BUSHCRAFT PILLS

A Swedish torch (also Swedish candle, Finnish candle, Swedish fire, Siberian tree torch or Russian tree torch; German: Schwedenfeuer) is a source of heat and light made from a vertically placed tree trunk that burns in the middle.

It became known in Europe during the 1600s and is still used by forestry workers and for recreational activities (especially in southern Germany).

Thanks to its flat surface and good embers, it can also be used for cooking. Compared to a campfire, it is more compact and therefore the heat source remains concentrated in one area.

Tradition attributes the development of the torch to Swedish soldiers during the Thirty Years' War; using a saw or a handsaw or an axe, it is said that the Swedes made burning and bright logs to warm their soldiers. This method allowed the troops not to carry firewood with them, obtaining supplies on site, since freshly cut green wood burns due to the chimney effect.

In the YouTube video, I made one using a hand drill.
Tool available online also on Amazon.

Here is the link to the video.
https://youtu.be/joIw3t7fvcg

In the Bushventure outings we will also try to make this!