Best Woodstove Fire-Starters?

ApS · 12-02-2013, 05:16 AM

Can't wait, but in three months, it'll be time to warm up our one-season cottage again.

Until June, I try to keep the woodstove in some state of "burn" all the time; overnight, an unsplit Hemlock log lasts and lasts. However, a new start is required sometimes. Yes, pine cones are a decent fire-starter, but those annoying "reply-postcards" that fall out of magazines seem to be the best. Run through a paper-shredder, and those ribbons create a new fire perfectly—toss in a few with color photos, and you'll get blue and green flames!

I'm saving 'em up for Spring, but maybe I'm missing something that's better at getting a woodstove started?

12-02-2013, 05:16 AM	#1
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,971 Thanks: 2,244 Thanked 783 Times in 559 Posts	Best Woodstove Fire-Starters? Can't wait, but in three months, it'll be time to warm up our one-season cottage again. Until June, I try to keep the woodstove in some state of "burn" all the time; overnight, an unsplit Hemlock log lasts and lasts. However, a new start is required sometimes. Yes, pine cones are a decent fire-starter, but those annoying "reply-postcards" that fall out of magazines seem to be the best. Run through a paper-shredder, and those ribbons create a new fire perfectly—toss in a few with color photos, and you'll get blue and green flames! I'm saving 'em up for Spring, but maybe I'm missing something that's better at getting a woodstove started? Attached Images Last edited by ApS; 12-03-2013 at 05:43 AM. Reason: change to new image