Finding Fatwood: S1E4 Into the Woods | Gray Bearded Green Beret

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@ohfsir 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you didn't edit out the "fails". It gives a more realistic view on how "easy" it is to find fatwood.

@gladeshunter8796 2 жыл бұрын

Fortunate to have an abundance of it in my neck of the woods . Old timers I grew up around always called it lighter knot . I like to make “fluff” with it and keep it in sealed containers for ready made tender .

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

I learned it as lighter knot myself back in the day. Internet knows it as fatwood more commonly so I call it that these days so people can find it if they search for it on the inter webs

@campsiteministries 2 жыл бұрын

That last big piece looked like it would be a good candidate for collecting a jar full of pine resin.

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

For sure. I need to pull me some pine tar come spring myself

@Emily_M81 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh, knowledge dropped, thank you! I carry a small 6" stick of this stuff strapped next to an emergency glowstick, but it's nice to know how to find it on my own :D Turns out we have some of these pines not far from here, too. A guy on a local bushcraft forum posted a huge haul he got not even two hours away. Thanks again!

@alanrice39 2 жыл бұрын

Very good example of finding fat wood. I’m in eastern woodland, have plenty of pine and cedar. For bout 3 months in the spring it’s like a rain forest here, good time to have fat wood .

@stephensackreiter8269 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea about fat wood, your channel has opened my mind. We need to look to the abundance of resources around us instead of looking for flashy new gear and gadgets. Thank you so much for making videos like this. 👍

@ShlisaShell 11 ай бұрын

I like your style and editing. Nice finds. Great fire. Keep it burning! 🤘

@trevorsawyers3173 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been needing a video like this, thank you so much for making it.

@KaylynnStrain 2 жыл бұрын

have found some nice fatwood on a friend's property in my state, love that smell and how well it lights up !!!!

@douglassnyder1292 2 жыл бұрын

That was some good info, thanks. I found out about fat wood a few years ago and have yet to venture out into our local Idaho forests to look for some. We do have pines but not the same species you mentioned. I will get out there this summer I hope, and see what I can find. But in the mean time, I caved and bought a box of it at Home Depot so that I could at least stock my car kit, and go bag with some. Great fire starter and pretty darned inexpensive.

@kevinmurray5606 2 жыл бұрын

This man's a legend..... judging how upside down the world is especially Europe... its time to get back to basics with this man

@erinhellebuyck7527 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@lutherhgrindstonemtn3456 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Now that's a Mother Load! I would have given a big YeeHaw! And called in Bushcrafters for miles like a coyote on a fresh kill! Yepper I got a piece about 1 x 3 inches long and ran 2 miles home just to show my wifie! Anyhow, really a great find and video! Thanks for sharing!

@sarlaccstapeworm990 2 жыл бұрын

I met someone once that said they didn't even know what "fat lighter" WAS... The weird thing is, that THEY were from the same area (the southeastern U.S.) THAT I WAS. I mean a real fellow "country boy"! So I can see where this is definitely a needed video, for people to help educate themselves on basic knowledge for survival skills! Great video man! 👍 (Keep the great content coming!!)

@bobclark7211 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I’ve got lots of pine on my NW property so I’ll go looking this weekend.

@rodyewell2267 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, and reminding me to teach this to my grandchildren. We have 40 acres of pine the Boy Scouts planted in the 40s after a Forrest fire. And I need to find a good bearing block for a bow drill.

@scottanthony1616 2 жыл бұрын

Josh, thank you for your service and your Families sacrifice, I'm a proud owner of your book and subscriber to your channel, thanks for the heads up, i got it off your web site and will be purchasing more items from your site, I love the educational videos you put out, I'm here waiting for the next video. Take care, stay healthy and God bless you and your Family always.

@michaeldensinger9637 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for everything you have done Josh, for this channel, for this community I am becoming a part of, and for this country. You are excellent at what you do, and I had to buy your book for that reason! Two chapters in and it is already worth the money in my opinion, cannot wait to finish it! Would recommend to anyone who watches your videos

@WarGrrl3 2 жыл бұрын

Btw, for correct, easy to understand, brilliantly put together information, you have THE best channel on You Tube. Peace Brother.

@mitch7739 2 жыл бұрын

I could almost smell it through the phone when you were making your last cuts there and that good looking dust was coming out. Good stuff man👍

@bobafett8732 Жыл бұрын

The forest where I go is 80% pine, those "blade" logs are everywhere.

@forrestwilliams4118 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos I have learned a lot I am 18 Bravo

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

I used to be also. 7th SFG

@EthanPageHunter 2 жыл бұрын

Not much for pine in NE Missouri but I never knew about fatwood. This is an awesome recourse for anyone to know. Thanks Josh and keep it up.

@WarGrrl3 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have birch there? Birch bark is fantastic in so many ways n not just for fire starting.

@chrisvance6400 2 жыл бұрын

Officially my favorite channel! So well done man, thank you.

@MichaelR58 2 жыл бұрын

Joshua , good video , thanks for sharing ,God bless !

@kennethcruise7635 2 жыл бұрын

You know what else is a great resource is what I call fat wood being gathered to small tin . I caught it when I processed it in my miter saw ti make small translucent pieces for crafting .

@juliorodriguez1721 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually high value content Ty

@zeph-8244 2 жыл бұрын

I used to make pine tar from fat lighter.

@firstclasscitizen1978 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I learned a lot from this video. Thanks Josh.

@simongsmith 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the book, it is well made and well written. Now I just need to get off my butt and learn and do.

@gegaoli 2 жыл бұрын

This is great. Thank you!

@oh2txb18 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, been wanting a good lesson on this. Much obliged

@madcapmagician6018 2 жыл бұрын

as always very informative 😁👍 thanx for your efforts

@davishlamburnt3734 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and keep up the good work. I learned some new things from it.

@xmachine7003 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@davidjacobs828 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video sir. Much appreciated.

@aleisterbroley900 2 жыл бұрын

I can never pass up a fatwood find, no matter how much I've already got (and I likely have more than I could use in a lifetime already.) Found a beauty a couple years back-- a big pine laid down, trunk about 2' through the middle, soft as a pillow, had apparently died standing and stood a while before being blown over.... All that sap in it had turned the exposed roots into 4 or 5 chunks of fatwood as long and big around as my arm. Still gotta take my walking stick to any dead pines I see lol.

@1985daddyd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@billygarfield5520 2 жыл бұрын

Great training video!

@michaelcarter8209 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@midwestribeye7820 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting!

@GAUROCH2 2 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying your book!

@hero2006 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and thanks for sharing.

@arnenelson4495 2 жыл бұрын

I must admit that for extreme back up I carry a shortened 3" hiway flare. It'll light in heavy rain.

@thegeth4293 2 жыл бұрын

If you watched his old bug out bag video he had a bic lighter in an exotac fire sleev. I think the sleeve is waterproof when capped, but im not 100% sure. Its a great way to carry a lighter though. Edit: just checked the listing on amazon, it is advertised as waterproof

@petervanoudenaren758 2 жыл бұрын

I have a plank I found in perfect shape that had been buried in mud in a basement for many many years. You can cut a slice off and light it with a match. Super heavy, always thought it was mercury infused until we lit a slice. Pitch pine maybe ? Or maybe they milled fatwood.

@robman247 2 жыл бұрын

Nice show and tell there GBGB, Man I forgot to show my son your CDs 💿 I guess I was to excited 😊 that he came down haven’t seen him in two years cause of Covid he’ll be coming more often now so till then 👍or maybe I’ll mail them to him will see 🪵🔥👍👌✌️🇺🇸

@Crafty.Veteran.Survival 2 жыл бұрын

I'll need to snag a copy of your book soon, as well as take some of your courses someday. I took the basic survival class at the Pathfinder school this past November, and will be taking the intermediate course in April (nervous/excited, but I'll keep preparing). Would love to take some of your courses some day too (I want to take as many courses from as many different reputable schools/instructors as possible haha). Thanks for what you do Joshua

@vigilantobserver8389 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I've always had a Harbor Freight 3" magnesium/Ferro rod combo fire starter in my truck. It turns out that it hardly works and the rod gets whittled down quickly. So, I got a couple of new Uberleben Ferro rods. Your video is a perfect compliment to my fire starting efforts. Thank you!

@mojosdad68 2 жыл бұрын

I also bought an uberleben based on Josh’s vids.

@jeffgrey663 2 жыл бұрын

That beard is epic

@229dave46 2 жыл бұрын

Never forget how short your saw is lol

@TSWARD-xb9rk 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have it in SUPER HUGE BLIND PRINT? Great education, information thank you.

@andreasweber7828 2 жыл бұрын

Also used like candles in the dark ages

@jenniferbauman4802 2 жыл бұрын

Ah fat wood Hunter. If we look hard enough. We find fat wood we don't want to use. Put a flashlight to it in the dark. And find that fat wood peace you love . Nothing like the great fat wood. I think we all got a little fat wood collection going on. God bless. From the great fat wood Hunter. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts. Note best fat wood is in the Bush. That's what she said. Good luck. Fat wood Hunters. Great video.

@adventure_photo 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel Josh! New recent subscriber here. You have a great ability to really explain things well. One question I am curious about that I don’t think you addressed is, are other evergreen trees capable of producing fat wood? Something like Douglas Fir, spruce species, etc.? If so which are best if pines are not a resource? In my area of Colorado, we have mostly spruce and fir trees and was wondering what the best strategy of finding fat wood wood be or am I wasting my time looking for it where there are no actual pine trees? Thanks for your insights and your great videos!

@grumpyuncle. 2 жыл бұрын

Short saw blade!!?? Maybe that's why I'm so grumpy...

@leviticusyeeticus9895 2 жыл бұрын

I had thought this was the same video from a year ago for a second there lol. Is this just from the same day of filming?

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

I think a version of this came out a couple years ago as a sneak peek for the film. This is the full version

@madcat1007 3 ай бұрын

Hey Josh. How do you like that Singi Stubben??

@CarlosDelaoGunEngraver Жыл бұрын

I live in South Texas, all we have in abundance is Mesquite. Can you find Fatwood in Mesquite?

@BUZZKILLJRJR 2 жыл бұрын

I heard alot of different people saying how long it takes to naturally make fatwood seems like a few years at least

@Rocky-or4rz 2 жыл бұрын

Can you get fatwood out of non-pine trees? Thanks for the video. Just discovered you recently and am looking into bushcraft / survival camping.

@SupTim1 Жыл бұрын

👍

@WinterDrachen 2 жыл бұрын

🐉🐺🐉

@xmachine7003 2 жыл бұрын

We are the indig. Pay attention.

@ekhouser614 2 жыл бұрын

I went to buy your book, but saw where a number of people bought books that was missing quite a few pages. Before I buy it, do you know if that was corrected or was that just a few one offs?? Looking forward to it and love your videos.

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

That was a few one offs in the first couple of weeks, they just rushed to Amazon instead of telling us so we could send them another. It was like 12-15 total the first week. Haven't seen one like that for 6 months now.

@ekhouser614 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret Perfect...Thanks!!

@charlesshepherd9132 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the time of year that the tree dies affects how much fat wood is produced?

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret Жыл бұрын

Not sure.

@RoyceKitts 2 жыл бұрын

I just feel like you learn more if there's slide guitar in the background.

@feistyoldgal8257 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surrounded by hardwood forests. No pines but have eastern red cedar at the edges. Will they contain some fat lighter?

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

I have never personally found it in cedar, I wouldn't think so

@morgan10152 2 жыл бұрын

Does fatwood only occur in pine trees or can you find it in Cedar or other varieties?

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

Pine usually, Cypress sometimes. I have heard of folks finding it in spruce and fir, but I cant say I have personally. Plenty of sap in spruce and fir so I think its possible

@kennethcruise7635 2 жыл бұрын

Make that fat dust !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@NatureRocks. 2 жыл бұрын

I have a question, what do you store this in that won't make your pack smell like a pine forest?

@UltimatePokemonFan75 2 жыл бұрын

You don't need a ton. Some people put some shavings in an altoids can. Also the shavings don't have to be super fine to take a spark either.

@NatureRocks. 2 жыл бұрын

@@UltimatePokemonFan75 thank you

@asmith7876 2 жыл бұрын

I love that smell, campfire smoke too, reminds of good times in the woods!

@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 2 жыл бұрын

You could just put it in a ziplock bag if you don't like the smell. I will just keep it in a canvas pouch or if its shavings I keep it in a tin like WeswardBound mentioned

@NatureRocks. 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret I have tried the ziplock bag and a tin canister but can still smell it and it made my clothes smell as well. I was thinking maybe a glass container, but haven't tried it yet.