How to Start a Fire in Wet Conditions

Here I go over some tips and tricks for starting a fire when it's wet, or starting a fire at all! How to find dry wood, what to use as a fire starter, and some things you can keep in your backpack to help you out.

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Brooke Whipple
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Reed City, MI 49677

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[maxzhu]

Better than other wet condition fire videos. You really show us step by step, not just talk through it.

[SoundlessScream]

I like you're being your natural strange self and having fun, you also talk about the nature around you with an educated park ranger-ey-ness that reminds me of the nature books from the 70's my parents would show me. Thanks for making this video, I enjoyed it.

[davekibbey]

That's the same thing my dad would say back when I was a kid and he was showing me how to build a campfire. "Were not outa the woods yet." Thanks for bringing back a fond memory.

[dospalmascb]

Birch smells amazing. These older videos of yours are fantastic Brooke. Thank you.

[paulthomas]

One thing that I learned by operating a giant 4 story Neptune Furnace with 7 zones and hearths of which we used either Natural Gas or Diesel Fuel to initially start the burn of concentrated human waste in Advanced Wastewater Plant is that : If you blow down on a fire it will smoke like hell. If you raise the fire level up like you did on branches or even bark the air gets under the fire and will let fire hot and almost non smoking. However even though I have fairly good knowledge of where to find dry wood, I have a hell of a time getting fire going in a rain down pour. Had to make small shelter to keep rain off fire area. Even with all the right stuff and fire starter equipment it is still hard getting fire going in rain. Your video helped me out very much and I now carry special stuff with me everywhere I go land is always in one of our cars for those emergencies. Thank You!

[smsgtbulldog]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us. Always appreciated

[eddiekilfedder]

I always carry cotton wool soaked in vaseline or as they call it across the pond petroleum jelly or even a lip blam which gives a burn time of 3 to 4 minutes
total live saver in wet conditions, hope this helps

[quinntheeskimooutdoors]

Nice Brooke, I am up in the ADK now. Had to light a fire the other day to boil water, super wet windy conditions. Got done using all stops. One note use a larger lighter rather than a small one. When it’s cold it’s hart to uses small lighter. I used many tools and got it going.

[MrSIXGUNZ]

You and your hubby are amazing!!! Blessings to you and your family 😇 🇺🇸

[Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Good advice. I especially like the part where you recommend folks carry fire lighting assists with them in their pack etc. I light almost all my fires using local found natural materials but I still think it is a good idea to have an ace up the sleeve so to speak by carrying some man made fire starting assists. Even though I am very confident in my local found, natural materials, fire starting skills, I still carry fire starting assists because you never know when an emergency hits and you need a fire quick and do not have the time to mess around spending the amount of time that it takes to get a fire going from natural local materials.

[mikecuddihey]

I got a fire goin' in the rain last year. Impressed everybody on the lake.

[woodyscabin]

Lov this. All of it. Haha. I use the same tins for same things+.
This is the best, most peaceful entertainment around.

[maverickSTC]

Great video. Subject well presented and I learned something new, which is rare for me these days.

[domcabal]

I really enjoyed your video. You are very animated and pleasant to watch. In your words, "Its great to HAVE a lighter". Thank you!

[jasonh]

The best video I’ve seen about fire starting - straight to the point, lots of useful information, and showing different methods of starting a fire. Thanks a bunch!

[jencorea]

Omg your little kit … oh blow my mind…incredibly excellent ❤️
Northern hemisphere sister … go the fire … everywhere.
Sacred ♥️

[mikecuddihey]

Another thing I've noticed is that the inside of a log always stays dry regardless. Split it into kindling-sized pieces, and you end up with numerous dry faces-- and there's your firewood. Dead, brown evergreen needles still on the branch also like to burn even when wet. Shake the water off and prop it up between showers if possible to give it more of a chance to dry out a bit.

[Swimdeep]

Nicely done👍🏼 First time viewer and you got my sub. Your storyteller way in an instructional video was very engaging. Despite knowing how to start a fire when it’s wet, I watched to the end.

[quinnwarman]

And the ladys out ther remember tampons or sanitary pads work exsellent too as fire starters

[Julian-bqqv]

*you always bring a smile to my day. thank you*