Wood stove practice..........

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Robbie Roberson

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I just wondered how many here have wood or pellet stoves and occasionally practice different fire starting methods while making a fire in your stoves ?

I use "home grown" fat wood every time I make a fire and practice different ways to get one going quicker with the most BTU output possible.

As I write this it's 79 inside my house and 35 outside...... heating only with wood. :D

Robbie Roberson.
 
Lit the new outdoor wood boiler I have with flint and steel, used tinder fungus to catch the spark and a little gob of pine sap to get it really going. :thumbup:

So no, you are not the only one.:D

It wasn't real good practice, as it was nice out and not even raining.;)
 
I use fire starter bricks, but instead of putting the whole log in like I saw a friend do:eek:, I take a small piece off the brick, and put it inside a cardboard egg carton, with some burned down wood, basically charcoal now. Use the basic three log system, and it gets going pretty well, especially when my head isn't knocked in the stove by my dog who is excited to have a fire going (blowing on the fire to get it going, my pup accidentally bumped into me, propelling my head into the stove, the whoosh giving the fire some fuel:grumpy:).
 
We burn about three chords of wood durin' the winter in our fireplace so we get to practice all types fire startin' methods.

I like my flint and steel with jute for tinder and a little char cloth, firepiston's a neat little toy too.
 
Yep...I do it. The old fire drill makes a bit too much smoke inside for some peoples liking though.
 
I've done it various ways over the years but now if I'm impatient I use a propane torch as I just did a few minutes ago !!!
 
When it comes to the wood stove, get it lit and get on with life. I use the propane torch as well!

J-
 
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