7+3 Ways Of Firemaking And How To Improve Them

7+3 Ways Of Firemaking And How To Improve Them
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[@SurvivalLilly]

Thanks you for watching this video. In the meantime I have designed my own survival knife which you can find at my online store: www.survivallilly.at/shop Thank you so much for your support

[@Artoriouz1291]

Survival Lilly where do you buy the flint equipment??

[@Michal-Klecka]

The flint is easy to buy in Europe, in US probably too. It's not an unusual stone. Here in Czech, most gift shops around cave complexes have them and specialised geology shops have them surely. It's cheap, just look. And for steel you can use almost any piece of steel or iron you find. People have invented various specialised designs for comfortable use.

[@s10m0t10n]

Thank you for all the videos. I'm really enjoying them because they are well made, well thought out and informative without the high level of chatter that many contributors use. A picture is worth a thousand words and bushcrafters are practical people who often learn by watching a process, then doing it themselves. They don't always need a running commentary on everything they do, so your films of you enjoying the great outdoors are a breath of fresh air, in many ways. Please keep up the good work.

[@adriansandry2783]

Great video as usual. The ordinary cheap lighter is better than some may think. When the gas runs out the metal top can be removed and the hot sparks used to light hundreds more fires. If the lighter gets wet then you only need to put in in a pocket or inner clothing for a while and it will dry and work again, Many thanks for your helpful videos.

[@alroy43]

I've watched several now, I find your strategies knowledgeable, and your dog lovable.

[@paul-cristianmihai4431]

When using the firesteel, try to scrape by applying more presure, and next to the tip of your firesteel rod ; using half (or less) of your rod's lenght will prevent it from thinning out and breaking in half, or losing a large portion of it. Also, another way to use it is by keeping the striker motionless and the firesteel rod traveling (dragging it to you) - this would allow the sparks to reach the shavings/tinder/etc. without the risk of moving or touching it by accident (when striking the normal way). Hope I was able to express myself clearly, because english is not my primarily language and haven't used it for a couple of years :)

[@NavigatingwithNafe]

👍good educational material for individuals who don't know these tricks & materials!! Good job Lilly!!

[@mrbluenun]

Hi Lilly, Wow, you make everything look so easy! Thank you for all your ideas and the proof of concept!

[@pianop1961]

Excellent video, as always lily! Here's a little tip. If you are running low on matches you can split them with your knife and get two fires from one match. If you have a book of matches you can peel them into two halves. This really helps extend your resources. I know this is not a method native to your area, but I love the bamboo saw method of fire starting! Thank you for all you do!

[@FishWaterBrewery]

I store all my fire making items in an altoid tin. The tin can be used to make char cloth. Contents on my metal altoid tin is, frenzel lense, lighter, charcloth, ferro rod, steel wool(steel wool will also take a spark and ignite) dryer lent, bits of wax string, extra cloth to make char cloth, the tin is secured closed with a large rubber band (can also be used for tinder). So in one small tin, approx. 1" x 2.5" x 4" I have several tinder options and fire starting options.

[@SCSlimBoiseID]

One of your earlier videos here that I just found - it is actually quite good. Eventually I will catch up and view all of them. Nicely done - thumbs up!

[@abroyles007]

Apple Stump Bushcraft Stuff and Thi

[@yackercraft6502]

Thanks for the videos, it's nice to see more people getting involved in bushcrafting :)

[@nate_thealbatross]

"One is none, two is one." Love it.

[@saradreaming]

Wonderful video Lilly! Loved your camera angles and editing. Very nice tutorial too on the assorted ways to make a fire... : o)

[@0HARE]

I learned some things from this, and your demonstration of techniques I already knew about was very well presented and helpful. I also like your video capture and editing. Very well done. Thanks for all you share with us. Good Vibrations

[@richardmason902]

Thanks Lilly --A great and very informative video. You have inspired me to start practicing and perfecting a few different methods of fire starting. Looks like great fun and very useful.

[@JoeFeser]

Thermite is also a good option. Some may argue it is only good at melting steel but it would be a good replacement for the black powder.

[@monsonontario7120]

I always carry fine steel wool in my fire kit, nice to see someone demonstrate with steel wool. keep up the good work

[@hamerhead2]

another awesome video on so many different kinds of fire lighting.thanks for taking the time to show how its done.

[@semco72057]

The bow drill method was one of those taught to us in the Air Force, and the other was the use of the fire storm method which you used here. It is nice to know how to survive in the wilderness and each branch of the military here in the United States teach their personnel how to survive if stranded in a strange place.

[@runeborgbjerg]

Great video :) Regarding spreading the fire your "birds nest": Your breath is very likely to be more moist than the air around you, so if it tends to not work, try generating the wind by waving it around.

[@Shannon_Lacey]

Very good and concise video on the different techniques. That was probably a lot of work in editing. Thanks for the hard work.

[@kullcraven]

I ll have to check out the vid on how you made the storm proof match, very cool. I'm yet to find fat wood in my area, not many pine trees unless very small , rarely a big tree . Tho they are here. Great video on fire making and very nice tips. thanks alot.

[@survivalmike]

Starkes Video liebe lilly. Der schnitt und die verschiedenen Blickwinkel kommen echt geil rüber. Danke für das super Video. Wie immer 1a :-) Bussal da Mike

[@MrKelso159]

I love your video's. They are so informative and you do them well. Great job !

[@kirbyrose4262]

Thank you young Lady for your very well done video!! My favorite method is the glass tis a shame it is limited by the weather....but we have all of the others! Great work!!!

[@accessaryman]

very good video, it is handy to know several methods of fire starting , then pick the three which work for you best, and have them at hand, cheers and keep up the great videos :)

[@specialk5035]

Love your videos and your accent, I've learned some new tricks from you. That forest looks amazing. Danke schoon fur de videos, subscribed!

[@texasdustfart]

I've watched several fire making videos, this is the first one I've seen where the disposable lighter is considered. I find the cheap disposable lighter to be my go to fire starter, inexpensive, reliable, simple, small enough to carry many. Of course I also have matches and magnesium fire starter as back up.

[@PitFireOutdoors]

Excellent!! Good to see that you threw in the black powder. That seems to be an unexplored fire starter, but a very effective one!! I'll have to play with that one. Good job bring all these different styles together in one vid!! Now bring on the bow drill ;-)

[@nickhersheys2706]

A few more mentions. Zippo lighter and it's wind proof too. Perma-Match Fire Starter. It is a steel match stick dipped in lighter fluid and makes 13,000 lights and costs $2.99 at Amazon. Nice video. Keep it up Lilly.

[@bikeamtn]

Thanks for the video. As suggested, 3 methods of fire starting is a must (can be simple and of little added weight). In discussions with others regarding wilderness excursions, the traditional ‘camp fire’ is becoming less common (by choice) as tree resources become ever more scarce and that wild fires are an ever increasing threat (many areas have prohibited ‘ground fire’). The shift has already happened toward high efficient stoves of bottled fuel. The fire starting techniques discussed in the video are important in that they are survival skills and are a part of emergency preparedness. Cheers

[@homerboy2u]

Excellent video, specially ths pros and cons of each product. Thank you for sharing. Love the accebt too. Cheers!!

[@StyrianPower]

Tolles Video Lilly..schön gezeigt und erklärt auf welche Arten man Feuer zustande bringt..ich bin schon gespannt auf dein Bowdrill Video lg Gü

[@AB-C1]

Another great video! Appreciating your work and passing on your knowledge, here in London England 👍

[@ronbutler6526]

That's a great video, and it's great to see your progression from then till now! Take care : )

[@Tuxdaddy]

Great stuff Young Lady ! Thanks for sharing and spreading the knowledge.. I always enjoy you and dog, out in the woods.. Will have to keep an eye out for a lens similar to that.. I keep a couple of Fresnel lenses on hand usually but like having a nice glass handy as well..

[@alilxmas]

Glad to see this video, with magnesium bars, I usually just slicked off some thin slices of the bar with my knife. Then lit them up, I never tried\thought to make a powder like you did. I will try that next time I am out ...

[@Yeshuasdaughter888]

Really awesome video! Thank you for sharing all the ways to make fire! Super important! God bless you Lilly!

[@Godfinder]

Another quick and easy fire starter is potassium permanganate and glycerin. they have medical uses as well

[@TheMountainRN]

good job. What I heard of black powder is you have to crush a little bit of it ( never use it myself). Maybe one tip when blowing bird nest my teacher told me. Further distance from mouth ( decrease moisture) and slower breath

[@DennisMathias]

The flint and steel was the most interesting part. I'd like to learn how to do that. Excellent presentation and video production!

[@aaronthomas8834]

Eine Deutsche in Amerikanische Wald?! I just found your videos tonight and I have to tell you they are great. I'm from Georgia, USA and am an avid outdoorsman, and speak German. I definitely subscribed, I look forward to seeing many more of your videos...

[@donjallen44]

Hey thanks for your comments. Sorry I took so long to reply. No one had ever commented. I hope my videos has helped. I'm not an expert, just trying to help. God bless

[@billycook5688]

In the US if you know what you are looking for you can make your own decent black powder. Hi Yield (brand name) stump remover is mostly potassium nitrate, sulphur is found in garden areas of stores, carbon is easy to make.

[@THEfromkentucky]

I've seen a lot of people stretch small balloons over the end of a Bic Lighter to keep it sealed and waterproof. Very effective and cheap insurance, though I personally prefer a Ferrocerium rod.

[@cherylT321]

Hi Lilly could you do a show on fishing items that could fit into a small can and demonstrate how to use them to catch fish? Thank you.

[@Waldhandwerk]

Sehr, sehr schöner Feuer Film Lilly. Tolle Video Arbeit auch. LG Sepp

[@martyrobinson3566]

I had a buddy/co-worker once who used to light his pipe with flint and Tinder. He was a re-enactor at a classic outdoor museum. One day a guy asked him for a "light", he took out his flint and tinder and lit the cigarette with them. What a boss!! With a good tinder, creating a flame is no problem. He used charred cloth.

[@superdave54811]

Wow! Very good knowledge to have. Very crafty. I also bet that you know about making friction fires with the spindle, board and bow. The weighted pump drill is also a very good way. Another few really great method is with bamboo or a cane pole (for fishing). I have even created fire with water and plastic wrap, disposable water bottle (clear plastic bottle) or water in a goldfish bowl. Love your videos!

[@DonMilligan]

Excellent display of firemaking methods. Thanks for sharing. ~Don

[@edjrmorgan]

Survival Lilly is Awesome!, glad I stumbled onto her channel, looking forward to all her videos. Keep up the great work Lilly Washington state

[@c-rod1403]

Wow. Great video, Lilly! Very good technique. I will try some of these the next time I'm outdoors, which is next week. :-) And love your dog too.

[@craigstalnaker9202]

Great demo, tips and information; THANKS!

[@dzac01]

Great tutorial, and a good assortment of tools and materials.. cheers.. :)

[@fluxcapacitor7852]

Lilly I love all your videos. Thanks for being so cool.

[@NWIPrepper19113]

That was most impressive Lilly. You are very adept at fire making. Very good video. Liked.

[@salotimo]

Very good video.Basics are sometimes good to see too.I had learned much to just look Lilly.

[@dcox01]

Those stormproof matches you made worked great. I'm going to try to make some.

[@damionsharp8551]

Hiya. That was a very informative video. Any chance you could demonstrate the hand drill (not bow drill), step by step without use of modern tools (pocket knife etc)?

[@MiroAcronymity]

Thanks for the video. Did you make the stormproof match yourself? What did you use for the igniting part?

[@PorkWall111]

Hey! I just found your channel and I really enjoy it. You have a great set of skills, keep practicing! You are doing great.

[@THEfromkentucky]

If you didn't know, fine steel wool can also be lit with a ferro rod. Just wrap the steel wool in twine or grass, strike the rod and blow until you get a flame.

[@recreate3204]

Wow I'm an idiot. At 2:11 I heard the fly with my headphones on and it freaked me out and I started swatting around my head. Sounded like there was a fly about to fly into my ear haha.

[@Bones469]

Serious ASMR with that fly... and I am indoors... lol

[@gurunalda1200]

Same

[@Cream_CurdlR]

well Josh , they claim idots are born every day. I guess the saying is true . :)

[@kimnorris9445]

This is great information. I would really like it if you could show us how you made your storm proof matches. What is the pink stuff on the end of the fatwood? Thanks!

[@toddcorley464]

Great video lilly!

[@TJackSurvival]

Those mora knives are great! I've got one we are going to demo soon with the Knife HQ channel.

[@INDOMITUSBUSHCRAFTMCMLIX]

Hi Lilly, nice video. What type of camera and microphone combination do you used in this video? the sound was very good and the stereo is very clear. Thanks Cheers

[@OriginalMamaBear]

INDOMITUS BUSHCRAFT Are you kidding? I finally had to turn it off because even with my speakers all the way up, I cannot hear the words she is saying. Would have loved to learn something, but without being able to hear her, the video does no good. Please Survival Lilly, remake this video with MUCH louder sound and reupload.

[@shamasi1968]

OriginalMamaBear There must be something wrong with your speakers, I am on my laptop with sound at 50% and can hear it fine over 3 teen boys playing a video game right behind me.

[@c-rod1403]

OriginalMamaBear Maybe your speakers are off. LOL! I can hear her just fine.

[@OriginalMamaBear]

***** I am wondering if KZbin had some technical difficulties. I have looked at videos before when the sound didn't work, then reloading the page, it did work. Thanks, will try again.

[@Cream_CurdlR]

+OriginalMamaBear i can hear her fine.

[@trodengore]

with the steel wool and battery one have you ever used a 6F22 9v battery, i tried that one once the battery is smaller and actually set the steel wool ablaze.

[@wasefashrafTheranger]

Lilly...you are a wonderful brave woman I always watching your fantastic videos

[@psycangle360]

Nice videos. I enjoy them all. That fly at 2.11 made me swat my earphones off hee hee.

[@ryunin69]

Excellent video. Very informative, too. Looking forward to your next video.

[@songman1954]

Potassium permanganate and glycerin work great together. I keep a little bottle of each in my emergency kit.

[@rickorell8989]

You are the queen of woodcraft!!!!!!!

[@jgreystoke]

Great vid, very informative. But this is what we have to come to expect from you:). Keep up the good work.

[@BushcraftBuddyO]

Fantastic video. Very informative, Enjoyed it . Great job

[@davidparry7006]

Great vid as always informative thanks for sharing

[@kevins1114]

I keep most of those items in my bug-out bag, but with something extra - several credit-card sized Fresnel lenses. You never know when a magnifying lens could be misplaced. I also have a piezo-electric device from a cigarette lighter as well. Three bottles of lighter fluid also reside in my bag, just in case I can't find dry tinder.

[@jeddfarley]

Hey I would recommend buying the Military grade magnesium fire starter or the generic camping one from USA. It will light first every time if you had two piles side by side. If you take the Black powder and rub it on some damp 100% cotton an char cloth that...it will work extremely well with just a flint. Nice videos

[@jeddfarley]

I meant to say over the generic one. The military grade is far superior.

[@blakkbonez8123]

awesome video learned a few new methods love your new hair style by the way.

[@carlosresendez6632]

lilly you are so professional . i enjoy videos, one day you are going make big, because of your professionalism

[@survivalfuchsbr]

Hey, sehr schönes und interessantes Video !! Das Sturmfeuerzeug fand ich gut,hab so ein Teil etwas größer von Proxon,ist aber zu groß zum mitnehmen,aber so in Feuerzeuggröße ist das echt interessant,klasse, LG Brummer

[@TedsOutdoors]

This is such a great video! I love re-watching your video's.

[@Jeffrich308]

Great Job! Love the demonstrations!

[@drutgat2]

Thanks for this, Lilly. What about the Fire Plow, in addition to the Fire Drill, as yet another method of making fire?

[@chloedemeter5473]

Fire thong is good too.

[@84FrankDaTank]

first day watching you and I'm very impressed you know everything.

[@Michal-Klecka]

It's handy to know everything when you make educational videos :)

[@j.markforemanii5585]

Just a note on striking matches properly: I live in a very windy area, and what I do is to hold the match with the head pointing toward my body and using my ring finger to support the splint while striking it. Upon ignition, my hand is already basically in a "cupped" fashion which helps give me time to draw my opposite hand to complete the cupping motion. This protects the match from the wind a little bit better for me. Maybe it will also help you ;)

[@elkilanimaliuna8026]

Thanks for sharing, that was informative.

[@monkeysize]

Love your vids...keep it up. I also love the woods you shoot your videos in. What is the name of that a area?

[@bribooutdoors]

brilliant instructional video well done cheers BriBo

[@stainlessnightcore5165]

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT SHAVING BIRCH LIKE THAT!!! YOU ARE GENIUS LILY!!!!

[@LuisDiaz-lk9pf]

Thanks for another great instructional video.

[@RDPproject]

Great Video Lilly. Im going to link it to my bushcraft group on FB. Rob.

[@KE0RGP]

I got through SERE school with a coulhans (sp?) magnesium bar. But I am a total believer in the Doans bar. I have tested them side to side and the Doans gives (IMHO) better shavings, better sparks and ignites faster.

[@p1nesap]

Great footage ~ esp. 10:18-28 :) Nice job.

[@paulwolf2775]

I've used a "match safe" for years. Just a tin box with a striking surface on it. I have several for the old "barn burners". Strike anywhere matches. Also, lighters are great, but you are right. They eventually, wear out. I also use a military magnesium Fire steel. Notice, that you didn't mention Zippo lighters, lol. Btw, yes the 9 volt batteries work great for getting a spark. You look nice, but I think you look better in your natural hair color. Brown, seems to suit you better. Just making an observation.

[@rostfleck79]

Things ignite a lot better if you strike the sparks straight into them. For that, it is best to firmly place the tip of the fire steel into or next to your tinder and strike down.

[@manwar999]

Miss, have you ever tried the (karam method) two stick baseboard hand drill technique? Could you try this (karam method) and see if its as easy for you to get an ember fire as it is for me…

[@ctripps1224]

I love the blonde hair, looks very natural on you. And of course the out door survival videos as always!

[@cyndifoore7743]

Lilly, I really enjoy watching you with your survival techniques. Everyone should know how to start a fire even when it's raining. It's great you're showing that a woman can do these things in this male dominated world.

[@melvinboyce5957]

I hunt with a flintlock The black powder in the pan is a finer grade than the that in the rifle. However any good black powder should ignite with a spark. You have done a very fine job with this video. I also believe in carrying fat wood and collecting a supply of pine pitch wherever I find it. Taught my sons to do the same. You are a treasure

[@KaoV1983]

Awesome video. Thank you very much