Finding ember extenders in the winter can sometimes be tricky. Watch this video to find out about collecting […]
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After previously posting a video on collecting and processing sweet chestnut inner bark, I thought I’d make a […]
Lighting sweet chestnut inner bark
We don’t have many conifers around our ancient woodland camp, but recently we were gifted some fatwood by […]
How to light fatwood
This is the only occasion on which I’ve found inner bark of beech. Over the winter a beech […]
Inner bark of beech
This time of year finds me collecting thistle heads to use as a tinder, amongst other species of […]
Collecting thistle heads to use as a tinder
I’ve been in the woods collecting goosegrass for tinder recently. Goosegrass (Galium aparine) is also known as cleavers, […]
