Laying a fire

rachbc

the free local paper - burning is all its good for! tesit it up, small twigs then add larger logs or coal

crawley_girl

My mum used to use clean, dry cartons (milk, juice etc) squashed and on top of the scrunched paper. Light the paper and the carton burns for a while giving the kindling etc to catch.

Not sure how enviromentally friendly burinng cartons is... but it worked for my mummy

olliesmummy06

My hubby uses the end of candles we've used (taking off the metal part first) works a treat.hth.xx

juliapenguin

I got really excited because I thought this was about fireFighters....

HariboJunkie

zarazara wrote: »

:rotfl:Not arsonists
but those things we use to light the fire with in the winter. I spend far too much money on them, any ideas about what else I could use? I am wondering if I buy a bag if charcoal for bar b q 's one of those might light.
Any ideas peeps?

:eek:Please, please don't burn charcoal in the house. It gives off carbon monixide and chould never be used in an enclosed space.

remmie

I would also second the scrunched up newspaper and kindling. Also during the summer months I save the tubes from loo rolls, kitchen towels and silver foil, all these help. Have also found saving any small bits of soap will help light the fire, smells nice too.

Butterfly_Brain

Pine cones make good fire starters dip in a litle melted wax and see this site because you can make the colour of the fire change.
http://tipnut.com/how-to-make-pinecone-flames-and-firestarters/

Meadows

Exactly as Penelope Penguin says, news paper scrunched up into balls, and some kindling (get your self an axe and look around for wood, that can be allowed to dry out and then chopped into small pieces), if you can't get access to wood you can buy kindling.

Add small pieces of coal and add more once the wood starts to burn.

Patchwork_Quilt

Save hedge trimmings to use as kindling. They will dry out quite quickly if put into an open plastic bag

zarazara

Thankyou everyone. I 've learned a few tips. The paper and kindling unfortunately offen doesnt work for me, I think the logs I buy are quite wet really. A real nucience