Ok , so my new graphics card went back to the shop ! & Two days of my life wasted on problem solving ! ( problem still exists )
But I took some time to play with Bunnings Fat Wood .
What did I learn ?
A) I was using my small dinky ferro rod - Why ?
Because it simulates a little what it would be like in the bush , so Im making it harder than it needs be at home .
B) The Bunnings wood - the piece I pulled out of the bag - Is certainly a little dry .
And in the first part of the video I start with scrapings and after some effort lite them up .
C) Then I carve off some strips of wood and try to light them .. Now the pieces were on the dry side and I ended up pulling out a little hemp rope with petroleum jelly rubbed into it , well that was cheating ! The wood did snap crackle and pop once lit ( The resin I guess )
D) After carving that piece some I found some sticky wet patches that were more resin soaked and I carved off pieces from those areas . Still took some effort to light the Fat Wood , but light up it did ..
So what did I learn ..
Lesson One - Dont go bush with a Mickey Mouse Ferro Rod ( The more fire you can throw off the ferro )
Lesson Two - If your going to use Fat Wood , process it .. So you take FAT with resin wood with you , not the dry stuff !
Lesson Three - That hemp rope smeared with Petroleum Jelly - Just rules for fire starting ! Damned that stuff is trick ! ( And I have boat loads off it )
I can certainly see how fat wood would be handy . It burns hot and hard for wood and would work well starting less favorable wood ( wet / moist ) .
Hmmm , I thought that SS bowl might work for play ! I really need to find another biscuit tin lid to play on .
