Went for a bimble today to try out my new dog food tin hobo stove that I made yesterday. Found a lovely spot ...
... and here's my kit for the day ...
... laid out ready for use ...
... ready for my Tatonka Toy ...
... with my Tatonka Toy ...
... and set up on the Tatonka stand for use on grassy areas ...
... removed the meths burner and lit a fire to boil 0.25l of water. I used some dried bracken leaves, then dried bracken sticks and finally some nearly dry twigs ...
... 20 minutes later and I'm ready to drink one of the best cups of hot choccy I've ever had ...
Now I know that my meths burner will boil twice the amount of water in half the time but the wood was free and I thoroughly enjoyed breaking up the little twigs and feeding the stove.
Next to me was a broken tree ...
... which had the following bracket fungus on ...
... and here's a couple of close ups ...
... is this horse hoof fungus that I can use to make amadou from? The tree had a lovely papery peely bark so I'm assuming it was a birch.
Here it is growing on what is left of the tree ...
... and lastly does anybody know what this stuff is called?
I know it as 'Old Mans Beard' but I don't think that is what other people call it. I know when dried it is an excellent fire starter as I have used it before.
All in all a lovely day out and have learned several valuable lessons:
1. Don't ever put your firesteel down amongst the leaf litter (it took me a whole five minutes to find the bloomin' thing again).
2. I need to learn to light a fire using the aforesaid firesteel because outside I couldn't do it.
3. Always carry a First Aid Kit as dog food tins can be very sharp! (I was still bleeding 2 hours later).
4. I need to spend more time learning to identify trees.
5. Primrose flowers taste delicious
... and here's my kit for the day ...
... laid out ready for use ...
... ready for my Tatonka Toy ...
... with my Tatonka Toy ...
... and set up on the Tatonka stand for use on grassy areas ...
... removed the meths burner and lit a fire to boil 0.25l of water. I used some dried bracken leaves, then dried bracken sticks and finally some nearly dry twigs ...
... 20 minutes later and I'm ready to drink one of the best cups of hot choccy I've ever had ...
Now I know that my meths burner will boil twice the amount of water in half the time but the wood was free and I thoroughly enjoyed breaking up the little twigs and feeding the stove.
Next to me was a broken tree ...
... which had the following bracket fungus on ...
... and here's a couple of close ups ...
... is this horse hoof fungus that I can use to make amadou from? The tree had a lovely papery peely bark so I'm assuming it was a birch.
Here it is growing on what is left of the tree ...
... and lastly does anybody know what this stuff is called?
I know it as 'Old Mans Beard' but I don't think that is what other people call it. I know when dried it is an excellent fire starter as I have used it before.
All in all a lovely day out and have learned several valuable lessons:
1. Don't ever put your firesteel down amongst the leaf litter (it took me a whole five minutes to find the bloomin' thing again).
2. I need to learn to light a fire using the aforesaid firesteel because outside I couldn't do it.
3. Always carry a First Aid Kit as dog food tins can be very sharp! (I was still bleeding 2 hours later).
4. I need to spend more time learning to identify trees.
5. Primrose flowers taste delicious
