Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
200 years ago, frontiersmen like Simon Kenton faced brutal cold nights with no tents, sleeping bags, or modern gear… yet they survived. How?
In this video, I recreate a forgotten survival trick described in Allan Eckert’s The Frontiersmen—a stealthy buried fire technique that can keep you warm all night long with almost no visible flame and very little smoke.
This method was used on the frontier to stay alive, avoid detection, and make it through freezing wilderness nights. I’ll show you how it works, why it works, and why it may still be useful today for bushcraft, wilderness survival, cold-weather camping, and historical skills.
If you enjoy frontier history, real survival techniques, and old-fashioned outdoor wisdom, you’ll love this one.
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200 years ago, frontiersmen like Simon Kenton faced brutal cold nights with no tents, sleeping bags, or modern gear… yet they survived. How?
In this video, I recreate a forgotten survival trick described in Allan Eckert’s The Frontiersmen—a stealthy buried fire technique that can keep you warm all night long with almost no visible flame and very little smoke.
This method was used on the frontier to stay alive, avoid detection, and make it through freezing wilderness nights. I’ll show you how it works, why it works, and why it may still be useful today for bushcraft, wilderness survival, cold-weather camping, and historical skills.
If you enjoy frontier history, real survival techniques, and old-fashioned outdoor wisdom, you’ll love this one.
👉 Subscribe to WayPoint Survival for more historical skills, bushcraft techniques, and practical wilderness knowledge.
#WayPointSurvival #SurvivalSkills #Bushcraft #FrontierHistory #ColdWeatherSurvival #StealthFire #OldWaysStillWork
Check out the new website and sign up for the free WayPoint Survival and Prepping 101 newsletter here: waypointsurvival.com
Link for purchase of WayPoint Survival Phase 1 Digital Class:
waypointsurvival.com/digital-course
For more information on classes, to check out the required gear list, or buy Merch go to: waypointsurvival.com
To support our work on Patreon: patreon.com/WayPointSurvival
Here's a link to my Teespring Merchandise: teespring.com/shop/WayPoint_Survival?tsmac=recently_viewed&tsmic=recently_viewed&pid=212&cid=5819https://amzn.to/4n0PKVX
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The tin can hobo grill is a fun and easy project that is light weight and that can cook up to two burgers at a time. Its made from cheap products and basic tools. Great for road trips, camping and back country adventures.
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![1920s Old School Survival Kit [ Tobacco Tinder Bag ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hIFoCpHjG2s/mqdefault.jpg "1920s Old School Survival Kit [ Tobacco Tinder Bag ]
Discover the secrets of ancestral travel with our 1920s Old School Survival Kit: Tobacco Tinder Bag video, where we explore the essential everyday carry gear (EDC) used by our forebears over a century ago. Dive into the past and learn how to pack a vintage-style tinder bag, just like the one used by adventurers crossing the country in the early 20th century. Uncover the practicality and simplicity of old-school survival tools, including a detailed look at the tobacco tinder bag, a staple in any traditional travelers kit.
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![Idiot Proof Fire Starter! [ Effortless Fire Creation! ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iFjFkaV2BRM/mqdefault.jpg "Idiot Proof Fire Starter! [ Effortless Fire Creation! ]
NO MATCHES, NO TINDER! This is the fire starter YOU NEED and EVERYONE can use! It works in all types of weather, is perfect for emergencies, survival situations and in fits in almost all survival kits and bug out bags, even in your pocket!
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