Fire

Fatwood (Firestarting)

Fatwood is a firestarting material that is derived from the sap impregnated wood of injured pine trees. It is created when the sap of the tree hardens inside the the tree. The sap is highly flammable, and by harvesting it with a saw or ax, you can process it into a useful fuel source.

Ferrocerium Rod (Firestarter)

In the world of firestarting,one of the most, if not the most common method of bushcraft firestarting seems to be the Ferrocerium Rod. This is a firestarting tool comes in the form of a long shaft of ferrocerium alloy, a mixture of iron and cerium, and a striker made of some kind of metal. TheContinue reading “Ferrocerium Rod (Firestarter)”

Featherstick

A featherstick is a type of fire making technique where you make cuts down the length of a stick, peeling layers off almost all the way to the end. This creates a “feathered” appearance on the wooden stick, and allows good air to fuel ratio. You can make feathersticks from almost any wood, although someContinue reading “Featherstick”

Fire Extinguishers: The Things YOU Need to know

Every home should have one, and depending on the size of your home, perhaps more than one. One of the most common kinds of natural or man made disasters is, in fact, the household fire. Electrical fires, cooking fires, and other kinds of accidental fires, are all causes of injury and death. But you can’tContinue reading “Fire Extinguishers: The Things YOU Need to know”