BeGreen said:I had a couple weeks of top down fires. I put the wood on top of the coals and it burns down. Rinse, lather and repeat. :coolsmirk:
I'm with BeGreen,
Put the lime in the......no wait, put the splits on top of the coals, a little extra air, and voila! We have fire. For a little while. Then we do it again, and again,...............
To actually START a fire, however, my stove and I are of the Lincoln log school of firestarting. Two splits n/s spread apart, 2-3 more e/w on top of that, a little newsprint. The DRY wood takes off in just a few seconds, and I can have a full blown inferno going in about 2 minutes. Stovetop @ 400-450 in 5, HOLY CRAP in 10, then I just black out from the stress.
Just funnin'.
When it hits 400, I damper down the air lever some. Make sure the fire stays alive, then damper some more, to find the sweet spot.
By then, it's time for a reload. Old stoves are fun, aren't they?