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RE: Tried and True Fire-starting Technique - The Herringbone
It is easy to forget that fire need air. Piling wood up does not a fire make!
My husband told me a story about going to camp when he was a kid. His father went as a chaperone to a bunch of the boys. They started a fire in the cabin's fireplace and the room started to fill with smoke. Doug's dad quickly threw a piece of newspaper into the fire and instantly the smoke started going up the chimney. Without that quick heat to direct the hot air to rise, a cold chimney can sometimes not draw the smokey air up. Important lesson for me!
Very true! This happens from time to time with me, even with a good staring fire, if the house has been cold for a while. I have been trying to figure out a way to easily and efficiently pre-warm the chimney for these times. Some sort of heat coil would be neat but what 🤔🤔🤔
It seems to work well for me to light a nice piece of paper or cardboard right under the chimney. The cardboard seems to work the best and we get enough boxes from Amazon especially at this time of year! Shopping online has made life so much easier now we're living so far outside a good-sized town!