Thanks again Lonny. Was talking to someone online the other day and they said there is never a reason to baton wood. I don't understand these non-batoners, it is like a holy mission to speak against batonning wood. I gave the scenario you present here as the perfect example, we had just gotten back from a three day camp which was immediately after a torrential rain and everything was soaked. I could find NO dry tinder at all, so made the tinder by batonning wood down to very fine pieces. It is a quick and effective way to make fire in wet conditions. When questioned about how he would make fire in the rain without batonning, he stated that he would use his "experience". Lol. I'm saying this as a caution to inexperienced outdoorsmen, beware of internet blowhards, baton the crap out of your wood if the situation calls for it.
+alpha numeric You hit the nail on the head by saying that experience is the best teacher rather than just going by what someone on the web says. In all fairness though. batoning your knife is definitely hard on the knife and not all knives can hold up to it.
***** That is true! I use a Schrade schf9. a very affordable survival style knife, with a 1/4 inch thick blade. I have gone through some big and knotty wood with that blade, I have little fear of breaking/bending it. Because of the ruggedness of that blade, I don't carry a hatchet. I do carry a mora for finer tasks like food prep, feather sticks, and notches. though the Schrade can do that stuff well enough.
If a knife is all you have on you to split wood...then do what you gotta do. Batoning wood is virtually not practiced by myself or others I know because we take a hatchet with us whether we're hiking or camping.
This is why I watch your videos I'm an excelent cook and an avid outdoorsman but when it comes to fires if I dont have a gallon of gas I would be screwed 😆 simply because I would have thrown everything on the ground. I am humbly and thankfully educated! 😃
Hi Lonnie, Thanks a lot for that video! Might even save some lives... Was some new concept to me, to use one half as fire base on wet ground... Together with a tarp shelter, it's a whole great system! 👍 Thanks a lot! And thanks also to your wife for the cam stuff! BR from Germany!
I've watched all your videos at least once. Most more than once. You do a really great job. I like the exactness and safety tips of each video. Thanks a bunch.
Having made many hubdredsof fires there are many ways to make it happen. Every boy scout should watch this as it makes all the main points. Good Video!
When I want rain I start an outside building project. Absolutely guaranteed to make it pour. . . But only on your days off your regular job. When you’re working it’ll be sunny blue skies.
Excellent! Birch & spruce aren't commonly available here in the southeast. Pine, poplar and eastern red cedar are. Have had rain off & on for several days. This morning have a heavy fog & everything appears to be dripping wet. Yet, your video demonstrates clearly that I can still build a fire using resources gathered here. Yes, can easily practice in the backyard, as there are pine & cedar along side the yard. Practice can still be done in the backyard, by gathering materials from further away, in advance, if needed. BTW..... In some ways, even easier to practice in the backyard. :-) Scrap board from the shop can be used for the fire lay. Scrap from the shop to practice feather sticks & curls. That type of practice paves the way towards success, if I go out this morning, gather woodland materials and sit under a cedar. To brew up a cup of coffee while waiting for the fog to lift. Far too wet, this AM to begin the much needed chore of mowing grass. Thank you for sharing & teaching. I hadn't thought about putting "thatching" on a tree limb to shelter from the rain.
I don’t laugh very often. It has to be genuinely funny or funny and unexpected. One minute into the video I laughed; almost out loud. That’s possible? It was delivered so deadpan. Thx. Cheers, Bill
I was wearing head phones while listening to your video and was about to start swatting at the sound of the mosquitoes that got close to the microphone. LOL Awesome job and thank you for another great video.
Lonnie: Excellent information. Another place to look for dry tinder is under dead falls that are 6 to 18 inches off the ground preferably on the uphill side of a slope or under heavy covered spruce trees. Love this video will give it a try this summer just to practice.
Gr8 video as usual. It's a shame you can't get it pouring down rain and do this. That would really be something. Thank you for taking the time to video and Connie for dealing with them skeeters and showing them who's boss lol. GO CONNIE DavidC
Down here in Cordova. I use "witch's hair" a light green moss that grows on the branches of trees in dank places. It has antiseptic properties. I like it because you can shake it out and light it. I will gather a cantaloupe size ball of it. It burns pretty hot. Love the channel!
There are several different varieties of the light green tree lichens here in Alaska. Here in the mountains we have usnea which is very short and light green. It is a wonderful medicinal. Very anti fungal, anti bactierial and anti viral. Where our cabin is, there is no usnea but plenty of the same thing you are referring to which is a quite bit longer. The usnea is not much good for fire when damp but the stuff you are talking about seems almost to have an oil in it or other combustable and works well even when damp. I used some in a video where i used it as a tinder nest for bow and drill friction fire. If interested, the video is at the link below. Alternative Friction Fire Tinder Nest Materials ruclips.net/video/58LynokLcZM/видео.html
...I've out been in N.Ontario when it was so wet, even the birch bark was all saturated...had to peel the driest of the wet into the thinnest of sheets, but still had to use a tealight candle to get the fire going to make some coffee...
I appreciate your videos. I'm in Florida...not much birch, but we do have rain. I was wondering what I would do if I was out hunting this coming winter and it was cold and wet. Yes, I know, Florida doesn't get anywhere near as cold as up north, but as I understand it, many people fall prey to hypothermia at temperatures WELL above 40 below zero... like in the 50 degree range. It just seems wise to me to know how to build a fire under the most adverse conditions, I am convince our friend Murphy was an optimist. BTW, you inadvertently made another great point. Those buzzing insect were screaming : "MOSQUITO HEAD NET!" ha,ha! Best regards, MiF
MusketeerinFlorida Excellent point. It does not have to be below freezing in order to die from hypothermia. Hypothermia can occur in well above freezing temps
Great video. Practice makes perfect it is so important to practice so that it is second nature. Get into the routine of laying the fire the same way whether dry conditions or wet. Plan for the worse and enjoy the best. When you really need it your motor skills will be so poor you'll be knocking the fire lay apart before it flares up and any number of things. I've enjoyed you great demos and the stories that make them memorable. Thanks.
ALWAYS a pleasure to watch one of your videos and this one in particular! One cannot imagine how difficult it is to start a fire in extremely wet conditions... Thanks for all your tips/tricks and tried and true experience! Thanks for sharing your lifestyle with us and safe and enjoyable living in the great North West!!!
I enjoy the fact that you will use pretty much the same concept like self that you cannot rely on just one method of resource to start a fire in case that fire resource is not available. It pays to drum roll different scenarios of skill sets to apply when fire wood is wet/dry. I have also used Vaseline smeared on cotton balls or 2 tablespoons of Vaseline in a plastic baggie that i would apply just a small amount on a couple of twigs and with spark comes " Fire ". Petroleum works wonder but don't get me wrong I have used natural pine resin to start fires with also...For some people whatever fits your fire application for warmth one will use. Thank-You again Lonnie and tell your wife Thank-You for the video process....You had me mosquito scratching and their is none right now.....I have seen horrid Alaska areas where the mosquito's are so bad that they drive caribou insane.
One of my favorite man made fire tinders is pieces of rubber like what can be cut from tire innertube. They are clean, indestructable and totally waterproof. They do require open flame to ignite but once lit they burn for a long time. However I almost never use man made tinders to light my fires. The man made stuff is reserved for times when I'm feeling very tired and or too lazy to bother with all natural materials.
Hi Nice videos. Thank you. One other tip I might add: dead standing with broken tops soak in water through the top but unbroken works cause tapered top sheds the water.
Video is great. Like someone before, I have to give kudos to Connie for not dropping the camera and cursing at the dive bomber Mosquitos I heard. She is your rock. She might actually survive the cold rain minus the fire!
MsHurricane70 She is a keeper for sure. Just the fact that she has stayed with me all these many years proves that she has more than the ordinary amount of "grit" lol
As I watched this, hearing the mosquitoes, I looked to my right and saw the first recommended video "DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From the Woods," offered by Far North Bushcraft and Survival, lol.
Sup Lonie, good videos,but I have a quick question before I finish watching this vudeo, on the video that you fell a tree with a knife, what type of knife did you use
paulie 4x Thank you. The knife that I used in the video which is also my primary knife that I use all the time for most of my knife needs is a "Mora" #911. It is an excellent knife that is inexpensive but still great quality
Wow I used to wish I could live in Alaska cause I cant take NYC congestion anymore but after seeing the mosquitos in this video I’m having second thoughts lol
There is congestion no matter where you go. lol. Here in Alaska we sometimes have congestion by mosquitoes vs your congestion by people. Mosquitoes bite you all over whereas people are just back biters. Well I have heard of "bosses" chewing employees up one side and down the other so perhaps people aren't so much different than mosquitoes after all.
Hi Lonnie, you have made me rethink about carrying a hatchet when one can find dry wood by simply splitting standing smaller brush/trees. Is there really any need to pack a hatchet, I'm thinking not?
+Tall Cedars A person can certainly get along without a hatchet especially if they are not afraid to baton with their knife but personally I still like having a hatchet with me all the time when in the woods because I find that I keep using it a lot. I'm one of those type people that likes to bring the kitchen sink if I think that there might be a use for it. lol
Hi Lonnie, Lol, me, I'm learning to bring the kitchen sink now that I'm getting on and not backpacking any longer. That's why I am wondering about having to carry a hatchet (didn't carry one of those trips). Batoning does come in handy although I do avoid it for the most part, but that's because I carry a hatchet now, hmmm... They are useful to split for bow drill attempts, staking and spruce tree limbing mostly, no wood chopping really. On trips we always had folks who would light fires and collect wood in the groups, so am just learning how to do that sort of thing. Tried the rock and steel method using my knife to get an ember, without luck of course and now need to sharpen the spine, That has made me shy of batoning (don't know if it does change the "curl" on the spine needed for good flint striking) and you know, think I will keep my hatchet. Thanks for helping me answer my own question:) .Atb.
I see that you found one of the mosquito repellent videos on your own already. For you and for anyone else interested here are the links to the videos that i have on that subject. DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From The Woods ruclips.net/video/kHKn8cGRlVQ/видео.html Wild Plants For Mosquito Repellant ruclips.net/video/E0e72N6xss4/видео.html
If you ever get the chance to watch his 2 part video series Dick Proenneke in " ONE MANS WILDERNESS " or read the book you will find that Dick was a very intelligent wood craftsman. His log cabin is a landmark for tourist that is hosted by Forest Rangers. My Mother Sylvia is retired from the USDA ( United States Department Agriculture ) and was in charge of multi-million dollar timber sales, from Idaho to Oregon, Washington even Vermont. Thank--You again Lonnie appreciate the vids.
Connie and I have watched the videos of Dick P in the past and I owned and read the book "One Man's Wilderness" when it first came out in print by Alaska Northwest Publishing perhaps close to 40 years ago. The book has long since disappeared from my collection and I have no idea what happened to it.
We apparently do not have the bugs you are referring to. We have ants that can be a concern if they are present but typically one can do what I did here without worry.
Well, Lonnie...I reckon that you could very near light a fire in a bucket of water. I wonder how many people could have done as you have? Sympathy for Connie, I could plainly hear that she was being hounded by midges and goodness knows what flying horrors, in fact I could see them buzzing around the camera too. That smoke was about the only relief she was going to get from being eaten alive. Tremendous video and a tip worth a fortune in whatever you fancy. I'm certainly locking that one away in the old braincells. Thank you. Take care...
Another excellent video, thank you. I sure wish you would do a video on pest control. I recall mu days in Alaska and the mosquito can drive you crazy with no repellent. How do you handle it?
There are quite a few wild plants that are effective though short lived, mosquito repellents. I did a couple videos on that subject. Wild Plants For Mosquito Repellant ruclips.net/user/edit?o=U&video_id=E0e72N6xss4 DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From The Woods ruclips.net/user/edit?o=U&video_id=kHKn8cGRlVQ
The feather sticks were the first things I laid down as a base for the fire lay. The spruce was not ideal for use for feather sticks and the feather were kind of lame as a consequence. Willow is personally my favorite wood for feather sticks.
Johnny John I did a video last summer on what wild plants to use in the woods to protect yourself from mosquitoes. You can watch the video here. Wild Plants For Mosquito Repellant. I sometimes use these plants for protection or sometimes I use essential oils in a vegetable oil base or when the mosquitoes are REALLY bad I do go ahead and use a commercial preperation that includes DEET
When re-listening to the video just now I could hear no motor type sound coming through my tablet speakers at around that time. However, if you did hear any motor sound on the video it would almost certainly be an airplane flying overhead. We get a lot of air traffic flying over the cabin.
Another great video,As always,was that your float plane 'comin 2 re-supply y'all ? Thanks 4 sharing again Friends. Have a great weekend, stay safe & well there. Happy Trails From Down The Path A 'Lil Bit ATB Terry " GOD BLESS "
T.W. Milburn Thanks for the kind words my friend. The plane was an air charter plane flying someone out to their cabin probably. The pilots like to fly over cabins occasionally just checking up on us to make sure we are still out and about and make sure all is fine with us.
A person does tend to get used to the mosquitoes. I do use some wild plants for repellent when the mosquitoes bother me. DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From The Woods https//ruclips.net/video/kHKn8cGRlVQ/видео.html Wild plants for mosquito repellent ruclips.net/video/E0e72N6xss4/видео.html
A good practice when you are going to be camping in the wet is to collect or bring enough dry materials with you to start a good strong fire. Then you can put just about any wood except old termite eaten wet wood on the fire and it will dry and burn as you use it.
Very good advice to collect the necessary tinder before hand. If interested, I did a video on how to dry out damp tinder while on the go. Handy Winter Fire Tinder Drying Tip ruclips.net/video/noBLNPNzFts/видео.html
Far North Bushcraft And Survival Yes I saw that video. I am a long time viewer but haven't commented before. I am from Australia so camping is very different here but still learn lots from your videos.
As a southerner I needed this badly
I feel so relaxed watching a little fire building up nicely. Props to Connie for filming all of that.. out of the shelter 😂
Listened to this one with earbuds - could hear the mosquitos and other bugs dive bombing Connie and the video never jerked once. She is a trooper!
oldgeekster1 yes she is. She is my best friend and more
I swatted near my ear when the mosquito got close to the mic... Connie did better than me and I wasn't even dealing with an ACTUAL mosquito! lol
The one at 10:30 had me swatting 😂
Great idea! *plane flys by* OH GOD MY EARS!
Absolutely, their both super troopers! 😆
Well done. Thanks for sharing.
"It pays to practice this stuff before you need it", YES, spot on!
your humor in the beginning of the videa is adorable! i chuckled
Stuff like this takes me back about 30 years to when i was a boy and my dad used to teach me this stuff in the mountains in Wales. Love it. Thanks.
Really enjoying these videos. To put all this Bushcraft knowledge out there is really an accomplishment. Thanks.
I love all your videos on survival and how to taking care of yourself in the woods you're a very wise man and I appreciate everyone of your videos
Thanks again Lonny. Was talking to someone online the other day and they said there is never a reason to baton wood. I don't understand these non-batoners, it is like a holy mission to speak against batonning wood. I gave the scenario you present here as the perfect example, we had just gotten back from a three day camp which was immediately after a torrential rain and everything was soaked. I could find NO dry tinder at all, so made the tinder by batonning wood down to very fine pieces. It is a quick and effective way to make fire in wet conditions. When questioned about how he would make fire in the rain without batonning, he stated that he would use his "experience". Lol. I'm saying this as a caution to inexperienced outdoorsmen, beware of internet blowhards, baton the crap out of your wood if the situation calls for it.
+alpha numeric You hit the nail on the head by saying that experience is the best teacher rather than just going by what someone on the web says. In all fairness though. batoning your knife is definitely hard on the knife and not all knives can hold up to it.
*****
That is true! I use a Schrade schf9. a very affordable survival style knife, with a 1/4 inch thick blade. I have gone through some big and knotty wood with that blade, I have little fear of breaking/bending it. Because of the ruggedness of that blade, I don't carry a hatchet. I do carry a mora for finer tasks like food prep, feather sticks, and notches. though the Schrade can do that stuff well enough.
If a knife is all you have on you to split wood...then do what you gotta do. Batoning wood is virtually not practiced by myself or others I know because we take a hatchet with us whether we're hiking or camping.
i have learned so much from this channel a plethora of greatness
This is why I watch your videos I'm an excelent cook and an avid outdoorsman but when it comes to fires if I dont have a gallon of gas I would be screwed 😆 simply because I would have thrown everything on the ground. I am humbly and thankfully educated! 😃
Hi Lonnie,
Thanks a lot for that video! Might even save some lives... Was some new concept to me, to use one half as fire base on wet ground...
Together with a tarp shelter, it's a whole great system! 👍
Thanks a lot!
And thanks also to your wife for the cam stuff!
BR from Germany!
I've watched all your videos at least once. Most more than once. You do a really great job.
I like the exactness and safety tips of each video. Thanks a bunch.
That one mosquito that dive bombed the camera at the beginning made me flinch and swat near my ear!
Great videos Lonnie and Connie! Love them!
Thanks Lonnie and Connie for the video. God Bless 🇺🇸.
Gotta like the skeeters lol
We're breathing them in here right now.
Cheers from central Ontario, Canada
Once again a great video , I’ve learned a lot from you sir. Thank you
hey there, love how simple you make everything look, keep up the great work!!
and thanks
Good video. Really liked your idea of using some branches from the alders to make a roof to keep rain out. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Just the video I needed, very very useful information. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Thanks Lonnie, Please keep it up. Like I've said before, you are my favorite bushcrafter.
Stay safe. :)
Having made many hubdredsof fires there are many ways to make it happen. Every boy scout should watch this as it makes all the main points. Good Video!
When I want rain I start an outside building project. Absolutely guaranteed to make it pour. . . But only on your days off your regular job. When you’re working it’ll be sunny blue skies.
If I want to stop the rain, I plant my garden. It won't rain until I water. Then once I water it will rain.
Those bugs I can see and hear swirling around your camera is the main thing that keeps me out of the woods! 😝
Thanks Lonnie; very educational and enjoyable.
Great video! Many thanks! Also my hat is off to the camera person for being so steady amidst the swarms. Impressive!
love it. so true about washing your car.
Excellent! Birch & spruce aren't commonly available here in the southeast. Pine, poplar and eastern red cedar are. Have had rain off & on for several days. This morning have a heavy fog & everything appears to be dripping wet. Yet, your video demonstrates clearly that I can still build a fire using resources gathered here. Yes, can easily practice in the backyard, as there are pine & cedar along side the yard. Practice can still be done in the backyard, by gathering materials from further away, in advance, if needed.
BTW..... In some ways, even easier to practice in the backyard. :-) Scrap board from the shop can be used for the fire lay. Scrap from the shop to practice feather sticks & curls. That type of practice paves the way towards success, if I go out this morning, gather woodland materials and sit under a cedar. To brew up a cup of coffee while waiting for the fog to lift. Far too wet, this AM to begin the much needed chore of mowing grass.
Thank you for sharing & teaching. I hadn't thought about putting "thatching" on a tree limb to shelter from the rain.
Another great video Lonnie. between the helicopter and skeeters it was a noise afternoon
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Lonnie.
I don’t laugh very often. It has to be genuinely funny or funny and unexpected. One minute into the video I laughed; almost out loud. That’s possible? It was delivered so deadpan. Thx. Cheers, Bill
Another great video, Lonnie! Always look forward to new videos. Man, those mosquitoes sound like airplanes!
Very informative and educational. Thank you very much
Haha made my day in the first minute. I know that feeling!
Very good demo Lonnie. Important knowledge, and as you say, practice!
Thanks for sharing
Odd
Does your name mean 'tip of a sword'?
Yes, or tip of a spear or arrow. Old name from viking age most likly. :)
Great name, a great writer Neil Gaiman wrote a children's story "Odd and the Frost Giants"
Great fire demo Lonnie , make for a good reminder !
Another awesome video! Thanks!
Thanks Lonnie all is good to know 👍🇬🇧
I was wearing head phones while listening to your video and was about to start swatting at the sound of the mosquitoes that got close to the microphone. LOL Awesome job and thank you for another great video.
Great videos, keep them coming !!
Lonnie: Excellent information. Another place to look for dry tinder is under dead falls that are 6 to 18 inches off the ground preferably on the uphill side of a slope or under heavy covered spruce trees. Love this video will give it a try this summer just to practice.
Great vid as always both. Thanks for sharing.
You are so right, when you DON'T want it to rain wash your truck, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love these videos! Thank you so much!
Really good advice, thanks for sharing...Cheers 👍
I don't know how you can put up with those skeeters! They drive me NUTS!
When one is around mosquitoes for a length of time it often becomes easier to endure them.
Great demo Lonnie, you and Connie do some cool videos. I see you have come over to the dark side too. Thanks for sharing . Cheers.
Nicely done Lonnie. Amigo, you don't have mosquitoes you have planes... Lol
Gr8 video as usual. It's a shame you can't get it pouring down rain and do this. That would really be something. Thank you for taking the time to video and Connie for dealing with them skeeters and showing them who's boss lol. GO CONNIE
DavidC
very useful, thank you!
Another informative & useful video..!
Down here in Cordova. I use "witch's hair" a light green moss that grows on the branches of trees in dank places. It has antiseptic properties. I like it because you can shake it out and light it. I will gather a cantaloupe size ball of it. It burns pretty hot. Love the channel!
There are several different varieties of the light green tree lichens here in Alaska. Here in the mountains we have usnea which is very short and light green. It is a wonderful medicinal. Very anti fungal, anti bactierial and anti viral. Where our cabin is, there is no usnea but plenty of the same thing you are referring to which is a quite bit longer. The usnea is not much good for fire when damp but the stuff you are talking about seems almost to have an oil in it or other combustable and works well even when damp. I used some in a video where i used it as a tinder nest for bow and drill friction fire. If interested, the video is at the link below.
Alternative Friction Fire Tinder Nest Materials
ruclips.net/video/58LynokLcZM/видео.html
Loved it very well done. Thanks
gunlover1955 Thank you. Glad you liked it.
...I've out been in N.Ontario when it was so wet, even the birch bark was all saturated...had to peel the driest of the wet into the thinnest of sheets, but still had to use a tealight candle to get the fire going to make some coffee...
washing your car is the white man's rain dance
lol right.
Old school! Great vids. Gen. purpose, survive!
LOL loved your opening statement there
I appreciate your videos. I'm in Florida...not much birch, but we do have rain. I was wondering what I would do if I was out hunting this coming winter and it was cold and wet. Yes, I know, Florida doesn't get anywhere near as cold as up north, but as I understand it, many people fall prey to hypothermia at temperatures WELL above 40 below zero... like in the 50 degree range. It just seems wise to me to know how to build a fire under the most adverse conditions, I am convince our friend Murphy was an optimist. BTW, you inadvertently made another great point. Those buzzing insect were screaming : "MOSQUITO HEAD NET!" ha,ha! Best regards, MiF
MusketeerinFlorida Excellent point. It does not have to be below freezing in order to die from hypothermia. Hypothermia can occur in well above freezing temps
Great video. Practice makes perfect it is so important to practice so that it is second nature. Get into the routine of laying the fire the same way whether dry conditions or wet. Plan for the worse and enjoy the best.
When you really need it your motor skills will be so poor you'll be knocking the fire lay apart before it flares up and any number of things.
I've enjoyed you great demos and the stories that make them memorable. Thanks.
Good fire and advice!
Thanks,
Clark
Such troopers you were to film that in mosquito hell.
Very good job friend . Thanks
ALWAYS a pleasure to watch one of your videos and this one in particular! One cannot imagine how difficult it is to start a fire in extremely wet conditions... Thanks for all your tips/tricks and tried and true experience! Thanks for sharing your lifestyle with us and safe and enjoyable living in the great North West!!!
I enjoy the fact that you will use pretty much the same concept like self that you cannot rely on just one method of resource to start a fire in case that fire resource is not available. It pays to drum roll different scenarios of skill sets to apply when fire wood is wet/dry. I have also used Vaseline smeared on cotton balls or 2 tablespoons of Vaseline in a plastic baggie that i would apply just a small amount on a couple of twigs and with spark comes " Fire ". Petroleum works wonder but don't get me wrong I have used natural pine resin to start fires with also...For some people whatever fits your fire application for warmth one will use. Thank-You again Lonnie and tell your wife Thank-You for the video process....You had me mosquito scratching and their is none right now.....I have seen horrid Alaska areas where the mosquito's are so bad that they drive caribou insane.
One of my favorite man made fire tinders is pieces of rubber like what can be cut from tire innertube. They are clean, indestructable and totally waterproof. They do require open flame to ignite but once lit they burn for a long time. However I almost never use man made tinders to light my fires. The man made stuff is reserved for times when I'm feeling very tired and or too lazy to bother with all natural materials.
thanks for another great video!
+Bryan Skrenes You are welcome. Thank you for watching.
I agree, practice and hope you never need to use it
I was taught to plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Hi Nice videos. Thank you. One other tip I might add: dead standing with broken tops soak in water through the top but unbroken works cause tapered top sheds the water.
Don Langlois You are welcome and thank you. That is a good idea to keep in mind.
Hi Lonnie your channel is awesome , atb Martin
Video is great. Like someone before, I have to give kudos to Connie for not dropping the camera and cursing at the dive bomber Mosquitos I heard. She is your rock. She might actually survive the cold rain minus the fire!
MsHurricane70 She is a keeper for sure. Just the fact that she has stayed with me all these many years proves that she has more than the ordinary amount of "grit" lol
Lonnie and Connie , That's pretty cool that your names rhyme.
Would love to see a video about the brands/types of knives you use in these videos.
Nice vid. I needed this.
I would have preferred seeing you doing the same demonstration in the rain, you said it was raining recently
Anyone else hear the skeeters at the beginning of the vid and panick for a quick second thinking the bugs were in their own house? Was that just me?
+Wassenhoven420 I have heard some folks say something similar on some of my other videos. lol
LOL I actually got a spotlight and walked around the house before I figured out it was bugs in the video.
lol. You could tell your neighbors you were just out getting a little excersize if they ask.
As I watched this, hearing the mosquitoes, I looked to my right and saw the first recommended video "DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From the Woods," offered by Far North Bushcraft and Survival, lol.
Sup Lonie, good videos,but I have a quick question before I finish watching this vudeo, on the video that you fell a tree with a knife, what type of knife did you use
paulie 4x Thank you. The knife that I used in the video which is also my primary knife that I use all the time for most of my knife needs is a "Mora" #911. It is an excellent knife that is inexpensive but still great quality
Great video as usual.
Wow I used to wish I could live in Alaska cause I cant take NYC congestion anymore but after seeing the mosquitos in this video I’m having second thoughts lol
There is congestion no matter where you go. lol. Here in Alaska we sometimes have congestion by mosquitoes vs your congestion by people. Mosquitoes bite you all over whereas people are just back biters. Well I have heard of "bosses" chewing employees up one side and down the other so perhaps people aren't so much different than mosquitoes after all.
Well done.
If someone invents a way to start and maintain a fire using mosquitoes...
Hi Lonnie, you have made me rethink about carrying a hatchet when one can find dry wood by simply splitting standing smaller brush/trees. Is there really any need to pack a hatchet, I'm thinking not?
+Tall Cedars A person can certainly get along without a hatchet especially if they are not afraid to baton with their knife but personally I still like having a hatchet with me all the time when in the woods because I find that I keep using it a lot. I'm one of those type people that likes to bring the kitchen sink if I think that there might be a use for it. lol
Hi Lonnie,
Lol, me, I'm learning to bring the kitchen sink now that I'm getting on and not backpacking any longer. That's why I am wondering about having to carry a hatchet (didn't carry one of those trips).
Batoning does come in handy although I do avoid it for the most part, but that's because I carry a hatchet now, hmmm... They are useful to split for bow drill attempts, staking and spruce tree limbing mostly, no wood chopping really. On trips we always had folks who would light fires and collect wood in the groups, so am just learning how to do that sort of thing.
Tried the rock and steel method using my knife to get an ember, without luck of course and now need to sharpen the spine, That has made me shy of batoning (don't know if it does change the "curl" on the spine needed for good flint striking) and you know, think I will keep my hatchet. Thanks for helping me answer my own question:) .Atb.
I didnt see any vid about it on your channel yet but do You have any tip To keep mosquito away ??Can u help me with that please ??
I see that you found one of the mosquito repellent videos on your own already. For you and for anyone else interested here are the links to the videos that i have on that subject.
DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From The Woods
ruclips.net/video/kHKn8cGRlVQ/видео.html
Wild Plants For Mosquito Repellant
ruclips.net/video/E0e72N6xss4/видео.html
If you ever get the chance to watch his 2 part video series Dick Proenneke in " ONE MANS WILDERNESS " or read the book you will find that Dick was a very intelligent wood craftsman. His log cabin is a landmark for tourist that is hosted by Forest Rangers. My Mother Sylvia is retired from the USDA ( United States Department Agriculture ) and was in charge of multi-million dollar timber sales, from Idaho to Oregon, Washington even Vermont. Thank--You again Lonnie appreciate the vids.
Connie and I have watched the videos of Dick P in the past and I owned and read the book "One Man's Wilderness" when it first came out in print by Alaska Northwest Publishing perhaps close to 40 years ago. The book has long since disappeared from my collection and I have no idea what happened to it.
Does Alaska have red bugs? I you sat down in that much green plants in alabama you you would be itching for weeks.
We apparently do not have the bugs you are referring to. We have ants that can be a concern if they are present but typically one can do what I did here without worry.
Well, Lonnie...I reckon that you could very near light a fire in a bucket of water. I wonder how many people could have done as you have? Sympathy for Connie, I could plainly hear that she was being hounded by midges and goodness knows what flying horrors, in fact I could see them buzzing around the camera too. That smoke was about the only relief she was going to get from being eaten alive. Tremendous video and a tip worth a fortune in whatever you fancy. I'm certainly locking that one away in the old braincells. Thank you. Take care...
Another excellent video, thank you. I sure wish you would do a video on pest control. I recall mu days in Alaska and the mosquito can drive you crazy with no repellent. How do you handle it?
There are quite a few wild plants that are effective though short lived, mosquito repellents. I did a couple videos on that subject.
Wild Plants For Mosquito Repellant
ruclips.net/user/edit?o=U&video_id=E0e72N6xss4
DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From The Woods
ruclips.net/user/edit?o=U&video_id=kHKn8cGRlVQ
Excellent! Thank you!
A bit of far north humor! Didnt expect it but a nice touch
were the feather sticks made for later? I didn't see them get used.
The feather sticks were the first things I laid down as a base for the fire lay. The spruce was not ideal for use for feather sticks and the feather were kind of lame as a consequence. Willow is personally my favorite wood for feather sticks.
got me iching nice show .
How do you stop mosquito bites while you are in the woods? By the way, Thank you for your ideas and videos. Thanks
Johnny John I did a video last summer on what wild plants to use in the woods to protect yourself from mosquitoes. You can watch the video here. Wild Plants For Mosquito Repellant. I sometimes use these plants for protection or sometimes I use essential oils in a vegetable oil base or when the mosquitoes are REALLY bad I do go ahead and use a commercial preperation that includes DEET
great vid Lonnie ppl just don't know these things or don't practice it anyway but yo u need to learn and practice
Good Vid .. but the rain jacket so close to the fire made my toes curl somewhat.
What is the background noise that sounds like a motor running? around 9:05.
When re-listening to the video just now I could hear no motor type sound coming through my tablet speakers at around that time. However, if you did hear any motor sound on the video it would almost certainly be an airplane flying overhead. We get a lot of air traffic flying over the cabin.
Another great video,As always,was that your float plane 'comin 2 re-supply y'all ?
Thanks 4 sharing again Friends. Have a great weekend, stay safe & well there.
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T.W. Milburn Thanks for the kind words my friend. The plane was an air charter plane flying someone out to their cabin probably. The pilots like to fly over cabins occasionally just checking up on us to make sure we are still out and about and make sure all is fine with us.
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That Murphy is a knuckle-head ain't he? If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all. Thanks for your persistence!
what model is your shotgun
Ha Lonnie and Connie !!!
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Had me flapping my hands at my ears!! Ha.
Thumbs up. How do you keep those mosquitoes off you?
A person does tend to get used to the mosquitoes. I do use some wild plants for repellent when the mosquitoes bother me.
DIY Natural Mosquito Repellent From The Woods
https//ruclips.net/video/kHKn8cGRlVQ/видео.html
Wild plants for mosquito repellent
ruclips.net/video/E0e72N6xss4/видео.html
A good practice when you are going to be camping in the wet is to collect or bring enough dry materials with you to start a good strong fire. Then you can put just about any wood except old termite eaten wet wood on the fire and it will dry and burn as you use it.
Very good advice to collect the necessary tinder before hand. If interested, I did a video on how to dry out damp tinder while on the go.
Handy Winter Fire Tinder Drying Tip
ruclips.net/video/noBLNPNzFts/видео.html
Far North Bushcraft And Survival Yes I saw that video. I am a long time viewer but haven't commented before. I am from Australia so camping is very different here but still learn lots from your videos.