If you have ever tried to burn freshly cut, wet wood – you will know that it can be a little challenging – to say the least! The wood won’t catch light or sustain a flame.
But, if you know the right species to burn, you can actually burn wet wood straight from the tree. This is hugely useful if you find yourself in the woods and need a fire. This bushcraft tip might save your life.
The secret comes from an old British poem called ‘The Firewood Poem’ and lets you in on a secret that our ancestors used to know!
Come and join us, along with Hazel, the pup, as we put this to the test and compare burning freshly cut, wet wood to properly dried firewood and see – which one is the winner!
We are trying to live as sustainable life as possible here, on our smallholding, our English homestead. We want to be as light on the Earth as possible and live in harmony with the natural world.