Tinder question

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theedge13

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Can pinyon wood be used the same way as fatwood? I am sure i probably misspelled the word but you get my drift. I saw some at the grocery store and it said on the bag "can be used as tinder as well". Lemme know...thanks again my WS&S bros!
 
Never heard of "pinyon" wood. Is it sappy? can you see crystals in it? does it smell like turpentine?

I'm sure someone will chime in before too long with an appropriate answer - my guess is it's not going to be a substitute for fatwood collected from a sap producing coniferous tree (pine).

ETA - just did a bit of "real quick" research. I'm sure the op knew this but I didn't - pinyons are a form of pine tree. Maybe it can make a suitable fatwood?

http://home.earthlink.net/~swier/PinyonPine.html
 
"Pinon wood (pronounced "Pin-ion") is a dense, slow growing hardwood pine found in the mountains of the southwest United States. Burned alone or along with other woods, Pinon wood is a natural mosquito repellent. The smoky pine fragrance adds a great aroma to any occasion."

I don't think it has the same resin content as fatwood so it probably isn't waterproof but if prepared properly, most wood is good for tinder.
 
Magnussen said:
"Pinon wood (pronounced "Pin-ion") is a dense, slow growing hardwood pine found in the mountains of the southwest United States. Burned alone or along with other woods, Pinon wood is a natural mosquito repellent. The smoky pine fragrance adds a great aroma to any occasion."

I don't think it has the same resin content as fatwood so it probably isn't waterproof but if prepared properly, most wood is good for tinder.
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Someone needs to send Magnussen a bit of pinon wood (pronounced "pin-ion") so that he can do another video. Think of the pop ups you could come up with:D
 
Pinyons have a good amount of sap, so if the right conditions exist, I would imagine that you could find some fatwood in pinyon. It's just a matter of finding the right one. When I lived in Utah, I noticed that pinyons were very popular for Christmas trees. They are very fragrant. In many areas on the ranges across Nevada and western Utah, there are extensive stands of pinyon. The pine nuts that are sold across the country usually come from pinyon.
 
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