Beginners Guide on How to Find Fatwood in a UK Pine Forrest

In this episode we go out searching for Fatwood in a local UK pine tree forest.
In the video we show you how we find fatwood, what to look for and our way of doing things over here on the channel - there are many ways and methods which I may cover in future videos if you guys want to see them..
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[@stevew585]

Great video Thanks, I'm looking for pine knots for carving.

[@afi6061]

Handy info. Thanks. Would liked to have seen it broken down and cleaned up.

[@RidesInforests]

Another classic. Thanks bud

[@Doitnoelsway]

Awesome video my mate. We had proper top day.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Yes it was

[@spraggerdogwilko333]

A couple of things to ask or say! first is when you thought you had found the gold mine I noticed a couple of things a lot of people are guilty of! you were standing up back bent over and you also had your kit on your back second as you were sawing you was nipping your saw and you can see it in the video, I would have taken my kit off and kneel so I was nearer to my work and have something under the work so it is easier to saw one last thing you may be able to help me with is how long can you store the wood for ( is there a sell-by date ) so to speak.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks for the advise buddy - much appreciated.. As for fat wood storage, I've had some for 3 years now and it's still fine, I do keep it in sealed bags.. Hope this helps

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Nice silky pocket saw, I've owned and used a Silky Zubat for many years, easily one of the best investments I've ever made. I might have to look into a pocket folding version myself. 😂

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

@@WhoThisMonkey yes mate, I have a zubat too, fantastic saws as well!

[@darrenhamilton4491]

good to you haveing fun,, the thick amber stuff is often in the roots of huge stumps, lot of work to get at but rewarding,, i use a small grubing mattock to dig them out, (£15 from screwfix) im sure with bit more time you will find the good stuff,,

[@tarryagainsttyranny6956]

Just found this channel love it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@richardmallon2280]

Went looking for fat wood just yesterday wasn’t too sure what I was doing but watching this video I done exactly what you done on this video and got quite a bit

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

@@richardmallon2280 mate that's great, I love hearing comments like this on how I've helped people

[@richardmallon2280]

@@WildernessAdventuresUK going again tomorrow get proper stocked up ready for autumn winter camping

[@LundysWildcampBushcraft]

Nice video loved the intro thanks for the mention 👍👍 i will be looking for some fat wood in my new location as there is loads of old pine trees lying around atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍

[@Simonandisla]

Great video matey. Like the new kit 👍 Sadly not put the lesson you and Andy gave me on hunting for fat wood to good use so will need a refresher course 👍 Say hi to Leon for me. Cheers pal 👍

[@davidburkhalter8262]

Great video. Hanks for the information.

[@geoffford4749]

Hi spi another great video keep them coming mate 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

More to come very soon mate - Hoper you're keeping well!

[@harrisquicksilver6595]

Thanks for the fatwood vid, admiring ur work and opinions from across the pond near nola. I agree so much with u about how it sucks when people lower their standards and litter, we got it over here as well, jeez maybe worse but we need more people like u guys and those of us who hold ourselves to a higher standard. Keep up the great ideals yall have my brothers.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thank you for the kind comments.. Ltter in the countryside and wilder areas really dose anoy me but together we will conquer it!

[@head4thehills256]

Top Video as ever 👍🏻 good to see you back dude 😁😁

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks 😁

[@focusstu2103]

Informative video mate. Good information to know. Thanks & looking forward to the next one.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks 👍

[@fletchdad8755]

Processing fat wood while watching your video. Getting ready for next weekends camping trip. I will be taking my son's with me.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

I hope it was a good one buddy!

[@devoloid]

Good to see you back matey. Interesting vlog btw 👍

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks 👍 - I enjoy making these little tip videos

[@muzzermint895]

were did you get the marathons from :( . cool vid spiro. thanks for the info on were to go and look for fat wood. be safe

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thank you buddy and they were from Morrisons

[@jamescollins5879]

Just found this channel very helpful thanks

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks bud

[@lenseofclarity9997]

Lovely work.

[@misolgit6986]

I seriously doubted it would be that 'easy' to find fatwood in UK well done

[@denis_1469]

Its quite easy actually, the problem he had is that he tried to process fat wood from pine trees that had fallen quite early into there death,now the knots even 6 ft up in a dead pine tree that is still standing will have much much more fat wood. another is mane roots and tap root, if you have a shovel of course. I have taken out a few experiments and found this is the case however it is hard to distinguish how long a tree has been dead for

[@malcolmdouglas5476]

Good clear message. Interesting vid.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thank you!

[@garrybeard7718]

Great video good to see the drone out very interesting vid well done guys.👍🇬🇧🍺🤘

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ciaomarco4194]

Great video, despite several attempts, I am still yet to find my own fatwood and after watching your video, I am looking forward to taking my dog for a walk in my local coniferous woodland later, also I totally agree .... LEAVE .... NO .... TRACE!! It's not hard, don't be selfish. Its not big or clever, the Minority can and do ruin it for us, the Majority. BW from South Somerset

[@TreeRatChaser]

Nice vid thanks guys 👍

[@karlwillis9232]

Great vid. Totally agree with you about the rubbish.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Absolutely, there are some scruffy people out there matey!

[@davidyerby7232]

Great vid, thumbs up.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks 👍

[@davidchen3862]

Informative video. Thanks

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Glad it was helpful!

[@a.cotton3963]

Funny intro :) Thanks. Shame we didn't get to see you process the wood. Seeing the litter drives me crazy too. No respect or awareness of nature's beauty.

[@adamheath7541]

Nice woodland and I don't know much about fat wood but I do now👍

[@billyjayhouse]

Great vid, keep them coming

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks, will do!

[@emilycrompton4452]

Fab video guys! Shame about the rubbish left 😁👍🏼

[@shropshireladoutdoors743]

Great tip on hunting fatwood

[@claretbuck1882]

Awesome bud cheers 👍🏻

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks 👍

[@outsideInsightUK]

Great video mate, Good to see you back at it. Hoping to get up to the forest of Dean this coming week so I'll let you know if i've actually learnt anything :P Already looking forward to seeing your next vid. did you bury Leon in the black bags?

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Did you manage to get out mate - I cant remember if I asked you when we last spoke!

[@richardh1764]

OK complete noob here with a couple of queries 1, where do we stand with the knives and the law in the UK? 2, you said you was going to show how to process it 3, just what do we use it for, I'm adding fire. Thanks in advance.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

OK knives in the UK is a tricky one, private land, camp sites etc you should be OK, that's not to say is legal so to speak.. you have to be quite savvy. Processing it is a video to come, thank you for reminding me, I will do a dedicated video, although I have used it in several old videos.. Finally, you use it as a water resistant fire starter, the resin in the pine catches a spark very easy and burns for a while giving you a chance to start a fire in bad conditions.. I hope this lot helps 🙏🏼

[@richardh1764]

@@WildernessAdventuresUK thank you.

[@rileybarrett6395]

Good knowledgeable video. Thank you.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nickhindle7289]

Hi mate. Does Sitka pine produce fat wood. Thanks

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

They produce a lot of resin (usually white in colour on the bark of the tree) so my answer is yes although I've never used any from Sitka

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Oh man there’s some disgusting people around leaving all that crap around. Interesting video, I knew that resin accumulated around the limbs but had no idea about top of the root system too. Every day is a school day.

[@stephh82]

Also is there a special tree that’s best for fat wood?

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Pine trees are the best, just go and spend a day in a pine forest and look around all the fallen trees

[@noelbyrne3410]

Hard work that

[@natureisallpowerful]

You do have to hunt for it to be honest Haha,I've been searching for ages now a few year,and finally found lots of golden red nuggets

[@assasin101011]

nice touch of dubstep music 😁

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

I like a bit of dubstep me, a bit different to all the banjo music you usually get in outdoor videos 😉

[@johnny0468]

hello really enjoyed the video as im off out on my first adventure very soon looking for fat wood and in a unrelated topic could you tell the brand of tactical trouser you have on in this video as they look exactly what i am looking for ? -p.s im with you both on people littering infact littering anywhere , i have ongoing battles with people who think its fine to thriw wrappers, scratch cards even cigarette butts, clearly poorly educated and disrespectful i had 2 people sat in a car outside my flat cracked the window a bit then started pushing out two pizza boxes , used napkins and then two drink cups this was around 6pm in daylight with people walking passed !! so god only knows how these poor excuses for civilised people would behave in a forest where no one can see them the mind boggles! 🤬- anyway great channel 👍 im late to the bushcraft party but enjoying learning from guys like you two who kindly share knowledge... god bless both 😇😇 👍- john

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Forgive my spelling on this... the pants are Fajalraven Vidda Pro.. I kept looking for sales or discount codes because they are quite pricey! Good luck buddy 👍

[@johnny0468]

@@WildernessAdventuresUK cheers pal i appreciate you taking the time to reply 👍 i had a feeling they were that brand and blimey your right they are expensive 😆 but last forever i hear so a sound investment i think i shall 'wet my beak' with a cheaper pair for now and if i really get bitten by the bushcraft bug i will treat myself to a pair... 👍

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

@@johnny0468 I find that tradesman pants are great, in my early videos I have a brown pair of Scruffs that cost around £40.. I'd recommend them all day as those pants are still going strong (watch the ecozoom video for reference)

[@johnny0468]

@@WildernessAdventuresUK i know the you mean theyre hard wearing ... good advice 👍 thanks

[@johngreenhalgh1048]

Off to look for fatwood today

[@stephh82]

Do you not cut into the dead stump?

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

I usually try to pull it out of the ground then cut into it

[@danthetourist]

Good stuff mate, ill be going out having a look myself now.

[@cptnstylez]

good

[@MartTheMadScientist]

also u have the same bug out bag as me

[@peterbennpan7288]

Has anyone ever found any fat wood in North Yorkshire Or Stainburn Forest for that matter

[@Tom-wc1cl]

If you give the video a thumbs up then comment 👍 does that count as four?

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Keep doing it and I'll let you know pal 😉

[@stevefield9967]

🌲🌲🌲👍

[@denis_1469]

the problem you had is that you tried to process fat wood from pine trees that had fallen quite early into there death now the knots even 6 ft up in a dead pine tree that is still standing will have much much more fat wood this is because gravity has has a longer affect on the tree sap. another is main roots and tap root, if you have a shovel of course. I have taken out a few experiments and found this is the case however it is hard to distinguish how long a tree has been dead for. Would love to know where this forest is 😅

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Thanks for the info - the wood is in the Manchester area bud

[@somdov]

@@WildernessAdventuresUK I was also hoping to visit this place cos it's beautiful. I'm in Manchester so I wonder if you could name the forest?

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

@@somdov dm me on insta Sam, I don't want to put it out in the open

[@Furby213]

If you can't find pine , what else to look out for .

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Unfortunately fatwood is only availabe in pine - if you cant find pine trees, maybe look for Birch Bark

[@lionheart9692]

What forest is that ?

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

It's a pine forest

[@russelrogers2540]

Humans are pigs. I have picked up a lot of "Stuff" in the woods. It always amazes me how people treat our world.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

So true bud - i couldn't agree more!

[@RaynarNslR]

Great vid. Pity about the muppets who frequented woods. There the animals, not the wildlife! 👍👍👍

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Very true, it proper ruffles my feathers mate

[@MartTheMadScientist]

bear do it in the woods lol

[@jonnystephenson664]

What is fat wood for??

[@jonnystephenson664]

Surely skinny wood is better for the environment?

[@philipdavenport5246]

So, fatwood. What's that all about? I'm none the wiser from watching the vid although reading through the comments I learn that it to do with making a fire.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Basically it pine wood impregnated with pine resin, it's highly flammable, waterproof and a small bit will burn for quite a while - look at it as nature's fire lighter.. I've done several other videos on the subject all on the channel

[@joanofirk6216]

Here's a comment.

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Here's an answer... Red!

[@debbiedawsonpeterdawson3251]

🦀🐥

[@TheWizardOfTheFens]

The biggest shit gripper for me is people who discard their junk into the natural environment. And one of the ultimate sins for me is those who pick up their dog sh*t and then hang it on to trees!

[@WildernessAdventuresUK]

Couldn't agree more!

[@S_C_A_R_F_A_C_E]

Dude you pack wayyyy to much

[@angelswithdirtyfaces1]

Brilliant 👏