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In fact, after you light it, you can basically leave it for 3 - 5 hours without putting any wood on it at all. I light mine about 6pm and it can last until 10pm or later with no tending (although I may give it a poke at the later stages). I can usually have both flu controls on the stove set to half. This method can take a little more to get going (throwing the paper on top) depending on your kindling, but is worth it I think.
Instructions HERE and a different site HERE (I used to use the parallel log method described in the second link for years which worked well with me - you can get a raging fire going in minutes, but the top down takes less tending).
Another is the Swedish candle:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bushcraftstuff.com/tutorials/the-swedish-candle/
What ever happened to a pint of diesel and a Bic lighter?
ReplyDeleteKG, that is a tactic our neighbour uses. Just the other day we heard this boom and it was the fire catching after he'd poured gas onto a pile of tree branches....lol
ReplyDeleteNot very safe methinks.
Oswald, very interesting as well.
ReplyDelete"safe"? No, but enormous fun, Fletch. :)
ReplyDeleteWell blow me down, coming here hasn't been a waste of tme.Tried it tonight, only opened fire door 3 times so far - once to load and light, 2nd time to let in a bit more air when it didn't look like working and 3rd time after 2 hours to add wood. Less wood more heat. Only got a small firebox, so only room for one layer logs, one layer light blockd one layer kindling, but 2 of 3 logs on bottom were damp.
ReplyDeleteWho'd have thunk it?
Maybe all that burning of witches and heretics did have an evolutionary purpose after all. :-)
Well blow me down, coming here hasn't been a waste of tme.Tried it tonight, only opened fire door 3 times so far - once to load and light, 2nd time to let in a bit more air when it didn't look like working and 3rd time after 2 hours to add wood. Less wood more heat. Only got a small firebox, so only room for one layer logs, one layer light blockd one layer kindling, but 2 of 3 logs on bottom were damp.
ReplyDeleteWho'd have thunk it?
Maybe all that burning of witches and heretics did have an evolutionary purpose after all. :-)
Well blow me down, coming here hasn't been a waste of tme.Tried it tonight, only opened fire door 3 times so far - once to load and light, 2nd time to let in a bit more air when it didn't look like working and 3rd time after 2 hours to add wood. Less wood more heat. Only got a small firebox, so only room for one layer logs, one layer light blockd one layer kindling, but 2 of 3 logs on bottom were damp.
ReplyDeleteWho'd have thunk it?
Maybe all that burning of witches and heretics did have an evolutionary purpose after all. :-)