How Various Tinders Burn

How Various Tinders Burn

Here we look at different natural materials found in a variety of landscapes that can be interchanged and used to make great tinder bundles to carry a spark into a hearty bundle of flame ready to ignite denser materials of twigs and sticks to build the heart of your fire.   In all cases, the dryer the materials, the more effective they will be. 

 

A Tinder Bundle often has 3-4 layers for example:

First tinders: A coal extender such as char cloth or king alfreds cake

Some fluff

Medium fibrous material such as processed inner bark

Coarser fibrous material such as bracken