Fire starting "kit"

[rocket scientist]

To get the wood stove started in the morning I prepare ahead of time a
paper bag that contains. some saw-dust, a piece of cardboard,some
kindling ,newspaper & maybe a piece of egg carton.
it sure gets the flue up to speed, pronto.

[Vandy Terre]

On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:07:45 -0800, rocket scientist <georg...@toast.net>
wrote:

I wish I had paper bags to use. I use the plastic bags from shopping. With a
hot enough fire there is little to no flue problems. We tend to run the fire
hot if at all.

Fire starter bags here tend to contain the litter of bark from the log rack,
shredded junk mail, pinecones and some times old candle bits or crayons. Here
in Georgia there is much pine growth. We use the pine for short hot fires or as
kindling. This gives a hot enough start to burn the hard woods readily.

Summers here are on the hot side. I keep the air conditioning up to 80f so we
can handle going outside and working. In the winter we can add clothing layers
as needed to handle the cold outside. The house is kept at near 80f or above so
that summers are not so hard to adapt. Wood is free for us other than the cost
of cutting, splitting and carrying it to the house. Average heating bill is
$250 a winter, that includes purchase/ repair/ fuel for the chain saw and wood
splitter.

[mr.smartypants]

In article <67hbf5tmb03pno9ko...@4ax.com>,
Vandy Terre <va...@tanglewood-destiny.com> wrote:

sounds like you got it down.
we too get free wood, well, getting it and cuts/splitting down warm you
thrice.
we are in northern CA and there is no need for AC. we do have a Swamp
Cooler, but rarely use it. Ceiling fans are just fine.
Have a warm winter. and Enjoy !
--
money; what a concept!