Looks good. For every task there are countless ways to get it accomplished. Glad you found a method that worked for you.
firefighterjake said:
My own experience with top down fires was a miserable failure the first few times . . . but the one time it worked and worked well I was hooked . . . and now it is a pretty easy thing to do.
yep, me too. Now I wouldn't do it any other way. I found I was failing my first few times because I didn't have my kindling close enough together.
Jags said:
Done the top down - sideways - bottom up - flame thrower - inside out and right side up fire starting. I still go back to fire starter two N/S kindling (for air gap) and load the stove up. Light. I have timed them all - and I still go back to the boyscout days.
Agreed! I'm an eagle scout and I can tell you first hand that all the years of camping and the fires we started as a kid, and the experimenting we tried along the way, nobody once suggested going from the top down. Had they, I could only assume this would be the result.
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Today, I wouldn't go back. Although I can't convince my wife to even try it despite her seeing my success. She's always afraid she'll fail and stink the house up.
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