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Finding fire in the Desert – Ray Mears Extreme Survival – BBC

Posted on February 16th, 2010

Ray Mears shows you how-to start a fire in the desert.

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25 Responses to “Finding fire in the Desert – Ray Mears Extreme Survival – BBC”

  1. DIRECTHALO666 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    then u dont live in the desert

  2. Verradonairun Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    dry it yourself! :)

  3. dzihouchan Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    I like the condom and water method better :)

  4. dhom100 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    that’s not practical. it soon melts and becomes useless.

  5. Catalyst2 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Under all these other circumstances you would be allowed to take a knife and matches and usually do. But there are controlled environments like getting on a plane. I was just curious. I like the idea of surviving in the wild, but lets just recognise that if we get lost hiking and have not taken a knife and flint, what is the solution….if there is one.

  6. MarchingBlueNGold Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    None of the wood around where i live is dry enough to do this D:

  7. mattrulz21 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    that is defanitly not the only way u could get caught in the wild
    u could get lost on a hike (it happens all the time)
    ur atv could break down in the deasert.
    if ur rafting ur boat could flip
    there is are endless possibilities of ways to get caught in the wild.

    i strongly disagree with u “catalyst”

  8. Dakatt1 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Yeah go to this video

    watch?v=vPk28DiIWPU

  9. Catalyst2 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Well Dakatt, I wish he would show us what you are telling me, because if it is illegal to carry a knife in public and the only time a person would get caught in the WILD is if their plane crashed – and it is illegal to carry or store a knife and Machete on a plane – then flint and other stone is the only stuff we would have. Real survival is knowing this and finding that first. Everyone on here slates me, but they probably believe in the tooth fairy also.

    Ray is okay, but he has a knife.

  10. Dakatt1 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    What would Ray do without a knife? Well this … watch?v=vPk28DiIWPU. Flint is by no means rare. It is formed from quartz, the second most abundant mineral on Earth. If he can’t find flint then most types of chert will do the same job to a greater or lesser degree.

    You can’t knock Ray, he could survive in your world quite easily, I doubt you’d last very long in his

  11. pignutbushcraft Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    so can i its a neet an ingenoius method of making a magnifying lens out of ice. one of the most amazing things iv ever found out lol

  12. pignutbushcraft Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    the funnyest thing tho i seen a vid of him making fire in the sahara using dead wood an he claimd he had an ember but you could clearly see the wood wasnt even chard lol it was the same colour as it was when he started

  13. vassilischr Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    fire with magnifying glass is easier

  14. edwining Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    thats rule number 1

  15. Rick2Max Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Rule number 9: Always carry a knife!

  16. ichbinzehn Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Wow! No more to say!

  17. wildwestcomedy1 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Nominate Ray for Prime Minister

  18. Catalyst2 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Hahaha!! Yeh Right Carbonbodyworker!! Gloves, a knife!! That’s not extreme survival! That being totally prepared and then talking a walk into the local woods.

    Behind the camera is a FUCKING GERT-BIG 5 STAR HOTEL!!!!

    But we still love you RAY!!!

  19. Catalyst2 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    People with knives are girls!!

    You’re not Rambo440!

    You’re a Bimbo000!
    :o p

  20. Rambo440 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    if your dumb enough to go into the bush without a knife would be a problem but everyone does take a knife so stop bitching about it.

  21. Airsoft9eleven Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    accually it would be retarded to go in the wild without a knife
    and you can make “knives” from broken pieces of flint or other rocks

  22. carbonbodyworker Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Fuckinhell ray smart mate.
    But the embers took months not seconds ya fucker,i watched a whole ball game while ya did that.Also,i wouldnt just happen to be carryin a shiny white pair of gloves while fucked up in the desert.
    Still love ya ray,just get your fuckin hands dirty like the rest of us,lol

  23. Catalyst2 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Never noticed before! Thanks for the info! Btw! I’m just messing around on here!

    Bye!

  24. SandboxPitbull Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Alot of Rays knowledge is learnt from tribal peoples who actually live in these conditions (and yes, a knife or machete is essential to their survival). Rays show is modelled on hunter/gatherer techniques is better suited to real bushmen and /or hunters.

    Bears program is not so much about living in the wild, its about getting out of it as quickly as possible. Thats where these 2 differ. With Ray you could actually live in the bush. With Bear its about getting out as quickly as possible.

  25. Catalyst2 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Flint is a rare stone and does not exist everywhere. Hmmm!! Ray Buddy! You are a little scuppered if thoust doth loose thy blade.

    Anyway! I’m sure Mr Mears could pick up any ole item and squeeze it so hard in his manly hands it would become as hard and tense as flint. Then he will pop the squeezed material between his well-toned bum-cheeks and pinch it into a razor-sharp edge.

    Ray is Lord of all!

    All praise Ray!!

    Aouuuuuuuuu!!! Aouuuuuuuuuuu!!!

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