Birch bark & fire

Best fire starter is birch bark, even when icy or wet.
Burned the tailings off the splitter for some heat.
Amazing that this wet stuff burns, lots of birch bark in it though.
Steamed up the glasses , lots of moisture coming off the fire, good heat though

 

Was a good place to come & warm up the fingers
The rubber faced glove, aren't well insulated. But they're tougher than the insulated leather ones

 

That it is, That would make it a little more enjoyable for my crew.

 

Never had any birch however pine works wonders also. It's like an igniter

 

I use Birch bark to start the stove often. Birch trees are common here and will fall and rot from the inside leaving the bark. It lights easy and burns hot but moves around a lot when lit so watch out when the stove door is open a bit..

 

When I was in the scouts, birch bark was our absolute favorite tinder for campfires whenever we could find it. Its very oily I believe so kind of naturally waterproof.

 

Yea
Waterproof, burns even when wet.
Grab some small , dead spruce branches from under a live spruce, (Squaw wood)
add a little birch bark, you can get a fire going in about any kind of weather.

 

Dave they make a gray version that is the "arctic use" they are maybe 0.50 more a pair. I ordered in a dozen through General hardware a few days ago.
(Salesman stops by the shop every week or two). SBS carries them toi, just were sold out... And a little more $$. Swing by end of next week for a tour and free pair. They should be in by then. The tour is "only" $250 and $14 for a cup of 3 day old coffee... (I kid!)
Coffee is fresh and Russ loves to chat about old logging days, saws, trucking, politics, etc.

 

Hey Bogy-birch bark for sure. One of my favorite fire smells is that of burning yellow birch bark. While I hunt (stalk-hunting) I would always grab some of the shedding yellow birch bark as I passed the trees to help start the fire later on...wherever I ended up.