Thanks, as always, for the video Dave. I've had better luck making decoctions with chaga, where you simmer it in water for a long time. Typically my decoctions will go for 6 hours or more.... I often use a crock pot for this. The resulting liquid is dark, looks like coffee, and tastes vaguely of maple & vanilla. In fact I have used chaga tea as a basis for a mead homebrew, which you can see on my website.
The black portion of the chaga is very medicinal but does not work for fire. Dollar stores now have a small scraper with a small container attached underneath that would be perfect for processing chaga, too.
@joyof10 apparenly boiling doesnt, the guys in the know on chaga make a tincture, reserve the chaga add to water,boil ,make a reduction then add that to the tincture as some of the compounds are water soluable and some arewater(in heat)...keep thetincture above 50proof
Awesome vid, love the yurt series. I wish i could find some chaga around here, sounds delicious mixed with honey. Alot of cedar and pine in southwest utah but no birch. Keep the great vids coming, you've inspired me to become a devout survivalist outdoorsman.
Hi Dave, I noticed that you make use of honey on a regular basis. A table spoon a day, I think you said. My family and I use local honey and bee pollin to help combat allergies. We use local stuff because introducing it into your system regularly will help your body build an immunity to the pollins in your area. I know you have discussed honey in other videos, but I don't remember if you talked about bee pollin. Let us know what you think on it if you get a chance. Thanks for eveything,..E.
dave nice to see you againe found something else out fore you i was playing around with an old littel leag baseball and got cures so i cut it up and you are going to be suprised of how much cordeg is in one and ther is a small ruber ball that might doubel as afishing flot and the leather almost is perfect for boloes the gift that keeps on given plus if you now how to throw it is a weapon hole
If Chaga doesn't grow in Ohio do you know if it does in West Virginia? I'm planning a nature hike for my Boy Scout Troop and was wondering if we could try to find some?
@ejfinch13 Thanks i will have to try that. A friend of mine raises bees so he has alot of fresh honey and pollen and the comb if i want it and now thanks to you i do want it .....lol Thanks for the Info.Be safe and may you always have fire and never run out of rope.
I had no idea about this ! can Chaga be found in Nova Scotia/New Brunswick (Eastern) Canada, I believe you said in your past video that its found north of Ohio
There are two different fungus living on birch trees; one is grey and look like a colts foot: that is not Chaga. The Chaga look like it´s burnt and are black on the outside. Grow in different ways. Then you also have a "out-grow" on birch, that we in Sweden called Vril. That is woody and good for making bowls and small cups out of. So look up pictures of chaga before you make some the´ out of it. Both the one who looked like a coltsfoot and chaga is good for tinder.
Dave, if you ever get the chance look into FERMENTED VEGETABLES(Like Kimchi). A great way to preserve vegetables with with cabbage and salt water. Huge benefit for immune system and no refrigeration required. Can be done in the woods with ease. One more thing OLIVE OIL - a multi use item, healthy, portable FAT for energy. No cooking or refrigeration required but you can cook with it. 1 tblspn has 14grams of fat and no cholesterol...beats hell out of a snickers bar. It`s easy to carry. God Bless
Dave, I know everything you are saying about the benefits of Chaga is true, but where did you read that "the Ice Man" was carrying Chaga? Everything I've read says he had Piptoporus betulinus (commonly known as the birch polypore), and Fomes fomentarius (commonly known as the Tinder Fungus} but nothing about Chaga (Inonotus obliquus), (also known as clinker polypore)
Dave, That small green stove that you have laying on the table, is that something that you will show in future video? I have something similar, it works great!
Hey Dave, Sounds good brother... Wondering if I can find some in the North West woods of NJ. I'll tell you what, I'm going to do that soon. I'm also going to do an experiment, once I find some, where if I harvest it early in the day & thin sliced it & in 2 situations, 1 in the sun the other on a cloudy day, see how long it would take to dry enough to get it to take a flint & steel spark. Good to know if that could be an option for a same day fire need.
really like the time you spent researching this. your footwork along with that of matt brooks is really a great look at this powerful and valuable fungus. sttrange how a anti cancer comes from a fungus that acts like a cancer and kills the tree it grows on. nature is so powerful and mysterious in her ways. thanks for the instructional trail boss. One of my all time favs.
Dave is sort of my litmus test as to whether something tastes nasty or not. Lol! If Dave says it tastes good, then it probably does, with his aversion to nasty stuff on Dual Survival. Also, there are three species of birch trees native to Ohio per the ODNR, where Chaga can form on.
Great video Dave. I have tried Chaga as a cold and flu remedy and have found it to be great for that. I didnt know all the other things about Tumors and the Cancer though.Thanks and i think your Measurements are a bit large.....LOL Looked more like a Table spoon. Keep the Video's comeing. You have also inspired me to start putting some vids out there also.Thank you till we one day meet.
Hi,Dave,I have seen fungus growing on some tree down here in Texas,but I'm not sure your talk the same kind of fungus.The fungus I have found is yellowish growing right off the trunk of i think the tree is cotton wood maybe Elem I have read in the SAS Survival book that all tree fungus is safe to eat but I kind of don't trust that.I have seen some fungus growing on my Pecan trees
@veemper you can use both parts of the chaga, the outer sclerotum is more bitter and can be omitted if you only wish to use it as a tonic tea, if you are using it as anti tumour then definately leave it in...it is best to break up small chunks andboil on the stove just adding more wateras you drink untill thechaga doesnt colour the tea anymore
So I found chaga on a downed birch tree this weekend. Do you know if chaga from a down/dead tree has the same medicinal qualitys as that from a live tree? The tree itself was completely solid, and more than likely went down in a big storm that went through the area early last fall.
I have been drinking and eating chaga for many years. don't know how I lived with out it. it is gods gift to man. works very well with all kinds of fire starting from solar to spark. and fire piston If you can't find it where you live. order it on ebay. sharing the knowledge
Have you ever left it in larger pieces when you made the tea? I wonder if it could be boiled/steeped in a larger piece and then taken out to be re-dried and used for fire making. From what I understand, it's pretty rare stuff. Just a thought.
Although there are trees that are said to be able to have chaga in Ohio, I have never found it, and I have lived, played, hunted and just plain been in the woods for decades. I don't know what is is, but seems not to grow in Ohio for whatever reason...
Outstanding job, Dave. Herbal medicine should be studied by everyone, at least in my opinion. As an aside, i think that it would be great to start to get some input from women about yurt living. Hopefully, that will soon happen!
Dave, I know this is off topic of the Chaga, But I have a Field and Streem with an article about Otsi the ice man, the article was based around tree stand ropes. Would you like me to Email you a scan of that article? A Faithful follower, John
Great video as always, I have been drinking chaga tea for 6 months or so, I put a couple smaller pcs, in a tea ball and steep it till it good and strong, you can make many cups from the same pcs, then dry them out to use as fire tinder.
have you wathed the viedos on the sling shot chanel there interesting and could you please do more on substatutes for gun powder i was thinking of a magniseum fire starter added with the matches and mabe some charcoal with that or just sugar or conbind all
@FlyingAxblade Thanks for that tip. I had to look it up to see what forb to which you were referring. I had no idea what it was or about it and after looking it up I've seen it it growing all over the farmyard I frequent. Awesome!
Most powerful antioxidant in Nature? Wow! I thought it was only good for tinder. This is really great information Dave. How did you find out about this? I would never have thought to make tea from a tree fungus. Nice job and thanks a bunch.
@balletireur I can tell you that honey does not become toxic in extremely hot water since I have it in my tea all the time and show no side-effects, but I did read that it may reduce the natural enzymes in it when heated.
Will i did a little research my self on this chaga. It doesnt grow here In texas. and I also looked up tree fungus and WOW. a lot of them a highly toxic Guess i'll just have to buy this Chaga mushroom off the net
I was ice fishing in North Bay where there are forests of Birch and a substantially colder climate and I could not find Chaga. I was hoping to get a few nice chunks but maybe I'll find some next year.
Dave, another excellent informative video. I don't have access to chaga down here (Florida), but I appreciate you sharing this information. Btw; what knife are you using in this vid? Thanks brother.
Cool information, always lookin for something new on the medicinal realm. Wonder if it's got any effect after it's burned. Don't laugh, some substances are activated by high heat, like THC, lol
Thanks Dave or this vid.., if you must burn chaga for a survival fire situation thats cool as long as people know that it has so many more useful purposes. Great vid ty again for covering this.
Dave, for those of us who do not live in areas where this stuff grows, any ideas on how to get it? I'll do some research on it this weekend. But thought you might have some ideas.
When making a tinkture (SP?) what kind of alcohol do you recomend? Say I wanted to make a chaga tincture, what alcohol would I use? Whiskey? Burbon? Vodka? Or does it matter?
This made me think of the inside of the boabab fruits you get in area of the world where I grew up. This Chaga seems great stuff.. Thanks for sharing Dave,
I have just started studying the domestic uses of the fungus, in fact I have a book right in front of me written about it, and you just posted video on it, heh.
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Thanks, as always, for the video Dave. I've had better luck making decoctions with chaga, where you simmer it in water for a long time. Typically my decoctions will go for 6 hours or more.... I often use a crock pot for this. The resulting liquid is dark, looks like coffee, and tastes vaguely of maple & vanilla. In fact I have used chaga tea as a basis for a mead homebrew, which you can see on my website.
The black portion of the chaga is very medicinal but does not work for fire. Dollar stores now have a small scraper with a small container attached underneath that would be perfect for processing chaga, too.
@joyof10 apparenly boiling doesnt, the guys in the know on chaga make a tincture, reserve the chaga add to water,boil ,make a reduction then add that to the tincture as some of the compounds are water soluable and some arewater(in heat)...keep thetincture above 50proof
Awesome vid, love the yurt series. I wish i could find some chaga around here, sounds delicious mixed with honey. Alot of cedar and pine in southwest utah but no birch. Keep the great vids coming, you've inspired me to become a devout survivalist outdoorsman.
@FacetsOfTruth Many fire Tinders also have medicinal propperties too such as mullein and Milkweed and Cedar Bark and the leaves.
I enjoy watching your informational videos...
Hi Dave, I noticed that you make use of honey on a regular basis. A table spoon a day, I think you said. My family and I use local honey and bee pollin to help combat allergies. We use local stuff because introducing it into your system regularly will help your body build an immunity to the pollins in your area. I know you have discussed honey in other videos, but I don't remember if you talked about bee pollin. Let us know what you think on it if you get a chance. Thanks for eveything,..E.
I had not heard that Chaga did not grow in Ohio. I heard to look for it on Birch trees, but not anything on location exclusion.
dave nice to see you againe found something else out fore you i was playing around with an old littel leag baseball and got cures so i cut it up and you are going to be suprised of how much cordeg is in one and ther is a small ruber ball that might doubel as afishing flot and the leather almost is perfect for boloes the gift that keeps on given plus if you now how to throw it is a weapon hole
If Chaga doesn't grow in Ohio do you know if it does in West Virginia? I'm planning a nature hike for my Boy Scout Troop and was wondering if we could try to find some?
Dave, why not talk about dental hygiene in a self reliance situation? is dental hygiene important you think?
@richardelam100 Same here but the Coffee grounds settle to the bottom not sure the Fungus does the same.
Dave, how would you use this to reduce blood pressure and how much can it reduce it?
@ejfinch13 So you "mithradize" yourselves, basically? Like you acclimate yourself to it.
where can i find this chaga???
@ejfinch13 Thanks i will have to try that. A friend of mine raises bees so he has alot of fresh honey and pollen and the comb if i want it and now thanks to you i do want it .....lol Thanks for the Info.Be safe and may you always have fire and never run out of rope.
are you gong to do more videos that Journal of the Yurt?
@charper3006 across from where?
Why the piece of railroad track???
small anvil
Play the Chaga Drinking Game! Take a Drink every time Dave says Chaga... Good times :D
should have added some cocoa
@kphifer1 ebay the chagaman
I had no idea about this ! can Chaga be found in Nova Scotia/New Brunswick (Eastern) Canada, I believe you said in your past video that its found north of Ohio
Did you change your mind about going around to different states? I was looking forward to your tour through Tennessee.
is that chunk of railroad track you got there your make shift anvil?
There are two different fungus living on birch trees; one is grey and look like a colts foot: that is not Chaga. The Chaga look like it´s burnt and are black on the outside. Grow in different ways. Then you also have a "out-grow" on birch, that we in Sweden called Vril. That is woody and good for making bowls and small cups out of. So look up pictures of chaga before you make some the´ out of it. Both the one who looked like a coltsfoot and chaga is good for tinder.
Dave, if you ever get the chance look into FERMENTED VEGETABLES(Like Kimchi). A great way to preserve vegetables with with cabbage and salt water. Huge benefit for immune system and no refrigeration required. Can be done in the woods with ease. One more thing OLIVE OIL - a multi use item, healthy, portable FAT for energy. No cooking or refrigeration required but you can cook with it. 1 tblspn has 14grams of fat and no cholesterol...beats hell out of a snickers bar. It`s easy to carry. God Bless
Dave, I know everything you are saying about the benefits of Chaga is true, but where did you read that "the Ice Man" was carrying Chaga? Everything I've read says he had Piptoporus betulinus (commonly known as the birch polypore), and Fomes fomentarius (commonly known as the Tinder Fungus} but nothing about Chaga (Inonotus obliquus), (also known as clinker polypore)
Hey Dave was that the new trade knife you had? looks good
Dave, That small green stove that you have laying on the table, is that something that you will show in future video? I have something similar, it works great!
Quick question; Do you think Chaga grows in Northern Lower MI? Say in the Gaylord/Grayling area? This sounds like a flippen miracle fungus!! Thanks
Hey Dave, Sounds good brother... Wondering if I can find some in the North West woods of NJ. I'll tell you what, I'm going to do that soon. I'm also going to do an experiment, once I find some, where if I harvest it early in the day & thin sliced it & in 2 situations, 1 in the sun the other on a cloudy day, see how long it would take to dry enough to get it to take a flint & steel spark. Good to know if that could be an option for a same day fire need.
really like the time you spent researching this. your footwork along with that of matt brooks is really a great look at this powerful and valuable fungus. sttrange how a anti cancer comes from a fungus that acts like a cancer and kills the tree it grows on. nature is so powerful and mysterious in her ways.
thanks for the instructional trail boss. One of my all time favs.
Dave is sort of my litmus test as to whether something tastes nasty or not. Lol! If Dave says it tastes good, then it probably does, with his aversion to nasty stuff on Dual Survival. Also, there are three species of birch trees native to Ohio per the ODNR, where Chaga can form on.
Spectacular information. Great way to use the crusty outside of chaga. Multifunctional for sure. Thanks brother!
Chaga is listed as having a high B vitamin content so it should also have an energy drink effect
...cool stuff, great uses. Best wishes, Sepp
@MrOutdoorMatt It is spelled "tincture". Ethanol will do just fine, so drinking alcohol will work. The higher the alcohol content, the better.
Just checking Dave, is this the last yurt video in the series?
Great video Dave. I have tried Chaga as a cold and flu remedy and have found it to be great for that. I didnt know all the other things about Tumors and the Cancer though.Thanks and i think your Measurements are a bit large.....LOL Looked more like a Table spoon. Keep the Video's comeing. You have also inspired me to start putting some vids out there also.Thank you till we one day meet.
Hi,Dave,I have seen fungus growing on some tree down here in Texas,but I'm not sure your talk the same kind of fungus.The fungus I have found is yellowish growing right off the trunk of i think the tree is cotton wood maybe Elem
I have read in the SAS Survival book that all tree fungus is safe to eat but I kind of don't trust that.I have seen some fungus growing on my Pecan trees
@veemper you can use both parts of the chaga, the outer sclerotum is more bitter and can be omitted if you only wish to use it as a tonic tea, if you are using it as anti tumour then definately leave it in...it is best to break up small chunks andboil on the stove just adding more wateras you drink untill thechaga doesnt colour the tea anymore
So I found chaga on a downed birch tree this weekend. Do you know if chaga from a down/dead tree has the same medicinal qualitys as that from a live tree? The tree itself was completely solid, and more than likely went down in a big storm that went through the area early last fall.
I have been drinking and eating chaga for many years. don't know how I lived with out it. it is gods gift to man. works very well with all kinds of fire starting from solar to spark. and fire piston If you can't find it where you live. order it on ebay.
sharing the knowledge
Have you ever left it in larger pieces when you made the tea? I wonder if it could be boiled/steeped in a larger piece and then taken out to be re-dried and used for fire making. From what I understand, it's pretty rare stuff. Just a thought.
Although there are trees that are said to be able to have chaga in Ohio, I have never found it, and I have lived, played, hunted and just plain been in the woods for decades. I don't know what is is, but seems not to grow in Ohio for whatever reason...
Outstanding job, Dave. Herbal medicine should be studied by everyone, at least in my opinion. As an aside, i think that it would be great to start to get some input from women about yurt living. Hopefully, that will soon happen!
Dave, I know this is off topic of the Chaga, But I have a Field and Streem with an article about Otsi the ice man, the article was based around tree stand ropes. Would you like me to Email you a scan of that article?
A Faithful follower, John
Great video as always, I have been drinking chaga tea for 6 months or so, I put a couple smaller pcs, in a tea ball and steep it till it good and strong, you can make many cups from the same pcs, then dry them out to use as fire tinder.
have you wathed the viedos on the sling shot chanel there interesting and could you please do more on substatutes for gun powder i was thinking of a magniseum fire starter added with the matches and mabe some charcoal with that or just sugar or conbind all
@FlyingAxblade Thanks for that tip. I had to look it up to see what forb to which you were referring. I had no idea what it was or about it and after looking it up I've seen it it growing all over the farmyard I frequent. Awesome!
Most powerful antioxidant in Nature? Wow! I thought it was only good for tinder. This is really great information Dave. How did you find out about this? I would never have thought to make tea from a tree fungus. Nice job and thanks a bunch.
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That is not a letter. It is a cross.....
@balletireur I can tell you that honey does not become toxic in extremely hot water since I have it in my tea all the time and show no side-effects, but I did read that it may reduce the natural enzymes in it when heated.
Will i did a little research my self on this chaga. It doesnt grow here In texas. and I also looked up tree fungus and WOW. a lot of them a highly toxic
Guess i'll just have to buy this Chaga mushroom off the net
I was ice fishing in North Bay where there are forests of Birch and a substantially colder climate and I could not find Chaga. I was hoping to get a few nice chunks but maybe I'll find some next year.
Dave, another excellent informative video. I don't have access to chaga down here (Florida), but I appreciate you sharing this information.
Btw; what knife are you using in this vid? Thanks brother.
Cool information, always lookin for something new on the medicinal realm. Wonder if it's got any effect after it's burned. Don't laugh, some substances are activated by high heat, like THC, lol
Thanks Dave or this vid.., if you must burn chaga for a survival fire situation thats cool as long as people know that it has so many more useful purposes. Great vid ty again for covering this.
its too bad we couldn,t talk to the iceman keep up with good work dave
Dave, for those of us who do not live in areas where this stuff grows, any ideas on how to get it? I'll do some research on it this weekend. But thought you might have some ideas.
When making a tinkture (SP?) what kind of alcohol do you recomend? Say I wanted to make a chaga tincture, what alcohol would I use? Whiskey? Burbon? Vodka? Or does it matter?
This made me think of the inside of the boabab fruits you get in area of the world where I grew up. This Chaga seems great stuff.. Thanks for sharing Dave,
I have just started studying the domestic uses of the fungus, in fact I have a book right in front of me written about it, and you just posted video on it, heh.
Thanks Dave ...How long will chaga keep?I have huge chunks that I dried last summer for tinder...Can I still use it to make tea?..Thanks again :-)
@Ghillieman2011 Not sure but i believe Tinder fungus is accually the Tree trying to heal itself from a cut or infection so it grows this fungus.
If you aren't 100% sure of what you are cooking or eating then for God's sake don't use it. Common Sense and get a good book on the subject.
it grows abundantly here in the south dakota and minnesota area. maybe it requires a little dryer climate as we dont get much rain here.
@FlyingAxblade i'd love to have some but with no income there no way I can pay you for that right now but thank you for the thought
I thought Chaga was a mushroom? So they Chaga or Tinder fungus you are using to make Tea is that strictly from a Birch tree?
@Atkrdu That's correct. We use it year round, but increase the amount we take each day as we get closer to alergy season.
@BardicBrews Yes i have used in making Wine also and works and adds that little (Whats that i taste?) Into the wine.
Thanks Dave, very informative. Peace on you, my brother.
I think Cody may have a slight snicker after watching this. I see you two learned a bit from each other.
its already been said but its worth repeating.... if you are not 100% sure what it is, don't eat/drink it!
Do you only use the yellow part of the chaga in your drink or is it ok to use any bit of the chaga bit?
@stephenson7529 We have Wax Myrtle, Red Maple, and The Orange...that's 3 I can think of currently :)
Thanks for the video Dave. Chaga def does not grow in our neck of the woods. Would love to try it.
Do you know of any other fungi that infect the birch tree that could be mistaken for chaga?
I tlooks like you are using the new knife you are designing. How's it working out for you?
glasses look good on you hehe :)
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@wtlo1977 Yes i do believe so if you have Birch Trees there you will find Tinder Fungus.
Good video. Chaga sounds like good stuff, to bad it don't grow here in Kentucky.
@jeeperscreepers71
Anything taste good with a bit of crystals hot sauce on it =)
Boiling would reduce the anti-oxidant properties. I'm down with the tincture.
tinder fungus and chaga is not the same thing. Correct me if im wrong?
thanks for the information I live northern michigan il try it some time
Just finished the Yurt journals :) Now the longhunter goes on.
Think I'll settle for the tea and pass on the fire-water. ;)
You know Ashwangdha is good for regenerating health cells.
@PK102260 I dont believe so but it can be ordered online.
@M3MB3RR Yes it can be found in Eastern Canada My friend.
Dave great video man; keep them coming. Enjoy learning
what does that letter t stand for around your neck?
man living in a yurt is so 2011 get with the times
@skittman1 Yes try the Chaga Hot Chocolate Dave.
Great vid Dave. The glasses suit you well haha.
Fantastic video again Dave, very informative.