"No good, you don't know what you're doing, that's why your watching a video..." Subbed.

I love it when people explain things in a way the common person can understand, Thank you.

If you can't find punky wood in your area, dried rabbit poop is another alternative source.

@liztowers2058

2 жыл бұрын

Oh really? Nice I got about 304049499449 rabbits here. It's almost all poop no grass .lol

glad I saw this, He has the heart of a teacher,

An easy way to get all the char tins you need: buy a "safety" can opener, the kind that cut around the outside of a can rim instead of down through the top. What these do is give you a can with a close fitting lid that you can save. Makes any tuna or chicken can into a perfect char tin!

@FT4Freedom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Brilliant. Gives you a short section of tin pipe or a flat pieces of tin. Add bailing wire and a punch and you can build things from tin cans. My safety opener is in the truck.

@AE-yt4lx

2 жыл бұрын

Can we reuse the same tin can?

@BUZZKILLJRJR

10 ай бұрын

​@@AE-yt4lxI've seen a bunch of videos were tons of people use the same thing over and over again as long as I don't get the tim glowing-hot each time just enough to cook the char

@julesgardet659

3 ай бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️🤮

Fire is life. BTW, Townsends posted about you the other day and I told them you need to do more videos with them.

@RyanLoken

3 жыл бұрын

Seconded thirded and unanimously passed

@jeffczochara142

3 жыл бұрын

Coalcracker and Townsends is a fantastic merge of modern and historic! I would love it!

@remowilliams8118

3 жыл бұрын

Pppppppo

@aaronwilliams007

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@JesusSaves86AB

2 жыл бұрын

Two excellent channels offering real content.

I’m so out of the loop. I haven’t seen anyone make/use char for 50 years. My dad started teaching me this when I was in Single digits and we would camp. 👍🏼

These videos are what you get when the Venn diagram of enthusiasm, charisma, and subject knowledge overlap.

Like how animated and clear and concise you present

"You don't know what you're doing, that's why you're watching a video" 🤣🤣🤣 loved that

In colonial times through the mountain man era (1840's) they always had a backup fire starting method. The flintlock on their musket/rifle, and a horn of black powder.

Remember when i was a kid and we had a few beehives in our garden, i was always responsible for preparing a bee smoker. It was using punk wood to make a lot of smoke to keep those busy bees away from hungry beekeepers trying to get to that honey :D

"When you're getting away from matches and lighters and you're really evolved into the flint-n-steel" The past is the future.

I've seen plenty of flint/steel videos and I'm always learning something new or refreshing my 2 brain cells.

"...sometimes you steal your wife's good towels..." No wonder you're living in the wilderness at the moment...!

@wayneeddy3261

3 жыл бұрын

If that's what it takes, then I'll do it too..👍😂👍

Someone check the local newspaper and see if Dan was just murdered by his wife over stolen towels.

@trudiswanson9855

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👍

@liztowers2058

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@robmarshallofficial

Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@TamJ486

10 ай бұрын

😂

Your videos are awesome! And your Humor is great! I really enjoy watching and learning from your videos. And a fellow pennsylvanian

Good vid. Personally, for rounded tins like that, I like putting the holes on the sides of the lid and through the tin itself. That way I can char in it or I can twist the lid a little and use it to smother smoldering char

@donaldstrader7241

Жыл бұрын

That is the way my round 3.5 x 1.25 inch tin is set up, with matching holes on the side of the lid and the tin. That way I can twist the lid so the holes go out of alignment to close it or vice versa to use it to char material. It is tight though, so if I want to block air after the char is finished, it would probably be easier initially to use a small nail or twig to seal the hole until the tin cools. Dan did not seal his hole so I suppose that is not immediately critical. My tin came from a bulk roll of 35mm photographic film. IIRC correctly it was somewhere around 100 feet or 30 meters (98.5 ft) which looking it up made about 18 rolls of 36 exposures. I remember sometimes loading shorter rolls if we only needed a few pictures and wanted to develop them right away. A long time ago. LOL.

@BUZZKILLJRJR

10 ай бұрын

​@@donaldstrader7241the hole is so tiny there's no way that the cooling of the kin would allow oxygen into burn the flaming wood just not enough air too much heat and gas escaping through the tiny pin hole.

another highly entertaining episode. And I believe the first reference of a thong in bush crafting history. Awesome video

Solid response and suggestion in advance of the sarcastic comments that were sure to come à la "No fire making material? Step one: start a fire." 👍

The word your looking for Dan is pyro🔥

I was curious about "char material" when I saw this video. I'm a blacksmith and use a homemade retort to make hardwood lump charcoal out of the oak and locust deadfall around my house. I like the idea of doing the same thing on a smaller scale and carrying that into the woods. Once it's carbon, it's carbon, even if it gets wet!

My favorite natural char is the pith from dead standing mullein stalks

I carry an ample supply of char cloth as well as fresh material for making more. My favorite cloth to use is 100% cotton gun cleaning patches.

Punk is my favorite choice. It's like" super char"! Burns white it's so hot once punk is charred .

What comes to my mind is the song "fire starter."

The way i learned is that the escaping gas is flamable, when the escaping gas doesnt hold a flame any longer your char is done. Good video.

Love the entertainment value of your videos which is, of course, always combined with incredible content. I always learn something watching you and do it with a smile on my face

Coalcraker: “I’m not making this stuff up.” Is this the first ever infomercial for punk wood? 😀

I bought a $5 child bluejeans from the thrift. Worked great. Natural char is awesome too. Best thing is go out and have fun testing it.

This was cool. I have watched and read tons of things about fire craft but never saw this. I love the way you do videos and they give me some great ideas for better ways to do mine.

I love using the char tin (punkwood). My flint and steel kit has a ton of fun stuff in there. The char rope, lamp wicks, char cloth, char natural material. The hardest part of using the char tin is re-learning how to strike. I'm primarily a steel hits flint person, so the flint hits steel was awkward at first. Great video!

My favorite char so far it's a shelf fungus I pulled off a quakie and charred. Held together real well and took sparks fast.

@AE-yt4lx

2 жыл бұрын

Translation, please. Thx

@Carterironworks

2 жыл бұрын

@@AE-yt4lx I don't know what you have questions about. Many people start with char cloth which is a natural fiber usually 100% cotton cloth cooked in a metal container without oxygen, the end result being char or char cloth. My favorite char so far is a shelf fungus I believe it's scientific name is Phellinus tremulae that grows on some Quaking Aspen trees (quakies). I cut the shelf mushroom of the tree slice it up like bread and stick it in a tin, often a Altoids tin, closed and stick it in a fire. You will see smoke then flame come out of the tin, leave it in the fire till the flame coming out of the tin goes out( you can always leave it in longer) then pull it out, let it cool off and you basically have charcoal made from a type of mushroom. It has always caught sparks really well for me, better than any of the cloth I have tried. If you don't have Aspen trees where you live you can also find similar mushrooms on the side of other trees. Let me know if you need any more help.

It's not about surviving. It's about thriving!

This is awesome. Humor and skill ...Bravo!

Cool Dan . Thanks 👍🇨🇦

This is good! I made a video of my elk camp recently and was low on char cloth. I looked at punk wood and thought “I’m pretty sure there’s a way to use that” but had no idea I could’ve replenished my char material! Good stuff, thanks!

Top notch explanation of what punk wood is with showing it. Game changer for me cause I'm homeless living near primitive. Ty

I love char cloth so much, I wear long johns woven from it.👍🔥

Great video! I personally wait till there is no more smoke coming out of the tin's hole, then I give it another 5 minutes or so before I take it out or off of the fire. Because of my previous work I used to go through 10 pairs of jeans a year. They make excellent charcloth too..... so no shortage of material here lol.

Punk wood is my go to for char material first time every time lol

I didn't know about punk wood, so thanks for sharing!

10:34 should have said Firebender lmao. I used old blue jeans to make my char cloth. But this video has given me quite a few ideas, thanks.

I'm actually kind of stunned right now: I picked up my new flint and steel for the first time today, and about four hours later I had a fire, thanks to a couple of your videos.

I use flint and steel all the time. Always keep a tinder bundle from a palm tree (monkey fuzz) in a zip lock in my fire kit. Favorite method for fire starting.

As I train myself for what comes,I use the spark down into my tins separate lid. Eliminate for when times may have you confused. Becomes muscles memory or a habit if one prefers. Good skills never forgotten.

Never thought of that thanks great broadcast!

Another good vid! At this rate if I watch them all, I'll be able to live in the wild with a tarp, knife and a black tin for decades. Lol

I recently picked up a rope lighter and although I have had a chance to light any fires with it yet, I'm confident it will work every time. For anyone wondering what it is just think of it as char zippo. It's a 3/8 inch cotton rope that feeds into a small tube with a flint wheel at the top. Mine came with 2 wicks and I'm sure you can light 100s of fires on a single wick.

@liztowers2058

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool!!

@donaldstrader7241

Жыл бұрын

While reading I did find a reference to a shepherd's lighter. It is, from page 33 of Ash Child by Peter Bowen ©2002, starring the Métis detective Gabriel Du Pré. "...and lit it with the shepherd's lighter his daughter Maria had brought him from Spain. Just a flint and a steel wheel and a length of cotton rope. It worked well and he didn't have to buy lighter fluid." Mine came from Spain also--someone with outdoor interests kindly purchased it for me there and sent it to me. I don't recall paying too much, but that was a long time ago. My late father-in-law had a very fine one, but no one knows what happened to it.

Definitely fire-maker... I’m a retired Fire-person. Lol!

Learning more every new video from you !!! Thank you so much for posting!!! Take care and stay safe my friend !!

Versatility at its best!

Altoids Tins make good char tins & when cool- back to the EDC instruments storage... so that's my fav

Nice addition to our tool box !

Hello my Outdoors friend, thank you for sharing another very informative video. All the best to you and your family. Stay safe out there. 🤗

Thank you for this video. I've been using charcloth for years now and I never knew I could dry it out in the fire

I have an metal band aid tin. Thank you for the most knowledgeable articulate video. PS. Alan Alda sounds like you. Nice!

Awesome vid as always Dan!!!

Thanks Dan!

Thanks for a great video! I am learning the basics of bushcrafting and appreciate all of your tips! Thank you!

I can tell you had fun with this one.

Top drawer as always Dan. Amusing and informative. Cheers, J 👍.

Will try this ,thanks Dave

Letting your wife know you steal her good towels = a lot more time alone in woods.

@thegrim418

3 жыл бұрын

"I see this as an absolute win"

Brilliant video 👍😊

Awsome job at explaining this process..thank you.

Love that intro beat. Great channel

Yes, please. What else can you turn into char? That will be a great video!

@mattivirta

2 жыл бұрын

normal men use jeans best material, t-shirt, good but thin, old wood, rotten wood, fleece maybe i not has tyest yet,, many material can use but not nylon or other plastic clothes. genuine natural material best.

My favorite way of fire making 👍

Good deal. You answered several questions I had about char. Thank you so much.

Great video 👍

Good vid. Good vibes.

excellent tutorial!!!

Great, keep up the good work

Excellent intro mate

Thank you for this video. Great tips and techniques, as always!

You are on of the best. love your videos. Great. Thank you 👍🏻

Awesome info.. thank you.. great video

This is a nice teaching video, Thank you.

That did answer all my questions about char material. Thank you

Are you in the appalachians? So far I've known most of what I watched, I did get some pointers on traps that helped. For those that are just beginning. Your videos are extremely well made. In depth, explaining not only how,but why as well. A lot of times knowing why you're doing a certain actions, ensures you wont forget that step. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

Great video Dan, made charcloth but not tried making charwood but will give it a go. Thanks for filming, Andy

New sub. 2nd vid. Lends new meaning to, "You're Fired".

Very cool. Thanks.

The way you do your videos (fantastic btw) 💥really makes people pay attention to what you’re teaching👍 at least I did !!!!THANKS 👍 from ky

Another great one, thanks!

We did that in the cub Scout's back in the 60s

Excellent information. It had never crossed my mind to use punkwood to make char.

Luv ur humor. Grt video

You are awesome D!

Thank you for the great info!

SUPER..THANKS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Great content! Love it 👍

I love your intros

Helpful video. Thanks.

Thanks. That was very helpful. You told us what punk wood is. But this video clarified it.. So THANK YOU 🔥

My preferred material, is my old Levis. Excellent char cloth. Just stumbled onto your channel. Very well done, sir.

I know most people think you only need three things for fire; oxygen, heat, and fuel, frequently referred to as the “fire triangle." But there is also a fourth element, the chemical reaction. To support this consider the following scenario: I watched my father heat a frozen/rusted nut that’s on a bolt, then dip this red hot item into an open container of gasoline (such as a metal tub we used to wash parts) to cool it off. In this scenario, you had plenty of heat, abundant fuel, and oxygen with nothing happening other than the bolt being cooled off. I watched this happen regularly for over 50 years without a single problem. There must then absolutely be a fourth element (consider my father’s scary practice). So heat, oxygen & extremely volatile fuel does not always cause fire without the chemical reaction.

I love ur show its informative and interesting keep up the great work brother

Hey you did a good job thank you nothing wrong with Bushcraft and knowing how to do it. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸