Chaga Tinder

[David_JAFO]

hello,
I've been processing this conk of Chaga from late 2015. Due to the severe weather heavy rain storms etc.. I was unable to access the fallen Birch tree's in the nearby British Telecom yard next to where I live. One tree in particular was host to a huge conk originally spotted I thought was a knot, but due to the area being drenched & safety warnings over the dead fall I had to be patient & wait to access the bounty. Having permission to cut away the conk by B.T from the remaining stump of the tree late December, it has now been processed & cut into lumps of around 20-30g in weight & shared out with my Bushcraft friends. I've placed my bridge steel striker which measures 8cm x 3cm near a zip lock bag as to gauge the size of the Chaga. I'm adding this zip lock bag & contents into my FSK. I've got a few days out soon honing the fire lighting skills in winter, temperature at present around -3C dropping the next few days to minus -15C, a good opportunity to use some of this up in fire lighting skills. I'll share some of this Chaga & flint I've received with those I'm teaching the skills to. I was given some processed Chaga earlier to supplement what I had in stock.
Regards
David

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[shepherd]

sounds awesome david, let us know how you get on in the -temps... ! have fun

Shep

[Chubbs]

Handled a huge lump of chaga last week on Dartmoor. It originally came from further north of the globe and I was amazed how much it changes hands for.

Whats it like crumbled, does it take a spark as a powder.

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Neil I was out over the weekend we had snowfall, so an impromptu visit to the woodlands to hone the winter Bushcraft skills. Used a piece as a pass around ember & the dust did take a spark. Yes I did know that this stuff is expensive. I wouldn't use it for tea that's for sure, as the area I procured it from the ground is allegedly contaminated from the old steel works over the years (now long gone) & there's some dodgy contaminants buried on various sites dotted around the area. Chaga's purely for fire lighting creating an ember nothing else.
Regards
David


Handled a huge lump of chaga last week on Dartmoor. It originally came from further north of the globe and I was amazed how much it changes hands for.Whats it like crumbled, does it take a spark as a powder.