Starting a fire

[Tigeress]

Have the man come convert the fireplace to gas... lights every time!
With a remote control

Wood is dirty and has bugs in it. And, its heavy.

TxMom, admit it... you like to see what they talk about.

TIGERESS

[john9001]

but TIGERESS a wood fire is romantical, and we men get to showoff our primitive fire making skills.

[BiGBMAW]

I have a ton of kindling now..But..before that

I get the large size Duraflames..Slice them into 1 inch bread slices...I use 2-3 of those bred slices to light large logs..works well and inexpensive


1) easier then cutting kindling and rolling paper up

2) fast and easy...so you can get back to drinking Hot buttered Rum


1) 2 cups vanilla Ice Cream
2) 1/2 cup butter
3) 1 cup Brown sugar
4) Splashes of Vanilla Extract
5) White Rum

then a grinding of fresh Nutmeg on top

Oha yaa some boiling watter too


Just spoon 2 Tablespoons of batter ..shot+ of rum and boiling water in coffee mug

[AquaShrimp]

As a former boy scout, I can say without a doubt that the teepee method is the best fire building method.  We've built fires in 0 degree weather, drizzling rain, and gusty winds.  

First, get your tender.  Dried moss, pine needles, tiny sticks and dry leaves work.  Form that into a ball about the size of your fist.  Then get some larger sticks and create the framework of a teepee around the tender.  Make sure this kindling is small enough (and dry enough) to ignite quickly.  When you ignite the tender, the heat rises, and exposes a large portion of the kindling to the heat.  Put increasingly large kindling and wood into the teepee framework as the fire grows.

[eagl]

(Topper comes out to poke at shrimp...)

As a former boy scout and USAF survival instructor, I say without a doubt that the best method is soaking something in gasoline or another flammable liquid, putting whatever it is you want to burn on top of that, and touch it off.  We used that method to light on fire 2 downed trees in the middle of a heavy snowstorm in 2 ft of snow out in the middle of the Rockies.  I think we used military issue insect repellant on moss to catch a slightly shredded stick, which dried and lit a water soaked pine branch, and then the 2 trees went up quite spectacularly despite the 2 inches of snow that had accumulated on the trees while we put this together.  I'm not sure if the extra insect repellant we sprayed on the fire was necessary but it was a fun way to spend time waiting for our clothes to dry off.  You're just a retard if you use too much gasoline, *duh*.  But just because it's possible to make a fire by rubbing two sticks together (and I've done it) doesn't mean you *should* use that method.  Whatever works best using materials at hand is what you should use.

[cav58d]

It turns out that my problem had nothing to do with the wood, but the design and drafting of my fireplace...I went through the papers for the house and actually found a manual for the fireplace...The fire place is glass door, and has an upper and lower ventilation system...When starting the fires, the lower vent needs to be completely closed, and upper vent open to your discretion to allow updraft circulation...As Talon said, onces the kindling gets going, shut the glass doors, and open the bottom vent for more air, and presto...You have a raging fire in 3-4 minutes...

Never thought a damn fireplace could be so difficult...

By the way, the drop that I mentioned, that someone said could have possibly been for an old gas fire place, turns out to be a cleaning drop.  It gets filtered into the furnace:huh , and is designed for the individual to not have to clean the base as much.....I just hope my furnace doesn't explode lol.

thanks everyone

[AquaShrimp]

I've had logs that absolutely would not burn, even when we dumped kerosene on them.  They were from a big tree that we had just cut down.

The only stick method I've seen that works was the firebow.  Where you devise a mechanism to make a stick drill into a log, and at the point of friction you get some embers (if you are lucky).

Also, there is a neat trick you can use to build a fire.  You need a metal can with a screw top and some type of gas.  Fill the can about 1/5th of the way with gas, and (with the cap/lid off), light the top.  If will act as a candle, and it wont explode.

[texasmom]

Originally posted by Tigeress
TxMom, admit it... you like to see what they talk about.
TIGERESS

I do

[Tigeress]

Originally posted by john9001
but TIGERESS a wood fire is romantical, and we men get to showoff our primitive fire making skills.

You do make a good point, John.

And, TxMom? I do too.

TIGERESS