[TheForge] Horse hoof fungus

[Bruce .]

Rule of thumb - ANY dry bracket fungus makes a good candidate for
kindling and similar uses.  I can't get more specific than that on my
own experience, but I've heard that the fungus on birch is a good one.
 Ötzi the Iceman was carrying one, so it's been known for 5000 years
or so...

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net> wrote:
> The guy I talked to said it grows in the Northern USA, he got his in the
> Springfield, MO. area which is about 200 miles South of me.  I'll keep it in
> mind the next time I'm in my woods, I don't have time right now.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
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> Apparently it grows in Northern Britain, so you'd need to have your
> emergency there ;-)
>
> However, it does point up the sense of being familiar with your area.
> There's lots of things in any area that can be used in case of
> emergency. You just need to be aware of them.
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net>
> wrote:
>> I went to a festival last weekend and there was a guy there selling horse
>> hoof fungus. He said that it was better for starting fires than char
>> cloth,
>> and you don't have to have a fire to make it.
>>
>> Have any of you used hoof fungus with flint and steel to start fires? How
>> well does it work?
>>
>> It would be nice to know there is something that could be foraged for in
>> an
>> emergency.
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
>
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Bruce
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