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Post by northernbc on Oct 4, 2013 14:03:05 GMT -7
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Post by angelhelp on Oct 4, 2013 15:56:40 GMT -7
Looks great! So does that wonderful white stuff beneath the fire!  |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Oct 4, 2013 16:12:17 GMT -7
Yay, NBC is back with his gorgeous pics of his area. No birch trees in my area to speak of but the tip of getting the bark lit with a simple spark is something to store away in the brain as a resource should I need to know that.  |
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Post by offtrail on Jun 20, 2014 17:48:05 GMT -7
How can I get familiar on what is a birch bark tree or whatever ? I only know of river birch in our area. Like the name suggests, it's found near water. Also, a lot of parking lots have them as ornamental trees. I find it easiest to find by it's flaky bark:  I've seen this tree but never in the wild around here, in this area it's a ornamental tree for landscaping. I have collected some and it does work well for tinder. |
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Post by rangerxanatos on Jul 9, 2014 6:07:15 GMT -7
I only know of river birch in our area. Like the name suggests, it's found near water. Also, a lot of parking lots have them as ornamental trees. I find it easiest to find by it's flaky bark: I've seen this tree but never in the wild around here, in this area it's a ornamental tree for landscaping. I have collected some and it does work well for tinder. I mainly see it around slow moving or still water. Never seen it away from water except when planted ornamentally. |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jul 9, 2014 6:43:12 GMT -7
birch bark is awesome, it will take with just a firesteel  I would like to see real, live birch trees, I'm sure those who see them everyday think nothing of it except a chosen few. It is one of the best fire tinders mother nature offers.  |
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Post by woodyz on Jul 9, 2014 20:02:29 GMT -7
We have a lot of river birch here and I found if I get it good and dry then crumble it into not too small of pieces, it can be lit with just a firesteel.
But here is a tinder we all can find.
When you let your pole/bush/pinto type beans go to seed, rub the discarded hulls between your hands to break them up some and they can be started with a firesteel.
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Post by angelhelp on Jul 10, 2014 6:07:13 GMT -7
We have a lot of river birch here and I found if I get it good and dry then crumble it into not too small of pieces, it can be lit with just a firesteel. But here is a tinder we all can find. When you let your pole/bush/pinto type beans go to seed, rub the discarded hulls between your hands to break them up some and they can be started with a firesteel. Ditto for old asparagus greens... they work really well as tinder. |
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