Self-Sustaining UPSIDE DOWN FIRE Method

Self-sustaining fire using entirely WET WOOD. This upside-down fire method burned for over 12 hours for us using the wettest wood we could find off the forest floor. We also show FLINT & STEEL fire ignition using natural tinder straight from the wild that has not been charred. Self sustaining fires can be a life saver in a survival situation by providing long burning consistent heat while at the same time conserving your time and energy. Knowing how to build a Fire lay that can utilize wet wood without any maintenance is an incredible skill to have in situations where dry wood is scarce.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Gather Materials
01:26 How to Break Firewood
01:57 Organize Wood
02:58 Building platforms (decks)
05:08 Flint & Steel (No Char)
06:07 Long burning Self sustaining fire
08:08 Level Fire Using Stakes
08:31 overview
09:31 Fire making playlist

[@brainchatter2078]

I will gather my wood and do a fire like this. Great video. Keep them coming. Please. Thank youuuu.

[@mr.r2816]

Keep the amazing content up! These are very useful for the community! I know these kind of vids don't get hundreds of thousands of views, but people watching these are forever thankful and your family's work will spread throughout the Bushcraft community. I've tested some of your fire techniques and I'm amazed by the results. I was able to light up some materials that I wasn't able before. You are doing a great service by making these videos.

[@wildernessstrong6131]

We enjoy your comments. Thanks for taking time and supporting/encouraging us!

[@BuckMckawtheotherone]

My wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary outside in January (yes, we got married in January, willingly, no shotguns, lol) at 40 below (Celcius or Fahrenheit, 40 is 40...). Cooked a stew, had some 'chilled' wine, and hot chocolate. Our upside down fire lasted 5 hours. We were cozy, and had a great time. They sure are a marvelous type of fire. Thank you for your videos and all you show.

[@wildernessstrong6131]

That’s fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[@jasongarling20]

I'm over 50 years old, and have been into bushcraft and survival for many decades now. I've seen your "classified " video you mentioned! You guys are doing some Amazing work! Definitely going to put you into a class by yourselves! Outstanding job gentlemen! Keep up the great research!

[@wildernessstrong6131]

Thanks for the great compliment! We appreciate the kind words.

[@jasongarling20]

@@wildernessstrong6131 You are destined for greatness! But to be great, you have to put in the work, and yall are killing it! ( a great thing!!) 👍 Thank you for posting and sharing your results 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@Mgt461]

As always really interesting and important research about essential survival skills. I’ve never heard or seen this technique before and I never would have thought it possible for a fire to burn so long with wet wood. Great work. Thanks .

[@aksalaman4689]

Excellent demonstration. Thanks for the video.

[@serbianspaceforce6873]

Loved this! This is how I've known to make fires for quite a while as my family used to heat our house with a wood stove, where a fire like this is very helpful due to the long low maintenance burn time. Only comment that I have is that you restate a lot of points, like how wet the wood is, which does add emphasis but with enough repetition seems to cheapen the meaning. The conclusion was great though, very concise and very representative of the pros and cons.

[@nesta8273]

Super good video explaining "how to" and showing the positives with a fire like this one. 10/10 video

[@mr.r2816]

Your videos are a treasure! Absolutely amazing content, very useful.

[@wildernessstrong6131]

Huge compliment! Thanks so much.

[@yoiyomismo]

I love the ideas you present in your videos, very original and useful. Thank you for sharing!

[@ulrichreinhardt8432]

I've tried this several times myself now. With different woods. Things were going pretty badly with what we had lying around in the german forest. Two out of three attempts didn't work. Still a fascinating and very good method. Takes some practice and need some modification depending on the type of wood, for example with more thin wood and a little more dry wood if the wet wood isn't as good. That is then a question of practical experience. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@wildernessstrong6131]

Really appreciate the update. I’ve had several unsuccessful try’s with wet wood as well. In times where I was unsuccessful it was usually as a result of trying to jump from too small of dry wood on top to too big of wet wood in the layer below. If I have a hot enough fire on top with big enough wood it usually gives me enough momentum for success. Curious what kind of wood you used…

[@ulrichreinhardt8432]

@@wildernessstrong6131 I used spruce, pine, ash, birch and beech. Especially with the conifers, I would have thought it would be easier (because of the resin), but it also didn't really go well. I also think that the transition from the dry wood at the top to the wet wood at the bottom is the critical point.

[@turmat01]

I agree, for a camp fire for fun, not the best, but in survival situation, thats crazy good! A fire that will keep you warm all night, with no maintenance, even with wet wood? Thats crazy good for survival! It must also smoke like hell, making you easy to spot

[@TheShieldery]

Awsome! I'll deffinitly try this! Right after I managed the stinginge nettles... I hope I'll get it right next weekend... *Camps wild crying🍻

[@wtan5814]

Great video!

[@jos7425]

Wish you guys would write a book regarding your findings. I would be the first to buy it.

[@Mgt461]

If you’re the first to buy it I’d definitely be the second and I reckon there would be a big long queue to buy a copy. Outstanding information.

[@wildernessstrong6131]

Thanks so much!

[@brianhelgeson1208]

Awesome! It would stand to reason. When you're burning out in the yard. All the old debris, and blow down can be quite old and nasty like you picked up off the ground. If you put enough dry on top and light it up, it can burn all night. I never thought of doing it in the wild. But, as you have shown, it must be assembled properly to work with control. It all burns in a raging forest fire. Why not in a controlled fire. You've opened up a whole new fire lay for me in the great outdoors. Of course, great care must be observed when trying something like this. A clear burning area. Including above the fire. Constant visual awareness, or line of site to the fire, to insure that it doesn't get out of hand. Thanks for all you guys do and for sharing w/us. I learned something new. Awesome!

[@wildernessstrong6131]

Great comment, thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

Wood is like a heavy, tight, dense bundle of straws. The material is called lignin. They are cross linked cells that are very stable. And thats why moisture comes out the ends as it cooks in a fire.

[@wildernessstrong6131]

nice info, thanks!

[@tikkidaddy]

I started to say some good sticky resin laden fatwood would get that top hot, maybe down into the first layer or two!😆😆

[@geoffreybudge3027]

Russians lay a punky rot log on fire to keep a ember till morning 😊

[@agentjohnson3973]

It would probably burn even longer with green wood rather than wet wood that is decaying

[@wildernessstrong6131]

True. Would be a good experiment to mix in some green towards the bottom/middle of the stack.

[@Platypus_Warrior]

It's always done wrong on YT sorry. You want to put dirt between the logs so that it doesn't burn too quickly. You speak about efficiency because it burned everything but you could triple the burning time by preventing falling coals from igniting the base. Please try again. You are not building a foundry

[@gumbyElvis]

Perhaps you can start your own KZbin channel and show everyone how to do it your way. I thought it was another high quality video that did a fantastic job showing how he made a fire with soaked wood.