>>1452495Charcloth goes a long way back and making char from any tinder source helps a great deal. Most things in the woods will be damp where I live, so finding immediately usable tinder from nature can be quite difficult here. We have artist's conk, which can be used as tinder, but you must shave up a big pile of it if you are going to be using flint/ferrorod. It embers slowly, but can be so light that the fanning action of striking the flint can blow it away sometimes. Even with a big ferrorod, you'd better have a large pile so those sparks can hit just right to catch it to embering. Otherwise, you'll be there a long time whittling down your ferrorod.
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http://www.primitiveways.com/Amadou%20substitutes.htmlhttp://www.primitiveways.com/Amadou%20substitutes%202.htmlHere's a blurry pic of some artist's conk being used as tinder. I used a ferrorod to light it. The fungi is about 10 years old and has been sitting around indoors the entire time. So, lighting it is super easy since it is ultra dry. You might have a slightly more difficult time lighting something newly harvested depending on a great many of factors.
