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Post by offtrail on Jun 7, 2012 21:26:54 GMT -7
I learned how to break wood for camp fire long before I used an ax or saw. Part One
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jun 8, 2012 5:31:26 GMT -7
Hey you taught me something today. I hadn't thought of using treeroots to break branches. The y of a tree I use a lot, and for really small stuff I'll use my knee or walk on it. In fact, I can't remember the last time I used a tool to cut firewood. If I need big stuff, I usually stretch it across the fire and burn through it to make smaller pieces of it. Great video, keep 'em coming!  |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 8, 2012 6:54:29 GMT -7
Thanks for the video OffTrail. It's always the small things that make a difference.
I taught this to my young Marine friend that I have made mention of here before. He was just a boy and we were at Hunting Camp. I showed him how to break up firewood in much the same way as you have shown. He was so thrilled that about breaking up all this wood by the end of the hunt there was not a stick of wood on the ground for 200 yards around the camp! Ah, to be young and so energetic!
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Post by offtrail on Jun 8, 2012 7:07:57 GMT -7
Hey you taught me something today. I hadn't thought of using treeroots to break branches. The y of a tree I use a lot, and for really small stuff I'll use my knee or walk on it. In fact, I can't remember the last time I used a tool to cut firewood. If I need big stuff, I usually stretch it across the fire and burn through it to make smaller pieces of it. Great video, keep 'em coming! Thanks cajunlady  I to use to use the knee to break wood ,but now I use my thigh just above the knee. Part 2 will be coming soon thank you for posting ;D |
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Post by offtrail on Jun 8, 2012 7:16:39 GMT -7
Thanks for the video OffTrail. It's always the small things that make a difference. I taught this to my young Marine friend that I have made mention of here before. He was just a boy and we were at Hunting Camp. I showed him how to break up firewood in much the same way as you have shown. He was so thrilled that about breaking up all this wood by the end of the hunt there was not a stick of wood on the ground for 200 yards around the camp! Ah, to be young and so energetic! That's good stuff wtrfwlr.One day I had some city boys come into my camp. I was breaking fire wood for the fire, they were so impressed by the way I was breaking the wood up that. They asked if they could help ;D ;D ;D, lets just say I had me a coffee break and the wood kept pilling up.......lol ....nice ;D ;D  |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 8, 2012 7:24:46 GMT -7
Thanks for the video OffTrail. It's always the small things that make a difference. I taught this to my young Marine friend that I have made mention of here before. He was just a boy and we were at Hunting Camp. I showed him how to break up firewood in much the same way as you have shown. He was so thrilled that about breaking up all this wood by the end of the hunt there was not a stick of wood on the ground for 200 yards around the camp! Ah, to be young and so energetic! That's good stuff wtrfwlr.One day I had some city boys come into my camp. I was breaking fire wood for the fire, they were so impressed by the way I was breaking the wood up that. They asked if they could help ;D ;D ;D, lets just say I had me a coffee break and the wood kept pilling up.......lol ....nice ;D ;D Yeah it was pretty funny as it was going on. His Dad and I were just sitting in our lawn chairs sipping our coffee while this kid was just busting his guts to gather all this firewood. We just kinda looked at one another and grinned. I told his Dad "You know this really makes us look like Old Timers, us just sittin here while this young buck does all the work!" He smiled and said "Yeah I know.....Sorta nice, ain't it?" I just nodded and said "Yep!" and took another sip of coffee! |
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Post by offtrail on Jun 8, 2012 7:46:16 GMT -7
That's good stuff wtrfwlr.One day I had some city boys come into my camp. I was breaking fire wood for the fire, they were so impressed by the way I was breaking the wood up that. They asked if they could help ;D ;D ;D, lets just say I had me a coffee break and the wood kept pilling up.......lol ....nice ;D ;D Yeah it was pretty funny as it was going on. His Dad and I were just sitting in our lawn chairs sipping our coffee while this kid was just busting his guts to gather all this firewood. We just kinda looked at one another and grinned. I told his Dad "You know this really makes us look like Old Timers, us just sittin here while this young buck does all the work!" He smiled and said "Yeah I know.....Sorta nice, ain't it?" I just nodded and said "Yep!" and took another sip of coffee! I let them learn the hard way,not all wood can be broken this way.Stings the fingers if you try to break the wrong wood....lol oh well they got to learn right ;D |
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I to use to use the knee to break wood ,but now I use my thigh just above the knee. Part 2 will be coming soon thank you for posting ;D 
