Several recent posts got me to thinking. I like that because sometimes it jump starts me.
On reloads or even on new fires it seems several people have problems getting the wood to ignite. The most common thing I see is that people like to give what the moisture content is and I fully agree that is very important. However, it does not appear to me that most folks take into consideration what type of wood they are trying to burn.
For example, I have stated many times that when I load our stove I like to put a soft maple in the front bottom. Sometimes 2 soft maple. The reason for doing this is to sort of jump start the fire. Good dry soft maple lights about as easy as any wood will and that is also why we use it for making kindling wood. After the soft maple is in the firebox we can then load whatever else we want to burn on that particular fire. Of course pine could be used for this also but I have not read of anyone doing this. White birch would be another as would bass.
Of course there are many others but I just wonder if anyone else mixes their wood in this way.
Does anyone think the different stoves might make a difference when it comes to igniting reloads?
btw, I do not feel there would be any difference between a cat or non-cat stove for this. Do you?
On reloads or even on new fires it seems several people have problems getting the wood to ignite. The most common thing I see is that people like to give what the moisture content is and I fully agree that is very important. However, it does not appear to me that most folks take into consideration what type of wood they are trying to burn.
For example, I have stated many times that when I load our stove I like to put a soft maple in the front bottom. Sometimes 2 soft maple. The reason for doing this is to sort of jump start the fire. Good dry soft maple lights about as easy as any wood will and that is also why we use it for making kindling wood. After the soft maple is in the firebox we can then load whatever else we want to burn on that particular fire. Of course pine could be used for this also but I have not read of anyone doing this. White birch would be another as would bass.
Of course there are many others but I just wonder if anyone else mixes their wood in this way.
Does anyone think the different stoves might make a difference when it comes to igniting reloads?
btw, I do not feel there would be any difference between a cat or non-cat stove for this. Do you?