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Pastimes : Happy Camping!

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To: Neeka who wrote (373)10/30/2013 4:29:53 AM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (1) of 593
 
If we ever used wood to heat our home again, I'd try to find a stove that was so efficient there would be enough coals left over from the night before that we could just throw in more wood in the morning and it would be the catalist that started another round of heating. Not sure if such an animal exists?


We use a 30YO Buck stove.
The trick for us to get that result is 2 fold.

1. Is learning how to bank the wood at night.
2. Is nearly closing both the stove damper and the air inlets.

In the a.m., I use a small steel shovel and a steel bucket to collect the cold ashes and always have a pile of glowing embers left to begin the new fire.

Yesterday I got to thinking about your fire starter question and went through my emergency supply pack in the van. In addition to a swedish steel, I have 4 packs of Coleman waterproof matches on board.

Just now I'm flipping through the latest Duluth Trading catalog for new items. Page 103 has stormproof matches that are wind and rain proof.
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