the East side of the tree as it gets almost no weathering. Consider that all year the west wind and weather will super saturate one side of the tree. . Even in the Summer ... go to the East side of trees for the the best results.

[@stephenmccandless2658]

Great video. I like the detailed instruction that you put into you're videos. I live in Nova Scotia and I'm sure this video will help me next time in the bush. Thanx

[@MikiBlue]

Very informative. I enjoy watching your videos

[@justincooper5623]

Good stuff Marine. Semper Fidelis

[@AS-jq4lb]

here in southern Sweden, we have a lot of rain too on occasion so this is useful knowledge. thanks corporal!

[@GO0DWOLF]

Here in the South, you can also find fat lighter on a fallen pine that's rotting, but if you look where the branches come out, oftentimes you'll find nodules of fat lighter in that join.

[@doubled3983]

just found your channel. what a refreshing look at things, I had to subscribe. Thanks! Semper Fi!

[@gregwright392]

Rain in the Pacific NW? Naw!!!! Well done video and explaining the techniques was excellent.

[@jguitarz1]

Good stuff brother.Here in VA both Ceder & Pine are abundant.I normally mix the two for a birds nest. Fatwood is king for tinder ignition.

[@andrewkeeton3627]

I’ve lived in Texas most of my life and now Colorado. I’d be completely lost without fatwood. It’s just laying around everywhere, I use it every single time

[@merseytrainz]

Thank you for sharing... from the UK

[@jojacobs305]

Very cool 😎 awesome information

[@vazsurvival7539]

I watch alot of your videos and appreciate how you present your content!

[@muchlove4999]

Respect. Coolest guy on this subject. Given me a lot of convidence. Thanks sir.

[@purpletam5900]

I admit it. I've never used my farro rod before. It's been tied to my purse now for a few years. It looks easy enough. I'll still bring my big box of matches from the Dollar Tree though.

[@calvinmonroe2408]

Thanks for the lesson of how best to burn on wet materials by adaptation for success

[@darrenparkes9805]

Another excellent vlog, from daz in australia

[@tom_olofsson]

I like the imropvised draw knife.

[@reidycruise]

Tom Olofsson I've seen loads of bushcraft vids and never seen that tip before

[@Tharindu4u]

A good informative video with a lot of helpful tips. I really like your videos. Thank you

[@colectiv77]

Keep doin what ur doin brother. I'm learnin and having fun. Inspire.

[@josephlashley3166]

I like that you use your safety glasses!

[@marcuss1212]

Hi i am a subscribre of your chanal for a will now and now your are recommended by KZbin in my recommended list great job quipit up😊

[@mrwes100]

Spot on CC - thanks for sharing your techniques.

[@vassalloventure9211]

I appreciate all your videos, especially the ones that relate specifically to the PNW region! 👍🏻

[@SUDUTBELUKARofficial]

Thanks for sharing 👍👍 Cheers mate 👍

[@patriciakirk5565]

Another useful video.Can't wait to show my newly learned skills.Thanks Corpral. :)

[@GetUrPhil]

I like the scraping tool idea.

[@guillermochacon3276]

Excelent! I'm from Costa Rica and find in the tropical forest similar material.

[@lucyintheskywithdiamonds4034]

something you pointed-out in one of your videos i think i saw a year or so ago, but on a different topic other than just fire by natural means is carrying a flare if it came down to having to use it in a real bad SHTF condition. well, i'm going to wal-mart today and if they have any i'm gonna buy some and put one in my pack. thanks for the tip on that too.

[@urbanpioneer5326]

Thank you.

[@daveagar5594]

I believe in the Rule of 3's. Even for the Birds Nest. A quick flash.. (cattail, milkweed seeds or teasel seeds) accompanied with cedar and thicker grasses. I prefer to have this nest inside a massive bundle of "Littles from the underside of Conifers" Once the fire is going I get a 3 to 4 foot high fire in less than a minute.

[@TarqPick]

I presume that we're all conservationists of some sort, so hopefully this doesn't come off as too granola. Just for whatever it's worth, limiting your rake on the cedar to a six by six inch area will prevent significant harm to the tree. Stripping too much bark off of one tree in a short period (a short period being several seasons - the bark is its skin and you're essentially tearing its skin off) can cause it to die, so folks should try to limit how much they harvest off of any given specimen. As ever, take only what you need. I'm sure many of us know that. I just want more of us to know that.

[@charleshoward9983]

Yea that is really good information. I live in the south, but I am sure it applies here to. Thanks.

[@noneofyours16]

This was Awsome. Love your channel

[@cuttnhorse2013]

Your the teacher of all teachers!

[@phonecards1]

Outstanding presentation! Thanks.

[@tavelharris6632]

Thank you for the video corporal

[@dunnebug]

12:05 am. San Antonio Tx. I love your work bro!

[@recall5811]

2209 Vancouver WA, Thank you Sir. More To Come

[@rayspencer339]

I learn a lot from your U Tube channel

[@silentbutdeadly7032]

This is now in my toolbox! As always, thanks for your help!

[@csh6220]

For fire starting in very wet conditions. fatwood will put a smile on your face, especially a large amount of it. I had the same problem with cedar bark (igniting, going out, etc.) I will give your way a try. Thanks!

[@thomasnugent7602]

Very good point ! Improvise, adapt and overcome ! HOOAH