Think of season one of "Alone" where Joe Robinet lost his ferro rod.......if he would have had a 1095 hc steel knife and thought to have made char from his initial fire....he may have been able to stay in the game. Next fire mentality is extremely important in a survival situation, so in general it's a good idea to practice. Great video Dave, thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and experience with us.
punk wood is so versatile and sustainable, this is the tinder everyone should be comfortable using and finding in the bush. It occurs anywhere trees are across the planet and can be used in so many ways. I have found you do not have to char it, just ash the dry piece of punk wood (the feathery bits are best) heavily and drive sparks into it, using flint and steel. Powered dry punk wood (uncharred) can also be mixed with ash (about a 50/50 mix) and again drop spark sparks into it with flint and steel to get it to ember.
That was really great!! I enjoyed that alot. Thank you for taking the time to be so deliberate. Plant identification is something you should consider making some videos about.
Great info! For a while I had a good supply of punk wood from a downed tree across the street from my daughter's house. I used to just go collect it when I visited and then char it when I went camping. Not sure of the type of tree, but charred really well. Thanks for all you do sir! BTW love my new scout canteen!
Magnificent tutorial Dave on the different kinds of wood used to make char wood and char cloth. Great score on the oyster and chicken of the woods mushrooms,might be pheasant backs out as well.. Appreciate u Dave Canterbury.👍☘️🐺
When I'm walking in the woods I'm constantly looking for tinder in different forms. It's always good to make a mental map of things like this along with mushrooms and such. Great video man..
Thanks, im convinced on the need for charred material now. Ive been practising with fatwood and ferro rod, sometimes its easy, sometimes not. Ill add charred material to see if i get beeter results. Thanks!!
One of the best here in my part of Indiana is soft/silvermaple. Lots of it, too, but hard as I have tried, doesnt work for bowdrill! Hackberry, and sugar maple, and now with all the dead ash, have found the punk from it, good also. Thanks Dave, Steve
Very good info! I noticed sportsman guide, military surplus issue has some of your product in it. I intend to order several of the pathfinder products from them. I'm certainly glad they are carrying what few products they listed in their newest issue catalog. I do hope you and they can agree on arrangements to carry more pathfinder products. It's good for me since I don't do electronic purchases and can mail them a check for the purchase amount. If was so far away I'd drive to your store to do a little shopping. Thanks for allowing another company to sell your products! It's appreciated!
hardwood stumps that have had carpenter ants or termites work them over make great char too! i find those i collect gallon ziplocks of that spongy wood! and Dave the lighter get a pair of small needle nose pliers and take the windscreen off it's way easier to use it as a sparker that way! it pops off real easy.
Essentially yes, but the bigger the rod the bigger, hotter and longer burning the sparks will be. Fire starting is all about heat transfer. Char if devoid of moisture, and pre burnt, so the tiniest spark will ignite it.
Yeah, I get all the variables, but the sparks from a Ferro rod are all about the same temperature. Larger rods throw more sparks, but each spark is the same temp. And the "flint" in a lighter is a Ferro rod...
Brilliant. I would've thought pine would be useful since it burns so easily---so that's another thing I've learned from watching these videos. Thanks Dave!
@@mr.somebody1493 It definitely burns, the only problem is you need a flame to light it. Charred punkwood (and some other popular firestarting materials) can be lit with a well placed spark.
It's better to leave it standing. It doesn't only have survival uses, they also make habitats for rarely seen animals like flying squirrels. Not to mention the tree becomes a safety hazard as it falls, I've pushed them over more than once only to have a piece of the top break off and fall on me.
David; "What I need to know is what to do if bite by a rattlesnake and there's no way to get any medical help". I never got bite before but I did have a close call. One night I dreamed I stepped over a log and there was a big rattlesnake that bite my leg....Well, the next day I was hunting, I know not to step over a log but I did it without even thinking, snake strike at my leg, I was able to jump just in time, he missed me, he was a very big snake.
It Doesn't Matter What You're Trying To Teach Dave, There's ALWAYS Gonna Be Some Know-it-all Idiot Who Has To Criticize LOL Just Keep Up The Great Work Brother.
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Thank you so much Dave for sharing your valuable knowledge with us. You must literally save lives. Take care, kind regards from Scotland.
Very good. I am saving my money so my wife and I can both attend all classes. Thank you Sir.
Think of season one of "Alone" where Joe Robinet lost his ferro rod.......if he would have had a 1095 hc steel knife and thought to have made char from his initial fire....he may have been able to stay in the game. Next fire mentality is extremely important in a survival situation, so in general it's a good idea to practice. Great video Dave, thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and experience with us.
Thank you Dave for the great work. I have been watching you for over a decade and always enjoy your skills videos. Thanks again.
Yoo this is awesome! Most videos like this really simplify the process, but this was really in depth. Cool, man 😎
Great job, Dave
Thank you for a “FULL LENGTH” video!
Best video felt like I was walking in the woods with my uncle ( who's a logger) and learning . Thanks Dave .
Always, ALWAYS enjoy your mushroom/fungi related content
This might be one of my favorite video tutorials from Dave. Awesome!
Looks like prime gensang country!! I love gensang/sassafras tea!! Tastes great and makes your house smell amazing!
Everything I wanted to learn about punk wood and charr material! Thanks Dave!
Oh, yes. So true. Love your insight so valuable. Thanks Dave.
The time lapse at the end was awesome
Thanks Dave. Its good to see the science of the craft explained.
Thank you for that very in-depth video on char material very helpful!!!
That was a great teaching video on punk wood. Thank you.
punk wood is so versatile and sustainable, this is the tinder everyone should be comfortable using and finding in the bush. It occurs anywhere trees are across the planet and can be used in so many ways.
I have found you do not have to char it, just ash the dry piece of punk wood (the feathery bits are best) heavily and drive sparks into it, using flint and steel.
Powered dry punk wood (uncharred) can also be mixed with ash (about a 50/50 mix) and again drop spark sparks into it with flint and steel to get it to ember.
David you are a GOOD AMERICAN !
That was really great!! I enjoyed that alot. Thank you for taking the time to be so deliberate. Plant identification is something you should consider making some videos about.
Excellent explanations of reasons and steps!
Thank you again Sir. Great video, lots of knowledge.
Another killer video! Great POU and knowledge.
Explained very well, good teacher can do that, thanks Dave.
Thanks for the return to basics
Awesome tidbit of information sir 👍🫡
Great info! For a while I had a good supply of punk wood from a downed tree across the street from my daughter's house. I used to just go collect it when I visited and then char it when I went camping. Not sure of the type of tree, but charred really well. Thanks for all you do sir! BTW love my new scout canteen!
Thanks dave im going to work on this this weekend. You gave me homework. Or shall i say woods work.
Good solid teaching video. Thank you Dave.
Merci beaucoup, Andrew et toi je vous adore !
I made my first bunch of char a couple weeks ago in a tin can works great
Magnificent tutorial Dave on the different kinds of wood used to make char wood and char cloth. Great score on the oyster and chicken of the woods mushrooms,might be pheasant backs out as well.. Appreciate u Dave Canterbury.👍☘️🐺
Another great video Dave. Will try this soon.
When I'm walking in the woods I'm constantly looking for tinder in different forms. It's always good to make a mental map of things like this along with mushrooms and such. Great video man..
Cheers DC. You're the Man.!
Thanks, im convinced on the need for charred material now. Ive been practising with fatwood and ferro rod, sometimes its easy, sometimes not. Ill add charred material to see if i get beeter results. Thanks!!
One of the best here in my part of Indiana is soft/silvermaple.
Lots of it, too, but hard as I have tried, doesnt work for bowdrill!
Hackberry, and sugar maple, and now with all the dead ash, have found the punk from it, good also.
Thanks Dave,
Steve
Awesome presentation Dave. Thanks!
Good job, brother
Thanks for the lesson❤
Very good info! I noticed sportsman guide, military surplus issue has some of your product in it. I intend to order several of the pathfinder products from them. I'm certainly glad they are carrying what few products they listed in their newest issue catalog. I do hope you and they can agree on arrangements to carry more pathfinder products. It's good for me since I don't do electronic purchases and can mail them a check for the purchase amount. If was so far away I'd drive to your store to do a little shopping. Thanks for allowing another company to sell your products! It's appreciated!
Great video👍, greetings from Wisconsin.
Thank you Dave!!
hardwood stumps that have had carpenter ants or termites work them over make great char too! i find those i collect gallon ziplocks of that spongy wood! and Dave the lighter get a pair of small needle nose pliers and take the windscreen off it's way easier to use it as a sparker that way! it pops off real easy.
I ve always use a chunk of damp punky wood on the campfire to keep mosquito and black flys away ,never thought to use it dry as char .
Good job Dave.
Great educational video! Thanks Dave
Thanks Dave
Aspen poplar is amzing wood the stringy stuff under the bark saves my Bacon once or twice
In the woods I was at it was mostly pine and oak trees. By the way I'm Reverend Christine.
Awesome thanks
Good stuff Dave.
Very informative. Thank you so much.
@1:33 isn't a lighter without fluid just a micro ferocerium rod?
Essentially yes, but the bigger the rod the bigger, hotter and longer burning the sparks will be. Fire starting is all about heat transfer. Char if devoid of moisture, and pre burnt, so the tiniest spark will ignite it.
Yeah, I get all the variables, but the sparks from a Ferro rod are all about the same temperature. Larger rods throw more sparks, but each spark is the same temp. And the "flint" in a lighter is a Ferro rod...
you are the goat for me! period thx
are you guys working on a shaving soap?
Yep
We have A lot of punk wood in my area
Great video!!! But you could have made dinner! LoL. With all the rain lately it's definitely time to search for more fungus.
Brilliant. I would've thought pine would be useful since it burns so easily---so that's another thing I've learned from watching these videos. Thanks Dave!
Pine pitch burns, I keep a wad of it in my char tin, it can take the place of a candle stub.
@@mr.somebody1493 It definitely burns, the only problem is you need a flame to light it. Charred punkwood (and some other popular firestarting materials) can be lit with a well placed spark.
It is great for a Excelerate or even shaving with a ferro rod.
excellent
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Great info❗ thanks for sharing 💯👍🥇🏆💪🇺🇲
Whenever I find a really good punkwood tree, I harvest and save a couple buckets full.
Great video!
Thanks
This is very interesting😊
Terrific as usual.
YOU DA MAN DAVE!
Should you push on a standing dead tree to see if you can push it over, for safety?
It's better to leave it standing. It doesn't only have survival uses, they also make habitats for rarely seen animals like flying squirrels. Not to mention the tree becomes a safety hazard as it falls, I've pushed them over more than once only to have a piece of the top break off and fall on me.
Have you ever used charcoal from under the bottom side where rain didn’t get on trees that been burned like in a forest fire?
Nice video Dave ,what do you think about using charred cattail
Thanks Dave. What’s your take on the Wazoo fire necklaces? A lot of people seem to really like them.
David; "What I need to know is what to do if bite by a rattlesnake and there's no way to get any medical help". I never got bite before but I did have a close call. One night I dreamed I stepped over a log and there was a big rattlesnake that bite my leg....Well, the next day I was hunting, I know not to step over a log but I did it without even thinking, snake strike at my leg, I was able to jump just in time, he missed me, he was a very big snake.
Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do you identify aspen?
Is cedar a good candidate to char?
Chicken of the woods are tasty!
David, are fungi a useful survival food, or just tasty?
Now, how to stop "Punk Polka" from running through my head...
It Doesn't Matter What You're Trying To Teach Dave, There's ALWAYS Gonna Be Some Know-it-all Idiot Who Has To Criticize LOL Just Keep Up The Great Work Brother.
Thanks Dave