How much for a bag of kindling?

highrisklowreturn

Wondering what, having read the coal thread, people are buying kindling sticks at? Or is it better to buy logs and split them into kindling manually?

782sirbrian

Try looking round for old clean pallets. Easy to obtain round here when damaged cut and chop them no cost just a bit of time.
Brian

suki1964

Old pallets, twigs, smaller branches cut up ( seasoned)

or a large sack for £2.50 - £3

highrisklowreturn

I was burning a pallet recently and it burnt terrifically but as I don't have a car it's would be a pain to get any.

suki1964

Im sure theres a few bonfires being built near by

highrisklowreturn

Need to wait for those, then I'll be "borrowing" as much deposited wood as I can lay my hands on.

suki1964

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

Need to wait for those, then I'll be "borrowing" as much deposited wood as I can lay my hands on.

Joking apart though, I do only need a scant handful of kindlers to get my fuel to light. Even me mum who is old school and know best all the time has conceded and uses the hi lites on her stove to get it going, using the anthracite only to keep it in and to slow the burning

Or buy the grenadier

SailorSam

If you have a double glazing company near you, they may have a skip full of old door and window frames that they'll be glad to get rid of.

irenee

SailorSam wrote: »

If you have a double glazing company near you, they may have a skip full of old door and window frames that they'll be glad to get rid of.

Which will be painted/varnished - not really suitable for burning - too many nasty chemicals released into the atmosphere

Plus they are definitely NOT good for your chimney / flue liner

Personally I collect all my woodly trimmings from bushes, perennials, autumn leaves from the garden - the end result is I have no need to even use newspaper to get my wood stove going

Tips from my youth -

Newspaper sheets, folded, twisted hard can be used in place of 'kindling' sticks - if you are prepared to spend a little bit of advance time - dampening the sheets will form tighter 'paper sticks'

Coal dust mixed with cement (roughly 3 to 1) and a little water will make brickettes in moulds (yoghurt pots or similar) are also good firelighters

ageing_biker

just burned 8 doors which were painted on both sides, looks like I've f***** up my liner:eek:

highrisklowreturn

I've been lighting my fire with painted and varnished wood from a cabinet I couldn't build out of argos. What a waste of £100