Fatwood Wilderness FireStarter Heavily Impregnated Fatwood Pine Tree Survival

Fatwood Haul Harvesting “heavily impregnated” Fatwood. Is it hard to find Fatwood in this area. While i was at the yurt i thought i would go on a hike to find some Fatwood. It's always nice getting Fatwood from other area's. I found some Fatwood here after looking for a while this was the Golden LAVA. Even one of the limbs of Fatwood was hit by lighting. And that stuff was the true Lava

Fire is one of if not the most important tools in the outdoors. It can keep you warm, cook your food, purify water, signal for help, and help you feel more secure in a stressful situation.

Finding the right natural materials to start a fire in adverse conditions can be a little difficult. One of the best, in my opinion, is fatwood. Fatwood is also known as lighter wood, pine knot, lighter knot, or heart pine. Fatwood is the resinous remains of a pine tree that has died. When a pine tree dies, either upright or fallen, the sap settles into the heartwood of the branches and trunk. As the tree rots the sap hardens into resin soaked wood, this is the fatwood. The best spots to find it is where the branches attach to the trunk or the roots if the tree remained standing for a while.

Fatwood can be lit easily, even in wet conditions, with a lighter, match, or ferro rod. I carry a piece of it in all my camping and survival kits.

This is some good stuff next time i will be going on a longer hike to the other top of the ridge. I hope you enjoyed this video.