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Chaga dust, file on quartz and turtle shell fire hike. Plus bannock and spring things.
I posted this over on another forum but there is some knife action so might be a good fit here.
I had a day off this weekend and wanted to test some firecraft skills and to see if spring has sprung. It must have been in the 70s. Very warm for this time of the year but have been saying that all winter. During the hike I would be scrounging materials to make a fire using a file with no char cloth or jute allowed. This isnt to say I wouldnt be without charred materials or at least that was my hope. I got a good start with the quartz and cattail. The chaga and file were packed but everything else was found during the hike.
Some signs of spring. Looks like skunk cabbage.
Found this hoof fungus on what appears to be an American beech. I took some for a trade good and personal use. The BHK Bushcrafter made short work of it.
[video=youtube;06_Zb1uJBqI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_Zb1uJBqI[/video]
Some more scrounged goodies. I added a bottom of a turtle shell, common invasive reed, punky wood and Yellow birch bark. The old Pepsi can got left inside my pack during this photo. I did pass up some dried grass and would be regretting that soon.
I did my 3 part wood prep because you never want to be running around like a chicken with its head cut off looking at startup. The fire starting components were a broken file for a striker, crushed quartz found in an eroded ditch, last weeks chaga that will be turned to dust and a turtle shell to hold the dust/coal. Here is a video.
[video=youtube;88neTxR52V0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88neTxR52V0[/video]
The next video shows making charred material out of the cattail. The Pepsi can was old and split but still worked.
[video=youtube;kU943e1OyZY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU943e1OyZY[/video]
Some photos of the process.
The white smoke was a sign things were going my way.
The cattail looked mostly charred. I was worried the damaged can might let in too much air.
Took a spark and smoldered.
I tried the reed but it got cooked.
With the bushcrafty improvisation testing over it was time for mass char cloth production. I forgot to punch a hole in the top of the larger tin but have a knife so took care of it.
[video=youtube;HL-P0ImKuks]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL-P0ImKuks[/video]
Looking good.
I didnt bring any utensils for cooking/eating but this stick would help. Nothing fancy just whats needed for the job. I guess the same applies to the Mora 1/0 worn as necker.
The traditional bannock.
I only charred the cattail this time around.
Lounging by the campfire.
Another sign of spring was this toad crossing my path during the night hike. Later I found a tick crawling up my leg but that got flushed.
Thanks for looking.
I posted this over on another forum but there is some knife action so might be a good fit here.
I had a day off this weekend and wanted to test some firecraft skills and to see if spring has sprung. It must have been in the 70s. Very warm for this time of the year but have been saying that all winter. During the hike I would be scrounging materials to make a fire using a file with no char cloth or jute allowed. This isnt to say I wouldnt be without charred materials or at least that was my hope. I got a good start with the quartz and cattail. The chaga and file were packed but everything else was found during the hike.
Some signs of spring. Looks like skunk cabbage.
Found this hoof fungus on what appears to be an American beech. I took some for a trade good and personal use. The BHK Bushcrafter made short work of it.
[video=youtube;06_Zb1uJBqI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_Zb1uJBqI[/video]
Some more scrounged goodies. I added a bottom of a turtle shell, common invasive reed, punky wood and Yellow birch bark. The old Pepsi can got left inside my pack during this photo. I did pass up some dried grass and would be regretting that soon.
I did my 3 part wood prep because you never want to be running around like a chicken with its head cut off looking at startup. The fire starting components were a broken file for a striker, crushed quartz found in an eroded ditch, last weeks chaga that will be turned to dust and a turtle shell to hold the dust/coal. Here is a video.
[video=youtube;88neTxR52V0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88neTxR52V0[/video]
The next video shows making charred material out of the cattail. The Pepsi can was old and split but still worked.
[video=youtube;kU943e1OyZY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU943e1OyZY[/video]
Some photos of the process.
The white smoke was a sign things were going my way.
The cattail looked mostly charred. I was worried the damaged can might let in too much air.
Took a spark and smoldered.
I tried the reed but it got cooked.
With the bushcrafty improvisation testing over it was time for mass char cloth production. I forgot to punch a hole in the top of the larger tin but have a knife so took care of it.
[video=youtube;HL-P0ImKuks]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL-P0ImKuks[/video]
Looking good.
I didnt bring any utensils for cooking/eating but this stick would help. Nothing fancy just whats needed for the job. I guess the same applies to the Mora 1/0 worn as necker.
The traditional bannock.
I only charred the cattail this time around.
Lounging by the campfire.
Another sign of spring was this toad crossing my path during the night hike. Later I found a tick crawling up my leg but that got flushed.
Thanks for looking.
