Dry wood or bricks

As long as the wood is small (broom stick size) it really can't get any easier.

nmaho said:

asier to start a fire in the morning on a bed of hot coals? Us

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Been using wood To light my gassifier.

I get 2x3 and cut them 8 inches long and split them small for super kindling. A few of those on hot coals get it going quickly.

Paulywalnut said:

I get 2x3 and cut them 8 inches long and split them small for super kindling. A few of those on hot coals get it going quickly.

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I hope you get them from the culled wood pile. I offer half what they're asking. Got a 4x8 cab grade 3/4 maple ply for 10 bucks.

I find bricks are way harder to light than dry cord wood.

I don't buy buy bio bricks, but I have lots of wood. If the size of wood you're using has trouble lighting, drop down a size.

I use cut up pallets to start my fire with. Bricks are hard to get going.

I'm gonna assume you don't have a bio brick because you would have tried it already ?

By the time I get the third split in the first one has caught. Sometimes when I'm still reaching for the second split. Fortunate I have nice dry wood.If there aren't many hot coals I'll rake them as best I can to the front where the blast of air will fire them up (N/S loader )
My morning wood will often be pine or fir though. Seems to warm the firebox, stovetop and room faster.

I used to use firestarter little bricks when I first started using my stove. Then I found out that my 4"-6" splits were catching fire first and actually burning before the so-called firestarters!

mass_burner said:

I hope you get them from the culled wood pile. I offer half what they're asking. Got a 4x8 cab grade 3/4 maple ply for 10 bucks.

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Yep I do. No PT of course.