Winter Burrow Flint Guide – Find Flint Early, Craft Tools, and Keep a Steady Supply

Why Flint Matters in Winter Burrow

Flint fuels your first meaningful upgrades: tools, kindling, and early gates that determine where you can safely travel. Without it, repairing your home and helping friends is much harder.\n\nPro Tip: Prioritize progression-critical crafts (axe → pickaxe) before spending Flint on nice-to-haves like advanced kindling or décor.

Early Game Flint Locations

**Aunty ↔ Bufo corridor:** After rescuing Aunty, sweep the shoreline path toward Bufo. Loose Flint spawns as small, knobbly stones on snow or dirt patches.\n\n**Bufo’s backpack:** Exit Bufo’s yard to the southwest and follow the water. A discarded backpack by a rock often holds 1 Flint—easy early boost.\n\n**Landmarks:** Clover clusters, hollow logs, and log ends are classic “check me” spots. Sweep slowly; loose Flint blends into snowy ground.

Crafting the Flint Pickaxe (Your First Real Gate Breaker)

Three quick steps to unlock and multiply Flint.

• Advance Bufo’s questline. His chain leads to the pickaxe blueprint and opens granite-gated routes later.
• Craft at home. The recipe uses Flint plus basic woods/yarns; make it as soon as unlocked.
• Break Flint Boulders. With a pickaxe, crack round grey-blue boulders to multiply your Flint stash quickly.

Efficient Flint Farming (Mid-Game and Beyond)

Once the pickaxe is crafted, treat Flint runs as short, safe loops. Travel light, watch the forecast, and avoid night until you know the landmarks. Need Granite too? Pair this with our Granite Guide (/articles/winter-burrow-granite-guide) and do mixed stone loops.

• North of Moss: Clusters of Flint boulders; a single loop can restock you.
• Bufo shoreline loop: Sweep Aunty ↔ Bufo again, but now crack boulder clusters you skipped earlier.
• Respawn reality: Expect nodes to refresh after sleeps/story beats—rotate loops weekly in-game.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick Flint answers.

• Q: Where do I get Flint at the very start? A: Pick up loose pieces between Aunty and Bufo—small knobbly stones on the ground.
• Q: How do I break big boulders? A: Craft the Flint Pickaxe via Bufo’s questline, then attack round grey-blue boulders.
• Q: Can I run out for good? A: No. Loose Flint and boulders respawn over time; run loops and revisit.
• Q: How do I tell Flint from Granite? A: Flint is smaller and knobbly; Granite is bigger and blockier. Your pickaxe tier also hints at which you can break.
• Q: Best loadout for early runs? A: Day: 1 hot tea + 1 pie. Storm/night: add a second tea or stage a campfire.

Internal Links

Tool unlocks: Pickaxe Guide (/articles/winter-burrow-pickaxe-guide). Stone progression: Granite Guide (/articles/winter-burrow-granite-guide). Route planning: Map & Navigation (/articles/winter-burrow-map-guide).