Fungus as a tinder


In this video I talk about using fungus as a tinder and include King Alfred’s cakes, birch polypore, hoof fungus and chaga.

When ignited they create an ember and not a flame, so you might want to take a refresher at my post on tinder bundles.

Here’s the video, leave any thoughts you might have in the comments below.

We teach how to prepare and use fungus as a tinder on our 2 Day & 5 Day Bushcraft Courses, the IOL Bushcraft Competency Course and also our 2 Day & 5 Day Survival Courses.  You can see plenty of photos from all of these courses on our Facebook page.


About Gary

Lead Instructor at Jack Raven Bushcraft, teaching bushcraft, wilderness and survival skills to groups and individuals.

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