Appreciate your 'just take what you need, don't disturb the ants'. Fading from the world people like us are.
@davewinch7677 Жыл бұрын
Almost all videos show collecting fatwood from pine but here in NW Oregon, Douglas fir is king. By Far, they contain the richest fatwood and I have a bunch of these stumps on my own property. The best I ever found has been from a stump that has been outside my kitchen window for the last 40 years.
@73FORGE7 жыл бұрын
Great info Dave, my uncle cuts trees down in Oregon to sell firewood in the winter, he's my fatwood stump provider, he's been giving me fatwood stumps for 22 years! I've had one of the stumps for probably 8 years, your absolutely right, very little can start big fires, just a pinch.. it'll last forever. Take care brother
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
BUSHCRAFTER 1973 awesome stuff that's the way to go. don't have to mess around with news paper. I didn't even know about fatwood until several years ago haha
@commonconservative75516 жыл бұрын
what time of year is the fatwood concentrated in the roots /stump?
@Edcognito6 жыл бұрын
fatwood/pitchwood is formed when a tree dies or is damage. If I understand correctly, it may take several years for "pitch" to settle and become "fatwood". On the other hand, if a branch is broken, all the resin or pitch will concentrate in the knot where the branch joins the trunk. I look for stumps or downed trees and take a small saw along to cut into it to see if I get the turpentine smell. Good luck.
@wildernessstrong61313 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I enjoy the details and information. We also harvest our Fatwood from Doug fir stumps in the pacific NW for our torches, fire starter, and video projects. Thanks for the great video.
@khakhashisam37616 жыл бұрын
Very well explained. I've watched a lot of other videos on how to find fatwood, but yours was very precise. The others were always like "here's fatwood. It's everywhere." For guys that don't know, that's not helpful. Thanks! I'm off to hunt for fatwood now.
@TheDaveDryden6 жыл бұрын
khakhashi Sam 🤘
@numbnut2577 жыл бұрын
It's so great to be able to watch someone who knows what their doing and be local is really fantastic you have really inspired me to get out and do it.!!
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Jason Davies nice man, that's what it is all about. my channel is for that reason
@ShlisaShell6 жыл бұрын
I only have two small specimens from a Douglas fir. I hope to find better this year. You are so right about the color. The quality and smell are way better than any pine. Great video
@ShlisaShell6 жыл бұрын
I am on the Douglas fir for sure! Loads! Just had to learn to recognize it👍
@Zedoutdoors7 жыл бұрын
An informative video Dave, collecting a large amount of fatwood is something I plan to do in the coming months as I have a project in mind to make a large batch of pine tar for various uses ~Peace~
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Zed Outdoors awesome, I've never done that but I've seen the videos on it. would make for a good project
@soothy697 жыл бұрын
You know your videos are getting noticed when Zed Outdoors is commenting on them, dude knows his stuff and is great to watch. Keep up the awesome work!
@guncotton19507 жыл бұрын
the best fatwood hunting video i have seen so far thank you for your efforts you taught me something really good
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
guncotton 1 glad it helps, ty for the feedback
@wolfw66953 жыл бұрын
Great videos...I'm new to Vancouver Island and looking forward to hiking around some of these areas. Do you worry about Bears or Cougars when your out there..? I noticed you have a dog with you. Thanks for any advice you may have. Love the fatwood.. well done!
@earlabbott28636 жыл бұрын
Right on dave. Good to have a guy posting stuff in my neck of the woods!👍
@thesoftgoat13987 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that tip, I always limited myself to looking for pine fatwood. Douglas Fir being so much more common on the coast this should help me increase my supply.
@alexduke54024 жыл бұрын
We have Heartwood pine floor boards in the old farm house. They are absolutely beautiful all polished up.
@mr.fisher39737 жыл бұрын
Wow - now that is fatwood!!!!! Never seen it that concentrated before. Great video.
@zingodingo28162 ай бұрын
I'm so glad I saw this vid before I went on my first fatwood-seeking adventure. I saw a few possibilities in deadish and/or fallen trees but here in western Oregon I only saw weak pockets of resinous areas. I was getting tired of snapping little branches with varied results, then I saw a stump very much like the one you found (big, very old, Doug Fir). Dang...after checking it...the column was solid...I sawed off about 20 inches of it and, I'll say this: I am going back for the next couple feet of quality fatwood and then maybe digging the roots. I doubt if I'll ever need more...though I know where to look if needed. What a bonanza!
@TheDaveDryden2 ай бұрын
When you first realize the gold mines sitting in the forest all around you, its like a day of enlightenment! When I uploaded this video there weren't any directions for people living in the PNW to find douglas fir fatwood. just pine!
@thedwighty4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I remember seeing those around growing up but never learned about fatwood until recently
@ahorseman4ever17 жыл бұрын
great tip, this here is probably one of the best life savers in a survival scenario.
@FollowTheRabbitTrail7 жыл бұрын
hey thanks for making these instructionals...this one especially. youve been telling me theres fatwood all around me in the stumps but ive always looked in the wrong parts lol. Finally! truly thanks for this one bud cheers FireRabbit
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
FireRabbits West Coast BushCraft haha ya man, no excuses now! once you find your first hit you'll see it everywhere. take care ✌
@lakrabid5 жыл бұрын
I just got some douglas fir fatwood from Washington State and holy hell does it burn!!! And absolutely dripping with resin. I have a lot of pine fatwood from all over the south and it is nowhere near like the douglas fir in terms of the darkness of the resin content and flammability. Pine works great as well but the Doug fir is supercharged badassness
@somedayzitzdark79877 жыл бұрын
awesome! ... will keep an eye out next time i'm bushwack'n
@restoreallthings18067 жыл бұрын
Good work and rewarding when fire is needed. We have an abundance here in the older forest of Mississippi.
@barrynorthmississippiprepp57775 жыл бұрын
Yes sir all our pine its everywhere
@IsleofWightBushcraft7 жыл бұрын
They make great torches for nighttime, providing wind is low. Great vid BC
@AlexT-md9df7 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few fatwood videos on KZbin, this is the best one I've seen so far! Cheers
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Alex T thanks bud!
@Rokynutz6 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave. Another great video. Another use for our D. Fir we have here in the western portion of our area is...LONG term shelter poles. Or really anything that needs to be buried to build upon. I harvested some stump cores 8 years ago and built a shelter here in SW Washington state. Yes it was time consuming but it was worth it. I had this idea one day showing my cousin the water proof qualities of fatwood. Then it dawned on me, If I could find big enough pieces, I could us them as if it was pressure treated. 8 years later, the shelter is still standing strong. Give it a try sometime just for a raised bed.
@thewimpycamper76927 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Dave! And perfect timing - I'd been needing some info about how to collect fatwood on the coast here where theres not a tonne of pine around me. Great info and filming!
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
The Wimpy Camper thanks, yup the Douglas fir creates fatwood too. it might even be better then pine pound for pound
@whitecompany187 жыл бұрын
That sure is a good lump buddy, great ethics and video.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
BUSHCRAFT AND FISHING WITH THE PIKEY cheers man, got to keep it real
@BushcraftIsrael7 жыл бұрын
I've been collecting quite a bit of fatwood lately but nothing as substantial as that piece. Great haul and great video as always! Also, the guys at /r/bushcraft on Reddit really seem to like your content (which is actually where I first heard of your channel) if you want to post some videos there from time to time. We've just had a few threads about fatwood collection so I feel this would fit right in. :D
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
BushcraftIsrael that's cool I didn't know that. I'll have to take a look thanks
@guns4funcajanajustin7 жыл бұрын
Nice score
@richiesun96765 жыл бұрын
Just went out to look for some. I'm in massachusetts near the new hampshire border. The trees just don't have a ton of sap. My last cut was the best. Noticed, the older log, the better chance of finding fatwood.
@douglas96072 жыл бұрын
That's some amazing fatwood. Thanks from the year 2021 =)=
@DragoTC7 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate you saying that you don't want people to destroy the environment! I really learned a lot in this video.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
DragoTC glad it helps, gotta respect nature too
@macoveitinel7326 жыл бұрын
"i'll probably give it away to ppl and stuff like that" ... lol
@valvol43884 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave!
@a420man25 жыл бұрын
Fortunate enough to live in the Shuswap and have access to both pine and fir trees. Birch and pine are dying off due to disease and beetles respectively. Still lots of fatwood around, tho. Good vid.
@quercus47306 жыл бұрын
Pine knots work.
@ronaldbutler4480 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the video, thanks very much!!
@CanoeingTheEdgeOfTheWorld4 жыл бұрын
Some good information. Thanks.
@bushcraftnorthof60127 жыл бұрын
Great video. Good to know about. Lots of resources even in logged areas. Take care.
@MarkYoungBushcraft7 жыл бұрын
Amazing find Dave. Unfortunately, no Doug Fir on the east cost. I have found fatwood in other old stumps...but never that much...Thanks for sharing
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Mark Young sure was a good find, at least you get to collect some I don't think they have it in Alberta
@lanecountybigfooters57164 жыл бұрын
Great info for us PNW folks! I'm in Oregon. I know exactly where I am going to look now! Great tips. Subbed. Cheers!
@evanwindom32654 жыл бұрын
Exactly! So many of the fatwood videos are about pine, and those are in short supply in the PNW rain forests. We're blessed with lots of cedar, hemlock and fir instead. It's great to see someone put out a video with a PNW focus.
@riverrat11497 жыл бұрын
Awsome! You were cutting and my brain was trying to smell it!
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
:)
@manwithbeers7 жыл бұрын
Nice Score Dave. I will keep an eye out for some next time I am wandering about. Thanks for the video.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Layne Rossi good luck on the hunt!
@desertsurvival21757 жыл бұрын
Awesome chunk .... I will be the first to enter the "crush your fatwood" give away. I thought for sure you were going "kids in the hall" when you pointed out the stumps. Great vid ....again.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Desert Survival 😁👍👍
@t.w.milburn82647 жыл бұрын
Hay, Dave & Mollie; Wonderful outing this was. Harvest what's needed is a good rule to live by. Got a sweet haul on that 1 Brother ATB Terry God Bless
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
T.W. Milburn definitely a good haul and a good day out. ✌
@stephenduckett88857 жыл бұрын
Glad you finally did a video on this stuff...the world needs to know..haha. I have started a youtube channel called Vancouver Island Bushcraft. You are one of my inspirations for doing it thanks a lot ...My videoing is terrible next to yours but I guess you learn as you go....
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
awesome good to hear. you have to start somewhere. mine weren't good either at the start haha
@stephenduckett88857 жыл бұрын
Feel free to subscribe then I'll have a whole 14 subscribers. If you have any advice I'm all ears
@aquablue7117 жыл бұрын
Watch out for this guy people. He owns his own company and is a computer tech but on his channel he's asking people for money already. He's going to con people for money.
@francisoneill40396 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your help finding fatwood
@colenorthway85785 жыл бұрын
good video
@turtlewolfpack60617 жыл бұрын
That is a crazy haul Dave!
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
TurtleWolf Pack thanks dude I was pretty stoked on it too!
@1eyedjacksRwild4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Education Dave. I am going to go out this weekend and find me some fatwood. Decided to Sub you as well!
@Longtrailside7 жыл бұрын
I have a ton of that in my area, but sadly can't use it. Our parks and forests, dont aĺlow campfires except in designated over populated camping areas which are far and few between. You cannot go on a hike and make a campfire anywhere. You can only use camp stoves for cooking. So it takes the fun out of overnight camping/hiking for me. Though it doesn't stop me from using it in my own backyard fire pit.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Longtrailside that's no fun, come to Canada where they let you be free!
@sosteve91136 жыл бұрын
Nice find
@1300buckvtx5 жыл бұрын
Great vid with great ideas for finding fatwood ...stupid bee😄 take care bud from Nova Scotia. With all that fern do you ever gather fiddle heads in the springtime we do out here and their delicious.
@rockroll97612 жыл бұрын
Thanks !!💯💯🔥
@phyllismulkey37787 жыл бұрын
great looking fat wood
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
phyllis mulkey 👍
@qmagine6 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for the tip! Love your vids, man! Keep it up!
@lampseven48944 ай бұрын
Best fatwood in the world on the west coast. Douglas fire trumps pine any day of the week
@TheDaveDryden4 ай бұрын
It is some good stuff!
@cowhand13466 жыл бұрын
Great find
@kattewhetu26137 жыл бұрын
wow that was awesome....thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Kat Te Whetu your welcome!
@tomoconnor84316 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip
@LGSkywalker827 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff brother!
@plughikes45206 жыл бұрын
Your edits remind me of Joe.R edits 🤘🏼 Great Vide
@vanemaster43454 жыл бұрын
Could you tell me the exact location of that tree...i need some fatwood
@briand95134 жыл бұрын
Yes, some GPS coordinates please... lol
@vanemaster43454 жыл бұрын
@@briand9513 haha yeah, sadly we don't have a whole lot of "fatwood-trees" (pine, fir, spruce...) around here in Germany...there is pretty much no untouched nature left in this country
@Imightberiding7 жыл бұрын
Nice score & introduction to fat wood. As a fellow resident of Vancouver Island & avid lover of the wilderness & outdoors for more than 40 yrs, it is increasingly important that you use your voice & venue of your KZbin channel to exhort others to tread lightly & not infringe upon nature any more than necessary to enjoy a hike while respecting the nature we all want to enjoy. The equipment & technology of today is a far cry from the time that woodcrafters (today's popular term: bushcrafters) had to subsist off of the land with no other means. In reality, the ideal has long since died & for a good reason. Sure, "bushcrafting" is a fun sport but is altogether unnecessary in this day & age other than for pure survival issues when lost or stranded in the wilderness (much like hunting & Nascar). As nostalgic as old school woodcraft might be, (I certainly subscribe to old school craftsmanship, tools & techniques) but we enjoy far more efficient & environmentally friendly ways to enjoy the outdoors today than 50 or 100 yrs ago. Don't get me wrong, I own many. many axes & knives but mostly for nostalgia, aesthetics & occasional use for my home fireplace & camping where fires are permitted. Anyone who has not ventured into the outdoors & nature is missing a greater part of life. Let's all endeavour to ensure that it is there for future generations.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
Imightberiding totally understandable, I try to throw it in when I can as a lot of ppl trash those logging road areas with beer cans and shot gun shells. that's not what I'm about
@koltoncrane30994 жыл бұрын
Being environmentally friendly is way subjective and based upon ones knowledge. Sure littering is bad and driving off road and making ruts is bad. But there’s a large population that still use the land Iike they did fifty or a hundred years ago whether it be logging, grazing or harvesting firewood. I always see advertising for instance about how terrible chaining and killing pine trees is for nature. This is one example I’m talking about. Like in Utah for instance they chaining pine trees to remove over growth to get back to what the landscape was like a hundred years ago from old photos. Some people say that’s terrible, but naturally if wild fires are permitted to burn some areas “naturally” would be completely different and it’s only through human intervention that other devastating human intervention like stopping fires can be mitigated. Just wanted to add my two cents cause being good stewards like leave no trace is great, but one needs a wide view to have a deeper comprehensive on some issues that may be controversial.
@davequick33735 жыл бұрын
Man I wish we had that stuff in nj!
@mehmetkupeli86112 жыл бұрын
what kind of knife you are using in this video?
@xshanghu5 жыл бұрын
Good vid, thx.
@hendrikarqitekt62863 жыл бұрын
douglas, that’s oregon wood in america, you really should by a silky bigboy
@glendickie42477 жыл бұрын
Great video. thanks!
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
glen dickie no problem
@amyhoang91404 жыл бұрын
Nice. Can fire be made with just using two knives ?
@keithklassen53204 жыл бұрын
You can make a bow drill or hand drill with only one knife.
@cillaloves2fish6887 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@jimsilverwood4317 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I hunt fat wood here in Ohio, it's not all that common in my neighborhood but I hunt it the same way, looking for stumps! Keep it up!
@scottsmith65715 жыл бұрын
Pine fatwood is the best
@1LRLRG7 жыл бұрын
What part of the island, I'm down in Vic. Looks like the bugs are out once again.
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
1LRLRG cowichan valley area generally
@ggselatan68523 жыл бұрын
Hy my friend
@mmortier7 жыл бұрын
nice
@sonofamountain28626 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks for sharing this.
@davidjawahov48967 жыл бұрын
1k subs in 4 days and 1 milion in 1 month
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
David Jawahov ha that would be something
@cowboykelly65903 жыл бұрын
I like the Video, when you FINALLY got too the Fatwood and STOPPED with the (un)informational Jibberish !
@hellsscoutact53796 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information. Good video.
@scottsmith65715 жыл бұрын
The red is resin
@thewimpycamper76927 жыл бұрын
Just re-watched this video Dave - am wanting to start my fatwood hunt! If I cant find and access the center of a douglas fir stump (i live on the coast of BC as well) does fatwood also live in the "armpits" of douglas fir branches? Just like pine?
@IsleofWightBushcraft7 жыл бұрын
A great find as well
@mo12uk6 жыл бұрын
Very professional filming.. i like it
@TheDaveDryden6 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@scottsmith65715 жыл бұрын
A real fat wood stump is almost as hard as iron lol
@AnonZero06 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@MilesTHD7 жыл бұрын
Really good video! Do you carry a gun when you're out looking for fatwood? Seems like trekking through that dense brush would be a great place to kick a bear.
@erikolsen58022 жыл бұрын
MAking tar, you need a heck of a lot
@ritesideofthefence58575 жыл бұрын
You can always send some to me
@greedygringoprospecting69417 жыл бұрын
bad ass boss BC british Columbia A nice stuff not much logging has gone on in California for years but I find what I need it's out there
@TheDaveDryden7 жыл бұрын
kenny cadarett doesn't have to be logged areas, I just find it easier to score big in them. yup bc for British Columbia, cali must have some pine
@stepitup54096 жыл бұрын
A?
@kingyeayea3976 жыл бұрын
Soaked 8-0 noice!
@mrcwoodworks45236 жыл бұрын
Can you sell me a stump
@brianspencer42207 жыл бұрын
Fat wood ; Hish in calories & fibre but low in weight gain Thanks Brian 77
@danquarterman Жыл бұрын
Outstanding.
@fredflintstone15475 жыл бұрын
you must have said 'um' 2,000 times
@richarddelaney95933 жыл бұрын
Dude stop talking and go do it.
@jasonriley76763 жыл бұрын
You talk waaay too much. Just get to it.
@Kenstagator7 жыл бұрын
Big tip, shut up. Not in a mean way but talk less do more, you spent half your video talking without images, diagrams or action. That makes people want to skip ahead and lessen your watch time as they didn't come here to have a conversation but get information and leave, just to be frank. Get rid of the "uhs, ahs, etc" speak with confidence man. Don't pressure people to subscribe but drill your name in the outro so they can find you, I subbed but not everyone will. "If you enjoyed this video dont forget to like subscribe and etc... if you think xyz let me know in the comments this is INSERT NAME HERE and I'll see you all in the next video." Good content, love it, just wanted to give some feedback. Hope to see more videos soon. :)
@restoreallthings18067 жыл бұрын
It's alright, there are many listeners who are clicking in and have time. Being confident about what your goals are for the video is fine, but people learn from genuine character.
@riverrat11497 жыл бұрын
Fuck off.
@sebastiansilverfox69127 жыл бұрын
Ken M Good advice for anyone posting on KZbin. I would add, relevant talking that provides the information people came for is good and a few extra tidbits to provide something to set you apart but the biggest thing is be clear, be concise, and be confident (while using humility to ask for questions, etc. at the end as outlined above) or, as my grandad would always say "stand up, speak up, then shut up" haha
@jamesaritchie17 жыл бұрын
It makes losers without attention spans of intelligence want to skip. Stop saying "they" when you mean "you". Idiot.