Any good tips on how to use one..
We are going camping and the cabin we will be staying at has a wood stove, like back in the old days, with the burners on top and a place to heat water…
I have never used one but could use some tips if you got any..
Thanks!!!
Like: How much wood do I use, stuff like that!!
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9 Responses to Wood Stove???
Stef A
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Wood stove? what the hell is that?
~Mrs.♥KC~
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
We have a wood stove in our house, and to make the fire initially make sure you have some kindling and newspaper. Stack the kindling up around the newspaper, sort of like a teepee. Make sure its sturdy so it can support bigger pieces of wood. Light the paper underneath the kindling and let it burn a bit. Then put bigger logs on top once you know the fire is going to keep burning. Usually we use about 3-4 logs to get the fire going.
After that, if you want to keep it burning, add about 2 logs every 1 1/2 hours or so. We usually go through about… 10-15 pieces of wood a day, and thats what we use to heat our house.
I hope this helped a bit! Have fun camping!
Gorje R
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I would use 2 o3 3 logs and add more when you think you need to. make sure they are not very bif use ones like you would find at a gas station those logs are cut perfect for most. and use just a little bit aof paper to start it cause the logs are usually dry enough to ignite themselves. don’t add any gasses though lol that would be funny but not what you want
colin_21
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Wood stoves are simple, but you do have to be careful. If you’ve never used on or seen one in use it might not be the best idea to go off to some cabin and start the place on fire.
Look online for information, but you will need to know how to start a strong fire and how to use the damper properly. I would be really careful about leaving the cabin with anything still going in the stove, if you’ve never used it before.
Lacie
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
I agree w/kc & dan!
Just make sure you put the fire out before going to sleep, if it’s warm enough w/o it. If not don’t overload the fire with to much wood before going to sleep.
Have a Safe & Great Time !
polarized1
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
little kindling in the bottom and about half full of good wood, to keep it warm just poke the coals around and add wood as needed. ~~Peace~~
Bricky Local 9 PA
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
as stated use paper and kindling to get it started…keep your pieces kind of small after it gets going as you will need to get close enough to it to cook…after your meals you can fire it up a bit more for heat…
MJ
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I learned to cook on a wood burning stove. It is more of an art than anyone could really explain to you. You will need a few pieces of good dry kindling and one larger piece of dry wood (like building a fire in your firplace) and something to get it started such as pine wood starters, any white or brown paper without ink on it, a tightly balled up hand full of hay, etc…and some matches. Get the fire started and make sure you have the flue opened wide so it can get enough air to burn well. Then place whatever you are cooking on top of the stove. I highly recommend that you invest in some cast iron pots and a pan so your pan is evenly heated and it will prevent you from warping your other pans.
The Frugal Shopper
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Make sure you open the draft or the flue… that is going to be on the chimney stack (usually black pipe sticking up from the stove, or on the door itself).
That allows air in, to assist you with starting the fire.
You need paper, kindling (small, dry pieces of wood, hard wood is typically the best), matches or a lighter.
Light the paper, which- you will have that under about 2-3 pieces of kindling… in the stove. Let it burn for a sec…it will be a bit smoky but not bad (I am much better at this in person…my fires don’t have as much/any smoke…my dad’s choke me out of the house…LOL)… anyhow… you put in DRY wood…if you don’t have dry, and you have to use wet, it isn’t going to burn the same…it’ll burn, but not the same…it really needs to be dried (“seasoned” wood)… put that in…just load it up…it doesn’t have to be right to the top full…but, it is all going to burn, and when you go to bed at night, you want the fire to last… not to have to get up all of the time with it. Then, close the door and let it get going. IF it needs more air, then leave the flue open a bit. If it’s rip roaring wonderful…then you will be okay to close it up.
Bring a cast iron pot with you… that will help with the humidity…fill it with water, and just keep water in it… on the stove. If you need water from it, you can use it, but you can just leave it for moisture.
Here are some fun things we did when I was growing up, and this was our only souce of heat:
(ages 8-19 years that is all we had for heat, and it was darn cold up here in Canada!)
Place your flannel pajamas on the stove, not where they will catch on fire, but where they get just a bit toasty (or hold them close to the stove)…mmmm…nice and warm (just like taking them out of the dryer!!)
Also, we cooked on ours sometimes, and it was fun to make things in a cast iron fry pan…eggs, bacon, etc.
Things not to do… if you kids want to get warm near the fire…and you permit them to sit, in a safe distance, if they start to actually become ‘cold’ because they are too hot (I know…it is wierd)…then, they need to move…they are too close. (I did that once, it was the wierdest feeling)…
Don’t leave wood near the stove door opening, in case of sparks that will/do occasionally fly out.
A ’scented’ area is acheieved by putting a pot on the stove with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and water…it smells so home-y. and yummy.
Get some apple cider and mulling spices or a can of apple juice and mulling spices (you can probably find that at a grocery store)… and enjoy the simmering cider after you play outside…it is nice, because it can be put on the stove and you can walk away from it…come back after you all enjoy playing…and then get warm yummy cider!!
Keep a bucket by the stove (metal is best) for the ashes. There will be ash, keep some in the stove, but not more than about 1/2 inch or so… they don’t need to be deep…mostly the hot coals, if any, that you want to keep.
The ash, can be dumped on the snow outside, to help with traction…a bit… I don’t think it’s the greatest…but…you need to put them somewhere!
In the morning, when you have a few coals left and everyone is complaining that they are too cold… get them to help carry wood, get a bucket of water for the stove, spread ash outside, etc. The busier they are, they won’t even notice that you are getting things fired up again… and in about 1/2 hour, they will be toasty again.
If you want to prevent the fire from going out during the night, make sure you check it, about 3 hours or so (depending on the stove size)… and just keep loading in the wood… you don’t have to have paper and kindling if you have coals and wood already burning.
HAVE A GREAT TIME!! Sounds wonderful… let us know how it works out!!
Yeah for family time!
P.S. Don’t forget your camera!