Why Don't More People Use This Method? - Siberian Fire Making

[@reddeercanoe]

During my time in the Canadian bush we always carried matches, an axe and Silva Ranger compass. Most days we would just brake off small dead branches from conifers to use as tinder. When it’s raining and all the fuel is wet then we would make shaving as you did in this video. Without a saw we would just make deep blazes into the dead tree, to produce kindling from the shavings. Forestry and mining exploration workers didn’t carry or use big knives but just used their axes.

[@NogrimStoneson]

i learned this from air cadet survival training, we actually shave them down a bit thinner. it always impressed the shit out of people when ive used them to start fires with wet wood in the rain.

[@woodsmanforlife1677]

I surveyed 30 years in the north. I carried a hatchet that fits in my cruising vest, Silva Ranger, Swiss folding knife with saw and space blanket.

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

..our first aid kit comprised of a roll of electricians' tape and a large womens' sanitary napkin. I added an eye-cup.

[@Villepillle]

Hi Lars, I've seen you mentioned this earlier, that this metod is not used anywere in europe. I'm from the north of Sweden and i've always been using this metod to start a fire, my dad taught me this when I was a little kid. I've also seen it widely used by many. Great content as usual, thanks!

[@murmenaattori6]

Here in Finland just about anyone who has ever been outside knows about this technique.

[@Villepillle]

@murmenaattori6 Yes It's very common.

[@CarnisChampion]

Hum we do that in Sweden as well.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Swedes and Finns are also smart guys :)

[@CarnisChampion]

@@SurvivalRussia I guess so :) it is a good way to get the fire going :)

[@gruffytickles8076]

I was doing this to start the fire 30+ years ago my dad taught me thus as a child it was our standard Firestarting technique. Everyday after school would do this. %10000000 the best way.

[@westbsa7424]

[@ChrisWilliam08]

Great content for the morning time here in Canada!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent technique! I have indeed seen you do that before and I think it's extremely important skill to know. And, you're right, most people don't do it that way.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Good to know :)

[@philmickey7247]

Watch your channel...and apparent we both watch this one too.🤣 Thanks!👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

@@philmickey7247 Excellent. I love watching the videos that Lars puts out as he is from such a different part of the world that there are unique things that he knows that are not common to us in the Eastern Woodlands of the United States.

[@philmickey7247]

@@WayPointSurvival Exactly! Thanks!👍

[@vatruckfarmer8634]

I learned this from you years ago and has served me well a few times

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Lars good tip my friend, and alot easier making feather sticks and kindling all in one go, brilliant. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks 👍

[@bugoutbrad8395]

Hey Lars. Good to c u. I have been doing that. Even before I was, in the Canadian Boy Scouts. It is very nice of you. To remind people, of that information. Thank you. Cheers 🍻

[@718Insomniac]

This is the stuff we love to watch and learn. Keep up the good fight!

[@brianleverich4467]

Thank you from Minnesota I’ve been doing it that way for ever

[@smauggerr]

I'm from northern sweden and we do this. Sometimes even with smaller sticks just by using a knife

[@Wild-Siberia]

🙌🏻 Very cool! I need to give this a go!

[@SurvivalRussia]

If you don't have any small sticks, this will help :)

[@Wild-Siberia]

@@SurvivalRussia I went out to record how ever I could, Lets see if it works out I don't have dry fire wood at home I had to harvest what ever I could from the wilderness.

[@brucecox31]

I enjoy your survival training videos on this channel. I may never be in a survival situation, but just in case it does happen, I pay close attention to your video's instructions. Thank you for offering your time and expertise.

[@Wild-Siberia]

You can come to russia and try out what you've learned 😂🙏🏻🇺🇸❤🇷🇺

[@MnemonicHack]

Always enjoy your videos and experience. Thanks for what you do.

[@RT-fb6ty]

Using my hatchet or ax has been my go to feather stick method for years. Also it's easier to hold the axe with mittens than it is a knife.

[@marcelwachter1764]

As awesome as Always Lars. Greetings from Germany.

[@Olga-obzor]

You surprise us all the time 😊👏🏻 hello from Russia 😊

[@SurvivalRussia]

Hello 😊

[@GadreelAdvocat]

Excellent videos. This reminds me of when I was a kid to keep warm once my brother and I were tasked with peeling a log in the middle of winter. We took the bark off of a log and some of the log shavings and burnt the bark to keep warm while we peeled the log with our axe. Many thanks, this brings back old memories. All the best to you and your family.

[@jordansmith4040]

I learned to make fires properly from youtube. Because I live in an area that is mostly fir and spruce, the method I liked most was combining fatwood shavings with feather sticks. The trees here are smaller and windblown, especially on the coast, so larger logs are not available.

[@MontanaWelldigger]

Good lesson you are teaching us!! Thank you!!

[@Not1happy]

I remember how my granny used to do this and thats in Portugal Awesome

[@doubled3983]

Hello from Oklahoma! Good Video. Always an informative fun video. I like your method for feather sticks. I'm going to try it this weekend. We do not get the snow y'all do. But its wet and cool. Around 0 to 10 C. Thanks for all U do! 👍👍 God Bless!🙏

[@Wild-Siberia]

My fellow American 🫡🇺🇸❤️🇷🇺

[@CounterNerd]

More people should try to learn from the natives around where they live. Not only a good way to preserve culture but also it might be important for our survival in the future; who knows!

[@robertrosicki9290]

I've never seen the feather stick being used in my part of northern Canada other than by me from watching you do it .

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Lars . 🐺

[@SurvivalRussia]

You are very welcome. Thank you too :)

[@DrCrabfingers]

Love that axe. I need a better axe. I make feather sticks to light my fire at home but using my sheath knife and on a much smaller scale. I didn't catch what wood that was that Lars used. Oh and...Lars out in the snowy forest without his trusty joint of fatty bacon....what the hell....that has disquieted me! Just a bit of dried fish.... In my mind 'Lars equals "all that funky stuff", fatty bacon joint, Siberian log fire, "doing something awesome" and laughter!' "Do something awesome" is probably the best life advice I have ever heard, and it resonates in me every time he says it...."Get out and do something awesome!" Bloody good advice Lars.

[@dannydenham8141]

Think ahead, preparations always make the next step better, especially when you are cold and want warmth.

[@farmerkevin]

Fire day in Pennsylvania tomorrow, thanks for the inspiration.

[@hairyjohn5825]

That's a great method👍

[@PAOutdoorsCouple]

Cheers All!!!

[@666tokarev]

Thanks for the video Lars!!!

[@Gator-357]

I've made larger feather sticks like these for many years. They work very well with the smaller feather sticks to quickly get your fire going strong. I usually use my kukri to make them and to split kindling.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Lars , have a great day , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks, you too!

[@nickscavenger]

The evenk people call these kindling sticks "quagamda". Russians call it "petushki". In the village, wood chips are usually made from straight-layered pine or spruce logs, which are pre-dried on a stove. Previously, such sticks illuminated the dwelling, were called "luchina", which were rubbed off with animal fat for long-term fire

[@galeparker1067]

Valuable input!! Thank you!! 🥰✌️🇨🇦

[@168Diplomat]

We used to do that in Boy Scouts

[@patriotpioneer]

Best Channel on KZbin..!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks buddy :)

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

Fire making is fun regardless how it is done.

[@PABrewNews]

Cheers Lars !!!

[@maciejszary7031]

Hi Lars! Funny with this native fire and so on. If it works for them - good. I personally try to make a thick bed of coals and than add some log time to time. Coals give tones of heat. These siberian method and finnish log over another..... well they are long lasting but it is difficult to warm up a whole body. This is just my personal opinion and experience. And yes, axe is my go to tool especially in the cold weather. Regards

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Short and sweet as we say.

[@stevegroseclose4004]

great information

[@kilolucifer1]

I’m a city boy and am amazed at how much you know about survival in extreme weather! Been watching you for years brother 😎🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tokskallnklokskalln1578]

We still do it this way here me and my family in northen sweden.

[@wurzelkraxler]

Hi! That's how I usually start a fire. Sometimes, in wet conditions, I use some finer feathers for the initial flame, but overall this is working quite well. Greetings from the northeast of Bavaria.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Servus!

[@wurzelkraxler]

@@SurvivalRussia Perfect Bavarian! 😉

[@ezrider1967]

Good job Lars! Love ya bro!

[@MODELBAHNER10]

I love Russia. Best regards from Germany

[@joshuamelby]

Expert tips are awesome. Thank you. Refresher in expert tips is awesome too. Thank you some more.

[@josephmartin1540]

I want to do these things, but, OLD and living too, too away from nature. But, it is fun to watch you fo the things AND to watch someone who lives it instead of someone with a camera who lives in the city and pretends! Good work, carry on!

[@szcynkowsky162]

I've seen it been used in Finland.

[@lewishorsman2219]

Lars I think if you make merch you should go with a design with “all that funky stuff” on it. Makes me smile every time

[@asmith7876]

Don’t forget Tra la la! 😂

[@Mothinabox]

Excellent!

[@matevzpecnik8956]

Thanks Lars for showing your videos, you saved me time when making firewood for bbq :D Siberian fire methods za pobedu! :D

[@ScarecrowsSwords]

You rock and have taught me a lot!! Love your channel!!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@tomad4051]

Weather this ‘storm’, stay this new course until 🤔🤔🤔 ❤❤❤ You and All Your Loved Ones. May His Hand of Protection Be Over You All !!!

[@twt3716]

When this guy does a number two in the woods, does he call it a Lars Bar ? I would.

[@VIPER410]

An awesome method thanks for sharing Lars

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks for watching Viper!

[@ATwoBitUniverse]

Good demonstration. 👋🥶👍

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks 👍

[@10lauset]

Cheers

[@RAYANDERS-w4t]

thanks

[@eimantasm252]

really nice that you keeep making these old school style videos, its been a while since youv done the gear reviews and stuff ;)

[@shyamlynn243]

Good stuff Lars thanks for this good content!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Honestly, that is not a huge fire. Next video will be.

[@mfree80286]

In the west... this is in the Boy Scout handbook :) We just call it a 'fuzz stick' and use a knife to whittle the feathers.

[@michaellind3653]

in the old ones, new ones seem to be all tranny garbage

[@rossmarkle1713]

They work well for sure in my grandfathers hunt camp if you couldn't make those and leave them at the ready for the next fire 🔥 or person arriving you were asked to not return. Now there's strict protocol. Grandad had RULES !! 👍 I can still make them 🤣👍

[@SurvivalRussia]

Right on!

[@allouttabubblegum778]

Love your channel! Thank you so much!

[@judyclark1656]

Keep up the great work ! you are the best Survival we have !! Rollo 34

[@Commsprepper]

looks very cold. Hope you all are doing well. Tell the family I say hello. Hank

[@SurvivalRussia]

It was a chilly day. That's for dang sure! :)

[@62ACHILLES]

good job!!

[@jamesdoesitmatter]

Thank you, sir, for showing the world how a Russian actually acts. Learned something new as well.

[@DrCrabfingers]

Let's remember he is Danish. A Dane living in Russia. Lars is ex Danish military who has a Russian wife and is living in the Russian countryside. That does make a difference in my eyes. I love this channel.

[@Mike-bb1li]

Thank-you! You can also get they call ""Fatwood from pine trees. Very good! Look on KZbin!

[@leonjohnson1370]

Where I live it's all hardwood trees. We just burn seasoned year old wood most times. It's not nearly as cold as your house. Your tools won't work our trees as easily. These trees we got is alot tougher than that straight grain wood your working. Your videos are super cool. Hickory,white and red oak, pin oak, black walnut, gum, sycamore, poplars, cottonwoods, pecan, cherry, cypress and so forth. The worst tree for me is a willow oak tree. The limbs are the most agrivating I've dealt with. God bless you all way from west ky.

[@whiskeypapa8842]

You're tough my friend. You don't have to prove it to me! (lol) Thanks for showing me this.

[@SamWereb]

@3:55 It's called a "chisel grind."

[@SurvivalRussia]

Of course :) .....

[@timothywilson1493]

Stay warm…also really like your tracked buggy…

[@ronaldbutler4480]

great job!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tanksouth]

Awesome

[@Shooter11B]

The "western bushcraft" aka American style TODAY relies heavily on Ferrocerium rods for fire starting so the feather sticks by default have to be very fine and light to catch the spark and start burning. Big feathers like those are obviously far more suited to matches or coals. But of course, you know this, my brother.

[@gusgone4527]

Hi Lars, you look after yourself my friend.

[@liammalarky3483]

Vindicated!!! Thanks for showing this LOL. I've been doing this for years, mostly when I can't be bothered processing a lot of wood ad nauseum. I'll no longer feel guilty about being lazy!!!

[@Yegorific]

I don't know how commonly they're used, or if any native cultures in North America also developed this method. But Feather Sticks are not totally unknown here. Numerous American survival channels feature episodes on feather sticks, but since at least a few are from Alaska there's a chance that the method was carried from Siberia to Alaska by early Russian colonists who then transferred the technique to Alaskan natives, who in turn transmitted it to later American settlers. This doesn't exclude the possibility that Alaskan natives actually taught the Russian colonists, who then brought this knowledge back to Siberia when they returned after the colony was sold, but if the technique is widely used through out Siberia this scenario seems less likely. The other trouble is feather sticks are impossible to produce with a stone axe, and almost totally depend on the availability of metal tools, which many North American native cultures had never developed. Siberian natives, even if they didn't possess metal working technology themselves, could trade for them with various cultures, primarily Russians and Chinese, much earlier than North American natives could.

[@h2hcamey]

Enjoyed the video! Tell me where along the Siberian Railway do you live? general proximity please. I’m trying to determine how for north you are.

[@MrGunnerru]

Haha cool love it. I'll look so cool when I do this in front of my friends who are clueless about any camping or outdoor stiff. Make me look badass. Hahahaha

[@ATwoBitUniverse]

In a way, Siberians were the first Americans, c. 20,000 years ago. They knew what was out there then, to last near the arctic circle, and their wisdom still holds utility to this day. Lest we never forget, all, our ancestors.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Alaskan and North East Siberian natives understands each others language. Not identical languages, but very close.

[@petesheppard1709]

Very sensible! Feather sticks on a larger scale; it seems that in many cases (here in the 'West', at least) the emphasis for camping gear is light weight, and an axe is not, so for fire building, small, knife-made feather sticks are more common. Also, in many cases, open fires are discouraged so fire-making skills are neglected.

[@PassifloraCerulea]

In the western US where I've done most of my camping, it's very dry and forest fire danger is always high. Like you say, campfires are almost always discouraged if not outright banned (national parks especially), stoves only. It's kind of a bummer but has become normal for me.

[@petesheppard1709]

@@PassifloraCerulea In the East, there are often so many campers that woods are endangered by the foraging for fuel or there's simply no firewood to be had.

[@PassifloraCerulea]

@@petesheppard1709 Not surprised. I don't want to tell people not to go out and enjoy nature, but even in the West there are a lot of people and it makes an impact.

[@Darkice77]

Bark is a little fire resistant. I usually strip the bark off the initial big logs to help the fire get started. I also scar up the sides of the logs to help the fire take. Once the fire is going and the coals are hot, the bark doesn't matter anymore. Just throw whatever big logs on the fire you want.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Birch bark is very flammable, as it has a high content of bitumen.

[@Darkice77]

@@SurvivalRussia That's not birch though.

[@SurvivalRussia]

@@Darkice77 Pine.

[@timothygazda9441]

A fan of the long burn fire! Thanks!

[@alexrock4113]

My Russian brother greetings from Serbia. People who need to learn this very basic better never stay outdoors alone because if they can’t figure out this simple trick how in the world will they start a fire with bow and sticks or build a shelter.

[@donniev8181]

Hey Lars, you should do more videos on how you preserve food such as "dried fish" or canned moose. Those are topics that are being lost in western society.

[@IAmTheOnlyMrDaryl]

I know it's double the work but for extreme cold weather conditions you could have two fires burning at the same time. Sit in between the fires and build two wind-breakers on the exposed sides. I think this would work really well but dont have anywhere cold to test it 😉

[@hcrel1962]

tip top

[@vincenthigginbotham8729]

Any edit could do that lighting a fire off of a fire it’s getting one lit from the start

[@chrissonnenschein6634]

I recall this method being mentioned in the old boy scouts and Boys Life magazines, so published circa 40s-50s being on library shelves thru early 70s... What with the public trust of Boy Scouts thrown the window last 30-40 years doubt really many read any if that old stuff. But honestly Lars, joking aside, how many authors in the West are going to mention a Russian /Siberian Method for anything? I wouldn’t doubt some north american natives do that method...I know I have seen it used.

[@sren.s.hansen4595]

Hej Lars sometimes just do it 😉🇩🇰

[@alexanderbielski9327]

I’ve really been thinking about moving my family to Russia. America is falling apart and I love the Russian people and the country is vast and beautiful. When I think of Russia I think of resilience and strength.

[@sharingsurvival]

Nice content! I like your style. Do you know where i can get an awesome seberian axe like yours?

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks! I don't know. I made this one myself.

[@mustafababdullah2485]

Odd all the dry small pine for starting a fire split 🤣 ya okay I know this isn't a survival splitting kindling when nature supplies it! And it's usually the only dry wood that one can find on rain or wet conditions! Pine or fir is the greatest

[@williamburdon6993]

Not many tubers would go out in that weather just to video, let alone stay overnight. brrrrrrr.

[@horatiodreamt]

Good vid. Nice axe.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks 👍

[@roadrunner681]

I live in Indiana and I was taught to do it that way, I thought everyone did that.