Pro Tip: CEDAR FATWOOD. Is Pine the only Fatwood out there? How to process Fatwood
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Most of us know that Pine is a great tree to use for Fatwood/Lighterknot/Fatlighter. Is that the only option? If you've watched Piked Antler's "Lost Hunters Series," you would have already learned that Hemlock has Fatwood properties as well. In this video we will show you that Cedar is another option for making fire in wet conditions with a knife and ferro rod, some tips on how to identify it, how to process it and lastly you will see that it's effective, even after it's been soaking in water for over 72 hours.
I collect my fatwood out of Douglas Fir up here on Vancouver Island in Canada...dont have many pine tress in my area...and I live in a rainforest so where I collect my fatwood it's always soaked! Hope your week is absolutely blessed....thanks for sharing your find with us! Cheers, Jerbs #22ADAY 👍🏼🇺🇸🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏼
I'm in NW Washington state. Douglas fir is my go to for fatwood also. I just found some deep purple fir fatwood. its gorgeous
Ahhhh, the purple!! So sweet and pretty. We don't have much of that here in WNC but the cedar here has some pretty purple too.
🙂Glad to see you not give up with the spark. I've had cedar heart wood scrapings take a spark as well. Stay safe. Love the Lord and others.✝🔥
Thanks, you too!
that is really neat. i like finding out stuff the other so called experts don't necessarily teach.
Thanks for the comment. I too like exploring new ideas and finding out what works and what doesn’t.
Try resting your ferro rod next to the Maya dust on the stone and strike down, it will save your ferro rod, and light it in 2 strikes usually. Thanks for the video brother, I have only found ceder fatwood twice in my life, it burns slower and not as hot as pine fatwood but it can definitely save you life in a pinch. 👍😎👍
Thanks for the tips but I find that I end up busting my knuckles and/or knocking tinder and tinder dust all over the place when I strike towards the tinder. That’s just me though
Enjoyed the video. Sure am glad we don't have to soak fatwood for 72 hours before trying to start a fire. 😄😄😄!
That is Cedar, and it makes for amazing fatwood. I have some polished pieces and it's beautiful. Much harder than Pine fatwood. Hard as a hammer. And buuuuuuuurns.
I have a ton of Douglas fir fatwood here...its my go to for fire starting! In fact I'll be having a fatwood fire this afternoon and it's going to be Dougie fir! Thanks for sharing this bruv hope you stay safe and blessed my friend! Cheers, Jerbs
small world bro!!!
Nice video/ experiment
Thank you! We try. Feel free to share with whomever might ever need this info. It might just save their life one day, ya know. :)
You really should cut a chunk (soda can sized) and sand it down to 2500 grit. It's lovely around the house. I promise you won't regret it
I like it. I'll try it out and I am sure it'll smell great boss. Thanks
Check out survival theory, he did a vid on "cedar vs pine the fatwood challenge" a few years ago, great example of both, my fav fatwood video in a while, u will enjoy it.
I will absolutely do that. Thanks for the info Harris.
What's soaking do?
Proves that it burns when wet
Blame the pile and the soaking! Don't blame the wood
Looks like pine. Cettainly not eastern red cedar that we have around here. Fatwood is a specific thing not anything that lites. Fatwood is resin, cedatr has turpentine not resin.
Pine is full of turpentine. The correct term is "pitch wood" not fat wood. If you look into the history of the name "Carolina Tarheels" you'll learn all you need to know 😉
Whoah. Something new and fascinating to learn. Thanks for the tips
@@pikedantlerprojectsurvival5615 absolutely! Thanks for your tips as well!
Holly tree does not work. But fir tree fat wood is great
Raymond
extremely sappy trees all conifers should produce fat woods
looks like a pine knot. fatwood properties is not fat wood.
Get a lighter!?
You didn't mention fir! ☹️