Is this nature's greatest Fire Starter? Fatwood for Bushcraft & Survival

Is this nature's greatest Fire Starter? Fatwood for Bushcraft & Survival - How to find, burn, cook!

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Fatwood for beginners!
Follow these simple steps to learn how to locate, extract and burn this amazing bushcraft and survival fire-lighter. Great for those days when it a little windy or your struggling to get the fire going due to heavy rain.
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@AndyMacaskill 3 жыл бұрын

2:49 I almost put my nose to my screen... 😂

@MrZeagans 3 жыл бұрын

You are not alone in that response lol.👃

@waynewolfe4848 2 ай бұрын

Very good the best description of fat wood on KZfaq

@Freight_Train 3 ай бұрын

Best, most concise description of what fatwood is. Good overall video and camera shots as well.

@CliftonChilliClub 3 жыл бұрын

Great educational and informative video on finding fatwood and how to use. Had a great sound to it when you tapped it, almost like glass. In a kind of way it's like finding amber in the wood, just not as old. Great vid Dustin and enjoyed. Thanks.

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate🔥🔥🔥

@MrZeagans 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most comprehensive and clear video on locating and processing fatwood I've seen. Thx! Will add this to my birch bark fire skills for sure 🤜🔥🤛

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🔥

@wildernessstrong6131 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. For a second I actually thought I could smell the Fatwood while you were cutting into it. Nice work!

@SMASHFISHING 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and well presented video mate 👍

@KCdestroyerofworlds 3 жыл бұрын

Having a bad day? KZfaq with bushcraft tools has solved your troubles by bring you adorable British Dude and dog (Amber). Seriously, I grew up in the woods in Oregon and learned this stuff as I went but suddenly 25 years later I actually care about it again because of this guy. Please don't read this as sarcasm, yah boy does great work. Like and subscribe and comment like mad. Someone who cares this much should be at the top of the algorithm.

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks KC, I appreciate your comment 🔥👍🔥

@KCdestroyerofworlds 3 жыл бұрын

@@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS any time. It takes a lot of guts to put what you love out there for everyone to scrutinize. Too many people silence themselves. Keep doing what you're doing it's inspiring.

@jamesellsworth9673 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS for a good demonstration of fatwood from sourcing to prepping to firing.

@Shivaziv 3 жыл бұрын

Great video bud! Thanks for sharing the knowledge and the explanations, this's awesome! I love fatwood, I'm always carrying it in my fire bag, great resource!

@jamesstipe4275 3 жыл бұрын

The star of the show was at end lmao

@BraxxJuventa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dustin for showing us the use of fatwood. 👍😁

@squirrellyacres 2 жыл бұрын

Great information. This truly is the best fatwood video I've ever seen.

@mikebennett6713aceadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you channel is amazing. Love you mate. From the states

@rjlab742 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful axe

@triglideadventure5235 Жыл бұрын

Best Fatwood video I've seen... by far. Excellent editing and production.

@tonyjedioftheforest1364 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Dustin, thank you.

@Hootyhoo-jq9vq 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video.

@wildernessstrong6131 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thanks for the great content. Really enjoyed the multiple angle and close up footage.

@AshOutdoorsUK 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative video mr Dustin! I’m going to go out on a fatwood mission soon after watching this Hope you’re well mate Ash 🏕

@garyorlowski4877 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the video mate !!!! thank you !!!!

@smsgtbulldog Жыл бұрын

Most excellent!!!👍🏻

@CampWithMatt 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks Dustin. That fat wood has such a stunning colour inside!

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful stuff🔥🔥🔥

@theslowwalkhome7314 Жыл бұрын

Really good video mate

@thepowerfuldad 5 ай бұрын

Great video mate 👍🏻

@jagobarrett1564 3 жыл бұрын

Love fire starting

@cindyharrison1829 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos they are very helpful

@LegionTacticoolCutlery Жыл бұрын

It absolutely is in my opinion !!!

@Snowzeus 3 жыл бұрын

That was a great find. I love using Fairwood it’s my favorite way to start a fire. Hope all is well. 🔥😁

@ollepearce3116 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you

@ollepearce3116 3 жыл бұрын

Saving this video

@journeyintobushcraft 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant mate, I could smell it through the screen 🔥🔥🔥 Keep em coming mate! Danny

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@herbsmith6871 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool 🤠

@jamescohn4268 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks

@paulpavilions 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome info & demo 🔥🔥🔥👍

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

🔥👍🙏

@kingrafa3938 3 жыл бұрын

Great video again Dustin 👍🇵🇭

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rafa

@mikebennett6713aceadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. Educational

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@BURNWOODBUSHCRAFT 3 жыл бұрын

I can smell that goodness from all the way across the pond! I love fatwood. Awesome video!

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud 👍

@CoastalCarrieJean 3 жыл бұрын

I was just in the woods finding fatwood and I swear I thought to myself that the pile I have in my back yard would make Dustin at Bushcraft Tools proud😂

@MrGmanDan 3 жыл бұрын

Nice clip Dustin!

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel

@SuperDuty23XL Жыл бұрын

Well done informative video. Ready to go find some fatwood.

@gr8rgazza 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Dustin. Have keep my eyes out for some fat wood.

@NikosKatsikanis Жыл бұрын

good one

@GraysOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Great one Very clear. Thanks for sharing. Grays

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🔥👍🔥

@bear_chills 3 жыл бұрын

subbed, Happy New Year

@treksntarps 2 жыл бұрын

Great video on finding and using fatwood . Even I can get a fire started with that stuff 😂 . Nice one 👍

@althiel01 3 жыл бұрын

Xoxo, love demonstrating firelighting with fatwood to ppl and then showing them photos of the decaying trunks I got it from 😂 *sound of dropping jaws hitting the floor*

@CouponGail 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber from Arielles live. Hello from Texas.

@theahalme Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!!🪵🪓🪤✝️💜🙏🌎🕊️🕯️😎👍

@TheDoctorFlay 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of all the experiments we did years back. You should do a video covering all those random other things we tried for tinder, like shavings from your jeans or the back of a door panel in the car.

@joekadow2566 3 жыл бұрын

Tree sap and fatwood are my favorites. I always have a lot of pitch ointment with me and it's good against injuries, sprains, cracks and splinters in the skin, a perfect companion even for making a fire. Made from resin from conifers with lard or olive oil and beeswax in a ratio of 4 parts resin, 2 parts oil and 2 parts beeswax. There are sure to be many recipes on the internet

@Hootyhoo-jq9vq 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for resin recipe. I’ll try it.

@scallywag5236 2 жыл бұрын

Be careful not to set your fingers on fire when starting a fire with pine resin.

@dominicmogridge3920 Жыл бұрын

tips make a great and refreshing tea too.I used to curse forestry,but if things go ties up then it becomes a resource,and saves using hardwoods

@dongdipperadventures6565 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had watched this video before I went out this week looking for fat wood for the first time, I spent ages looking in living pine tree 🤦‍♂️ I found a little (i think 🤷‍♂️) always learning 😊🤙 Dong Dipper P.S your videos are awesome 👌

@mylena3086 3 жыл бұрын

yay for fatwood! :D

@gregoutdoors7 3 жыл бұрын

Very good Dustin, Greg in Kentucky 👍🏻

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

👍🔥👍

@richardkight4482 2 жыл бұрын

Just found my first stash of fat wood today!

@ronwilkinson5158 3 жыл бұрын

Great film I am looking forward to getting back in the woods to find some. Is the wood yours?

@MrPoncho53 3 жыл бұрын

En México se le llama OCOTE. Y es buenísimo para iniciar un fuego.

@BBQ1953 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent instructional video. Great presentation. Did you script it before shooting the video? There obviously are portions that can’t be adequately scripted and ad libbing is the best way to handle it but even then, you stayed on point and gave superb explanations along with the visual content.

@paulglucina1184 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video and some awesome finds! I liked that jacket you have there, what is the brand by the way?

@maryblaylock6545 3 жыл бұрын

For your next trip think about taking flour tortillas. Easy to pack in a gallon plastic bag which can be placed in a pack flat or rolled up unlike bread.

@DontLookBehindYou1 9 ай бұрын

That was literally one of the prettiest pieces of fatwood I've seen on YT... Seems really weird to type that out and read it back

@mytradeplanchadstretton8171 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Video mate... great axe, what is the make of your axe ?

@dalevodden1359 2 жыл бұрын

How long will fatwood last after cutting it and processing it into kindling and parts for bow saw.

@madcat1007 Ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks. What make is that axe?

@AlphaBravoDingo 3 жыл бұрын

I always pocket a few pieces of a fatwood when going out into the woods. I find myself using it almost every time.

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! 🔥🔥🔥

@Koffling 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dustin, subscribed. That's a mighty nice axe you have there, where did ya get it? :)

@kolstyrrs8761 3 жыл бұрын

Dustin - could you do an axe and knife sharpening masterclass please? Struggling with both 😕

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea👍👍

@honortruth5227 3 жыл бұрын

Should have a link in the description for the folding saw.

@jamesstipe4275 3 жыл бұрын

Also use resin filled bark

@greedygringoprospecting6941 3 жыл бұрын

i carry some in my packs nice and dry. just in case. people get lost and die hiking in california. eve when i go look for gold. i have a couple of pieces. have a good day boss.

@cedricdeheynwoeste 3 жыл бұрын

👍🌲🔥

@wolfensus 3 жыл бұрын

Second!

@johnbiff3100 3 жыл бұрын

nice one dustin very good video on how to gather fat wood .this will save a lot of people from buying it off ebay now they have been showed where to look for it ....give amber a tickle for me and stay safe mate take care be happy and have loads of fun ..until the next one DONT FORGET TO LIKE SHARE SUBSCRIBE AND HIT THE NOTIFICATION BELL FOLKS ...NEVER MISS ANOTHER VIDEO OR LIVE STREAM....

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

It's always cheaper to find your own!! Cheers👍🔥

@ARaskyOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

instead of pine tree, what other tree produced fatwood?

@doncarlton4858 2 жыл бұрын

It sure beats buying it by the bag or box at the hardware store!

@KonsuiKoyojutsu 3 жыл бұрын

What species of pine is that? It looks alot like our cedar

@tacticalgen 3 жыл бұрын

Excelente. Withs model is that ax? Regards 👋🏼

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Check my Instagram for details

@elim7228 2 жыл бұрын

2:06 here comes the Silky!

@donnahughes6648 3 жыл бұрын

I am in America and would love to know about the saws you use do you sell them?

@beebob1279 Жыл бұрын

I've done this and watched other videos. When I cut the pine tree there's never any fat wood. I have to be doing something wrong. Any suggestions?

@damo690 Жыл бұрын

Very educational. Can I ask you to do a video about the same subject only with apsolutely no tools. Imagine you survived a plane crash and you didn't have any tools on your person. You need fire to survive in a mountainous area. Let's also imagine it was a damp climate like Ireland and 90% of the time things are damp or wet. So no tools and everything is damp or wet. I'm just interested to see techniques to survive a situation like that when you weren't prepared for it, have no tools on your person but need to survive.

@KaylynnStrain 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE me some good fatwood !!!!!!!

@freddyoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Hit the gold their love fat wood and maya dust ace stuff for in a rush

@Jkauppa 3 жыл бұрын

then the best, absolute, is the resin, but if you put an oxidizer, like rust, its even better

@salam.arabic.course 2 жыл бұрын

How is it possible that I can’t get the fatwood scrapings to catch a spark? I’m throwing good sparks and fine scrapings from the back of my knife… any help?

@StephenMooreOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

where i live we d ont have pine trees but we have conifers and other ever green trees, will that work too or does it have to be pine trees?

@StephenMooreOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

no answer.... :'(

@theom7476 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, haven't thought of using my saw as a scraper

@overnightOCD Жыл бұрын

i love to go out hunting for fat wood

@NikosKatsikanis Жыл бұрын

why did you scrape the rock at the end

@fredrickclark2338 Жыл бұрын

What saw you use there

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Silky

@SomethingCorporation 3 жыл бұрын

What saw is he using? anyone help me?

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

It's a silky saw

@chitsisgreat 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of dog do you have?

@thomasbillow4385 3 жыл бұрын

So is it just pine that fat wood is in? Or can it be found in other species?

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

It can be found in other species as well.

@hemppu6974 2 жыл бұрын

What brand is the axe you use?

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

It's by fadir tools 👍

@boboutdoorsireland 3 жыл бұрын

That's a nice axe man where did you get it can I ask?

@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Check out fadir tools

@boboutdoorsireland 3 жыл бұрын

@@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS I will indeed thanks

@joeyoliver579 7 ай бұрын

Pine cones

@stanhilinski7280 3 жыл бұрын

I usually find the richest fat wood deposits in roots and stumps and only moderate deposits in limb joints, but sometimes I will luck into an above-average deposit in a joint. I’ve been wondering if how much resin a tree produces is in it genes, and I’m not sure yet of the answer. If true, it means if I find a great deposit in one joint, then I should harvest all knots in that tree, and if I find a mediocre deposit, then I should probably save my time and move onto the next tree. What do you think? I’ve also wondered where it was better to check a tree. Is there likely to be more fat wood at the tree top or base? The underside of a fallen tree and it doesn’t matter? I don’t know.