What do you guys find as the best way to light your woodstoves, when the fire and coals are out?
I roll up a paper sack from the store, and put it under two thin/split logs leaning together in a triangle, then light one end of the rolled up sack. It works 75% of the time first try. Sometimes, I'll add a paper towel to one side to enhance the flames at the beginning. Sometimes, if I have large pine cones, I'll add that to the end of the paper sack, or add kindling, or whatever.
I've also made fire starters two ways, I guess I learned in cub scouts many moons ago:
First way is save empty toilet rolls, and stuff with cut up store paper sacks, or paper lunch sacks rolled up to fit into the toilet roll, then dip the complete roll in old melted candle wax, cool, and light. I use my wife's old candles she is done with. You know, the ones everyone gives your wife for their birthday or whatever.
Second, I get an empty corrugated paper egg carton, fill with wood chips from wood cutting, then pour melted old candle wax into each egg section, cool, and break off and light one with the wood. This one works great, and is my favorite.
I'll start my fires with Douglas Fir or Pine or Alder, whatever softwoods I have at the time, then add more wood to stoke the fire after 30 minutes or so.
Oregon Bigfoot.
I roll up a paper sack from the store, and put it under two thin/split logs leaning together in a triangle, then light one end of the rolled up sack. It works 75% of the time first try. Sometimes, I'll add a paper towel to one side to enhance the flames at the beginning. Sometimes, if I have large pine cones, I'll add that to the end of the paper sack, or add kindling, or whatever.
I've also made fire starters two ways, I guess I learned in cub scouts many moons ago:
First way is save empty toilet rolls, and stuff with cut up store paper sacks, or paper lunch sacks rolled up to fit into the toilet roll, then dip the complete roll in old melted candle wax, cool, and light. I use my wife's old candles she is done with. You know, the ones everyone gives your wife for their birthday or whatever.
Second, I get an empty corrugated paper egg carton, fill with wood chips from wood cutting, then pour melted old candle wax into each egg section, cool, and break off and light one with the wood. This one works great, and is my favorite.
I'll start my fires with Douglas Fir or Pine or Alder, whatever softwoods I have at the time, then add more wood to stoke the fire after 30 minutes or so.
Oregon Bigfoot.
