Survival Instructor Explains How to Start a Fire WITHOUT wood!

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Dan

[M_Bamboozled]

One of my best memories is collecting pine cones at a Cub Scout camp in the UK. We had a fire made entirely of pinecones and cooked the best sausages I ever tasted. They were probably burned and not the best, but they seemed great at the time and nostalgia is a wonderful thing. Thanks for reminding me Dan 😃👍

[howardheminger]

Clear, concise and correct. All these other influencers take 30 minutes to get to the point.😊

[j.j.savalle]

My backyard is loaded with pine sap covered cones this year. Did a bonfire last week and they lit fast and burned hot! Great fire tip Dan!

[YetAnotherJohnDoe]

We have pine trees and heat with wood here, so I keep some 45gal bins full of pine cones for fire starters. Thanks for spreading the message about their utility! 👊 😊 Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁🍽

[meoka]

If you do find sap, you can also use the pinecones to scoop some up. Just scrape them along the tree and the sap will get stuck inside them.

[MikeClavetteSr]

I love these I also am a collector of pine cones on the trail, my friends just laugh at me until we get to set up our sites and my fire and water is already brewing before my tent is set up then its a hot meal and coffee while they are still working to even get theirs I should refer them to your videos

[lethernek]

Short and sweet video. Thanks Dan. Happy Thanksgiving.

[geobloxmodels]

Hey Dan, I love your videos and I like to go out and try out the things you teach about. Trouble is, I live in Central Texas and a lot of the natural resources are very different. This video is a good example. There are the Lost Pines if I go east towards Bastrop, but if I find a pine cone in Round Rock it's only because I stole if off a neighbors Christmas wreath. It would be great to see you make a series of bushcraft videos in which you go into different ecosystems and teach how various skills can be adapted to what is locally available.

[palainanoctem-imsh]

I need to see that trap basket assembly, that was too quick for me lol

And what in the world were those wonderful matches?! I've NEVER seen a match burn like that before, do you soak them in lighter fluid or coat them with flint dust?! That was amazing.

I love your videos. They're short, simple and sweet (your jokes and laugh are helping to lift my spirit). Thank you, I hope your day has been good to you thus far

[brianthesnail]

A great demonstration of why you always need two forms of fire lighting.

[gregoryluc]

I dig your shows!!! Your love and enthusiasm for your craft and the out of doors is apparent!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

[paulzimmerman]

Great one! I use pine cones in my home wood stove all the time. Awesome resource. Stay warm and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[brucehillbillybarthalow]

Great video. I used to use pine needles and twigs to start fires in my woodburner. Always started quick too. That's good to know with the pine cone.

[Dominick_Francione]

Great tip. I’ve been using pine cones a ton this year to get the wood stove started. 👍

[rubenskiii]

I really like your channel, straight to the point, u say what u gotta say and when said that’s the video. Really useful information, explained very straightforward. Thanks!
Greetings from The Netherlands🇳🇱.

[EternallyThankful-ospz]

Cattails work fantastically as well !!

[kevinmccarthy]

These are great! I have fat wood, but at home i have bags of these "fire starter" pine cones. They smell great too! My neighbor has the other kind, without the resin. She was bagging and throwing in trash. Now she gives to me and i call these these my charcoal. They burn slower, but leave nice coals and wonderful smell. They help keep mosquitoes away during Summer. Thanks again for your wonderful tips!

[offthearrowshelf]

what works really well round Christmas is dip them in white wax and the tips look like its snow. Then you have some really good fire starters.

[johnduffy]

Amen! Those puppies catch fire like crazy. I use them daily in my wood stove! (and they smell nice)

[TVN-nsgg]

I will take note of this. Thank you for the video.