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08-26-2015, 07:08 AM
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Green Wood
And make sure you use seasoned wood. Green wood doesn't produce much of a fire.
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08-26-2015, 07:09 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: In a big child free home - except for me
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but green wood does add Sizzle to your fire experience
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08-26-2015, 07:25 AM
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Location: N.W. Illinois
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I use pine shingles under few small logs then add a monster all nighter log
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08-26-2015, 07:51 AM
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Location: Rome, Georgia
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I usually find some really dry tender, old bark, or something similar, I then stack up split wood in a log cabin about two tiers high, then put a roof on it(pay split wood across the top. Light the dry tender and it's off pretty quick.
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08-26-2015, 12:54 PM
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Location: N.W. Illinois
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Thought some of you might like this
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08-26-2015, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Tampa Bay area
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Never had heard the term fatwood ...but have a huge stump of it in our garage that we take a few pieces everywhere we camp .... DH is on a search everywhere we go for the next chunk ....
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08-27-2015, 02:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
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Use empty toilet paper cardboard rolls and stuff them with dryer lint. Keep a bunch of them in a bag to use as kindling for fire starter. Good use of all the dryer lint from home.
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08-27-2015, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: central arizona
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fatwood is a factory made kindling....seen it in walmart.
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09-02-2015, 01:38 PM
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Location: Northen IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MilCop4523
take some steel wool which you can start to burn with a 9 volt battery
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wanderlost
(or use the steel wool and a 9v battery if you are out of matches).
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I was just going to point out that nobody brought this up but I see two people already have.
This is also a something to remember if you're the type of person that has a "junk drawer" full of stuff including old batteries. Just saw a video on Facebook about a guy that had his entire house go up in flames because he had a paper bag full of batteries sitting in his garage.
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09-03-2015, 07:07 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwritecode
I was just going to point out that nobody brought this up but I see two people already have.
This is also a something to remember if you're the type of person that has a "junk drawer" full of stuff including old batteries. Just saw a video on Facebook about a guy that had his entire house go up in flames because he had a paper bag full of batteries sitting in his garage.
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THANKS for the info Iwritecode !!!
Ill bet a lot of us will be checking to see how we store 9v batteries !!!
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09-08-2015, 06:04 PM
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I didn't read every post so I apologize in advance if this is posted. Corn Chips make good
kindling.
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09-08-2015, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deebarjay
fatwood is a factory made kindling....seen it in walmart.
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Just because you saw it in Wally World does not make it factory made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwood
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09-08-2015, 08:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NE Florida
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eortiz
They also go real good with bean dip.
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09-08-2015, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Troy.Ohio
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I push a button and the electric fire place lights up. Done and no smoky clothes smelling up the camper.
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09-14-2015, 08:39 AM
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Location: Jackson, GA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwritecode
I was just going to point out that nobody brought this up but I see two people already have.
This is also a something to remember if you're the type of person that has a "junk drawer" full of stuff including old batteries. Just saw a video on Facebook about a guy that had his entire house go up in flames because he had a paper bag full of batteries sitting in his garage.
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Wow, I am doing a drawer sweep, now.
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09-18-2015, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 30
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To each there own.... When it's time for a fire I get out the big boy torch. I would much rather have a fire and relax then mess with starting it. It's a bad pic of the torch but you get the idea.
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09-18-2015, 01:38 PM
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Gold Miner At Heart
Join Date: May 2015
Location: N.C. Blue Ridge Mtns.
Posts: 293
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Isn't it all cheating unless your rubbing sticks together to build a fire. I like cheating and I've used the ole road flare a few times. 😳
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09-18-2015, 01:46 PM
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#158
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 62
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BUILD a fire
It occurs to me we have all been focused on how to START a fire when the question was how to BUILD a fire. I like the teepee style...put your wax/sawdust chunk down, build a little teepee of twigs around & over it, place about four logs, log cabin style, around that. Build losely so the fire will draw air. Then light the wax/sawdust brick and watch her go. Add logs as needed. Have the marshmallows handy.
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09-19-2015, 08:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
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Looks as if there are a lot of people out West,,, that would love to know how to put out a fire !!!
Maybe it is just the photo,,,
but it looks to me like Boosted1200 has set himself on fire !!!
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09-19-2015, 10:05 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: oakdale, ca
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Bad form dude. I know a lot of people who lost everything.
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