Bushcraft Basics: Bushcraft Candles

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Bushcraft Basics: Bushcraft Candles

Postby the_alias » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:41 am

Summer evenings are much longer and lighter but there is still a time for candles. Perhaps when you need to find the latrine in the middle of the night and don't want to use your flashlight.

DIY bushcraft candles are easily made from Birchbark and pine resin. You need to gather some pine resin - this can often be found on pine trees and is easily collected. I use a film cannister.
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Birch bark is also easily gathered.
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The final piece of kit you need is some green wood.
Now I really suggest you watch the video I made:


For those who couldn't see in the video you want to roll up your birch bark
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Then apply your pine resin.

As you can see in the video it burns for quite a while. :)

If you don't have pine resin but do have the birch bark just do the same they also burn nicely.

I suggest experimenting with how best to integrate the pine resin - I've seen it done in other ways and this is just the way I tried.
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Re: Bushcraft Basics: Bushcraft Candles

Postby Murph » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:28 am

Sweet... now I just have to find some local Birch trees. :D
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Re: Bushcraft Basics: Bushcraft Candles

Postby troll1000 » Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:30 am

I don't have birch trees in my state that I know of. Any suggestions?
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Re: Bushcraft Basics: Bushcraft Candles

Postby Bravokilo17 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:27 pm

very informative i will have to try this my next camping trip thanks for the info
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Re: Bushcraft Basics: Bushcraft Candles

Postby ninja-elbow » Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:27 pm

troll1000 wrote:I don't have birch trees in my state that I know of. Any suggestions?


Do you have pine trees?
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