One Handed Split Wood Fire

Hello folks, Joe here. I'm out for a couple days out on my first solo camp since my accident has been a fun trip so far. Got Mr. Wolfie here and we're trying out a couple different things. So what I thought I would do is make a separate video while I'm out here showing you guys a one handed, one stick fire. Now it poured last night, I'm talking rain, thunder, a whole nine yards, like everything was soaking wet. So this is the perfect time, because otherwise, and even still, you could really rip down a bunch of birch bark, buff it all up, put a lighter to it, put twigs on it, and call it a day. But, in a terrain like this, a situation like this, or in an area where people don't have birch, or tons of rain, it's useful to know to split with fire. So one-handed, I'm going to find my wood, cut it, split it, make shavings, and strike it with a fire steel, not a lighter. So let's try to do that right now. We're in this cedary, actually it's a pretty good mix of a hardwood and softwood forest, but I'm going to try to find a really dead cedar or balsam fir to do this with that splits and works with easily. That's part of this is choosing your wood the best you can, and you don't need to know types of wood for this, just know the characteristics of that wood. All right, here we go. This is a nice candidate. I believe it's cedar. Regardless, it's got the right characteristics, so we're going to get this. It's also standing, which gives it a big benefit so it doesn't stay wet. The top part, I'm going to take a selection of size. I'm probably going to take two pieces at least because of the small diameter of it. So again, just using one hand for everything. Luckily, I have my right hand. At first, I didn't see the benefit either way, but there is a huge benefit of having my right hand, the one that's working. Oops, I'm supposed to hold it with my left, sorry um because it is a huge difference anyway, let's take one more just for a keeping, all righty let's go, it's a nice little camp here man, not too shabby at all, especially with a doggy, friggin sitting pretty bud, oh check, so if the one down right on the all right, it's what makes dinner dinner, well get her we'll get there after that, to make some shavings to strike the fire still on the shavings no, but a spark no lighter style hand-eye coordination has not gone, thank God, hand seems to be functioning quite well holding the axe and stuff so I was concerned about I was very concerned about holding a paddle and all of these things are back and it just gonna get better and better and better and I have much more appreciation for being outside you know after a while it got I don't want to say it got old but it got old because I do it all the time right my job you like to do your job every single day even if it is a fun time anyways brings back a lot of appreciation for being able to even do this thankfulness for God to God taking this to you guys myself proud of myself for doing the work I needed to do and super thankful for my Physiotherapist wife. Oh my god. So many people in my life are super helpful. It's crazy crazy All right, I'll get back with you when it's time to use the knife I've left with some pieces long in order to kind of support it like this I need to get something to collect these shavings on when I'm shaving instead of having to pick them off at the end. Yeah, 100%. I guess I could use my hat. I've done that before. Do you love the hair or is it a bit too much? Don't worry, it's starting to be a bit too much for me too. Feels good on the stomach. The sharp end. The sharp end into your gut. Well, this is going to take a while. It's alright. I've got nothing going on other than I'm starving. I did want to make this fire before making well it's gonna be lunch now I got up and went fishing and looking for grouse and stuff beforehand but I got a nice big fat bass no grouse but uh anyways very enjoyable out here taking my time doing what I want to do when I want to do it it's uh it's awesome going camping with friends but it's so rewarding going camping by yourself and being able to do what you want when you want honestly I'm not joking look at this I wonder if I can do See, oh buddy. Oh, buddy Forgot all about this. I gotta pound that in a little bit better with a baton or something. Oh, it's easier. That is okay I need a heavy piece of wood. Okay, heavy piece of wood I just heard a big crash I haven't heard or seen the multi minute, you know hurt Work is good brought everything in here next to my camp and I'm going to Do it in here by that log so that I can only transfer it right there. I'm going to cook up Wolfie the bass to put this in here. Try to keep it there while I stick the flare steel on it. Transfer it over to the, or actually add a couple. Sorry, add a couple of these to it as I'm walking. Transfer it to the platform and start the fire platform to start it up a lot better. Come on. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Try to do this with one hand and film. I'm sorry if that was a little over-framed. you gotta get it all on at once when you can when you're struggling it all helps to be on it once this wind will not hurt at all either and this is a one-handed fire my old one-handed fat joe i did touch some things a couple times with my left hand but as soon as i clued in i stopped and you saw that i'm not trying to i'm trying to trick anyone out here by myself for no reason all right cool it's fun to do things like this you know test yourself out a little bit um certainly don't rely on it for the first time out in the wilderness if you have to but test yourself on these little things that way if something happens then you're a little bit more prepared plus it's fun all right folks well that sums up this video i want to try to make it short and sweet there's mr wolf he's sleeping behind me i hope you guys liked it i hope you enjoyed it and i hope the camera work was all right i'm trying to figure out this new camera but uh yeah we're back we're in action hand is a little bendy which is nice just call me a little Little Bendy! Little Bendy!