Fire starter options

Fire starter options

PostBy: crmoores On: Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:08 pm

Looking for the coal mice, not available locally. Any chain stores or online sites you know of that carry these fire starters?
Thanks!
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Re: Fire starter options

PostBy: spc On: Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:39 pm

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Re: Fire starter options

PostBy: WNY On: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:29 am

Any good type Matchlite Charcoal works too. I smash 3-4 brickettes it into smaller pieces, put a little paper under it, add some coal on top, light it, get it started, and plug the stove in..... :)
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Re: Fire starter options

PostBy: LsFarm On: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:12 am

An old road flare works for me [I have a few of them] I just cut them into 2-3" long pieces. Light the bare sawn end and drop into a shallow groove in the coal.. Turn on the fan...

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Re: Fire starter options

PostBy: Rex On: Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:59 pm

We keep all our paper towel/toilet paper cardboard tubes and fill them with the "lent" from the laundry dryer's filter. Light these things along with some small dry sticks and step back!!
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Re: Fire starter options

PostBy: crmoores On: Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:09 pm

spc wrote:http://www.stovepartsplus.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=SPP&Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=FRSTRTS


Thank you spc - I placed an order.
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