Burned while burning

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old greybeard

Burning Hunk
Oct 29, 2018
156
PA
You are hardcore brother. I have a desire to live more "simpler" but I think heating water on the stove everyday for a shower would get old. I tip my hat to you.
Not everyday. In the summer we use shower bags full of rain or spring water in the sun. I married the right woman.
 

JamesGuido

Burning Hunk
Jan 5, 2021
214
Raymond, Wisconsin
i can honestly say i never burn myself using the woodstove since i began in 1991....
however, i have repeatedly done so year after year after year using the grill or smoker...
the most severe burn was on the bottom of my left foot.

stepped on an unseen stray ember.
yet i continue to grill/smoke barefoot.
 

Dakotas Dad

Minister of Fire
Mar 19, 2009
1,513
Central Kentucky
i can honestly say i never burn myself using the woodstove since i began in 1991....
however, i have repeatedly done so year after year after year using the grill or smoker...
the most severe burn was on the bottom of my left foot.

stepped on an unseen stray ember.
yet i continue to grill/smoke barefoot.
LOL.. I belong to a cast iron/dutch oven cooking group that's pretty active and fun.. and we have a merit badge for that burn...
 
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JamesGuido

Burning Hunk
Jan 5, 2021
214
Raymond, Wisconsin
LOL.. I belong to a cast iron/dutch oven cooking group that's pretty active and fun.. and we have a merit badge for that burn...
Wife has been here, told me about your response… mentioned I should mention I invented a few more cuss words when I would’ve earned that merit badge…
 

colin.p

Burning Hunk
Feb 26, 2011
232
Ottawa Canada
Burning 16 years using a Jotul F3CB, I quickly learned to use welders gloves. It didn't take too long before they were black. Now my wife, she has mobility issues but she never wore gloves and never burned her hands, so in my case I think it's more than "the territory".
 

Wildflush

Member
Dec 27, 2022
213
MA
I paid about $20 for the long double lined suede fireplace gloves at Home Depot. Well made and should easily last over 2 years. I use carhartt insulated work gloves in the cold weather when bringing wood in or working with my stacks.
 

David.Ervin

Feeling the Heat
Jan 17, 2014
298
O-H
Depends on how you're getting burned, I suppose. I got one on the back of my hand when I slipped loading a log in the back of the stove and hit the reburn tubes on the top of the firebox. Accidents happen, which makes gloves a good idea, but if there's some bad habit you've got, it's smart to break it.