Starting a fire via the tunnel of love®

[jharkin]

That is what I do now that I am burning E/W in the 30-NC. I use N/S to get a coal bed and then load E/W on top of the coal bed. For just a morning burn I use three splits the size BG used. Two on bottom and one cocked like that third one BG added with a hunk of Super Cedar under it and you get a nice fire with a small load.

I do a kind of tunnel burn with an E-W load in the Encore. I start by digging a trench through the ash bed and then place 2 big splits E-W, resulting in a tunnel under the front split into the fire. Then paper between the splits and kindling on top a-la BeGreens method. Works for me.

 

[raybonz]

Am I the only one that doesn't use kindleing or little splits?

I just throw in a stove full of birch, stick a firestarter inbetween a few logs and that's it. Stove is cooking 15-20 mins later.

Many times I don't use kindling Nate. Just place 2 splits NS with an opposite layer and 1/4 SC between the 2 NS splits and off she goes.. Works very well and creates a red hot wind tunnel..

Ray

 

[Huntindog1]

Am I the only one that doesn't use kindleing or little splits?

I just throw in a stove full of birch, stick a firestarter inbetween a few logs and that's it. Stove is cooking 15-20 mins later.

Not everyone has good dry wood they just think they do

 

[begreen]

Begreen isnt old, he just knows his stuff!

Thank for the kind words. Truth be told, I am a geezer and still have a lot to learn.

 

[begreen]

Many times I don't use kindling Nate. Just place 2 splits NS with an opposite layer and 1/4 SC between the 2 NS splits and off she goes.. Works very well and creates a red hot wind tunnel..

Ray

Yes, that is how I started this morning's fire. In the Castine I found my best starts were with a pair of 10" long sleepers (2" diameter branches or kindling), laid N/S a few inches apart with a supercedar between them. This allows the doghouse air to get under the wood. Then stack some medium sized splits E/W on top of the sleepers and ignite.