Wet Weather Fire-Making - HowTo

[@BruceNitroxpro]

This is just so well structured and correct that it deserves a rating of A+.

[@kwf9225]

In Britain it's A*

[@randalflagg9086]

Didn't used to be lol

[@cockbreath01]

It's Randall Flagg btw

[@Mati-nx4nn]

@@kwf9225 9 now

[@kwf9225]

@@Mati-nx4nn You have found an old comment of mine. Well done.

[@MrJzlavallee]

My god. I haven't thought of using a pencil sharpener to make super fine tinder material. Probably gonna throw one in my kit now.

[@hugeenzo7884]

me to

[@joshporter5773]

Well, there cheap, easily accessible, I'm a 13 year old and I can just go into WHSmith (or a stationery shop) and buy one.

[@poldi2233]

Oh Lord I feel stupid now :D

[@smokeythehuman3596]

If your around palmtrees and its wet and theres a bunch of dead palm frons laying around or still connected together you can always shake off the palm frons crumble up the leaves and break the actual branch part into peices and use the crumbled palm fron leaves to help the fire get going and the broken branch parts to help light bigger pieces as long as you have a lighter or if you have magnesium and a striker

[@davesmith1771]

A knife works nearly as good and I would assume everyone has one.....

[@ericpowell1533]

You throwing that match on the wood pile and it catching in seconds was more bad ass than a man slowly walking away from a car explosion without turning around

[@erikkitvisets213]

Eric Powell compare this with Gangnam style...

[@andychase7693]

Except he obviously used some sort of accelerant that he didn't show for that shot. Fake news!

[@theaslam9758]

Idiot!

[@AKAxeMan]

@@andychase7693 he used pine resin. Mentioned it at 3:15

[@amandab4102]

Movie logic

[@alessandrotorres1962]

I will be homeless eventually so I watch these videos so I am prepared to survive. I've watched some of your videos and I come back for a refresher. Being prepared is great.

[@Ghost572]

Yeah I thought it was always handy to know things like this to avoid making mistakes if there is ever the situation I need to build a fire.

[@fuckantifa2162]

Alessandro Torres haha I'm in the same boat. Soon to be homeless. These.tips will keep me going. Just need whisky now.

[@huraira448]

Fuck Antifa how's your life now?

[@brianrios9561]

Alessandro Torres .

[@FREEDOM-w5x]

Me too. Hahahaha. I thought i was alone in life. Humans. One minute you hate them, next minute you love 'em. Its complicated. Lol

[@johngo6283]

I like your voice over style of narrating. Generally, this makes videos much more concise and to the point, rather the oh-so-common how to videos that are mostly "blah blah blah blah blah . . ." Great material, thanks for posting!

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

how does anyone do bushcraft in the UK, there's barely any bush.

[@AlyxAesthetics]

@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 I know its depressing. there's a small woodland near me that I go to frequently but seeing people and few animals is all too common. it's also not an ancient woodland, so there's no bluebells. it was planted like 100 years ago for a wood farm and now it's just a woodland. so a lot of trees are in stupid perfect lines. it's good enough though. I wish there was a coniferous forest near me though. there's only so much I can do with birch

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

​@@AlyxAesthetics birch is an extremely useful tree, the aboriginals in Canada used it for pretty much everything. but don't be too discouraged, the train networks in Europe are extensive enough to be able to take a week long trip anywhere and be in the middle of nowhere in only a few hours. Thankfully for me Canada is few and spacious. When I lived in a very rural area with few trees I made due with camping along a river lol you just have to make due with what you have sometimes, that's life. Have you made birch oil yet? I use it to seal my wooden utensils and bowls (just be careful and use is sparingly the taste is foul if you use too much) just remember, your situation is entirely up to you to determine. If you want something, say "This is what I want and I'm going to make plans to do it." I mean, you don't even have to uproot everything, you just have to set aside some time. A week, a month? Take a backpack and go somewhere you know would be an excellent place, secluded and just give it a go. Use the trails, then go off the beaten paths, if its annoying YOU to get there, it will annoy anyone else to get there too. I've lived in my own woodland encampment on and off for 17 months, I've gone through 2 winters in my tipi, and my camp has been found just once lol because someone managed to follow my foot prints in winter out of curiosity, said hello, and left. Too many people think there's obstacles in the way, when its mostly just them. Even when I lived in the city, I used to bike 2 hours away to camp.

[@19ghost73]

Clear, concise, easy to understand, no unnecessary blah-blah -> very well done!

[@ronerkkila8245]

Pencil sharpener...brilliant.

[@ChrisWildmen]

indeed, never considered it... may just end up as a primary in my rucksack.

[@lesterclaypool1]

Maurice Weiss If you carry a ruck sac , try these keep a pill bottle with Vaseline laden cotton in it starts fires very fast , even when soaked ,,, or a 9 volt battery and steel wool ,just rub the battery ends back and forth on the steel wool ,, there are many other but these are two cheap very good reliable ways of fast fire making ,,, try them out in your yard , or some where safe ,, cheers from Canada

[@shawnfox1100]

lesterclaypool1 is right. You can do these things.

[@poldi2233]

Late response but another thing that works really well is melting a wax candle in a jar, tearing pieces of tissue paper and twisting them to create sort of sticks out of it and then dipping those sticks in the wax. They can easily be ignited by a lighter even in wet weather and provide substantial and long-lasting heat.

[@alloypaulson7520]

If you can, try to find a pencil sharpener for carpentry pencils. They are much larger, and allow you to use larger sticks that won't break, and create much larger shavings. I recommend getting a yellow one, because I always lose mine.

[@Lightzrave]

Haha. 'We all go through that phase of makin' shit fires.' Legend.

[@LeonRFpoa]

This is the most excellent explanation of fire making on KZbin. Kudos to you, sir. I know it well myself but could not have said it better.

[@oldbatwit5102]

Practical advice, well explained, and no bollocks about 'survival'

[@chuckfox5496]

Building the platform is absolutely clutch and its something that the Boy Scouts never properly taught me. Great video.

[@Krissy_Bunnie]

So many of these videos are just a guy standing there, droning on... THANK YOU for actually DEMONSTRATING it!!!

[@TheBrawz]

*drops match* ... *walks away like a boss*

[@Oozywolf]

Cool guys don't look at combustion

[@thataintnomoonsucka]

He took that match and Threw it on the Ground.

[@andyw3152]

4:26 threw it into the middle.

[@kristinadk]

@@thataintnomoonsucka 😂 "I dont need your handouts...I'm an adult"

[@thataintnomoonsucka]

@Kristinadk........ha! So funny I jizzed my pants!

[@danofiremano]

WORD . . . Absolutely one of the greatest fire making videos of all time! No shameless promotion or plugs to buy gear.

[@yvetteholder1793]

OMG, I'm going to binge watch this video. I found the jackpot of the answers to ALL, and I mean ALL of the answers to my questions in one video. PLUS, there is no RAMBLING on in this video....straight to the details. Thank You!

[@mrdave22]

gg well played mother nature lol

[@herohour6496]

G spot? What do u mean?

[@ygatesatellite4964]

This is just superb, I've been looking for "skill survival" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Lidacoob Protection Percipience - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got cool results with it.

[@JasonR1998]

dave22 haha I died when he said that 😂

[@OkoYT]

clearly a gamer

[@awesomewizard99]

I'm going to use this every time I need to cook over a fire when I got camping. Great tip!

[@CalicoJack1803]

Brilliant! Concise and to the point. I’ve watched countless videos on fire starting, this is the best. Kiddos, Sir!

[@damionandy]

This is an insanely good fire. Great job!

[@malapoyo]

Best fire starting video I've seen. And you blew me away with that pencil sharpener trick! Awesome!

[@REVERSE_BIAS]

Mate, I thought you narrated this video brilliantly and structured it absolutely spot on too. Well done. I could listen to you and remain interested for hours!

[@mike796]

Hey dude, by far you are my favorite survivalist youtuber so please keep up the awesome videos!!!

[@ZeroGHome24]

Excellent video, I have been using this method of upside down fire for time (3/4y) so it's totally tried and tested. I love the way the fire lasts much longer then a normal fire (prep is key). I made a sort of paste with Vaseline and sawdust and spread it around just to help it along when it's really wet.

[@m0onst9er]

Detailed and straight to the point. You should earn some sort of reward for doing what 98% of most videos fail to do nowadays.

[@erikvosenmd676]

"We all go through that phase of making sh** fires." Love this explanation!

[@Ingeb91]

Very thorough. I tend to not put as much work into my firemaking as this, but this will definitely help me in awful conditions, and believe me, we have those. The place I live is one of the wettest places imaginable. Thanks =)

[@TheElvenArcher]

4:31 that had to be some British woodsman magic. that spread really fast.

[@punknhead23]

TheElvenArcher Well he said he was going to use pine resin which is extremely flammable, but only like that if it is already liquid which you would need recent heat to create. It is very curious. Did he use a fire to melt the resin to create a fire?

[@lithiumlight6128]

solid resin works, too

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Lyoko Code Yeah but not like that ...

[@kristinadk]

@@punknhead23 I was thinking the same thing

[@colec.6477]

Or lighter fluid

[@sandravalani359]

Another Awesome Video Alfie!!! Your Brilliance, Hard work, and great sense of humor and joyfulness truly make your Video in the top Fire making Videos on the Internet!!! Plz keep on being the genuine and very creative Soul who you are!!!

[@andrewpullen5454]

Excellent video. No excuse for a poor fire from now on. All your vids are so informative. Big thumbs up. 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@Bl4CK.S1TE]

I every time came to this channel , in hope he has continued his outstanding Wildernis Skills Explanations. BigPlayer through his good and enjoyable Humor , the accuracy of his informations and the visualisation all on Point. Huge Respect from Germany

[@1212zeek1212]

Damn, what a great video. Thanks for making it! Really clear with everything you say, camera positions are all solid, easy to follow. I've been practicing fires since I was a little kid, and mostly just learned from fucking up a lot, haha. As you put it, the "shitty fires stage". I really like your platform though. I would always just put one layer down on the ground and build atop that. Yours allows much needed airflow though. Really great. Going to make mine like that from now on.

[@DennisChaves]

This looks like an awesome fire. I'm going to try it as soon as camping season starts, with or without rain!

[@butterfliesandtape]

Clear, well structured, to the point and very well concluded. A+

[@fritz1990]

Great video. I know the tricks, but it's nice to know that others haven't forgotten them.

[@garrity5]

Subscribed, the pencil sharpener is genius. Great sense of humor and well filmed. Cheers

[@arpc]

I am addicted to this guy's videos - another awesome video. Had to subscribe!

[@andyw3152]

Wow, that is how to make a fire, excellent demo. I've seen so many people think that they can pick up wet twigs and larger pieces from the wet floot.

[@ScottyT47]

If this guy kept posting even once a month still he'd be huge. Such an amazing channel

[@harrisonking8156]

That is an incredible way to make fires, i can't believe i never thought, or have seen that, before! Great work!

[@queenanne94101]

WOW. Excellent wet fire video. I live in the Pacific Northwest USA so for 8 months of the year, every fire is a wet fire. Thanks for taking the time to share this information. Cheers! 🔥🔥🔥🏕😎

[@guycarrwuzright7189]

Hey Alfie, you're one of the first outdoor/bushcraft/survival youtubers I ever watched. My first debri shelter I learned from your videos as well as my first wet weather fire, which I referr back to quiet Often. Thanks man. Keep up the good work.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

I've been collecting pine pitch in ziplock bags. Good to see this.

[@thomasstewart7317]

i just started building fires a few days ago and as you go on you find ways of getting it better bigger and warmer

[@valiantknight8483]

Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video I found it quite informative and very helpful my father and i are moving to Alaska soon and i think these tips you have provided just might come in handy

[@Not0riousNarwhal]

You just encouraged me to start a fire on tomorrows camping trip. It had been raining, so I thought all hope was gone. Then I watched your well explained how to video! Thanks

[@vole12]

Very nice video mate . Nothing happens without a decent fire . Many thanks .

[@yngvark]

Wow, so amazingly concise and informative talking! So many people could learn from your way of communicating!

[@Joxman2k]

I have never seen a fire ignite and spread from a single match in such a way without an accelerant, especially in wet conditions. Pine resin cannot be underestimated in its effectiveness. It is truly a necessity in wet conditions.

[@kambing2834]

GREAT VIDEO straight forward and no adlibs...thanks for sharing man :)

[@MountainGardenGirl]

It has been some time since we watched your video, but not avid bushcrafters so we are still making those fires you mentioned at the end...but we are learning and processing why not to. So thank you again...its registering better this time.

[@SCRnflz]

One thing I would add to this fire for longevity of warmth is add some good sized stones if available. They'll heat up and retain heat for a long time in case the fire goes out. Great presentation.

[@wolf1066]

Great video, Alfie. Very nicely demonstrated and getting all the important points across. With good techniques like that, you can generally light a fire with just what you can forage and a match or lighter, without using any specialised tinders or fire-starting aids carried on your person - saving those pre-prepared tinders and such for those really extreme cases when they're absolutely necessary.

[@JohnnyPalmer]

awesome video mate! Direct, to the point and technically spot on

[@trailtrackersurvivalstande162]

Always informative and helpful and it's good to go over things you once knew

[@AndrzejKarol-ri8rl]

I have never seen the tip#1 before. Easy and great!

[@TheCarrotCutter]

Your videos are so high quality, love em'

[@LeSadW666]

I love your videos by the way! You're quite thorough with the advice and tips you give. The way you deliver the information is great, I've already learned some pretty cool stuff from these videos! I'd love to go camping with you, I expect it would be a laugh and I'd learn a bloody load!

[@roberttakacs19]

Hi Alfie I think youre so cool mate I love your videos you do an amazing job ☺ I was just wondering have you got any hints of making fire in rain? any kind of protection against wind and wet weather? would you make a video of it pls? or you think its just best leave it for a while even if rain lasts all night? what do you think? thanks

[@MountainGardenGirl]

Awesome! Learned a lot from this video and we agree, the pencil sharpener is a wonderful idea. Thanks for packing so much info into this presentation. Finally some answers to why our fire has not been starting under damp conditions. Thanks!

[@davidmorrison6787]

This is perhaps the BEST video I've seen on wet weather fire making ..BRAVO

[@cessnacoffelake2012]

Best video for fire making in wet conditions. Love ur vids!!!

[@musicisbrilliant]

I love you Alfie. Keep it up.

[@pedroqueiroz2735]

Saturday I'm going camping on a waterfall, this video is gold

[@mayhembeading3737]

Thank you for making this video. It's got clear instruction with good video. Again, thank you.

[@kotaksampahdeh]

very well researched, prepared and executed, mate. all your vids are top notch qualities. keep them coming.

[@WalkingOnWater86]

Great epic and all that stuff

[@allenbarrow4904]

Alfie, thank you for this video. I Iiked the presentation and the use of the pencil sharper 😃😃😃. It will help save lives and more importantly give hope to someone in trouble!!! Thank you this presentation.

[@sirplebs489]

great Tutorial ... your doubtless one of the best Outdoor / Survival youtubers

[@leonetv4425]

so well structured and informative, great video

[@sixteenstringjack]

Everything about this video is fantastic

[@martinjolly]

one of the best ive seen, nice work

[@jasonkirkwood8743]

Lovely weather you're having. Pencil sharpener is brilliant!

[@mattstan2499]

Hi Alfie glad your back

[@netherdominater9960]

My favorite firefeul that I make at home is I take the dry, curling bark off of birch trees, then impregnate it with wax. Best firefeul ^^

[@nothing-wp9ti]

This taught me I'm not using nearly enough wood

[@ihernandezsolano]

This dude did a terrific job

[@thokozani031]

Great video! Straight to the point and informative!!

[@petalss5325]

I don't plan any outdoor activity whatsoever but I'm sold. Subbed.

[@inuksukbuilder3617]

Wonderful ! I'm going to practise this out in the backwoods before next summer's camping excursions. I love your knife !! Where could I get one of those here in Ontario?

[@ronbutler6526]

Great job on the video, very helpful for this part of the country, take care man : )

[@chamikeradharmawardene850]

Amazing video! Very informative and well filmed.

[@starguard4122]

Thank you for making this video. It was very useful and informative

[@ZoroX50000]

Nice, I had some problems recently keeping my fire going, Thanks man!

[@martinorlofsky7271]

Thank u so much I would be lost with out you're videos

[@topsurvivalq4576]

HE IS BACK YOU ARE THE BEST

[@thoughtyness]

DOn't know if you've mentioned this somewhere, but if you cover up the fire with an inch or two of ash you can relight it 5-20 hours later after uncovering the ash. This only works when you have a bed of coals. I have tried it several times and it works wonders.

[@djprojectrain]

Thanks for the vid! Applied your skill info yesterday and was able to create a fire on top of snow that even lasted hours after I quit adding wood to it!!! #Boom =)

[@johnsanders186]

Excellent, As someone who also has an allotment the info is spot-on... when you have good embers it's possible to dry & burn green & damp material (from cutting back old crops dead vegitation etc)...there wont be flames but it'll smoulder & give off heat for hrs gradually drying them out fueling the fire, great vid.

[@thecleaner1237]

I like watching stuff like this I just started staying in the woods I watched other videos and first time watching this one I Learned a lot things. Only 23 but I love beginning in the woods .. #Woodslife 🤠👀

[@ronr.53400]

yes indeed, the procurement of such wood for such a fire is KEY .... and weather conditions add to A FORMULA,, be safe, .B welllll

[@diy.survival6791]

Thanks,this fire making tecq is AWESOME!!!!

[@isakigoboom]

This is great! I didn't know there was so much thought into making a fire.

[@Troublesome2008]

I thought all you had to do is throw a few sticks and leaves in a circle and set the whole thing on fire XD.

[@isakigoboom]

You must not have watched the video.

[@Troublesome2008]

IsakiTahashi I was agreeing with you. I was explaining that I did not know anything about making a fire before I watched this video.

[@isakigoboom]

kk

[@theMickBrittle]

"GG, well played, mother nature" you caught me off guard on that one

[@karlh5645]

Nice video, very clear and informative.

[@thomasplatt6743]

“Sup Fellas” Instantly love this video

[@derekpearse1012]

Very helpful - concise and to the point - thanks!

[@ppger44]

What do you think about Dakota Pit fire making? I thought it was the most efficient for a campsite overnight warmth in a tent or lean-to.

[@Garfunkels_Funky_Uncle]

Alfie! Ever heard of the pocket bellows? It would work great for something like this, especially the embers at the end!

[@netherdominater9960]

+AlfieAesthetics I know exactly what you mean. When my fire starts to die and I blow into it really hard a few times, I usually tag out and have a buddy take a turn because my head starts spinning.

[@xRango2]

+AlfieAesthetics what knife are you using?

[@humanbeing1583]

+AirSoft Surviver kabar bk7 its cheap and well made. Great knife

[@kevinpeterson5131]

i have never heard of pocket bellows do they sell them in outdoor stores or can they be made. please let me know either way and what materials they can be made out of thank you im just wondering if a guy could make that out of an old accordian bellows or something like that because ive seen and actually have a small accordian

[@grenmoyo3968]

+Nether Dominater glad i was a tuba player and never had to worry about that issue lol

[@thecatfromearth]

hey, what a perfect you are.!!! This weekend i am going to try this technique. I hope that i will do :)

[@joeviking61]

Outstanding Vid ! Thanks ! Cheers from New York...

[@tristanrl1940]

Resourcing kindling on one’s own property in suburbia is a wee problem indeed. I have recently purchased a half cord of hardwood and was repeatedly assured - that the batch had been sufficiently dry. My first go at a fire in the fire pit was an utter failure as I used an empty paper towel roll with a ball of paper as starter, spritzed with veg oil and tucked inside. I then gathered all the dried twigs about the garden and set the logs just above! Alas, once the kindling bits burned-off, the logs received a bit of a char but were never went alight