Starting out in Palworld, you’ll quickly run into a wall if you don’t have enough basic crafting materials to build tools, start fires, or craft essential camp items. One of the first roadblocks many new players hit is figuring out how to get kindling in Palworld, since it’s required for so many early-game recipes and doesn’t have an obvious source if you’re just running around the starting island. I spent my first three hours in the game wasting wood trying to craft it the wrong way, so I’ve put together all the tested methods I use now to stockpile kindling fast, no matter what stage of the game you’re in.
How to Get Kindling in Palworld: 5 Tested, Accessible Methods
There’s no single right way to gather kindling, and you can mix and match methods depending on your current resources and playstyle. The most common, reliable options are:
You can technically use any of these methods at any point, but some are far more efficient depending on if you’re still in your first few hours of play or you’ve already built out a base with multiple workstations. Looting from camps, for example, is great if you’re already exploring to find new Pals, but it’s not a consistent supply since chest spawns are random. Trading with merchants is only worth it if you have way extra items you don’t need, since kindling is usually overpriced at 10 gold per piece. You’ll get 1-3 pieces of kindling per bush you chop with even a stone axe, which makes the harvest method the most reliable for brand new players who don’t have base infrastructure set up yet. I’d recommend sticking to the first two methods for your first 10 levels, since they don’t require you to travel far or spend rare resources to get the kindling you need.
Early-Game Kindling Farming: No Workstations Required
If you just spawned in and haven’t even built your first workbench yet, chopping bushes is the fastest way to get kindling without any extra setup. You don’t even need an axe to harvest these bushes, though using a stone axe will cut down the time per bush by 70% and give you extra drops. I tried harvesting them with my bare fists for my first hour, and while it works, it takes three times longer and you have a higher chance of getting a small injury that lowers your movement speed for a minute. The highest concentration of dry, kindling-dropping bushes is on the western edge of the starting plateau, right near the first fast travel point you unlock. I usually run a 5-minute loop around that area when I’m just starting out, and I come back with 40+ pieces of kindling every time. That’s enough to build three campfires, 10 torches, and 5 repair kits, which covers all your basic needs for the first 5 levels.
One thing to watch out for here is low-level aggressive Pals like Lamball and Cattiva that spawn in the same area. They won’t kill you in one hit, but they’ll knock you out of your chopping animation if you don’t deal with them first. I usually carry a basic club with me on these runs to swat them away quickly, so I don’t waste time resetting my harvest. You also won’t get any extra wood from these bushes, so don’t use this method if you’re trying to stock up on both materials at the same time. If you need wood too, you’re better off chopping small trees and then processing the wood into kindling later once you have a furnace.
Mid-Game Kindling Production: Automated Base Farming
Once you hit level 8 and unlock the primitive furnace blueprint, you can scale your kindling production way up without having to run around the map. All you need is 20 pieces of wood, 10 stone, and one fire-type Pal assigned to the furnace to get started. If you’re still figuring out how to get kindling in Palworld consistently once you hit level 10, this automated method is by far the best option. The process is simple: put regular wood into the furnace’s input slot, and the fire Pal will turn every 2 pieces of wood into 1 piece of kindling in about 10 seconds. Foxparks are the best early Pal for this job, since they have a level 2 fire work suitability and spawn all over the starting island. You can catch a Foxparks within your first 30 minutes of play if you bring a few extra Pal spheres, and they’ll also help you fight off raiders when they’re not working at the furnace. If you don’t have a Foxparks, a Flambelle works too, though they’re a bit rarer to find on the starting island.
The biggest benefit of this method is that it runs automatically while you’re off exploring or catching Pals. I usually keep 200 pieces of wood in my furnace at all times, and I come back to 100 pieces of kindling waiting for me after a 30-minute exploration run. If you want to scale it even more, you can build 2 or 3 furnaces and assign a fire Pal to each, so you can make 200+ pieces of kindling per hour without lifting a finger. Every 2 pieces of wood turns into 1 piece of kindling, so you’ll want to have a logging site set up at your base with a neutral-type Pal like a Cattiva or Eikthyrdeer assigned to it to keep your wood stock high. Don’t make the mistake I did early on of using all your wood for kindling and having none left to build new structures or repair your base after a raid. I once had to spend 2 hours chopping wood because I ran out right before a big raid, and my base got almost completely destroyed while I was gone. It’s a mistake I won’t make again.
Pro Tips to Avoid Wasting Kindling
Once you have a steady supply of kindling, it’s easy to burn through it faster than you expect if you don’t plan out your usage. I used to waste half my stock on random campfires I never used, so I’ve put together a few rules I follow now to keep my kindling levels high at all times. First, only build campfires when you actually need to cook food or warm up in cold biomes, don’t place them all over your base as decoration. Each campfire requires 5 pieces of kindling to build, and another 2 pieces every 10 minutes to keep running, so those costs add up fast. If you have a base with 10 campfires running all the time, you’re burning through 120 pieces of kindling per hour for no reason.
Another tip is to prioritize using kindling for high-value recipes first, like torches for cave exploration, repair kits for your tools, and heat resistance potions for snow biome trips. You don’t need to use it for low-value items like disposable torches when you can use a flashlight later in the game, or for cooking basic berries when you can eat them raw if you’re in a pinch. If you’re playing with friends, assign one person to manage kindling production so you don’t have multiple people making it at the same time and wasting wood unnecessarily. I also recommend keeping a stack of 50 kindling in your inventory at all times when you’re exploring, so you don’t get stuck in a cold biome with no way to warm up, or stuck in a cave with no light. I once got lost in a deep cave at night with no torches, and I had to walk all the way back to base in the dark while being chased by 3 aggressive Pals. It was not a fun experience, and I never leave base without extra kindling now.
At the end of the day, figuring out how to get kindling in Palworld doesn’t have to be a confusing or time-consuming process. Stick to chopping bushes in the early game, switch to automated furnace production once you have a base set up, and follow the usage tips we covered to avoid wasting your stock. You’ll never run out of kindling for your crafting needs, and you can spend more time focusing on the fun parts of the game like catching rare Pals and exploring new biomes. If you have a favorite method we didn’t cover, feel free to drop it in the comments below!