Bushcraft Winter Overnight - Swedish Nying - Canvas Lavvu Shelter - Chicken Rotisserie

First day was unreal spring weather for this time of year. Second day harsh winter. Enjoy.

I only had time to let 1/2 or maybe 2/3 of the material burn...and that was roughly 18 hours. But conditions for a slow burn was perfect and it was hardwood, no wind and heavy snowfall in the night. When it burned for a couple of hours and you dont touch it, like blowing or something there is not so much flames anymore, more of glows in the dark. And in the night and early hours there is usually no wind and moist air so it lasts long. And then the space gets bigger between the logs as it rests on fading embers that transform into coals in the centre thus burning slow. Then if you give the top log a kick it will fall down a bit, pressing down the embers, thus making the space between the two surfaces smaller again, and more heat will develop and flames start to rise and it burns more intense again. Pretty awesome way to control the burn. The coolest thing is when its burning slow with just glowing embers, it still gives away an enormous amount of heat towards your body if you lie down along side of it. Traditionally Spruce or pine is used for this but I had an maple log transported to the site beforehand... softwood I had done before and I have been thinking for years how a thick hardwood material would work for this. That is to take into consideration with the long burn time here. If using a dead pine for this the ideal is not having it too dry because it burns to fast. A bit moist is perfect but its also good to know that the only downside with the Nying is it gives out a lot of smoke. So wind direction is very important for comfort.

Music by Adrian Von Ziegler
   • Nordic/Viking Music - Fjölnir  

As always: Materials used carried in and not harvested on site.