Another tip with the ferro rod...Especially helpful when dealing with damp tinder. Slowly shave off some of the magnesium into a small pile on top of the tinder. Then then throw some sparks! 🔥
@@markbutler2349 especially if you put a bit of Vaseline or coconut oil in it. I keep a waterproof pill bottle with dryer lint and Vaseline or coconut oil in it in my pack. I learned the hard way not to rely on carrying a lighter.
Love the content, what’s worked well for me over the years is opening the cotton ball up more to catch sparks easy, spread so the whole thing burns, and make your flame larger to catch your kindling on fire. Keep it up!
When i was in the boy scouts we always collected the lint from the dryer in a zip lock bag, can be compressed to be very compact, its super light, and extremely flammable and can be lit with the lightest of sparks.
Learning outdoor minimalism and survival, will greatly benefit anyone hunting and fishing. Pack less gear, cause you can make do with the help of nature and natural materials, therefore you can pack lighter, go further :)
You said you dont have many trees that feather stick well. But you have cedar trees.. Thats one of the best feather stick trees.. Long thing curls, along with the oil in cedar.. Quite flameable.
Bro, LFG just brought up Nessmuk. I'm pretty well knowledged in "Bushcraft" (hence my name) but for him to even know who that is is hella impressive. Make sure you check out Dave Canterbury, The Gray Bearded Green Beret, and Corporal's Corner bro! They're all excellent instructors! 🤙🏼
@@kajohnson2469 I just screenshotted your comment & sent it to Chris aka The Wooded Beardsman. I've been trying to convince him & Bob Hansler to get in contact with Justin.
L.F.G., I would recommend that you buy a few of the magnesium bar w/built in ferro rod (found virtually anywhere that has a sporting goods dept.) I personally have @ least 6 of them. And growing up in Oregon, I had to learn how to start fires with damp or wet materials. I 1st saw this at a local store in Eugene Oregon and I, at the time a teenager and Boy Scout, thought...'well that can't be a bad idea!' And I have used it on multiple occasions. I also bought them one year as stocking stuffers for the entire (30+people) family. They are less than $10 I would Highly recommend that Everyone should have one in their kit and Every vehicle! L.F.G. keep on being you! And God bless you and your family!
Yessir, please continue with the bushcraft videos!!! These are valuable skills to have that span from just making life a little easier to possible saving your life.
I like it! Too many people don't know the basics of firestarting! Fireplaces, wood stoves, campfires....etc. This is a rabbit hole you could spend a lot of time on... how to dress, shelters, tools, packing food and finding food, prepping for primitive camping, etc. Good skills to know! I learned a lot in the Boy Scouts. Oh, how is your buddy in New Zealand doing?!!! That was an amazing journey!!!!
Glad to see you doing this LFG! Super good skills to learn. You'll feel much more confident in the outdoors with far less gear. Can't wait to see the progress you make in this bushcraft world we all love! Great video!
Was talking with a few buddies today how we want to do a camp trip this year that is more enjoying the land and using nature to our advantage than the regular style camping trip and a few hours later this pops up to watch, must be telling me something lol
This makes me so happy! When you're making feathersticks you normally want to use a softwood. Pine & cedar are the most common in my area. You should defiently look into doing some hands on training from some of us that have been doing it for 10+ years. I defiently remember what it was like starting out, luckily you have the means to get good quality gear. You don't have to struggle with cheap crap I did. I'd suggest going to Ohio to the Pathfinder School, Dave Canterbury is a great teacher. I use to know a few of his instructors. Theres some buahcraft/survival channels in Texas, reach out most of them would probably love to share knowledge.
So very cool seeing you expand your knowledge in becoming a better outdoorsman. Being able to make fire is an essential skill that you should learn to the best of your ability. Bushcraft is so interesting - the more you know the more amazed you will be.
I had no idea what trees bark could do that and the cotton ball thing is amazing. that is a must try for the next campfire. Keep up the great videos!!!
Yes, this is very informative stuff. I practice these things myself, and enjoy seeing your skills and knowledge grow as well! I'm trying to make every one of my casts count! Glad you are here with us to spread your dangling knowledge throughout the world! Luv ya bro. 👍🎣🏹
As an outdoorsman who absolutely loves wilderness survival and bushcraft, its awesome to see you get into the practice. Oh and btw the Mora bushcraft black is one of my primary knives I use as well. It's a very trustworthy blade Oh and whenever you decide to try your hand at an actual flint and steel with charred material weather its char cloth, charred punkwood ect You will absolutely love it, it's so fun.
Good video LFG - Firesteel trick --- watch how you did it when you got the shaved rotted wood to light - anchor your firesteel to the base - put some pressure on it - you can even use it to help hold some of the tinder. As you already know - speed isn't the issue with the knife - just the right pressure and just enough speed. You did it perfect with the rotted wood shavings - (at least the time it worked for you)
LFG Cant wait to see a 5 day canoe fish/camp colab with Joe Robinett one day ..... you can teach him to fish and he can teach you to bushcraft 🤣🤣 Bushcraft is a natural extension of skill for any outdoorsman and its awesome to see you exploring it 👍
Vaseline with cotton balls are the best tinder you can make yourself. They work awesome and stay lit long enough to get your fire going . Glad to see you doing this , good job 👍Mora knives are the best budget blade you can get , and they all have a 90 degree spine to spark your ferro rod .
I'm loving these bush craft videos and I would love to see one on knives, hachets, axes and such. The good and the bad to look for when buying blades. I really like the hachet you have in the jalapeño episode. Keep up the good work bud!
LFG I would love to see more bush craft stuff & even a camping trip where you do everything bush craft style!! 25 years ago is kinda when I learned about all this stuff!! Definitely try some dryer lint from your dryer! That stuff put into some egg cartons & some wax on it or vaseline on it has been my go to fire starter stuff!! I’m also a big knife collector & would definitely love to see all your different knives that you have & see if we might have the same taste in knife collection!! Awesome video & I’m sure there is a lot of people out there watching that would definitely like to see if you can go out & start a fire on your own & make it a couple nights out!
growing up we used to throw the sparks at each other for shits and giggles when camping. But Cedar makes good feather sticks and with it being a pine tree, find a dead one and cut near the joint of branch you might find flatwood. We learned to also take dryer lint and put in the cardboard egg cartons and cover with old candle wax to water proof and you have made a candle/firestarter. I have been looking at getting back into bushcraft this past couple years, my health if finally good enough i can get back out into the woods. good to series to join a long with
Here's what I like about what you're doing: You're talking about the stuff you're learning, as you're learning it. It's kind of the way we learned bushcraft as a kid. You get together with some buddies in the woods, and look for things to get into. Someone gets an idea. "Will this work? I don't know! Let's try it... Nope. It didn't... but we learned these three OTHER things that we didn't expect. Awesome!" Bushcraft is 25% skill, 25% resources and 50% creativity/curiosity. You're still super curious, and that makes it fun to watch. Also, shove that spark rod right into the tinder pile, homie. Think of it like a shotgun without a choke. Far away = Less effective. When you're starting a fire, you're looking for CONCENTRATION of spark. You want the "end of that barrel" as close to the target as you can get it, for maximum impact. Higher concentration of spark... Higher concentration of heat... More control over what tinder you're hitting... Better penetration of the tinder material. Put it all together? *fwooof* (That's the sound a fire makes.)
Hey man, I've been a looong time sub and this topic is my passion. I've seen the channel moving this direction and I couldn't be more excited. God Bless brother.
That is a great skill. The Boy Scouts of America hand book has a chapter on starting fires. They do what you did with flint and steel. they also use dryer lint and charred cloth for tinder.
Great video, for flint and steel file steel works great I had half a file turned into a striker, and with flint it takes practice getting the angle right. You can also back cotton cloth pieces in a small can in a grill to make char clothe to light.
I loved to see this video! I've recently got into bushcraft myself. It's a great skill to have. Hope to see more of this for sure! Dangle and bushcraft doesn't get much better than that!
It may have been said already and quite possible this is wrong. However, I have a tendency to knock my tinder all over the place when using the fire steel and pushing the knife towards the tinder. So, what I do now is set my knife on my tinder and pull the fire steel away from the tinder pile (towards you). It keeps everything stable and seems to work for me. Great video as always sir!
Another tip with the ferro rod...Especially helpful when dealing with damp tinder. Slowly shave off some of the magnesium into a small pile on top of the tinder. Then then throw some sparks! 🔥
Let’s see more bushcraft vids like camping
Yes I agree
Yes, absolutely love the bushcraft avenue you're heading down. Keep it up LFG!
I've made Char cloth before and that works extremely well and might be cool for future things.
Heck yes! Was hoping you'd get into this eventually
Dryer lint also works great as tinder
@@markbutler2349 especially if you put a bit of Vaseline or coconut oil in it. I keep a waterproof pill bottle with dryer lint and Vaseline or coconut oil in it in my pack. I learned the hard way not to rely on carrying a lighter.
As an Eagle Scout I couldn’t agree more! Fire is key in the outdoors! Looking forward to this series!
Can’t wait for future bushcraft/survival videos, they’re gonna be awesome man👍 Can’t wait 😁.
Great tip, and easier than firestarting with two sticks! May have to use this myself in a catch & cook video in the near future! 🤙🏼
Love the content, what’s worked well for me over the years is opening the cotton ball up more to catch sparks easy, spread so the whole thing burns, and make your flame larger to catch your kindling on fire. Keep it up!
Hell yea man this series seems like it’ll be really cool to watch and learn about
We got to get this man to a million subs.
The best channel on RUclips,fishing,hunting,bushcraft,all done without bragging about how much crap you own
When i was in the boy scouts we always collected the lint from the dryer in a zip lock bag, can be compressed to be very compact, its super light, and extremely flammable and can be lit with the lightest of sparks.
i totally forgot about that until i saw you mention it
Learning outdoor minimalism and survival, will greatly benefit anyone hunting and fishing. Pack less gear, cause you can make do with the help of nature and natural materials, therefore you can pack lighter, go further :)
I would love to see all your knives and all the other bushcraft equipment that you have.
Love the fact you are not coming across as a big bush craft expert but learning as you go too.
LFG THE BEST
You said you dont have many trees that feather stick well.
But you have cedar trees.. Thats one of the best feather stick trees.. Long thing curls, along with the oil in cedar.. Quite flameable.
Specially when it's seasoned purple heart cedar. It smells so good & the purple feathers are so beautiful!
I like the vids that mix bushcraft, hunting, fishing, and cooking. I love all that stuff.
Bro, LFG just brought up Nessmuk. I'm pretty well knowledged in "Bushcraft" (hence my name) but for him to even know who that is is hella impressive. Make sure you check out Dave Canterbury, The Gray Bearded Green Beret, and Corporal's Corner bro! They're all excellent instructors! 🤙🏼
agreed
I might add TA outdoors.
And Joe Robinet is pretty fun to watch!
Zachery Fowler, Wooded Beardsman, Greg Ovens, Bob Hansler. All great at bushcraft/outdoor survival
@@kajohnson2469 I just screenshotted your comment & sent it to Chris aka The Wooded Beardsman. I've been trying to convince him & Bob Hansler to get in contact with Justin.
I really enjoy these kind of videos. I enjoy fishing videos too, but its always nice to see something different.
NEW SERIES! Bushcraft series. Knives, camping, teaching. Great lessons to learn!
Just absolutely loved the video.
I had a fair share in learning bushcraft and surviving multiple days out in the wild.
MORA knives are sick! I love them dearly. Cheap and super sharp!
L.F.G., I would recommend that you buy a few of the magnesium bar w/built in ferro rod (found virtually anywhere that has a sporting goods dept.) I personally have @ least 6 of them. And growing up in Oregon, I had to learn how to start fires with damp or wet materials. I 1st saw this at a local store in Eugene Oregon and I, at the time a teenager and Boy Scout, thought...'well that can't be a bad idea!' And I have used it on multiple occasions. I also bought them one year as stocking stuffers for the entire (30+people) family. They are less than $10 I would Highly recommend that Everyone should have one in their kit and Every vehicle! L.F.G. keep on being you! And God bless you and your family!
Love the video concept.always remember when prepping materials for fire its all about surface area
Excited for this new thing
So much YES! I'd watch every single minute of stuff like this!!!
Fishing abd bushcraft/playing forts in the woods are my 2 favorite things
Hell yeah LFG bring us ALL the outdoor greatness!!
Yessir, please continue with the bushcraft videos!!! These are valuable skills to have that span from just making life a little easier to possible saving your life.
I like it! Too many people don't know the basics of firestarting! Fireplaces, wood stoves, campfires....etc. This is a rabbit hole you could spend a lot of time on... how to dress, shelters, tools, packing food and finding food, prepping for primitive camping, etc. Good skills to know! I learned a lot in the Boy Scouts. Oh, how is your buddy in New Zealand doing?!!! That was an amazing journey!!!!
Yes! More of these videos, please
Glad to see you doing this LFG! Super good skills to learn. You'll feel much more confident in the outdoors with far less gear. Can't wait to see the progress you make in this bushcraft world we all love! Great video!
Hey LFG I am a beginner blade smith and I would like to make a custom knife of your design for you
Was talking with a few buddies today how we want to do a camp trip this year that is more enjoying the land and using nature to our advantage than the regular style camping trip and a few hours later this pops up to watch, must be telling me something lol
This makes me so happy! When you're making feathersticks you normally want to use a softwood. Pine & cedar are the most common in my area. You should defiently look into doing some hands on training from some of us that have been doing it for 10+ years. I defiently remember what it was like starting out, luckily you have the means to get good quality gear. You don't have to struggle with cheap crap I did. I'd suggest going to Ohio to the Pathfinder School, Dave Canterbury is a great teacher. I use to know a few of his instructors. Theres some buahcraft/survival channels in Texas, reach out most of them would probably love to share knowledge.
It’s nice of u to show us some bushcraft on your channel; a great activity in the outdoor category
I was just about to comment about Fat wood, or Fat Lighter as we call it here in GA, when LFG mentions it. Good on you for knowing about it.
This looks like a fun challenge LFG. Flare's flamethrower is the way to really get a party started!
It’s super cool to see you expanding the channel! And striving for that true outdoors man!
I would love to see you do a whole series on your adventure down this path. Definitely keep it up and killer work
I would absolutely love more bushcraft videos 1000%
Love the Lfg content!
Absolutely, knowledge, knowledge,knowledge more outdoor greatness 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I like seeing this side of you in the outdoor category, this video is very helpful and when you showed us that NZ trip; I vividly remember that
Perfect new avenue for LFG. Happy to see it!
Sweet stuff brother! Diversity is nice in the channel. Good for you!
So very cool seeing you expand your knowledge in becoming a better outdoorsman. Being able to make fire is an essential skill that you should learn to the best of your ability. Bushcraft is so interesting - the more you know the more amazed you will be.
Great idea for a series. Can’t wait to see more of these.
I had no idea what trees bark could do that and the cotton ball thing is amazing. that is a must try for the next campfire. Keep up the great videos!!!
Come on 1 million, you're an inspiration good sir, coming from a fellow outdoorsman and father.
Yes, this is very informative stuff. I practice these things myself, and enjoy seeing your skills and knowledge grow as well! I'm trying to make every one of my casts count! Glad you are here with us to spread your dangling knowledge throughout the world! Luv ya bro. 👍🎣🏹
As an outdoorsman who absolutely loves wilderness survival and bushcraft, its awesome to see you get into the practice. Oh and btw the Mora bushcraft black is one of my primary knives I use as well. It's a very trustworthy blade
Oh and whenever you decide to try your hand at an actual flint and steel with charred material weather its char cloth, charred punkwood ect You will absolutely love it, it's so fun.
Definitely more! This is the stuff I live for
Good video LFG - Firesteel trick --- watch how you did it when you got the shaved rotted wood to light - anchor your firesteel to the base - put some pressure on it - you can even use it to help hold some of the tinder. As you already know - speed isn't the issue with the knife - just the right pressure and just enough speed. You did it perfect with the rotted wood shavings - (at least the time it worked for you)
LFG
Cant wait to see a 5 day canoe fish/camp colab with Joe Robinett one day ..... you can teach him to fish and he can teach you to bushcraft 🤣🤣
Bushcraft is a natural extension of skill for any outdoorsman and its awesome to see you exploring it 👍
lol no doubt, ol joe could surely use some lessons in fishing.
Love the bushcraft videos! I love the fishing as well but i really enjoy the diversity
Love the Bushcraft LGF, I watch this type of survival content all the time. I look forward to learning with you
LFG dryer lent from your lent trap works well aswell. That is another cheat code. Save your dryer lent.
Dryer lint and melt old candles on it.
@@byronofthebend I suppose it makes it burn longer?
Yeah
@@byronofthebend cool will have to try it out. Thanks
@@JesseLopezOutdoors But be careful because it's alot harder to ignite if you put to much wax
Vaseline with cotton balls are the best tinder you can make yourself. They work awesome and stay lit long enough to get your fire going . Glad to see you doing this , good job 👍Mora knives are the best budget blade you can get , and they all have a 90 degree spine to spark your ferro rod .
I love hearing your duck in the background. Ducks are my favorite
Definitely a cool series. More please.
Friggin awesome. Yes I want to see all of your knives and loads more videos like this.
Yes I love seeing this kind of stuff! Cant wait for more content
I wish I could like this more. I absolutely love this video.
Hell ya LFG. Any of your knowledge is greatly appreciated. Cannot wait for the next video.....
Yeah man, do it. Everyone can learn from this. I learned about cotton balls. Thanks
The wood shaving was oddly satisfying.
Yes is was informative, I feel more confident in fire starting.
Dude I would love to see more of this. Especially all your knives.
I'm loving these bush craft videos and I would love to see one on knives, hachets, axes and such. The good and the bad to look for when buying blades. I really like the hachet you have in the jalapeño episode. Keep up the good work bud!
So close to 1 million subs
28 seconds in, and already smashed the like button!!! Always good when LFG puts up a new video!!
Yes absolutely 💯 I like to learn more. You are the best LFG.
LFG I would love to see more bush craft stuff & even a camping trip where you do everything bush craft style!! 25 years ago is kinda when I learned about all this stuff!! Definitely try some dryer lint from your dryer! That stuff put into some egg cartons & some wax on it or vaseline on it has been my go to fire starter stuff!! I’m also a big knife collector & would definitely love to see all your different knives that you have & see if we might have the same taste in knife collection!! Awesome video & I’m sure there is a lot of people out there watching that would definitely like to see if you can go out & start a fire on your own & make it a couple nights out!
growing up we used to throw the sparks at each other for shits and giggles when camping. But Cedar makes good feather sticks and with it being a pine tree, find a dead one and cut near the joint of branch you might find flatwood. We learned to also take dryer lint and put in the cardboard egg cartons and cover with old candle wax to water proof and you have made a candle/firestarter. I have been looking at getting back into bushcraft this past couple years, my health if finally good enough i can get back out into the woods. good to series to join a long with
It's awesome to have variety and new skills! Thank you for sharing!
Here's what I like about what you're doing: You're talking about the stuff you're learning, as you're learning it. It's kind of the way we learned bushcraft as a kid. You get together with some buddies in the woods, and look for things to get into. Someone gets an idea. "Will this work? I don't know! Let's try it... Nope. It didn't... but we learned these three OTHER things that we didn't expect. Awesome!" Bushcraft is 25% skill, 25% resources and 50% creativity/curiosity.
You're still super curious, and that makes it fun to watch.
Also, shove that spark rod right into the tinder pile, homie. Think of it like a shotgun without a choke. Far away = Less effective. When you're starting a fire, you're looking for CONCENTRATION of spark. You want the "end of that barrel" as close to the target as you can get it, for maximum impact. Higher concentration of spark... Higher concentration of heat... More control over what tinder you're hitting... Better penetration of the tinder material. Put it all together? *fwooof* (That's the sound a fire makes.)
Made one tonight with some dry grass. Thanks LFG!
Love soaking up this kind of knowledge!!
Definitely make more bushcraft videos I would for sure watch them
Hey man, I've been a looong time sub and this topic is my passion. I've seen the channel moving this direction and I couldn't be more excited. God Bless brother.
Would love to see more bushcraft content! Love it.
That is a great skill. The Boy Scouts of America hand book has a chapter on starting fires. They do what you did with flint and steel. they also use dryer lint and charred cloth for tinder.
Great video, for flint and steel file steel works great I had half a file turned into a striker, and with flint it takes practice getting the angle right. You can also back cotton cloth pieces in a small can in a grill to make char clothe to light.
Oh yes would love to see more I enjoy this stuff so many ways to start fires
Would love to see more! This is awesome. Share all the LF knowledge
Aron Snyder and John Barklow are a wealth of knowledge for backpack hunting/survival.
I loved to see this video! I've recently got into bushcraft myself. It's a great skill to have. Hope to see more of this for sure! Dangle and bushcraft doesn't get much better than that!
It may have been said already and quite possible this is wrong. However, I have a tendency to knock my tinder all over the place when using the fire steel and pushing the knife towards the tinder. So, what I do now is set my knife on my tinder and pull the fire steel away from the tinder pile (towards you). It keeps everything stable and seems to work for me. Great video as always sir!
I love stuff like this! Looking forward to seeing more!
Very educational. Looking forward to more of this adventure.
Dryer Lint!
The best stuff!
Good stuff Rackley! Keep them coming!
Truly enjoyed this video LFG. Looking forward to many more.
This is the stuff I’ve been waiting for! Favorite googan.
I defiantly like the bushcraft videos and cant wait for the next one.
Another great tinder I like to carry with me is dryer lint... Weighs nothing, packs down super tight, and catches a spark super easy!
Badass !!! Id love to see a series on bushcraft !