How to find and process fatwood 2022.
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- A short video on how to find and process fatwood, Where to look, What to do once you find some and how to use it.
Regardless of what you call it, fatwood still comes from the same place - pine trees. While this isn’t the only source, it is the most common one. It is, however, possible to harvest fatwood from a few other resinous spruce or conifer trees and even some types of cedar.
Fatwood has been used for generations to start fires and provide a source of light.
If you took a trip back in time to the 1500s to 1600s and visited a member of the Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia, you’d find their “huts were lighted by the means of ‘fatwood,’… stuck into a gourd bowl partly filled with clay.”
These days, we’re more likely to get light from one of the best survival headlamps, but when it comes to making a fire, it’s difficult to hold a torch to fatwood’s flammability.
Fatwood comes from the heartwood of pine trees. When a pine tree is chopped down or dies a natural death, the sap and resin flow down into the remaining stump.
Both the sap and resin contain high concentrations of natural turpentine, which is highly flammable. So, if you’re trying to figure out how to start a fire without matches or a lighter, using fatwood is one of the most effective approaches.
Even when there’s snow on the ground, the pine tree stump will remain dry so, you can start a fire with fatwood even in the depths of winter, Enjoy thank you for watching..... - Навчання та стиль
U said "what a beautiful day to be alive", those are so very true words my friend. Every day that we wake up and can experience life, nature and this wonderful earth we live in, truly is a blessing, and most people dont appreciate it as much as they should if at all, but thank u for feeling that way. I hope u are having a blessed life. Thanks for sharing ur video....from ur brothers across the pond, live well, God bless.
Many thanks brother
Good job on the video. As a retired Forest Ranger I have to add that I would never make a fire in the pine forest unless I had immediate access to a lot of water. If the burn layer sinks into the duff the fire can travel along the root system and smoulder for weeks before breaking out into a blaze. Remember the roots can have some of the highest concentration of resin. If you do make a fire you have to douse with lots of water than really dig your hands down into the duff layer under and around the fire lay to make sure there is no residual warmth al all - zero. After that you can rough up the top to disguise the ash and pour some more water just for good measure. When you leave hopefully it will look like you were never there.
Thank you for your comment wise words that i will remember ,i don't have any fires in heavy pine areas in the dry months.. in the spring and autumn here the ground is like a bog. cheers cellerfeller1474
I have used Fatwood for years. Great video.
My dad used to get fatwood from around his place in Northern California from the trunk of huge, dead pines. It's so pitchy, it lights in seconds from a lighter & roars up like a torch. He would bring or send boxfuls to us & we still have some. He has now moved here to Montana. I'm hoping to find some as good here. It's the best fire starter! We just make little kindling sticks & put that under our kindling in the woodstove. It gets even soggy wood burning fast
I enjoyed this, thank you. Keep it burning brother.
When if you dont have a pine tree what other tree will do
You can also find fatwood in , the root system of fallen pine trees.
Hello Tactical Nomad Adventures! Thank you for showing me a nice video! I really enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing! Have a nice day!
thank you and thank you for your comment .
Found a nice haul today!
Yes seems to be a great spot for it. Thanks for our comment.
Great video, Thanks for bringing great content to the community.
Thank you
Good day NEW FRIEND! Pine is protected here in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada! Love to try some for my weekly Fire It Up Friday fires! Stay in touch my friend!
Buzzard, as in vulture? Not here in N America do they sound like that. In fact, they don't call at all...they hiss.
Great information thanks for sharing 👍
What woods is that which has the wild boar?
Can't believe I'm only just watching this lol Now I know what fatwood is, thank you! Hope you're doing ok and lining up the next video 😉😀❤
Thanks
I live finding processing it,the smell and the golden redish colour
Thanks for sharing mate I’ve learned a lot of this 🙂
thank you brother hope your doing well with all this bad weather..
@@Jez-explores-outdoors no worries dude, yeah mate the storm has passed now, we still have an amber warning but it’s not too bad, yesterday was awful we had roofs getting ripped off and trees falling down left right and centre 😂⛈
Great video. Just subscribed. Can you tell me where you got your ferro rod from please.
That just didn't burn like Fatwood.
how to find them? explore.
Oh well I didn't think to use the fire lighter like that lol 🤦♀️🤣
Where is this? I assume in the UK. Guessing that due to your accent. @Jez
Yes I live in the uk thank you for watching.
What woods were you in that used to have wild bore?
the wye valley
Pine? That looked like hemlock to me.
Wher did you purchase your ferro rod? And what are the measurements?
Great video
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That's a very useful thing to know. Thanks. Oh and that's one of my favourite dog walking routes. Have you been to the "King Yew" in there?
I Have heard so much about the King yew but never come across it would love to find its location. Thank you for your comment..
@@Jez-explores-outdoors I could send you a jpg of a map if I knew where to send it ? Do you have an email?
Yes jezwhittington@googlemail.com
Many thanks.
@@Jez-explores-outdoors I'll get onto doing that later today x
That’s some pretty average fatwood.
Thank you. Which woods are you In?
The chase in tidenham..
Did notice that branch broke off with nice fresh cuts 😂😂😂 it’s down there 👇 look , I didn’t cut it I swear
Rather use a hatchet than a saw.
Try to just collect fatwood from dead trees....Avoid cutting any branches from living trees if it can be avoided...branches that seem dead on a tree, still play a role in that trees life and harmony....remember the trees are living beings...though very silent!!!!
OMG seriously
One thing thats sometimes possible is to find a selfdied standing pine, and when its a long time since it died, the roots/stumps are almost all thats left. When you find these roots preferable in areas that often becomes wet, you can dig it up with some branches. These roots can weigh many pounds and one good root can last for years. I have to of them in "my wood" and they are in natural dry places in the wood. When I go empty, I chop a chunk of, and I am good for months.
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Huh? He cut a branch off of a dead, fallen tree
five times now you were going to process the fatwood to no avail ... had to wait ? what the hell