I'm born and raised in the outback. Been a survivalist my entire life. I watch a lot of survival videos on youtube as it's something I'm interested in. I have to tell you that was perhaps the clearest, most enjoyable bush craft video I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Thank you very much. Subscribed.
Awesome video, except at 4:06 your gear ratio is reversed. There are other reasons you might want the thin end pointing down, but not for the reason you mentioned. Holding the thin end and pointing the thick end down into the socket gives you faster movement at the friction interface. Here's why: The thick and thin ends spin with equal angular velocity (spin speed) since they are one stick. The spin speed is determined by the number of revolutions the stick makes as it rolls along your palm each pass of your hands. The thin end rolls more times during one pass of your hands, and therefore holding the thin end allows you to spin the stick faster. But the spin speed isn't really what matters. The tangential velocity at the friction interface is what really generates the heat (along with downward force, of course). Bigger diameter and higher spin speed both make for greater tangential velocity, and both are maximized when you hold the thin end and point the thick end down.
This is by far the best video on how to make and use a hand drill that I have ever seen. You explain everything in great detail and your camera angles (especially when you were creating the dust for the ember) and unmatchable. Good job!
@Nativesurvival You should really look into making these available on DVD. You have a God given gift for teaching. I told my wife, that if I had Mitch for every year as a teacher growing up, who know's where I would be carreer wise. I have a 5 year old son, and though I am 48, I cant wait to start teaching him these things in order that he will always know "HOW" to survive. Thank you Mitch. Stephen....Ohio
9 лет назад+18
You are really good and do very well explaining and I thank you very much.
After reading all the comments. I have to repeat what I said on another video. A certain group that makes paths were fools to let you go. You're the most articulate & intelligent instructor they had. I know, I watched all their vids too. Probably the best move mate. Well done.
That is an AWSOME video Mitch ! I think that's the BEST close up I've ever seen. I could see what was happening so clearly. Helped me to understand lots better!
Saw many hand drill on youtube but this is the first time I saw how the amber created from this angle of the camera and super clear explanation of how to do it. Amazing vdo for this subject matter. Probably the best one. Thanks for sharing.
You make it look so easy Mitch. Or corse for you it is fairly easy. I live out west now and altho I havn't tried doing a bow or hand drill fire here yet, I will as soon as it stops snowing! LOL! Also, I loved that camera angle you did, showing the notch in your hearth board while you were drilling, showing how the dust forms and what it does, then ultimately could even see the orange glow of the ember. Great job!
Nice job Mitch. The camera work on the forming embers was great. I've haven't seen it from that pov before. Showed exactly how the embers forms. Also liked the idea of flaring the bottom of your groove to allow build up of heat. Thanks bro!
Mitch, great vid, awsome tips. Now I know for sure that I have been applying way to much pressure. I just thought that the mullein I was using was to fragile. It would almost always split and shatter from the burnt end up the shaft so now I know to prep the burn end as you showed in the begining. Thanks for posting, keep em' coming
Mitch, very, very, nice demo, I like the up close shots that you always do and the attention to detail you always give us. I am still working on the bow drill, haven't gotten any dust yet so I think maybe I am not pressing down hard enough, not sure. Thanks for sharing!
I love your videos and I enjoy learning these things and then passing them on to my son. Thanks for posting this information, field craft needs to stay around!
Absolute genius Mitch! Your knife skills are amazing and you've obviously had plenty of experience with the hand drill. Very nice; I have attempted the bow drill a couple times and have yet to get an ember. I'll get it sometime soon!
i just used Jute same as on our site, didnt have time that day to gather a bundle, was pressed for time.. ive tried the floating technique a few times but it doesnt feel natural at all to me, maybe at some point in the future it will, but i like the standard method and i can do it for a few mins no issues usually so the floating tech hasnt been necessary yet..
My hands were tense the whole time! I remember the first time I got an ember every time I see some one get one. My first was with cattail and thats the one I prefer to this day. Thanks Brother. Go Easy!
Yo man you're awesome. Thanks for being so thorough in your videos. Definitely the best hand drill demo I've seen thus far. I wish I had you here coaching me because I've been trying to make fire for weeks now and I keep failing in all kinds of unique ways. It's fun but frustrating. Today I shattered my stick from too much downward pressure...I wish I had watched this video first lol! Wish me luck. I'm not giving up until I make fire with the hand drill.
This was such a good video. I have done this many times, and I still picked up some really good tips from this. Thanks for all the work you do for us! It's much appreciated.
+borkusgod Thanks appreciate that, just started the NS Community Channel for all my new vids, gonna have giveaways and challenges etc there's a 14 day free trial if you want to check it out. NS Community: ruclips.net/channel/UCxv1HGqDaf04BnpDIdQ4L1Qvideos Take care man ; )
@BushcraftScout haha thanks yeah glad you dug it, i was setup for a fade edit when i grabbed my bundle but decided on the fly to keep it rolling for posterity and integrity from drilling to fire even tho there was a bizarre hand shot lol thanks ; )
Hey Brother, Thanks for doing this video Mitch! I've been looking for a good hand drill vid. Great explanation of the concept and mechanics. Well done. Todd
Good control of knife blade. No more movement than necessary. Good eye/hand coordination. I lived by my blade(s) for years as a cobbler. I know good knife skills when I see them.
Very kind of you. I plan to use much of what I have learned from watching your instructions, now that the weather has changed, thankfully. Too dry here in the city to practice, plus I live on the second floor of our building. Way too much of a fire hazard. Thank you for all you do. Even if I have to wait another week, it keeps me hopping from foot to foot to get out to Cheney Lake which is close to Wichita. I need to go back and re-watch some too. If I don't use it, at my age, I will lose it. Be safe and thanks again. Peace out.
Great video and instruction, especially in comparing with woods back west where I live, and technique with the different materials. There's nothing more satisfying than seeing the glow of an ember, the smoke rising, and blowing it into flame. 🔥👍
Excellent effort! I have not gotten mullein to work yet. I have done well with yucca, willow, and aspen. I worked my calloused hands into hamburger yesterday with mullein. I will try the white pine when I heal up. I wish you the best. You are a great teacher.
Dear Dave, I´m really, really appreciated you share your vids...you explain everything so good...here in germany a lot of people do that stuff like you, but they don´t explain, ´cause they want you to visit their courses...Dave you´re one of the best...Regards Marcus
I agree with Righteous rat! Best video i've ever seen on the hand drill, and I think i'll give it another go. I've tried bow drill and hand drill but never achieved a fire. I'm still a rookie to all this, but i've limited myself to the flint & steel. But thanks to this video i'm going to try the hand drill method again! Thank you sir! -Gregory Mosher (Nova Scotia Bushcraft)
+Gregory Mosher Love the Maritimes ; ) hope your getting along with the friction fires. I just started the NS Community Channel for all my new vids, gonna have giveaways and challenges etc there's a 14 day free trial if you want to check it out. NS Community: ruclips.net/channel/UCxv1HGqDaf04BnpDIdQ4L1Qvideos Take care Gregory ; )
Thank you for the explanations at the end. Instructive. Ive been using the large end down and will try the small end and a slightly thicker hearth with less pressure, more speed. Did not think that white pine would work. It is plentiful here in the east.
Very good video, and very informative.I have made fire many ways, tho never with bow and drill or hand drill. Came close the couple times i tried.I have learnt alot since those trials tho and will try again soon. lol. Thanks for the vid, im going to try cattail soon.
I've really enjoyed every one of your videos that I've seen. I love the detail and "little tricks" that you add to each of them. They show a lot of experience, and not just echoing what someone else has said or like you read it. I'll be watching more of your series and appreciate you taking the time to share this knowledge, demonstrate it, and get some really good camera angles of the process. Definitely subscribed.
+Tomcat088 Thanks Tomcat really appreciate that, just started the NS Community Channel for all my new vids, gonna have giveaways and challenges etc there's a 14 day free trial if you want to check it out. NS Community: ruclips.net/channel/UCxv1HGqDaf04BnpDIdQ4L1Qvideos Take care man ; )
haha wow! this is a pretty good video, i try everything to make a fire but nothing worked but after i watched this it helped me a lot..... thanks a lot mitch!!!! t'was a big help
best video i have seen yet for detail thanks man i always get smoke but no ember but then again everything is damp here in ireland ha ha ha ill keep trying tho. take care
You're not only a great instructor with respect to the information presented, many RUclips videographers could learn a lot from your camera work, especially those who want to teach somewhat complex, detailed subjects. Thanks.
Something I love about hand drill (or any friction fire i suppose, but I like hand drill), is how before you get smoke, you can smell the wood as your set is warming up.
@wildernessoutfitters Agreed that would of done it, or if i had tripled my speed not twice but 4-5 times.. seems I stopped prematurely looking back at the film. Thanks bro
Thank you Mitch. I love the videos. Great teacher! I live in Japan and I am never sure just what wood to look for over here to make a hand drill. I make friction fire with bamboo often but want to improve on my skills and learn friction fire craft by other means. Any advice? Thank you always. I look forward to more of your videos.
kudos! All I ever get using my hands is carbon and smoke. Thanks for the video, you do an excellent job of not only describing process, but also of explaining theory. I use mullein-spike too and like you, like the way it smells. Besides that it grows everywhere.
@nwtipton No man sorry its alluding you but i would hate to have to roll the small side so many times to get the thick end to make a revolution, its heavy, clunky, and slower. Think of it this way.. with 1 rev on the bigger side i would go across my hand when spinning, the small end would make multiple rev's going across my hand.
That is the way I do it and I get embers much quicker. Not taking anything away from this video, nor respect for its maker, but I would suggest trying the drill around the other way and doing a time test. My experience here in Australia with local woods is about a 20 percent improvement in time with the thick end down.
Good video with some FANTASTIC camera shots. This is the best video I've found on the subject. I am trying to learn so I can teach my sons and about 15 other kids at a campout we are preparing for in April. We have lots of pine and cattail in the area (SE Michigan). Could I clamp a cattail into a cordless drill to practice getting the notch size/angle/thickness correct before moving on to putting it all together? I know I would have to use light pressure so that I don't crush the cattail. I al
@fl260 Thanks, their Bates M-8 Military Tacticals, i wear them sometimes everyother day, sometimes not for a week, but im consistent with them ive been wearing them since oh june 2010 id say..
I'm born and raised in the outback. Been a survivalist my entire life. I watch a lot of survival videos on youtube as it's something I'm interested in. I have to tell you that was perhaps the clearest, most enjoyable bush craft video I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Thank you very much. Subscribed.
Awesome video, except at 4:06 your gear ratio is reversed. There are other reasons you might want the thin end pointing down, but not for the reason you mentioned. Holding the thin end and pointing the thick end down into the socket gives you faster movement at the friction interface. Here's why:
The thick and thin ends spin with equal angular velocity (spin speed) since they are one stick. The spin speed is determined by the number of revolutions the stick makes as it rolls along your palm each pass of your hands. The thin end rolls more times during one pass of your hands, and therefore holding the thin end allows you to spin the stick faster.
But the spin speed isn't really what matters. The tangential velocity at the friction interface is what really generates the heat (along with downward force, of course). Bigger diameter and higher spin speed both make for greater tangential velocity, and both are maximized when you hold the thin end and point the thick end down.
This is by far the best video on how to make and use a hand drill that I have ever seen. You explain everything in great detail and your camera angles (especially when you were creating the dust for the ember) and unmatchable. Good job!
@Nativesurvival You should really look into making these available on DVD. You have a God given gift for teaching. I told my wife, that if I had Mitch for every year as a teacher growing up, who know's where I would be carreer wise. I have a 5 year old son, and though I am 48, I cant wait to start teaching him these things in order that he will always know "HOW" to survive. Thank you Mitch. Stephen....Ohio
You are really good and do very well explaining and I thank you very much.
thanks!
+NativeSurvival good shit man. Your videos inspired me to go camping.
Agree With, Ernest . Very well,Explained. 😊.👍. Also I enjoy,Your Videos.
06:45... 22:55 CDT 27 Jan 2013... First hand drill, Mitch. Thank you so much for your videos. Took me over two decades though.
After reading all the comments. I have to repeat what I said on another video. A certain group that makes paths were fools to let you go. You're the most articulate & intelligent instructor they had. I know, I watched all their vids too. Probably the best move mate. Well done.
That is an AWSOME video Mitch ! I think that's the BEST close up I've ever seen. I could see what was happening so clearly. Helped me to understand lots better!
Saw many hand drill on youtube but this is the first time I saw how the amber created from this angle of the camera and super clear explanation of how to do it. Amazing vdo for this subject matter. Probably the best one. Thanks for sharing.
That close up view of you building the ember was one of the best shot I've seen on YT of how to use a hand drill....nice job!
Mitch,
Exceptional clear explanation and amazing close-ups of the ember forming before our eyes. Fantastic work!
Thanks for sharing.
I really like how you show the dust accumulating, it has been very helpful.
Fantastic! Best instructional drill fire vid I have ever seen. Your a natural teacher.
One of the best videos I have seen on making an ember for any method. Your camera work showing the actual creation of an ember pile is great.
4:06 the more circumference you have the slower it spins
That was the best hand drill fire I’ve ever seen, in person or recorded. You’re an amazing bushman.
I have watched dozens of hand drill videos and this one is by far the best for the important information. thank you.
that bit about the foundation of the coal is pure genius. That is something I would never have thought of in a million years
Thanks Mitch
Mitch you have the heart of a teacher. Keep it up
You make it look so easy Mitch. Or corse for you it is fairly easy. I live out west now and altho I havn't tried doing a bow or hand drill fire here yet, I will as soon as it stops snowing! LOL! Also, I loved that camera angle you did, showing the notch in your hearth board while you were drilling, showing how the dust forms and what it does, then ultimately could even see the orange glow of the ember. Great job!
Covering the details and explaining reasons is excellent teaching. Really enjoyable!
Nice job Mitch. The camera work on the forming embers was great. I've haven't seen it from that pov before. Showed exactly how the embers forms. Also liked the idea of flaring the bottom of your groove to allow build up of heat. Thanks bro!
Mitch, great vid, awsome tips. Now I know for sure that I have been applying way to much pressure. I just thought that the mullein I was using was to fragile. It would almost always split and shatter from the burnt end up the shaft so now I know to prep the burn end as you showed in the begining. Thanks for posting, keep em' coming
Rub a little pine sap or any tree sap in your hands helps make your hands more grippy.
Thanks Mitch. Love your attention to detail. I'm hunting for cattail stalk later today. Trying that for hand drill is gonna be fun! Cheers
So much detail and information contained in this video. Thanks Mitch
Mitch, very, very, nice demo, I like the up close shots that you always do and the attention to detail you always give us. I am still working on the bow drill, haven't gotten any dust yet so I think maybe I am not pressing down hard enough, not sure. Thanks for sharing!
I love your videos and I enjoy learning these things and then passing them on to my son. Thanks for posting this information, field craft needs to stay around!
Absolute genius Mitch! Your knife skills are amazing and you've obviously had plenty of experience with the hand drill. Very nice; I have attempted the bow drill a couple times and have yet to get an ember. I'll get it sometime soon!
I know it's been said before Mitch, but you cover all the bases...really enjoying the videos!
i just used Jute same as on our site, didnt have time that day to gather a bundle, was pressed for time..
ive tried the floating technique a few times but it doesnt feel natural at all to me, maybe at some point in the future it will, but i like the standard method and i can do it for a few mins no issues usually so the floating tech hasnt been necessary yet..
My hands were tense the whole time! I remember the first time I got an ember every time I see some one get one. My first was with cattail and thats the one I prefer to this day. Thanks Brother. Go Easy!
Really good video Mitch, very informative on several details. I think that I'm going to try this myself and see how I get on.
That is the best up-close shot I have ever seen. Thank you.
Thanks for the detailed instruction. It is a big help.
first time I see making fire... you really got me into it!
thank you mate
Yo man you're awesome. Thanks for being so thorough in your videos. Definitely the best hand drill demo I've seen thus far. I wish I had you here coaching me because I've been trying to make fire for weeks now and I keep failing in all kinds of unique ways. It's fun but frustrating. Today I shattered my stick from too much downward pressure...I wish I had watched this video first lol! Wish me luck. I'm not giving up until I make fire with the hand drill.
Thanks bro ; ) have a good one!
That was by far the best drill fire vid I've seen. Keep up the awesome videos man, they're very informative and I've learned alot from your channel.
This was such a good video. I have done this many times, and I still picked up some really good tips from this. Thanks for all the work you do for us! It's much appreciated.
+borkusgod Thanks appreciate that, just started the NS Community Channel for all my new vids, gonna have giveaways and challenges etc there's a 14 day free trial if you want to check it out.
NS Community: ruclips.net/channel/UCxv1HGqDaf04BnpDIdQ4L1Qvideos
Take care man ; )
@BushcraftScout haha thanks yeah glad you dug it, i was setup for a fade edit when i grabbed my bundle but decided on the fly to keep it rolling for posterity and integrity from drilling to fire even tho there was a bizarre hand shot lol
thanks ; )
Excellent explanations, video, instruction, and details! Thankyou.
Very, very cool lesson my friend! Super job, Mitch! As always good stuff, brother! Stay safe, Sepp
Awesome shot of the ember forming and igniting! Great stuff. Take care my friend.
Mitch great video!!! Like a couple of the guys have said very detailed. Just like your bow drill video this one is a keeper.
Hey Brother, Thanks for doing this video Mitch! I've been looking for a good hand drill vid. Great explanation of the concept and mechanics. Well done. Todd
Good control of knife blade. No more movement than necessary. Good eye/hand coordination. I lived by my blade(s) for years as a cobbler. I know good knife skills when I see them.
John L Bales Cobbler. Respect, now theres a trade ive loved from a distance for years, love watching you guys work. Thanks.
Very kind of you. I plan to use much of what I have learned from watching your instructions, now that the weather has changed, thankfully. Too dry here in the city to practice, plus I live on the second floor of our building. Way too much of a fire hazard. Thank you for all you do. Even if I have to wait another week, it keeps me hopping from foot to foot to get out to Cheney Lake which is close to Wichita. I need to go back and re-watch some too. If I don't use it, at my age, I will lose it. Be safe and thanks again. Peace out.
Wow, hand drilling is hard and you did it prety fast, your a pro
Great video and instruction, especially in comparing with woods back west where I live, and technique with the different materials. There's nothing more satisfying than seeing the glow of an ember, the smoke rising, and blowing it into flame. 🔥👍
Thanks for the upload. Lots of information if people are listening.
Excellent effort! I have not gotten mullein to work yet. I have done well with yucca, willow, and aspen. I worked my calloused hands into hamburger yesterday with mullein. I will try the white pine when I heal up. I wish you the best. You are a great teacher.
Dear Dave, I´m really, really appreciated you share your vids...you explain everything so good...here in germany a lot of people do that stuff like you, but they don´t explain, ´cause they want you to visit their courses...Dave you´re one of the best...Regards Marcus
easy, same way i made mine with a knife, just take a piece of pine and carve it flat on 2 opposing sides.
I like your channel and have tried most of the survival techniques and I have been successful with most thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! God bless you!
Excellent! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Can't wait to try this! Lots of mullein and pine in Idaho.
I agree with Righteous rat! Best video i've ever seen on the hand drill, and I think i'll give it another go. I've tried bow drill and hand drill but never achieved a fire. I'm still a rookie to all this, but i've limited myself to the flint & steel. But thanks to this video i'm going to try the hand drill method again! Thank you sir!
-Gregory Mosher (Nova Scotia Bushcraft)
+Gregory Mosher Love the Maritimes ; ) hope your getting along with the friction fires.
I just started the NS Community Channel for all my new vids, gonna have giveaways and challenges etc there's a 14 day free trial if you want to check it out.
NS Community: ruclips.net/channel/UCxv1HGqDaf04BnpDIdQ4L1Qvideos
Take care Gregory ; )
Nice one Mitch - as everyone else is saying, very informative and explained clearly.
Your videos are very helpful! Thank-you!
Great skills and awesomely clear instructional method....Thank you..
It's crazy how easy u make that look.
I am learning so much from you. Thank you!
thanks ; )
VERY good video. I've seen a lot of guys doing this but never actualy how they are doing it.
Great vid, good explanation of the details. I'm pretty good at getting to the "not yet" point...then I get tired, and go in for another beer.
Thank you. I can't wait to perfect this.
Thank you for the explanations at the end. Instructive. Ive been using the large end down and will try the small end and a slightly thicker hearth with less pressure, more speed. Did not think that white pine would work. It is plentiful here in the east.
Very good video, and very informative.I have made fire many ways, tho never with bow and drill or hand drill. Came close the couple times i tried.I have learnt alot since those trials tho and will try again soon. lol. Thanks for the vid, im going to try cattail soon.
Best friction fire video ever, well done
Nice work Mitch. Very informative and descriptive. Thank you sir.
I've really enjoyed every one of your videos that I've seen. I love the detail and "little tricks" that you add to each of them. They show a lot of experience, and not just echoing what someone else has said or like you read it. I'll be watching more of your series and appreciate you taking the time to share this knowledge, demonstrate it, and get some really good camera angles of the process. Definitely subscribed.
+Tomcat088 Thanks Tomcat really appreciate that, just started the NS Community Channel for all my new vids, gonna have giveaways and challenges etc there's a 14 day free trial if you want to check it out.
NS Community: ruclips.net/channel/UCxv1HGqDaf04BnpDIdQ4L1Qvideos
Take care man ; )
Thanks, sold out for now lol cant keep em in stock!
@nativerobin Thanks glad to hear it ; )
Thanks for the close ups
Very helpful, thanks.
Excellent video. Thanks for the close up details. Very helpful.
Good video, I am working on my hand drill. Maybe I will post a video when I finally accomplish it.
@Whipt Yeah it would have to be a thick green harvested stalk, ive seen them almost 2" wide..
haha wow! this is a pretty good video, i try everything to make a fire but nothing worked but after i watched this it helped me a lot..... thanks a lot mitch!!!! t'was a big help
That was awesome. Best hand drill video !
best video i have seen yet for detail thanks man i always get smoke but no ember but then again everything is damp here in ireland ha ha ha ill keep trying tho. take care
@spectralmunchkin Thanks, glad to hear it and good luck ; )
You're not only a great instructor with respect to the information presented, many RUclips videographers could learn a lot from your camera work, especially those who want to teach somewhat complex, detailed subjects. Thanks.
thanks!
Something I love about hand drill (or any friction fire i suppose, but I like hand drill), is how before you get smoke, you can smell the wood as your set is warming up.
Nice view of the ember developing. I learned quite a lot. Thnx. Subed and thumbs up.
Its so nice to see someone who wears boots while holding the board lol
lol
@Prairielandbushcraft Thanks Todd appreciate it ; )
@Naturliebe Thanks really appreciate that Tito hope all is well ; )
@wildernessoutfitters Agreed that would of done it, or if i had tripled my speed not twice but 4-5 times.. seems I stopped prematurely looking back at the film.
Thanks bro
@seanmulhall Appreciate it Sean thank you, anytime my friend ; )
Thanks Mitch, Excellent vid
Thank you Mitch. I love the videos. Great teacher! I live in Japan and I am never sure just what wood to look for over here to make a hand drill. I make friction fire with bamboo often but want to improve on my skills and learn friction fire craft by other means. Any advice? Thank you always. I look forward to more of your videos.
@Waldhandwerk Thanks Sepp! appreciate it my friend, hope all is well ; )
kudos! All I ever get using my hands is carbon and smoke. Thanks for the video, you do an excellent job of not only describing process, but also of explaining theory. I use mullein-spike too and like you, like the way it smells. Besides that it grows everywhere.
Your videos are the best! Thank you
Nate Jacobs thanks Nate
@nwtipton No man sorry its alluding you but i would hate to have to roll the small side so many times to get the thick end to make a revolution, its heavy, clunky, and slower. Think of it this way.. with 1 rev on the bigger side i would go across my hand when spinning, the small end would make multiple rev's going across my hand.
That is the way I do it and I get embers much quicker. Not taking anything away from this video, nor respect for its maker, but I would suggest trying the drill around the other way and doing a time test. My experience here in Australia with local woods is about a 20 percent improvement in time with the thick end down.
Good video with some FANTASTIC camera shots. This is the best video I've found on the subject. I am trying to learn so I can teach my sons and about 15 other kids at a campout we are preparing for in April. We have lots of pine and cattail in the area (SE Michigan). Could I clamp a cattail into a cordless drill to practice getting the notch size/angle/thickness correct before moving on to putting it all together? I know I would have to use light pressure so that I don't crush the cattail. I al
@TheMoodybobby Not a fan of adding string, theres no need for it and its just a complication and resource. Spend a few hrs practicing and your set.
@fl260 Thanks, their Bates M-8 Military Tacticals, i wear them sometimes everyother day, sometimes not for a week, but im consistent with them ive been wearing them since oh june 2010 id say..