This Fungus will Blow Your Mind: Bushcraft Skills | Primitive Survival | Foraging
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2021
- This fungus, also known as the coal fungus, has been used as a survival resource by our ancestors for thousands of years. Daldinia Concentrica is commonly found on decaying ash trees here in Britain. During the early stages of its growth, it is light brown in colour and incredible hard. But after a season or two, it begins to change to a dark black colour. This is the point at which you can harvest it for use with fire lighting. The concentric lines within the fruit body can catch a spark from a flint and steel or ferro rod, and this coal will smoulder for many hours. It can then be transferred to a tinder bundle to get your fire going. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors carried this smouldering fungus with them as they moved from camp to camp. This meant that they could get a fire going relatively easily where ever they decided to set up their camp. It's a fantastic bushcraft resource and one you should keep in mind when you are out in the wilderness.
The cramp ball fungus can be picked and dried out during winter (best not to do this during sporing season, which is spring to august) and you can take it with you as part of your fire lighting kit.
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What would be good parts of the UK to find the fungus
Super Video !
Hey mike do u think I Can ever met u in bramshill
I would be hesitant to twirl a live coal, as you did. I would fear it flying off to parts unknown and beginning a fire. Enjoyed the video
Was still useful for me even though I already knew about this little gem. Went straight to my jar where I have some and found I had labelled it under natural tinder, was supposed to be labelled natural fire lighter! So, thanks for this video, I may not of noticed that otherwise :D
my hippie friend has some "fungus that will blow your mind"
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they are the best ones
Chocolate covered like Reese’s pieces cups ? 🤔🤔
Lol I'm to old for that stuff now
@@danphillips6167 never retreat never surrender my friend !
This is why I want to do more Forrest camping
@SURREY CROSSING I’ve looked into that a bit I think burdock is the best from me
Here in the states as well as Canada we have Chaga , it grows on birch trees & you can use it as a fire starter & shave off piece,s & make a nutritional cup of tea or coffee , it has a lot of vitamins and minerals in it & it taste great
It's a natural medicine for cancer and quite expensive so I wouldn't use it as a fire starter.
As a biologist, I am very pleased, great video!
Yes! I Kept a coal going in a similar fungus for a few hours. I was at a bonfire and people were amazed that I started a fire without any lighters or flint. haha
Hi i like ❤️
What did you use to ignite the fungus?
We have something similar up here in Canada, Fomes Fomentarius, or Horse Hoof Fungus, which when dry catches a spark very easily and retains it. Chaga can also do the same thing. I have some of both in my fire tin.
Great tip
Every day is a school day 👍
Super informative vid Mike, great job as always, keep them coming and stay safe buddy👍
"This one should be ready next winter."
Me: guess I'll freeze.
Here in Western Massachusetts we use Chaga Fungus. It not only makes great embers, but it makes a flavorful tea when boiled!
Cool video Mike, love being subbed to your channel, learning different ideas to teach my grandbabies, who often watch with me, hope your New Year has started off well, we all need a positive to focus on this year for sure, you guys take care, best to you and yours. God Bless ❤️
I know them as "King Alfred's Cakes", as the look like burnt buns!
That's what I call them as well👍
That's what we call them too
@@Darthmiller1978 and me!
Same here 👍
Wonderful video, thank you so much for describing this fungus and it's properties. It actually looks like a lot of fun to play with, I'm sure that's why you were spinning it.
He was spinning it because he wanted to get that ember going
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Bartek, sorry to break it to you, but you missed the joke. 😂
I've read that our early ancestors could carry fungus embers from camp to camp but no one ever elaborated. This is the first video that actually demonstrated how they managed that. Thanks so much for sharing!
It's the best way to light a fire! 👌🔥
Thanks for sowing us this Mike! 👍😁
Thanks!
oh I thought it was "other kinds" of fungus you talked about that "blew" ya mind ;-)
I always enjoy the videos there interesting and well done without profanity. I really enjoyed the ones with father and son together
A great use of nature.
GREAT video Mike! Thanks for making it. Very informative.
Great video Mike thank you.
Good info, here in Canada our ash trees are being killed off by the emerald ash borer. Therefore we have an abundance of rotting ash trees.
Im also Canadian do we have the coal fungus here
And lits of dead ash!
*Eric Allan*
Better get collecting.
You might want to purchase a few of those small bags of silica to make sure your harvest stays dry.
Great bit of Knowledge... THANK YOU. 👍
Great video; thanks for posting!
i love stuff like this super !
Thank you didn't that .I learn something every time I watch your show.God bless you and your family
Verry good one again! thanks!
Excellent info, thank you
Our ash trees here in the USA are almost all dead due to the emerald ash borer.......another gift from Asia.....
not all free gifts are wanted it would seem
Always on the look out for them
a cool fungus indeed,
personally use the Inonotus obliquus, also known as chaga
best wishes for 2021
Hi ilove ❤️
Best content!
Thanks!
Thanks bro
Excellent information. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing 👏
Amazing ,thanks for sharing‼️👍
Excellent info! I won't pass these by ever again!!
Feel enjoy and relaxing
That's amazing! I wasn't expecting it to go up like that.
What a great episode. Very informative :)
Very impressed and learned 🙏
Excellent,
I love your tutorials
Brilliant 👍
In medieval times it was also a natural pigment to make a brown ink. Mother Nature....she's a good'in. 💞 Happy new year to all xx
Thanks, Moira! 👍
Fantastic stuff ! Always enjoy your adventures and educational vids !
Excellent description on the charcoal fungus
Just love the video really!
Great video!
Cool
Great video. Well done.
Nice return to a basic bushcraft resource!
Thanks for sharing ! Good to know!
Another great video, and from a Canadian perspective the winter Firestarter bar none is the paper like bark from a silver birch, not sure that they are native to the UK. Also we have a much sought after birch fungus called "chaga" it is supposed to be a natural cure all.
Excellent vid and very informative.
Great video as always mate
loving the slight format change, reminds me of the British forestry documentaries I used to watch with my grandad when I was younger :) keep up the good work
Your videos are great man! Thank for sharing looking forward to more!
Wow thanks for the information 💁♀️
10:15 - Super... Bravo !
Excellent video
Amazing discovering, I will keep in mind for the future. Thanks.
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woah crazy
Love your vids
Neat content
Super interesting
Awesome! Now I'll be on the hunt for this!
Wow cool idea the fungus never knew anything about it thanks for the information
keep these kinds of videos in your play list. they are great info
Excellent bushcraft video! :D
Good educational work...time to acknolwledge..for educational measures for our kids...thanks and hugs
What a wonderful firelighing fungus. Awesome video, I love the bracken birds nest. 👍❤
That was cool and very informative I liked it
Great video :)
This is very interesting!
Great content here!
Much love from Switzerland
That was a great informative video 🤠
King Alfreds cakes! knew about them before you were born! yes i'm an old git! lol
Thanks for sharing this video had not a clue about that really great info
Cheers 🍻!!! And thank you!!! Don't worry, I'm fine... 😎
Very interesting
Thanks, 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love natural alternate ways to start a fire. Thank you. I can't find anywhere in Florida that has ash trees. Time for a road trip. Happy 2021 Mike.
Would be great seeing a video on how to identify different trees.
you are wonderful
Love this video, wish you would do more like it. Atb Stuart
Been meaning to suggest that you make some videos like this one since you can do a lot even from your home that is bushcraft related...how to's and such. Glad you did this one, and good to know that even if you suffer an increased lockdown situation, you still can make videos.
Thanks Wayne, luckily I saw this lockdown coming so I went out and made quite a few films which should cover this lockdown period
Fantastic informative video👍best of luck for 2021 from Wigan.
Dude! Love you videos! 😁✌
Like👍good info
Really good video by a really fun guy
I'll show myself out thanks
There’s not “mush room” for comments like that.
I’ll show myself out too.
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That is so cool I'm going to have a look and find some awesome Video
Hi really interesting
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I just found out, it turned out like that.👍👍👍
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Great presentation. You got a new subscriber.
Awesome video i really enjoyed it very informative 👍
God bless you and stay safe out there 🙋♂️ 🇺🇸