Rintimtin
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I call it Fat lighter too. And have heard it called several other names. I will stick with what I know even if it is the YUPPIE translation.
Heart Pine, Fat Lightard, Kindling Wood, etc.
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I lived in the Sierra Foothills for 35 years before moving to Oregon 10 years ago. When cutting firewood I always kept my eyes open for pitch Pine stumps. They were left over from Logging operations. Cut & split into small slivers they were great fire starters. My kids brought me a basket full last Christmas. Have enough for a couple more years.
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Sort of like this. Notice in the last picture that I didn't even burn down my deer stand.
Rintimtin
Member
Maybe Fat Lightard is a South Georgia thing.
Rintimtin
Member
Sort of like this. Notice in the last picture that I didn't even burn down my deer stand.
Yes Sir, just like that. Preventing Wildfires and having fun all at the same time. And being a good steward of the land.
HAHA the deer stand is still standing: That's because you didn't do it right. LOL. No you were careful and did a good job. How many acres, and how long did it take.
I'm 59 from Lower Alabama and we always called it Fat Lighter.
Leslie Sapp
Member
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It was a 35 acre burn and it took all afternoon. We were very careful, and burned in sections with plenty of fire-breaks harrowed. We had a highway on one side, and other landowners' pines on two sides.
Rules of burning pasture or pines:
1. If you are absolutely sure it will burn, it won't.
2. If you are absolutely sure it won't burn, it will.
3. If you harrow a 10 ft break with a small sprig of dry grass
in the middle of the break, the fire will use that small sprig
to jump the break.
4. A fire can outrun a pickup truck if the wind gets in it
just right.
5. A fire can outrun a tractor, utility vehicle, or golf cart
without much trouble.
6. A fire will outrun a fat boy on foot every time.
Rintimtin
Member
The last one I did was about 400 acres in about 3 to 4 hours, not including mop up. It was an island and really good day to burn.
Leslie Sapp
Member
These are so true! A backfire takes all day- If you get bored and think the winds not blowing much, go ahead, light some with the wind. 5 minutes later, it'll be blowing 25 miles per hour and the flames will be topping out fifty year old pines!
You must be patient and pick your day and your weather very carefully.
Fire and pine cones
Fire makes pine cones 'pop' open and the seeds come out. The 'supertrees' that our paper company used matured in 10 years.
Fire makes pine cones 'pop' open and the seeds come out. The 'supertrees' that our paper company used matured in 10 years.
armenius
US Veteran
The above posted Rules forBurning are so correct.I have always found nothing as exciting or thrilling as when you drip your first string of fire!I have seen in just 50 yards a calm day turn into wind with 180 degree wind change.Can scare the **** out of you.I used to love being in the woods until 1-2AM watching an afternoon fire slowly die out.
Now for all who love the lighters aroma, have any of you eaten Rosin Baked Potato? For those who have not,you need a cast iron pot filled with pine "rosin", which is hard as glass and heating it to a molten stae.The potatoes are then wrapped in brown wrapping paper and placed in the pot.When it quits bubbling lift the tater out and unwrap.Then enjoy the fluffiest best potato you ever had.WARNING!!Do it outside.As a novice I tried it indoors.As the rosin heated up chips would fly out and flame up when hitting the burner .Very exciting.I almost caught my house on fire.It smelled like a piney woods fire for 2 months.
Now for all who love the lighters aroma, have any of you eaten Rosin Baked Potato? For those who have not,you need a cast iron pot filled with pine "rosin", which is hard as glass and heating it to a molten stae.The potatoes are then wrapped in brown wrapping paper and placed in the pot.When it quits bubbling lift the tater out and unwrap.Then enjoy the fluffiest best potato you ever had.WARNING!!Do it outside.As a novice I tried it indoors.As the rosin heated up chips would fly out and flame up when hitting the burner .Very exciting.I almost caught my house on fire.It smelled like a piney woods fire for 2 months.
Roadtrash
US Veteran
Well I grew up not far from Savannah, Ga. and we all call it fat lighter down there. I've been around for a long time and am about as far from being a yuppie as a man can get. Besides how many real yuppies know how to start a proper fire anyway? The one thing I do know is it sure makes starting a fire easy.
As far as cane syrup goes there are still a lot of people in that part of the country that make it each year. I know a couple that are teaching some of the youngsters how to do it so the tradition doesn't die out.
As far as cane syrup goes there are still a lot of people in that part of the country that make it each year. I know a couple that are teaching some of the youngsters how to do it so the tradition doesn't die out.
Rintimtin
Member
Ah yes, the paper mill, nothing smells like a paper mill except a paper mill. I live near Georgetown SC. In the low country,
I have not been to Canton, NC in years but that was once the stinkingest (spl) place I had ever been. I wouldn't live there for all the money and the best looking woman in the world. Larry
Bailey Boat
Member
Let me add Arkansas as another state where it's called "fat lighter". Unless I kept the box in the house absolutely FULL of splinters my Grandmother felt like the world was coming to an end and would quickly issue the "fill the box boy" order.
We primarily gathered stumps which easily split into splinters which were preferred. But not far away was the box with knots which had to be kept FULL as well to avoid "the order".
God, how I miss those simple days......
We primarily gathered stumps which easily split into splinters which were preferred. But not far away was the box with knots which had to be kept FULL as well to avoid "the order".
God, how I miss those simple days......
lonejacklarry
US Veteran
Thanks for the information on hog scalding. I'm not sure I'll ever need it but I'm ready if the topic ever comes up!
Larry
Larry
Cooter Brown
Member
For what it's worth, I've heard it called "fat lighter" around here more than I've heard it called "lightard". But I've heard it called the latter plenty, and sometimes when I say it that's how it comes out. Also fatwood, lighter wood, rich pine, probably others. Although I'd call a knot a pine knot or a lighter knot to differentiate it from the stuff split from the stump.
If we all talked the same and had the same terms for everything the world would be a much less interesting place. I'll never understand why people get holier than thou about this stuff.
Thanks Red for the post. I enjoyed your and other's fire pics.
If we all talked the same and had the same terms for everything the world would be a much less interesting place. I'll never understand why people get holier than thou about this stuff.
Thanks Red for the post. I enjoyed your and other's fire pics.
Rintimtin
Member
Its Fat Lighter, anyone who says different is wrong, now excuse me I am taking my ball and going home. LOL
Cooter Brown
Member
Oh, go scald a hog.
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