BIG NEWS: I have designed my own Survival Knife called “APO-1”. You can get it now at my online store: www.survivallilly.at/ Thank you so much for your support
I love how you broke this process down into easy to follow steps - it's true that people have a hard time starting fires, or keeping them lit, but if they follow this, they'll be successful every time.
Lilly ! this is exactly why you are considered so highly in the Outdoor Survival world. Of all the instruction videos on fire starting, Yours is the only one that demonstrates the critical finer points in easy to follow demonstration. Its your strong point & the very reason I started following you. Cheers 🍺👌
Hi Lilly. I'm so glad people as yourself have the time and drive to bring this information to all of us. You wouldn't believe how many people can't start a fire even with a lighter. I also would like to ask you about your time on Vancouver Island and how all animal species are on a decline due to the fukushima incident. It's being widely reported that the tide pools on that entire coastline are in serious trouble. How the amount of bugs have dropped to the point to where there are hardly any on windshields as is usually the case. Thanks Lilly for all that you do and share.
I can't help to say I've watched a lot of your videos on Vancouver Island and never seen the bugs and critters your talking about. I mean you had such a hard time trying to catch a single fish in an area that should have fish falling over themselves. What time of year were you at the Vancouver islands cause it seemed not to be in the middle of summer? I want to make it clear that I'm just looking for answers and not "calling you out" so to speak. Thanks Lilly
OK well right in the middle of summer wow. Seems you would be swarmed by bugs in the middle of the woods. OK well thank you very much for that information as it helps immensely.
Lilly, you are theee rock star of modern day bushcrafting! When you flew in alone and without a firearm and lived on that island in Vancouver Canda, I do admit I was kinda concearned but the bears said "hey thats Survival Lilly" and were so scared they went to the other side of the island to live lol. Take care and thank you.
I live in the tropics and we have quite high humidity and a lot of rain depending the season. If I may add some tips it would be: *Always carry a lighter and use a firesteel as a secondary tool. * Always carry cotton dipped in Vaseline. There's no reason whatsoever to not carry it. It's cheap, light and it will catch fire even with the spark of an empty lighter if done correctly. *Never asume you will find dry enough tinder. *Like in the video, prepare prepare prepare. The end result of the fire is directly tried to the preparation. Poor preparation equals difficult time lighting fire or no fire whatsoever.
Greetings Lily! Great video. I have to agree with Paul Mobley, there are so many people who venture out into the wilderness who do not have the basic skills of making a fire with one match only let alone a striker. Most of the time they depend on these modern backpacking toys stoves and gas stoves. Again, thank you for the information.
Lilly...Ur the best Yt survival teacher on YT. Seems as all survivalist on YT expect everyone to know everything...including even the simpler things like this can b extremely trying n inclimate weather. Thanks again, & keep up the great videos.
Good video as always! I've used large bracts (they were green of course) from palm fronds in the tropics (no danger of freezing though!) to cover my fire in the pouring rain in oder to start and keep my fire going.
great video lilly its the same method i use to get the log burner going almost every evening now its getting cold at night. thanks for sharing. all the best dave
I really like these "refresher" videos but I love these videos with shots of Dax! May Dax rest in peace and always be remembered as the faithful companion that he was.
Well done Lilly - nice format. I'm in the market for a knife. My gear is ultra-lite backpacking, so I've never carried a big blade like the SRK. I've compared the Fallkniven A1 Survival Knife black steel vs. Cold Steel SRK black steel. The A1 is likely a higher quality knife, but it's about twice the price and more importantly to me, twice the weight. So, I'm going with the SRK.
In other post people talk about all natural ( found in the woods ) VS modern camping tools . I live in an area with lots of natural flint , as well as many old stone tools from people 100's of years ago or longer . Flint or chert is very good for arrow heads & spark like crazy when used on fire steel . What is fire steel , how is it different from tool steel ??? I have said in the past I keep a USAF magnesium block with fire steel implanted in the edge , light & water proof , low cost ......... they don't grow in the woods but they are small & should be in every bug out pack . They burn very hot & can help start moist tinder or a spare tire for a signal fire .
Lilly this one video in cases everything I've seen in many of your fire making videos! Would you mind if I could save this video (downloaded) for my archives of bushcraft? Your awesome, I am very impressed and appreciative!
Great video--really enjoyed this "how-to" style. I'd be interested in a tutorial on fire making in the rain as well as emergency wilderness first aid. What do you do if you are out, with no cell phone reception, and you've accidentally cut yourself? For example, twisted ankles can make survival extremely difficult. What would you do?
Hi, I am not Lilly, but i know she have showed a first aid kit or two. She have made several videos where the first aid kits appear. Also, I seem to remember that she knows a bit about emergency wilderness/primitive/natural medicine, albeit not covering everything when it comes to actual first aid. All in all, I think most people bring less, have less knowledge and less cool head than her. I think she can handle a cut with her first aid kit with no problem. It is an interesting subject for sure, but take some extra afterthought for instructing others. An important thing in survival is to not make a bad situation worse, like hurting yourself and/or mistreat yourself or others.
Thanks Lily for the information we all may need one day. as for batoning the wood . what knife do you use and can you use any knife or does it have to be a certain grade of steel or what not ?
The last time I used a bow drill, I used paracord and it slipped while trying to turn the drill or spindle, and it was tight without slack in the cord. Regarding shavings or feather sticks, the thickness of the knife blade seems to make a difference in getting the angle of the knife cutting edge at a good angle to shave curls. The thicker the knife blade the shallower the angle I have to use. Do you prefer a knife edge that is convex/Scandi or one that is hollow or flat ground?
i find this kind of topic can't find a really good video to talk about. i am going to set up a channel to talk about these kinds of thing, but i am not very profession one. these are my interest. And the feather i dig, the hole deeper. i mean there are more have to learn and i feel that i am not good to teach others. i think your video is very good, clean and teaching a lot of detail which other won't teach
+Survival Lilly >>> Watching you use fire steel, a question just 'popped' into my head. {Yes, things 'pop' into my head from time to time...LOL} Hve you ever used a *fire piston* to start a fire? I just became *aware* of them a couple of years ago - PROBABLY after seeing a video here on YT - and I was wondering what you thought about them. {Thanks in advance....}
For me it is seriusly ycool. And to coolest Thing for me is taht a womn has got the ability to bring survival and bushcraft to the People. I give my knowledge now to my five year old daugther. And I enjoy it prety much to get Inspiration from you. The way of the young pepple leads in the Woods needs an adult who is willing to share his knowledge.
sometimes you fight the mass of the wood that is cold.things to help kick it along? pull the lead out of some .22 ammo and that can get your fire going.a small amount of gas wil do it. also a thin bare wire between your car battery posts will get red hot. even if the battery is dead so the car wont start, it will still make a bare wire glow to start kindling. that dead state also have enuff power to charge a cell phone if you have the charger for the car with you.the striker for lighting an oxy acetalyene torch is a couple dollars it makes enuff spark to do the job if you have thin dry materials to light. also spray can aerosols that are lubricants are usually very flammable. it can help make a fire.
What the advantages to using a bow drill to make fire when a ferro striker or flint, steel, and char cloth are available? Is it bushcraft taboo to use matches or even a butane lighter?
Fred Thorne nothing is taboo. You'll get yourself in trouble thinking there are rules. I guarantee you that off camera people use other things. There's no cheating in fire making
final thought--you could keep a few ounces of Thermite around. if you cant start a fire with Thermite, you dont deserve to survive the zombie invasion.
How much wood is needed to keep a fire going all night. . let's say 10 hours? Once you ( in your videos) have the fire started the fuel you use seems to be pieces about a foot long and 4-6 inches in circumference. .How many would I need? 15? 20? 40? to keep the fire going for that long?
Ultronicus If you are using s soft wood like pine, poplar, etc you need a pile about equivalent to four to eight hug loads (the maximum amount you could hold in a hug with your fingertips touching) simpler answer: a lot. Depending upon how big you keep the fire.
Hey Lilly! Super Video, da kann man richtig viel lernen;D Zwei Fragen: -Welche Kamera benutzt du? -Was ist das für ein Messer im video? Ich brauche nämlich ein etwas grösseres Messer als das Fällkniven F1.... Habe aber noch nicht wirklich ein gutes gefunden welches ich auch in der Schweiz kaufen kann LG
Hallo schön von dir zu hören. ich benutze die Canon Legria HF G30. Aber ich kann sie nicht weiter empfehlen. mittlerweile gibt es schon viel preisgünstigere systemcameras die ein besseres bild haben. ich habe das coldsteel srk :) LG Lilly
BIG NEWS: I have designed my own Survival Knife called “APO-1”. You can get it now at my online store: www.survivallilly.at/ Thank you so much for your support
Dear Survival Lilly- I absolutely LOVE your channel! Thank you for all you do for us. You must be of German decent Ya? Curious because of your accent.
Austrian.
I love how you broke this process down into easy to follow steps - it's true that people have a hard time starting fires, or keeping them lit, but if they follow this, they'll be successful every time.
thanks Shawn :)
Lilly ! this is exactly why you are considered so highly in the Outdoor Survival world. Of all the instruction videos on fire starting, Yours is the only one that demonstrates the critical finer points in easy to follow demonstration. Its your strong point & the very reason I started following you. Cheers 🍺👌
Hi Lilly. I'm so glad people as yourself have the time and drive to bring this information to all of us. You wouldn't believe how many people can't start a fire even with a lighter. I also would like to ask you about your time on Vancouver Island and how all animal species are on a decline due to the fukushima incident. It's being widely reported that the tide pools on that entire coastline are in serious trouble. How the amount of bugs have dropped to the point to where there are hardly any on windshields as is usually the case. Thanks Lilly for all that you do and share.
i saw so many bugs, flies and other critters. many more than in europe.
I can't help to say I've watched a lot of your videos on Vancouver Island and never seen the bugs and critters your talking about. I mean you had such a hard time trying to catch a single fish in an area that should have fish falling over themselves. What time of year were you at the Vancouver islands cause it seemed not to be in the middle of summer? I want to make it clear that I'm just looking for answers and not "calling you out" so to speak. Thanks Lilly
i went to vancouver island in june. believe me there were so many critters and bugs, i just didnt film them
OK well right in the middle of summer wow. Seems you would be swarmed by bugs in the middle of the woods. OK well thank you very much for that information as it helps immensely.
Cally Price...lol this is fun!
Lilly, you are theee rock star of modern day bushcrafting! When you flew in alone and without a firearm and lived on that island in Vancouver Canda, I do admit I was kinda concearned but the bears said "hey thats Survival Lilly" and were so scared they went to the other side of the island to live lol. Take care and thank you.
I live on Vancouver Island and bears aren't a problem here. Even if you spend a lot of time in the bush, which I do, you will rarely if ever see one.
Thanks for the tips Lilly. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!
I live in the tropics and we have quite high humidity and a lot of rain depending the season. If I may add some tips it would be:
*Always carry a lighter and use a firesteel as a secondary tool.
* Always carry cotton dipped in Vaseline. There's no reason whatsoever to not carry it. It's cheap, light and it will catch fire even with the spark of an empty lighter if done correctly.
*Never asume you will find dry enough tinder.
*Like in the video, prepare prepare prepare. The end result of the fire is directly tried to the preparation. Poor preparation equals difficult time lighting fire or no fire whatsoever.
Greetings Lily! Great video. I have to agree with Paul Mobley, there are so many people who venture out into the wilderness who do not have the basic skills of making a fire with one match only let alone a striker. Most of the time they depend on these modern backpacking toys stoves and gas stoves. Again, thank you for the information.
Lilly...Ur the best Yt survival teacher on YT. Seems as all survivalist on YT expect everyone to know everything...including even the simpler things like this can b extremely trying n inclimate weather. Thanks again, & keep up the great videos.
After careful consideration you have been accepted to our zombie apocalypse survival team. Welcome aboard. Seriously though you are amazing.
I like the way u edit your video's and putt them together. Thank you keep it up!👍🏻👍🏻
Very well done. Thanks Lilly
I used to dream of straight grained softwood in Australia.
Sehr gut! Klasse Anleitung. LG und schönen Sonntag Lilly!
Good video.... fire is very important to practice.
Good video as always! I've used large bracts (they were green of course) from palm fronds in the tropics (no danger of freezing though!) to cover my fire in the pouring rain in oder to start and keep my fire going.
Hello Lilly..Great video..Thanks for a reminder for all of us on making a fire just in case we need to make one.
great video lilly its the same method i use to get the log burner going almost every evening now its getting cold at night. thanks for sharing.
all the best dave
Many thanks for this Lily. Your extra tips like with the scrapings and batoning larger logs I had not known before.
Thank you Lilly. You always have very informative videos. I am going try it sometime in the near future, hopefully.👌👌👌👏👏👏👍👍👍
I really like these "refresher" videos but I love these videos with shots of Dax! May Dax rest in peace and always be remembered as the faithful companion that he was.
Very nice video. Short, concise, clear.
Great video Lilly. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Regards from Harry down under in Australia.
Nice tips Lilly! Thanks for the vídeo.
Greetings from Brazil!
Wow! This is the best summary of fire making methods i have seen anywhere. Good job!!
Well done Lilly - nice format. I'm in the market for a knife. My gear is ultra-lite backpacking, so I've never carried a big blade like the SRK. I've compared the Fallkniven A1 Survival Knife black steel vs. Cold Steel SRK black steel. The A1 is likely a higher quality knife, but it's about twice the price and more importantly to me, twice the weight. So, I'm going with the SRK.
Thank you for showing up close how to make feather sticks!
This video is pure gold. I will definitely be sharing, thank you!
In other post people talk about all natural ( found in the woods ) VS modern camping tools . I live in an area with lots of natural flint , as well as many old stone tools from people 100's of years ago or longer . Flint or chert is very good for arrow heads & spark like crazy when used on fire steel . What is fire steel , how is it different from tool steel ??? I have said in the past I keep a USAF magnesium block with fire steel implanted in the edge , light & water proof , low cost ......... they don't grow in the woods but they are small & should be in every bug out pack . They burn very hot & can help start moist tinder or a spare tire for a signal fire .
Also, it's good to do all this preparation before you venture out and fall in the creek. ;)
it should be mentioned that a 90 degree spine (back of knife) is necesary for fero rod(fire steel) & to make fine shavings🔥
Thanks for another great video Lilly
your very right its best to practice when everything is wet
Well done, Lilly! Thanks for sharing some great techniques. Looking forward to your next video already!
I find your videos so relaxing. Nice production value.
Keep up the good work , Lilly! Thank you!
Good stuff Lilly. Well done
Another great video. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. ☺
Thank you for the great videos! I love your dog too! One of the best dogs I ever had was a Springer. I sure miss him.
Lilly this one video in cases everything I've seen in many of your fire making videos! Would you mind if I could save this video (downloaded) for my archives of bushcraft? Your awesome, I am very impressed and appreciative!
Love these videos, that's what I like about this channel. Thanks
really great tips!! but in a survival situation, you must know what you do and practice, practice, practice...
Like the voice over style of this video. Very professional!
Great video--really enjoyed this "how-to" style. I'd be interested in a tutorial on fire making in the rain as well as emergency wilderness first aid. What do you do if you are out, with no cell phone reception, and you've accidentally cut yourself? For example, twisted ankles can make survival extremely difficult. What would you do?
Hi, I am not Lilly, but i know she have showed a first aid kit or two. She have made several videos where the first aid kits appear. Also, I seem to remember that she knows a bit about emergency wilderness/primitive/natural medicine, albeit not covering everything when it comes to actual first aid.
All in all, I think most people bring less, have less knowledge and less cool head than her. I think she can handle a cut with her first aid kit with no problem.
It is an interesting subject for sure, but take some extra afterthought for instructing others.
An important thing in survival is to not make a bad situation worse, like hurting yourself and/or mistreat yourself or others.
Great video, hopefully I won't have too many troubles with starting a fire now :)
Nice video Lilly. Thank for sharing.
Another great Lilly video. Thank you.
Thank you Lilly, I have leanded alot from you.
Thanks Lily for the information we all may need one day. as for batoning the wood . what knife do you use and can you use any knife or does it have to be a certain grade of steel or what not ?
i has to be full tang. thats the most important thing. amzn.to/2drXdxw
That was informative , relaxing to watch,and professional i enjoyed that Lilly, thanks!
good video.👍
you can not beat birch bark. its the best natural fire starter, at least in my part of the world ,eastern canada..
Agreed. Birch bark works well in any condition.
Hi Lily. Great video! You are rocking that bow drill. I couldn't even find a bearing stone this summer , hahaha
Das hast Du schön erklärt! Es macht Spaß Dir zuzugucken. :-)
Good stuff Lilly
thanks Doug :)
Nice production! Thank you.
This is a very instructional video. I like the new format!
An efficient summary. Thank you.
ty lilly im trying this ty
Thanks so much for the great tips. :-)
The last time I used a bow drill, I used paracord and it slipped while trying to turn the drill or spindle, and it was tight without slack in the cord. Regarding shavings or feather sticks, the thickness of the knife blade seems to make a difference in getting the angle of the knife cutting edge at a good angle to shave curls. The thicker the knife blade the shallower the angle I have to use. Do you prefer a knife edge that is convex/Scandi or one that is hollow or flat ground?
i find this kind of topic can't find a really good video to talk about.
i am going to set up a channel to talk about these kinds of thing, but i am not very profession one. these are my interest. And the feather i dig, the hole deeper. i mean there are more have to learn and i feel that i am not good to teach others.
i think your video is very good, clean and teaching a lot of detail which other won't teach
+Survival Lilly >>> Watching you use fire steel, a question just 'popped' into my head. {Yes, things 'pop' into my head from time to time...LOL}
Hve you ever used a *fire piston* to start a fire? I just became *aware* of them a couple of years ago - PROBABLY after seeing a video here on YT - and I was wondering what you thought about them.
{Thanks in advance....}
For me it is seriusly ycool.
And to coolest Thing for me is taht a womn has got the ability to bring survival and bushcraft to the People.
I give my knowledge now to my five year old daugther.
And I enjoy it prety much to get Inspiration from you.
The way of the young pepple leads in the Woods needs an adult who is willing to share his knowledge.
looks good, Lily! thanks for posting.
Another great vid, very useful for the beginners 👍
Greets from France
Depends on the knife steel and if it has dlc coating on it
Thanks for this upgrades, firesteel every with me and ever on survival kit.
Loved the video! Awesome job! Thanks for the amazing fire building tiod
Awesome Job Lilly! I Love Your Videos and that Freaking Beautiful Accent!!
Can you make a video on how to protect a fire from the rain?
Thanks
Lilly, thanks for your great advices. A short (probably quite stupid) question: How to identify dead wood in winter. Thx a lot and kind regards.
I just found a very nice, full tang heavy thick buck knife. have you ever used these for Busch craft? thank you for your time.
Do you like your cold steel blade? Looks sharp.
Loved seeing Dax!
Good tips as always!
Great job!
Lilly, what are your thoughts on a "swedish torch" for a fire?
Great tips! This was a great video!
Wie immer ein super Video! Weiter so!
sometimes you fight the mass of the wood that is cold.things to help kick it along? pull the lead out of some .22 ammo and that can get your fire going.a small amount of gas wil do it. also a thin bare wire between your car battery posts will get red hot. even if the battery is dead so the car wont start, it will still make a bare wire glow to start kindling. that dead state also have enuff power to charge a cell phone if you have the charger for the car with you.the striker for lighting an oxy acetalyene torch is a couple dollars it makes enuff spark to do the job if you have thin dry materials to light. also spray can aerosols that are lubricants are usually very flammable. it can help make a fire.
Great tips Lily!
yööö.. wird aufs Handy geladen damit ich für jede Situation gerüstet bin! cheers edi
What the advantages to using a bow drill to make fire when a ferro striker or flint, steel, and char cloth are available? Is it bushcraft taboo to use matches or even a butane lighter?
I see your point. I guess it never hurts aquire the skill, it just seems too painful. Thanks
Fred Thorne lighters and matches get used up quickly Ferro rod have 10 000 strike or more so if you do it correctly 10 000 fires
True, good point. Mooo ;-D
Fred Thorne lol
Fred Thorne nothing is taboo. You'll get yourself in trouble thinking there are rules. I guarantee you that off camera people use other things. There's no cheating in fire making
I wished to be with you on adventures in the jungles
Thanks!!!
good stuff. thanks for sharing
Any chance of a longer video?
good advice sis!
Excellent. Thanks
Great job, you hit on all the salient points. David Mashburn
final thought--you could keep a few ounces of Thermite around. if you cant start a fire with Thermite, you dont deserve to survive the zombie invasion.
another good video.. nice voice over... you have a pleasent tone...
Very informative; thanks for sharing
How much wood is needed to keep a fire going all night. . let's say 10 hours? Once you ( in your videos) have the fire started the fuel you use seems to be pieces about a foot long and 4-6 inches in circumference. .How many would I need? 15? 20? 40? to keep the fire going for that long?
Ultronicus If you are using s soft wood like pine, poplar, etc you need a pile about equivalent to four to eight hug loads (the maximum amount you could hold in a hug with your fingertips touching) simpler answer: a lot. Depending upon how big you keep the fire.
The fire that I build will burn for 30 min. double the amount of logs to get one hour and then multiply by 10
Hey Lilly!
Super Video, da kann man richtig viel lernen;D
Zwei Fragen:
-Welche Kamera benutzt du?
-Was ist das für ein Messer im video? Ich brauche nämlich ein etwas grösseres Messer als das Fällkniven F1.... Habe aber noch nicht wirklich ein gutes gefunden welches ich auch in der Schweiz kaufen kann
LG
Hallo schön von dir zu hören. ich benutze die Canon Legria HF G30. Aber ich kann sie nicht weiter empfehlen. mittlerweile gibt es schon viel preisgünstigere systemcameras die ein besseres bild haben. ich habe das coldsteel srk :) LG Lilly
Das Messer werde ich mir auf jeden Fall mal anschauen;D
Try fish traps for a couple days in fresh water it great
Enjoy this video very much
Very informative
Great video, thank you
Thank you for this...
your videos are great :)