At my mother's house years ago, we had a pile about 3 feet high of what we called lightered knot. It was mostly stump fatwood. I still use some now and then to start my forge fires. Love the smell!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
So do I
@XaBadMojoX8 жыл бұрын
Dad called it "lighter pine. My uncle called it "pine knots". I've heard it called " heart pine" Fatwood is new to me. And man, does it burn hot !!! 👍 Good video as always !!! 5:33 👃
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Yes it does.
@Justintheinsane Жыл бұрын
Just bought a 10lb box of fat wood. The videos for it were showing people igniteing entire sticks. The idea of shaveing them down will make this last me a good 20 years. Lol
@agrey81105 жыл бұрын
Learned what fat wood was after watching your vids. Go on my usual hiking trip and what do I find, an 8 foot stump of almost all fat wood. My girlfriend and I spent an hour filling our packs. Now every time we go hiking I hear her yell out "fatwood". Nothin but pure fun. Thanks.
@SurvivalOnPurpose5 жыл бұрын
You better keep her.
@agrey81105 жыл бұрын
@@SurvivalOnPurpose Lol. At first I thought you meant the fat wood. Yeah, she's a keeper .
@jeramylawlor33168 жыл бұрын
For a long time I had no idea what you were talking about.Now I know ,thank you for the lesson.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Glad to help.
@KISH3515 жыл бұрын
All I use is Fatwood, but I do use other starters if it calls for it. Thanks Brian. I like your videos a lot😉👊👊🤘🤘👌👌🖖🖖
@TraditionalBlackPowder8 жыл бұрын
A great natural resource.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Possibly my favorite. OK, not just possibly ;-)
@karri89984 жыл бұрын
Thanks for suggesting this video. I will be on the lookout for fatwood and try it out.
@stephenadams90673 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video, starting to find fatwood in Kentucky this stuff is everywhere.
@csh62205 жыл бұрын
The fatwood in your videos has been lying in the cold, rain/wet/snow/ice/fog/blistering sun and wind for over 3 years and it lights right up with a few scrapings and a flick of a fero rod. I wonder how many of all the other tinders you have used can do the same thing? I would say maybe birch bark (doesn't grow in my area). Of course, if you can let them dry out several more would start a fire, but I am talking just grab it and go. If the tinder isn't sealed in a waterproof container it won't happen. That is the power of Fatwood. That would be a nice experiment but I don't want to wait 4 years. Love your channel Bryan!
@johnharmon9908 жыл бұрын
I am very fortunate to have fatwood,alot of it,in my area.It is how i get most of my fires started since it is normally kinda humid when im out......The Fatwood Clan
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my kind of place
@Gorinbronzehammer8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info ..I have heard of fatwood many times from several different channels but never understood what it was..thanks for clearing up the mystery
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@jimmelnyk75068 жыл бұрын
I had an uncle that worked at Hercules Chemical in Brunswick. That Hercules plant had huge piles of pine tree stumps. These had been collected after a forest was cleared then Hercules processed the stumps, making turpentine and other products. I first experienced the smell of the stump yard in 1962 and have never forgotten that smell.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the petroleum industry pretty much killed the turpentine producers.
@mackenzielamb65132 жыл бұрын
Thank you. God bless.
@Coltbreath8 жыл бұрын
Another Great presentation! I hit the jackpot last camping trip a bag of wood I purchased in the high county was mostly fat wood! A bag of awesomeness woot!!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Cool
@MarkYoungBushcraft8 жыл бұрын
I love me some fatwood as well but here in Atlantic Canada it is an effort to find. I am truly thankful for all the birch trees we have
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
We don't have too much birch here in Georgia. We have what I call River Birch and the bark is very flammable but it is also very thin and sort of like paper. It's not the same as "regular" Birch.
@LeeRalph1008 жыл бұрын
This is great stuff, I am so envious of you guys that have that natural in your areas! There is no mistaking the smell of burning fatwood! Good Video.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Lee Ralph (Pathway to Self Reliance) we are truly blessed
@scotthill68078 жыл бұрын
Nice knife brother. Another technique I've used is to take small pieces and smash them flat with the poll (back) of my hatchet then pull them apart into fine fibers or splinters. It works very well and maybe quicker than scrapping off fluff, plus you get to smash something ;0) You might try it sometime if you have a hatchet handy. Don't you just enjoy the smell of good fatwood? It's perfume to the outdoorsman. We should start making fatwood cologne.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Scott Hill I do love the smell of fatwood
@HeartandSoulApothecary4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your tips on fat wood - and how to locate it too.
@TigerWizard18 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining it so plainly. I've been having a little trouble, but didn't know how to ask without soundin like a big ole' dummy. Thank you.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Adam Waters no worries.
@matthewjeffres12898 жыл бұрын
Loved it!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Cool
@karlcostigan76338 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Bryan, and thanks for the post on how to harvest it!!!!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@NorthCountryOutdoorGuys8 жыл бұрын
Very informative in a short and concise video! Thanks Brian.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@pathester17798 жыл бұрын
My papaw always called it lighter pine !! That stuffs awesome!!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
IT is my favorite
@kkprepper9508 жыл бұрын
Love God Love your channel Thank you Brian Hope things are well with you and your family Blessings
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+KK Prepper thank you
@BarryDutton8 жыл бұрын
Great topic, explanations and video, this is a timeless topic for sure, someone always needing to know this stuff. TY Bryan.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Barry Dutton thanks
@plausiblelies2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@citizen14358 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@alanwilliams58368 жыл бұрын
For those who don't have much natural fatwood where they live, you can usually pick up a bag or a box of it at Lowes, Home Depot, or Walmart... look in the BBQ accessories isle. I carry a few sticks in all my kits.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
you can. Thanks for the tip.
@FRE4KSO8 жыл бұрын
I love that stuff! You can use it for a hand hold for your bowdrill too.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+FRE4KSO so I learned
@rdlaw88688 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another lesson. Thanks Bryan. I love me some fat wood too. Glad we have lots of pine trees in Arkansas too. Thanks.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+RDLaw88 I think I would like Arkansas.
@rickymellottsr44618 жыл бұрын
great video , just gettin into primitive fire , very informative , thank you !!!!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@FolkwayLodge8 жыл бұрын
I went out on a scout yesterday, and had just found out this stuff. Came across a burnt stump that was filled with fatwood! Good video, I didn't know they actually made turpentine from it, I thought it just smelled like it.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I am not sure they made turpentine from fatwood but I know they made it from pine sap. But the stuff in the sap that burns is called turpine ( I think), hence the name turpentine.
@FolkwayLodge8 жыл бұрын
Survival On Purpose Good info sir, thank you!
@mt_baldwin7 жыл бұрын
It comes from pine trees, produces thick black smoke and smells good? Oh man I live in the middle of a pine tree dense forest and think I may have burned literally hundreds of pounds of it over the years not knowing what it was! I'll be on the look out for it now though and combine it with my favorite tinder, white birch bark shavings, which is more thin and flammable than tissue paper, should be a good combo ( or fire starting overkill).
@SurvivalOnPurpose7 жыл бұрын
There is no such think as firestarting overkill ;-)
@Bluelew7778 жыл бұрын
yep good stuff, smells great
@THExLAWxMAN8 жыл бұрын
thank you for the info share.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@THExLAWxMAN8 жыл бұрын
+Survival On Purpose I always enjoy your videos.
@pathester17798 жыл бұрын
Hey I just got Crkt's new birler axe and the buku folding knife , and of corse I had to put my own edge on them but man , you ought to see if you could test them out they are fantastic !!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
That would be cool
@jjari03078 жыл бұрын
have you ever tried starting a fire with a battery and a gum wrapper because its creates fire pretty fast i saw a video on it before and its very cool
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I have not.
@redbeard66068 жыл бұрын
Nice video thanks Brian.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jassenswisher8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting bro!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@csh62208 жыл бұрын
Using fatwood is like cheating. LOL All is fair in love and survival. I copied one of your earlier videos and glued a fero rod into a piece of fatwood. Now I have fire in one neat little package.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@babbagum77218 жыл бұрын
I love me some fat wood. You made my day. LOL. Just came back from the woods and guess what, I found me some fat wood. :-)
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@KJ4RMZ8 жыл бұрын
I just love smelling it.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+KJ4RMZ me too
@guns4funcajanajustin5 жыл бұрын
Timber love me some fatwood.
@SurvivalOnPurpose5 жыл бұрын
me too
@YankeeWoodcraft8 жыл бұрын
LOL First thought: "Fatwood! How do I love thee! Let me count the ways!"
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I hear you. Every now and then I have to just scrape and sniff.
@BarryDutton8 жыл бұрын
me too Bryan! Tons of pine where I live in Ontario Canada
@JasonDunn7 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Thanks!
@SurvivalOnPurpose7 жыл бұрын
+Jason Dunn thanks for watching.
@sheepdogsurvival54668 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video....i am going hunting for some fat wood next weekend. up in the Sierra Nevadas....keep up the good work.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Sheepdog Survival happy hunting
@Hoggy19638 жыл бұрын
cool stuff
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Bune807 жыл бұрын
Great video sir...I'm going hunting for fatwood Saturday.
@bakerboy89105 жыл бұрын
I bought a bag of fat wood from Wally world just recently for like 5 bucks. It's all fat wood, but some of the pieces were damn near translucent with resin. Overall, an excellent buy! In fact, I went and bought 4 more bags of it. That's enough fat wood to last damn near a lifetime of regular firestarting
@SurvivalOnPurpose5 жыл бұрын
Good to know
@Krusherdawg8 жыл бұрын
Next up some Fatwood cologne haha! Stuff is awesome and the smell of it (mixed in with the aroma of Black Rifle coffee....just pure heaven) :)
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
There are no words....
@sinfonianbarelytone91918 жыл бұрын
I love Fat Wood. We don't have pine trees here in the PNW. They were all harvested. Douglas Fir doesn't make Fat Wood. I was sent some from a KZbin guy and mine is petrified. It's awesome. I have some in all my fire kits.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
It is indeed wonderful
@Outlawstar798 жыл бұрын
Time to do some of that FatWood stuff!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Outlawstar79 fun stuff
@40belowful8 жыл бұрын
great video Bryan:0 now a video on how you find and collect fat wood your way:)
@cindymaag42128 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnLRepJ9rtCba8U
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnLRepJ9rtCba8U
@gunnerhusnian43757 жыл бұрын
I have trouble finding fatwood. I'm gonna go watch your vid on it again
@SurvivalOnPurpose7 жыл бұрын
+coolkid survival pine trees. Look at the base of dead limbs. Look at Stubbs where trees have blown over. If you can find a root ball that can sometimes be the mother lode
@gunnerhusnian43757 жыл бұрын
Survival On Purpose thanks for the tips I'm gonna go fatwood hunting when I go to my grandmas
@edn66718 жыл бұрын
5:02 That poor ant xD
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Ants have it rough
@edn66718 жыл бұрын
+Survival On Purpose haha yeah
@Survival-zn2lb8 жыл бұрын
It also comes from cedar trees only the red though
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Survival 101 so far I have not found any cedar fatwood. But I'll keep my eyes open
@nathanwoehl158 жыл бұрын
Great video didn't know much about phatwood till now I was wondering which knife would you prefer the condor bushlore or the kephart?
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
They are both good knives. Personally, I think I like the Kephart a little more.
@presto45488 жыл бұрын
MAAAAN! I've been trying to light fat wood all weekend. I can't get it to light with a ferro rod to save my life. I think your just using magic.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Just scrape it into a little pile of very fine dust/scrapings first. Take the tie to make a good size little pile. Then hit it with the sparks from the ferro rod. It that doesn't work I would question whether you have real fatwood.
@presto45488 жыл бұрын
+Survival On Purpose It lite with a lighter and started my charcoal and my wife got it going with a bit of jute twine. I think I'm just a fat wood failure. I love your knife by the way.
@DeerheartStudioArts8 жыл бұрын
skunk by the tree n top the fire wood at 5:40, only last a brief moment due to editing, very cute, probably a stuffed animal, funny
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Skunk? What skunk?
@BlackRifleSurvival8 жыл бұрын
I love using fatwood, it's great for building a fire
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Me too
@DivergentDroid8 жыл бұрын
Here's a question No one has asked: Assuming you find a big branch where fat wood is found in the middle core, If you make a hearth for a hand drill or bow drill and use fat wood for the hearth, does it help make a coal or does the fat wood in that hearth hinder the coal?
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I don't think it would work. The resin actually acts as a lubricant. You can use fatwood for the hand hold part
@DivergentDroid8 жыл бұрын
Survival On Purpose Great answer. Thanks a bunch.
@ThuanTran-bj4vl8 жыл бұрын
what ferro rod did you use, or would recommend?
@chrislnflorida51922 жыл бұрын
Bayite
@brendapearson52608 жыл бұрын
I call it rich pine
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
That's a new one to me.
@andrewsuarez75488 жыл бұрын
Hey Brian doesn't using the blade of the knife to scrape the ferry rod dulls it?
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Suarez probably so
@danielelias4738 жыл бұрын
thankyou for the informational video on fat wood I was confused where to look. But does fat wood have a specific smell to it? and if so, what does it smell like?
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Hard to describe a smell but it smells sort of like Pine Sol. Maybe.
@Frissdas12076 жыл бұрын
I dunno if maybe it just doesn't work for you, but a good way to not slap your fire pile around is to pull the ferro rode away instead of pushing with the knife.
@SurvivalOnPurpose6 жыл бұрын
I do that sometimes
@ronniebprospecting74718 жыл бұрын
Maybe next time you can take us along on a fat wood hunt to see where you find it and what to look for😀
@csh62208 жыл бұрын
He has a video on just that. It was about a year ago. It is in his list of videos.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Here you go. One of the videos in this playlist might be my favorite. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnLRepJ9rtCba8U
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@JoshTechgamer8 жыл бұрын
I love fat wood its the best I feel you to man thumb up I have some in my bug out bag
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Fatwood rocks
@davidbarclay36518 жыл бұрын
I have a piece of fat wood on my keychain. I have several pieces in my car so I can smell it and get my hands sticky. When it is translucent and looks like hard caramel I get excited. You could say I love me some too.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I have got some strange looks form people when the see me sniffing a piece of wood.
@DYLANTRIES8 жыл бұрын
SKUNK!
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Skunk? What skunk?
@EliBenZion8 жыл бұрын
how do you clean the knife after ...
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I don't usually bother. I just use it.
@m.myrick70868 жыл бұрын
Would it make a good torch?
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+M. Myrick I think so
@KISH3515 жыл бұрын
I have a question for you. How fat wood tinder do you use start a fire 🔥?. Please let me know. Thank you. Great videos
@SurvivalOnPurpose5 жыл бұрын
Did you watch the video? I'm not sure what you are asking.
@fishingunboxingsandreveiws72268 жыл бұрын
Bryan still lookin for your fat wood tree, not given up. Lol
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+bill gilmer i'm not telling
@hip-hop66088 жыл бұрын
+survival on purpose have you ever had a benchmade knife?
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Osborne 940. I have the plain edge in S30V. I had a serrated version in 154 steel but I lost it (yep I almost cried). I liked it so much I bought the newer one. I sort of wish I had stayed with the serrations for an EDC blade
@tdrnkr7 жыл бұрын
I have some broken hacksaw blades. Would that do better job of scraping?
@SurvivalOnPurpose7 жыл бұрын
Maybe. Try and see
@raw46508 жыл бұрын
Survival on purpose I need a good fire rod do you have any go brands.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I actually really like the Schrade ones. Firesteel.com makes good ones. The Light My Fire ones are good harder ones.
@raw46508 жыл бұрын
+Survival On Purpose ok thank you. Great channel by the way
@DeerheartStudioArts8 жыл бұрын
sorry, correction: skunk at 5:35
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Are you sure?
@drewlucero39168 жыл бұрын
👍🐾🐾
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Drew Lucero ;-)
@oatiemoanie7 жыл бұрын
Get me some fatwood!
@SurvivalOnPurpose7 жыл бұрын
You should
@Cre8ivejunkie7 жыл бұрын
Is fat wood safe to use in a fire place? I was told pine wood makes the fire place gummie.
@SurvivalOnPurpose7 жыл бұрын
+Sadrea M I think it's OK to use as a starter, I wouldn't just burn it all the time for regular firewood
@fulldrawoutdoors16858 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice the skunk at 5:34
@stevew61388 жыл бұрын
Correct answer, "Skunk? What skunk!!!" However don't worry I hallucinate the striped beast too............................lol. On a lighter note how did this stuff come to be called fat wood? Back in the early 70's running around in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains we just called it pine knots.
@TraditionalBlackPowder8 жыл бұрын
That skunk has more cameo appearances then Alfred Hitchcock :-)
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I don't know. I have heard it called so many things
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Skunk? What skunk?
@brendapearson52608 жыл бұрын
yes
@Anderixx6 жыл бұрын
05:32 hahaha :)
@SurvivalOnPurpose6 жыл бұрын
;-)
@misterhobson5 жыл бұрын
Skunk!
@SurvivalOnPurpose5 жыл бұрын
Skunk? What skunk?
@sirwaffle24928 жыл бұрын
another great tinder for a kit is coconut hair
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Not a lot of that growing here in Georgia ;-)
@serpentheadedmask98 жыл бұрын
I can never get this to work
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Seriously? Maybe you don't have actual fatwood. I have never had it to NOT work. Sometimes it takes longer but if it is fatwood it will burn.
@AtEboli2 жыл бұрын
Photobombed by a skunk 5:35!
@babbagum77218 жыл бұрын
Fat Wood!!!!! Hurraaaaa! ;-) I love Fat Wood.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah.
@t.w.milburn82648 жыл бұрын
'mornin, Bryan; I'm like you, Love me some Fat-Wood ! Always have some handy on the outings. Yup Dun Saw 'Em ! ATB Terry God Bless
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
It sure is Terry
@DeerheartStudioArts8 жыл бұрын
spotted the skunk
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Skunk? What skunk?
@LloydBlake893 жыл бұрын
I saw that skunk
@SurvivalOnPurpose3 жыл бұрын
Skunk? What skunk?
@LloydBlake893 жыл бұрын
5 32 wood pile
@bharley57west388 жыл бұрын
!!!See Ladies fat can be good!!!. Grate info Brian.
@davedave3631 Жыл бұрын
It’s cool that you love you some fat wood. Personally I love me some fat chicks. Both of these things will get you toasty when it’s cold.
@fishingunboxingsandreveiws72268 жыл бұрын
O tae
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+bill gilmer :-)
@stephenyoung38388 жыл бұрын
Brian is there a way to contact you via email
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Young looks like you found it
@keilaiangeldekao79718 жыл бұрын
Why is it called fat wood?
@84neilbone8 жыл бұрын
It's the fatty juicy part of the pine tree. I believe it's pretty much the sap of the tree. I could be wrong
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I don't know. maybe because it burns like fat or grease.
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
I think you are right on the money
@KTappleguy8 жыл бұрын
flour and alcohol is better ;)
@SurvivalOnPurpose8 жыл бұрын
Soon. I promise.
@Surago8 жыл бұрын
+Survival On Purpose did you already do this video? I'm super behind. 😥
@reidycruise7 жыл бұрын
I bought some of amazon :) for how much I got I've wanted some for a few years but never had the chance to collect any so for about 20 quid ive got 10lb of it :)