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 .

[@DARKNIGHTMM]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@chuckfox5496]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@awesomewizard99]

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

[@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.

[@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 =)

[@DennisChaves]

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

[@erikvosenmd676]

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

[@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!!!

[@oldbatwit5102]

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

[@garrity5]

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

[@JohnnyPalmer]

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

[@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.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

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

[@danofiremano]

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

[@harrisonking8156]

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

[@nothing-wp9ti]

This taught me I'm not using nearly enough wood

[@vole12]

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

[@ScottyT47]

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

[@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

[@trailtrackersurvivalstande162]

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

[@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 ^^

[@AndrzejKarol-ri8rl]

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

[@ihernandezsolano]

This dude did a terrific job

[@yngvark]

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

[@butterfliesandtape]

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

[@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!

[@sixteenstringjack]

Everything about this video is fantastic

[@petalss5325]

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

[@theMickBrittle]

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

[@davidanderson5259]

Lots of good advice here... One way of generating kindling is to gather materials _before_ they get wet, or well before you need them. Even damp bark or twigs will dry out sufficiently if you carry them under your coat next to your body where the heat can get at them. Candle stubs or cotton balls soaked in paraffin wax are also excellent, as they store indefinitely and are easy to keep with you in a survival kit. If you have the foresight to carry matches or a firestarter, you should also be wise enough to carry kindling materials.

[@bobbyhill4118]

I used to use a method really similar to this when making winter fires. I’d look for branches laying on top of the snow but not fully submerged in the snow, and I would break those top pieces off and use a couple to make fine shavings. Pine works best because of the resin in the shavings which prolongs the burn time. I put a small base down and fill it up with shavings, and then add very small twigs to it. A few millimeters thick to a few centimeters thick. I just have to make a fire last until I have enough embers to ignite new sticks I add on. It’s important to have it there, as all you need to do to re-light a burned down fire is add a little dead grass and use small sticks to ignite new, larger sticks. As we all know, fire rises due to the work of gravity. The air around the fire weighs more because it is less dense, making the flame buoyant, so it’s important to build up in cold and wet conditions. I can tell that Alfie has years of firemaking experience due to how much he knows about it.

[@leonetv4425]

so well structured and informative, great video

[@thomasplatt6743]

“Sup Fellas” Instantly love this video

[@mattstan2499]

Hi Alfie glad your back

[@martinorlofsky7271]

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

[@kotaksampahdeh]

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

[@davidmorrison6787]

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

[@AnyDayNow360]

That small pencil sharpener is genius!

[@diy.survival6791]

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

[@mrj4990]

“gg well done Mother Nature” I think I’m in love with you

[@chamikeradharmawardene850]

Amazing video! Very informative and well filmed.

[@peterhinnen5312]

Alfie boy. Probs, from the Netherlands 👍.a specially your fungi teaching wil be doing me some good.taking ours skills ( military background of my self.) this summer for a go. 3weeks solo survival in the Belgium Ardennes. Thanks buddy.keep up your channel up.! 👌

[@lonewolfsbushcrafttravels]

Alfie you rock!

[@John-lr3ix]

Awesome video of extraordinary quality. (Those feather sticks though... xD)

[@ZoroX50000]

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

[@sinfonianbarelytone9191]

Great technique. Wish we had that material in the Pacific Northwet.

[@kadenr6000]

Honestly

[@topsurvivalq4576]

HE IS BACK YOU ARE THE BEST

[@TheJq32]

This video should be on the Golden Record

[@marksilva311]

The biggest point there thats hardest to translate into practice is "taking the time process and find fuel wood. This is were people run out, haven't judge the progression of size or put expectation over experience. My advice, collecting for a large mediocre fire naturally becomes a good start for a boss small fire.😉

[@derekpearse1012]

Very helpful - concise and to the point - thanks!

[@WalkingOnWater86]

Great epic and all that stuff

[@hstera]

Very useful here in Norway! Thx

[@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.

[@acedragon6592]

IT'S REALLY CALLED AND UPSIDE DOWN FIRE!

[@doberman74]

House on a skateboard :D

[@We_are_the_light]

Well done brother.

[@srspower]

And breath ... Great video mate but quite intense!

[@SaschaKyssa]

Top notch videos, mate.

[@joeviking61]

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

[@earlgrey626]

Great video on how to make a fohyah.

[@andrewb.5996]

Who knew Ali G was so damn good at lighting fires!

[@joshlysergic8726]

How has this got anything to do with Ali G?

[@TadasG258]

Josh Lysergic His accent I suppose.

[@joshlysergic8726]

TadasG258 He sounds nothing like ali g

[@ms.mercenary7886]

Oh Lordie. As a city girl with zero aptitude off the grid was looking for some advice on how to start a fire at a rental cabin in Shenandoah. And I certainly found it. I can listen to you on repeat. Scratch the “can”. I AM listening to you on repeat and seriously considering watching all your videos though I actually am nowhere near roughing it (in a very comfortable cabin with all modern conveniences). Thank you for making this video so sexy. Make more. :)

[@internetxtc609]

Wait, you didn't even know how to make a small fire?

[@ms.mercenary7886]

I can light candles very well. Does that count? :D

[@JBOutdoorsAndMore]

informative indeed. thanks buddy.

[@disagreeablesob]

It would help anyone who doesn't know the difference to point out that softwoods are generally cone bearing with small leaves like pine,fir and cedar,(think of a typical Christmas tree,if that helps)and hardwoods are generally broad leafed tress like oak,chestnut and maple.It'll keep them from making mistakes when they're trying to follow instructions.

[@morgancampbell1224]

ty very helpfull as i camp the night twice a month or more

[@shawnduke2073]

Thanks for the tips

[@rowantheauthor959]

good video, great communication. thank you

[@ScowlingWolf]

wow bloody good vid that thanks,,,.

[@luisrojas6324]

thanks for giving information it really helped me out on my project thanks

[@EndlessCycleOfPride]

Love this!

[@mike796]

Love your videos dude!

[@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?

[@outlanderbushcraft3100]

Brilliant video mate

[@PNWTone]

This is very informational thank you

[@Verradonairun]

You can gather some small twigs, bundle them up & tie them together, then use them to fan your fire, instead of having to blow into the fire (I figured you might want to keep your eyebrows).

[@bravo20ghost27]

Nice one mate, top lad.

[@brigthoff7544]

dank artwork dude

[@0x0221]

Awesome video.

[@josephchapman9575]

This is amazing

[@jackjones5954]

I find the wind more of a challenge than the wet, sometimes it can be almost impossible to light a fire in moderate gusty winds especially if the humidity is very high.

[@calo6541]

dakota fire hole

[@ThatOneBlackGuy]

Bruh you're great I rarely sub but you got my attention

[@gabrielvikestadolsen5231]

KZbin is good!!👌🏻 you can find a lot of episodes and videos there😊!

[@jtchristiank1]

Great vid. What accelerant did you use?

[@jacobmoyer2991]

Great video!

[@johnnydiver4720]

thats a beautiful fire making method… very intricate and well built. 10/10 would sit by. how long does that fire lay take you to build? the preparation time?

[@marcoduarte1890]

very helpful! Nice one!

[@Musicgutbucket]

Excellent!! cheers

[@trailtrackersurvivalstande162]

Thank brother

[@averagepainter]

i love this video.

[@RSLtreecare]

Great stuff.