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Lighter knot
- Thread starter Weldabeast
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I liked to use the chainsaw gas best since it had oil mixed in with it. lol. It burned better.Man if my daddy caught me trying to use his lawnmower gas to start a fire….. ouch
we did find an old barrel of what I am assuming was fermented corn mash, hidden in the woods close to our house one time…. That lit up pretty darn good.
The other thing to keep in mind is that traditionally northerns horde firewood and kindling. It’s a rare occasion that anyone is making an improvised fire and needs to scrounge up something dry enough to burn. When they / we did birchbark is more abundant and easier to spot.
Correct, the papery white bark - that stuff will light up under any circumstances.
I didn’t realize this was a regional thing either… I’m right here in North Florida near Weldabeast, fat lighter and lighter knot is the only names I’ve ever heard it called that I can think of.
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Yeah, this is true. And Eastern White Pine needles if you can find them dry.
Man things that need to be know'd.
I have used pine but magnesium shavings burn at 5000 degree F. and will burn in the down pouring rain. I have a couple of small medicine bottles of it in my first aid/emergency pouch.
I wonder if that helps keep bed bugs and crotch crickets away
Not sure about the bed bugs but a quick spritz of the Tink's 69 should keep you clear of crotch crickets and lot lizards.I wonder if that helps keep bed bugs and crotch crickets away
Dang it will mail back my man card, camping I just use those tacky fire starting packets from wally mart. If shtf Im prolly starving early on.
Idk man there's regular weird, and then there's bushcrafter weird. I'm a little out there but I can't get with full bushcrafter crazy.
But I learned of this from Clay Hayes, so we'll go with regular weird. Fatwood is yinzer approved. I even picked some up to play with myself. It smells better, but gasoline is way more fun.
But I learned of this from Clay Hayes, so we'll go with regular weird. Fatwood is yinzer approved. I even picked some up to play with myself. It smells better, but gasoline is way more fun.
Like the saddle hunters of the camping world
No better way to ruin a chain on a saw than trying to cut a big piece of lighter, but collect those shavings! They will flat out explode when you need to start a fire!
I think I know what you’re referring to but up here we have tinder fungus. I’m sure it has an official name but you’ll find it on birch and aspen and readily catches a spark.
We can collect spruce pitch but there’s enough other stuff that it ain’t worth the effort.
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We can collect spruce pitch but there’s enough other stuff that it ain’t worth the effort.
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In South Alabama it’s called lighter knot.
Let’s keep this going and somebody needs to draw a map outlining the different names for it. You know in case somebody is traveling and needs to start a fire, they know what to ask for…
Let’s keep this going and somebody needs to draw a map outlining the different names for it. You know in case somebody is traveling and needs to start a fire, they know what to ask for…