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Many of you might know this already, but it was a relvelation for me: last weekend my wife and I hiked down into the Alder Springs canyon outside of Terrebonne here in Central Oregon for a quick overnight stay (video of our earlier and very similar hike to this area here.)
As part of my attempt to grow my skills, I currently try to use only found tinder. On this trip, I found a few scraps of wasp nest underneath a big ponderosa. Although I had collected a very small amount of dry thistle down (my local standby), I thought I'd give the paper a try.
Much to my surprise, it easily caught a spark and ignited! After all, "normal" paper doesn't readily ignite from a spark, so I was surprised that wasp paper does. Perhaps it is the coarser surface or the fact that it seems less dense than office paper.
As part of my attempt to grow my skills, I currently try to use only found tinder. On this trip, I found a few scraps of wasp nest underneath a big ponderosa. Although I had collected a very small amount of dry thistle down (my local standby), I thought I'd give the paper a try.
Much to my surprise, it easily caught a spark and ignited! After all, "normal" paper doesn't readily ignite from a spark, so I was surprised that wasp paper does. Perhaps it is the coarser surface or the fact that it seems less dense than office paper.
Thanks for the slide show/video, that was great and it looks like an awesome area. Nice to know about the wasp nests...I'll make sure I have my wife collect some next time we're out