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[TheMan]

tried using a fireplace for the first time in my life last night. We used firewood from lowes a fuckton of paper as kindling. No dice, wood burns on the outside but couldn’t sustain a fire after the kindling burned out.

Tips? We resorted to buying a fire log and it works well but feels like cheating and it looks like a little baby bitch fire.

 

[INC]

Petrol

 

[eot]

Make sure your wood is dry, first of all. Secondly, have your wood on a grate so it can get oxygen better (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andiron):

Paper is shit kindling, you want something with more energy. Tree bark works alright if you have it, and is easy to ignite. Something else that's really good is conifer cones:

Take a walk through the woods and pick up a bunch of these suckers (bring a bucket or something).

Anyway, if your fire isn't going well yet, then you need to add more kindling. For it to burn well, you have to get the temperature up, a lot! That's why paper sucks, it makes a big flame but it doesn't really heat up the wood. I also wouldn't start with too much wood, but you want more than one piece because then they can heat each other up, start with smaller ones if you have them. If you have an open fireplace then it's going to be a bit harder to start than a closed one, because again it takes longer for the heat to build up.

 

[nush]

I know

tried using a fireplace for the first time in my life last night. We used firewood from lowes a fuckton of paper as kindling. No dice, wood burns on the outside but couldn’t sustain a fire after the kindling burned out.

Tips? We resorted to buying a fire log and it works well but feels like cheating and it looks like a little baby bitch fire.

I know this. Stack the wood in a grid, like a mid way through game of Jenga. Inside the stack put the paper. ON the stack put what you want to burn, smaller then later bigger. Patience.

 

[Tesseract]

sticks and stones, m8

paper is tinder not kindling, use sticks or wood chips to ignite your fuel wood

don't smother the flame

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Use a hatchet to make proper kindling, start with smaller pieces of wood and build up to bigger ones, give it plenty of oxygen, make sure your flu is open.

 

[eot]

Use a hatchet to make proper kindling, start with smaller pieces of wood and build up to bigger ones, give it plenty of oxygen, make sure your flue is open.

FTFY

 

[GAMETA]

Start with small sticks and hay, you can use alcohol too... add in bigger chunks of wood as it develops.

If you feel like cheating, once you have a little ember you can use a hair dryer to wind it and spread the fire.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[VibratingPeripheral]

Investigators say that the cause of the explosion was a propane log lighter inside their fireplace that was not up to code.

 

[Prison Mike]

 

[Kimahri]

Most of the advice here is really bad.

Fire burns downwards, so put your biggest logs on the bottom. No need to provide air flow from underneath. As long ad there is a flow of air from somewhere, you're good.

Place the logs next to each other so there's a groove between them. Put your kindling there. Rip bark from birch if you have, that's some of the finest. Place smaller logs on top. Make sure there's air between them.

Light a match, and watch it burn.

I have never failed to light a fire with one match and one piece of kindling since I started doing it this way, so come at me.

Remember, biggest logs at the bottom. The worst thing is when the fire burns a hole in your logs and then dies out. Only happens when you put the big logs ok top. So don't. This is a mistake my wife makes too often.

Enjoy the fire

 

[DESTROYA]

Next time practice outside whenever you get a chance, it’s kinda dangerous if you don’t know what your doing.

 

[daveonezero]

Most of the advice here is really bad.

Fire burns downwards, so put your biggest logs on the bottom. No need to provide air flow from underneath. As long ad there is a flow of air from somewhere, you're good.

Place the logs next to each other so there's a groove between them. Put your kindling there. Rip bark from birch if you have, that's some of the finest. Place smaller logs on top. Make sure there's air between them.

Light a match, and watch it burn.

I have never failed to light a fire with one match and one piece of kindling since I started doing it this way, so come at me.

Remember, biggest logs at the bottom. The worst thing is when the fire burns a hole in your logs and then dies out. Only happens when you put the big logs ok top. So don't. This is a mistake my wife makes too often.

Enjoy the fire

There are all sorts of methods to making a fire. This is just one. I too enjoy the log cabin or pyramid with large logs on the bottom snd gradually smaller ones to the top tinder bundle. Its great when you don't want to do a lot of work.

The key is a good tinder bundle (some sort of accelerant with a highly flammable material), small kindling (small sticks or thin logs processed with knife or hatchet). You can make a lot of things from one log. Look up feather sticks ect. Finally is larger pieces of wood.

3 Fire-Building Techniques

Teepee, Log Cabin, and Lean-to are three options for setting up a strong fire base.

www.backpacker.com

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

Invite ANTIFA/BLM over to do it for you.

Easier if you put an AutoZone sign above your fireplace

 

[Hudo]

If you don't own a flamethrower, what are you even doing with your life?

 

[Kimahri]

There are all sorts of methods to making a fire. This is just one. I too enjoy the log cabin or pyramid with large logs on the bottom snd gradually smaller ones to the top tinder bundle. Its great when you don't want to do a lot of work.

The key is a good tinder bundle (some sort of accelerant with a highly flammable material), small kindling (small sticks or thin logs processed with knife or hatchet). You can make a lot of things from one log. Look up feather sticks ect. Finally is larger pieces of wood.

3 Fire-Building Techniques

Teepee, Log Cabin, and Lean-to are three options for setting up a strong fire base.

www.backpacker.com

Oh for sure. But it's easy, and if you're inexperienced with lighting a fire, it's pretty fool proof.

For some diy, cheap, yet highly efficient tinder, roll up some old newspapers and dip them in melted candles.

 

[Insane Metal]

1 - Find a dried up forest.

then

Petrol

.

Done

 

[eot]

 

[AJUMP23]

You can’t start with a big log. There isn’t enough heat to catch the large log.
Make sure your flume is open to draw out the smoke.
Elevate.

 

[Kimahri]

You can’t start with a big log. There isn’t enough heat to catch the large log.
Make sure your flume is open to draw out the smoke.
Elevate.

Sure you can. You just need to generate enough heat.

It's really not that hard, but then again, I have two fireplaces in my house, winters are cold, and I have to maintain that stuff. I've learned how to do it quick over the years.

 

[Halcyon]

I use those firestarters that are basically smaller versions of the firelogs you can buy at walmart when I want to use actual wood.

I find most of the time I just want the look so I'll just use the firelogs that burn for a few hours.

 

[eot]

I use those firestarters that are basically smaller versions of the firelogs you can buy at walmart when I want to use actual wood.

I find most of the time I just want the look so I'll just use the firelogs that burn for a few hours.