How To Build a Self-Feeding Fire - Survival Instructor Dan Wowak | Fire Starting Tips by UCO

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @FFLL2112
    @FFLL2112 2 года назад +109

    Great video. I’ve built 100 of these over the years. 2 necessities I’ve learned the hard way:
    1) always pack dirt around your 45° guide posts and then cover the dirt with rock and stone - guider posts will not burn as easily
    2) for a true maintenance free fire - tier your log size up the posts as follows: small > medium > large > medium > large > medium > large etc. the goal is to keep the ember base perfect.. gravity and time take care of the rest

    • @bptst.
      @bptst. Год назад +2

      🙏

    • @jackvoss5841
      @jackvoss5841 3 месяца назад

      Thanks, Dan.
      Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

  • @mwmii790
    @mwmii790 10 месяцев назад +14

    The main problem I've had with the two-sided self-feeding fires is that they're not much good for heat. You only get a small point of coals radiating heat. It's blocked on two sides so it doesn't keep you very warm. A one-sided self-feeding fire can open a broader bed of coals to face your shelter. You just use two large rocks to keep the stack from collapsing. This also makes the fire useful for ither things like cooking.
    Another problem wit ALL self-feeding fires is that the ends of the logs don't burn completely. This keeps the other logs from feeding into the fire. They're not a set and forget fire. You still have to tend them. There are other fire lays that will burn all night, require almost no twnding, and project the heat into your shelter.

    • @boltup5566
      @boltup5566 17 дней назад

      What are those other fires you refer to? That are maintenance free and burn for a long time

    • @MikeMitchellishere
      @MikeMitchellishere 16 дней назад +2

      @@boltup5566 the one-sided self-feeding fire is like this except you have the open point facing you so the coals can radiate in your direction. Use rocks on the other side of the fire to keep the logs from rolling down on the fire. I make the feeder a bit steeper. I also place a small bit of kindling between the logs so they get a bit of a flame to start them. Sometimes you have to jiggle the logs loose but if you put the rocks on the opposite side of the fire, they feed pretty good. Also make sure there are some side slots that help a little bit of air get into the fire.
      Alternatively, you can have the logs feed onto a row of rock so that the coals fall down into a banked fire pit.
      My favorite fire to stay warm all night when I don't have a tent or sleeping bag is an Indian fire. That means a very small fire, about the size of your hand, that you can curl up next to and feed all night. I've survived some pretty cold nights (below zero F) with only an army blanket this way.

  • @markscearse8391
    @markscearse8391 4 года назад +94

    This fire does work. To protect the upright supports dirt is needed around the bottom to shield the ramp and helps contain the coals. I've watched a time lapse video which the builder piled dirt around the poles and between them to assist the logs and hold the embers from moving out of the burn zone. Great video Dan-O.

    • @clintmcmahan3792
      @clintmcmahan3792 3 года назад +8

      This was my first thought is how do you keep your uprights from burning up and dropping all your fuel. My first thought was stone, but dirt sounds way simpler and accessible. Thanks.

    • @VenkmanPhD
      @VenkmanPhD 2 года назад +4

      Glad you said this..I really thought what is stopping the uprights from burning away and just letting smoldering logs roll all over your camp?

    • @FFLL2112
      @FFLL2112 2 года назад +4

      @@clintmcmahan3792 rock and stone over dirt is how I build mine.. also tier the logs up the feed from small to medium to large to medium to small and repeat.. zero maintenance 🤙🏼

    • @roydelvallePH
      @roydelvallePH Год назад

      I was just about to ask about those supports. Thanks.

  • @bobbreit5244
    @bobbreit5244 4 года назад +150

    I would like to see a time lapse of the logs rolling. Or just try it myself...

    • @sam-gs1qu
      @sam-gs1qu 3 года назад +2

      Me too

    • @FFLL2112
      @FFLL2112 2 года назад +4

      It works.. stack your log size going up the posts small > medium > large > medium > large etc. also, use green wood guider posts at a 45° angle with dirt, rock and stone around the base. I’ve built these for years 👍🏼

    • @oswaldc.3757
      @oswaldc.3757 Год назад +1

      @@FFLL2112 how does he light the fire up? What is that red thing with a match effect?

    • @sallysmith7242
      @sallysmith7242 Год назад

      @@oswaldc.3757 Yeah, you’re gonna need more than a few twigs to get a fire started with smooth rounds.

  • @johncouch8187
    @johncouch8187 2 года назад +12

    Literally a life saver. Run a metal pipe at an angle over it into your room and bam warm all night. Thanks Dan

    • @kenyenmusic7548
      @kenyenmusic7548 2 года назад +2

      So you can get the heat radiating from the metal pipe and not have to worry about smoke?

    • @Abelj239
      @Abelj239 Год назад

      yes, you can make the metal absorb the heat and then radiate into the pipe@@kenyenmusic7548

    • @theroyalcapra
      @theroyalcapra 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@kenyenmusic7548Yes!

  • @johnmutton799
    @johnmutton799 4 года назад +16

    Try putting another pile of logs at the back at 45° this will help reflecting the heat towards you. Or simply put two stakes at each end, and stack several lengths of timber between them to make a screen to reflect the heat. Then burn those as well! Enjoy watching!

  • @brianhickerson4556
    @brianhickerson4556 3 года назад +4

    I have used this method ,Dan, couple of times ,it works well. Just watch for wind changes

  • @peterpearse6913
    @peterpearse6913 3 года назад +5

    Don't the supporting logs catch fire though?

  • @doctorsteve9476
    @doctorsteve9476 3 года назад +25

    I started out watching 200 japanese wagyu steak cooking on a flat top grill,,,,
    now Im just watching logs burn. ha.

  • @itsonlyafl3shwound
    @itsonlyafl3shwound 3 года назад +4

    wouldn't the support timbers just burn and collapse?

  • @ScottishWanderer
    @ScottishWanderer 5 лет назад +16

    Awesome video i have seen couple of videos saying this self feeding fire you would need tons of wood to last all night winter here in scotland it gets dark at 4pm till 8am

    • @dennisjacques1817
      @dennisjacques1817 3 года назад +2

      Here in Mid-Michigan, in the winter it is dark when you get up for work, and it is dark when it's time to start home again.... so what you get to take home from this is: burn nice dry hard wood, and don't muck about too much w that white pine crap...

  • @LovingIdaho
    @LovingIdaho 26 дней назад

    I will have to give it a try in a few weeks . I am waiting for the snow to start to start falling a bit more .

  • @OverOnTheWildSide
    @OverOnTheWildSide 2 года назад +1

    It seems to produce a steady billow of smoke. I’m just glad I don’t see zero degree temps very often and don’t really need to use this.

  • @guly
    @guly Год назад +1

    Wont the stick holding the logs catch fire?

  • @geoattoronto
    @geoattoronto 3 года назад +2

    Good, clear, instruction and demonstration in a short video. Thanks,

  • @420lito
    @420lito 3 года назад +7

    Would love to see a time lapse or honest picture 8-12 hours later.

    • @dennisjacques1817
      @dennisjacques1817 3 года назад +1

      Mistrustful much? Sheesh! Is he asking you for money, eh? lol! smh!

    • @scarpfish
      @scarpfish Год назад +2

      @@dennisjacques1817 Too many video creators on social media take liberties with their editing to make you think some "hack" or cool trick works but in practice doesn't, or at least not as advertised. I mean, it's not 5 Minute Crafts level of BS were talking here, but still.
      I know showing an uneventful, naturally slow process in time lapse isn't exactly fun to watch, but it shows demonstrably how the process works in practice, or shows that it doesn't.

  • @TheReal1953
    @TheReal1953 3 года назад +5

    Your 'frame' will catch fire without something around those poles. In one part of the vid, you can see fire clearly circling the poles on the right side. Siberian fire is more serious for an all night fire.

  • @montanadad2223
    @montanadad2223 3 года назад +4

    I always had questions about how this would exactly work starting it early was the missing link I didn't think through, thanks!

  • @gordonmackenzie7782
    @gordonmackenzie7782 2 года назад +1

    i would have thought the supports would burn pretty quickly as they seem to be at the centre of the hot zone

  • @jvanniekerk1
    @jvanniekerk1 Месяц назад

    Great video. Important tio: pit some mud in the outside of the bottom logs, so the fire doesn't burn through and around the bottom log. It'll burn longer and more focused on the inside bottom log 😊

  • @patrickmsong
    @patrickmsong 4 года назад +5

    Do the support sticks risk burning/breaking off/collapsing?

    • @lowelldevall1348
      @lowelldevall1348 4 года назад +2

      they do. this is a terrible idea

    • @laptopdragon
      @laptopdragon 3 года назад +4

      no, you burry them in dirt or sand, and pile dirt over them so there's at least an inch of dirt around them and the logs roll over the dirt at the base.
      video doesn't show this but it's important.
      Or use a series of rocks.

    • @patrickmsong
      @patrickmsong 3 года назад +1

      @@laptopdragon Ahhhhh. That's smart - ok thanks!

  • @kalfaxplays7899
    @kalfaxplays7899 4 года назад +18

    you forgot clay soil on the sides so the fire lasts longer. without it, your frame might catch on fire, and the fire will get more air, causing it to burn faster than it should. decent video still.

  • @mixmediaproductions
    @mixmediaproductions Месяц назад

    Hey ya ! I have a saw like that. It has a blade for brush. What kind of blade for logs ? 😊❤

  • @parappathekappa
    @parappathekappa 4 года назад +6

    Any tips for keep the uprights from burning?

    • @CadillacDriver
      @CadillacDriver 4 года назад +1

      I've always wondered that. Surely they'd burn and snap well before the rolling fuel is expired.

  • @christiankellner787
    @christiankellner787 4 года назад +3

    Aren’t the supporting sticks catch fire and break?

    • @durrrrburger
      @durrrrburger 4 года назад +3

      Could be wet and thick, also use living wood.

    • @kalfaxplays7899
      @kalfaxplays7899 4 года назад +1

      not if you use clay soil. but he didn't.

  • @jimalford6359
    @jimalford6359 21 день назад

    Great video
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @zachsheffield1325
    @zachsheffield1325 Год назад

    Could you not put 4 forked sticks to support the top of the sticks the logs are resting on?

  • @billmorrill764
    @billmorrill764 29 дней назад

    So, the ramp wood does not burn and collapse?

  • @towdoctor670
    @towdoctor670 Месяц назад

    What stops the roller sticks from being burned?

  • @sebataskopi
    @sebataskopi 2 года назад

    Camping di musim dingin keren mungkin aku tidak akan sanggup good beautiful adventure😁👍☕

  • @ChristopherSeaDawg
    @ChristopherSeaDawg 11 месяцев назад

    I would think the uprights would catch fire and fall! How do you prevent that?

  • @BruteWillis
    @BruteWillis 3 года назад +1

    Doesnt that frame catch fire?

  • @danno1800
    @danno1800 2 года назад +2

    Brilliant! Thanks- much appreciated…

  • @OrenLikes
    @OrenLikes 10 месяцев назад

    why won't all the logs catch fire?
    did you use wood branches as the rails?!?!? won't they burn?

  • @donaldreaves3533
    @donaldreaves3533 2 года назад

    Must the logs be round shape or can split wood in quarters work?

  • @michaelwoodward5787
    @michaelwoodward5787 4 года назад +1

    How do you pound sticks into frozen ground?

    • @dennisjacques1817
      @dennisjacques1817 3 года назад

      Never seen ground that was covered in snow but not frozen... ??? Man, tis little you know of the out doors!

  • @MarineElectrical
    @MarineElectrical 5 месяцев назад

    And the sliding sticks are fireproofed or what?

  • @mikeh8228
    @mikeh8228 4 месяца назад

    I like this idea, quick and simple!

  • @miamiwax5504
    @miamiwax5504 3 года назад +1

    Why won't the whole thing catch?

  • @contentofcharacter
    @contentofcharacter 4 года назад +1

    What keeps the uprights from catching fire?

    • @beatbasher
      @beatbasher 4 года назад +3

      Pile and compact dirt around the feeder legs.

  • @danno1800
    @danno1800 3 года назад +2

    Very clever! Thanks - much appreciated…

  • @cubul32
    @cubul32 3 года назад

    Do you think this method could be used to thaw frozen earth?

  • @__WJK__
    @__WJK__ 5 месяцев назад

    Tough to tell by the short video how well this method works. A timelapse would have been really cool, maybe next time(?)

  • @Brandon_Balentine
    @Brandon_Balentine 4 года назад +1

    Was this guy on "Alone"?

  • @bushlot82
    @bushlot82 4 дня назад

    This was great

  • @LittleTea62
    @LittleTea62 Год назад

    what saw are you using?

  • @jameswiblishauser9745
    @jameswiblishauser9745 4 месяца назад

    never seen that b4, that's really smart

  • @arildbergstrm9065
    @arildbergstrm9065 11 месяцев назад

    Have you seen the Norwegian "Nying" ?

  • @ScientistPrepper
    @ScientistPrepper 4 года назад +3

    Thanks a lot. The detail tip of starting it way early sounds helpful for me. And the large size logs.

  • @poacher-ec9zo
    @poacher-ec9zo 3 года назад +2

    I always wonder where these people are. Where I live, if there is snow on the ground you are not pounding wood stakes in the ground.

  • @TheKamph
    @TheKamph 3 года назад +1

    This never works for me... The fire just climbs and in an hour or so the entire collection is on fire and burns hot, but for a short time..

  • @MrTimjwilson
    @MrTimjwilson Год назад +59

    Have you actually survived anywhere? I notice you don't show it burning all night. Unless one used green wood, the whole thing would go up in flames in short order along with the 45 degree angle posts.

    • @chrisholliday1330
      @chrisholliday1330 11 месяцев назад +14

      He looks to be a grown man. Seems like he's surviving pretty well 🤙

    • @mgillee1
      @mgillee1 10 месяцев назад +5

      You can do similar fires with VERTICAL supports... this would be fine, especially in the cold

    • @SavageVoyageur
      @SavageVoyageur 10 месяцев назад +25

      This guys name on RUclips is CoalCracker Bushcraft. He has about 1/2 million followers and 1000 videos in the last 10 years. He practically lives in the woods. I will stack him up to you any day of the week in knowledge and survival.

    • @Phearsum
      @Phearsum 3 месяца назад +2

      A little bit of dirt around the posts keep it from getting out of hand. Don't be silly. This is tried and tested.

    • @Spectrum_Auto_Spa
      @Spectrum_Auto_Spa 2 месяца назад +1

      How do i know where i can practice these techniques without getting arrested? I don't think NY allows me to walk into any state park or public woodland and just start a fire.

  • @bigbraveduck3084
    @bigbraveduck3084 2 года назад +1

    Wtf kind of match is he using??!

  • @CameronBrown-yo6bf
    @CameronBrown-yo6bf 2 года назад

    couldn't help but noticeing the guitar. jammin

  • @benchase7537
    @benchase7537 3 месяца назад

    this is a cool project but there are simpler and more effective self-sustaining fire lays for wet/cold conditions.

  • @Mr.G_Rattlesnake
    @Mr.G_Rattlesnake 4 года назад +1

    Also a person will roughly get, half to a full hour of burn time for every inch the long is thick.

    • @Japlonewolf57
      @Japlonewolf57 4 года назад

      No shit? So an 8” log will last 8 hours? What about different types of lumber?

    • @sallysmith7242
      @sallysmith7242 Год назад

      @@Japlonewolf57 8” log will burn a whole lot faster than 8 hours.

  • @unsocialburrito7179
    @unsocialburrito7179 3 года назад +1

    What on earth did he use to light it!?

  • @lotos-mudr
    @lotos-mudr Год назад

    Спасибо за видео, это действительно очень интересный способ!

  • @harrymills2770
    @harrymills2770 3 месяца назад

    No time lapse on how it went.

  • @bryanhugh8905
    @bryanhugh8905 4 года назад +4

    Whole time in thinking "what stops the flames from traveling up the dry wood?" Oh, nothing at all

    • @alencko7114
      @alencko7114 3 года назад

      It does work 👍but sometimes shit happens, right 😁😂👍

  • @davidcox9115
    @davidcox9115 Месяц назад

    I like using a good sleeping bag you'll never wake up cold. It would be good in a emergency if you were stuck out in the woods unprepared.

  • @ut561
    @ut561 Год назад

    good video great tip, but not crazy about the music

  • @operationseekingtruth
    @operationseekingtruth 4 года назад

    Trying this, this month. Now to just have some cold weather.

  • @karlwhite8897
    @karlwhite8897 2 года назад

    Rite the v shape that hold the wood are made of wood. Why don't thay burn and collapse,??? ¿

  • @Heli4213
    @Heli4213 Месяц назад

    Very cool!!

  • @jamesfontana748
    @jamesfontana748 Месяц назад

    The wood & the kindling is what you find in july not february.

  • @kellyh4035
    @kellyh4035 2 года назад +5

    You should never have to worry about wood before you go to sleep, in a survival or hobby camping situation!
    Always be more than stocked

  • @pixieprepper3317
    @pixieprepper3317 3 года назад +2

    This is genius! Can't wait to try it out, I hate the cold and always end up asleep next to the fire lol so this is perfect :D

  • @michelfernandez9977
    @michelfernandez9977 2 дня назад

    Just a Timelapse how it burns down is missing 😊

  • @boyzinthewood1
    @boyzinthewood1 3 года назад

    Great video! Just subbed. Going to make one of these myself and film it for my own channel.

  • @preppingforlife264
    @preppingforlife264 Год назад

    How does that not turn into a great bonfire???? I'm gonna try this

  • @JCharlesoutdoors
    @JCharlesoutdoors 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks very informative

  • @Peekingduck
    @Peekingduck 2 года назад

    Brilliant, thanks !

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket 8 месяцев назад

    I know another self-feeding fire.
    Coal mine fires.
    Not too good at warming shelters though, if you want to survive in them.

  • @marlonvite4152
    @marlonvite4152 3 года назад +1

    Hmmm? Conceptually looks like it might work, in actuality it needs good experience to make it work.... my own idea that I would love someone to try it is that the long uncut timber on similar slides, with a flat metal collar close to the burning side as heat shield to prevent the whole timber from catching on fire and a deep enough hole in the ground on the burning end may be more reliable ..... too many round pieces on both slides with burning ends unevenly may make the whole thing collapse more often.... I have no experience in this neither on my idea therefore not expert .... thanks for sharing this video free to me.

  • @ShadeRaven222
    @ShadeRaven222 2 года назад

    Why is there country music playing when I should be hearing fire crackling? 🔥 also we didn't get to see the logs roll.

  • @Joodahman
    @Joodahman 2 года назад

    I Got a notification of this video and it was made three years ago

  • @MrLinkvi
    @MrLinkvi 2 года назад

    Very good information, thankyou

  • @dylanoakey6236
    @dylanoakey6236 3 года назад +1

    Nice can’t wait to try this myself after lockdown

    • @frankie1597
      @frankie1597 3 года назад +1

      Just go outside whatre u waiting for

  • @alencko7114
    @alencko7114 3 года назад

    Wouldn't give off that much heat,I bet!I think one ramp would be more better!just my personal view though.btw good job👍❤️

  • @reddrw1
    @reddrw1 4 года назад

    What was that you used to start the fire with ?

  • @pmurpy061
    @pmurpy061 9 дней назад

    The 45 degree sticks must be inflammable.

  • @Ken-nk6tk
    @Ken-nk6tk 4 месяца назад

    Won't work because the two logs creating slopes will.catch fire at their bases unless you make them out of stone or metal. Better to just stack uncut logs 3=2=1 and move yourself as the fire burns along them for hours.

  • @yeshuaGSF
    @yeshuaGSF 3 года назад +1

    Wait this isn't Coalcracker Bushcraft...

  • @richardrudy2834
    @richardrudy2834 Год назад

    Excellent video bud thanks

  • @johnnylightning1967
    @johnnylightning1967 4 года назад +2

    Those sticks holding up the logs are gonna burn

    • @HiPoint-ql3rs
      @HiPoint-ql3rs 3 года назад

      Pack dirt around them and use green poles it will work.

  • @kimblehosey7930
    @kimblehosey7930 3 года назад +1

    The ramps will burn and fall.

  • @talpalatnyizold
    @talpalatnyizold 4 года назад

    Big cons of this fire method is the SMOKE. Can't get enough air. But that is good if you have many mosquitos. :)

  • @akuiori
    @akuiori 2 месяца назад

    Spoiler...the supports dont burn if you do it right, place them right and if need be shore them up with some dirt

  • @DROutdoors18
    @DROutdoors18 4 года назад +1

    Great idea thanks!

  • @suzyjackson5514
    @suzyjackson5514 Год назад

    Cool !

  • @mr.hollingsworth9224
    @mr.hollingsworth9224 Год назад

    Nice......

  • @peterloichtl4512
    @peterloichtl4512 Месяц назад

    This does not look troublefree to me if one of your guide posts burns its a real hassle in the middle of the night to fix it. Personally i would never build one of these, I prefer fires that will burn all night with no help from me. Stack some 4 inch or so thick logs about 3 feet or so long 5 or so layers tall each layer perpendicular to the one below. put soil between the wood so hot coals can not drop below and start the lower levels burning this kind of fire lasts a very long time and requires no help at all so you can sleep or take care of whatever you need instead of messing with the fire.

  • @billyrock8305
    @billyrock8305 18 дней назад +1

    If there’s heavy snow you’re FD.

  • @GruntProof
    @GruntProof 4 года назад

    Nice

  • @Ihavenofilter-12345
    @Ihavenofilter-12345 23 дня назад

    You are burning to much energy cutting wood with the saw. A better option is to take a log and put it so the midpoint of the log is on the fire, then when it burns through, push the 2 halves into the fire.

  • @theun4giv3n
    @theun4giv3n 2 года назад +2

    No time lapse. No proof it works.

  • @southernlonghorn4507
    @southernlonghorn4507 4 года назад

    AWESOME MUSIC 🎶 🎵 Was dancing and whooping and hollering to that bass strumming!!!

  • @canadianloon6433
    @canadianloon6433 5 лет назад +1

    Great video
    Thanks

  • @michalismichail6272
    @michalismichail6272 25 дней назад

    The way he has it the fire will go off within 20 minutes. For sure