The Best Friction Fire Wood in North America

This video will teach you all about the best friction fire wood you can find in North America and its medicinal uses. For more info on the subject, please read our blog: survivalschool.us/cottonwood-... ....
This is the first video in a series of videos that will cover the most important trees to know for survival and bushcraft. If your interesting in becoming a certified survival Instructor, please visit the link below and for veterans, our program is now GI bill approved.
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0:00 Intro
1:25 Identification
3:30 Survival Uses
6:00 Medicinal Uses

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  • @lorenzobustos3149
    @lorenzobustos3149 Жыл бұрын

    Proud alumni and certified instructor here. Everyone should go take a course with these guys. One of my favorite things I've ever done. Rob is good people. You won't regret it

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    need to come back out and hangout for a course. Would be nice to have you back.

  • @WildPrimitiveSkills

    @WildPrimitiveSkills

    11 ай бұрын

    How’s things brother

  • @phillipschris2274
    @phillipschris2274 Жыл бұрын

    Gonna be a great series. Great to see a Sigma 3 video notification again.

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    hows things going with you man, hit me up sometime and lets catch up. Got a lot of new videos coming soon. Tactical and medical instructors just got added to the team.

  • @Bushmanschool
    @Bushmanschool Жыл бұрын

    Amazing comeback brother.Thanks for sharing this video.

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Yeah I'm back to content making full time after a many year break. Just getting warmed up. Pretty rusty at this stuff.

  • @campsiteministries
    @campsiteministries Жыл бұрын

    Wow!! It's great to see you back on youtube. It's been a long, long time. I'm a veteran,(U.S. Army Reserves), but never got called up even though I was in an infantry unit. All my service and training was here at home. As for trees, I don't know if we have Cottonwood in my area,(mid-atlantic), but we do have plenty of Tulip Poplar which seems comparable to Cottonwood.

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    yep i'm back to it full time again. Its been many years. Thank you for your service. If you know any veterans, our survival instructor program is now GI Bill Approved. Spread the word.

  • @WildPrimitiveSkills
    @WildPrimitiveSkills Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @paulmcclure3206
    @paulmcclure3206 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the return in your videos I watch alot of content now but it was your bugout and Basecamp series that really introduced me to the survival world thank you for making a big difference in the way I view the world stay safe and God bless

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    thats awesome. lot of people been begging me to do another one of those trips for years.

  • @IntoTheWildernessBushcraft
    @IntoTheWildernessBushcraft Жыл бұрын

    Put this series on a DVD, please. I would absolutely buy it. Thank you! 🥾🏔️

  • @blackhawkbushcraft
    @blackhawkbushcraft24 күн бұрын

    Hey there, sir. Just came across your channel and content. I love me some good cottonwood! 👍 Thanks for the vid. And I am a U.S. Army Veteran, 12B Combat Engineer.

  • @drew-gray
    @drew-gray Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Thanks so much!

  • @MissionOutdoors
    @MissionOutdoors Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely the BEST survival school out there! If you've been sitting on the fence about taking a class with Sigma 3, DO IT! It's a great time. Proud Spring 2023 Instructor graduate 🍻

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    Right on brother. Hope you come back and visit before too long. Thanks for the support.

  • @MissionOutdoors

    @MissionOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    @sigma3survivalschool I'll be there for sure for 2-3 weeks in the spring, and hoping to drop down for a week during the next instructors class as well.

  • @teammaroon1
    @teammaroon1 Жыл бұрын

    Love it! Keep them coming and welcome back!

  • @brianmaxey7568
    @brianmaxey7568 Жыл бұрын

    Don't have Cottonwoods here in Eastern Kentucky, but have Tulip Poplar, it has many of the same qaulities and uses.. Thanks for the video..

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Жыл бұрын

    yea I like tulip poplar, but friction fire is much much easier than poplar, like night and day. Love poplar for cordage, peels so easy

  • @user-rz9kk7sm1c
    @user-rz9kk7sm1c Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you back Let’s learn

  • @standaffern6595
    @standaffern65952 ай бұрын

    Just to confirm how great cottonwood and willow are for bowdrill, I’ve managed to coax embers from both species from freshly cut trees. Although initially unsuccessful, I found the liberal use of ash to create enough friction to generate drying cycles, eventually leading to success.

  • @sigma3survivalschool

    @sigma3survivalschool

    Ай бұрын

    sounds like you're not applying enough downward pressure in your handhold.