Maya Sticks & Fire Lighting...

[AbermuleSkipper]

Hi All,

Been watching a few video's on YouTube lately and wanted to say how cool Maya sticks are, I've never known of them before but what a cool way to carry resin in the pumped pine wood....

Does anyone know of good bushcraft channels on youtube for such things as bushcraft survival, cooking etc...

I bought a few from ebay and they have such a nice smell as well....

Be good to fine myself a chopped down pine tree to gather my own fatwood....

Regards

Dave.

 

[Craig88]

Hey Dave, Yeah those "fatwood" sticks are good aren't they. I have a couple of packs in at the moment much, much better than that dust they pass off as tinder. As for YouTube channels i recommend highly a channel called wildernessoutfitters He is American so all the basic skills transfer just unfortunately not so much of the wild edibles and stuff like that. Hope this helps!

Craig

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

You can buy a party pack much cheaper through Orvis.

http://www.orvis.co.uk/store/produc...8611&group_id=8631&cat_id=8622&subcat_id=8623

very good quality

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Its great fun to find your own though. It took over my life for a while, but I'm better now

 

[AbermuleSkipper]

Hi,

Where abouts in Wales did you go looking for fat wood?

Its great fun to find your own though. It took over my life for a while, but I'm better now

 

[AbermuleSkipper]

Hi Craig.

I know... what person in their right mind would buy that dust stuff, having the wood and resin combined into a stick makes for a much better burning fuel...

Thanks for the YouTube recommendation as well, I'll check it out and I've got a few I like to watch as well, I'll post the names on here...

Check out buddy burners, I'm gonna make a couple with melted candle wax mixed with parafin and vasoline, cardboard and wicks soaked in parafin, also stick some maya stick wood sliced up in amongst the cardboard for good measure...

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Hi,

Where abouts in Wales did you go looking for fat wood?

If you can find a fallen Scots Pine in the right conditions in the UK, a couple of tons of fatwood should keep one going for a while

 

[mountainm]

I don't see the point in buying it when cotton wool and Vaseline is cheaper. Finding it however is a lot more appealing.

 

[AbermuleSkipper]

I think I bought 8 sticks for about £3 including postage from eBay so quite happy with that price, maybe vasoline and cotton wool would be about £1 to £1.50 ish but not that much more expensive...

I don't see the point in buying it when cotton wool and Vaseline is cheaper. Finding it however is a lot more appealing.

 

[Craig88]

very good point i think however that because finding it can be a challenge and some of us cant easily find it having the option to buy it is about all we have haha. Although i must also agree and say that going on a hunt for some is indeed very appealing

 

[Craig88]

Hi Craig.

I know... what person in their right mind would buy that dust stuff, having the wood and resin combined into a stick makes for a much better burning fuel...

Thanks for the YouTube recommendation as well, I'll check it out and I've got a few I like to watch as well, I'll post the names on here...

Check out buddy burners, I'm gonna make a couple with melted candle wax mixed with parafin and vasoline, cardboard and wicks soaked in parafin, also stick some maya stick wood sliced up in amongst the cardboard for good measure...

very good point i think however that because finding it can be a challenge and some of us cant easily find it having the option to buy it is about all we have haha. Although i must also agree and say that going on a hunt for some is indeed very appealing