As growing up in Finland, being scout master and explorer, I only built this kind of fire in winter time, yes most of time I used “laavu” canvas with it. Later in military as Sissi “Ranger” we never built this kind of fire hardly any fire because we were trained to be stealth behind an enemy line. I slept under spruce in snow no heat, in snow caverns,etc. So, let’s stop bickering “how I would build shelter and fire”, this gentleman did a beautiful job demonstrating this fire buildup.

@101jchristensen

2 ай бұрын

Hear hear.

@barackosamabinladen8180

Ай бұрын

Hear Hear.

@barackosamabinladen8180

Ай бұрын

Hear mfin hear.

@samkeen

Ай бұрын

Mmhmm

@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

29 күн бұрын

Or could not waste your time and just burn the logs!

Jeeze, some of these comments! "Like, you're lost in the woods, build a fire, why so complicated?!? Am I missing something???" Doh! Yes, you are missing something! You're missing that this isn't a survivalist video, but a demonstration of a type of fire the Sami people would make when on a reindeer hunt. Nobody's gonna die, there's other people to help build it, they're enjoying themselves, maybe make this cool long log fire out of the birch logs and the resinous pine that they are surrounded by near the arctic circle, that will give off a lower more controlled heat through the night than you get from a simple fire. It's elegant, and the fruit of thousands of years of Sami ingenuity. So have fun with space blankets, etc., if survival is your thing. I'd trade that for one of these fires and some reindeer steaks anytime :-)

@james6401

2 ай бұрын

Americans have too much time on their hands, they end up inventing bogey men out to get them

@Tocomaco

2 ай бұрын

Though at 17:10, I most certainly would NOT stand over the burning logs like that....😅

@retireorbust

2 ай бұрын

I see this kind of stuff all the time. Too many 20 something's that think they know it all. They move from a major city from any country to another country and compare the differences. They've never been to the rural areas of their own country and therefore do not know so much about their own country. KZread makes experts out of everyone. You can learn a lot but you can also learn a lot that's wrong. Here, you're learning how to create a body length low profile fire that will burn through the night and not be blown out by blustery winds. If you can't understand that... you're a moron.

@portrait1001

2 ай бұрын

Yeah no I'll stick to the traditional pyramid fire😂

@DiabloOutdoors

Ай бұрын

In fact, this setup is even recommended in a survival scenario. The reason being that in a survival situation, you need to manage and save as much effort as possible. You also need to use your gear as little as possible to avoid failuers, as much as you can. This Setup requires 4 main cuts instead of cutting tons of wood.

So I looked up the Sami fire and you actually don’t need a shelter if it isn’t going to rain. It’s a fire that can burn for 6 hours with little maintenance that you can sleep next to. That’s the point of the design, it won’t burn out and you can sleep next to it for 6 hours. It keeps your entire bodies length warm, that’s why he measured the cut of the log with his arm span.

@adrianojames8388

2 ай бұрын

How would it keep you from getting soaked in a pouring shower ? Sorry , not buying that it it's a fire that's good without a shelter .

@longbowshooter5291

2 ай бұрын

@@adrianojames8388 Uh, did you just read the first half of his first sentence? He said "... if it isn’t going to rain." in the last part. The idea of this fire is it's a controlled fire, the length of your body, and it will burn all night without flaring up and setting your bed on fire and keep you warm if you do not have a shelter. Build a lean-to in front of it and even in a rain it would keep burning because the burning is taking place inside the logs.

@jyoutube989

Ай бұрын

Dude watched a guy do it on camera and then was like "nah, Google knows more"

@kyzor-sosay6087

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info.Interesting.

I've been on the road with my clothes on, in all kinda weather, in temperatures ranging from 30C to minus 30C. Sleep is extremely important especially if you are having a hard time finding food (in winter for example), you need every single minute of rest you can get so yeh being warm from 9pm to 4am is absolutely primordial. Not even talking about conventional fires who will require extra digging and or snow protection etc which translates to more work and the fact conventional fires will need restocking every 1 to 2hrs unless you micro manage it with a heat retaining wall or self restocking mechanism but thats also more work.. Take it from someone who has been freezing his balls multiple times, an extra 30 mins of work in exchange for 5~hrs of undisturbed sleep is a blessing tbh. Thanks for showing us the Sami Nuorssjo ❤

@chir0pter

28 күн бұрын

He may have been warm but I doubt he slept well on the bed of spruce

This is really marvelous. Sure, anybody can build a campfire. But fall asleep next to a blazing campfire at 10pm, wake up at 1am freezing your bahoobees off. This is like central heating!

It never ceases to amaze me; so many "experts" who show up in the comments section of almost any type of video, to impart their tremendous wisdom upon us.

@inthefade

Ай бұрын

The internet is a place for discussion. People are allowed to be wrong. You'll survive.

@user-qv9qb7qb7p

2 күн бұрын

While they sit on a sofa , having never been in the woods…

Very elegant and historical. Thank you! I hate getting up cold several times in the night to restoke a fire, and this solves that problem.

Maybe the best long log fire out there, but it's sure as hell a lot of work.

@nicholasmanolache9428

2 ай бұрын

Scandinavio style - plenty time and plenty timber

@bonacker9762

2 ай бұрын

It keeps you warm for all the time making it and sleeping next to it. Double your pleasure double your fun

@C21H30O2

2 ай бұрын

He's able to sleep in the cold with no blanket. That takes a lot of work to pull off...

@101mazz

2 ай бұрын

It's 100% not the best- kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZaltcGjZsixfJs.html

@ackbuilder8262

2 ай бұрын

He made it a rocket science

In Australia this video would just be called "How to find spiders in the bush"

@bruanlokisson8615

20 күн бұрын

Does it even snow in Australia or it just your brains that are frozen into blocks?

@BaxterThewall

9 күн бұрын

@@bruanlokisson8615 Are you blissful in your ignorance ?

@bruanlokisson8615

9 күн бұрын

@@BaxterThewall Must be an Aussie thing, to look for spiders in the middle of winter by making a fire.

@theBaron001

8 күн бұрын

In australia, the guy would still be standing there trying to saw the log in half by hand, and with no teeth left on his saw.

@Smoked_5L

7 күн бұрын

I meant because if you're rummaging around in the bush moving logs and picking up branches you are going to find a lot of spiders

I knew about long fires but you're the first I've seen to make that top log stop, thanks for the info

just what ive been looking for, an extremely fuel efficient fire.. saves firewood for atleast 4 days whilst your building it!

@cesarvilla7681

2 ай бұрын

Jajajaja true

@asidsiddiq4209

2 ай бұрын

Brilliant 🤣

@karltite128

2 ай бұрын

I dunno bout all this.

@Battlenude

21 күн бұрын

yeeez, was he freezing before he got the Sami fire going..? If you are cold i suggest you start with a small regular fire just to get your fingers going, while you start on this. And this is exellent! You can even put your steak over the top log it it will get a slow roasty steak going, while smokey too. This method keeps a controlled fire and the lenght of it warm your whole body, you just need to turn around during the night if its cold. And it fits perfectly for two people, one on each side, just pay attention on how the wind blows. People Dissing Native craftmanship is just the ultimate way to show your.. clueless ignorance😅 And for the ultra army survival duds in here, this fire actually keeps the fire somewhat consealed or at least confined from top view. But in the end you you will get spotted from IR cameras, doesn't matter how you build your fire

Nice! I’ve done it with 3 logs. 2 on bottom one on top. A bit easier-no wedges needed, burns just as long. Lean-to tarp or shelter helps in colder weather.

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊 I've done that fire too. It’s commonly called nying in Sweden. The thing is if you try to sleep beside that fire the base log will sheild off all the radiant heat making in very inefficient. With the nuorssjo you’ll get a lot of heat😊🔥

This type of a fire is known both by Finns and the Sami people. It's called rakotuli or rakovalkea in Finnish. The type of wood used to make a rakoltuli is called kelo in Finnish. Good quality kelo can be found in old growth pine tree forests, but not on open fjells nor spruce tree woodlands. An important thing to keep in mind is, that nowadays cutting down a kelo for a fire is a violation against whoever owns that forest. So, unless you have a wood lot of your own and kelo in that wood lot, do not make a kelo-fire. Another thing to be aware of is that in Finland making a fire on somebody else's property is not an everybody's right.

As I watched this, I had visions of that burning log rolling through the forest with me chasing after it.

@thomasfaben3001

2 ай бұрын

LOL!!

@trikstar198

2 ай бұрын

That’s what the wedges and lean to log was for. Gravity will press the log down evenly as it burns, and the perpendicular log will prevent it from rolling. The spruce spacers also help prevent rolling

What an excellent demonstration, thanks.

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Thank you😊

@kaboom-zf2bl

2 ай бұрын

@@mattiasnorberg yes efficient using the old school measuring system as well ;)

13+ hours! Nice! As far as time spent building it, there's a LOT of downtime when you're out camping...what else do you have to do?! In the morning, just add more wood to that coal bed. If u head out for the day, you bury it in soil. When u come back, uncover, add more wood, enjoy. I definitely prefer a long fire to a round one. Nice work!

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

This is the kind of fire I would like in my home, instead of looking at my dull boring gas fire.

Tack Mattias, bra vid som alltid!

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Tack så mycket😊

I hope I get to try this someday! Thanks for the great... quiet, video! lovely

Looks like a fun and educational family camping project!

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

👍🔥

@markjgaletti57

2 ай бұрын

gonna sit back in camping chair, and watch my 16 grandchildren swinging hatchets, what could go wrong?

@BCVS777

2 ай бұрын

@@markjgaletti57 😳😆

Never seen this technique before, great idea!!

Excellent fire! Enjoyable video!

Thank you for sharing!!

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

👍😊🔥

Nice! The build process warms you up for three days, then you get to rest by the fire for a couple hours!

New sub here .That hand saw is amazing I guess you get what you pay for, wood worker here hello from down under.

Brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍🇮🇪

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot😊

Excellent as always regards Mick

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mick😊

Beautiful skills

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

Men så jäkla magiskt, underbart home, jag är med på den turen i mitt hjärta och själ 🔥💚👊

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Tackar för det my man😊 Ja du skulle varit med🔥

Very interesting. I’ve never seen a campfire done like this before. Seems effective

I like how you started by giving it a big warm hug , almost made me a little misty-eyed

@thomasfaben3001

2 ай бұрын

LOL!

@justinjones5578

5 күн бұрын

😂

The extra-long stabilizing log and wedge retainer is a great innovation. Never seen that one before.

They are great. But for me, the three log fire is the way to go. If I was to go with a two log fire, I would follow this mans example. Absolutely outstanding.

@swedmiroswedmiro1352

2 ай бұрын

The 3 log fire does not spread heat radiation to the sides as much as this one. The heat radiation from it spreads more upwards instead of sideways. When it is -40f (-40c) it makes a BIG difference which way the heat radiation goes.

@dereinzigwahreRichi

2 ай бұрын

Build it upside down with one log at the bottom then! :⁠-⁠D But seriously, would this be possible with enough stones to aid?

@paddor

2 ай бұрын

Try it out. Film it. Then link the video here. I wanna know.

@anthonywilson4873

2 ай бұрын

Better live near a forest!

I like that he started cutting the log with the hand pruning saw and just after he got started they cut away and came back and it was almost done but the cut was wide as a chainsaw blade and all of a sudden he finished with the pruning saw

@Omsip123

28 күн бұрын

Well, you didn't say he was using a chain saw, but made some points indicating it. My take on your points: The gap opened since the logs fell apart The shavings on the ground do not look like chainsaw ones On 3:34 the surface looks like a manual cut (right log, right border) He changed to the pruning saw since he could angle the grip to avoid cutting into the ground (see how it is tilted)

absolutely incredible, i loved this!😁

This is the most theatrical and dramatic fire I've ever witnessed being built 🎉

@Aikicyoaz

2 ай бұрын

But you will be cozy n_n

It's the only fire that keeps you warm the whole night without even needing to be lit up 😅

Dam that wood looks so good and that forest just wow nice video

I've always found that pine cones and pine straw are an excellent fire starter, at least for getting kindling burning.

Excellent presentation Mr. Norberg. Greetings from Denmark.

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Thank you👍😊

Nice thanks for sharing!

Most of the video i was thinking this is way too much work but seeing the result i know it is worthwhile. Great job

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

Great ! Thank You !

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks👍

Fantastic video mate.Heard all about this kind of fire but never seen it done. Thank you.

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate😊 Glad you liked it👍

I like this idea and I know it would be twice the work but two would be nice, having one on each side. It’s a cool idea

Good to know different methods

13 hours?! That's really good! Though you did have to work on it a few times duringvthe night....

Ok this is pretty badass!

This is so cool. Well, i reckon it's rather hot. But very groovy.

Nice video, thank you for sharing. What are your preferred brand / type of boots to wear, while making your videos?

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that a fire like this can keep quite a few people warm at the same time. It is usually demonstrated by an individual but it seems like the fire design was actually used by groups as much as individuals. I understand that if you have a group of people it's easier to keep a conventional fire going but even in that case being able to sleep through the night would be an advantage

This is by far the best camp fire I’ve ever seen! Great job worth the work

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot👍🔥

Thank you!

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

👍😊

Looks like a good way to start a forest fire...👌

That is really cool!

what a crazy campfire...

That is so good, and so much better than others I have seen, very useful that it gets hotter during the coldest part of the night. If you had a lean to tarp with foil inside like a survival blanket you could be warm in winter with that system. Can it survive the rain, as it has a roof (the top part of the log) ?

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks😊 Haven't tried it when it’s raining.

Great fire

takes time to build but an excellent low maintenance fire once its going. 👍🍻

So cool!

Hade gått snabbare om du gått hem och lagt dig.Annars coolt!

I am also a fan of the Nying (as I know this fire as). But my favourite is the Sibiran Log Fire (as made famous by Survival Russia). It has a few more adjustments throughout the night, but it requires a lot less setup, and is really good at throwing heat in 1 direction.

Veldig kult! Aldri sett noe sånt før, selv om det ligner litt på en nying (to stokker på bunn, en på toppen i et lignende oppsett)

Wonder if a reflector on the other side of the sleeping are would help even out the heat

Found this interesting but we invented chainsaws, for cutting logs and creating flat edges on a log, this guy must have been here days

Love it

Mattias, bra gjort, ibland så prövar jag att lägga granriset åt "samma" håll, bra video!

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Tack så mycket👍

Thanks!

marvellous!!

По русски такой костёр называется "нодья", я с таким много раз ночевал в лесу и могу с уверенностью сказать, что костёр очень хорош, и не даст вам замёрзнуть, когда одна сторона тела отогревается от костра, вторая охлаждается, потом поворачиваешься и теперь другая сторона отогревается. Этот костёр длительного горения и холодными ночами в лесу он незаменим 👍👍

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

👍😊🔥

@nikitaturbo_69

2 ай бұрын

Тебя пиндос лайкнул, шарит по русски, зараза) Кстати, очень интересная фишка с длинной палкой, чтобы бревно не перевернулось на спящего ночью.

You made quick work with that saw. I assume quality of the saw matters and im guessing they arent the $20 ones on amazon. What do all you experienced woodsmen recommend for a good folding saw?

@joebewankenobi

2 ай бұрын

That's a Silkie Big Boy. I have the same saw, though mine is much duller.

@adnelvstad8656

2 ай бұрын

Important that the saw has long pointed sawing teeth specially made for cutting raw wood.

@figofnewtons

2 ай бұрын

@@adnelvstad8656 lol. Noted

Nice technique

Fantastic, this would be great for a super shelter, lessen need to keep running out to restoke

Great video! Two questions: How much time did the preparation take (minus the recording set up time)? If available in one's location, would stones be a safe and efficient substitute for the green pine polls used to keep the logs separated? I've become a subscriber.

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Thanks😊 It took around 3 hour to make. You need to adjust the distance between the logs as the fire burns, so then you need different sizes of stones. And there will be bump were the stones are so you need to move the stones to burn the bumps away.

@tjmul3381

2 ай бұрын

@@mattiasnorberg Thank you for your prompt answer. So, in your experience, you have found it easier to simply replace the green pine separators?

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

@@tjmul3381 The green wood distances are easy to replace and to make, so thats what I prefer.

@101jchristensen

2 ай бұрын

Stones, particularly sedimentary, often have moisture trapped within that can explode bits of the rock dangerously when placed in a fire. Safer to use green wood.

very good rakovalkea

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

👍😊

Where do you put your kettle?

It's a KZread video of a guy building a fire....we all clicked on it.

What a piece of wood. The rings were soo tight.

Really practical to spend half the day setting it up

Can see how this will help on very long nights out in the wild. Lots of work to set up on your own though.

Very ( cool ?) fire, I think I will do this some time just for fun. Thank you.

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 Interesting method, thank you for sharing. Now being of limited mobility, I would probably use a power tool to cut wood. I can only imagine traditionally, family groups must have had each their task, with 1 person in charge of this fire?

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and hello Canada😊👍

Nice meditation watching fun with axes and knives in the wood. I’m wondering if this has a few practical situations for its application; what if it’s raining or windy; what if their are no perfect straight timbers or tarry species. Surely you end like toast; brown oneside frozen the other ???

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Then you have to adapt to the situation. There are many other ways you can sleep outside without a sleeping bag, this is just one.

thats cool. i only seen that when lighting has struck a power pole. Sami im gonna jami.

Thank you for sharing this @mattiasnorberg , good to know . Always good to learn 👍🏾

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Thanks👍😊

Not what I expected, but darn interesting

Good effort m8

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

Fantastiskt kul kanal du har!!

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Tack så mycket😊

This looks like a good reason to take a drawknife(thanks,i just couldn't think of its name) with you to shave off the top of the logs quickly. It'd also help make some shavings for fire lighting, and you could use it to cut things like small branches if you wanted to make a shelter.

@ErickvdK

2 ай бұрын

The word you are looking for is drawknife.😊

Think of the shelter you could have built, getting up to stoke the fire every three hours seems great to me

Wow så häftigt! Fantastisk överlevnadskunskap. Tack för du gjorde detta och delade med dig. Vet du om det finns andra träslag än tall som man kan göra detta med? Tänker utanför Skandinavien/Europa?

@mattiasnorberg

5 күн бұрын

Tack så mycket😊 Skulle tro att det funkar med de flesta träslag.

@markokarjalainen7984

5 күн бұрын

Okej, tack för svar!

where is the netflix in this setup? also, how do you turn off the light?

Thanks for the video. Other commenters mention a three log fire would be less labor intensive. Seems reasonable. Now, to stay warm on both sides, how about making two three log fires parallel to each other and sleep between them? Spacing would be key for safety of course.

@j.yossarian6852

2 ай бұрын

What’s a three log fire?

@dereinzigwahreRichi

2 ай бұрын

Two logs on the bottom, one on top, light a fire between those with some spacers. No need to flatten anything or hollow it out. You just need to secure the two bottom logs from rolling away with some stones or fresh wood stakes. And better built this downhill from your sleeping site, just in case. And don't use rocks from rivers or streams, they might explode. That's all, totally easy. ;⁠-⁠)

@RICDirector

Ай бұрын

If you built two, 3 log fires and slept between, you would freeze due to the resulting chimney effect drawing cold aif in right over you, and all heat would be lost upwards.

@brianforgie7724

14 күн бұрын

The 2 logs on the bottom block the heat.

@dereinzigwahreRichi

14 күн бұрын

@@brianforgie7724 they do to an extent but it's way warmer than without a fire. Also you can collect green branches and elevate your sleeping site with it, isolating you from the ground. If you don't have giant logs you'll get high enough easily to get the radiant heat again.

What kind of pants are these? They look very comfortable.

who makes that axe? its perfect.

Yeah I can see how that would be a satisfying fire to sit beside while eating a bacon and egg sandwich drinking coffee and enjoying the sounds

It is nice to have a long fire but man thats a set up. Nice job though.

Very nice! what kind of pants do you have? looks like wool

@mattiasnorberg

2 ай бұрын

Yes it's wool. Swedish army model 1958😊

Really like the idea. Outstanding fire🙏🏿🇺🇸

@mattiasnorberg

3 ай бұрын

Thank you👍

I gonna try it! yea lot of work but i like to try before trash