Fire By Friction Bow Drill Kit | A step by step guide

Making fire by friction in the winter using the bow drill method.
Focusing on technique and common fault finding.

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[arthurcrook]

Great Tips! I love seeing the failures as well as it keeps it real and shows some of the pitfalls that many of us will face. Thanks for sharing

[JM-jdyp]

Hi Nick. I can only really echo what others have said. It's so important to show the successes and other issues as well. It makes things real and believable. Your style of presentation is informative and engaging. Thank you and I will check out your other videos. I wish you well.

[redhawk]

Absolutely Awesome! Bow drill is a skill I'm continuing to try to master. 10:05 "And to wrap this up fundamentally, don't leave home without one of these guys"...holds up a lighter. There is no more reliable way to start a fire than with a fire and butane burns at around 2205C/4000F degrees. I've tested Bic lighters thousands of times at over 14, 000 feet above see level in Colorado and they produce flame as reliably as anywhere. The spark can be used to light fires even if the lighter is wet and out of gas.

[darrenr]

Many thanks Nick, I really enjoyed watching this. I'm going to have a go, but really hope I never need to use it for real!

[brucematys]

Another excellent video Nick, well explained. Cheers!

[marcusgarner]

had a go at this years ago as a child with my uncle, i'll go out and give it a go soon - always worth being prepared :)

[Adam-ptqm]

It's my birthday today and my brother has bought me a bow drill kit so I will be giving this a try! Thanks for the helpful vid🙂

[fistsmcnasty]

I love it. He gives an amazing, in depth explanation on using a bow drill. Last top tip? Don’t leave your house without a lighter.

[Heimo]

what a nice, sympatic and also science-loaded tutorial, thank you so much. loved those side-infos like smoke at ~200°C, .. will do this with kids next birthday party. so also your inspiration ignited ;-)

[duncys]

Very good demo Nick. Nice to see all the process clearly with no hocus-pocus bushcraft dark art stuff.

[geordiehenderson]

Brilliant, great explanation. Ive never tried fire by friction before, as i normally keep lots of firesteels in different bags depending if im out walking or Canoe wild camping. But after watching your explanation, i would give it a try next time im out on one of my Canoe trips this year. Thanks for sharing those skills.
Regards
Geordie

[duncys]

Took me ages to get this to work. My mate Stu from four crows bushcraft talked me through and taking your time saving ALL your powder. It was amazing when I got it!

[seasoldier]

Another excellent lesson. Your channel raises the bar for the other "vlogers" to follow.

[greetb]

I bet many a bow drill has been smashed across a knee in sheer frustation over time! The calorie hunt in days gone by must have been huge, we are so lucky now. Great tips Nick and really satisfying to see, fire seems to be magic when you create it without a lighter or matches, simple pleasures eh? . Thank you for sharing. All best.

[banksarenotyourfriends]

The main thing I do differently to you, is that I try not to blow on the nest until the last few seconds (I just gently wave the nest back and forth) that way you don't introduce additional moisture from your breath into the equation. I don't know how much difference it makes really, but you definitely don't get as light-headed!

[gerryedwards]

All that, and you 'ad a bleedin' lighter on you all along?! Only joking. Always need a plan B. Very good tips. Didn't know about the colour of the smoke detail. Good work as ever!

[stevelobley]

Thanks Nick - once again an outstanding “real” video with step by step and visible pointers on how to do it. Too many times I see a quick bit of furious bowing and then hey presto we’re off... . I collected some dry standing ivy last weekend and followed your set up for the hearth board and drill and will be trying it this weekend. This vid is perfect timing. Cheers.

[brianartillery]

Fascinating stuff. I do remember seeing one of Ray Mears' shows where he visited a Pacific Island where the inhabitants had completely lost the knowledge of creating a fire from scratch. Ray used a fire bow to show them how. Have you ever tried the 'fire plough' method? That always seems to be far harder work than the fire bow, and requires very hard, bone-dry wood, to work.

[rodster]

Hey :) it'd be worth linking this video in your prior bow drill videos description box, just had to scroll through your posted videos to the 6months ago mark. Petty request but making it easier to find your content and self-linking will benefit you aswell! Keep it up love the videos

[waypointguy]

Really enjoying the Videos. I'm in Atlantic Canada, we have similar challenges as far as changeable weather goes. As a bonus, fire-starting skills are really well tested and finely honed by camping in the woods during a Canadian Winter.