21st Century Longhunter Uses of Cedar

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• Dave Canterbury
• Survival
• Bushcraft
• Pathfinder

[phrankus2009]

Cedar does make excellent tinder and kindling BUT it is RARELY used as a main fuel, for fires, here, in Texas. Cedar is prone to very frequent and fairly explosive "POPS" when it burns and will throw large showers of sparks, in random directions. These showers of sparks can travel several feet and can enter your shelter or damage tents and tarps.  It is unwise to locate a cedar fire anywhere near a shelter and NOBODY cooks over a cedar fire. It will taint your food and spit sparks at you

[wildernessoutfitters]

@phrankus2009 Yes cedar or any resinous wood is pretty useless for cooking, but to drive bugs away from camp in the EW there is nothing better.

[sivetnayz]

am i just crazy or did i hear someone on a loud speaker at 5:25ish?

[wildernessoutfitters]

@sivetnayz I cant imagine there are none on my property?

[lita9281]

i have a question about a dakota hole, would something like that work inside of a good size shelter or maybe a small one with a small dak. hole? they are suppose to be almost smokeless, easy to cook on and if the SHTF the crazies would never know you were there by the fire being covered up. would love to know your opinion about this.....can never get enough of your videos, love them! so very informative....thanks

[sharpknifesedge]

What's the intro music? I find it quite awesome.

[stammlager5]

Great video, Dave. I am a Yuchi Indian from Oklahoma. My tribe was originally from the southeast. The red cedar was an important tree for my tribe. You mentioned a bunch of different uses for the red cedar. I wanted to add that the leaves were also useful for reducing swelling. You steep the leaves in water and then bathe the swollen area with the cedar water and leaves. I believe my grandfather also told me that making a tea from cedar bark also helps with headaches.

[Hobgoblin1975]

Great videos Dave. Thank you for passing on the knowledge. One thing though. you seem to have plenty of dead leaves around. I am not an outdoorsman but seems like thats ready made tinder just laying on the ground in heaps. Though I guess they may have to be dried a bit after a rain or such.

[jimnmaine1]

Dave, was the char cloth needed? the shavings wouldn't take a spark well enough on their own?

[FuckinAism]

@robcas631 I would think that a pine cone would be too dense.

[robcas631]

Nice job Dave and ty for teaching us.

[robcas631]

What would happen if you found a pine come and smashed it up? Would that make a good nest? Again ty for teaching us all.

[robcas631]

I'd like to know how to make a Bow.

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

i notice the pin on the striker you used....does that double as your wool blanket holder (forget name) for around the neck

[thruhiker87]

Have you ever tried to char cedar bark or bamboo shavings?