Videos tagged with Firemaking

This Nutnfancy video, "Jeremiah Johnson Memories," is a wilderness adventure inspired by the legend of Jeremiah Johnson and filmed in majestic, snow-covered mountain landscapes. The video showcases the challenges and rewards of surviving in harsh alpine conditions, including snowshoeing, hauling gear, firemaking, and securing food. While the primary goal of building a snow cave proves unfeasible due to conditions, the adventure shifts to a high alpine meadow. The content highlights various activities such as firemaking and signaling demonstrations, knife testing, and a .22 pack rifle proof of concept. Allie, the Mountain Dog, provides companionship and amusement. The video also touches on modern outdoor equipment facilitating the age-old concept of man and dog surviving in nature, with a focus on good food and the creator's appreciation for his canine companion.

This video from Nutnfancy's "Winter Sense" series focuses on the practicalities and challenges of firemaking in cold, snowy conditions (25ºF with heavy snowpack). It emphasizes prioritizing tasks, managing energy expenditure, and the importance of fire for morale, warmth, and cooking. The video demonstrates fire-making techniques for wilderness craft rookies, debunking academic ease and showcasing proven methods. It highlights specific tools used, including the Cold Steel Trailmaster, Ontario SP-50, Ontario Kukri, Gransfors Bruks axes, and a timber saw, noting the Scouts' decision to avoid axes due to the effort required. The content covers sourcing and processing deadwood, with a strong emphasis on safety throughout.

Nutnfancy's "Summer Snow Episode 4" documents a wilderness outing focused on firemaking at high elevation, with instruction for his son. The video highlights practical fire-starting techniques, including preparing tinder by batoning deadwood using the Sawvivor backpack saw and an Ontario Spec-Plus Gen II SP-46 knife. It emphasizes safety and proper extinguishing of the practice blaze. The outing also includes recreational activities like Allie's duck retrieves in mountain ponds and a Sevylor Trailboat excursion, with discussions on navigating 40°F water safely. The video concludes with dinner preparations as the day ends, marking Day Two of the "Summer Snow" adventure.

This video documents an outdoor adventure in a snowy Rocky Mountain environment. The content focuses on survival skills, including setting up a shelter, making fire in harsh conditions, and processing firewood. It features testing of various bladed tools such as the Cold Steel Trail Boss axe, Norse Tomahawk, and Ontario RAT-7 knife, as well as the Sawvivor backpack saw. The video also mentions the use of a Coghlans® brand portable tube tent for shelter. While not a firearms-focused video, it details the use of manual tools for survival in a remote, snowy setting.

This video documents an adventurous winter camping trip in the Rocky Mountains, featuring a "snow cruise" with a black lab named Allie and the host, Nutnfancy. The focus is on survival skills, including setting up a shelter with a Coghlan's tube tent, making fire in snowy conditions, and processing firewood. The video heavily features the testing and review of various bladed tools, specifically mentioning the Cold Steel Trail Boss axe, Norse Tomahawk, and Ontario RAT-7 knife. The challenges of working in deep snow and the efficiency of different tools for tasks like crosscutting and limb stripping are discussed. The description also notes the need for waterproof camera equipment due to heavy snowfall and apologizes for potential audio degradation.

This video tests several survival knives, including the SOG Seal Pup Elite and Cold Steel SRK, emphasizing blade toughness for heavy abuse like batonning. It also covers essential cold-weather gear such as Thermax base layers, fleece, and waterproof shells. Fire-starting methods using Trioxane and MSR stoves are demonstrated, alongside the performance of the Nitecore D10 flashlight during a night hike.

This video details advanced firemaking techniques in snowy, cold conditions, emphasizing constant maintenance and overcoming wood moisture with chemical starters like Trioxane. It showcases the durability of large fixed-blade knives, specifically the Ontario RTAK II and Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie, during heavy wood processing via batoning. The content also covers shelter warmth strategies and a summary of essential survival gear for extreme environments.

This video demonstrates effective firemaking techniques in sub-zero, snowy conditions, emphasizing wood processing with robust survival knives like the Ontario RTAK II and Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie. It highlights the superiority of large knives over axes for fine splitting and discusses critical survival elements such as building a raised fire platform and maintaining hydration. The segment concludes with successful ignition using Trioxane fuel bars and stormproof matches, underscoring proper wood preparation as the key to fire success.

This video demonstrates essential firemaking techniques in snowy, cold conditions, focusing on efficient wood processing. It highlights the importance of proper clothing, using tools like the Sawvivor saw with WD-40 for lubrication, and the necessity of splitting wood for easier ignition. The durability of knives like the Ontario RAT-7 and RTAK is tested through heavy batoning, proving their capability as true survival tools.

This video details essential winter survival firemaking techniques in 15-degree weather. It highlights the physical demands of felling trees with a bow saw and compares the Ontario RAT 7 and RTAC II knives for de-limbing, favoring the RTAC II for its chopping momentum. The discussion prioritizes fire over shelter in extreme cold to maintain hand dexterity for critical tasks.

This video is Part 1 of a 5-part series focused on firemaking in snowy, cold conditions using only backpacking equipment. Hosted by Nutnfancy and a friend, the content showcases the scenery, adventure, survival philosophy, and gear observations. Specific knives like the Ontario RTAK II, Ontario RAT-7, and KaBar Heavy Bowie are used for wood preparation, alongside the Sawvivor backpack saw. Fire tenders include Trioxane solid fuel cake and REI Stormproof matches. The video emphasizes the effort involved in sustainable fire creation in winter and briefly discusses shelter modifications. It highlights the positive experience with fellow YouTuber BuggetNuster and Allie the Mountain Dog.

This video demonstrates essential firemaking techniques in the humid Southeast US environment. Nutnfancy emphasizes testing tools like the Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie in diverse conditions to understand their performance limits. Proper steel maintenance, especially for 1095 steel, is crucial to prevent rust in humid climates. The session covers various fire-starting methods and tools, including flint and steel and fatwood.