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The Primitive Fire Mistake That Almost Killed Two Campers

BLACKIE THOMAS· 104K subscribers

4d ago · English audio

A no-BS woodsman talk on wilderness safety, survival ego, and why primitive skills should never be your only way out. Practicing bow drills, flint and steel, and friction fire is a vital part of bushcraft. But primitive skills are your spare tire—not the tires you drive on every day. Going into extreme cold or remote woods without modern fire redundancies isn't a badge of honor; it's a gamble you can't afford to…

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37.6KViews
7.7KMedian · 50 videos

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37.2K views ÷ a 7.7K baseline = 4.8×. Compared with 50 earlier videos from the same channel, matching the format recorded at scoring time. Older-upload baseline: reference videos had at least as long to gain views. This comparison is not age-matched.

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