How I make Amadou tinder

My method of making amadou fire tinder

[@danielcharbonneau222]

Right on Andy. Great demo and outcome. Yeah you got to love when the end product of the Amadou looks like sheets of Deer skin leather.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Yep it’s great stuff amazing to think people make hats out of this stuff! Thanks very much again brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎 best wishes

[@shovelhead8]

That sure takes a bit of time. Thank you for showing us how you do it, Andy. Stay safe and stay cool. And bring beer

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Lol…. You read my shirt 😂 best wishes mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎🍻🍻

[@ExpeditionaryJonny]

Holy cow! You weren't joking around when you mentioned the amount of processing and the size of the return mate! I'm rather amazed at how our forefathers figured out the entire process. They really must have played around with the material for quite a long time. Thanks for putting this together and sharing brother!

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Yep it’s fascinating to think about how this was discovered thousands of years ago! People from the ice age 5000 years ago used this and I believe that otzi the iceman was found to have some amongst his possessions when his body was discovered amazing stuff! Hope your well and having a great weekend mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎 best wishes

[@SouthernPatriot1]

Hey there’s that smiling face! Andy, I appreciate all the MD bites and all the useful knowledge that you share brother! You and Wendy are awesome & just thankful for your friendship brother and sister! Be well! Take care and blessings to ya both! 🙏🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧💫👍🏻👊

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks as always sister! Your very kind! Sending you blessings straight back to you and your family too sister hope your well and happy 👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽🔥🔥🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏🏼

[@richschwartz8004]

Thank you for sharing how you make yours. I've never heard of using it before. So it's a big plus to add another option. God bless and stay safe.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks very much brother! Yep it’s a great tinder for flint and steel definitely a good one to play with! Very best wishes my friend 👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏼😎

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Andy and Wendy 😊, thanks for another great video mate, your way of making it looks alot easier than my atempt, so I'll try your method next time, having various materials to catch a spark is always a good thing, and it makes firemaking more interesting, cheers mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and Wendy, kind regards Stuart, Megan UK.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Glad you liked it my friend! It’s not the best method but works for me and it’s a bit of a rough ass short cut lol… very best wishes to you and Megan too brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@sodacan1011111111111]

Hey Brother 🇺🇸🔥🇬🇧. It's good to see you again my friend. What a beautiful day in your neck of the woods. That's a pretty cool process. That stuff sure takes a spark well. Much love and respect to you both always my Brother 🇬🇧💯🇺🇸

[@MadDogSurvival]

Great to hear from you again brother! We miss you over here! Hope all is well? Thanks again for dropping by. Sending you much love and respect as always from us both! 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙🙏🏼

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

That’s so awesome brother! I never thought to cook it up before trimming it! You got some nice pieces! I was always fascinated with amadou! Thanks for sharing!

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks again brother! Yep it might not be the “correct “ way of doing it but it seems to work for me lol…. Best wishes mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@waveman0]

what a haul of horse hoof fungus, man I wish they grew in Australia as I love amadou. Thanks for showing us how to traditionally treat amadou.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Yep it’s definitely a great tinder! Thanks for your watching again mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@TheDavewatts]

Great instructional video mate, I did have a go year's ago but didn't have the patience it didn't help I was going about it all wrong 😂. Now that I have a better idea thanks to your good self I'll give it another whirl if I ever come across some. Cheers mucca, great seeing your knife being put through a multitude of tasks, great seeing a tool being used for it's proper purpose, a woodsman's best friend, keep up the good work mate, great job.👍🏻

[@MadDogSurvival]

Yep I know what you mean brother it’s definitely a test of patience lol….. your knife is fantastic! I really enjoy using it and it’s performing perfectly! I’m using it thoroughly but not abusing it. The marks on the sheath and scales are blood, my blood lol… it did bite me once a while ago in the woods! I can definitely vouch that it is indeed still a sharp blade 😖😖😂😂…. Again thank you very much brother I appreciate your kind support and friendship. Best wishes to you and your Edyta 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽😎🍻

[@TheDavewatts]

@@MadDogSurvival Bloody hell Andy 😂 hope you still have all your digits mate, give our best to Wendy.👍🏻

[@MadDogSurvival]

Lol… yep all is well! Just a little negligence on my part! I guess we’re now blood brothers 😂👍🏽….. thanks again mucker I’ll pass on your kind wishes 👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽

[@leemichel8199]

Great video brother. God bless you and your family. Lee

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thank you my friend! God bless you and your family too brother! Very best wishes Sir 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Great video mate, I have been planning on doing a similar video for a while. I like the idea of boiling the whole fungus to make it more workable, never thought of that before.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate! Yep it’s probably not the technically correct way but it seems to work out well for me. I’d like to see your version of doing it mate! Best wishes again mucker 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@Diebulfrog79]

Great job, Andy.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks as always brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎🔥🔥

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Wow! That Was Quick bro. Well done.💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👍

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother only a rough ass way really but it seems to work lol.. best wishes my friend 👍🏽👍🏽😎🍻

[@MichaelR58]

Andy , good instructional video and tips , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks very much brother! God bless you too Sir 🙏🏼👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@oldmanriver1057]

I didn't understand what you were doing at first, now it all makes sense 🤔 😕 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@MadDogSurvival]

Nice one brother! Yep it’s not the most technically correct method but it works ok. Best wishes mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@PeeWee33772]

Enlightening, thank you. Some very valuable lessons for me in this video, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Your welcome my friend and I’m glad you found it useful! Thank you for watching and your kind comments 👍🏻👍🏻😎 best wishes

[@PeeWee33772]

@@MadDogSurvival 👊

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

Great Job! This is very interesting! Visiting you from Gander Newfoundland and Labrador Canada!

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks! Always great to hear from people around the world! Glad you liked it! Very best wishes friends 👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽

[@BeercanBushcraft]

Yes, top notch mate. Very interesting. Loads of birch where I live, but no well developed fungus - and I've been looking, Enjoyed that video Andy very much. All the best to you and yours 👍 👍 👍 🍻

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Yep keep looking you’ll find some good stuff I’m sure! Glad you liked it my mate. Best wishes to you and your family too brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@Mgt461]

Superb vid. Thanks mate. The only thing I’d add for anyone thinking of making some amadou is don’t gather too much hoof fungus from the trees. Only take wot you need cos this fungus grows real slow. A fungus about the size of a guys hand takes 30 years or more to grow. It ain’t good for the natural environment to over harvest this stuff and I’ve seen whole woods cleared out by thoughtless ignorants. Keep up the good work MD educating folk, we all enjoy your cool vids.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate! Yep I agree, I believe that the land owner helped my mate gather these for me, he owns a ten thousand acre plot in Scotland, so they were gathered from different areas, I should have mentioned it in my video. Thanks for your watching my friend and taking the time to comment. I appreciate your kind support and feedback. Very best wishes mate 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@Chungustav]

It's a fungus that grows on dead trees. Why would you think harvesting all of it is a bad thing? It serves no purpose other than to decompose the tree. In the spring a fruiting body of hoof fungus can produce up to 887 million spores in an hours. There is no way to over harvest

[@Mgt461]

⁠​⁠@@Chungustav A guiding principle when in the wild and the back country is to only ever take from nature what you absolutely need. Excessively clearing out an area of any plant or fungus in the wild is not a good idea especially when it is totally unnecessary. First Nation and indigenous peoples all over the world understood this. It is destructive to nature, especially in the case of hoof fungus which takes decades to grow and is very important for invertebrates. Doing so interferes with and harms the symbiotic relationships and interdependence which exists in woodland between trees both live and dead , fungus, insects, birds etc. Mad Dog recognises this and he got his fungus from separate distant areas. Hoof fungus is not widely found in many countries and in some it is rare. There are a number of vids on KZbin about collecting the fungus to make amadou and these vids have been watched by tens of thousands of people. If a significant proportion of these people go out and gather rucksacks full of the stuff it will be injurious to the natural environment and eco systems. In some national parks it is also illegal to do so.

[@PrepperDel]

Nice one Brother, i love Amadou with flint and steel but as you've shown the process is long in doing it.Theraputic when the weather is nice though i must say. Anyways have a good weekend stay SAFE Del

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Yep it’s definitely time consuming! I have to be in the mood for it lol…. Patience is tested! Best wishes mucker 👍🏽👍🏽😎🇬🇧

[@dreamcreationsadventures]

Brother this was awesome, so much I didn’t know how to do this. You NEVER FAIL to bring great wisdom and knowledge to share All the Best to you and Mrs Mad Dog, appreciate you both Andy ❤️‍🔥🙏🏻🤟🏻

[@MadDogSurvival]

Very kind of you sister! Glad you liked it! Have a great weekend friend 🤗👌🏽👍🏽😘😎

[@CyberCurtainTwitcher]

Interesting stuff. I'd never heard of that before.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate it’s great tinder for flint and steel fire lighting! Hope your having a good weekend mucker 👍🏽👍🏽😎🍻🔥

[@timothylongmore7325]

A lot of work for a bit of fire starter. Worth more than it's weight in gold at one time. A dry bit of tinder was life or death.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Yes absolutely! And it’s still a great tinder today, so I like to try and keep the old methods alive! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 👍🏻 best wishes 😎

[@HarshmanHills]

great info to share mate. have an awesome weekend

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate! Yep you too my brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@MarkKratzMC]

Another great video thanks

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate! Glad you liked it 👍🏽👍🏽😎 best wishes

[@rontsawyer362]

Great information brother we have birch trees all over here I might have to try that in day . Hope you are doing good

[@MadDogSurvival]

Nice one brother! Yep definitely worth trying! If you get time that is as it’s a game of patience though! 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@waynerodwell7779]

Awesome 👍

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@swampdaley6088]

Brilliant mate ! I might try some in the pressure cooker.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks mate. That sounds like a good idea as long as the Mrs doesn’t catch you lol… 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@swampdaley6088]

Listen for her kicking off in the Swad direction as pressure cooker is on and fizzing

[@MadDogSurvival]

😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@samcummings9895]

Great thanks

[@MadDogSurvival]

Glad you liked it 👍🏻👍🏻😎 best wishes

[@adfletch7687]

Awesome video I never knew about it, so cool 😎 but I have a mad dog monster 🔥🔥🔥🔥☄️☄️☄️

[@MadDogSurvival]

Lol…. Thanks brother! Always good to have other methods in your tool box though 😊👍🏽😎 best wishes mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Woo hoo! Fantastic brother.😁👊 i usually sift my ash. Wow! Not many horse hoof fungi. Only about 15 or So.😜😆😆😄😄😄😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤙i have saved and reused my lye water.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks very much brother 👌🏽😎👍🏽👍🏽🔥

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@MadDogSurvival very cool doing it in quarters to soften up the outer shell for triming. I re- stretch mine during the drying process and it comes out softer. The more you handle it. Great video.👏👏👏👏😁👊👍

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Yep your absolutely right mate, I don’t always have the patience though lol….. good of you again my friend 👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽🔥

[@plymouthfenns4523]

Hi that's a good way on how to do it and i will try it this way because it looks easier to do it and thanks for showing us this way and please stay safe and well PF

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! It’s probably not the best way but it works for me lol… best wishes mate 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@plymouthfenns4523]

@@MadDogSurvival yeah it looks so much easier than the way I was shown some years back and when I can get out I will be getting some to do it your way PF

[@MadDogSurvival]

Yep it’s a bit of a short cut method but might not be the most effective! Good fun to play around with though 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@DraftingandCrafting]

Thank you for the video. Do you think a mangle would work for flattening the amadou? I have been meaning to have a crack at making something out of mushroom leather for a few years, but the laborious nature turned me off a touch as I generally have a few projects on the go at any given point in time.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thank you! Yes probably? I think as part of flattening out the material it is important to break up the fibres, especially for fire lighting tinder, probably not so much if you intend to use it as a form of leather material? Let me know how you get on i would be interested to learn more 👍🏻👍🏻😎 best wishes

[@simonridley9333]

definitely entertaining ,

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Glad you liked it 😊👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽

[@ultimatebushcraft_co_uk]

Hey, thanks for the video. Can I ask what ferro rod you used and where I could buy one?

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks glad you liked it! The ferro rod is one that I make and sell on eBay, I’ll leave a link below however our shop is closed until next week due to business trips. Best wishes mate 👍🏻👍🏻😎 www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=maddogsurvival&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m2548.l2567 The shop will re open next Saturday 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@hitchpost5822]

Mad Dog Hello, do you know if it matters what kind of wood ash you use ? I have heard hard wood ash works better. I have some pine ash, and wondering if it will work. I know ash that has been wet from rain or a drowned camp fire doesn’t work. They also use the wood ash solution to make slow match’s work better.at maintaining a coal. Thanks for the video !

[@MadDogSurvival]

Thanks brother! Yep I believe harder woods ash contain higher nitrates, which is what helps the oxidation production during ignition. I’m no expert mate, I can only say that I find oak ash to be effective and I have also used birch ash before too. Interesting stuff! I’d definitely try the pine ash even though it’s a soft wood, I guess it’s probably not too critical as it can be made without ash at all. Let me know how you get on please mate will be interested in your findings! Very best wishes mucker 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@hitchpost5822]

@@MadDogSurvival Thanks again for the information and another great video.

[@DadCanCook]

Chaga

[@MadDogSurvival]

No Chaga is a different fungus found in the higher parts of the northern hemisphere, two different things mate 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@henrymontfortin9788]

This work is too long. You simply have to put the tinder in a blinder. It's easier and it easily takes the spark to make a fire. Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqCuoWimnLZ8i7M

[@MadDogSurvival]

Trouble is that in a survival situation you may not have a blender with you. Best wishes

[@henrymontfortin9788]

@MadDogSurvival Yes, it's true. But the tinder harvest is done upon returning from the forest, which allows you to have what you need for the next outing. Sincerely

[@MadDogSurvival]

Not necessarily if you’re in a true long term survival situation collecting and processing materials is an important skill to learn depending on expendable resources can lead to a bad situation. I teach bushcraft and survival and have been practicing this for over thirty years now. The more skills you have the better your chances become. Yes I agree to make some the easy way at home but also learn how to do it in the wild. Best wishes 👍🏻

[@henrymontfortin9788]

@@MadDogSurvival Your point of view is very interesting. It is important to know and treat different tinders well. But planning what is necessary for the comfort of life is equally important. You should NEVER lack anything, you must have the utility in your bag, this is the guarantee of not suffering. In the 17th century people knew how to recognize and use what was necessary in nature, this knowledge is forgotten because we no longer live as long in the forest. I don't doubt your knowledge or experience, I just wanted to make it a little easier to deal with tinder. Bravo again for sharing your abilities, it’s good to spread your knowledge. Compliments. 👍👍👍👍