TOMO 29,223 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Feck me,, all us big time hunters, talking about lighting a fire,,,,lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I remember all you's are saying , also I'd stand with my back to the fire as a kid and my mother I'd say "You'll end up with a bad back doing that" . . And I have lol . I've a multi burner now and when I think back too the open fires I'd not go back to what I have now ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I haven't lit a traditional open fire in a few years now. There was a bit of a skill to drawing, you could have it going like a bitch and think it was right then pull the pan/paper away and with a poof of smoke it all went dead and choked the house out! lol. Leave it too long and the paper gradually turned black and sponaneously erupts into flame as if the whole thing had been soaked in petrol! I always used to come in and ask my parents if we needed a fire lighting, loved doing it when a kid. That and spending my mornings with my grandpa choping sticks in the autumn, feck me he could handle a small hatchet! I'd loose finger if I tried to match the speed he could 'stick' at. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 When I was a kid, I can remember my dad lighting a coal fire with nothing more than a match and a scrunched up newspaper. Each night he used to empty some ash on the fire before he went to bed, and in the morning just threw some coal on and it roared back into life. When I try to light one, it takes firelighters, wood, and it's still not guaranteed to light. As for putting coal on the embers in the morning, it does nothing. Is coal nowadays made to be flame resistant? Are you drawing it mate,,, open up below the great,, you might have slots that open up,,, also put something up in front of the fire,, newspaper is commonly used,,, but watch for it catching light Yep, I take the front off the fire and the pan out from under it, then hold the paper over it. It only seems to make the coal hot enough to burn my fingers when I take it out for the third time I to try to relight it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Feck me,, all us big time hunters, talking about lighting a fire,,,,lol Big time hunters. :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,626 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 loved the coal fire when i was a kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Just a wee tip as well scrumple up and twist the news paper as hard as ya can then put kindlin on top before ya go to your bed put the hot ash that's under neeth on top of the red hot coal shout be still red in the mornin thumbs up ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3 and counting 22 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ever thought it could be something to do with the amount of recycled paper nowadays. Was brought up with open fires/Rayburn and never had a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,592 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Coal fires fine as long as somebody else is cleaning it out and lighting it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,791 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I have an open fire which I light everyday. Best paper to use is the brown cardboard boxes and or news paper. Cardboard holds the kindling up for much longer where as paper collapses stopping the oxygen getting through to the kindling. Also if you use paper dont scrunch it too tight. Best kindling is very dry pine I have a few old doors in the cellar that I cut up. Finally don't mess with it, once it starts going just leave it alone till the kindling is burning well then tip some coal over it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Rely if y Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Rely if y Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Rely if you have money you should think about a multi stove a lot better and you don't have to light it every day it is a lot better lad . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,791 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 it's a 50/50 that we have to light our stove the following day. To do that we need to top it up with coal at night and not shake the ash out of the grate so it is oxygen starved then shut the vents down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,519 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 When I was a kid, I can remember my dad lighting a coal fire with nothing more than a match and a scrunched up newspaper. Each night he used to empty some ash on the fire before he went to bed, and in the morning just threw some coal on and it roared back into life. When I try to light one, it takes firelighters, wood, and it's still not guaranteed to light. As for putting coal on the embers in the morning, it does nothing. Is coal nowadays made to be flame resistant? maybe opencast from this country its shite 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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