Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
André-François Bourbeau. (jump to 11:11 for the money shot!)
Guinness World Record holder for voluntary survival. Author of
Wilderness Secrets Revealed: Adventures of a Survivor, and also author of The Surviethon : his 31 days of voluntary wilderness survival in the boreal forest.
In his Surviethon's book, André has listed a few fire making exercise to sharpen up your skills. This exercise is one of the last one listed in his book.
The rules! Make a bow drill in various weather conditions. We went for a winter bow drill at -10 Celsius after multiple days of rain.
Since we ain't no expert in the matter, it took us more than 2 hours to achieve this. I also have a right shoulder little problem atm and could only slightly participate in building the set and sharing the little knowledge I have. My brother in law is a beast! As you will see, having a good physical condition is a real asset when it comes to learning this skill!
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André-François Bourbeau. (jump to 11:11 for the money shot!)
Guinness World Record holder for voluntary survival. Author of
Wilderness Secrets Revealed: Adventures of a Survivor, and also author of The Surviethon : his 31 days of voluntary wilderness survival in the boreal forest.
In his Surviethon's book, André has listed a few fire making exercise to sharpen up your skills. This exercise is one of the last one listed in his book.
The rules! Make a bow drill in various weather conditions. We went for a winter bow drill at -10 Celsius after multiple days of rain.
Since we ain't no expert in the matter, it took us more than 2 hours to achieve this. I also have a right shoulder little problem atm and could only slightly participate in building the set and sharing the little knowledge I have. My brother in law is a beast! As you will see, having a good physical condition is a real asset when it comes to learning this skill!
Free Royalty music provided by the Youtube Audio Librairy
