Starting fire without kindling?

Is there a way to start a fire in a wood stove without the paper, pine needle, kindling method?
Some kind of gas starter maybe.
Thanks guys

1/4 of a SuperCedar will start my 3 year old oak in a cold stove. Not small splits either.

Welcome to the forum senonick.

Send a request to this email address and ask for some free samples. info@supercedar.com

They should show up at your place in just a few days. Thomas is a really nice guy with a great product. When you get the super cedars, break them into quarters so you get 4 fires from each super cedar. I'm not sure but I think he might also have a 10% off on a purchase if you look this up on facebook.

Full load of fir with a 1/4 super cedar jammed in the middle. Love these things!

Dry wood is very helpful, and you could also use a blowtorch. Seriously.
Guys have posted video of themselves doing this.
What's the issue with kindling?
I make my own firestarters, and have no problem getting the fire going within a minute or less w/o other kindling. Usually.

Supercedars all the way.

I am heating my house, not earning a merit badge. I load full size splits, light, walk away. Air down when ready.

I just lit mine from almost cold with a quarter super cedar and some 3-4 inch red oak splits with some bigger red oak on top of them. No problem. Just topped the load off and engaged the cat. Still be burning in the morning when I leave for work.

I'll be the lone voice of dissent, never tried supercedars (though I suppose I should write for samples). I have good results with a "Cape Cod Firestarter" which is a porous brick ball on a handle that you store in a pot of kerosene. Put it under your logs, light, done. Pull it out when it's out and let it cool, or wait until the fire is out, and put it back in the kerosene for next time. Takes a couple of hours soaking. Works great, though some here object to the concept of using a petroleum product.

Ordered mine last week and tried them for the first time the other day. I used a half of the puck cause I thought a quarter of it would be too small. I was wrong. These things burn long and hot. Great product.

I use fire starter and splits but if weather stays like it has been for the last week i wont need them.

I had one of those. Never used it. There was a recent post of someone starting a house fire while using one. Only takes once.

Its been said but ill say it again super cedars are great.

Anyone use a can of hairspray and a cigarette lighter???

Sent for samples.
I'll check em out.
Thanks guys.

I use a similar product but it uses bbq lighter fluid maybe an ounce or so, it soaks it up in about 10 minutes.It works very well .Thanks FanMan always good to hear about different products.

My wife's hairspray probably costs more than any commercially available firestarter!

Cape Cod Firestarter sounds real interesting!!

Although my fire never really goes out but a few times a month. Its my sole source of heat. I usually use kindling (kiln dried wood or dried "splitter trash") and/or a blowtorch.

So you leave it inside the stove?

You can leave it inside or take it out once the kerosene burns out. I usually take it out, lay it on the hearth to cool, then put it back in the pot to soak. I might get another one so I don't have to, one can soak while the other's in use.

Can't see how anybody could burn their house down with one unless they were real careless... which could apply to anything.

Well, I can think of LOTS of things I have seen that are more dangerous for sure, but I would say it depends on your home.

In my home, the idea of a pot of liquid accelerant sitting next to a possible ignition source would bother me, because my dogs are big and dumb with tails that double as clubs.. I also know lots of people who leave/set cups of coffee on their "coffee tables".. that doesn't happen here either. LOL

But I surely wouldn't call someone out on this device.

It's rare this time of the year, that I need to relight.
But during shoulder season's I use birch bark.
It's laying thru out the woods on down punky trees
Some times only the bark is left in coils.
It will burn even if wet.
I find that yellow or black birch bark burns like gas
soaked cardboard.