Bushcraft fire starting has always been super interesting to me, and after learning how to make a fire with a flint and steel using char cloth, I wanted to find a more sustainable solution to start fires, that could still employ the flint and steel. Making amadou was the solution. Its a thin layer on the edge just under the skin of the horses hoof fungus that can be found growing on silver birch, and a few other trees.
You soak it in birch lie (ash from a birch fire, and water) for an hour, then boil it for an hour, then smash it up a bit before letting it dry. Once dried you can fluff it up with a bit of flint, strike it with a flint and steel and it works like a charm. As good as char cloth, but sustainable, and way more bushcrafty!
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11 сен 2024
