A couple of years ago I put together a video talking about the usefulness of bracken as a tinder in the winter.
In this video I show you how to light a fire with a bracken tinder bundle, with a little help from a King Alfred’s Cake.
Brackens behaves differently to hay in a tinder bundle in that it’s a little coarser and tends to need more breathing into, so whilst it’s a great material to use as a tinder bundle, it needs a little practice.
We teach lighting a fire with a bracken tinder bundle on our 2 Day & 5 Day Bushcraft Courses, as well as on the IOL Bushcraft Competency Course.
You can see plenty of photos from all of these courses on our Facebook page
