What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[NickW]

Only a 3/4 load for overnight. 4 ash & 1 beech. Starting at 71 downstairs & 70 upstairs.

 

[MRD1985]

Loaded up the stove with almost all white oak and 2 small pieces of black cherry for the night. Currently 28 feels like 19 with a forecasted low of 24. House starting around 67

 

[all night moe]

28, headed for a low of 22.
68 in the hallway now.
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This screams Thomas the Train style to me.....

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, .......
Whooot, whooooooooot

I love it.

 

[30WCF]

First solid meal in three days, two bowls of chili heating the ole frame.

Go big or go home. If you’re gonna test out the ol tummy ache, toss some chili in there and see how fast it moves. Hope it moves slow enough.

 

[MRD1985]

This one is a hot one. Had to turn down the air quite a bit rather quickly to keep it under 700, still slowly creeping up that way. Burning very nicely though. Something about watching the fire when it’s completely dark all around you is very mesmerizing

 

[30WCF]

This one is a hot one. Had to turn down the air quite a bit rather quickly to keep it under 700, still slowly creeping up that way. Burning very nicely though. Something about watching the fire when it’s completely dark all around you is very mesmerizing

This probably isn’t the best article on this, but there is a lot on this if you look around.



When it’s cold outside, there’s nothing quite like sitting by a cozy fire. But why do we find this experience so comforting? According to the author of this study, this relaxation response to fire is actually an evolutionary adaptation. The author argues that early humans who were more prone to relaxation at a campfire would be more likely to “benefit in the social milieu via fireside interactions”, thereby giving them a survival advantage.

“The importance of fire in human evolutionary history is widely acknowledged but the extent not fully explored. Fires involve flickering light, crackling sounds, warmth, and a distinctive smell. For early humans, fire likely extended the day, provided heat, helped with hunting, warded off predators and insects, illuminated dark places, and facilitated cooking. Campfires also may have provided social nexus and relaxation effects that could have enhanced prosocial behavior. According to this hypothesis, calmer, more tolerant people would have benefited in the social milieu via fireside interactions

Why is sitting by a fire so relaxing? Evolution may hold the key.

Why is sitting by a fire so relaxing? Evolution may hold the key.

www.discovermagazine.com

 

[30WCF]

I can’t explain it, but when I’m camping by myself in the western mountains, it always feels safer and more relaxed by a fire. I’m sure, if a bear or a lion really wanted me, a kindling fire ain’t stopping them, but it makes a lot of worries go away while your cooking dinner.

 

[thewoodlands]

Go big or go home. If you’re gonna test out the ol tummy ache, toss some chili in there and see how fast it moves. Hope it moves slow enough.

It's still in the gut so that's good, I will be having more today. I don't feel any better or worse so I guess that's a win.

I didn't have a overnight fire last night, I also only had the furnace set at 58. The house temp up here was 64 this morning, I turned the furnace on until up here was 69. The basement temp started off at 66 but after getting a fire going that temp hit 72, the outside temp was 21.2 this morning.

 

[Wildflush]

I can’t explain it, but when I’m camping by myself in the western mountains, it always feels safer and more relaxed by a fire. I’m sure, if a bear or a lion really wanted me, a kindling fire ain’t stopping them, but it makes a lot of worries go away while your cooking dinner.

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Nice pics

 

[Wildflush]

Lows 20’s outside. House cold 64 this morning and heat calling. Full load of Oak, Elm, and Oak chunks.

 

[NickW]

1/2 size shoulder season load just went in to give a little burst of heat and take the chill out. Going up to low 40's today, so a good day to get some ash out. Several days of warmer weather coming.

 

[ctreitzell]

I’m still on hunting time 😂awake everyday now @ 4:30. Might as well get up and start the stove.

Ha! I got in bed around 0445 this morning and hopped up at 1000

man, I wish I could cold start my tiny stove with having to run an extension cable outside for a preheat of flue

I gotta do a cold start in the next two hours...storms are fairly intense winds and rain today

 

[all night moe]

I haven't been looking at the forecast temps but, its been dang cold. 1am i loaded the furnace up good, on top of a big bed of coals. After a stir and whisk of air, in went the splits..... @30WCF style sized ash and black cherry. Some more average sized to fill in gaps. Some being sugar maple. Choked down the air feed and went to bed.

GF got up before me and tended the furnace. An hour in, I went down to add fuel. She did well. 5 splits and a roaring fire when I induced air. I added a half dozen splits. That was about an hour ago. House feels decent minus the occasional draft wafting through.

 

[all night moe]

I wish I could cold start my tiny stove with having to run an extension cable outside for a preheat of flue

Have you tried using your torch inside? Reach in the stove and point towards the flue?

 

[ctreitzell]

cracks me up to see inside temps of over 63F and y'all calling it cold 🤣

I don't even consider starting a fire until inside temp is 60F/ 16C

when the kitchen is 12C/ 53F and the salon/lounge/ living room is under 15C/ 59F, then I certainly need a fire

 

[ctreitzell]

Have you tried using your torch inside? Reach in the stove and point towards the flue?

I doubt the little torch work, that said, I haven't tried it

I have a deflector blocking access to the flue opening and 1 meter horizontal out the wall to a 90° at the base of the vertical 20ft chimney. If I was to remove deflector>heat> replace deflector the flue would be cold by the time I got the deflector back in....not to mention the mess!

I should probably try a little electric heater in the firebox, I bet that would work...

 

[ctreitzell]

too graphic for me, I'm out

 

[Dieselhead]

Got about a gallon or 3 of ash out this am, stove went cold as I have been out of town since Thursday. Nice load of spruce with maybe 3 pieces of red oak up towards the top

And she’s off

 

[all night moe]

Got about a gallon or 3 of ash out this am, stove went cold as I have been out of town since Thursday. Nice load of spruce with maybe 3 pieces of red oak up towards the top

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And she’s off


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King me

I actually want a Princess with the leg option ....loves those BKs.

 

[Pinesmoke]

Last night was cold so ran it a little higher on the air. Woke up at 5 and dropped a layer of pine on the embers, gave her some air and was welcomed with a toasty living room an hour later.

 

[Dieselhead]

King me

I actually want a Princess with the leg option ....loves those BKs.

Pretty much the same stove, just a smaller fuel tank.. depending on how big your house is, wood species and desired burn time the king may be for you.

 

[Pinesmoke]

T was on it last week. Feels good to be so toasty from something that would rot in the woods otherwise.

 

[Investment Camper]

Have you tried using your torch inside? Reach in the stove and point towards the flue?

I put some newspaper in and send a blast or two up as I’m starting the fire

 

[Wildflush]

Ha! I got in bed around 0445 this morning and hopped up at 1000

man, I wish I could cold start my tiny stove with having to run an extension cable outside for a preheat of flue

I gotta do a cold start in the next two hours...storms are fairly intense winds and rain today

Too bad you can’t use a hairdryer pointed toward the flue inside your stove. This morning I could feel the cool air coming down when I put my hand inside the top of the stove. Two minutes with the hairdryer and good to go. Does not happen every time but I always check since if I don’t, smoke will backdraft in my home.

 

[Wildflush]

I put some newspaper in and send a blast or two up as I’m starting the fire

Yes torch will also work for me but since I have an outlet near the stove, easy to use a hairdryer. Lighting newspaper and holding it near the flue never worked for me. Just lots of smoke.