I’m dealing with severe depression, a shoulder injury, “the news” and covid19 stay at home measures.. (in Alabama) I have been feeling so bad.. my KZfaq feed is full of awfulness.. and this video pops up! Thank you so much for taking my mind off of everything. Loved the video, appreciate the knowledge.. missed Nick!

You had me when you compared it to bacon

I'm so glad you saved that sawdust brother. Fat wood sawdust is my favorite fire starter. Just shove as much into an Altoids tin as it'll hold, and you're set for the entire trip. You get real bonus points for making use of that MRE bag.

When i lived in north carolina we would rake pine needles up to sell.one time we sat down on these big stumps when we went to get up we got glued to it.These were about two foot round and the whole stump was that dark orange pine sap.

Impeccable sense of fashion as always Mr RBM1. :) I too have found the easiest source of fatwood is fallen trees. Especially those that have fallen and not hit the ground, but lays at an angle. Each not rotted of branch may contain the good stuff where it connects to the trunk. Another strange great find I have made is that dead standing trees may actually contain fatwood in their entire top! My biggest find yet was a dead standing tree with the top 5 feet was entirely fatwood. :)

Hi Dave! I found your videos when looking for compass guides, you're a great educator and a very nice person, thank you for your wonderful and humble content!

Yep! Growing up in L.A. (Lower Alabama) we use to gather firewood during the spring summer and early fall to burn during the winter. We'd gather pine stumps that were four foot in diameter and weigh two to three hundred pounds. Chop, baton and carve on them to make what Daddy would call "Red Matches" (match sized stems of lightered). I've heard people say it don't get cold in the south. It might not get as cold as Montana or somewhere like that but it got cold enough you'd want to burn a fire all night long!!! Thanks for the video and information Dave! Stay safe!!!

I'm liking that machete knifey thingy.... I have typical machetes and the ever great SP-53, but would love to branch out. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!

630 am and I’m here with coffee in hand! Have a great weekend brother

It’s nice to have a goal or project in mind to direct your walk: fat wood

Nice video! Georgia is similar but different than NH/ME where I grew up and still live. I've visited and hiked the woods (but I'm no expert of GA). From what I've seen, many bushcraft/survival principles like this apply with flexibility to the new environment.

Awesome thanks for your time uploading and sharing your experience and knowledge 👍🇺🇸

An absolutely wonderful tutorial about fatwood, Once we're allowed out and about I'll be searching for it, also glad you like your Skrama, they're the best!! my son got my name engraved on mine, he's a good boy!!.

That’s awesome brother! The best piece of Fatwood I ever found was on the way to the grocery store! I saw some pine that was cut down and put out for trash. One piece had a core of solid bacon about 6 inches round tapering to about 4 inches and 3 feet long! I actually have a section of it on my book shelf! Lol

Great score on the fatwood. Next time I head out I plan to check old stumps and downed trees. Thanks for the video

Mark this day as one of the few that Dave took an axe to the woods and used it! Keep up your excellent work!

I have my secret big ol douglas fir stump that I visit from time to time. It has a big column of fatwood in the center. Lifetime supply as you said.

You never make bad vids ! Always interesting. This is informative as well.

Hi Dave, if hiking a hard distance why not carry a dollar store picnic tablecloth to catch your fatwood chips, much lighter than a tarp... or even a dollar store shower curtain... love your video, learned a lot!

Fatwood parade. Love it. Made my day Dave. Thank you for the video.

I live in a town called Southern Pines, in North Carolina... the surrounding cities are called Whispering Pines, Pinehurst and Pine bluff, so you can only imagine the fat wood around here!

just another comment, but when you showed the fat wood to the camera and talked about the smell i suddenly realised i was sniffing the screen of my lap top. boy i felt daft as a brush.

Let some guys cut all the pines on my 2.5 acres 15 years ago. Found a great stump last winter and pulled the whole thing out with a come - along. It was like a tooth with 5 foot long roots. When dry the roots became very light weight. All burns well but above ground and a foot under were the premo. Also I've found pine limbs that died and fell from a big tree and could tell by the heaviness that it was a rare fatwood find. Good video because you show its not always the stump.

One of those battery powered chain saws would be great for collecting fatwood. You da Man, Dave !

Loved this *I think the whole thing was a big success * Educational with lots of fun :-) Thank you so much Reallybig monkey 1 *

When you showed the freshly downed tree and talked about the knots, it reminded me of trail hikes when I was a scout. People used to leave little piles of pine knots near the fire area of established campsites as a courtesy for the next group to have something easy to start their fire. The knots were also good for creating a short burst of light and intense heat. We were told that several groups had been saved from hypothermia by using this small courtesy. I don't know if that ever reallly happened but it always felt good to do for a fellow traveler and felt nice that someone was looking out for you when you followed in their footsteps.

5 of the things I like the most in 1 video😊👍 The outdoors/woods, fatwood, a good axe, a good saw, and the Skrama 😊👍🔪🗡🌲 🪓 Thanks for sharing Dave and your vids brighten up my day 😊👍🙏

Thanks Dave Matt from Tampa checking in.

I have found some of the best fatwood on earth around old lakes. The wood rots away near the shore where the (pine) tree fell, and what is left looks like an actual fatwood cow horn. I have some of these which look almost exactly like plastic (resin, actually) cow horns. Pure, heavy, resin. They smell wonderful! :)

That is why a carry an I.L.B.E. instead an A.L.I.C.E. pack, you never know when you find your fatwood life supply. This video shows all the symptoms.... you chop every rotten log, then when you find the drug, you cant waste any chip, each one is beautiful and smells so good. Then you keep, chopping, the more you find, more you want, eventually you begin to wish have a chainsaw and a big truck. You need help, but you have to accept the fact that you are a fatwood junkie. I was thinking about the skrama, now that I have the machete master opinion about that, I'm sold.

Dave your new toy with the blade is sharpened to two different angles... Near the grip a 5 cm portion has an angle of 25° for whittling and fine work. The rest of the blade has an edge of 34°, which has proven to be excellent for this type of chopping blade. Thanks for sharing your latest adventure.

Absolutely love your Trevara Skrama. I know see what all the excitement is about them. Very informative video you did good.

Yeah, I'm first. Hey Dave! :) Nice shirt. Yep, Nick be right, smart boy, chain saw. I just bought some fatwood from some scouts down in southern Georgia. Nice one buddy. Thanks.

The Skrama with a Mora piggyback is da shiz! Been using for a year. Awesome combo. Also, it's skrahmah 😊

To my eye, good fat wood looks quite similar to a fillet of raw salmon. Hope you, Nick and the whole family are staying safe and healthy Dave! Thanks for finding the time to make this video :)

Your videos never fail to put a smile on my face. This past Nov. while deer hunting and not seeing any shooters I did spot a big downed Pine from my stand. I figured..What the heck! Might as well practice some bushcraft skills and turn a bust into a plus . Pulled the Bahco saw out of the pack and started hunting Fatwood.. Got a few nice "trophies" and finally processed them during Quarantine. Thanks again for another fun vid.

I live in North Idaho on 5 wooded acres, guess what I will be doing this afternoon? Thank you for the info. 😉 Tell Nick "Hello" for me, would'ya?

My favorite bushcrafter, on the hunt for my favorite bushcraft material, using my favorite bushcraft knife?! yes, please & thank you! btw, up here i find the best fatwood in pine trees that are dead and broken but still stand upright (if you know what i mean). A "wounded"tree sends extra resin to the "wounds" in an effort to seal them off, this goes on for as long as the root system stays active. So if you see a dead standing pine stump, go for the roots!

Thank you for the video. Glad that family protects their trees, and trusts you to do the same. Take care, stay well.

My kids and I really enjoyed you video. I'm so glad your channel is family friendly.

I guess Dave, I’m relegated to cedar trees, I mean I’ve never tried to find fat wood. But sometimes we get wildfires here in Oklahoma. And while watching these fires from the tv news chopper. These red cedars go up like gasoline it looks like lol so Must be fat wood in there

138 thumbs-up, including mine with no thumbs-down, is a winner.

Learn something with each video. Been a camper for many years. Now learning more on the Bushcraft side. I learnd much from Grandad and dad on basics of camp stuff learn more from other old timers through lif and now 51 of age Learning more and passing it to others. Keep up the Great Work of teaching the folks! God Bless You and Yours!

I’m watching your videos for a while now, but this one popped straight in the top3 Dave videos :) btw I learned from your videos more than the books or anything else (and laughed much more) :)

Hey Dave, Thanks for showing! I have a side note about your Bundeswehr field blouse. Am I right that it doesn't have a zipper in the front? Just snaps? If so, then it's the tropical uniform. It has mesh on the armpits ?! Lighter fabric? Colors slightly faded? These are quite similar to the "standard" 5 color flecktarn. The standard uniform has a heavier material with a front zipper + press studs, more intense colors and small ventilation holes without a net on the armpits. Apart from that, there is another Flecktarn version. The 3 color flecktarn. It is the desert version with a reduced number of colors and lighter fabric and mesh armpits and no front zipper. BUT, dont get convused about "Tropen" and "Desert" Fariants. In the Internet Seller call the Desert (3 Colour with Tan) often (almost always) as Tropen (5 Colour). They both have no Frontzipper, lighter Fabric and Mesh at Armpits, but faries much in Colour. Maybe you care. With best regards from Germany, Torsten

Alot of people have no Idea where to find fatwood besides Walmart.. lmao

Double liked! I watched this video for the second time! Thanks Dave for making great videos. I just got back from spending the night in Swan Cabin, up near Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness. We were there December 20-21. The low temperature was 21 degrees F.

Sooo glad nothing stops you from getting out there n sharing!! This got me looking in my own area with success! Really like those Snake Boots, stay safe!

Thank you for posting this video Dave. I love looking for Fat-Wood. It’s like being on a treasure hunt. I have a few old stumps on my property that I haven’t dug out yet. God bless you my friend. John

Dave, I know Georgia is known for its pines, but, I've got to tell ya, you ain't seen fatwood if you ain't seen a dead pygmy pitch pine in the New Jersey Pine Barrens! Most people don't think of Jersey as having a huge pine ecosystem from almost the Delaware to the Atlantic Coast covering six counties, but it's there and a really interesting place to camp out. BTW, almost a third of the state is below the Mason/Dixon line and the people in the extreme south of the state have a southern drawl which is heavier than yours! Pretty cool group of Americans!

Thanks. I have learned something new today. I only discovered resin tinder sticks the other day and was about to order them, but now I am off to the woods to make my own.

I have been finding some on the end of dead branches at my parents. I used a wood chisel to process it and it burns great black smoke and all. Always enjoy watching your videos Dave thanks.

Can't wait to watch this one.I was never into the big knife thing but got the skrama and love it.The two different beveled edges make it so handy.

Best video ending yet!!! Hahahaha! Great Video! It crazy how my mind was playing tricks on me to the point where I could actually smell this video!

I just started into bushcrafting, and this video really inspired me! Great way you demonstrated the use of the machete. I am now inspired to start using one. Super video!

I learn something from all your videos. Thank You Sir!!! ❤

Thanks Dave for yet another exiting video! 😁👍

Lighter wood is gold for sure bro. I've loaded stumps as big as the bed of a long wheel based truck before and still have a few of those huge stumps laying around the property. Good video Brother Dave thanks for sharing buddy!~John 👍🏻

Thank you for taking us along Dave.

Dave, such a great education on fat wood...thanks again for your expertise...after all these years of outdoor vids, advice and inventiveness, still dont know why your not on The Discovery Channel ....

Thx Dave! Cool snake boots! U are a great fatwood finding teacher, love the new machete!!

When I know I will be fatwood harvesting I always bring my Bahco Laplander. Silkys tend to cloak up a lot faster and the dust will stay in there longer. Silkys are better with fresh wood/ regular wood but the Laplander is coated and performs better with gooey/ wet wood. Great video Dave!

Thanks for the tip about locating fat wood between branches and the trunk. I hauled in some premium fat wood today down in southern Mississippi. Great tip.

Awesome Mr . Dave! Thanks again for. Friday night awsome video!

Outstanding video. I learn on everyone of your videos, thank you David.

Thank you for explaining what fatwood is, and how to find it! No one else I've seen, explains what you do!

Thanks Dave for a great upbeat video in these times. And for the superb explanation about fatwood (I'll never take a Bic to my house, seeing as how much resin is coming from the knots in the cladding...). Educational as always. And I see that all the BushcraftUSA members, myself included, who have been raving about the Skrama finally got you to become a convert! So let me return the educational favour. I loved seeing you using it two-handed for cutting off those broad slices, it's one of the advantages of that thing. Not just meant for swinging. I have been using my Skrama for a few years now. It cuts so well because the main grind angle is a lot thinner than even the bevel on a Mora. It's about 17 degrees inclusive. They put that steep 34 degree secondary chopping bevel on it to make it proof against KZfaqrs who try to chop crossgrain through 2-foot hardwood logs in 600 blows instead of just getting out their Silky saws. I found that with that steep bevel, it did not slice well enough through flexible green vines for my taste (as a machete expert you know what I mean, those nasty green brambles that bend away from you and snap back unless your blade is as sharp as Luke Skywalker's lightsaber). It more or less bludgeoned those instead of neatly slicing them off. So I went crazy and took that blade to a belt sander (and then stones and strop), and convexed it. Took the bevel up higher that way and melded it into the main grind. Now the whole thing is even slicier than the original carving part close to the handle. With that convexed grind, you can go wild and chop away at knots that seem as hard as steel and the blade just shrugs it off. If I baton a log (OK, a thick stick, real big logs are for axes) and I see a thick knot that would result in two crappy pieces bent around it, I aim directly for it with the Skrama and baton it right through the middle. Works. That 80CrV2 tool steel is ridiculously tough, my Skrama is the blade that stays paper-slicing sharp the longest of all. And those bramble vines now? They pick up their skirts and try to run away if they see me coming. LOL (Skrama comes with an 'evil laugh' effect). Finally, some people find that the protrusion on the handle that separates the forward and backward grip positions is a bit too large and pointy. For my hands it got in the way a bit too much. As the tang inside is just straight, that protrusion is just massive rubber so you can reshape it almost like a chunk of wood. I sweetened it down a bit and now I can vary my grip more between two positions. That makes the whole thing even better in my view. BTW, great tip on the lanyard and the sheath. The Skrama now comes in two sizes: the one you now have is the original big one, the Skrama 240. There is now also a lighter Skrama 200. I have not tried it as I think the big one does everything, but for anyone who wants to carry a modern indestructible version of a leuku instead of a shortish machete, that might be a solution. You will like the Varusteleka site. They don't take themselves too seriously. And lots of good gear. I can confirm that their merino underwear is comfy and does not stink even after a week (!), and it's not expensive compared to some stuff out there... The blades and some other sharply priced very good things will draw you into their ecosystem, which might be a danger to your wallet in the long term. ;-) Do continue to have fun in the woods, and take care.

I can’t stop watching!

Learn something new from watching your videos, Thank you Brother.

Brilliant video we loved it. Cheers Dave. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

As a kid in the 60s we walked around these ridges kicking off the tops N...r pine stumps to use the the heart for kinling didn't know in them days what fat wood was. As far as that goes we didn't know those pines had another name. We split a many a stumps. Didn't realize pine heart was that hard to find in middle GA. Another great informative video . If you need more Fat wood let me know bet you could find a lifetime supply on John's mountain.....lol

Fun and informative! Navigating and scouting for treasure, felt like i was out there with you, in fact i think one time i think i even moved my head out of the way. Terava Skrama looks versatile and backing up on the handle turns instantly into a chopping beast! A nice random act of kindness. Well explained finding and harvesting of Fatwood, making it clear and simple. ~ Thank you & Enjoy your weeks end...!

Great video Dave. I got your HLKC, and am loving it. Made a bunch of feather sticks the day it arrived. Best yet. Man this is one tough knife. Parts of the forest here in Florida are finally open. We are going out this weekend to breathe real air and brush up on the rusty bushcrafting skills. We will be hunting fatwood and these tips will be a real help. Thanks again, and keep on videoing, despite YT restrictions.

Another excellent video Dave. Thank you.

Hi bro, here in the uk the thugs went to deface the statue of baden Powell in Poole Dorset uk. 2scout masters stood in front of the statue and the thugs backed off. The sign said, 54 million scouts world wide say NO. As I left 2 ex SAS crew made camp, not anyone that you would want to play with! As you like history, I live 2 miles out of Bentley, uk, Baden Powell lived in Pax Hill, Bentley, the home of scouting, where Baden Powell statue stands is a mile off brownsea island, Poole, Dorset, the first Scout camp! As you are a scout, master, I applauded your commitment to the cause.

A really good Fatwood video Dave. My family is from NE Georgia and on my grandparents farm they had a large stand of pines and now and again a company would come in and harvest some of the pines and the air was fresh with pine scent, wonderful. Safe journeys.

Awesome Dave! You came out of there with nice bit of pine gold :) enjoyed the info very much, thank you!

Fantastic video again Dave. Thank you for the extra tips.

God bless you and your family. thank you so much for your educational and entertainment videos. A warm greeting to Verona Italy 💚 In case you come here I will wait for you with a good bottle of wine.

Another fantastic video Dave I really like the way you explain what fatwood is so people who may not have heard about it should know where to at least have a bit of a head start keep safe mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎

Another great vid Dave. Keep them coming Thanks and be safe and take care

I got it now, Dave. I could see the sort of bacon dappling you were talking about. Glad you mentioned to clean the saw afterward with alcohol, I was worried about gumming up my saw permanently. Dad has pine trees that were downed by bugs, so am gonna look at those. Finally got my ferro rod sparking! Made camp coffee, Dad was impressed!

Always grateful for you sharing your experience and skill in Bush crafts, something folks can also keep in mind that in a survival scenario such as getting lost or other survival and emergency situations where you are occupying a location fora period of time. If you scar a live pine tree it almost immediately starts releasing pine sap to heal the wound. You can scrape off pine gum daily if you had to and use that aswell.

Hi David, greetings from Arbroath ,Scotland .I learn't so much here. Thank you,. detail I did not know and I 've watched a ton of videos. What you imparted was priceless.There's a cemetery beside me with a golden brown sticky stump and it's a Monkey Puzzle Tree, full of fat wood .So showing due respect I shall take a small chunk and leave the stump to weather away in peace.

Thanks David for another great video. I have learned, if you are going out of your natural habitat of where you live or a different state, It's always good to know what areas have good fire starting materials. I have seen so many videos of people up north in Canada using Birch tree bark to start fires. I thought I would never see any Birch-bark here in Texas. one of my neighbors brought a box of Birch-Bark to burn in a trash pile. at first I did not pay attention, thinking it was probably Fake imitation. I used a lighter on a little piece and it lite up quick. it even burns using a faro-rod.

We have tons of fatwood over here in SC.... enjoyed the video but I’m really happy someone finally agrees with me about knife lanyards!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Love that blade!! It's on my list. Great video

That last 20 seconds of video was great. LOL I love hunting fatwood in Southeast Arizona. Great fun in the outdoors.

Great video Dave, nice machete and like the flektarn too. Thanks again Dave, take care buddy 👍 ☺️

Well done, good explanation and basic enough for beginners and deep enough for all.

The trip in was worth all That " GOLD ", Davey ! Good Haul ! Hay Nick ! ATB T God Bless

I watch almost all YT videos at 2x speed. But I just have to have "Heeeeeyy Evvvverbawdy" and all of the RBM1 vids at the true 1x southern slow speed. Sumpin' about it all just soothes the soul. I ain't watchin' jus' for info download, these videos are an experience unto themselves.

I finally got all my fires lit in 36 seconds using my nathan 4071 beast ferro rod. In order for me to accomplish this I used an old contractor's pencil sharpener and some maple sticks. After I processed the stick I dried them in the dehydrator. That's the only way this old man was able to reach the goal. Otherwise it was over a minute. As far as this video goes the only way I can fat wood where i live is if I wait until the middle of the night and cut down one of the neighbors pines that he planted as s snow break lol. I wish I was able to find a stash like yours. That looks like a very nice machete. I hope that you'll let us know how it holds up. God bless and stay safe.

Hey Dave . Thats pretty cool . I've heard of Fat Wood but nobody ever explained it before . I live up in Canada on the west coast and theres loads of Conifers , although I'm right beside the ocean and there's only White Pine which is not as resinous as Ponderosa , or Jack Pine that grows more in the interior . Now that I know what to look for I'm going to find some Douglas fir and try processing it or bring some pieces home . Nice to add to my fire starting goodies ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Thank you Brother Dave. Your AWESOME

Not much fat wood where i live i think because of the extreme cold winters we have . I have found some but you could spend days chopping rotted pine just to find some. I will be down by Tennessee end of july and im going to do some scouting for some if i have the time. Great video brother

Hey Dave, thanks for posting another great video. Always informative and fun! 👍 One thing I wanted to mention: you said you clean your Silky with alcohol to get the fatwood resin off the blade, that was always my Go To as well. I was digging some sap out of a pocket in some lumber I was working on yesterday and it got on, and in, my carry knife. On a hunch I decided to try my Zippo fluid instead of alcohol - MUCH easier to clean up! It's like it melts right through the sap. So... if you happen to know anyone who's "fond of lighter fluid," maybe you can borrow some to try it out! LOL

I had a 100' loblolly in my yard snap in a hurricane and that stump became a fat wood factory after few months time. Good stuff!

Thanks for showing around gathering Atwood Dave! Very educational. I have a couple of the Terava Skrama knives and a couple of their Puukko blades they are excellent knives and way affordable. Good choice!

Great video David,always very interesting.