Survival Hack: Handheld Fire: Starting a Fire in the Rain and Snow, Survival Fire Starter

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Stay in the Woods,

Dan

[justinlarrabee]

Even dry weather this is a all around cool trick.

[moimeme]

Dan, I enjoy your bushcraft videos; and, your website name, “Coalcracker, ” brings back memories of my youth as I was growing up in Muskegon, Western Michigan. Back in the 1950’s, we were heating a small, four room house with a coal stove in the living room. Periodically, the coal company would deliver a ton of coal into the bin on the side of the house; and, some of the coal lumps were the size of a basketball. It was my job to go into the coalbin with a ball peen hammer and break up those lumps into a more serviceable size, occasionally revealing fossilized plant matter in the seams. Hence, I was a coalcracker at an early age.
Thanks for the memories.

[edf]

I saw this done with a slight modification. Once the feathers are cut and rolled up, still attached, a cut/proud stop is made next to the feather start. This way your ferro rod starts and stays put against that hard edge so it won't slip and take all the feathers with it. Try it :)

[markashlock]

Great vid! When making my feather stick, I usually incorporate several “extra thick” feathers. Still lights easily, but extends the burn time, often long enough to ignite the stick itself. Thanks for passing on your copious knowledge!!!

[brickempire]

Wow. That flare at the end looked awesome! It'd be cool to incorporate that to be your 'thing'

[fryeguy]

I LOVE ALL THESE LITTLE TIPS ... I KEEP COLLECTING THEM ... A LOT OF LITTLE TIPS ADD UP TO ONE BIG SUCCESSFUL OUTING...KEEP THEM COMING 👍👍👍

[garyminick]

Your videos are getting more and more professional. I think they are excellent ! You also used the small amount of wind to your advantage, which I thought was clever also .

[djtblizzle]

Dude you are the modern day Mors!!!! Love this!

[richardkight]

One pennsylvanian to another, Awesome video. 👍

[SuperNobby]

Excellent stuff here. Looking to use some of the demonstrations to our UK Explorer scouts.

[rickdrasch]

Great tip. Love your videos Dan. Rick from Rochester NY.

[garvon]

Just found this channel and I am sharing it with all of my bushcraft buddies. Excellent tips.

[davidkiser]

Been watching / keeping up with Dan for a couple years or more, and the more I watch, the more I am convinced he is one of the best "bushcraft" creators on YT. Would love to take a skills class one day with him. I had never seen or though of this method before.

[jentrue]

Great tip! I've made many feather sticks but the trick holding the ferro rod along with the feather stick and striking is cool too know for bad weather. Thanks!

[crafter]

Very clever .So simple keeping the shavings on the stick .I never even thought of it used to take the small dead branches from live pine trees .They went up well.Thanks for your time making the vid .Great .

[evangelosstamatakis]

Amazing video!! Simple and you talk about the simplest stuff!! We all struggle at the small simple things rather than cutting down trees and huge pieces of wood!! 💪🙏🙏

[Charles.Spillman]

I was down behind my house at a river bed and i used this, Thank you for all these survival tricks and tips im 15 survival is one thing i'm intrested in I can't stand to be indoors id rather be out. Thank you

[joeday]

At first I was thinking; "Alright, a feather stick. No biggy." Then you did the whole ferro rod trick, and my jaw literally dropped open. So simple, yet so profound. My toolbox runneth over.

[scottseverythingoutdoors]

You definitely have some of the best survival hacks! Also I just like the way you teach them! thanks!

[wooki_in-the-wild]

Great technique, thanks for sharing, Dan!!