How to Split Firewood with a Hatchet - REUPLOAD (Sound Boosted)

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  • čas přidán 7. 12. 2022
  • Splitting mauls are great for bashing large logs to bits at home or an established base camp, but are you going to carry one into the backcountry?
    Check out these tips on how to safely and effectively split firewood with just a small hatchet, based on my experience of ten years as a camp counselor!
    Full article available on my website at bengordonoutdoors.com/split-w...
    Affiliate Link for the Hults Bruk Almike Hatchet in this video: amzn.to/33yYuwH
    Reuploaded from the original video, needed to boost the sound and there's no way to do that once it's already up. Original was uploaded Oct 6, 2020, and is located here: • How to Split Firewood ...
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Komentáře • 23

  • @jawnjw
    @jawnjw Před 6 měsíci +8

    Awww doggie just wanted to be in the video lol thanks for the info

  • @carolbrown4378
    @carolbrown4378 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you. Scouts are going out next month to split and feather wood to make a fire

  • @LeadingPaws
    @LeadingPaws Před 6 měsíci

    Please make a video about how to select the firewood. That would be really helpful!

  • @LeadingPaws
    @LeadingPaws Před 6 měsíci

    Very helpful. Thanks for the advice!

  • @classikz
    @classikz Před 7 měsíci

    Nice tips, thanks.

  • @Rustyc51
    @Rustyc51 Před rokem +1

    Very helpful!

  • @wildb784
    @wildb784 Před rokem

    Are you satisfied with your career as an engineer? Thinking about going into that field myself.

  • @ryanwuzer
    @ryanwuzer Před 9 měsíci

    great video

  • @SnakeAndTurtleQigong
    @SnakeAndTurtleQigong Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks so much

  • @crazypigs100
    @crazypigs100 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Use a stick to hold the wood so u dont lose a finger

    • @allenking8678
      @allenking8678 Před měsícem

      Saw a video of exactly that, I'm glad he emphasized though not to do it if you are at all uncomfortable

  • @Catrose2003
    @Catrose2003 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Cute dog

  • @LIAMNELSON
    @LIAMNELSON Před 11 měsíci

    Super helpful and great video man! Subbed and keen to hopefully see some more stuff soon
    I need to get back into the uploads myself haha

  • @JuanRodriguezPhotog
    @JuanRodriguezPhotog Před 8 měsíci

    how to become a pirate...

  • @cameronromano235
    @cameronromano235 Před rokem +6

    Your hatchet is very dull

    • @erenfe
      @erenfe Před rokem

      What gives you that impression?

    • @jackchn23
      @jackchn23 Před rokem

      @@erenfethat hatchet didn’t stick with the first tap on the split piece of wood.

    • @MrThorMNFinest
      @MrThorMNFinest Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@erenfeplus the first piece of wood shot out instead of the hatchet cutting right through.

    • @rexman971
      @rexman971 Před měsícem

      ​@@MrThorMNFinestAny hints to make it sharp would be useful(all I have are some old files)

  • @MrThorMNFinest
    @MrThorMNFinest Před 8 měsíci +2

    This guy barely knows what he’s talking about.

  • @tinakhomenko7999
    @tinakhomenko7999 Před 25 dny +1

    I couldn't help but cringe while watching. Dude, your not even wearing gloves.

    • @BenGordonOutdoors
      @BenGordonOutdoors  Před 25 dny

      You need to wear gloves because you wear gloves! In all seriousness, at that point my hands were plenty calloused to not need gloves. Today, they're back in that state, but they lost a lot of that for a couple years when I wasn't doing as much outdoor & handy work.