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Post by offtrail on Jul 14, 2012 8:57:05 GMT -7
Just thought I would share this information about finding tinder.
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Post by angelhelp on Jul 14, 2012 9:10:52 GMT -7
Great video as usual! We have floods here but very few trees hang low enough to collect the detritus. I tend to collect the tinder and store it in an assortment of pouches/pockets. Most of the time I walk out with more tinder than when I started.
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Post by offtrail on Jul 14, 2012 9:29:23 GMT -7
Great video as usual! We have floods here but very few trees hang low enough to collect the detritus. I tend to collect the tinder and store it in an assortment of pouches/pockets. Most of the time I walk out with more tinder than when I started. You can also find it on trees and branches that have fallen into the water and snagged up to forum a jam. The last time we had enough rain to flood the area was last year.So that tinder has been hanging there all that time. Rivers that have been channelized for flood control are no good for this type of tinder. I also carry my own tinder but if I can get fresh tinder and save what i carry ,just makes it better.
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Post by woodyz on Jul 14, 2012 13:47:08 GMT -7
Good information thanks for posting
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Post by sladenorthernil on Nov 2, 2012 4:38:06 GMT -7
Good video! A friend of mine went camping in the smoky mountains with a Venezuelan wilderness guide a few years back. They had pouring rain for days and the guide claimed there was no way to find dry tinder or start a fire. They spent 3 days being wet and cold. When we went out to do some wilderness training with a small group of students he told the story. I couldn't help but laugh. The next morning it rained. It kept raining all day. I took the opportunity and taught them every thing I knew about tinder collection in the rain. Remember, if you're in a wooded area you can almost always find dry tinder.
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Post by ncguy on Nov 2, 2012 16:23:18 GMT -7
Good one fire king! ;D
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Post by offtrail on Nov 2, 2012 18:16:01 GMT -7
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Post by woodyz on Nov 2, 2012 18:37:33 GMT -7
I like the video and the ideas. Here in SC we have so many downed pines and so many termites we have no problem with tender. The downed pines rot fast and breaking into one to the core will always yeild dry tender.
An stump or any wood no living wood in contact with the ground will have termites. The wood will be so full of holes and termite poop that it will burn wet, but it isn't all wet. You can use your hands and break up a stump down to dry wood with your bare hands.
About the only thing I can think of that is a plus for the termite.
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Post by offtrail on Nov 2, 2012 19:06:53 GMT -7
Good video! A friend of mine went camping in the smoky mountains with a Venezuelan wilderness guide a few years back. They had pouring rain for days and the guide claimed there was no way to find dry tinder or start a fire. They spent 3 days being wet and cold. When we went out to do some wilderness training with a small group of students he told the story. I couldn't help but laugh. The next morning it rained. It kept raining all day. I took the opportunity and taught them every thing I knew about tinder collection in the rain. Remember, if you're in a wooded area you can almost always find dry tinder. I agree but in the middle of the growing season when all is green. Add rain on top of that and to the poorly trained it can be a pain to find good dry tinder to start a fire. I always carry dry tinder with me and replace it asap. There was one time that I wasn't able to start a fire. It had rained for two days, over night the temperature dropped below freezing. The next day I went for a day hike and stopped to get a fire going and cook some food. Everything was froze solid and there was no way to start a fire. Since that day so many years ago, has never happened again.Why you may ask because I carry dry tinder, candles and strips of rubber,jute twine,fatwood and tinder fungus. i only use my tinder if I have to.
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Post by woodyz on Nov 2, 2012 19:58:49 GMT -7
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Post by offtrail on Nov 2, 2012 21:05:49 GMT -7
Cool good for you,you can never have enough fire prep. I have a bunch it just needs cut up.
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