Long Lasting Camp Fire On Deep Snow. The Cannon

This Is a Native Way Of Making A Fire On Deep Snow. This Fire Lay Is Actually Called, The Cannon In Russian.
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[@icas80]

That big boy Silky is a beaver!

[@Standswithabeer]

Lars, as I sit here typing on my Survival keyboard, drinking my Survival beer, I cannot help but say that you're fast becoming a legend, in my book. Thanks for all you do & say, my friend...great videos! :)

[@innawoods5716]

I was born and raised in the boreal. I trap and log for a living and spend all my time in the forest. I have watched many different survival channels and I can say with confidence that you are one, if not the only reliable resource for cold weather survival I've seen. Thanks for your time and true life saving information. From northern Canada.

[@PD-ul4ve]

Lars, I truly like you honest and practical approach to survival....a little tired of all of the others that use survival to sell their wares. keep up the good work.....going camping this weekend in upstate New York my self....be well, be blessed!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

There were several "nuggets" of backwoods wisdom in this video. But that is the standard for this channel. We can count on you to always deliver good solid outdoor wisdom. Doing a good job and keep it up.

[@JohnB-dr8sk]

Are you kidding me Far North? I notice that neither one of you stay out all night to test these fires, and this Russian guy actually thinks that the weather is perfect all the time and it's always as easy as just grabbing twigs to start fires. That's utter nonsense. Experienced backwoodsman know that an axe is king because it's tougher than a brittle saw blade and can quickly split logs to get to the dry inner wood when conditions turn south. Some of this bad advice is going to get people killed, and they will put you guys in the news for having shared it.

[@wickedcoolname5756]

John B Yeah right. How long would it take for your axe to cut that tree into three sections? About ten times longer and ten times the calories as the saw. A good saw and a small, lightweight hatchet is all you need. If I was forced to bring only one it would be the saw.

[@garyminick1050]

Wicked Coolname you're so right ,it's amazing the number of people who are trolls just for trolls sake . I for one appreciate the wisdom just as much as Lonnie from Far North Bushcraft. He's a gem of knowledge also and he's smart enough to realize that the wisdom process is not a competition in trollism.

[@erniedurocher4376]

Jonh B , where are your videos of spending the night outdoors ?? You're probably cuddled up in bed like a little BITCH!!

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@JohnB-dr8sk Lol, just how much fatwood do you think you need to start a fire? Cut off one branch with your saw, you're set.

[@nestorm.1868]

Yet another excellent lesson with well thought-out Russian simplicity regarding survival and safety (by relying on the use of a saw rather than an axe). Спасибо, товарищ

[@konradchmielewski818]

Absolutely right. I've been camping for over 40 years and I've never split wood.

[@thegangvault2]

An axe is super important if you also need a hammer, or are unable to get replacement saw blades or sharpen it yourself. I also find it faster to chop limbs off that are smaller than about 1.5 inches vs cutting them, because I'm almost always cutting green wood during sap flow. But in every other way a saw is better! Lighter, faster at a cut, safer to use, more efficient, safer to carry, easy to teach a kid or something like that. I use bow saws a lot because their blades are cheap but I think the Silky saws are better... haven't used them much but I'm impressed.

[@marcsartoretto1364]

That folding saw rocks! It really did make short work of the timber! keep up the great videos!

[@platefullofbacon]

Thank you for suffering in the cold.... I love watching your videos!!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks! However, i don't suffer in the cold, only when it is really cold :) Spring is good too. No insect and no tall grass :)

[@MyelinProductions]

GREAT VIDEOS! Thank you! Well done! Colorado USA

[@ajtaylor560]

Yet again you wake people up to the reality of fires in the winter and saw vs axe! Great video!!!!

[@vanillagorilla6845]

I laughed way too much at the Ak poplar

[@DinoNucci]

AK poplar ftw

[@VE3FAL1Fred]

Awesome video as always Lars. Glad ur weather has changed. Yesterday we had -2c and drizzle, then a major front came in and dumped well over 20 cms of snow on us, the temperature dropped to -22c overnight and 50 km/h winds, so drifts this morning were nuts. Tonite is -33c with windchill and tomorrow too. Next week calling for temps near 0c and rain, strange weather. I just did a video a few weeks ago showing how super my Katanaboy 500 and Gomboy 170 work

[@RM-io7qo]

I cannot believe that anyone would willingly want to waste time and effort to create a fire when it's freezing cold by chopping everything up into little precise pieces. I like your straightforward way to do things like this, Lars. Very informative and it makes a whole lot of sense. Don't keep your wife and the little pink troll wondering where you've got to. Safe trip home and take care.

[@adlibruj]

Every time I feel the need to watch a nice big fire I come back to these videos.

[@CanadianCuttingEdge]

I like your videos more and more each time I see one.

[@peterk75a]

Using a saw makes a lot of sense and I'm all for making things easy. Thanks.

[@BeachBow]

These skills remind me of an army. When it's peacetime, there's forms, red tape, and bureaucracy out the a$$. But when the war starts, all that goes away in favor of whatever it takes to win. You're stuff is more realistic than anything out there. Thanks.

[@genegarren833]

Love those AK trees. Beautiful snow and wonderful forest life. Love it. Good job as always Lars. Winter is coming and I am looking forward to lots of snow and cold.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you very much Gene! Good to see again buddy!

[@genegarren833]

Always a pleasure Lars. Getting cooler here in the Western NC Mountains now that we are near the end of August. I was able to get one of the few VEPR-7.62X54R rifles recently. All these issues between governments has cut off VEPR sales in the USA until hopefully things clear up. Classic Firearms had ordered some that were already enroute to the USA. They went fast, but I got the last one. Just finished cleaning it and am looking forward to shooting it. The AK operating system as we well know, has been in Russian Armed Forces now for 70 years. 7.62X39 - 5.45X39 - shotgun rounds, and of course 7.62X54R, and others. A time proven system that adapts well to modifications without folks having to learn all over again. It works for me for sure. I was always an AK man while in Service anyway. Only shoot at targets now and live out in the mountains so I can shoot off my back deck and other places. I must be getting cooler over there for you now. I gather that you live about where the maximum penetration that the German Army achieved in the center sector of Eastern Front south of Moscow during WW-2. I think that I remember you doing a video where you picked up many front line items both German and Russian. In any case you and family live in a great place for sure, like I do.

[@Shooter11B]

Awesome video as always Lars! The reality in my area, Washington State in the US, is that most of the forest here is either straight rain forest or very very wet forest. Most of the time, even when it is cold enough to snow, it always warms up to the point the snow tends to melt except at high elevations. The end result is EVERYTHING is wet for a lot of the year, and we do not have poplar or birch where I live. We do have cedar and various types of evergreens to include pine and/or spruce so our best bets for fire starting are fat wood, or liquid/solid resin and cedar bark if you can find it. For reliable small tinder size wood we pretty much need to split wood to get to the dry inner wood during the rainy season which is almost year round, LOL. Again, depending on exact location and conditions, almost everything is wet to include the small twigs and branches off of the lower parts of trees that will snap off readily but are wet almost to the core. I have had pretty good success with making my own tinder by splitting and feather sticking, but even that requires A LOT of the stuff to get a fire established. As you know prep is everything.

[@snacklofter]

Love that folding saw! Thank you.

[@genegarren833]

Great fire method Lars. Here also in the US, there are many youtube sites that keep the survival and woodsman skills of the American Frontier going back to the 1700's. Some is of much value even today. We must not lose our history's regardless of country. Great job as always!

[@robendert7617]

Great info, and you tell it just the way it is in real life. Thanks from Switzerland!

[@birdtopaz5627]

Thank you, Lars. : ) This was an awesome video. Folding saw = way to go!!

[@jasonanders9331]

You are a sensible, practical man. It is always a pleasure to watch your videos.

[@danielkarlsson7021]

Best survival channel hands down.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :)

[@garland978]

Excellent info and demonstration Lars. The real time basics is the best way to learn and use what we learn. I enjoyed watching this video very much. Thank you.

[@Ratchety]

Great stuff, thanks for taking the time to make your videos. They are informative and entertaining.

[@sasquatchlifenotrace8024]

Always great to see you make your points with down to earth training. Awesome video

[@brennenmunro499]

I do not know if I could be so happy about about in the great frozen forest! But I really enjoy your videos about the survival ways of those who have called Siberia home for many, many years. Be safe, and thank you for all of the hard work you put into sharing these ideas! Munro

[@garyholman2947]

Your no nonsense approach to the most efficient tools and methods is a great idea. Thanks for saving me from a lot of painful thinking. :-)

[@19ghost73]

Nice & useful demonstration, Lars. To be fast & efficient with what has to be done out in the woods can be the difference between life & death in a critical/life-threatening scenario. Thumbs up from Germany! ATB Gereon

[@SurvivalRussia]

Correct and thank you Gereon.

[@CalloftheWildOfficial]

Thanks very much for this, I've struggled with deep snow fires for too long, can't wait to try this long wood method!

[@redriverscout4404]

Great video. And I agree. I personally like the Sven saw and use it all the time. I will sometimes bring my hatchet with me but it usually stays on my pack. Also I have a kukri now which I also use for a lot of chopping type tasks so my axe is redundant. I also find that battening and splitting wood is not often necessary and I live in a prairie which is much sparser in terms of trees to choose from. We don't have dense forest here. This is something I am still getting used to 17 years later.

[@mrr9789]

New subscriber. well impressed in not only your extensive knowledge of all things Survival, but also, your sense of humour and command of the English Language! You speak better than half the population here in the UK! ha ha. Love your videos, and great to see how easy you make Survival look! Top man!

[@candis9693]

great video. I live in the suburbs and have a little metal fire pit that sits in a wrought iron base. I started the fire with split logs then tried a dry round un-split log piece. It burned lovely for hours with out much need for attention.

[@rodrigodelaconcepcion7478]

SR, I appreciate your honesty and clarity in explaining your method of survival "Big Log Fire" vs other methods of building a wood fire. I think your method is more straight forward, flexible in it's uses and requires less maintenance than others I have seen on KZbin. I look forward to learning more about winter survival on your channel. Keep up the great work. God Speed.

[@corvusduluth]

RE: Axe use. Many of us who spend time in the Northern Boreal Forest in Canada/USA in Winter use 'hot tents'. I bring a saw, and an axe, to process wood to fit my stove. I carry almost nothing by backpack, travel with an Ahkio/Pulk/Pull Sled, or Toboggan so the weight of an axe doesn't matter. The progression of my saw use went from Bow saw to Japanese Timber saw to Silky Katanaboy 500. Lars has the luxury of living where there is 'freedom' to do as he pleases. Many of us must follow strict administrative rules regarding what we can do on the public /Crown lands, especially in regards to gathering firewood, fires and where we can camp. Lars does a good job in his presentations and I am envious of his skills and location. Post Script I use hot tents because I have no desire to be miserable, I am a construction worker who often works outside in 0 F, and colder weather. My misery quota has been paid in full.

[@sargintrock2538]

Thanks fer naming yer saws! Want one to supplement my bow saw!

[@jimf1964]

Circumpolar Bear Cult yes, agreed completely about how lucky and skilled Lars is, as well as how ,any of us are not able to just go around cutting whole trees down. I'm in Canada, but where I'm forced to love for now is very far from public land, so camp fires have to be smaller, and available wood is harder to find. But it is awesome to learn how to do things the easy way.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Hah, "misery quota" .. gotta remember that one! On a sidenote, I still carry a bow saw after 30 odd years of use. But I make an almost religious effort to make sure I bring a new blade for the saw when going camping in the winter. It just makes sawing wood *so* much easier.

[@Friedrich-wu4mk]

Very beautiful video. Greetings from Germany. Friedrich

[@mistersmith3986]

From the U.S., thank you my brother. Just don't tell mom!

[@patmash]

As always...informative, skillful and funny!!!! You are right on every level.

[@carljansevanrensburg2440]

Love your winter videos. Only 47 pulls with the saw, much faster and less tiring than an axe.

[@BJJJUDO]

LOL..."-7 it's like spring" is why no one in history has ever won a land war in Russia. Your videos are great. Thanks for putting it up, that folding saw is a beast.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Another excellent video Lars Your advice is always very practical for real world applications.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Than you very much friend and have a great weekend :)

[@tzasurvival387]

I always wondered why the split wood. Thanks for getting this out.

[@TREX3151]

Perfect fire building video. Were I live we pretty much have two kinds of trees in abundance. That is oak and pine. I always use pine to get the fire going and then keep it feed with the much longer burning oak. Growing up I never battoned the wood. It was not until I saw a KZbin vid did I ever even considered doing it with a knife. I like the one stick challenge, that was fun but not needed where I am from. Last Sunday I took my Mora Eldris and Silky to the woods found a downed Red pine and had everything needed to get the fire going and make some pine tea. Love that Silky.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :) Oak and Pine sounds like a really good mix!

[@cleoharper1842]

I had a suspicion this could be done - and you went and proved it for me. This solidifies my outlook on minimal gear and minimal "fuss." Thanks for this!

[@redcanoe14]

Hello Lars. I agree that woodlore and survival skills should be learned from as many sources as possible, but without our indigenous ancestors skills we probably would not exist today. I know some Cree hunters and trappers who live a fairly traditional lifestyle in Northern Saskatchewan where the winters can be brutally cold, some winters could be -60C or colder with fierce prairie winds adding a bunch of windchill to that. I obtained a copy of Ray Mears book 'Out on the Land', I think it pulls together a lot of his knowledge he has gained in his travels over the years, it is an excellent large book. Ray's friend Lars Falt also contributes to this book, he is an awesome guy. Yes, I agree the best way to learn is to get out there and do it, but for those less fortunate than you or I such books are a great inspiration and learning source.

[@germanblankandairgunreview888]

Good fire Lars! I just light up the fireplace in my living room ;-)

[@genegarren833]

Great winter/snow surface fire platform Lars. We learned in Alaska during winter warefare training to build fires with platforms to prevent our fires sinking in the snow. I like your technique better, however. I like old time methods, and those techniques used by people in different parts of the world. Thanks again for a great instructional video.

[@tattoomagico]

Just love r videos brother- no bullshit-common sense, practice and experience! big hugs from Sweden and keep on trucking ! Slava Rusiji!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks 👍

[@hughappleton6480]

This guy's videos are the best thing out there,,,short 3 second intro and then straight to the point,,,

[@kurtbaier6122]

Kind of like a upside down Siberian fire lay. Good advice. Thanks Lars.

[@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh]

Excellent info for the extreme conditions. I have and love the Japanese Silky saw very sharp and quiet. Japan knows a few things about Steel. Silky is lighter than my axe.

[@DeirdreYoung1]

I'm a city mouse but I love your videos. Thank you for sharing your experience - now I am sold on folding saws!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :)

[@sksupply]

Couldn't agree more. I grew up in the Colorado Rockies and never processed wood other than cutting it down and using branches as a base to get her going.

[@JamieMG]

Hey hello from Alberta Canada. My wife and I love your channel!!! Keep it up eh!! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Eric-ew8jt]

Great video as always Lars.... We are in the coldest month of the year right now -47C day time high today... And crystal clear skies at night, Def long fires and a super shelter would be needed.. I agree about the axe, unless your building a log cabin you don't need an axe... Funny to see some guys survival kits that have an axe in it.

[@ronaldbutler4480]

Dude, you show how making a fire looks so easy, dang, your'e good at it! that birch bark is a lifesaver, and the saw really outperformed the hatchet. could you imagine cutting those logs and taking off those limbs with a hatchet?? you would be there for a long time and, it is more dangerous. Great job!

[@santoshkumari5608]

Thanx for video.. The location is very owesome.. White snow all around I love snow..

[@123colinfrost]

Your thoughts about saw vs axe apply equally in Australia Lars. Here it is hot and often dry but the native timbers are very(very) hard so they are difficult to cut even with a 5lb axe! Axes are useful also for hammering tasks with the poll, but in this area wherever I hunt and camp there are rocks that can be used for this. So generally I take a silky pocket boy or big boy together with a 1946 Soviet entrenching tool with one edge sharpened for light chopping tasks in camp. I find that I use a shovel far more than axe, it can dig a latrine, cut poles, move embers around the cooking fire etc and the saw does pretty much all of the other cutting tasks. Another great video mate.

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Winter is the best time of year to be out enjoying the wilderness and honing skills, that long log fire lay is ideal for an open lean to shelter, cheers for a good channel Lars and have a good and safe new year, atb, Paul.

[@stephenfewson7188]

love your no nonsense attitude mate! Big fan.....

[@mostalajnen66]

Nice video, love the way you keep it simple and not dependent on artificial stuff/gear. Keep it going Lars

[@steinderbush]

Thankyou Lars for this nice educational video!! all the best from Limburg!!

[@Michel-iz8sk]

Hy Lars! really cool big saw...wow! Amazing. take care michel

[@shawnwhalen8314]

It's winter here in Michigan, U.S. where I live... you make me think of spending the night in the woods during winter.... probably not going to. Another good video.

[@johankanrell9381]

Thanks again Lars for all your great tips. I'm self employed and I'm now trying to get other people to meet an hang out with me in the woods here in Sweden. I want ordinary people to have the opportunity to come out and feel how wonderful it can be to just hang out in the woods. Therefore you are my biggest inspiration now. I can make an awesome camp, and others can come there an just hang out. Tack igen /Johan

[@doctorbea]

You, sir, are my new hero!

[@billh4121]

Lars. Thanks so much. Excellent channel. Love the katana, smooth as silk! Excellent for back country work in michigan UP +50deg N lat pack, snowshoes and plenty of real forest!!

[@archetypex65]

Great no bs informative video buddy! thanks for passing along your knowledge and experience 👍

[@BCSteelhobo]

Most of my bush time is in the Canadian boreal forest and I totally agree, an axe is really not needed. But when I go to the coast in the winter where everything is covered in a thick layer of moss and it rains for 30+ days straight, I bring an axe. And I split every piece of wood. And it makes me love the boreal even more.

[@Luso308]

A Survival Russia T-shirt with logo and "Its awsome!". Because it is.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Also "All that good stuff" and "quite funky".

[@tomdrooff3343]

You do an awesome job at saying it the way it is. I love it!

[@fredthorne9692]

You've shattered North America's love affair with the axe. But, there is no question the silky has no competition unless you strap a Wood Mizer band saw to your back. The labor intensive axe and knife batoning is indeed unnecessary, unless the forest has been denuded of twigs and brush. I have an air rifle ash tree in my back yard but it only produces .177 calibre pellets. The squirrels mock me. But that's OK, I sing Kumbaya to them and they scatter.

[@nicksfix8609]

what is your opinion on a 20 dollar Gerber Gator full size 18" machette and saw combo. Ive tested it two full years of bush trips in the south US, middle Tennessee to be precise and have decided not to carry an axe or hatchet and folding saw due to its variety of use and rugged strength and durability. Ive only had to sharpen the blade side and thats it no other neede maintenance

[@fredthorne9692]

nicksfix8609 Hey, if it works for you it's good. I have a Cold Steel 24 in machete, they're fun to own. When I go fishing, I use it to hack out my spot, also handy with snappers. In heavy summer brush, it keeps some of the ticks at bay by clearing overgrowth. I wished I had gotten the Hansa 24" Tres Canales Yegua Machete. The "three channels" allow the blade to bend considerably. Anywhere you go in Central/South America and the Caribbean, they're EDC. They don't have the goofy black matte stealth and finish like the Cold Steel does. If I let my blades rust then I shouldn't even have butter knife. I'm curious, have you ever hacked at some hard wood with yours? I'm thinking about giving it a try. Anyway, for heavy firewood, I just use a bow saw with a sharp blade. Silky is out of my price range.

[@fredthorne9692]

Thomas Gowen Go back and read the entire sequence. I ain't the hater in this conversation. Have a nice day. ☺

[@fredthorne9692]

Thomas Gowen Go back and read the entire sequence. I ain't the hater in this conversation. Have a nice day. ☺

[@thomasgowen8298]

Fred Thorne this is Tom again I am sorry this was not meant for you on my comment hit wrong person.

[@danjennings6817]

We love your vids Lars! Our best from New Jersey USA!

[@daveagar5594]

Thank you. I love your honesty.

[@highlandtrekker]

I agree, the only time wood needs to be split is when everything is wet and you might need to get to the centre to get some dry stuff. All the sizes you need are right there on any branch. Thanks for sharing

[@davebloggs]

I have had to do that a few times to get to some nice dry inner wood.

[@thomasgowen8298]

Very good like the saw you used .

[@jimmyracks5521]

That saw goes thru the trees like butter

[@pepsihase1703]

You are absolutely right by saying "learning from everything"!!! I just found your channel today and saw up to now 4 videos! I really like the way you explain something. I meanwhile saw a lot other videos, but everybody is doing the same thing a little different. Thanks :-) Thumb up and subscribed

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you very much :)

[@bobbiebigg3]

This is the real McCoy way, my Grand Father made a home made folding saw here in the far north of Canada 60 years ago and I still use it to this day, he was a real Canadian Lumber Jack that fell trees with much larger two man and single man cross cut falling saws, that he taught me how to set, file the teeth to sharpen them but had to learn the Slope, Rake and Fleam first. He valued his axe's as he had to use them to chop back the top of the cut to free the saw blade from binding as well as set his spring boards to stand on while sawing and chopping.

[@steinwaygoat]

Thanks for your words on that folding saw. I got one that you'd recommended, and am ever so grateful. Thanks much. Jules

[@Hellfrolic71]

Hey Lars, I pride myself on being a good campfire starter in Florida. But when we were just in Vermont for the holidays I used all the tricks I could think of (all the birch bark my son and I could find, fir limbs, etc) and after having a 5 minute roaring fire, the dumping snow and the wet wood (snow and rain) basically put my fire out. Guess I'm used to good old Southern yellow pine fatwood that lights just about anytime. Suggestions?

[@TOMMYSURIA]

Wow, that Katanaboy kicks ass. Work smart not hard is the name of the game when it comes to survival. Every calorie saved counts.

[@12gauge1oz]

nicely done very informative

[@donryfetor3909]

Definitely a great looking setting there......

[@survivalKurse]

A great Fire and a fantastic video have a nice day Guido

[@reginalynn9856]

Bravo, thank you for insight ! The survival tree makes better since.

[@robertmortimore3024]

Great vid yet again Lars well done and thank you..........................

[@VIPER410]

Awesome :). Thanks for sharing Lars

[@hugo3913]

great channel, and a good job was done keep the cool vids up

[@fumasterchu12]

Excellent video as usual, that Katana boy is an amazing piece of equipment. You sawed through that tree in about 20-22 seconds flat. Awesome saws by Silky, and that seems to be yet another great style of fire you made. Thank you for the lesson Lars, be safe and stay warm my friend.

[@susannewilliams]

Just great!

[@769890]

catched up with your videos - moscowprepper - and so on - the little polit talk - siberian log fire - and man - I like it - keep up the good work - cheers - from austria

[@angelowoodell372]

Love the AK poplar tree lol. Agree with you about the tree having all the size wood you need without breaking it down to toothpicks.

[@grahamefreestone5309]

Damn, that Silky is awesome. I really do enjoy watching different fire methods. 👍 🇬🇧

[@saraskold9631]

Great Video glad the temp is up

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you and Happy Healthy 2017 :) Good to see you again.

[@BrunnertheBountyHunter]

Stay safe Lars!