First burn tonight

Jasper · Oct 4, 2014

Temps are dropping into the forties tonight so I will be doing my first non break in fire tonight when I get home. Anyone else in southeast planning first burn today or already had one?

Desmo · Oct 4, 2014

I have been burnin' for a few days now, here in northern Wisconsin. May even get some snowflakes later.

prezes13 · Oct 4, 2014

I was tempted few times, but not yet. I had ac on last week.

0hi0m0m · Oct 4, 2014

We are cool in ohio. Have a new stove that we are trying to figure out and break in.

Enzo's Dad · Oct 4, 2014

Way to bounce up the creepy meter at hearth.com...

Welcome Ohio Mom

Woody Stover · Oct 4, 2014

0hi0m0m said:
We are cool in ohio. Have a new stove that we are trying to figure out and break in.

Welcome, OM. You can put your stove make/model in your sig...

It was 75 in here yesterday, down to 68 now. After 40 last night, barely breaking 50 now, and 30s tonight with a breeze, it appears I may have to torch a short load tonight. Hmmm, lessee....Black Cherry sounds (and smells) pretty good.

Simonkenton · Oct 4, 2014

I am right next door, in the mountains near Asheville NC. Gonna be 34 here tonight but will not fire up the stove.

oldogy · Oct 4, 2014

Well, it was down in the 30s here in south east TN this morning and forecast to be lower in the am. I was out about all day but I do believe there will be a fire in the Jotul tonight.

Desmo · Oct 4, 2014

Desmo said:
I have been burnin' for a few days now, here in northern Wisconsin. May even get some snowflakes later.

Burning as low as I can without smoking up the glass. I still have to open the windows, even with my 12 foot ceilings. I bought the Kozy Heat unit late last spring, so I do not have much experience with it yet. It certainly seems to be working well. Never thought I would say it, but i am actually looking forward to the -25F temperatures.

smallcabin · Oct 4, 2014

I'll have a small fire tonight. Just swept out the chimney today and was very pleased that just a little bit of flaky stuff came out after 4 months of burning last year. Been itching to burn.

Iatrapper · Oct 4, 2014

I burned last night and tonight, got a little to warm in here last night. We were sweating and swatting mosquitoes 2 days ago, now we're working in bibs and gloves today. Iowa weather

Mackj · Oct 4, 2014

First burn of the year for us. Low 40s windy and rain. Watching football with stove going, love it!

Simonkenton · Oct 5, 2014

It was just 45 last night at 6pm but I couldn't stand it, I did light up the little Waterford for the first burn of the season. Let it run for a couple hours and shut it down, before I got roasted out of the house. I do love to burn a wood stove.

Enzo's Dad · Oct 5, 2014

I made a mental promise not to burn until after Oct 15th.

Jasper · Oct 5, 2014

Simonkenton said:
It was just 45 last night at 6pm but I couldn't stand it, I did light up the little Waterford for the first burn of the season. Let it run for a couple hours and shut it down, before I got roasted out of the house. I do love to burn a wood stove.

I light a fire and got the cat up to temp and let it go for a few hours low and slow. I will prob do the same tonight.

Cburke · Oct 5, 2014

Been burning since I got home at 2:30 this afternoon

Xaphoeous · Oct 5, 2014

Had our first fire of the season last night. High temp of 45 with driving rains yesterday and a very chilly night. No stove or insert here, though...just the open masonry fireplace. I know...I know.

Tried the upside down fire technique yesterday, however. I was amazed at how well it worked and how long the fire went without needing any attention or added wood!

Michigan here.

Parallax · Oct 5, 2014

In coastal Washington, there really isn't much of a non-burn season. Even in August, there are days when it's nice to light the stove.

toddnic · Oct 5, 2014

Burned a couple of nights now. It was 31 this morning at the house.

Hobie · Oct 5, 2014

Wifey and daughter are wrapped up in blankets tonight. As much as I'd like to start up the stove, its still a little early.
Everyone grab a sweatshirt.

I just took the air conditioners out of the windows last week!

Parallax · Oct 5, 2014

A few hours since my last post and we're toasty warm. And the load I started last night around midnight is still going strong with no signs of quitting. We're coming up on 18 hours.

Jasper · Oct 5, 2014

Parallax said:
A few hours since my last post and we're toasty warm. And the load I started last night around midnight is still going strong with no signs of quitting. We're coming up on 18 hours.

Those Blaze King stoves sound awesom. That's a good looking stove I like the color. I was not able to find a local dealer down hear so I went with the Buck.

Parallax · Oct 5, 2014

Jasper said:
Those Blaze King stoves sound awesom. That's a good looking stove I like the color. I was not able to find a local dealer down hear so I went with the Buck.

Being new to all this, I'm not familiar with the Buck. Can you post a photo?

JTRock · Oct 5, 2014

This is simultaneously happening in my house as we speak. I could not wait to do this! Lol!

Parallax · Oct 5, 2014

That Leyden is the first stove I looked at. The dealer steered me toward the Cape Cod but Webby's comments turned me off to it. That plus the really crappy way Lopi responded to my concerns. But I know they make some good stoves. I like the top loading option on that guy and it looks really nice fired up like that.

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