Fire with birch bark and resin

[malente]

I found a few pieces of resin, this makes excellent material in the early stage of the fire.

[video=youtube;iG9VPAhBgeU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9VPAhBgeU[/video]

Next I will try to use it exclusively (no birch bark).

Thanks for looking

ATB

Mike

 

[Retired Member southey]

Sorry i kind of missed what the resin added, did it increase the heat, or burn longer, not knocking just wondering tis all,

 

[malente]

You are quite right, in this setting the resin actually did not add anything at all. I was just experimenting.

I learned that it burns brighter, longer and more concentrated (maybe even hotter?) than just the birch bark.

I guess in the rain or with a lot of wind that could make a big difference.


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[Retired Member southey]

Ah cool, would defiantly be a good thing to try, have you had a play with lighting pine knots from a ferro rod, tiny shaving like a feather stick, they go really well!

 

[malente]

Thanks for this tip!

Funnily enough I just rewatched Ray Mears Bushcraft in America yesterday night, where he explains about those!

Will have to go out looking. There's a small area with lots of pine nearby!

The idea to use them directly with small shavings sounds good, I wanna try that out!


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[tomongoose]

When its really wet and windy I add some resin to my feather sticks to get them burning better