Winter Survival - Fire Starting Fail (Bushcraft & Survival Skills)

[@whatever4252]

These are actually coming out faster than I thought. I don' t care if they' re survival videos or reviews or whatever. They' re awsum

[@evangrimgram2504]

The made some during spring...

[@Gentamoru]

What Ever I thought they were gonna make like 10 parts per video but they are burning through everyting in 1 hour videos

[@whatever4252]

I know they were made way before release (okay, maybe not too long before) but I expected max 1 vid per month

[@evangrimgram2504]

What Ever What Ever lel

[@growlord_gt8793]

+Evan Griffith its lol not lel da

[@twiningaaron]

Try keeping your striker stationary (knife) and pull the ferro rod away from your tinder, which will stop the tinder from moving. The tinder moves because you hit the pile with your knife or hand. Also, when you use the blade of your knife as a striker you are dulling it, use the spine of a knife or use something else for a striker, like a hacksaw blade. In addition, try to learn more about what makes good tinder and always have a sure fire item with, like cotton balls with petrolatum jelly mixed in it, just in case you cannot fine dry tinder or you only can get marginal tinder. There are many videos on KZbin about making sure fire fire-starters and about what makes good tinder and proper fire lays. Dave Canterbury has one of the best KZbin channels for survival and bush craft called Wilderness Outfitters.

[@23chevydawgz]

you are just dulling the blade use the back of the knife keep it still and drag the flint across the back of the blade. Also find some fluffy looking material for your kindling it makes it easier to start.

[@michael42prime15]

13 minute videos are not good enough, MOOOORE!!

[@desulv]

Michael42 Prime how about you pay them. or better yet make your own fucking videos you piece of fucking shit!

[@MrWiggz69]

desulv Wow....

[@ProtoRat]

Michael42 Prime I agreeeee!!

[@leoneladams4533]

Josiah Cleveland so do i

[@bradcastle1311]

desulv no chill

[@tylermccoy5517]

hey bud don't get frustrated. I grew up doing all this and just recently got back into it. long story short it all comes down to proper tinder. me and my dad went out the other day just to brush up on some skills we haven't practiced in a while. fire lighting being the main one. took us an hour and a half to finally get some fire going in the exact same conditions you were in. with a ferro rod lol if we had a lighter we wouldn't have worried. after failed attempts I took some jute twine I have in my bag and fluffed it up one spark hit it and poof I had fire. keep it up guys love the channel

[@shanemccauley8354]

Me and my son set and cried laughing at you guys on your videos love them keep them coming!

[@paddlepopinator4949]

Someday, one day, and I think soon day, you will have wilderness shaking in its bush. Love this kind of vid, gives hope that you will survive.

[@freckles2437]

Loved this, hey most of us would suck at this first time around, especially in thick snow, great vlog.

[@reddoomdragon]

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[@DavidSullivanPhotography]

Enjoying your videos!! 2 things you might want to experiment with when it comes to magnesium starts... 1. More is better: Probably the biggest mistake is not using enough. Once you think you have enough, double it. If you hands get tired from scraping spend some time preparing your tinder bundle or gathering wood. Then go back and scrape some more. If you have a multi tool with a file you could also us it to get some fine magnesium dust to help 2. Pull the flint, don't strike it: This may sound backwards but try it and you will see what I am talking about... Hold your steel (knife) firmly over the tinder bundle where you want the sparks to go. It's best to be resting the hand holding the steel on a solid surface (ground, log, or rock) next to the tinder bundle. Place the flint under the steel and pull back. Like starting a lawnmower. Doing this greatly reduces the risk of pushing the steel into the tinder bundle messing it all up. It also will help direct the sparks exactly where you want them. It does feel a bit unnatural this way, but try it and you will understand the benefits. The one draw back to this method is that you can't strike as fast, but do it properly and you won't need to.

[@Tukuklan]

I love the content in this channel. Keep em coming.

[@eddie1134]

GUNZ you only fail if you give up! keep practicing.

[@braydenblacquiere3871]

Good job gunns, Perseverance. Will help with all the survival stuff

[@MrOsage]

Hi Niels and Meaty, great videos. Keep it up, specially minecraft survival. to the point, try cutting up an old t- shirt into 1-1.5 inch strips, scorch these over a fire till almost burnt, cut them up into 2 inch patches and use them as fire starter next outing. they ignite rapidly with a spark. spent time in the woods as a kid and we used this. thanks, Axel lee

[@jamesminesinger3550]

A hint for when you use the stricker use the back of your knife and hold your knife stilland move the flint.

[@mikeread4329]

woah he was in the Royal Canajun Air Force?

[@chas2can124]

Michael Reed Sounds like it. Unfortunately, doesn't reflect well on their training of airman thought. Sounds like they need a War!

[@mikeread4329]

Chas2Can O_o well we have great pilots in the past, Billy Bishop and such, I am pretty sure he didnt fly any jets, or else Meaty would be in trouble

[@chas2can124]

I know you do man. I meant the air servicemen and women. I have done some training and get a little bit frustrated at their approach when I think a Mil Man should know better. They are taking a good approach to basics though...

[@spacetigers7563]

I'm a former marine spec ops and that took a long time my son showed me this I mean damn use the back of blade

[@chas2can124]

True. Love your work man. Hope they see these constructive comments.

[@NotSoLuckyDucky]

We have a lot of sumac trees here in upstate NY.. if dried properly, it works well for tinder

[@FIRSTtimeGAMER22]

where do canadian soldiers train? aboot camp!

[@shyguy5777]

ok Neil, piece of advice with the flint and steel, the first one you tried. you were scraping pretty soft and the sparks you were making were baby sparks. try digging into it harder to get bigger sparks that will last longer. hope it helps, oh and don't go so fast.

[@mitchankrom3771]

Thank you for your service gunns.

[@TheepictacomonsterLord]

I've only used a flint and steel lighter, which was all attached together and use squeezed it to create a spark. Maybe you could try it. Also love your channels and videos, BIG FAN!!

[@keithhamblin4651]

Niel that's so cool your from Canada cause i am too your only like 3.5/4 hrs away from me. Yourself and meat wagon are my fav youtubers

[@TwoFeathersSurvival]

great video keep up the good work, love the from the average guy approach to your videos.

[@patriciazuniga6887]

Dude im glad ur doing good hey are you gonna keep doing video games and series with meaty?

[@aceriley4740]

your assessment of winter survival is spot on- water freezes at 0 degrees C or 32 F; humans are mostly water, safe to assume we freeze at 0 C/32 F fire is most critical- so being prepared with tools and training is essential.

[@fortbuilder100]

+Ace Riley Actually water starts to freeze at 32.4* F. However, the body wont freeze until the blood slows down and is no longer generating heat. You're more likely to succumb from hypothermia (when your body's core temp drops below 95* F for any prolonged amount of time). So yeah he's "spot on" but it's worse or more dangerous than that, even at higher temps.

[@aceriley4740]

fortbuilder100 thanks for scientific details did not know it was worse. i always hated the 34 degrees and rain/sleet versus 15 degrees. fire starting is such a critical task and having the right equipment is important.

[@fortbuilder100]

You're quite welcome. Actually, 32.4* is water's "triple point". It's unique in that at precisely that temp you can have all three stages of water; solid, liquid, and gas (ice, water and steam).

[@FloridaGirlAdventures]

oh no, it's snow! Great wet weather fire starting info! I found it better with a straight blade vs saw blade, maybe that was the issue? See you in the summer!

[@Rawmon94]

love this channel!! craving for more content!

[@Utubeboo1]

More video, more videos. Very funny and informative. Your right, do this survival stuff. :)

[@judsont5392]

You guys are my favorite u tuber keep up the good vids

[@justinpemberton9038]

Something that i found out to be very helpful is if you pull back your hand thats holding the magnesiam block instead of striking at it with the knife hand. So basically like switching the movements for your hands. I probably explain it well enough but hopefully you understand.

[@justinpemberton9038]

Keep the knife hand still and pull back on the magnesiam block

[@deathstar5598]

it is harder than it looks i am an eagle scout from the boy scouts of America and the hardest thing other than knots was making fire from flint and steel. some tips that might help are maybe some dryer lint that stuff lights like kerosene on a sofa. another heplful tip is wear cloves to reduce pressure on the joints until your hands get stronger, and what i always do is carry a small lighter or small seal tube of all strike matches (basically matches that light on any surface) it will make it easier for backup in emergencies and also it barely adds weight. plz let me know what you think if it helps or if you get to read this let me know what you think and also happy survival

[@RyanPortugal]

Love this channel, Gunns!

[@andrewp.4852]

From what I can remember you kinda gotta push down with the striker in a fast motion, I'm not sure though it's been a few years since I've used one

[@liamblackman7215]

What is there precise location for it to be snow everywhere?! I want to go there.

[@djkhakaled9749]

Dip dip potato chip

[@SuperWAZZZZZZUP]

Liam Blackman This was in like December/January in Canada...

[@liamblackman7215]

Canada? September January? Wait......

[@liamblackman7215]

SuperWAZZZZZZUP I just checked the date never mind

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[@THENUKER-zi3sg]

i love these survival videos! they are awesome

[@HaZeKillerZ]

Guys I love your vids keep up the good work YALL are the best

[@biggkevv330]

I've had some luck with the magnesium before but i think your better off with the steel. Some of the mag bars do not light. I've actually seen videos on here that they could not be set off with a lighter.

[@MobyDave1583]

Gunns you need to press the blade against the flint then pull the flint away from the fire. The knife blade will guide the spark towards the magnesium better.

[@thanosv3343]

Here's a top tip for starting fire in a damp environment. Cotton and wool make a nice but short lived flame, try picking some off your clothes (the more the better) and using the spark on that, use that flame to ignite the most flammable material you've collected, fabrics are gonna burn out fast so be quick and smart!

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

Thanos V wool does not burn.

[@thanosv3343]

Sigh!.... Yes it does

[@Rishabhsharma-re9lj]

How Didi u get snow I live in Ontario it's summer

[@alexanderharding1908]

Guns i have been doing survival for the last year and a half now i am sure that the best way to start a fire with a flint and steel is to use the beargrils fire starter it has a flint and a striker if all els fail try toilet paper with fire liter flued but make the tp damp not to wet so i hope that helps

[@HayleyHollywoodd]

Are you guys not doing these videos anymore? You guys should come out backpacking.

[@masonshackelford285]

I have a tip not very necessary to survive, but still a decent tip. You and meaty should get go pros so instead of carrying around a big camera you can just have it on your head, shoulder, or pack.

[@Paul-eb3pg]

Also i use cotton balls with vasoline and magnesium shavings works really good and quickly thanks

[@pilon3683]

Thanks for a great video and your service

[@smittyyy]

That's a pretty good amount but I would always use a little more than usual especially if your in a survival situation. I've used flint and steel a number of times and that works for me

[@greysonfox1977]

Magnesium works well if you get sparks to hit it. I like using dryer lint as tinder, works really well.

[@BigFudge234]

The beard is legendary GUNNS

[@maddoggaming7650]

i am in boyscouts in nebraska and we use dryer lint, pine neddels, and pine cone but you need flames to start the pine cones.

[@maddoggaming7650]

i am a 40 year old man

[@wildman34u52]

It helps if you mix the magniseum with what ever you are tring to lite dont just put it on top

[@frankludwig4268]

Intressant video. nu kan du överleva en zombie ivation

[@TheGoldSpartan]

The bright silver is actually the better magnesium. So you should scrape of the dark part off first.

[@ronaldlistened1399]

you could also split tiny logs or stick with a knife until you get fibers those fibers usually burn really well.

[@OfficialToniBlu]

How long ago did you record this ahahaha I live in London too so it's obviously hot out right now ;)

[@marteeb_9155]

He lives in Canada haha

[@FAQiFIKNOW]

I would not call this a fail anything your learn from is a win i would suggest using a -file to get very small grains of the magnesium. Don't add your tender until the magnesium has started to burn. you can use a file as the striker as well but try pushing against the flint hard and slow not fast rub don't hit that works for me hope this helps love the vidz. KEEP IT UP. If you are interested in trying out the Ozark mountains hit me up.

[@patrickgermond2750]

I know about being confedent about getting fire. I can get a bowdrill coal in 9 seconds, put it in a tender bundle and have fire. I tried the feather stick and ferro rod deal the other day and came up with a goose egg over and over. I even discovered my knives have the wrong grind. Now I know why all bush knives have a scandie grind. lol For the record now with years of survial training and years of even being an instructor in my younger days I can say with surety that a tender bundle is your best friend. It burns for around 5 minutes or more too giving the other material a great chance to light. Even if you have a lighter, I would advise caring a few tender bundles in a zip lock bag for problem free fire lighting.

[@Gofflyman]

That "tinder" your holding at 2:55, you should probably roll that up and smoke it.

[@joshpavelchak4867]

You should use some fiberous tinder like birchbark and just pick the fibers apart and use those as some timber

[@haydonhill4198]

put the side opposite from the hole on the tinder put the knife on it and pull the magnesium firestarter away from your tinder

[@legionedgegaming7803]

Umm, GUNNS, you do know that the black part is the magnesium, right? Its mixed in with the flint to make the spark more likely to catch something on fire.

[@YupsHere]

Whats this called again mhmmm Marijuanna my good sir Marijuanna

[@IMHendle1]

Put the pile of magnesium on a piece of bark so it doesn't fall through. It will burn like a sparkler for a second and is very hot so it will create a flame on the bark then just quickly pull the actual tinder on top. Hope this helps.

[@fortbuilder100]

As far as some of the comments below go, I suggest that you weigh them and consider the source. Magnesium, will produce a "flash" and abruptly be spent. They do work well generating intense heat and counter moisture to some degree. But not for long. Your choices of tinder, though possibly would have worked, needed to be processed further. And as you pointed out you weren't prepared for the eventual spark to catch. The rods you were using are not "flint steal". Though, many have come to naming them as such, due to ill informed and so called "survival experts". They are in fact "ferrocerium" rods (ferro/iron fe + cerium/a soft ductile element Ce), research it. The cerium will ignite at relatively low temps (the friction generated by striking them about 300*F,with a semi sharp, harder surface. Ferrocerium rods can generally produce sparks of about

[@TalkyRiver33]

Use dry leaves. Easy to light, big but short flame . Easy to start fires. Once you put a couple leaves add twigs, then sticks, then move to logs

[@jamesryu5501]

Can we use flint?

[@xKiri]

I would like to thank you, Neil, for your service in the military!

[@xavierramirez2397]

Kirigaya Usui he was only a mechanic

[@1jacobtoyou]

it's still serving the military

[@xKiri]

Jacob Saligumba exactly!

[@xavierramirez2397]

ok?

[@missouritimberwolf3677]

Berts beeswax and cotton balls for an ignition device. I use it. Works quite well. Dollar store sells it. I don't go into the woods without it.

[@jennifercollier930]

this is so cool I love the army and then you worked in the army thats really cool and I dont care if you where a engineer because your still awesome

[@jaskar200fn]

Gunns I might help out ... If you want to start the fire use the back of the knife switch the striker to the right hand and knife to the left finally pull the striker and it'll make the fire

[@randomstuff-p5m]

It snows in June?

[@tarapalmer6711]

Omg...I've never seen so much snow...coming from a person who lives in south Texas

[@aceriley4740]

got to train to use the striker in all weather conditions: wind and snow/rain too. might want to have two flint sticks- one to train with and one for real. btw- matches and lighters are the most sure way to start a fire; so have all three fire starters.

[@MultiNacnud]

try using your flint to ignite cotton wool, then apply kindling.

[@r0kyr0ads32]

Next time you want to scrape the magnesium, rest it on a surface and use the part of the blade closest to the handle. I find it gives better leverage.

[@BurnieThompsonShow]

Good stuff - Thanks for doing this.

[@melissathatcher285]

Can u and meaty do more Minecraft or rust and other games

[@feetmusk]

Wrong place for video game suggestions. Try the other channel.

[@skimaxmusic1847]

Or twitter

[@owenrisser2178]

+Can We Survive there should've been a small blade that came with it to make the shavings smaller. There to big. Hope this helps

[@vintagemilan]

I started my first fire with flint and steel yesterday!..... But now I have a blister, it took like 10 minutes.

[@amexicanwii]

hey man watching your videos and gaming videos too and I think that a bow and arrow are one of the essential weapons so maybe you could make a video to show those who haven't been trained or don't know the problems that may arise P.S. I have a bow that I don't use anymore it's kinda small and pretty beat up but still works well the maximum weight is 80 pounds and its a composite bow if you are interested please reply

[@TheZoo_OfficialYT]

U should have a fire stack already built with all the things needed to start a fire and then from the u light a separate piece of kindling and put it into your premade fire (not lit of course) and then let it burn for a bit and continue to feed it bigger and bigger pieces of wood

[@Swirlstudios]

You should try to learn how to use a bowdrill or handrill to start a fire. They are the easiest way to make a friction fire and could be handy.

[@ryanbuswell9948]

neil you packed your tinder to tight it squishes the fibers tight and it makes it so its not as flammable you want to keep it really spread out

[@Liquiddeath666]

... i needs to learn how to use one i only has UCO stormproof matches lol...

[@nickcasolino8903]

in 2015, Chinese Magnesium bars were actually aluminium bars. It would never light. In a Survival situation, those bars were a death wish. What I could see is that the Swedish steel lite your tinder not your magnesium (?). Always test your gears before putting inside your survival kits if you don't want a nasty surprise.

[@bruh-gs3uc]

Is this pre recorded necause its summer

[@eyeluvbukseyeluvbuks7432]

thats what i think about sometimes i look at places and mark them down if it ever happens

[@withermen]

Can you do a met up in london ont some time

[@kylelanglois6158]

dryer lint is good to keep with the kit

[@toasty4707]

When do you think you will start the surviving

[@kaitlynkennell7346]

Practice makes perfect gunns

[@carlmiguel7967]

Wait gunns is a mechanic !!?? Now i see why gunns is support and meaty's defend and attack wew

[@larryhutchinson4271]

I am going to tell you I had the same luck with a magnesium stick, I found dry weeds, some fluffy dried flowery buds, I almost had cramps in my hands after one solid hour of trying to get it to light (mostly from scraping the magnesium from the stick). Throw away the flint on the magnesium stick that stuff flies everywhere except in your tinder bundle with a pile of magnesium... hell I finally got my fire stated with gun powder from my shot gun shells but still was a work out trying to get the flint to throw sparks where I needed them: I came home and took a drill and drilled holes in the magnesium stick over top of a piece of construction paper then poured the magnesium filings into an old used pill bottle so I can just grab what I need when I need it..

[@larryhutchinson4271]

+larry hutchinson Sorry for not rating your video, I think it was an 8 out of 10, only fault was you were on wrong side of log so your shadow made things hard to see..otherwise excellent.

[@fuhuhunny]

Sooo fricken funny can't wait for more

[@iantheobald96]

you need to put more in their

[@happylittleaccident5701]

I wouldn't think it will snow in Canada in June, probably April but not JUNE!

[@happylittleaccident5701]

timeslayer04 213 oh its in the Winter, no wonder MY BAD

[@jaredcostanzamontellano7281]

you can use a piston(fire piston) for fire and using a battery and bubble gum wrapper

[@mrdeathlolyolo6329]

Pls make another video like this but pls makes these kind of video's longer ☺

[@lunar3138]

Yay! Another video!

[@sallymae6683]

I forgot all about this channel! You guys should do the COVID-19 version W

[@digitaldragon909]

why don't you use duck tape and put it around the Swedish magnesium. because duck tape both keeps the shavings in place and burns esay