Fatwood Firestarter How to find Fatwood & how to start a fire with it.

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Fatwood Firestarter How to find Fatwood & how to start a fire with it.
Hello
I'm Paul. Thank you for visiting my channel.
in today's video I go in search of fatwood firestarter. Fatwood is found in pine trees and it's basically wood with a very high content of flammable resin. It's an excellent tinder for starting a fire and it will take a spark easily from a ferro rod. I show you how to find fatwood, how to process it and how to start a fire. I always carry a piece of fatwood in my pack. It almost guarantees a campfire for me when I'm out in the woods. Perfect for bushcraft and survival situations.
Thanks for watching.

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@TonySaunders 5 лет назад

When I was in the UK I tried to find fatwood by following the advise of looking for dead stumps but never found any. I watched this last night then went out today and found some straight away! Thanks a million mate

@jmikew417 5 лет назад

Swiss Army Knife should be paying you commission for demonstrating the usefulness and effectiveness of their knife. :)

@PaulMessner 5 лет назад

I wish.

@assasin101011 3 года назад

I'll buy my swiss knife, a small knife, so I'm not violating the rules in my city 😅if I buy a big one, it's no good for me. 😁

@carinwiseman4309 5 лет назад

Thank you. Finally, material presented clearly and concisely...without all the ego and dog-and-pony-show antics.

@cassanoa 6 лет назад

your a master and i love the fact that you used a small Swiss army knife - i love those little knives - its great to see what a small tool can do and prove to people that its not a toy

@pierluigicolotto9570 3 года назад

I think you can do it yourself, just watch and learn from Woodglut.

@dreamchaisr1 6 лет назад

good to know... Thanks, I live in the US in Texas, and my dad used to bring what he called "rich pine". We used it regularly for fire starter kindling. It's the BEST thing in the world to start a fire, but I never was with him when he brought it in. NOW I know how to find it, thanks so much.

@scottengel6344 3 года назад

Awesome video. Can I add a tip? Never scrape with your cutting edge. Use the backside of your saw, the 90 degree spine works fantastic and your cutting edge remains sharp!!

@kevinroche3334 2 года назад

the blade is likely to close on his fingers using a pocket knife.

@jaysee2213 4 года назад

That's awesome, all the over the top methods I've seen and it turns out I just needed my hatchet and my mora. Thank you!!!

@HeartlandMakesAndOutdoors 5 лет назад

Nicely done on this video my friend, Thanks for sharing and have a blessed week. Dale

@craigwhite2159 7 лет назад

Dear Paul Messner. Sir, It's good to see you. I thoroughly enjoyed this fatwood tutorial which you have presented in the Paul Messner fashion I have grown fond of. Thanks Paul. Have a good week. From Craig White. In Cornwall.

@tomjjackson21 3 года назад

Hes leaving out a key element though. The limbs will generally have a higher (it's a certainty) sap content if they were damaged in the past. Which is why he was targeting not just dead, but damaged limbs.

@fredeemoon6053 3 года назад

Interesting ... ...thanks for that

@seanleith5312 3 года назад

Good point.

@maryjanegreen7601 5 лет назад

Thanks! I learned something new today and can't wait to try it.

@robinj.9329 3 года назад

This was an EXCELLENT demonstration! Great advice, explanation and "Technique". THANK YOU! I learned the very same from my Grandfather. He was an old Hunter and farmboy from way, way back. Was born in the early 1890's! He taught some of these skills to me, about 1960.

@Mr44special 7 лет назад

Thank you so much for the video. It was relevant, concise and showed everything we need. Here in the desert I won't find those types of trees but now I know where to find fatwood when I am in the forest and can save some for later.

@lockhurst7680 7 лет назад

Thanks, that was a very helpful bit of information for me. cheers

@henningbrechmann1362 6 лет назад

Hi, very good and intressting vid. I learned a lot. I guess that I go out and try it too. Thank you very much Mr.

@AtEboli 4 года назад

Amazing how easily that fatwood took a spark and started flaming.

@MrMetalhead33 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing. That was informative.

@markr452 6 лет назад

Great little video thanks for uploading

@GMSurvival 5 лет назад

This video is amazing! Very helpful for young people who love the outdoors. Definelty going to make a similar video. Thanks for helping me out. Subscribed with the bell!!

@mtstream55n 7 лет назад

Some good looking stuff right there!

@rewfisher1 5 лет назад

Thanks for a real educational video. Big thumbs up.

@PaulMessner 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching. Please check out my other fat wood video. I've not seen another video that processes the fat wood in that way.

@augustreil 6 лет назад

Nice job and explained very well, thank you.

@gordontyree9858 3 года назад

SAK’S are awesome knives!! Thank you for a great video!! Learned a lot! Well done!

@chrisandsamlivingthedream 3 года назад

Awesome .. cheers for that Paul .. cheers Chris & Sam

@CharlesSmith-fm4wm 6 лет назад

That little saw was badass man. Thanks for the info I never knew this

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+Charles Smith thanks for watching Charles

@madhatter1062 7 лет назад

grate video by the way good to see someone showing the natural way to get fatwood

@johnwriterpoet1783 6 лет назад

I'm impressed Paul. Good video.

@jeffcorbin9967 6 лет назад

Very nice really liked that video, thanks for sharing.

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+Jeff Corbin thanks for watching and for the feedback Jeff. Much appreciated 👍

@SlyDz420 5 лет назад

Very nice video, straight to the point.

@duxdawg 6 лет назад

Nicely done! Cheers.

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+duxdawg 👍thanks

@gordonparsons6686 7 лет назад

Thanks for that. Most informative.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Gordon Parsons thanks for watching. glad you enjoyed it. ATB Paul

@ktk605 7 лет назад

Well done! I have plenty of fatwood here on my property. What a great resource for fire starting.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

It's really easy for find it this way quickly. Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@Redgonetogray 7 лет назад

Nice find.

@BastHoen 7 лет назад

That was great! Thanks for the Nice video! Learned something new!

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. ATB Paul

@diydarkmatter 7 лет назад

well done paul . god bless buddy .

@tom_olofsson 5 лет назад

Great demonstration.

@wandering_not_lost 2 года назад

Very useful video, thank you

@PaulOutdoors 7 лет назад

A superb watch and listen Paul. I am off on a fatwood forage today as supplies are low. Thank you for sharing. Happy wandering. Paul :)

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

I will be foraging for more this weekend too :) Thanks for watching. All the best...Paul

@farmtrout66 7 лет назад

Very informative thanks.

@MountainGardenGirl 7 лет назад

Thank you, very helpful and useful information.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video. ATB Paul

@andrewseadon7770 7 лет назад

nice one pal ill keep my eyes open tomorrow when im out and about

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks Andrew. Not every dead branch has it but I find more than not. Especially lower down the tree. ATB Paul

@c.j.rogers2422 5 лет назад

In FLA (and throughout the deep SE) we also call it Lighter Knot. Our southern pines are positively dripping with resin. Every REAL good ole boy knows! Great demo.

@antiantifaterrier5761 5 лет назад

C.J. Rogers I just cut down a 25 foot tall section today. Brevard county Fl

@foulmouthedcunt 6 лет назад

I had never heard of fatwood until just now. Wow!

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+foulmouthedcunt thanks for watching. Fatwood is a great fire starter. Very easy to light and it burns very hot. Very handy in wet and windy conditions. Best wishes Paul

@cybersoil100 7 лет назад

Great video, very well done. Thanks.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. ATB Paul

@matthewkyle7763 7 лет назад

Great video thank you

@kentek4u 6 лет назад

Important life saving skill. Thank you

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+Ken Cunningham cheers Ken. Thanks for watching

@tombrandt8137 6 лет назад

Well done, thanks

@spasi57 6 лет назад

Well done..

@markcummings6856 5 лет назад

Nice, thanks!

@billystink4611 4 года назад

Very nice video, good to see you splitting wood the right way, with an axe 👍

@aravec 7 лет назад

Perfect video. Great stuff Subscribed.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it ATB Paul

@thesteadyone 7 лет назад

Nice little video paul, went up bawtry forest a month or so back, got a couple of large solid pieces from an old stump, and there was loads of the punk wood too

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

I've found fatwood using that method too but prefer the easy of just sawing a branch without digging up stumps and roots etc. Cheers for watching Eddie.

@minchanchannel4339 3 года назад

So creative. I leaned from you. I enjoyed watching so much. Greeting from Japan and best regards ❤️🌹

@diggingwithrodco1011 6 лет назад

Very good video thanks

@wildcamper1082 4 года назад

Nice

@sosteve9113 7 лет назад

you find the jackpot my friend glad you like the SAK i have mine for over 7 years now and still going strong atb steve

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Jackpot...indeed :) Glad you like the video Steve. I live my Huntsman...or should I say Huntsmen as my brother gave me a personalised one as gift recently..Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@sosteve9113 7 лет назад

i have a rucksack model it is my number one knife actually the one you got from your brother is irreplaceable,a great gift see you around Paul atb Steve

@shanesmaineshop 6 лет назад

That's great thanks for the tips

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

Glad you liked it.

@peterbennpan7288 3 года назад

I found a small bit of fat wood in North Yorkshire yesterday the resin was almost black it was that rich.......a really really dark brown colour!...... I was like a kid in a sweet shop 🤫

@Joe_Sant 7 лет назад

Nice find mate.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks Joe. There loads of the stuff about. Just needs to be sawn off and processed down. Thanks for watching

@Leonardokite 6 лет назад

4:28 Loved the effect...THUNK....knife embeds in tree trunk!!! Sure beats the magnesium shavings method. As long as one has sparks and....woods! Fire is at hand!!!

@russelldetwiler389 7 лет назад

Very good video. You are right harvesting those dead branches do not effect the living tree. Well presented!

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. Best wishes...Paul

@MuskratJim 5 лет назад

Great stuff, Paul.

@PaulMessner 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

@Bune80 7 лет назад

Awesome fatwood brother.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

+116 Survival thank you for watching 👍

@Thebonesoftrees 6 лет назад

great video

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching

@farhad_tulip 2 года назад

خیلی ممنون دوست گرامی Very Thanks

@nickthegardener.1120 5 лет назад

Jus been to my local pine forest and jus picked up a load of fat wood off the ground. Nice orange colour.

@dantoti657 7 лет назад

you really did make that look easy!

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. A bit of practice and it's not that difficult. ATB Paul

@kekipark77 3 года назад

nice

@frankyeyna9500 7 лет назад

Great show Thanks

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@survivalprepper373 7 лет назад

Best tipp ever to get HQ fatwood. THANX!

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@RathwulvenBushcraft 6 лет назад

Just the way I collect mine - no unnecessary digging, root cleaning and hustling with stomps. :)

@jumbojet187 9 месяцев назад

nice good thing too know

@besimtitiz 7 лет назад

great video thank you..

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. All the best...Paul

@2phalanges 6 лет назад

u make me love camping more

@deanoboland 6 лет назад

Great work on video

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+Dean Boland cheers Dean

@kasdfg776 6 лет назад

Nice little saw on that knife.

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

It's razor sharp and very effective for a short blade. Thanks for watching

@MasterKoala777 6 лет назад

Simple yet great explanation of fatwood and resin, thanks!

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

Glad you liked it. Thanks

@frankwebster2876 7 лет назад

I was watching Survival On Purpose. I just subscribed to your channel. Cool.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Cheers Frank...Brian has a great channel. Thanks for watching. All the best...Paul

@ivafatRRRs 3 года назад

Bugger the fatwood. That saw on a Swiss army knife is incredible!

@mrfriz42 7 лет назад

I must look for some on my next ramble. I've never found or processed any before. It's a pretty price to buy it. Cheers.

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Well worth looking out for. I always keep some in my kit just in case. Cheers for the thumbs up.

@heathschwab 6 лет назад

Very nice thanks. God bless

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+heath schwab 👍thanks

@ondudengrund 7 лет назад

Very nice and straightforward guide without any superfluous bullshit : )

@benhobson5635 2 года назад

Am I the only one that noticed that Paul started a fire on a stump which just so happens to be where fatwood is made...? Lmao mate 🤣

@Clutch275 6 лет назад

i love that i can here the cars driving by... is he in his back yard??? lol

@kevin110571 7 лет назад

Like it Mr Messner........

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Might come in handy in the pine woodland at the weekend. Get a better fire steel though Kev 😂

@curlewpiper315 4 года назад

I was on the edge of a forestry commission felling area today and fatwood was abundant , so I bagged up

@GIBLETTS 7 лет назад

great video , will try this out, well explained

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thank you for watching Malcolm. Well worth trying out. Glad you enjoyed the video. ATB. Paul

@madhatter1062 7 лет назад

that pine stump you are starting that fire on would be a grate place to harvest a large amount of fatwood from. find a winter fall time then in the spring the pitch will be pushed out of the roots and turn that whole stump into fatwood. and if you carve a cup in the middle you will have pine pitch resin that is a amazing fire starter by itself

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

I often use stumps to find fat wood. I just wanted to show an easy way without digging too much. Just a small swiss army knife. Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@anaidbecirbasic2544 6 лет назад

Good to know, thanks body.

@chiefkirk 6 лет назад

Thank you Paul for your very informative video. I'm new to fire starting with fire steel or ferro. I hear people talking a lot about Fatwood. I've even seen people making it with melting wax. No one ever told me it was simply dead pine limbs. I live in North Carolina and we are eat slam up with pine trees. They are in every wooded section that you may go into. Never knew it was natural wood. I'd never heard the term before . Thanks so much for enlightening me.

@ShlisaShell 7 лет назад

I love fatwood!

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@ericwhitlow7364 7 лет назад

Oh man wish I knew this earlier. The city cut down about 50 pines and pulled the stumps.

@kurtbaier6122 6 лет назад

Thanks

@PaulMessner 6 лет назад

+Kurt Baier no problem. Glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to Subscribe as there will be more woodland videos coming up very soon. Best wishes Paul

@VanDarkholm 7 лет назад

Thank you

@PaulMessner 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching. ATB Paul

@VanDarkholm 7 лет назад

Paul Messner No problem :D

@Jaxon1776 6 лет назад

Fatwood needs love too.

@edwardsouth1711 4 года назад

Straight up.

@terryleblanc6868 6 лет назад

Here in Louisiana the long leaf pine species , aka rich lighter pine , fat pine ,,,has very long pine needles. Huge , 1000 plus year old slow growth trees were mostly all cut down in the 1920s for turpentine.. many stumps still exist.. so we just check the needle length if you're inspecting a live tree. But please don't fell them.

@garshaw8404 5 лет назад

Paul, thanks for your uploads mate, I have just found your channel and really appreciate the quality of your videos. I am used to camping and backpacking but just taken a real interest in learning the more useful bushcraft skills, such as fire lighting. This was a great demo, I am guessing that fatwood is easy to light even if wet? It looked quite damp in your video, or the stump that you lit it on did. Just curious, is there any risk of the tree catching disease due to the open cut off point?

@PaulMessner 5 лет назад

No risk Gareth. I take dead limbs and the pine heals the cut with sap. These kind of trees benefit from a prune of lower limbs. Most forestry commissions do this to help the tree grow straight up. Thanks for watching. Best wishes, Paul