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

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]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="169">2:49</a> I almost put my nose to my screen... 😂

[@MrZeagans]

You are not alone in that response lol.👃

[@Freight_Train]

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

[@KCdestroyerofworlds]

Having a bad day? KZbin 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]

Thanks KC, I appreciate your comment 🔥👍🔥

[@KCdestroyerofworlds]

@@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.

[@waynewolfe4848]

Very good the best description of fat wood on KZbin

[@SMASHFISHING]

Very interesting and well presented video mate 👍

[@CliftonChilliClub]

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]

Cheers mate🔥🔥🔥

[@wildernessstrong6131]

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

[@MrZeagans]

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]

Thanks for watching 🔥

[@rjlab742]

Beautiful axe

[@jamesstipe4275]

The star of the show was at end lmao

[@vizonn7]

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!

[@BraxxJuventa]

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

[@jamesellsworth9673]

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

[@squirrellyacres]

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

[@mikebennett6713aceadventures]

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

[@triglideadventure5235]

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

[@tonyjedioftheforest1364]

Great video Dustin, thank you.

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

Excellent video.

[@wildernessstrong6131]

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

[@joekadow2566]

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]

Thanks for resin recipe. I’ll try it.

[@scallywag5236]

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

[@dominicmogridge3920]

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

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

It absolutely is in my opinion !!!

[@jamescohn4268]

Nice. Thanks

[@CampWithMatt]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

It's beautiful stuff🔥🔥🔥

[@cindyharrison1829]

Love your videos they are very helpful

[@garyorlowski4877]

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

[@smsgtbulldog]

Most excellent!!!👍🏻

[@thepowerfuldad]

Great video mate 👍🏻

[@jagobarrett1564]

Love fire starting

[@theslowwalkhome7314]

Really good video mate

[@herbsmith6871]

Very cool 🤠

[@ollepearce3116]

Wow thank you

[@ollepearce3116]

Saving this video

[@Snowzeus]

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

[@AshOutdoorsUK]

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 🏕

[@NikosKatsikanis]

good one

[@journeyintobushcraft]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

🔥🔥🔥

[@SuperDuty23XL]

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

[@theahalme]

Thanks!!!!🪵🪓🪤✝️💜🙏🌎🕊️🕯️😎👍

[@mikebennett6713aceadventures]

Well done. Educational

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Thanks for watching

[@kingrafa3938]

Great video again Dustin 👍🇵🇭

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Thanks Rafa

[@CoastalCarrieJean]

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😂

[@paulpavilions]

Awesome info & demo 🔥🔥🔥👍

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

🔥👍🙏

[@BURNWOODBUSHCRAFT]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Thanks bud 👍

[@gr8rgazza]

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

[@GraysOutdoors]

Great one Very clear. Thanks for sharing. Grays

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Thanks for watching 🔥👍🔥

[@bear_chills]

subbed, Happy New Year

[@MrGmanDan]

Nice clip Dustin!

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Thanks Daniel

[@MrPoncho53]

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

[@CouponGail]

New subscriber from Arielles live. Hello from Texas.

[@treksntarps]

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

[@TheDoctorFlay]

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.

[@althiel01]

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*

[@paulglucina1184]

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

[@BBQ1953]

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.

[@richardkight4482]

Just found my first stash of fat wood today!

[@gregoutdoors7]

Very good Dustin, Greg in Kentucky 👍🏻

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

👍🔥👍

[@dongdipperadventures6565]

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 👌

[@DontLookBehindYou1]

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

[@AlphaBravoDingo]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Tell me about it! 🔥🔥🔥

[@ronwilkinson5158]

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

[@maryblaylock6545]

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.

[@mytradeplanchadstretton8171]

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

[@kolstyrrs8761]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

That's a great idea👍👍

[@madcat1007]

Great video. Thanks. What make is that axe?

[@mylena3086]

yay for fatwood! :D

[@dalevodden1359]

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

[@johnbiff3100]

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]

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

[@honortruth5227]

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

[@Koffling]

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

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

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.

[@jamesstipe4275]

Also use resin filled bark

[@doncarlton4858]

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

[@damo690]

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.

[@elim7228]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="126">2:06</a> here comes the Silky!

[@beebob1279]

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?

[@Jkauppa]

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

[@cedricdeheynwoeste]

👍🌲🔥

[@tacticalgen]

Excelente. Withs model is that ax? Regards 👋🏼

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Check my Instagram for details

[@KonsuiKoyojutsu]

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

[@donnahughes6648]

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

[@ARaskyOutdoors]

instead of pine tree, what other tree produced fatwood?

[@SomethingCorporation]

What saw is he using? anyone help me?

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

It's a silky saw

[@freddyoutdoors]

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

[@StephenMooreOfficial]

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]

no answer.... :'(

[@wolfensus]

Second!

[@theom7476]

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

[@salam.arabic.course]

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?

[@KaylynnStrain]

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

[@BODE318]

A quote from Homer Simpson............Fatwood uuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

🤣🤣🤣

[@overnightOCD]

i love to go out hunting for fat wood

[@boboutdoorsireland]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Check out fadir tools

[@boboutdoorsireland]

@@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS I will indeed thanks

[@hemppu6974]

What brand is the axe you use?

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

It's by fadir tools 👍

[@NikosKatsikanis]

why did you scrape the rock at the end

[@fredrickclark2338]

What saw you use there

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Silky

[@martinfoy5167]

Hi dustin , actually I've just found a lot of fat wood in a pallet I broke up 🤗💥💥🔥👍

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Great find 👍🔥

[@chitsisgreat]

What kind of dog do you have?

[@thomasbillow4385]

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

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

It can be found in other species as well.

[@stanhilinski7280]

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.

[@mbc-ls3zp]

When are you going to sell those hatches?

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Maybe one day....watch this space!!

[@KonsuiKoyojutsu]

I would totally buy one, possibly two...

[@mbc-ls3zp]

@@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS I'm always watching yours and TA's channel. The only time I can comment is when I'm at work using the companies computer.

[@andersjonsson3292]

Awesome, if you cant find fat wood, in these days you can always soak your used face mask in hand sanitizer, works perfect to start a fire;-)

[@angryveteranforge]

Fat Pine is the best.