A Big Question For Many Of Us.

How To Build A Fire?

•Decide whether it is cold enough first and maybe put on another layer of clothes instead.


•If it is absolutely necessary to light a fire first open up the air inlets of the stove.


•Select about four sheets of newspaper.


•Loosely crumple two of them and lay one on top of another on the stove ash.


•Roll up the other two and tie each in a loose knot. Lay them on top of the first two. They will burn more slowly than the crumpled ones.


•Now lay on the twigs if there are any. If not try an egg carton or any sort of small kindling.


•Place at least one dry log on top of the kindling. I often use two or three wood briquettes.


•Now light the crumpled newspaper in two or three places and wish very hard!
Sometimes this doesn’t work of course. You can actually see and hear it happen. The paper may decide to go out by itself. The twigs don’t catch fire or they burn up too soon. The briquettes may go clunk as they roll away at the last moment causing me to burn my hands as I try to hurriedly correct the situation.

I know the experts use less newspaper, fewer twigs and only one log. That’s why they are experts.

Good luck guys
.grin wine
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Opps, another comeback. Good evening Rum! yay
Hi Shay.Nice pic.grin wave wine bouquet
What about a single match? dunno

Rummy reunion you're back too yay hug wine
Thanks Rum. blushing

About the starting fire thing, ah find a match! dancing
Rumwavewhere You been???grin hug teddybear
what about Firelighters, evolution my good man, evolution.laugh
Hmm!hmmm, ahhidea Let me ask a friend! laugh

Welcome Rummy lips
Lach,reunion grin who needs a match when there's easier ways to make fire

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laugh wine
a fire without any efforts, just silence & Grace &rolling on the floor laughing laugh HOT ! HUH ? Fire and you feel like cosmonaut,all around ROTATES... help, God...rolling on the floor laughing
Marlene,handshake been busy in RL.grin wine bouquet


Thank u Laz.good to see u around ,guysgrin bouquet bouquet


Weeping,firelighters are manmade.I dont believe in themscold laugh cheers
weeeew laugh I think I'd keep my hand smooth thanks lol, it may take a year for me to get the fire on if I am using those wooden sticks blushing

I think a bunch of these can make people shout "Fire very mad !", Rum laugh hug wine

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OOOOOO my Fire i love you...You make me feel NLOrolling on the floor laughing
Ha...that supposed to be...."light my fire" roll eyes idea
Mia,making fire without any effort is not interesting.grin wine


Lach,agree.Why asians make food very chilly?.it burns all inside.real firevery mad grin
now lights off...lightbulb idea lightbulb idea
hey hey, it's not in Asian only, Rum...have you heard of jalapeno ? (correct me if I am wrong guys grin) Tabasco is hot too devil
or on giggle hmmm
Interesting or not R...... will be fired...rolling on the floor laughing
in case everything udo is a failure ,use granmom's RPGlaugh laugh laugh laugh yay
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Jalapeno...enjoy grin hole

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Shay,i like when lights are of .but,but.. whats on ur mind?hmmm daydream grin


Lach,but mostly asian food are very hot.u people are just used to eat chilly.when i eat those food,theres fire coming out from my noselaugh but i still love some asian food.wine
BLUEP, fire in the hole!!!!! rolling on the floor laughing
NLO don t use the weapons of your grandmom...sorryrolling on the floor laughing
Hot fire oooooooooolaugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh make me feel 333333333333333 y o cosmonautpeace
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Mine Lach.
Blue,that looks scearyrolling on the floor laughing


Morgen,live the hole alonehandshake cheers
Lights on or off, anything goes... wink blushing
Eww Shay, that scares me though, not a big fan of chili myself laugh Mouth loving it, stomach can't stand it blues

Rum, I understand grin that's not only the chili that made it hot...but other spices too...ginger, pepper and friends hug teddybear
There you go Blue

Well Shay,as an avarege man,i like leave lights on or atleast candle,fire lights .cos we men like observe the curveswink laugh
Lach,dont know about ginger or pepper but hot friends sounds interestingsmitten laugh
I note that Rum...typing writing giggle rolling on the floor laughing
@shay
on a stick lolthumbs up thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up
darn, spices...not friends laugh
@lachica
the problem is that u use too much chilisigh sad flower
Shay ,yes ,note thatlaugh wine wine

Lach,laugh hot friends are better than hot spices.grin wine
blue laugh sorry blushing maybe chili can be an alternative to be used as source of power idea but again I am sleepy when I said that yawn sleep

Rum, just don't get burnt laugh hug

shay hug bouquet

nitey nite teddybear
Nite Nite Lachi! teddybear
How about cardboard box instead of newspaper.grin don't need twigs with thatcheers Welcome backteddybear
Goodnite Lach .i ll be carefull.grin hug wine


Sweet,thank u for welcoming me back.bouquet
u can burn everthing handy.just dont burn handsgrin wine
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