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Fatwood Story
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Where does Fatwood come from?
Through-out the south Fatwood refers to the "fat" or "resin" content found in pine tree stumps.
Natural oily resins are found in the tree stumps of downed pine trees and cut into 8 inch pieces
then split by hand. The finished product is the best natural fire starter available. No additives are
used and just a one match light. One piece of fatwood approximately 8" X 3/4" will burn up to 20
minutes. Because fatwood is natural it's environmentally friendly unlike other fire starters on the
market. Hard work goes into each piece of fatwood. Central America is the leading source for
fatwood. Fatwood is not harvested from Rain Forests Finding fatwood and harvesting it is an all
days adventure. Ecco friendly fatwood is green.
Road Trip For Fatwood!
The adventure begins early in the day and the drive is long. Dirt back roads leading through
Central America providing limited access to finding fatwood. Many times you have to stop driving
and go on foot searching for downed trees. Every day having to drive further and go deeper into
the treed hillsides for downed trees and decaying stumps. Many times mules are used when
covering some of the back roads. Each stump or downed tree provides a few pounds of fatwood
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As you can see a lot of work goes into fatwood. From searching the hillsides to collecting it, hauling
it away and processing, before it is shipped to the USA. Fatwood is collected, cut into 8 inch
sections then split by hand into 3/4 inch pieces. Just one match will light fatwood and each piece
will burn approximately 20 minutes. Fatwood natural fire starter.
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Fatwood 8 lb Bag
Natural fire starter fatwood. Fatwood fireplace fire starter, 8 lb
burlap bag. Fatwood is a traditional expression used to describe
the high concentration of pitch (natural resin) in the wood. This
resin allows the fatwood to be started with a single match and give
a sustained flame. Here's nature's 100% natural fire starter,
hand-split from stumps of pine trees. Fatwood is approximately 8" in
length and starts fireplaces, barbecues, wood stoves, coal stoves,
and campfires with ease. 8lb bag approximately 80 to 120 sticks
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