BUSHCRAFT: All about Fatwood

[@worm_vaquero]

Couldn't think of a more suitable start to bushcraft, welcome.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you :)

[@2OldGeeksTalking]

Fire starting is one of the most useful tools for survival. Cooking our food, warming our homes, lighting candles, shaping metals ... thanks for sharing.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

no problem, thanks for commenting :)

[@treelore7266]

that rock petting part was the most dwarven thing I've ever seen

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

I'm serious, it could have had gold in!

[@AclockworkPurple]

@@IodoDwarvenRanger Now THAT is the most dwarven thing ever!

[@camper6569]

Such fun. More videos. Longer videos.

[@Ozarkwonderer]

Some of my favorite bushcraft vids are people just learning stuff and skills. The fresh knowledge and excitement and successes are great. Hope there's more

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Glad you like :) I can't promise it but I will try to make more, I don't live near anywhere where I can do that sort of thing, however there is more footage from that holiday but I haven't reviewed it so I don't know how usable it will be

[@josephadams5993]

Such an adventurous spirit and brave heart. My first exposure to your channel is amazing and renews my faith in today's youth.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you so much :)

[@migueldeluis5507]

Always, a very honest channel

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you :)

[@AclockworkPurple]

Very cool. This makes me want to see bushcrafting videos from a whole range of D&D characters in character. I’m sure the sorcerer is usually on fire starting duty though and the ranger and druid are off finding something for tea. Fatwood is great stuff. Most of the time I just shave off some wide paper thin slices and it catches quick. I also use it in a mesh bag as an air freshener in my car. I like the smell and all I have to do is give the bag a good “scrunch” to have a bit of outside in the car when sitting in traffic. Where I’m at in the U.S. it is everywhere. You can walk 10 feet into the woods and find huge knots of orange-red fatwood you pull right out of old downed pine and red cedar. Cheers and enjoy your adventuring! I hope you have a lot of interesting side quests along the way,

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you so much for the comment :) and yes, fantasy adventuring in real life! however I only have one kit, this stuff takes a lot of work but I do hope to be able to do a hobbit kit one day And I dig the fatwood air-freshener, great idea!

[@richardchilds4022]

Always enjoy your videos - thanks.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

you are welcome :)

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks

[@FritsvanDoorn]

I actually learned something. Thank you.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

you are most welcome :)

[@CorvidEclectica]

Person1 "Um..." Person2 "Hm?" Person1 "Fatwood's on fire." Person2 "Guess we gotta make tea." Your videos are always a delight and this one is no exception. Being distracted by such a lovely quartz - absolutely loved it. So typical.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thanks so much, and yep, the fatwood I found just got accidentally used up in the evening by me and my brother making tea on a camp fire, as you do LOL and yes, in the location where I was that quarts could absolutely have had gold in, I would be a terrible dwarf if I didn't check!

[@aaronrhoades509]

Nice video it's great to see people teaching others !!

[@DIRKMCGURDIGAN]

Love fatwood. Also, nice pouch!

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thanks :)

[@TwoHelmetsDC]

nice one! great to see another video.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you :)

[@charlesstanford1310]

I always enjoy watching you on your adventures, and I appreciate you sharing your learning process. It's encouraging.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thanks so much :)

[@AdamMclardy]

Great video as always

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thanks :)

[@terrysmith4831]

Woodcraft is a never ending journey of learning new skills. Building a fire and a suitable shelter are paramount of the many skills to master. 👍

[@MrMulan58]

I heard of fatwood on camping channels but had no idea what it was or how to find it, thanks for the info.i will try to find some on my next camping adventure.😊

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

awesome, glad I could help ;)

[@pepepepito623]

Good video,boy!

[@peteskeet2847]

you can use quartz with a fire steel to get a spark.

[@taylorsteiner9273]

Cool video Iodo!

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you :)

[@TexasJack1886]

Great presentation Iodo but i think my favorite part of this video was the bloopers-very relatable at least. Gold or no gold that was a beautiful chunk of quartz and i would have been disracted too 😄 And you're correct it wont light with just the spark from a flint and steel but if you light a pice of char you can ignite fine scrapings like the ones you made that way, but you probably already knew that lol

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thank you :) and yep, the rock LOL, there is gold in the river in that valley but I couldn't prospect for placer due to a law preventing that until May to protect salmon eggs Glad I was correct and thx for the info :)

[@TexasJack1886]

@Iodo Dwarven Ranger also if you haven't tried this yet, I recommend "pinning" your tinder to your work surface with the end of your Ferro rod before scraping. It concentrates sparks and you can usually light your tinder in 1 or 2 scrapes. I'm probably describing that poorly though. Maybe I can film a quick clip to demonstrate once it's daylight.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

@@TexasJack1886 yep, I have seen that done but I haven't quite mastered it, more practice ;)

[@TexasJack1886]

@@IodoDwarvenRanger:)

[@BillyBOB-sm3rl]

Maybe you could go on a weekend joy. And do a bit of bushcrafting. Fire building, shelter building and a few other things. Look up TA Outdoors. He has ten years of bushingcrafting videos.

[@frankblack8573]

Dwarven Ranger distracted by a rock - this is true reenactment 😁

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

yes! I actually didn't know the camera was rolling when that happened

[@clivedunning4317]

Great enthusiasm, a little bit more rehearsal and your presentation skills will improve. Well done.

[@hobofab]

I thought Drawfs were more partial to an axe than a saw 😊

[@treelore7266]

it's a sawed-off battlesaw for getting out of willows etc.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

yes, but an axe is big and heavy to carry and obvious on your person, even though legal if you have a valid reason it tends to make people nervous in the UK

[@hobofab]

@@IodoDwarvenRanger I'm from Florida we are accustomed to making everyone else nervous 😆

[@robertohexsel3763]

bloody marvelous (from a mel gibson's crappy movie). still, this video is great!

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

Thanks :)

[@gwpattrick]

How old is this girl or boy. And yes it does matter. I don't like watching kids even though this is interesting.

[@kevinroche3334]

Grow up!

[@gwpattrick]

@kevinroche3334 it was a question. Jack ass

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

LOL! Girl, and I'm not telling you my age but I am an adult ;) thanks for your comment, it made my day that I look young enough for people to still mistake me for a minor

[@gwpattrick]

Hay, no offense, but thank you very much. I just don't like watching kids. It's creepy. I stay away from that. Sorry. P.s. where's the beard. Ha

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

@@gwpattrick none took :) and each to there own so fair enough, but I had many KZbin channels when I was a child (all took down now) and I was grateful for support I received from subscribers, they inspired me to try harder and go on to make this channel and if I could grow a beard I would have by now LOL 😁

[@tonystoops7802]

You could also collect dried grass and make what is called a bird's nest. There aren't many pine trees in my shire, so I use that.

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

yep, if I'm actually starting a fire, particularly in the damp, I make a birds nest with fatwood shavings in the middle, the fatwood should burn for long enough to dry small tinder enough to allow it to burn, but you are correct that there aren't pine trees everywhere so I usually keep a piece of fatwood in my fire kit