batoning
Blade-striking log work
Batoning is a wood-splitting technique where you strike the spine of a knife blade with a baton—usually a heavy stick or log—to drive the blade through wood.
It's a survival and bushcraft skill for processing firewood without an axe: He spent the afternoon batoning kindling for the campfire.
Sharp cutting utensil
- splittingDividing into parts
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- spineColumn of vertebrae
log · hardwood · softwood · blade · tinder · fuel · notching · processing
Outdoor fire for gathering
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
trail · forest · nature · s'mores · marshmallows · tent · hammock · trekking
Wilderness survival skill set
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- survivalistSelf-reliance extremist
- prepperOne who stockpiles for catastrophe
- emergencySerious sudden danger
shelter · primitive · self-reliance · outdoorsman · tinder · spark · flint · ember
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
spine · log · hardwood · softwood · blade · tinder · fuel · notching · processing · technique
campfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
- firewoodCut logs for burning
kindling · trail · forest · nature · s'mores · marshmallows · tent · hammock · trekking · hiking
bushcraft
Wilderness survival skill set
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- survivalistSelf-reliance extremist
- prepperOne who stockpiles for catastrophe
emergency · shelter · primitive · self-reliance · outdoorsman · tinder · spark · flint · ember · campcraft