Reality Of Survival: Fire Kit For All Conditions And Full Demo

[@kurtbaier6122]

Don't have birch in Virginia. Do have inner tubes. We do have horse shoe fungus. Been looking into that. Thanks Lars.

[@myramadd6651]

To the guy who said that wasn't a real forest...That is most definitely a real forest. Reminds me of the forest across the road from my home. The small trees are indicative of thick forest growth. I've noticed that the more trees closer together, the more slender the trees.

[@markgoode4109]

A super channel. Love the simple, non-commercial, and straightforward advice you give. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes

[@SammyReevesMMA]

I hope you get a prime time t.v. show Lars. You are the best! #Salute

[@robincooper7550]

Yosemite Sammy

[@miketaylor6700]

You totally rock Lars. Love the reality part of your videos.. no show business. I have yet to make a Siberian log Fire.. but I plan to on my next trip! Thanks for all.

[@ferdinandthebull286]

Really enjoy your video'sI have never been to your country, but all the pictures I have seen have been beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@lamarflanders4374]

enjoy all your videos, especially your practical advise on keeping things simple and not carrying around a lot of needless things.

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

really appreciate you taking the time to teach or show your knowledge and wisdom of your neck of the wood sir awesome video as usual

[@Sasquatch-Press]

Good video Lars. Russia is a lot like Canada, your climate, geography and yes your forest looks like many of ours I feel right at home. You do get interesting comments on KZbin. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@eturnerx]

Thanks for another awesome video. My country rains a lot and so, as long as I can remember, people carried rubber inner tube in their fire kits. And, mag-ferro rods. Easier in the rain. Though I must try using mag-ferro to light an inner tube directly. I've only done it with matches and lighters.

[@Mrjohnboyd1959]

I love your channel. I think it's great for an American (me) to see a "normal" Russian in an everyday manner. I wish both of our people's could get an appreciation of how the other live. You do a super job if it. Thank you so much. Plus your very funny. You should come to the USA and have your own show! lol

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you very much John :) Let's see how the future relations US/Russia goes.

[@dritteweltvideo]

Your videos are pure gold - liking them even before I watch. Also kind of therapy for us missing the snow last winters in southern parts of continent. Happy life and keep on making them!

[@logicaredux5205]

I will have to add inner tube strips. That is a great idea! Two more things: First, great idea to break out the drone and get some winter views. Very beautiful. Second, thank you for showing us your AK tree! That confirms it for me. I have always suspected that AK's grew on trees in Russia! 🤔😄👍🏻

[@SurvivalRussia]

Inner tubes are great. It's old drone footage, as i do not have it any longer. A so called friend made it fly away.. Yes, AK's do grow on trees :)

[@muttn.c.8662]

Thumbs up SR, My brother Windham (Chris) Woodcraft sent me over. Excellent video and excellent information. Thank you for taking your time and providing it for those who know and those who do not know. You and yours Take care, God bless and Watch your 6's.

[@PaulBuikema]

As usual, good basic, common sense information Lars. I haven't had a chance to have a fire in more than 2 months, I live vicariously through you and other youtube friends.

[@MichiganHiker]

Very well done and informative. I have many times started a fire by putting sparks on the old charcoal. I have plenty of Birch on my land and will be out harvesting chaga next week.

[@RolandLowhorn]

Thank you for sharing your views .

[@victorwaddell6530]

Thanks Lars ! I'm in South Carolina , USA . We don't have chaga or birch here . My environment is very different from yours . It's wet and marshy on the coast . There are Palmetto trees on the beaches , Live Oaks with Spanish Moss hanging from their limbs , and alligators in the water . In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains where I live we have a mix of hardwood and evergreen trees . Earlier tonight I responded to your video about ferrorods vs lighters , now I'm responding to this older video . Great videos , keep up the good work !

[@slapleatheru3]

I bought a real Russian samovar and a box of Russian black tea and watched some videos of how to use and make tea useing a samovar. I also bought a box of Siberian Siberian chaga. And I just love the stuff. Thank you for sharing you knowledge of these things....

[@19ghost73]

+1 on the use of inner tube. Very lightweight and impervious to water - so no problem if it gets wet. I have it in my backup fire kit, too. A stick of good fatwood is similar: Lightweight, can stand getting wet and can readily be ignited with a ferro-rod alone if scrapings are made with the spine of the knife. Did this today as a part of my "winter fire training without matches/lighter". ATB from Germany, Gereon

[@SurvivalRussia]

Good choices Gereon.

[@juangaona9259]

Great video I like the fact that you put the inner tube in the video because a lot of so-called survivalist wouldn't want to put in man-made items such as an inner tube for survival because of so-called environmental reasons.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :) That sounds like idiocy to me.

[@stephensgate1]

Lars, I really enjoy your videos, I always learn something regardless the subject matter. Thank you Sir for all you do. -Stephen, Ohio U.S.A.

[@malkucken]

"Reality of Survival "...good title for a TV show on the Discovery channel ...with you as the host, of course!

[@laurentvilodeau5434]

birch is such a magical tree as far as fire is concerned,it gives all you need except the spark .i like the way you think.

[@Mario-z3p]

Your reaction on the forest was gold ...lol👌

[@alanwilliams5836]

I just ran into your channel for the first time... I've checked out several of your videos. I must say that I am very impressed, sir. Most of the Russian bushcraft and survival channels that I run across, I am sorry, but I cannot understand the dialog. I must say that your English is very good indeed. I am subscribing right now! I see already that you have things to teach me... and I consider myself a "know-it-all". Awesome... can't wait to see what else you have to offer in sharing in the future. Nice to meet you finally, Lars.

[@redcanoe14]

Great job Lars...the most systematic explanation and comprehensive collection of fires-starting materials and implements I have seen. No doubt these are well suited to this kind of environment. Thanks a lot!

[@hermit6208]

Amazing. Flint and steel, to chaga, to spruce twigs, ignition. Excellent. Great idea about the bow drill ember transferral to chaga.

[@MrCyphermonkey]

Have always carried a bit of inner tube since i read a ray mears book where he recommended it, especially in countries where conditions are damp

[@ronbutler6526]

Having a hard time finding chaga here in the pacific northwest forest, but have heard other people us other types of tree fungus in a similar manner. Will have to check on that. And again, it only shows that we have to get out and train and get it done in our woods to see what works here. Thanks for the instruction and information. I like the winter intro, you are definitely in the boonies man. Take care and be safe out there!

[@RM-io7qo]

A highly informative video with some life saving tips on making fire. Very enjoyable and certainly memorable. Got to say that I'm glad we don't have continual snow falls and minus freezing conditions like you tend to suffer, Lars. It's just miserable outside with small amounts of tiny snowflakes, almost summer compared with your country. We have plenty of birch bark here, but I doubt that there is any chaga...1 out of two isn't so bad. Take care.

[@jasonfry5846]

A forest the size of Germany LOL. Amazing!

[@garland978]

How close are you the the Taiga? I have plenty of birch bark, inner tube rubber and Texas flint in my kit. I need to get a ferro/magnesium rod now. I am glad you mentioned the health benefit of chaga, I use it. Thank you for showing us these real techniques and the lasting use of the cannon. I need to go out and get more practice now. Thank you Lars and enjoy the snow.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I'm principally on the Taiga.

[@mueckenhoeffer]

@@SurvivalRussia I just looked at the Taiga ecoregion - you could fit all of western Europe in there with room to spare. I will no longer brag about how huge Texas is.

[@robertmortimore3024]

A true winter wonder land Lars from the air..Keep up the good vids and your hard work

[@TudorThomas]

All your videos are such a joy to watch Lars. Thanks so much for sharing such valuable knowledge and information. I'll now be on the hunt for Chaga everytime I'm out. Greetings from North Wales.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks. If you have birch, you have Chaga. Even in Denmark there are Chaga :)

[@DWerner7822]

13:07 - 13:08. This is a man who can stare death in the eye and laugh.

[@ajtaylor560]

What an excellent video. Thank God you are out there in that stick forest sharing great techniques!!!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you very much A J!

[@SirThunderPants]

Common sense good advice. Thank you for it.

[@PaulOutdoors]

Superb Lars as always. Thank you for sharing. Happy wandering. Paul :)

[@lifeseeker9563]

I liked the video where you tied the nest up and swung it around till it flamed up : ))

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks :) Yes it was pretty neat if I have to say it myself :)

[@ghostindamachine]

As always an excellent video :). Looking forward to the next one!

[@hurleycapetown8420]

Lars in the future maybe you could consider offering a survival course hosted by yourself in the Russian winter for a week(more or less),by watching your previous videos it seem's you have a decent size piece of land you could host people on and you could charge people for this and use it towards future growth of your channel as it seem's you really love sharing your knowledge and you are very good at it.

[@latemcire8387]

Great video! I always appreciate the practical nature of your videos. As for me, I live in the Pacific Northwest (Washington) and more often than not it's very wet so getting wood to burn can be a real challenge. It's been my experience that processing wood into smaller pieces is often the only way I can get wood to burn otherwise man made fire cubes that burn for a long time help. Anyway great video.

[@lucasavalos2237]

This channel is pretty amazing definitely deserving of more subs

[@JohnSmith-rm7xk]

Deputy dog! 🐶 Always keeping guard 👍🏽 Good vid Lars.

[@zodarian6705]

never would have thought of using an inner tube! great idea. love this channel!

[@monicajones8450]

Not much birtch in my area. So my favorite fire starter is jute twin, the fatter stuff dipped in bees wax. Better than tinder quicks and last longer and way less expensive. With one roll of jute twin and a block of wax, I can make hundreds of them. Each piece last about 5 minutes. Plenty of time to build a fire over it. They are light weight and small. Perfect

[@BananaAlert]

I enjoy each one of your videos. Great job..! Thank You..!

[@chrisfisher3900]

Another good video. It's always good to practice, just like the other week myself and my son tried to start one. Not sure what kind of wood it was we tried but it was fire proof. It was dry but still didnt want to catch. After 30 min i grabbed a weber fire starter from my bbq pit and that still wouldnt burn it all the way.

[@Rob88]

Lars coconut fiber will also light from a spark very easily and is widely available in America and lots of other places commercially. Alternatively any palm fiber or palm bark processed like birch work great as well and is very abundant in the wild in warmer climates.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I will test that :)

[@taofledermaus]

Great information Lars!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks Jeff :)

[@khalina]

Awesome video, you're quickly becoming my master source of true survival videos on youtube. Keep it up!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks :)

[@fumasterchu12]

I can never get enough of your videos, it looks so nice there in the winter. We don't get any snow here really, maybe an inch or two so far this year. That's actually more than usual too, love that magnesium rod you use. I looked on Amazon and just got one that looks a lot like yours. I can't wait to get it and start using it, gotta get my skills in shape. Thanks for the excellent video Lars, and have a safe and happy Sunday. I guess it's about 1030 Moscow time about now, so good morning.

[@geoffpickford1829]

Brilliant Lars, always like your vids. Thanks for your time and effort mate.

[@MihaliWheeler]

Another great video. Never thought of using an inner tube

[@redsorgum]

Excellent tips Lars. Growing up, I don't remember ever splitting wood, we would throw the hole log in. Okay, Im off to the gun show.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Have a great trip! Shot 2017 i will guess :)

[@redsorgum]

Survival Russia Crossroads of the west gun show.

[@fredbasset1711]

Have you ever tried cat tails for fire starter? You gather the heads when they are firm, let them dry and soak them in melted paraffin (wax). You can then cut them in slices and put them in your kit. Might be a cheap replacement for your inner tube slices. FWIW

[@jjdogbutte]

Outstanding northern forest tips!

[@kcraig51]

If you have no Birch around, Cedar bark works really well if scraped from a standing tree.

[@christopherellis2663]

King Alfreds Cake is a black saprophyte, which is as good as any of the other boletes. Grows on the underside of fallen branches. Amadou is similar to chaga. French, amadouvier. Sparks without tinder go nowhere. I collected flint in København in 2015

[@jameslane2667]

excellent video made it all the way to Kansas City Missouri gym

[@anthonymidwest4443]

your the best about putting allot of good videos out regularly thank you sir

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks! :)

[@TheVespap200e]

Thanks Lars! Excellent video about your fire kit! I have used the rubber innertube method for years! Like you said cheap and it always starts a fire! Guaranteed! 😁

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :) Inner tube just works!

[@TheVespap200e]

Where can I get my hands on those AK trees? You are so lucky to live in such an environment! Here in Canada we have no such luck! Lol! 😁

[@corvusduluth]

Hey Lars, another fine video. Chaga is a wonder isn't it? I now know of another use for my 'collection' of trashed bicycle inner tubes. ATB

[@Optionsaregood]

Thanks Lars.

[@miszczu85]

greetings from Poland☺

[@1Fenlander]

Hi Lars and greetings from Swedish Lapland. Fantastic and informative stuff you are doing. If you wrap Birch bark around you Spruce twig tinder bundle, it will help to hold in the heat generated and so ignite much quicker. This method can also be used with a bow-drill ember.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you and great tip too :)

[@TeacherSBD]

Woodsman matches are new to me, thanks a lot for the tip!

[@MrTotalAhole]

Instead of an inner tube have you thought about a cottonball soaked in Vaseline (petroleum jelly)? If you warm up the Vaseline it becomes liquid and soaks into the cottonball. Then when you spark it, or light it, it wicks/burns like a candle. Burns for a decent amount of time too. And you can store multiples of them in their own little plastic baggy. I should note that if you havent tried it; pull the cotton apart just a little (so its more flat than a ball) and it will catch a spark very easy.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Yes but the cotton balls can only do one thing. Inner tube on the other hand can be used for so many other things, especially if you don't cut it into pieces right away.

[@MrTotalAhole]

True. But does it moisten your hands and keep your skin smooth when you use it? I think not. *Derp, replied to the wrong comment.

[@richardcolman9043]

loved this one buddy. i think fire is probably the most important skill to learn. and as always your video cuts through the crap and gives great instruction thanks....

[@bjbuckley6108]

Love your videos mate thanks from Australia

[@pagan2]

As always boss an awesome lesson thanks.

[@wayneandrews1933]

I do enjoy your winter videos very good job

[@7734Kromm]

Love your videos! Your terrain is similar to Canada so everything is relatable, including extreme cold winter survival.

[@BrotherBoysG]

you're awesome brother. thank you for all the information on survival and just all around useful information. Cheers pal keep them coming . thank you I've watched gotta be over 50 of your videos

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :)

[@BillyBOB-sm3rl]

I love your qurote, train, get it done.

[@The_Austin_Doell]

Here in Canada we have SKS Red Willows. Very useful must have came with Dukabors and the Mennonites when they emigrated from Russia. Love the videos as always Lars.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I did not know they could also grow SKS"s :)

[@The_Austin_Doell]

Survival Russia They sure do, they are also my favorite wood for smoking meat its very nice for game birds like Grouse, Partridge, Pheasant, and Ptarmigan. Also very nice for sausage.

[@kgbpirates5014]

Lars, have you heard of the horses hoof fungus? It's a very good tinder and similar to Chaga.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Yes, I have it here.

[@Timothy_Jones]

You’re the real deal brother!!!!💪🏼

[@spacemanmoe5622]

Like your posts Survival Russia. Thanks Spaceman Moe

[@kevinkrueger865]

You can't burn inner tubes here legally (air pollution). Bees wax and wood chips finely ground and pressed into bars is what I use. There are a few birch, generally they are ornamental in peoples yards, lol. Mostly hardwood forests with some pines. Generally the pines have been planted for lumber. Don't use flint or feral rods mainly use matches. But I can use cotton balls in Vaseline, or a little lighter fluid. My favorite of course is diesel fuel..lol. You know there is one thing I don't understand, there are so many outdoors men carrying a fire starting kit around. But there is one thing I have never seen in any ones kit that I used every time I went camping. Here in the states they have something called self starting charcoal. Light one up and throw it in the pile of wood an walla fire...lol. Totally enjoy watching your films.

[@stefan-D]

Thanks Lars, great! what did you mean, you never looked back to splitting wood , this is much more effectiv. The Most effectiv way is always the best, i want to learn your most effectiv. Thanks man !

[@johnlord8337]

Wheres that snow shovel? Massive wind-maker for firing up that coal log fire, instead of blowing on, or hand waving at it.

[@DaysOffGaming]

Just recently started watching your videos and love the content. 13:00 looked like you were fighting off spirits/ghosts :). Will subscribe!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :)

[@rickworden256]

Great stuff, get out and train, get it done!

[@dleefree7043]

I've been watching your videos a few days now. I think you are a very awesome guy. I love your sense of humor. I subscribed to your channel and can't wait to see more Survival-Russia! God Bless!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you! :)

[@dleefree7043]

You are very welcome, my new friend!

[@jjjvclub]

Another great video, thanks for sharing.

[@spudrubble]

I'm pretty crippled up so my long walks in the woods are a bit behind me but my truck always has at least a quart of motor oil, 5 road flares, rope, and a bit of food and water. Pretty sure if I need a fire I'll make something burn, lol

[@VIPER410]

Definitely knowledge I will use :). Thanks for sharing Lars its awesome

[@lionkempers]

as always thanks for sharing

[@MrSurf247]

Any forest with an AK willow has my vote! ;) Great vid as always man!

[@JoeDeerRunner]

Well done! Same way I do mine, except I use char cloth, but I'll use horse hoof fungus when I can find it.

[@stoneman886]

Very good skills Lars

[@realmaxpower]

thanks for the videos Lars

[@Toad_Hugger]

Jesse Bateman Aye, they're the best!

[@allenc.7589]

nice Týr patch and video Lars, you're my favourite youtuber by far

[@1OpinionatedQueen]

Thanks for sharing this. Great info. :)

[@janerolfe2595]

The best fire demonstration I have seen! Rollo

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Cramp ball fungus and horses hoof fungus, Amadou, are excellent at catching a weak spark from Flint and steel and will not go out, of course they need to be dry, atb, Paul.

[@Bushcraftowy]

Hi Lars. How do You record audio? Your videos sound very good. Best regards

[@SurvivalRussia]

It's just from the camera mics. The little Sony AS100V has a really good mic.

[@hermit6208]

Survival Russia , really? Wow.

[@hugo3913]

Great Videos, I Really admire you and wish I had a forest like that you are so lucky, man. Enjoy it and keep up the good work. Greetings Hugo