Good evening guys and gals.
So yesterday I decided to head early in the morning to try and scout a potential deer hunting location and to possibly stumble upon a sweet antler shed. I left the house around 730am. The drive to the location was about 1 hour away. I wasn't meeting up with my buddy at the range until about 1030 so I knew that gave me time to go on a bit of a scouting mission.
So with my trusty 22 off I went. I was also hoping to maybe stumble upon some small legal game for the spring season. I ended up hiking about 3 kms in total and pinned about 3 potential deer stand sites. As I was making my way back to my truck I stumbled upon a partially rotted jack pine. Suddenly an idea came across me to try and harvest some fatwood off of it. This is something that I had learned but had not put into practice. so upon examining the log I found a beautiful branch knot.
so I began harvesting the fatwood. So for anyone that doesn't know what fatwood is, it's the coniferous trees resin that builds up in the knots. it has a really turpentine smell to it. When scrapped with a knife into a small pile it makes an unbelievable fire starter. It takes a spark really well and holds a flame for a long time. It will even light in the rain!
cut all the dried out junk. You'll know when you hit the good stuff.
Man I love that smell!
Make a little pile and voila instant flame!
Well I hope someone learned a new skill today. Thanks for reading and watching!
I like using a bit of fatwood when I start a fire in my fire ring. It helps get the rest of the kindling going. I usually buy a bag of it at the store.
I've thought about trying to find it in the woods, but I haven't made the effort yet. Perhaps this year... 😊
Yeah i'm def going to carry a chunk in my pack from now on. We have quite a lot of birch around here but not always where i need it to be.
Some shredded birch bark in a bag in the pack could be a good idea also.
Who doesn't like a bit of fat wood! :)
Great post bro! Keep it up.
Thanks man. really liking this blog style of presenting my content. Def keeps my creative mind going!
All good mate. it's a good way to express ourselves I think, adds a different element to what we do.
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