WAYS OF THE OLD SCOUTS

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • IN REPLY TO A FOLLWER THAT ASKED ME TO TALK ON GATHERING FIREWOOD FOR CAMPFIRES WITH ONLY HAND I OFFER THE WISDOM OF THE OLD TIME SCOUTS .
    #bushcraftkit , #camping , #secrets , #bushcraft , #woods , #WOODSCRAFT, #CAMPFIRES,#CAMPFIRE BUILDING, #campfire_cooking , #campfirelegendz , #OLDBOYSCOUTSKILLS, #BUSHCRAFTSKILLS,

Komentáře • 47

  • @BLACKIETHOMAS
    @BLACKIETHOMAS  Před rokem +5

    thanks for watching !!!

  • @outbackowl3040
    @outbackowl3040 Před rokem +1

    Hi Blackie. Greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thankyou for your time to make these videos.

  • @danwidmer8276
    @danwidmer8276 Před rokem +1

    Thanks blackie, any bush craft information you haves much appreciated.👍

  • @JohnnyHildebrand1969
    @JohnnyHildebrand1969 Před rokem

    Good tips. Keeping a small bag of sticks for coffee fire is a cool idea.

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234

    Good practical wood gathering and campfires. 😊 Thanks and take care Blackie😊

  • @dontfearthereaper9528
    @dontfearthereaper9528 Před rokem +5

    Don't forget lighter pine stumps. If they're available, they can usually be pulled up or they're laying on the ground. They burn extremely hot and a very long time. Not ideal for food over direct flame but for warmth and ease of lighting cannot be beat imo. Thank you Blackie

  • @rhaef
    @rhaef Před rokem +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge Blackie, the wisdom of the old timers is something we should respect and treasure!

  • @trynsurviven2440
    @trynsurviven2440 Před rokem

    Excellent information and a big thumbs up.

  • @joaquimrasi6822
    @joaquimrasi6822 Před rokem +2

    Siberian fire lay for a medium fire gives also a good amount of heat & extends that “hour fire” for cooking meats as you mentioned. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Blackie Thomas 😊 Greetings from Norway

  • @133rip
    @133rip Před rokem +3

    Getting back to the basics. I still use the lessons I learned in the Scouts. A Camp-O-Ree would sure clean up all the downed wood for miles around. 😄

  • @barrycartner3855
    @barrycartner3855 Před rokem

    This is definitely going into the field notebook.

  • @jenniferbauman4802
    @jenniferbauman4802 Před rokem

    Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.

  • @BigSeppiWen
    @BigSeppiWen Před rokem +1

    Like that leather thing holding your scarf. Is that just a leather disk with a stitch holding the edges together? Well that's what mine will be anyway.

  • @hagman1077
    @hagman1077 Před rokem +1

    Hey Blackie- very good points here for the beginner or anyone for that matter. I cant tell you how many times I have watched someone try to start a fire and struggled because the wood was too big. Also, it is always a good idea to collect resources as you go if you have space or you can collect and store in a certain location. Thanks for the video. BTW- thats a cool German field shirt you have there. Be safe out there-

  • @earlshaner4441
    @earlshaner4441 Před rokem +1

    Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your adventures and your wood lore

  • @timlacy2284
    @timlacy2284 Před rokem +1

    Blackie, Great Video and Outstanding Information. The Old Boy Scouts ways still work great. Thanks For Sharing Your Time and Knowledge and Wisdom and passing on the craft. You Are The Master Woodsman and Bushcrafter. You are doing a outstanding job. Tim L.

  • @michaelbrunner6654
    @michaelbrunner6654 Před rokem +1

    Excellent topic for new to it folks

  • @logik1677
    @logik1677 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant at the basics is what it is, for a reason. Strong fundamentals to build your house from with more and more rooms

  • @deercreeksurvival3906

    Hay there blackie I was hoping you might be willing to do a video about using a single shot, shotgun and a black powder adapter??? And what size round ball to use lFor a beginner just getting started with it all??? Thanks so much for all your help 😃

  • @keithmoore5306
    @keithmoore5306 Před rokem

    i was told pill bottle size for hand D battery size for knifing and peanut butter size for saws or axes! on a long fire you can put blocks in to keep logs from rolling on you drive a couple stakes in or a couple big rocks between you and the fire!

  • @mrkultra1655
    @mrkultra1655 Před rokem

    Thanks Blackie

  • @kennethwilson8633
    @kennethwilson8633 Před rokem

    Fires smaller you can use the better…Less is more…Have fun stay safe.

  • @gud2go50
    @gud2go50 Před rokem +1

    Great Video! I am glad you reminded us of what some of us forgot. I struggle with what small stove to bring, but I leave out the simple fire where it is allowed. Thanks Blackie!

  • @nickbarry7039
    @nickbarry7039 Před rokem

    Find two thick live trees with a V shaped gap between them as large as the wood to wish to break up and use the longer the lever you have the more force you have to brake it . I have used this to snap up to 3 in. thick wood. Makes a lot of noise however if you need a big fire with no tools It works. Be careful not to injure your self as the piece of wood gets smaller and more force is needed to snap off a length.

  • @itllkeal
    @itllkeal Před rokem

    "A Bear Did Cocaine"🤣 what's the world coming to? Thank Blackie for making real life videos on real life living.

  • @pemekd6369
    @pemekd6369 Před rokem

    You could also say something about putting the fire out. I saw too many guys wasting whole canteen or a bucket of water while the coals are still burning inside. my way is to rake the coals first, then cover bottle neck with my thumb and make a slow 'shower'

  • @daghaalsuii
    @daghaalsuii Před rokem

    Excellent lesson, as always! 😎 Thanks!

  • @828enigma6
    @828enigma6 Před rokem

    I'd point out as well, the small bundles won't produce much smoke either.

  • @johncrouch8988
    @johncrouch8988 Před rokem

    Good advice Blackie.
    Love the videos. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Před rokem

    Good video Blackie , thanks for sharing , God bless !

  • @57WillysCJ
    @57WillysCJ Před rokem +2

    You can get a lot of wood by breaking it by hand, the heel of your foot, breaking it by hitting it against a tree or between two close trees. What is called a Siberian fire was called a long fire while I was growing up. Might have been because my grandfather was born in Sweden. Not to mention that is how grave diggers thawed the ground in winter at least in areas where the frost only went down a couple of feet. In the far north, they wait til spring.

    • @edgarburlyman738
      @edgarburlyman738 Před rokem +2

      Right I can build an all night fire with no knife, saw or axe just fine as long as no one's been through there and burnt up all the wood on the ground already.
      It's staying in the same spot for awhile that's when I need the saw and axe.

    • @57WillysCJ
      @57WillysCJ Před rokem +2

      @@edgarburlyman738 These have to talked about as there is gap in peoples knowlege for almost 30 years. If they didn't have someone to teach them then they are lost. Look how many have never heard of common rock bands of the 70s. I went to a metal working class a few years ago. There young men who did not know what a file was or to use it. The instructor did not know how to change the blade on a bandsaw. I quit because I hoped to renew some skills not do the teacher's job and not get paid for it. There is also the problem of people cut and pasting from the internet instead of problem solving on their own. It will take time and guys like Blacky to steer them in the right direction if they really desire to learn.

    • @edgarburlyman738
      @edgarburlyman738 Před rokem

      @@57WillysCJ Yeah the between two trees thing works great for something too big to break otherwise. Also setting the middle of it in the fire and letting the fire cut through it.

  • @hiramhaji7813
    @hiramhaji7813 Před rokem

    Great information

  • @georgerector9252
    @georgerector9252 Před rokem +1

    Squaw wood

  • @westbsa7424
    @westbsa7424 Před rokem

  • @TinyTitan50
    @TinyTitan50 Před rokem

    Great video…. Thank you

  • @Flashahol
    @Flashahol Před rokem

    I guess I'm privileged when it comes to making fires.
    I remember one summer night, after a winter with lots of freezing rain. We had no flashlight but all we had to do is touch something wood and we could just rip it off, sometimes whole limbs. I even rooted a tree the size of my calf at ground level. We must have burnt the equivalent of a cord of wood that night making bonfires. We even repelled a light rain for a good hour. The story ends with a sleeping bag that's steaming like a smoke fire on a branch.

  • @tomritter493
    @tomritter493 Před rokem

    Lol my unfavorite time for camping gathering wood lol

  • @danjennings7135
    @danjennings7135 Před rokem

    Are you still doing videos for the MasterWoodsmans series?

  • @davesanders9203
    @davesanders9203 Před rokem

    I DID collect 3 - 5 inch Diameter wood with nothing but my hands! I would pick up a down tree and wack it against a bigger tree or big rock or between 2 big trees. All about 3 feet long.

  • @earlshaner4441
    @earlshaner4441 Před rokem

    I will pray for him

  • @gud2go50
    @gud2go50 Před rokem

    Where did you get your shirt? I like it!

  • @jeffrichards5106
    @jeffrichards5106 Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing. I've never tried a long fire or Siberian fire. Would like to try the Siberian.👍🔥🪵