Birch bark torches .

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Kevin the grey

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I saw some great birch bark torches . Funnel shaped and held in the hand . I was wondering if they could be wrapped onto a stick to raise them above your head or plant in the ground . Do they need that funnel draft to keep lit properly?

I wish I lived in a rural area . I would like to have a couple going for hallow'een .
The fire department will be busy enough escorting kids without coming to put out my torches . :eek:
 
On a similar note . I have seen pine cones dipped in what is presumably wax being sold as firestarters . Mullein sounds like a vegetation . I will have to check. I seem to remember a fabric of some kind by that name .
 
What a plant . A lot to remember . I will have to make note of it . As shown in my rosehips/vitamins thread I am looking for natural sources for vitamins .
 
Kevin the grey said:
I saw some great birch bark torches . Funnel shaped and held in the hand . I was wondering if they could be wrapped onto a stick to raise them above your head or plant in the ground . Do they need that funnel draft to keep lit properly? Works a lot better with the tunnel in the funnel.

I wish I lived in a rural area . I would like to have a couple going for hallow'een .
The fire department will be busy enough escorting kids without coming to put out my torches . :eek:
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Birch bark on the left, Cherry on the right.

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Mullein wick lamp using Peanut oil.
 
Great pic Doc Canada, but I'm not buying that mullein stem lamp.

It looks to me like a big resinous joint that has caught on fire:p
 
hollowdweller said:
Great pic Doc Canada, but I'm not buying that mullein stem lamp.

It looks to me like a big resinous joint that has caught on fire:p
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You are just jealous cause he didn,t offer to share .:D

I saw some mullein just the other night . Incredible . It makes what it has replaced over the years look like old news . Hey we are talking about torches here ? :confused:
 
Survival tip #147: Don't take any wacky weed with you because you might eat all of your food supplies in one day. :eek:
 
Actually the worst aspect is it totally messes up the sense of direction.
I'm not going to tell you how I know this but lets say "a good friend":rolleyes: ;) once backtracked nearly a mile uphill on a trail he had just walked because one of his friends insisted on getting him stoned at the lunch break and when they came to a junction none of them could remember which trail they had JUST walked:(
 
Wait a minute ? Smoking is a great way to improve your ability to tell direction .
At least on still days the smoke will always rise in the upwards direction .
If The wind is from the North the smoke will head towards the south .(and so should you .)
 
You want that bottom of the tube unobstructed for the draft- they burn MUCH better that way.
 
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