Bushcraft - Essential Winter Fire Lighting Techniques
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- paulkirtley.co.uk
In this video you'll discover essential fire lighting techniques that are simple, straightforward and reliable in cold conditions.
If your goal is to have failsafe firelighting skills in the winter, then this video shares some key skills that will serve you well, even in very cold conditions.
Bushcraft and Survival winter firelighting video with professional instructor, Paul Kirtley:
When I filmed this video is was minus 28 to minus 30 degrees Celsius (25 below Fahrenheit).
In particular you'll discover -
* the two key natural firelighting materials found in the largest
forest on the planet;
* which natural materials can be combined for great winter fire
lays;
* the key preparations and considerations you need to make for
failsafe winter fire lighting.
Oh, and make sure you watch right to the end for the deleted
scenes.... They're pretty amusing; well, as far as bushcraft and survival videos go, anyway :)
Hope you like it. Please post a comment under the video to let me
know what you think.
Also, check out my blog at paulkirtley.co.uk where you will find lots more free wilderness bushcraft information and advice.
If you are interested in bushcraft courses or wilderness expeditions, then please have a look a the wesbite of my bushcraft school, Frontier Bushcraft: frontierbushcraft.com - Jak na to + styl
Whenever I'm struggling with stress/pain I find my way here. Just a few videos or podcasts and I feel a bit better.
I enjoyed a lot how you shot the video alone. All these different angles. Must have been an effort.
Taavi Tuisk Hi Taavi, thanks for your compliments on the style of the video. Yes, taking all the different shots and angles does take time but I try to make videos I would want to watch. Getting different perspectives really helps to see what's going on with the techniques as well as the wider environment and context of where they are being applied. I hope you got a sense of the place I was in too. Thanks for taking the time to let me know you liked this. It's much appreciated. All the best, Paul
Miss the cold days. Now so warm in Scandinavia.
Great video bud. Those deleted scenes left me in tears with laughter. Keep on keeping on. X
😂😂😂 the deleted scenes made me giggle 🤣 thanks for the tips and this video definitely goes hand in hand with the elementary course… next time I’m up in the highlands I will try with Lycan… thanks for sharing Paul 🙌🏻
As a person who lives in Sweden I found your video immensly helpful! cheers sir!
+Simon Li Thank you Simon. Glad you found it directly useful! Warm regards, Paul
Wonderful! Loved how you get into the small detales, and make sure that who tries to learn, really gets what he needs! I'm inspired.
Do you have a " wet Weather" fire starting video...?
Another great tutorial. I enjoyed the effort you put into filming and editing and loved the "deleted scenes/outtakes." It was quite funny and definitely reflective of the environment you are in!
I've lit a squillion fires but when i'm indoors, I like to watch you do it! Cheers Paul!
Paul, this is a very informative video on an important topic. Thank you for taking the time to post it.
johngo6283 My pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. ATB, Paul
Great video Paul! There is a great sense of achievement when lighting a fire in a damp/wintry scenario, really makes you realise what is needed!
Bill
WanderingThe Wild Hi Bill, thanks for your comment - I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. I agree there's nothing more satisfying than the warmth of a fire when you really need it. All the best, Paul
Pretty amazing video! Beautiful snow!
Amazing video! I love observing earth, explore and calm down...
Thanks, Paul! I really liked how you used different angles so it was easier to imagine how I would have to start a fire similar to sth around when I need to :)
Really enjoyed the video - thanks for putting it together Paul. I'm trying to pick up more winter camping skills so I can go camping in cold weather up here in Canada. This was very helpful, and my daughter also laughed at the deleted scenes :)
Thanks again Paul, for some further good learning 👍
Brilliant work, Paul! Very concise and professionally done!
+doctorbea Thank you!
Love the videos. Keep up all the great work. Knowledge is power and should be spread.
Thanks, Paul! Very important nfo to me. Outstanding!
Great lessons! Thank you.
Enjoyed your video very much. Thank you!
Excellent
LOVE the deleted scenes! LOL. great video, all around. thanks for sharing, Paul!
ml eates Thanks. Glad you enjoyed a laugh at my expense ;) haha. All the best, Paul
Great tips Paul! And super quality videos, I will be using some of these to update my wilderness skills. Greetings from the Finnish northern wilderness !
Lmao at the deleted scenes 🤣 great video! You really explain things in a way that makes it easy to understand. Thanks Paul!
Thanks Paul, Don't get much snow in Tucson AZ, but we sure do up in the White mountains here.
It's very helpful information if we get up there in winter.
I hope I run across a video you've made in a desert cituation. It's totally different for us out here.
No snow, but it does really get cold at night in winter.
SOME cactus, when dead have wood inside and can be used.
You learn quickly to search for a area showing green, then you know water is near by, which means of course trees like cotton woods are growing and they give fire starting materials. But still very rare.
Could walk for days before seeing such a site.
Very difficult to bush craft, could use some help in survival of the desert.
Thanks Paul great tips on winter fire starting.
I do believe you could survive any where, any time, with hardly any tools or food and equipment.
great vid paul,loved the deleted scenes too.
+Danny Barrett Haha glad you liked it Danny :-)
Informations are good, deleted scenes are good :))))
Thanks for sharing...
God bless you.
excellent stuff.will use.love end out takes too
This is by far my favourite bushcraft video, I've seen in a while. Compliments! Also the decent length (~20 minutes) made me watch it with much more joy. I simply don't like all these 3 - 5 minute bushcraft videos that are around. Thank you , from The Netherlands.
Martin Hey Martin, thank you for your very kind compliment. I'm glad you enjoy this video so much. It was fun to make and I'm glad so many people have gained something from it. Thanks again and warm regards, Paul.
Oh yeah !!! Awesomeness this is a truly professional instructor 💯 thnxs so much 4 uploading and sharing this realistic experience
Excellent thank you
Thank you for the info. I live in very wet climate and it is good to know how to light a fire in a environment.
Super!
Very well done. Thank you for the refresher.
My pleasure!
Great Video Paul.I always enjoy watching your videos. I hope we have some real snow this year so i can try out my winter skills.
Really interesting and informative, thank you once again Paul!
Your technique/advice on how to use a knife /ferro rod works terrific. Generates a superb amt of sparks.
The deleted sceens where the best !
+Chas Waldron :-)
Loved the deleted scenes :-) Great video! Keep up the good work!
Thanks's David. Good to hear from you. I hope your travels are going well. Warm regards, Paul.
We Just got home last week. Hoping to post more as I am able to sit down and edit.
Great stuff!!
This kind of videos are totally useful...thanks for uploading.
mukashibanashi123 My pleasure. Thanks for your feedback.
Great video Paul. Loved the out takes 🤣
thanks for sharing
Very helpful video Paul. I just recently subscribed and I am really enjoying your sharing of excellent experience that you have! Thank you!
You are bang on that you need minimal processing of firewood to get a good fire going in the boreal forest. I would go one step further though and suggest the most efficient approach would be to build what is known here as an upside down fire consisting of the type of fire you started in the first section of your video on top of a base of three or four layers of larger wood such as standing deadwood. While a saw helps, you can also process such wood into smaller pieces by levering it between two trees. There is no need to process the wood any further than that. I have found that even wet wood will dry by the time you are down to the bottom layer.
very good video - loved the out takes too :)
subbed
Thank you my friend.
That ending was great 😂😂
Excellent. You should host a television show if you haven't already.
I do. It's here :-)
Great information; thank you.
***** You're very welcome. Thanks for letting me know it was useful.
We love bushcraft bloopers
Loved the deleted scenes :D
Paul great tutorial as always brother ! Cheers from NB Canada !!
maritimespook Thank you my friend. Cheers!!
4:10 Good luck with that in the British Columbia interior where we have eight feet of snow! A green bough platform can help.
you really have one of the very best bushcraft channels. Well done sir.
+Snow Leopard Thank you sir :-)
Brilliant video! :)
I rarely get out in the winter months, I HATE being cold. I suspect this will change for me soon! :)
alzathoth Hey, thanks for your comment. I hate being cold too! :) Being out in winter is great as long as you are prepared and take care in extreme cold. I'm glad you enjoyed this video. ATB, Paul
Great info and well delivered Paul. And the outtakes made me proper giggle. I fell over in my snow shoes last year and just couldn't get back up, snow was too deep so had to call to my mate to save me having to "swim" to the nearest tree.
Mad Dave Delany Hi Dave, thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the vid and could relate to the deep snow issue. I didn't actually have snow shoes on while those out-takes happened. I was walking on snow I had compacted the previous day and kept breaking through the crust at the wrong moment ;) Not quite as bad as skiing down from a hut in Norway a few years ago when my partner and I both left the trail one after another and into a frozen stream. We both ended up on our backs in a shallow ditch wearing skis and bergans. I was like a beetle on its back that couldn't get up... ;)
Great video and the deleted scenes are always a nice touch for a good laugh. Nice that you have a good sense of humor.
Thanks. Glad they gave you a laugh. You always have to have a sense of humour. It gets you through a lot in life ;)
You did a great job with this video, very professional and great tips. I'm going to check out more vids. Subbed
Kullcraven Bushcraft Thank you my friend and welcome to my channel. All the best, Paul.
Watched first time this afternoon when you first put it up, and just watched again. Superb really great instruction Paul. I really like how in depth your videos are they are a great base for both beginners and those who have been wandering the woods for some time!
All the best
Danny
journeyintobushcraft Hi Danny, that's very kind of you. I'm flattered you watched it twice. I sometimes worry that the detail/length is going to put people off. It may well deter the casual CZcams browser but it's heartening to see the guys like yourself who are serious about their skills taking the time to watch. I hope the techniques serve you well. Cheers, Paul.
Paul Kirtley Please dont change the format,the more clear instruction that is available for the youtube community followers the better, im the first to admit im no expert, but i see so many people doing dangerous and silly techniques and bad habits because theyve never been shown properly and its channels and videos like yours that may prevent them from serious injury!
All the best
Danny
journeyintobushcraft Thanks for your support Danny. I'll keep on keeping on. :) All the best, Paul.
Very well presented! Great job!
Nananah86 Thank you!
Great video Paul. Thanks . I loved the deleted scenes hahahaha :)
great job
Thanks Ross
Good work Paul we'll done keep up the good work
Isracqueen Thank you. If you keep watching, I'll keep filming...
The coldest place I have been is Chicago because of the humidity ! A +20 F days was very warm and could function very easy. A lot of birch trees in Colorado, must gather some of the birch bark and give it a try for fire starting. Where can one find the lichen ? Tethered to my Swedish Fire Steel is the large yellow plastic C. H, Hanson Pencil Sharpener from Home Depot to make tinder from a twig or Fatwood. (One winter in Chicago snowed in for three days before the roads were opened. Another winter -29 F and Wind Chill of -79 F-was working that day...) Nice to see some real snow ! Thank you for the video ! tjl
Great vid buddy!
great!
Very nice video 👍👍👍
Thx for sharing !
Well Done!
Thanks Jeeves Barton
Great video!
outdoorbushcraftable Thanks!
I loved the video, and the deleted scenes were so funny! You should've started with them in the first place, I think you can use those to your advantage and make the videos even more entertaining :)
HI..I discover your channel now.... GREAT!
lupodelpratomagno Fantastic! I'm glad you made it. Welcome!
P.s the deleted scenes were hilarious!!! :)
Cheers mate! ;)
Good video. Lots of information .in deep winter.well worth watching. Clever man .
John Grealey Glad you liked it John. Thanks.
Another really good informative presentation. Thanks for sharing with everyone. Keep up the good work
pnyarrow Thank you my friend. All the best, Paul.
great video and the deleted scenes made me laugh
I will definitely check out more of your videos :)
Darran Garson Thanks Darran :-)
Great Video Mr. Paul Kirtley,I enjoy it very much; the bloopers were hilarious...! and that small clip of you splitting wood it showed such an amazing back ground.maybe you will put more of that in your next video, I will keep an eye ball out for it.thank you for bringing such an amazing place to my life...
+Ernie Cantor Hi Ernie, thanks for your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed this video - both the skills content and the fun bloopers. And yes, the setting is stunning. There is a bit more of it in some of my other winter videos. None of the footage really does justice to how beautiful this area is though. Thanks for watching and I look forward to hearing from you again in future. Warm regards, Paul
Hi there, such great tips. Thank you so much. I wish I have seem this before our winter camping trip about a month ago where we had a rouhh time making that fire in snow. I really liked your video with Mike Pullen which actually got me here as well. Subscribing…. Loving those deleted scenes 😅 Greetings from Czech Republic
Excellent video very informative and useful. Thank you very much for sharing.
Tony English Thanks Tony. Glad you liked this.
pretty well explaination thx ;)
You're very welcome :-) Thanks.
i knew most of this, but great quality of video, so subbed
Thanks
Enjoyed this a lot and fair play to you putting the bloopers in at the end =P
Thanks Johny :-)
OMG you look Just like Ray Mears LOL I was like, wait a minute :D beautiful video man
good job
mate !!!
cebrynd Thank you my friend!
That snow will also work as an excellent reflector.
absolutely awesome deleted scenes and vid.good job!
Jan Kiniv Hi and thanks for your comment. Glad you liked the video and I hope the deleted scenes made you smile :-) All the best, Paul
That was awesome.Thx.
great video paul. always learn so much from them atb . mo
Thanks Mo. I hope you can see how everything I teach fits together like a jigsaw puzzle. ATB, Paul.
Good video,Well done.
***** Thanks!
Nice music, greetings from Slavian
HI Paul, this is an fantastic video, i really like the british way of bushcrafting, because the brits keep things very simple, Happy new Year and greetings from Austria, Harry
Harry Mcleod Happy New Year Harry and thanks for your praise. I'm glad you enjoyed it. What are you up to in Austria? ATB, Paul
faultroy screw you moron! We are the best
I like the music!
Great video! The first tinder pile would be great on top of an upside down fire stack.
matt4270 Thanks Matt. Yes, that sort of pile is great for getting most things burning. Warm regards, Paul
excellente vidéo et démonstration, merci du partage Paul ;)
I like it ;)
philippesvt"Bushcraft & Randos" Merci beaucoup mon pote ;)
Hello just subbed your channel, great vid on the fire but the deleted scenes was just great lol
chelseafeth hehe glad you liked the fun at the end :-) Thanks for your sub. Keep in touch. Cheers, Paul
The most important scene (for me) that I really wanted to see, you elegantly covered with your arm (13:45)...thanks!
@ Patrick J. Boening. You don't have to miss it. Here is exactly what he is doing with his ferro rod. Watch his video titled "How To Create Really Big Sparks With A Swedish Firesteel". That will explain more detail than you will ever need.
I also find the small dry spruce twigs sitting on spruce branches in under spruce threes really god accelerators and extenders much like the birch bark.
It is necessary to think of the fire lighting in steps. Something useful to catch the spark, somthing useful to move the spark to flames, to accelerate it and extend it and then building it up with larger and larger peices. Not jumping steps or cooling it with to wet or frozen stuff
Well done Paul. The forest there looks very much like where I go in northwestern Ontario - spruce dominated. I also use the spruce twig technique most of the time. We cannot rely on the lichen supply as much in all areas, but birch bark is always available, even in pure conifer stands. Splits made with the axe are also standard technique, although I like log cabin stacking method rather than the angle lay method. I go entire winter camps without using my knife, since my axe and saw do all my work for me in the boreal wood supply condition. Question: What boots are your wearing there? Is that square toe front 75mm ski binding compatible? The toe box looks big, which is a boot attribute I look for, but can't find here in a ski boot.
Wintertrekker Hi there, it's good to hear from you. Yes, these techniques do seem to be pretty much universally applicable within the boreal forest. You comment regarding axe vs knife use completely echoes my experience. There is no question the axe is the more important tool. In answer to your question, the boots are made by a little-known Swedish manufacturer, Jörnkängan. The model with the large toe box is 'Antifrys'. The NN75 square toe is not standard but something you can request. All the boots are hand-made and the quality of both materials and manufacture is excellent.
Paul Kirtley
Thanks Paul! I will look up that boot manufacturer.
Thanks for the tips, are verry good. The last part with " deleted scenes " was verry funny :)))))))))
Hoinar Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you thought this video was both useful and entertaining :-)
Paul Kirtley
i`m in your mailing list, it is too bat we are so far away. If i was in UK, for sure i come to your clases. ;)
8:09 lmao.
excellent video, very clean explanations.
Gabe Newell :-) Glad you enjoyed (on every level).