Getting To Know Your Burner / Lockdown Bored.

[Stubby]

I light mine any which way .  Top to bottom , bottom to top , round the corner and sideways . Always works no matter what . I call it the Stubby way . 👍

Edited January 28, 2021 by Stubby

[Mrblue5000]

Looks like everyone has their own method. I put two sods of turf flat on the bottom then 2 more perpendicular on top. Put the firelighter between them. Then stack dry kindling criss cross on top of the turf with 2 medium sized logs on top. Then light it and put a bigger split log leaning on the side so that as the kindling burns down the big split log falls into the fire.

[David Cropper]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

I light mine any which way .  Top to bottom , bottom to top , round the corner and sideways . Always works no matter what . I call it the Stubby way . 👍

That reminds me Stubby. You're obviously out on Licence after your spell in nick for your last attempt at arson. " But I was only trying to light the stove, Your Honour, it got out of hand." " Yes, quite, Mr Stubbs, but you were in B&Q at the time. Take him down, Bailiff."

I'm obviously bored now, it's raining again.

[Stere]

I just use some twigs and newspaper lights every time. Ash twigs are best  as chunky

 

My neigbour buys the Telegraph daily and saves them for me so have loads of papers.

 

 

[Steven P]

Rich Rule... Mr Steven would pretty much kill me if I left my axes hanging about in the hall like next to your fire, bad enough sharpening the chainsaws in the living room and watching a film together.

 

Stere, I used to get the free Metro on my commute to light fires with, grabbed enough in the year to see me through the winter, the plan all went wrong this year and working at home, no commute, no papers. Had to buy firelighters for the first time this year

[Rich Rule]

That an indoor axe, so it’s ok.  😂

 

I do split the wood out side though with an old elwell which was my grandads.

[sime42]

Old floor boards make ideal kindling. Mine split down lovely and burn like stink.

Not sure what wood they used to use but it's way better than the soft white crap we get these days.

[struie]

7 hours ago, Stubby said:

I light mine any which way .  Top to bottom , bottom to top , round the corner and sideways . Always works no matter what . I call it the Stubby way . 👍

if its no broke,dinnae fix it.haha

[neiln]

Yep, plenty of evening standard or metro, some twigs/kindling, two logs but I go for on top.  It lights.

[headgroundsman]

I find if the wood is dry it is easy to light! I like soft wood for lighting and hard wood once lit for heat and longer lasting between loading up.