Jordan Jonas

How do you start a fire when everything around you is wet? I mean, it depends on your environment, but I will say in most of the forests that I spend a lot of time in, in all the north woods, the best thing you can do is find a dead standing tree. So it can be downpouring rain and you chop that tree down.

And then when you split it open, no matter how much it's been raining, it'll be dry on the inside. So chop that tree down, chop a piece, you know, a foot long piece out and then split that thing open and then split it again. And then you get to that inner dry wood.

And then when you split it open, no matter how much it's been raining, it'll be dry on the inside. So chop that tree down, chop a piece, you know, a foot long piece out and then split that thing open and then split it again. And then you get to that inner dry wood.

And then when you split it open, no matter how much it's been raining, it'll be dry on the inside. So chop that tree down, chop a piece, you know, a foot long piece out and then split that thing open and then split it again. And then you get to that inner dry wood.

and then you try to do this maybe under a spruce tree or under your own body so that it's not getting rained on while you're doing it make a bunch of little curls that'll like catch a flame or light and then you make a lot a lot more kindling and little pieces of dry wood than you think because what will happen you'll light it and it'll burn through and it's like dang it so just be patient you're gonna be fine you know like

and then you try to do this maybe under a spruce tree or under your own body so that it's not getting rained on while you're doing it make a bunch of little curls that'll like catch a flame or light and then you make a lot a lot more kindling and little pieces of dry wood than you think because what will happen you'll light it and it'll burn through and it's like dang it so just be patient you're gonna be fine you know like

and then you try to do this maybe under a spruce tree or under your own body so that it's not getting rained on while you're doing it make a bunch of little curls that'll like catch a flame or light and then you make a lot a lot more kindling and little pieces of dry wood than you think because what will happen you'll light it and it'll burn through and it's like dang it so just be patient you're gonna be fine you know like

and make a nice pile of curls that you can light or spark and then get a lot of good dry kindling and then don't be afraid to just boom boom boom pile a bunch of wood on and make a big old fire get warm as fast as you can it's amazing how much that of a recharge it is when you're cold and wet you can throw relatively wet wood on top of that once you get that going yeah then it'll dry as it goes but you need to be able to split open and get all that nice dry wood on the inside

and make a nice pile of curls that you can light or spark and then get a lot of good dry kindling and then don't be afraid to just boom boom boom pile a bunch of wood on and make a big old fire get warm as fast as you can it's amazing how much that of a recharge it is when you're cold and wet you can throw relatively wet wood on top of that once you get that going yeah then it'll dry as it goes but you need to be able to split open and get all that nice dry wood on the inside

and make a nice pile of curls that you can light or spark and then get a lot of good dry kindling and then don't be afraid to just boom boom boom pile a bunch of wood on and make a big old fire get warm as fast as you can it's amazing how much that of a recharge it is when you're cold and wet you can throw relatively wet wood on top of that once you get that going yeah then it'll dry as it goes but you need to be able to split open and get all that nice dry wood on the inside

What's fat wood? So on a lot of pine trees, a place where the tree was injured when it was alive, it like pumped sap to it. And this is a good point because I use this a lot. It pumps that tree full of sap. And then years later, the tree dies, dries out, rots away. But that sap-infused wood, it's like turpentine in there. You know, it's oily. And so if it gets wet, you can still light it.

What's fat wood? So on a lot of pine trees, a place where the tree was injured when it was alive, it like pumped sap to it. And this is a good point because I use this a lot. It pumps that tree full of sap. And then years later, the tree dies, dries out, rots away. But that sap-infused wood, it's like turpentine in there. You know, it's oily. And so if it gets wet, you can still light it.

What's fat wood? So on a lot of pine trees, a place where the tree was injured when it was alive, it like pumped sap to it. And this is a good point because I use this a lot. It pumps that tree full of sap. And then years later, the tree dies, dries out, rots away. But that sap-infused wood, it's like turpentine in there. You know, it's oily. And so if it gets wet, you can still light it.

It repulses water. And so if you can find that in a rainstorm, you can just make a little pile of those shavings, get the crappiest spark or quickest light, and it'll just sit there and... And burn like a factory fire starter. You know, it's really, really nice. That's good to spot. It's a good thing to keep your eye out for.

It repulses water. And so if you can find that in a rainstorm, you can just make a little pile of those shavings, get the crappiest spark or quickest light, and it'll just sit there and... And burn like a factory fire starter. You know, it's really, really nice. That's good to spot. It's a good thing to keep your eye out for.

It repulses water. And so if you can find that in a rainstorm, you can just make a little pile of those shavings, get the crappiest spark or quickest light, and it'll just sit there and... And burn like a factory fire starter. You know, it's really, really nice. That's good to spot. It's a good thing to keep your eye out for.

And then you make this thing. That's just to get the sauna going fast.

And then you make this thing. That's just to get the sauna going fast.

And then you make this thing. That's just to get the sauna going fast.

Oh, it's a used motor oil I add if you mix it with some sawdust. And then the sauna's going just like that. It's kind of like homemade fatwood.