This long fire presentation was superb. Clearly, even ignition is key; however, you still got a good (roughly) six hours even with a slightly uneven burn pattern. Thanks for sharing this video!
I really like this channel and it's refreshing to see a guy who knows what a lighter is for and who isn't trying to start a fire using last-ditch methods of fire starting... I'll definitely give this method of all-night log fires a try and thank you for your excellent videos!
+Jon Almada. Thank you for the kind words. I am accomplished at many different friction and other primitive fire methods but like you said, I don't feel the need to try to "prove" something when I have something with me as convenient as a lighter. Good luck with the fire lay practice
The Sami people in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland traditionally make these fires. They recommend dry standing dead pine for this fire. This is actually the first demo I've seen. Great video. I read a book about the Sami art of fire and they say that the bottom log is supposed to be on the ground so that the coal from the logs can fall down on the ground and light the lower log from under. They also say that you gently can hack off some coals on the logs to expose more fresh fuel. I'm going to try your method this weekend.
Thanks, Lonnie for Zero machismo and 100% realistic results. Six hours allows for a good night's sleep and then you awake to a good amount of coals and chard wood! I give an A+, even though you sir seemed dissatisfied. Thanks for the lesson! - Godspeed
You rock lonnie! Only problem I have is I watch your videos all night long and don't get much sleep. Keep up the great work sir. God bless you and connie. From alabama
Really great video (both the original and this follow up). I really like how you didn't edit out the process of learning and improving, regardless of experience. Thanks!
The oil in the Birch bark really takes off. That what I use in my little outdoor fire place. Once again great job, I'm sure that would keep you good and toasty through the night. Mike in South Jersey
Takes some practice and skill, I see to build this fire properly. In your later vid You use a double base log system is this easier to use? Thank you for the instructions and feed back.
The advantage of the three log long fire vs this two log long fire as you may already know, is the heat output. The 3 log will be considerably warmer than the 2 log but will also consume the fuel faster. SO which one is best will be determined by your present needs. Do you need more heat or longer duration burn with less work.
Great video and love this setup, i was thinking what a great spot to bake something with in, heat from the top and bottom, or throw a steak right in between the coal full logs. mmmm lol great job. think i'll try this my next outting.
If you were to make the bottom log longer, you could move the top one a bit to make those spots burn more evenly. You could also lift the log with a branch or with an axe from the end and carve the badly burned spot away. Also the traditional choise of wood here in finland is pine (bruce tends to make too many sparks).
Great follow up to the last vid. I use a similar type of fire with a lean-to or Whelen tent, just use 3 logs to get away from the bracing logs. With the spacer logs, I find you don't have to light a fire outside them, just move the spacers right to the very outside edge. Cheers.
Great vid,I like how the heat pushes sideways and setting the log in front between you and fire in case it rolls off well you're sleeping,I was wondering about how embers would blow in the general direction of you're lean-to when windy and wondered if a windscreen/heat reflector of some sort on the other side like some logs would be a good idea to alleviate that?.
My question about this type of fire is - not how long does it last, but would it keep you warm enough through the night? How close would you need/want to be to it to stay adequately warm in your shelter etc. - thanks for all of the great information -
About three feet away is a good distance. You do not want to be much closer because you do not want a log to roll off on to you in the night. My favorite fire lay is the *three* log long fire. It will burn faster though and so does not last as long before another log or two is needed but it puts out more heat. Learn The Long Fire Campfire ruclips.net/video/TnVe0-99ks0/видео.html
Actually the areas that didn't ignite as well helped keep the logs spaced allowing lots of 02 in to feed the coals and allow heat to escape. Might be a better way of doing it - don't put kindling in a couple small areas so they become spacers. Also I was thinking, with a group like a large family bring a small chainsaw, cut 18 to 24 inch trees maybe 12 to 15 feet long, get the whole family in on it. That would be a lot of fun and the thing would burn forever. Just have to be extra careful that top log doesn't roll off. I would use metal poles not green wood in that case.
Once again, great video. In your first video you mentioned that spruce wood created more sparking that with using poplar or cotton wood. By the looks of this fire, there isn't any more sparking with this type of wood as there was with the other. Of course, I KNOW you would have different results by using pine ore spruce, as they are heavy with the presence of sap. Nonetheless, thanks again for this great information.
'mornin 2 ya, Lonnie & 'ole friend Buck; Great 2 C this video again,using spruce.It may not have burnt evenly,but it did what was intended. Dirt-Time =Good Times ! Thanks Again 4 Sharing With Us. Safe & Happy Outing 2 All Happy Trails From The Maritimes In Canada " GOD BLESS "
Fantastic. Is there a specific wood which produces a lot of heat and very little smoke? I was impressed that this fire showed very little smoke. Great job.
Have you thought of putting a smaller burn log with kindling between the support logs? I would think one could rig it to be ignited as the bottom log is finishing burning
Lonnie, I'm wondering if one placed two sets of logs beside each other, would the fire burn better/hotter. I'm thinking to help keep you warmer? Didn't seem to be much flame there.
Yes the fire would burn hotter because the whenever you have more logs together, you have the potential for heat to be able to build. With increased heat you will often get increased fire as long as you have enough oxygen. If you have not already seen my long fire video you may find it interesting. It uses three logs instead of two. It burns a little hotter but of course therefor does not burn as long. Learn The Long Fire Campfire ruclips.net/video/TnVe0-99ks0/видео.html
Just an observation. Based on the top log burning through quicker, wouldn't it be better to have a thicker log up there for a more even burn between the two ? Last longer, burn hotter ??
Love to see this done using a three log idea.... Take two logs on the bottom notch them out for two logs to sit on top of them then another log to sit on top of those two logs to make a pyramid, that way once the top log get burnt fully threw it just falls ontop of the bottom two reducing the use of nails or spike...could you do a video on that?
In the last video you had a shelter set up, but I didn't see it in this video. How did the heat output feel? Were you able to feel it in your shelter the first time?
Great video. Thanks. How much heat would you say it throws as it burns? I was curious if the purpose was for heat or to have embers for the morning (or both). Thanks again.
Is there any particular reason you use a zippo lighter? I have one but I never use it because I find it awkward in the hand and in a dry climate the fuel evaporates in two days. In the cold you can't use it with gloves. A plastic Bic as far more reliable and lasts for years for a fraction of the price. Why zippo?
Nodya whose two logs one above the other, perfect for an overnight stay. Checked several times. We spent the night without sleeping, and in light clothing. Last our most successful variant nodi burned 20 pm until 9 am. Here's a video Выживание в зимнем лесу. Костер нодья. Make A Campfire Last All Night
Love the videos, but I just can't help but suggesting that if you don't have any nails to attach the poles, you might be forced into using the axe to taper a point in a few stakes that would make it easier to drive them into the frozen ground.
You can make wooden stakes as sharp as you want but you will never drive them into this ground. If this fire lay was over organic ground cover then you could drive them in some little distance. You really should not be building this fire on organic ground cover due to roots or other underground matter catching on fire and burning underground long after the surface fire has been put out.. I have this fire lay on mineralized soil and the soil is frozen hard as rock.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival beautiful. makes me happy to know y’all are well. D🤙 Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.
That is how the three log long fire is built. You have two logs on the bottom which are side by side. You then place a third log on top. The three log long fire is my favorite long fire.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I took his comment to mean that you would move the top log just a bit to the right or left while it's still sitting on top of the other one. So the dead spots come in contact with burning coals. Seems to make sense :)
Good video--got a story. I had an opportunity to get my better half and my little princess out on a camping excursion. The catch was that it was in the dead of winter. But I had access to a power outlet, had 2 electric blankets and a ceramic heater. The other catch was that I had to be outside the tent to work the controls. Fun!!! Well I rigged up the tent box to act like a leaf blower to heat the tent and the gals were sandwiched between both blankets. Good, right. Well the night was cruel. 30-45 mph winds with 35 degree weather - wind chill somewhere around 10 degrees or less. I thought I was freezing to death. My firewood was either blowing out or burning up too quickly. Man I was cold. But I wasn't going to complain. Instead, I parked my lawn chair right under that tent box, put a couple of holes in it and at least my butt was warm. But then I noticed something; I was shrinking. The gals tent was growing and I was getting shorter. I didn't find out til morning, but the chair had melted and I woke up in kinda a lazy boy chair right on top of that box about an inch from the ground--now they were both outside the tent and laughing at me--well at least my butt did stay warm. And my new lazyboy chair, well it ended up in a dumpster somewhere down the road. Hey, they haven't missed a trip since!! . Take care, Lonnie. Jb
Thank you Lonnie, for sharing. I have a question for you. Don't forget, I'm your #1 fan. When you say in your videos, the fire made the shelter warm and comfortable. What is the temperature??? Since you live in Alaska, May be warm for you is 35. For me would be 75. So, how much warm can we have like a fire like a fire like the one in the video ??????? Thank you and best regards to you and Connie as well.
This two log fire is most useful if one is fairly close and laying parallel to the fire. Because it is only two logs it will not put out a lot of heat much distance away but it is one of the longest lasting fire lays as a result. You may have already seen my three log long fire video. The advantage of the three log long fire is that it will put out a quite a bit more heat than the two log long fire but as a result, the three log long fire does not last as long. When using the three log long fire with a natural lean-to shelter it will put out quite a bit of heat and be quite comfortable in the shelter if the logs are say 8 inches or larger and placed at about 1 yard or meter from the shelter occupant. Learn The Long Fire Campfire ruclips.net/video/TnVe0-99ks0/видео.html
Brian Clark I dont believe that it would noticeably affect the burn rate and since this is a rather tall and long fire lay I believe that a reflector may not be as useful as they are with more conventional fire lays. This fire lay in itself would tend to block the reflection of heat back to the user. A "reflector" however might be more effective just ***behind*** the user. in other words, on the other side of the user from the fire. Fire on one side of user, reflector on other side of user and up close to user. This fire lay is utilized best I believe by laying parallel next to it.
SanFranciscoBay I believe that a low lean-to parrellel with the fire would be the best. It would probably benefit the camp also to have a rather large reflector built close to the fire and behind it from the shelter. That would help draw the smoke upward better.
My personal preference is the three log long fire. I personally prefer it to the Siberian log fire. There is less fiddling with it through the night, it maximizes directional heat radiation and uses no more wood if not less wood than the Siberian log fire. Learn The Siberian All Night Log Fire ruclips.net/video/qIy3lMxAxok/видео.html Learn The Long Fire Campfire ruclips.net/video/TnVe0-99ks0/видео.html
Thanks for the great follow up. I am always learning something new to try out. Is that an Estwing axe you have. I have their hatchet and it is indestructible.
Recommendations: 1. You should have only *one* ignition point: the dead center. The fire should burn in the middle first and work its way towards the ends. 2. Don't put kindling all the way to the ends. Leave 2-3 inches on each end. As it burns, the two ends will keep the rest of the logs from touching and will allow the logs to burn more evenly. The ends will still burn, but not quite at quickly as the rest of the logs. If you do it this way, you won't need the little spacer logs at the ends. If you look at your logs at 4:24, the right end looks exactly correct, but the left side does not because you let the left end burn too quickly. This caused the spot towards the middle to be come the "resting point" for that end. Where the logs press against each other, they don't burn as well because of less oxygen can reach that spot. Ideally, both "touching spots" should be at the extreme ends of the logs so you have a nice, even burn across the middle.
Ok but you see... that's how he did it in the first video, he left the ends with no kindling. The result was the middle part burning away and the ends never burned, so eventually the middle parts were too far from each other to keep the fire going. So the question remains, how can we keep it all as even as possible? As has been pointed out, Initial ignition must be well controlled... And i would also think maybe several deadwood spacers spread across the whole log could be one way to go.
okay, I'm in SouthCentral Alaska and it will typically reach 20 degrees F below zero several times a winter. I have seen it 40 below here but that was many years ago and certainly not average. We usually dont get a LOT of snow here where we live but do get enough to use our snow machines her with no problem. A couple years ago the snow on the ground was a little higher than our 55 gallon burn barrel. My wife was throwing the paper down into a hole in the snow and standing above the level of the barrel. That though is not typical. Usually about half that. Our cabin area though gets snow levels like that commonly
I love this guy. He is so human. First he forgets his flashlight and now he forgot his tripod. LOL But he is a great outdoorsman.
+Thelma Jean Danckert So far I have not forgot my video camera yet. lol
I love you. At least you can record yourself LOL
Update/follow up videos are incredibly useful and this one is no exception. Thank-you for making and posting it. Cheers
This long fire presentation was superb. Clearly, even ignition is key; however, you still got a good (roughly) six hours even with a slightly uneven burn pattern.
Thanks for sharing this video!
I really like this channel and it's refreshing to see a guy who knows what a lighter is for and who isn't trying to start a fire using last-ditch methods of fire starting... I'll definitely give this method of all-night log fires a try and thank you for your excellent videos!
+Jon Almada. Thank you for the kind words. I am accomplished at many different friction and other primitive fire methods but like you said, I don't feel the need to try to "prove" something when I have something with me as convenient as a lighter. Good luck with the fire lay practice
The Sami people in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland traditionally make these fires. They recommend dry standing dead pine for this fire. This is actually the first demo I've seen. Great video.
I read a book about the Sami art of fire and they say that the bottom log is supposed to be on the ground so that the coal from the logs can fall down on the ground and light the lower log from under. They also say that you gently can hack off some coals on the logs to expose more fresh fuel.
I'm going to try your method this weekend.
Thanks, Lonnie for Zero machismo and 100% realistic results. Six hours allows for a good night's sleep and then you awake to a good amount of coals and chard wood! I give an A+, even though you sir seemed dissatisfied. Thanks for the lesson! - Godspeed
You rock lonnie! Only problem I have is I watch your videos all night long and don't get much sleep. Keep up the great work sir. God bless you and connie. From alabama
I've seen a couple of these today. Yours is the ONLY ONE who thought to raise the logs up off the snow
Nice video sir. Finally someone who shows the lighting. It’s what I gave most problems with
Thanks for posting this. Very helpful. Your shares are some of of the best on RUclips.
***** Thank you. Glad you like the vids
I love that you showed the log burning as long as it did! Cant wait to try this sometime
I like your Zippo. Thanks to you I have a bike tube around my Zippo -it saves the fuel from evaporating.
Great video! I love the long fire and Siberian fires. Winter fires. Thank you! 👍
Really great video (both the original and this follow up). I really like how you didn't edit out the process of learning and improving, regardless of experience.
Thanks!
You never disappoint. Keep up the good works.
The oil in the Birch bark really takes off. That what I use in my little outdoor fire place. Once again great job, I'm sure that would keep you good and toasty through the night. Mike in South Jersey
Thanks for this Lonnie. That's a real good fire lay. like a bush electric bar fire - looking forward to giving this a try.
An easy fire and one that will be useful camping! Thanks for the update.
Very nice Lonnie, thanks for your time. ATB Sepp
Takes some practice and skill, I see to build this fire properly. In your later vid You use a double base log system is this easier to use? Thank you for the instructions and feed back.
The advantage of the three log long fire vs this two log long fire as you may already know, is the heat output. The 3 log will be considerably warmer than the 2 log but will also consume the fuel faster. SO which one is best will be determined by your present needs. Do you need more heat or longer duration burn with less work.
Good to hear from you! Been missing yall!
Great video and love this setup, i was thinking what a great spot to bake something with in, heat from the top and bottom, or throw a steak right in between the coal full logs. mmmm lol great job. think i'll try this my next outting.
Great technique and skills Lonnie. Thanks very much mate.
Lonnie, Thank you very much. Very informative and educational.
That was really interesting thanks for sharing.
Awesome fire sir. I'm definitely using this on my next solo outing.
If you were to make the bottom log longer, you could move the top one a bit to make those spots burn more evenly. You could also lift the log with a branch or with an axe from the end and carve the badly burned spot away. Also the traditional choise of wood here in finland is pine (bruce tends to make too many sparks).
We have no pine here in South Central Alaska so have to use other wood varieties.
Thx. For the info.cant wait to try this my boys and I do a lot of campfires this time of year cheers from the buckeye state
I could watch your video's all day. :-)
That works great! Used it myself during a military survival course. Btw here in Sweden that fire lay is called "Nying". Top class video, my man!
Sweet design. Makes me curious as to how well it would burn with a larger log on top. Good vid. thanks very much!
Great follow up to the last vid. I use a similar type of fire with a lean-to or Whelen tent, just use 3 logs to get away from the bracing logs. With the spacer logs, I find you don't have to light a fire outside them, just move the spacers right to the very outside edge. Cheers.
If you look at how much snow melted around that fire I’d say it worked. Nice job!
Great vid,I like how the heat pushes sideways and setting the log in front between you and fire in case it rolls off well you're sleeping,I was wondering about how embers would blow in the general direction of you're lean-to when windy and wondered if a windscreen/heat reflector of some sort on the other side like some logs would be a good idea to alleviate that?.
Another great video! Cheers and all the best!
very well done as usual! Thanks for showing this.
My question about this type of fire is - not how long does it last, but would it keep you warm enough through the night? How close would you need/want to be to it to stay adequately warm in your shelter etc. - thanks for all of the great information -
About three feet away is a good distance. You do not want to be much closer because you do not want a log to roll off on to you in the night. My favorite fire lay is the *three* log long fire. It will burn faster though and so does not last as long before another log or two is needed but it puts out more heat.
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Actually the areas that didn't ignite as well helped keep the logs spaced allowing lots of 02 in to feed the coals and allow heat to escape. Might be a better way of doing it - don't put kindling in a couple small areas so they become spacers.
Also I was thinking, with a group like a large family bring a small chainsaw, cut 18 to 24 inch trees maybe 12 to 15 feet long, get the whole family in on it. That would be a lot of fun and the thing would burn forever. Just have to be extra careful that top log doesn't roll off. I would use metal poles not green wood in that case.
Just an idea, but drilling holes like with a Swedish Torch may increase air flow. Thank you so much for all you do.
I have never seen that type of fire before, very interesting set-up
Once again, great video. In your first video you mentioned that spruce wood created more sparking that with using poplar or cotton wood. By the looks of this fire, there isn't any more sparking with this type of wood as there was with the other. Of course, I KNOW you would have different results by using pine ore spruce, as they are heavy with the presence of sap. Nonetheless, thanks again for this great information.
Pretty nice technique Sir. It looks mighty cold where you are. Stay warm! Great demo...as always. Have a great Thanksgiving.
I like this fire set up, but I like the 5 logs placed on top pushing the heat towards you and not going up.
I personally like the three log long fire over the "Siberian" Long Fire.
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Mesmerising stuff, As a scout leader, I've learned so much from subscribing to Far North Bushcraft Survival.
'mornin 2 ya, Lonnie & 'ole friend Buck; Great 2 C this video again,using spruce.It may not have burnt evenly,but it did what was intended. Dirt-Time =Good Times !
Thanks Again 4 Sharing With Us. Safe & Happy Outing 2 All
Happy Trails From The Maritimes In Canada
" GOD BLESS "
Thanks you for this follow up. Looks like you have a great buddy helping you. ;)
I was hooked after the first video!!!
Really awesome follow-up!
Forrestbreathertribe Thanks my friend
Nice. I am betting that with a higher wind the burn time would fall off but I like this. Very effcient use of wood,
that fire is called "rako valkea" in finland. awesome video. 👌
what does it mean?
Fantastic. Is there a specific wood which produces a lot of heat and very little smoke? I was impressed that this fire showed very little smoke. Great job.
I had several of those Casio watches! Those were great.
Hey man, really appreciate this channel i'm learning a lot!
what an awesome fire! this will definitely come in handy for me.. I hate getting up every hour to put more wood on..
Have you thought of putting a smaller burn log with kindling between the support logs? I would think one could rig it to be ignited as the bottom log is finishing burning
Lonnie, I'm wondering if one placed two sets of logs beside each other, would the fire burn better/hotter. I'm thinking to help keep you warmer? Didn't seem to be much flame there.
Yes the fire would burn hotter because the whenever you have more logs together, you have the potential for heat to be able to build. With increased heat you will often get increased fire as long as you have enough oxygen. If you have not already seen my long fire video you may find it interesting. It uses three logs instead of two. It burns a little hotter but of course therefor does not burn as long.
Learn The Long Fire Campfire
ruclips.net/video/TnVe0-99ks0/видео.html
Great! I'll use this over the weekend. Thank you for sharing. Subscribing!
Wow, fanning really helped light the thing back up!
Thank you - never saw that before ... wondered about the heat ... not much flames ... but good coals ... is it really warm enough? Have to try ...
Looks nice and warm
Just an observation. Based on the top log burning through quicker, wouldn't it be better to have a thicker log up there for a more even burn between the two ? Last longer, burn hotter ??
+Julius Gonzo I believe that traditionally the bottom log is bigger. You will see that the bottom log burns through faster than the top log.
Thanks for the feedback and knowledge. Appreciate your fine channel.
Last very long thanks for sharing, seams to make a very smokey fire huh?
Love to see this done using a three log idea.... Take two logs on the bottom notch them out for two logs to sit on top of them then another log to sit on top of those two logs to make a pyramid, that way once the top log get burnt fully threw it just falls ontop of the bottom two reducing the use of nails or spike...could you do a video on that?
There is no need for any log notching on the three log long fire.
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good job w/ fallow up. As 4 the stakes vs. frozen ground, I would wait an hour or 2 and pound away.
I like your one pc. steel axe; what brand is it or where can i get one, please? Thanks for vid!
That is some awesome fires. Seems that the viking nations were the master fire builders, even more so than Native Americans.
In the last video you had a shelter set up, but I didn't see it in this video. How did the heat output feel? Were you able to feel it in your shelter the first time?
This is a really interesting setup. I'd be tempted to shove smaller pieces into the opening as it burned.
Great video. Thanks. How much heat would you say it throws as it burns? I was curious if the purpose was for heat or to have embers for the morning (or both). Thanks again.
Is there any particular reason you use a zippo lighter? I have one but I never use it because I find it awkward in the hand and in a dry climate the fuel evaporates in two days. In the cold you can't use it with gloves. A plastic Bic as far more reliable and lasts for years for a fraction of the price. Why zippo?
Good info as always!
Nodya whose two logs one above the other, perfect for an overnight stay. Checked several times. We spent the night without sleeping, and in light clothing. Last our most successful variant nodi burned 20 pm until 9 am. Here's a video Выживание в зимнем лесу. Костер нодья. Make A Campfire Last All Night
I love his video and learning a lot.
+Steven Ricot That is great that you are learning from the videos. Glad they are useful for you.
Love the videos, but I just can't help but suggesting that if you don't have any nails to attach the poles, you might be forced into using the axe to taper a point in a few stakes that would make it easier to drive them into the frozen ground.
You can make wooden stakes as sharp as you want but you will never drive them into this ground. If this fire lay was over organic ground cover then you could drive them in some little distance. You really should not be building this fire on organic ground cover due to roots or other underground matter catching on fire and burning underground long after the surface fire has been put out.. I have this fire lay on mineralized soil and the soil is frozen hard as rock.
Thanks for the video. Something I have to do this year.
I've read an old Russia book that describes this fire lay as the "Nadia". All trappers used this with their Lean-to shelters in Siberia
Jeff Whitfield interesting. This fire lay seems to have been quite popular in many Northern countries.
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Yes we are doing great. Hope the same for you and your loved ones.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival beautiful. makes me happy to know y’all are well. D🤙
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This video had me thinking... In the case of the un-even burn (like you experienced here), would it make sense to shift the top log to the side?
That is how the three log long fire is built. You have two logs on the bottom which are side by side. You then place a third log on top. The three log long fire is my favorite long fire.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I took his comment to mean that you would move the top log just a bit to the right or left while it's still sitting on top of the other one. So the dead spots come in contact with burning coals. Seems to make sense :)
@@reflexreaction3797 Yes I agree. My original reply seems to not make much sense to me now as a reply the original comment.
Good video--got a story. I had an opportunity to get my better half and my little princess out on a camping excursion. The catch was that it was in the dead of winter. But I had access to a power outlet, had 2 electric blankets and a ceramic heater. The other catch was that I had to be outside the tent to work the controls. Fun!!! Well I rigged up the tent box to act like a leaf blower to heat the tent and the gals were sandwiched between both blankets. Good, right. Well the night was cruel. 30-45 mph winds with 35 degree weather - wind chill somewhere around 10 degrees or less. I thought I was freezing to death. My firewood was either blowing out or burning up too quickly. Man I was cold. But I wasn't going to complain. Instead, I parked my lawn chair right under that tent box, put a couple of holes in it and at least my butt was warm. But then I noticed something; I was shrinking. The gals tent was growing and I was getting shorter. I didn't find out til morning, but the chair had melted and I woke up in kinda a lazy boy chair right on top of that box about an inch from the ground--now they were both outside the tent and laughing at me--well at least my butt did stay warm. And my new lazyboy chair, well it ended up in a dumpster somewhere down the road. Hey, they haven't missed a trip since!! . Take care, Lonnie. Jb
How much heat was coming off of that? Could u feel it from 4 or 5 feet away?
I don't know what breed of dog you have but its beautiful!
Real good. I have logs prepped in my back yard to experiment with a fire like this. I am burning pecan wood. All I need to do is prep some kindling.
trooper2221 Pecan wood. Interesting. Hopefully it works well for you.
Great video. Glad I subscribed. Can you cook food using this type of fire?
Awesome video!
great vid Lonnie how long do the coals stay hot or didn't you find out ?
And it's now 2022, and this what the fire looks like
lol
Great video Lonnie So is the winter starting off slow ? Also wishing you the misses and buck a wonderful thanksgiving my friend
Great video FNBAS THANK YOU could save a life or make a unexpected night in the woods more pleasant
Thank you Lonnie, for sharing. I have a question for you. Don't forget, I'm your #1 fan. When you say in your videos, the fire made the shelter warm and comfortable. What is the temperature??? Since you live in Alaska, May be warm for you is 35. For me would be 75. So, how much warm can we have like a fire like a fire like the one in the video ???????
Thank you and best regards to you and Connie as well.
This two log fire is most useful if one is fairly close and laying parallel to the fire. Because it is only two logs it will not put out a lot of heat much distance away but it is one of the longest lasting fire lays as a result. You may have already seen my three log long fire video. The advantage of the three log long fire is that it will put out a quite a bit more heat than the two log long fire but as a result, the three log long fire does not last as long. When using the three log long fire with a natural lean-to shelter it will put out quite a bit of heat and be quite comfortable in the shelter if the logs are say 8 inches or larger and placed at about 1 yard or meter from the shelter occupant.
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I wonder if building a heat reflector behind the fire in order to push the heat into the sleeping area would affect the burn rate.
Brian Clark I dont believe that it would noticeably affect the burn rate and since this is a rather tall and long fire lay I believe that a reflector may not be as useful as they are with more conventional fire lays. This fire lay in itself would tend to block the reflection of heat back to the user. A "reflector" however might be more effective just ***behind*** the user. in other words, on the other side of the user from the fire. Fire on one side of user, reflector on other side of user and up close to user. This fire lay is utilized best I believe by laying parallel next to it.
What type of shelter would you need so you could use the heat from the fire to help keep you warm at night?
SanFranciscoBay I believe that a low lean-to parrellel with the fire would be the best. It would probably benefit the camp also to have a rather large reflector built close to the fire and behind it from the shelter. That would help draw the smoke upward better.
like the videos .
keep up the good work.
Cool video.
I’d like to see you do a Siberian log fire like survival Russia does. I love your channel.
My personal preference is the three log long fire. I personally prefer it to the Siberian log fire. There is less fiddling with it through the night, it maximizes directional heat radiation and uses no more wood if not less wood than the Siberian log fire.
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Thanks for the great follow up. I am always learning something new to try out. Is that an Estwing axe you have. I have their hatchet and it is indestructible.
+dalton vickers You are welcome. Yes that is the26 inch "Estwing Campers Axe". I love it. You are right. They are nigh onto indestructible.
Recommendations:
1. You should have only *one* ignition point: the dead center. The fire should burn in the middle first and work its way towards the ends.
2. Don't put kindling all the way to the ends. Leave 2-3 inches on each end. As it burns, the two ends will keep the rest of the logs from touching and will allow the logs to burn more evenly. The ends will still burn, but not quite at quickly as the rest of the logs.
If you do it this way, you won't need the little spacer logs at the ends. If you look at your logs at 4:24, the right end looks exactly correct, but the left side does not because you let the left end burn too quickly. This caused the spot towards the middle to be come the "resting point" for that end. Where the logs press against each other, they don't burn as well because of less oxygen can reach that spot. Ideally, both "touching spots" should be at the extreme ends of the logs so you have a nice, even burn across the middle.
Ok but you see... that's how he did it in the first video, he left the ends with no kindling. The result was the middle part burning away and the ends never burned, so eventually the middle parts were too far from each other to keep the fire going. So the question remains, how can we keep it all as even as possible? As has been pointed out, Initial ignition must be well controlled... And i would also think maybe several deadwood spacers spread across the whole log could be one way to go.
In fact i noticed this is what he is doing in the 3 log version, ie using dead spacers
nice fire setup
you all ways do good videos . by the way how cold can it get where you are in the winter and how deep can the snow get ?
okay, I'm in SouthCentral Alaska and it will typically reach 20 degrees F below zero several times a winter. I have seen it 40 below here but that was many years ago and certainly not average. We usually dont get a LOT of snow here where we live but do get enough to use our snow machines her with no problem. A couple years ago the snow on the ground was a little higher than our 55 gallon burn barrel. My wife was throwing the paper down into a hole in the snow and standing above the level of the barrel. That though is not typical. Usually about half that. Our cabin area though gets snow levels like that commonly
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if you only lit one end would it last longer?