Tinder/Fire Talk, Tips And Tricks Australian Bushcraft

Gday everyone. This video is more of a tip and trick type video. We look at using the outer and inner bar, of the Stringy Bark Tree. We also make char using the bark from the Paper Bark tree and have a look at how to transport fire if need be, using dead dry Banksia flowers. I hope you get something out of this video. cheers.

[@swaggingsisters]

There may indeed be a bunch of great videos out there already but most are not showing how to use the Oz bush. Very refreshing, we're always looking for Aussie bushcraft.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for the feedback and support. I have plenty more to show. Thanks again

[@swaggingsisters]

@@Southernlandbushcraft awesome mate, we'll be watching👍

[@catey62]

Yep, same here, great to see another Aussie bushcraft video, there's not enough on here.

[@Jondantic]

As a hiker and fisherman in blue mountains this information is amazing. Well done and thanks

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate. I'm glad ya got something out of it. Good luck out there

[@jamesorton1228]

Gday. Really enjoyed this video. I always like the genuineness of your stuff. No fake smiles or Hollywood glam just real relatable content and presentation. Well done. Cheers

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Gday James. Thanks for watching and the comment. I like to think Im a pretty simple down to earth bloke and hopefully that comes across in the videos. Thanks again

[@jamesorton1228]

@@Southernlandbushcraft it sure does. I still enjoy watching things like bush tucker man for the same reason.

[@luketregear2154]

Hahahah! Yeah but sometimes you look like your not enjoying anything!

[@fishmut]

Knowing the environment where ever one comes from or going to is a huge clue on surviving absolutely. 👍

[@warrengarnon4294]

i loved it Ozzy bush craft. well done mate very informative.

[@johnsmith-hm2vk]

Well done lots of interesting info with an Australian look at fire in less than optimal conditions. I'm up on the boarder with no access to flint but lots of quartz, it works well. All the best keep up the good work.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks a lot John. ATB mate

[@aussieknuckles]

I recently started reading a Bushcraft book I bought. Between that and your very easy to follow videos, I am learning a lot. Cheers.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Cool mate, I'm glad you got something out of the vids. Have fun out there!

[@aussieknuckles]

@@Southernlandbushcraft For sure. And cheers I will.

[@ivansiladji]

Wealth of knowledge in this. Loved it, mate. Would be curious to know more about how to source flint sources in the Australian bush. Looking forward to more vids. Thanks for this one.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Gday mate. thanks again for the continued support. The flint I use was found in South Australia, near the coast. I know the local indigenous here traded whats know as Silcrete. Its similar to flint and is found in outback South Australia. Cheers

[@herbsmith6871]

Great info my friend! Thanks for sharing 🤠

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks Herb ATB mate

[@lukerobins6850]

Another great vid mate. I really hope you can continue to grow the channel, and that youtube help promote your content. You deserve more popularity. 👍🏼

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

I really appreciate the support mate. Thanks again Luke.

[@barrylilley6392]

That was great, more to come , cheers

[@peteremerson4150]

Good helpfull info. Cheers Peter😀👍

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

No problem 👍.

[@RobVanElven]

Great video. Love to see the Australian content! Tnx for sharing. Subscribed.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for the sub mate

[@steveb2915]

i have done alot of looking for good people to learn from and i found Dave Canterbury is amazing but for Aussie bush your channel is amazing also. your quiet and show hows it done no bullshit. im on nsw/vic border and if i look north i see FLAT and if i looks south i see mountains.. we are rite on the separation of the high country.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks so much for the support mate. Im happy that you got something from the video. Cheers.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks so much for the support mate. Im happy that you got something from the video. Cheers.

[@wadejoseph8684]

Love it mate 👍

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Always a good idea to have a way of charing a bit of nature and getting into the habit of carrying 2-3 methods of fire lighting.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks Paul. Yeah pays to be prepared doesn't mate. I hope all is well over where you are mate

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

@@Southernlandbushcraft All good here mate even the weather is clearing up. Take care and atvb to you and your family.

[@danieljonesadventures2181]

Great video mate! Hope to see more content

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Cheers mate.

[@derekcomer4858]

New to the channel, this was brilliant. Thank you 🙏

[@alanholley2031]

Another good vid mate, good info. Cheers

[@paulpagotto1846]

Great video mate. Awesome skills

[@terryc47]

Thankyou for videos and sharing your knowledge. I have a paper bark tree outside, I will definitely be following your experiment to build my knowledge bank.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Your welcome mate. Have fun out there.

[@thejulesfather]

Was good. loved it mate.

[@gcruishank9663]

Great stuff! Good tips.

[@gud2go50]

Great analogy about fire. Thanks for your knowledge.

[@tassiebushcraft3965]

Great to see you back, enjoyed the vid. I've been experimenting with cool temperate rainforest alternatives for traditional fireIighting recently, as most of the information I've found is for drier forest types. I charred a bunch of Myrtle (Nothafagus cunninghamii) punk wood from an old log while in the Tarkine recently, it's been very reliable with the flint and steel. As a birds nest to get the ember to flame I used dead Richea dracophyla leaves, I processed it down a bit and they took to flame amazingly well from the ember. I'm yet to try other species of the Richea genus yet but I recon they'd work just as well. I reckon you've got them in Vic rainforest too. I'll do a vid on it when I finally get some time.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Great stuff mate. I enjoy your stuff. I cant wait to see your vids.

[@thewilderpractices4647]

Great video, really enjoyed it.thankyou for sharing. Much appreciated.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thankyou mate. ATB

[@Lukeslittletribe]

Great video mate. I just got my new flint and steel and heading out to the mountains this week so this was a good to watch. I had a bunch of dried grass prepared in my pack but I might give the stringy bark a go.

[@johnprice6307]

Great video thank you

[@TheHellfiremissile]

Many thanks. Luv yur puppy. Will try the banksia seed pod for fire transport.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

No worries mate. Yeah she's a good old dog. Thanks for watching mate

[@MrJeffro1960]

Love your work. Thanks mate. Very helpful

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Happy you got something out of it mate. ATB

[@stilkterrin]

Cool video, well done :)))

[@rlhydn3438]

Love your videos so much!

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thank you kindly. I hope your well and getting out there. Cheers.

[@regular_guy70s]

Your dog is just top-notch!!

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

yeah shes great mate. chers

[@mikewasowski1411]

Fantastic as always. Thanks so much for sharing

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for watching Mike, I really do appreciate it. cheers.

[@iheartyourfeet]

5mins in and it's already a like & subscribe from me. Love it mate. I'll be starting on your other vids once I'm done here! :)

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks a lot mate. I hope you enjoy

[@jonsey300]

Good one mate. Always 👍 the vids mate good to see the hut still standing too mate. Fires the no 1 need in our sort of weather we get down here keep it up

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Yeah its been changed up but its going good. Stay warm out there and straight shooting mate.

[@jonsey300]

Thanks bud and you too, hope your getting out and getting amongst it too

[@gregknight293]

Always glad to see a new post . very good info on here . I watch all your vids over and over ...Sweet dog you got there ...Cheers

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks Greg. I glad you enjoy my content. Yep the dog is a little legend. Shes a great mate

[@archie7212]

Great job with the channel bloke, I'm 61 now but did 3 years in Transport with the army here in Townsville from 83'-86' so you get my support with a sub, well done.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate I appreciate it, and thanks for your service. I was in Infantry in Townsville. Great spot up there. ATb mate

[@WakuahOutdoors]

Great vid. A few new tips for me so thanks. I'll have to give it a shot

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate. Glad you got something out of it.

[@davef5916]

legend thanks for sharing!!

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

No worries mate

[@canastasiou68]

I learned something today, thanks for sharing.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Great stuff mate. Happy days

[@swagmanoutfitters1604]

Another great video mate, cheers!

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate. I appreciate the support

[@quartpot]

Thanks for the hot tip about the banksia mate. Great video, really enjoyed the conversational style. Have a good one

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for watching mate. I'm glad you enjoyed it and got something out of it

[@impermanenthuman8427]

Awesome vid on the subject! I’ve only tried a couple of times but I still haven’t been able to get any natural tinders in VIC burning from even the hot sparks of a ferro rod, I can’t find any stringy bark or paper bark trees in the wild here (yet), I found a spiny mattrush (lomandra) bush which seemed to have dry dead leaves (supposedly as good as stringy bark and paper bark for tinder) which I tried to get to take a spark but still didn’t work 🤔 I can get a nest of very dry dead grass to ignite from an ember (using tree fungus) but the only thing I can get to ignite from a ferro spark is man made cotton wool. Next time I think I’ll try really preparing the tinder well next to a fire to really dry it out for the next fire before trying to get it to ignite from ferro spark just in case my natural tinder (lomandra) has been too damp

[@scarlettardis2018]

Great video mate

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for watching

[@tammy2855]

I love your channel. Thank you! 🙏

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks heaps. Im more active on Instagram if your interested

[@tammy2855]

@@Southernlandbushcraft under what name? I looked up Southern Land Bushcraft on there and nothing came up. 😊

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Sl.bushcraft.survival. Try that

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

To add to me comment below, Boggy Creek Beast used that fire roll method described below in 90% humidity. Cheers 🍻

[@SmithandWesson22A]

Just found your channel. Subscribed.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Cheers mate. Thanks for the support

[@kurts64]

Gday mate, you changed your YT pic. Looks good

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Yeah I did mate. Thanks. Yeah I think it came out well. ATB Mate

[@kurts64]

Great vid mate, some handy info. Ive used Bloodwood bark with some success but never thought about melaleuca as a char material, good stuff.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate. Blackwood bark. I might give that ago. I milled up some blackwood, beautiful timber.

[@kurts64]

@@Southernlandbushcraft it is, I've used Blackwood for knife handles, looks awesome. do you have Bloodwood down your way? I found breaking/shaving the outer bark down into thin chips chars pretty well, it's fragile though

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Yeah we do have blackwood here. Yeah I found hitting the bark with back of an axe worked great in removing it before milling.

[@miken4325]

Hey mate, great video. No idea if you're active on this channel anymore, but was wondering where you got that jacket and if its still available somewhere online to purchase? Many thanks, mike.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Hi Mike. This jacket isn't made anymore. But there is heaps that are similar online. Outback Trading comes to mind.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

G’day Legend, mate I would love for some Aussie bloke like you to make videos on making fire using the Rudger roll method (not sure if I spelt it correctly) using natural fiberous plant material and animal scat found in the areas that you roam around in. String bark and dried rabbit , pig, deer, goat , possum and what else you can find that works. Check out US David West and Boggy Creek Beast channels. Boggy Creek Beast has a video or two where he used fiberous plant material pulled apart into stringy strands then dried in the sun and ground up or powdered up dried deer scat as the filler and rolled it between two flat stones to get ignition. You can use 3 or 4 inch split logs or un-split logs to roll it. As far as I know there is one Australian video that’s made a video using this method of make fire with plant material and animal scat in this country. You can be the first. I’d be a an awesome challenge for ya. You can show your subscribers and viewers that you don’t even need a knife to make fire in the Australian bush. ICheers 🍻 🍻 man. I hope that you give it a go.

[@bones_bn]

Awesome video! Will the fire transfer method work with any species of banksia?

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

This will work with others mate. I have used Saw Tooth Banksia before. Coastal should work as well

[@luketregear2154]

Hey mate. I know you touched on it in an earlier vid, but can you please show us your bedroll, how you sleep in it, how you pin ur blanket and the leather straps you use to carry it. Please....

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Sure can mate. I will get one up soon. Cheers

[@waynehogan5064]

Great video thanks don't suppose you can do one on a bow drill with tips and tricks and what sort of knife is that

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Hi mate. Thanks for watching. Yeah I will keep that in mind. The knife is a Camp and Trail knife from the Pathfinder Knife Shop.

[@maaronnolan6038]

G’day mate, great vid. I do a bit of what you do except I take it on the road and camp up overnight between sites. How old is the Kelpie? Looks old but acts young. Good on ya.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for watching mate. Shes 12 years old now and yeah still acts like a pup lol. I guess she'll slow down one of these days. Maybe not.

[@maaronnolan6038]

@@Southernlandbushcraft yeah I’m a Heeler man myself, my bluey is 7 now and I don’t even want to think about him checking out.

[@lukewarm2075]

Great video mate are you in Vic.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks for taking the time to watch. Yeah Im in Vic mate

[@goingroguenow]

If you carry charred cloth, why not just a lighter? More useful question is whether it will take a spark (like nettle will(.

[@user-gs7ds4gv3p]

I love your Twin Thailand

[@popdogsoda3047]

What is the purpose of the foliage over the fire? Love your dog btw.

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

The purpose is to protect the fire to some extent from rain. Thank for watching

[@popdogsoda3047]

@@Southernlandbushcraft Ah thank you. I figured it was either that or maybe trying to dry it out to use later. Great videos, I find them very calming and insightful.

[@hangtough503]

Killer. Subd. D🤙🇺🇸😎 Oregon

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate I appreciate it

[@peterfletcher8411]

How do you transport the travelling embers.....How to carry....how long will it last without continual air/fanning? Good vids by the way

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Hi mate. Transporting them can be done a few different ways. Try putting them in a billy or something similar. I've made up a paper bark container to transport them as well. Some will late longer than others. Ive had some last about 3hrs then I would light a spare one and continue on. As far as providing air. Same thing. Some will require a bit more maintenance/air, others will happyly smolder away by themselves, with very little air. It just depends mate. I hope this helped.

[@peterfletcher8411]

@@Southernlandbushcraft cheers mate. Thankyou.

[@user-gs7ds4gv3p]

I live your

[@solitudeinthewild82]

Great video, my friend! Enjoyed watching, your bushcraft skills are terrific! And the surrounding nature is amazing. Cheers from Russia, buddy, and welcome to my channel about special Russian bushcraft tips and hacks! Regards, Yuriy!

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate! Russia, cool. I will definitely check your stuff out. Thanks

[@solitudeinthewild82]

@@Southernlandbushcraft you are very welcome! Cheers!

[@brendomac848]

Thanks for the video. I guess there are a bunch of vids out there on fire making, but this is one of the first I've seen for Australia, so thanks for that. Also, in your last video, what were the two types of wood you used for the bow and drill method? I'm also interested in how you make cordage. Thanks...

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Thanks mate. I have plenty more to share. I used the flower stem from a Grass Tree and I found that Wattle works pretty well as a base board. I will do a video on cordage making soon

[@michaelwaldeck7081]

Good old lantana actually works pretty well too for bow drill. Paperbark is good for tinder but it can get moist pretty easy. Fat wood is a pretty universal tinder if you can find it.

[@OldBenjaminKenobi]

Mate what jacket are you wearing?

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Just an old Aussie made oilskin mate

[@faredinkom5830]

is that a driza-bone or different oilskin lookss deadly

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Its a Dinkum Dri. Old Aussie made thing. Its great. cheers

[@eduardogenaomonrroy6689]

un ubjko

[@HLsab]

Really enjoyed this vid , picked up some great tips .

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Sweet as mate. Glad it was helpful in some way