Starting a Bonfire 🔥

Teepee or Log Cabin? Feat. ‪@ohhyoubetcha‬
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[@reginabillotti]

1 - Keep your wood dry 2 - Set up your log structure (teepee or log cabin, whatever), then fill in the gaps with thin branches (no more than half an inch thick) then add your quick-burning kindling (paper or whatever you use). The kindling should light the twigs, which should keep the fire going long enough to ignite the logs.

[@georgemunson5068]

You gotta have smaller sticks in the middle to build it up der guy

[@MrOuchiez]

Tinder and kindling teepee first, THEN build the cabin over the roarin' hot coals so you have a nice level surface to set the cast iron on to get dem der venison steaks a nice sear. Keeper movin.

[@scottygg8550]

not from the midwest but the size of yer pinky or you gon git sum heat loss yup (a lot of people in the northwest have a very normal basica American accent until they spend some time alone with older people, then they fade into this country hick soundin accent) also most people drop the ing and replace it with in and pronounce the t's d's

[@carlosli3029]

Teepee inside the cabin

[@JustTryinaDuck]

@@MrOuchiez oh my god someone who knows how to build a fire and not just saying ha ha lighter fluid go burrrr

[@jadoncampbell2740]

put green wood on top of the log cabin for the pan to be on it wont burn as fast and stay stable longer

[@DevilTravels]

I'm from Northern Wisconsin and even I know there needs to be an intermediate layer between the teepee and cabin...unless you cheat with lighter fluid.

[@chrishenning8829]

This guy says he's from 'up nort'. How's by you der guy? Hey, You gotta use your knife and batton them into finger sized pieces once. 👍

[@cherry01995]

I live in Manitowoc

[@lexerwilliams8880]

if you live on an island, take the rough fabric like fiber from a coconut tree and you got your fire. Its better then both pine needles and paper.

[@DevilTravels]

@@lexerwilliams8880 agreed if your island has coconuts instead of pine trees. Of course you don't see too many places where both types of trees live together.

[@lexerwilliams8880]

@Devil_Travels If I remember right Guam does have pine trees. :)

[@jodisorenson9903]

Boy does Charlie have his “Dad” lesson about fire down!

[@kateri17]

if you can't taste lighter fluid in your smores are you even really at the lake house?

[@jeannefoster5594]

hahahaha!

[@patricialynnmoore]

Easliy Displeased 😂😂😂 Holy Cow!! Just busted up laughing! Good one.👍🏼

[@bansheemania1692]

1 gallon Used oil. 20%Kero/Diesel mix....Works Great

[@dailydoseofshorts535]

I use deer organs with on brain

[@constancemiller3753]

🤔.....ope.

[@gamergirl209]

As the one in my family who starts the bonfire, it hurts my soul watching others struggle to do it

[@jurisprudence6549]

It is so painful watching someone struggle to light a fire, especially with plenty of tools to make it a cake walk haha

[@sigsin1]

Consumers Power cut trees last week and the next day, a kid came to the door asking if he could have the wood because he wanted a bonfire that night. I said “You can have it but it’s not going to burn.” I was a Girl Scout. I only cheated once…my Brownies and I had a two night overnight (not in a campground) and it rained the whole time. On the second night, we took a night hike to the convenience store for lighter fluid 😬

[@Destroyanad]

@@jurisprudence6549 Unfortunately not everyone has the know-how

[@andrewlorah1524]

This is me

[@the-inatorinator]

One time my uncle caught his sweater on fire while starting a bonfire, and he was still like "Needs more lighter fluid"

[@lorettascott5477]

😆 🤣 😂 definitely recognize that statement

[@unimog401]

for us it was always used motor oil

[@moparnut91]

Being an uncle that lit a good bon fire and lost half the hair on his noggin and exposed areas, I agree, sometimes it'll catch the 3rd time with more fuel, casualties are a necessary evil, write it down.

[@YourOldPalFernbark]

The trick is to use even bigger logs.

[@robert48044]

especially in the beginning

[@luv_muh_pankakes7001]

The trick is to use a tree

[@jeannefoster5594]

Hahahaha!

[@bagnome]

@@luv_muh_pankakes7001 Just ask California. They seem to be experts at that.

[@garybear8827]

Bigger logs = bigger fire 🔥

[@jonjordan5871]

That felt like a midwest stepbrothers

[@bansheemania1692]

Jeez us🤠

[@graceskerp]

Bromance: It's a beautiful thing.

[@TYFighter-qt1ck]

My family always used the empty cases of beer instead of newspaper.

[@nathanielharter1643]

You always have one after your third attempt to start the fire. Sometimes you been have 2 empty cases by then.

[@pigtrapper1329]

I use empty boxes of beer for everything. Starting fires, storage boxes, making templates for projects, covering your windows before an ice storm, heck....even makes a decent temporary flower pot.

[@scopopulus]

how do you take the empties back to the store?

[@rhodawatkins4516]

@@scopopulus Where do they take them back at? That would be awesome! I remember when I was a kid, we could turn in the glass pop bottles for 5 cents or so.

[@emay5]

pigtrapper 1 I

[@soundember1990]

The screaming into the vast nothingness of the lake is quite accurate.

[@hummingbirdhobo]

Hee hee...meanwhile, the women are inside, laughing at their dorks.😄

[@eliseives345]

More like rolling their eyes, so used to their antics.

[@kathya3115]

Having cocktails 😜

[@noyopacific]

Charlie and Miles knew just what to do to make sure that everyone was having a good time ! That's 'cuz these boys have a touch of genius. 😂

[@thethree60five]

Making bets on who storms off first.

[@thethree60five]

... and one says... "hey... where's Dan?" His wife says.. "Probably smoking a J and getting the gas can. "

[@SamBrickell]

If you want to make a really nice and easy fire, start with a solid layer on the bottom of your fuel wood (this is basically an inverted fire, so that particular part of the fire is starved for oxygen and also doesn't light right away, it will keep your fire at mostly the same size for a long time) and use used cooking oil soaked on some of the wood for the "wood cabin" which acts as kindling and a some used cooking oil on the paper at the center also. It's really easy, and it's zero fail. Also it's a great way to use up used cooking oil so you always have fresh oil to eat.

[@Shady20000]

The combo between log cabin and to actually works pretty good

[@joelbuchanan471]

I love the comments from all the scouts preaching on how the kindling is missing. SO Wisconsin! GO Packers, F The bears!

[@ConservatEV]

Using this in a BSA Zoom presentation this week, thank you! It’s perfect (in the “what did they do wrong?” sense!) It’ll probably be way better than the rest of the presentation.

[@JackUpham]

As a midwestern boy scout, I have to say I’m slightly disappointed

[@ravileejones7381]

Yup this is pretty sad

[@drakoinx]

Asa canadian boy scout we had to make a fire with a bow. That's some rough stuff lol

[@mreatspeople]

They are obviously being extra about it. But log cabin is definitely the way to go

[@bagnome]

@@mreatspeople They also needed to split the wood into smaller pieces to.

[@mreatspeople]

@@bagnome or just used ALOT of kindling

[@kapperoutdoors]

LMAO, you guys rock! Real life humor out of the simplest of tasks!!! (OK, not always easy to start a fire! )

[@charlottemuller2233]

Theyare crazy good together!

[@musicofthemultiverse4599]

The Happy Medium L♡ves her 420 ♡🧚‍♀️

[@wbw1mi]

Love the tractor rim!

[@codyboe4737]

Charlie.... I was born in Minnesota and transplanted down to florida. Because of your videos I'm moving back to the midwest. Didnt know how much of that midwestern lifestyle has stuck with me. Great content. Even though it's just living midwestern life.

[@DiesalAZ]

Moved to Arizona in 1986, you guys make me homesick....kinda

[@catsteinhilb2880]

Seems like ya fellas forgot yer mid-west manners 😆🤣 This is every fire newbie everywhere

[@maddab414]

These skits were awesome! Made me think of step brothers when they were gonna go do karate in the garage😂😂 Love the vids!! Keep er movin!!

[@jcspenney]

One time I started a bonfire by hooking jumpers to my car and sparking it

[@bootziecuppie487]

The problem was ya fergot da kindling before da logs! 😂

[@newsomepost]

Charlie: is this thing on Fire: imma fall over now

[@Th3Duck0nQuak]

The wholesome remake of the "we didn't start the first by Billy joel" was so awesome!

[@tinaperez7393]

These guys can NEVER get lost in the woods (alone or together). EVER. Not even the deer and the cow will be able to save them.

[@bettyc.parker-young1437]

Layers guys! Always layers!😄🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michelleford7392]

Best video ever!! Love the song!!

[@badgerwijohnson4081]

I hit the like then the play button

[@lilboy3804]

Wdym

[@maxuabo]

no

[@badgerwijohnson4081]

Sorry I fat fingered the "I". Its corrected so it's not a command now. :)

[@migg-e]

Never thought I’d see Charlie get mad

[@alexgerweck4507]

My favorite is when I was up north with my friends and their first thought was to use half a bottle of ancient cologne they found in the woods and a bic lighter. One burnt his hand and another singed off most of his arm hair 😂

[@buttertoast117]

Where's the kindling?

[@Serenade2461]

Ya, need some kindling on that newspaper or those logs will never catch

[@timbuktu8069]

Every city boy I've ever met at a campground.

[@newsomepost]

Good job Charlie

[@newsomepost]

Very ummm original ha

[@gracekirk1922]

I love when you two do collaborations! Good one guys!👏🏻👀😂👏🏻😂👏🏻

[@douglascollier7767]

You make me smile. Thank you.

[@sandy-rr1by]

the neighbor walking by is sooo funny!!! HAAA!!!

[@cjenglish3348]

Let's keep er moving there guy

[@TakeDeadAim]

Save the lint from your dryer, put it in a plastic Sauerkraut/pickle container(s) and take them camping. That stuff will light wet grass. Also, cotton balls soaked in lighter fluid and stuffed in old prescription containers work as well. Add some kindling, use small, med, large sticks found on the ground or broken off lower dead branches and it's really not that difficult.

[@westie430]

Oh man😂 that "I told you so" face at 0:56 kills me🤣🤣

[@wb29292]

As somebody who worked on a resort up north that was filled with fibs all summer who had no idea how to start fires... yeah I got pretty good at starting them lol

[@BratKat904]

OMG! you poor soul! I can’t even imagine what it’s gonna be like THIS year up north with all the flatlanders heading our way!!! 🤨

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@BratKat904 Okay, I'll bite... here in New Hampshire fibs are little lies, what does "fibs" mean in this context?

[@BratKat904]

@@benvoliothefirst “FIB” sandwiches “Illinois” between 2 common swear words! (lol) They are Illinois people who come to WI to indulge in a bunch of rude behaviors, tear up our lakes when people are fishing, skip lines, make a lot of noise, and just generally be A-holes to others!

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@BratKat904 Thank you, I learned something new today! 🤣

[@BratKat904]

@@benvoliothefirst 😂 glad to help!

[@brucebeauvais1324]

I always start the woodstove with a lean-to. A couple of years ago, my friend and I were spectating at a dog sled race in da U.P. We came across a road guard trying to start a fire. He made a teepee and stuffing newspaper into it. The glossy ad sections. Surprisingly it didn't work. I found some kindling and charcoal left from the previous day's fire. Added that and some regular newspaper. That did take off but still wasn't great. He opened his tool box and I spotted a propane torch. That got it blazing in a real hurry.

[@zachmoerman4165]

Just saw this on the You beti channel but Charlie deserves a view as well. 👌🤣

[@jayphoenix3756]

Some say that if you go by the lake shore at night, and listen real careful, you can still smell the woodsmoke on the breeze

[@stimpsjd]

Charlie is on the next season of Survivor.

[@domtron8873]

Greatest comedy duo ever.

[@anniegthepack5095]

This is why I am the FIRE QUEEN. I will get that fire going. The trick is you take your hatchet and one of them logs in the background and you make it into smaller sticks. Then you take your news paper and your pine needles and put em in the middle and make a teepee out of the small-medium sized ones. Light the kindling then feed it your smallest sticks til the middle sized ones catch and you've got a good flame going. Then slowly slowly add bigger sticks til you're up to the logs. For optimal bright flames, you add logs to the pyramid shape whenver a gap shows up.

[@ChirpyMike]

That's gas station firewood. Don't even lie!

[@user-ll8be9vt4u]

Great as always! Needed a good laugh, thanks

[@leiflarson1]

Ever heard of a flame thrower, there, guy? duh.

[@noyopacific]

That's how I learned in the Boy Scouts too. A propane turbo-torch to 'er going and then a leaf blower to help it develop a nice bed of coals! 😂

[@leighfield9193]

You make my day! Please keep doing what you do!!

[@ttomkat1]

As a guy who just started teaching his daughter how to build a fire, I love this video!

[@alexblack6421]

I used a starter log and put it in an old dresser...

[@coasterlovingmom]

Everyone needs a Fire Stump for the perfect tee pee fire that NEVER falls down. More time for drinking!

[@Nonunusmultorum]

keep 'er movin', ya!

[@BratKat904]

ya know, in reality, the “ya” stuff comes from northern Minnesota! Not Wisconsin. Ive lived all over WI my whole life and never once have I heard anyone say “ya” EXCEPT from northern MN. Wonder if he’s really a transplant from there?

[@chrishenning8829]

In Wisconsin, we just say 'up Nort'. Cripes 😜

[@tinaperez7393]

Now just hold your horses. Peanut butter and pickles go perfectly together! 😭😭😭

[@theonescratchwonder6484]

15 years of having bonfires and googling all types of techniques for fire building along the way, it wasn't until 2020 I realized I could combine the teepee style and log cabin. In my opinion of all the ways to have a fire a small teepee inside a larger log cabin starts the easiest and burns the best. Paper bag filled with newspaper surrounded by small sticks and then large logs for the log cabin with smaller logs on top directly above the teepee, if your kindling is dry enough it will burn through light rain.

[@ryguy7260]

Another great video

[@kevinrixmann9828]

Look at that fire...and deck! Solid video @ K&K’s Lakeside Lodge

[@JJVater]

I hate how much I enjoy watching you two, also of how much I’m jealous that you have a house next to water

[@ianrhodes83]

Now I guess you two did indeed start the fire

[@shellfrancis5400]

These videos make me happy:)

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

Why am I so much like these men I’ve never met before

[@bonrodgers8173]

Honestly I swear by the teepee/log cabin. Works every time.

[@matthewcowan9131]

I'd assume repeating comments I know are down there, but this hurts my soul. Great video for the laughs

[@alainad6364]

My dad is totally the guy in the background. Personally, I prefer a teepee with a pile of dry bark and other dry forest matter buried underneath. A solid match on top of the pile and a match or two near the bottom of the pile will light it right up if you've got a piece of cardboard or some solid lungs to fan it with.

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

I like how there are people in the comments taking this video literally like they were actually trying to start the fire each time and doing it wrong instead of doing it wrong for the skit.

[@nancyg7280]

My husband just uses his torch to start the fire 🔥 is that cheating? 😂😂😂 You guys are great!

[@keyaberglund574]

Oh my you have a torch husband too!🤣

[@wererabbit63]

Pine needles, twigs, smaller sticks, medium sticks and newspaper. Once that is burning, layer bigger sticks, small logs. Once that is burning, add larger logs. Hasn’t anyone ever worked at a summer camp?

[@eric8851]

1 gal diesel and 6 beers, fire!

[@direfox9464]

The saddest part of the video was them sitting with their backs to the lake 🤣

[@susanweisheit68]

You guys and dude sad seriously need a sitcoms. I’m thinking something like a Wisconsin version of friends!

[@haleystormville9007]

While I support this idea, you should check out That 70s Show for now

[@devinmoe7803]

That left ear sigh at 1:48 had me shook

[@kathrynmast916]

YES! Sweet pickles, crunchy peanut on soft white bread!! YUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

[@JakobHill]

North of the border we just whip out the Jerrycan and the barbeque lighter. That puts the teepee vs log cabin debate to rest for good.

[@m-dog4163]

Peanut butter n pickles is my favorite sandwich

[@77_trains]

Very helpful, thanks charlie

[@lucasgoldinger6948]

I think we can agree log cabin is the only way to build a fire.

[@danielburford1441]

Easy start fire starters from Walmart should get ya. I use them to make a bonfire for my hobo coffee in the morning!

[@amynurss1375]

Oh the 80s montage and frozen hand clap!

[@0pshut]

The real bonfire was the friends we made along the way

[@dorothyday9035]

The flint bit is every episode of naked and afraid ever

[@sminthian]

Who has a newspaper laying around anymore?...

[@ohrats731]

Lol my step-dad buys newspapers just to do the puzzles and then saves it for the wood stove. My mom will get mad when he buys newspapers that lean in a different political direction but he’s like “What? The crosswords are good! I don’t read them....”

[@careyareaparanormalenergyr9355]

You must not be from the Midwest 😂🤣

[@jac3054]

Literate people have newspapers lying around.

[@JoeZelensky]

It's sad that there are people that actually think you can go straight to big pieces of wood without building the fire up.

[@sarahnormally5508]

How cute! Back to the basics! Yep

[@treestar22]

I have a newspaper base, then make a teepee out of the thinner logs (not branch sized, though). Light the newspaper in multiple places and you get a flawless fire almost every time. Add the bigger logs once you have a strong fire and you are set for the rest of the night!

[@RyRidge]

Charlie looked very flustered in the heat of the moment.

[@josiahhaifley2839]

This has a deep meaning

[@restylesecrets8251]

My Eagle Scout husband uses an empty Old Dutch Potato Chips box for kindling, and a propane torch to light it. And for some reason the kids in the family call them bombfires. 🤣

[@Jnolique]

You just wait for lightning to strike and move to where it strikes the ground and grab a log

[@zeldatrek]

Your way takes too long. Also what happens when you don't have a log ready? Now the smart person would send someone else up the tallest dead (or soon to be dead) tree with an aluminum bat and a roll of duct tape. You know before the storm hits otherwise you'll have a pyre instead of a bon fire.

[@Jnolique]

@@zeldatrek no brother you just call and becken the gods

[@zeldatrek]

@@Jnolique Oh so instead of an aluminum bat I should be using a hammer instead? Gotcha makes sense. Also on da plus side you might get a wicked magnet to go metal fishing with.

[@Jmoneysmoothboy]

the alter fire is sorta da best o both worlds here boys

[@darthbane8]

Charlie is really going for the Wisconsin look with his hat over his mullet. I forgot that’s how we do it back home. Business up front, party in the back.

[@firecracker3911]

You guys are on 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LionChavez]

Freaking love yoos guys!

[@rhodawatkins4516]

My late aunt from way southern Indiana used to say "yous guys". I thought it made her sound like someone in the mafia. Evidently she didn't live in Oklahoma long enough for "y'all" to stick.

[@calvin_byrd10]

Underrated video