The Dogmother Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 save up that tummy button fluff too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 How could you, Claret! Don't you know I can't bear my tummy-button to be touched - even by me. Just reading that made me cringe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 don't worry, tummy button fluff seems to be a male thing...unless you've got a hairy tummy.... Ollly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I wasn't admitting to HAVING any fluff, not that I've ever looked in mine! Back on topic ...(hastily getting away from my hirsute tummy) silver birch bark or pine-cones are supposed to be good for starting fires with. I've always just used scrunched-up newspaper, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 your secret is safe with me Olly I sometimes use the bark form my eucalyptus tree - it sheds bark every year and it's wonderful for lighting fires with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Ooh, some great tips on here! I love the idea of using the tumble dryer fluff, and I have a Eucalyptus tree too Clare, so will be saving the bark now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 How's it going Ali? I thought of you tonight as I lit my stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 The stove is just great No problems in lighting or keep it going. Our living room is so warm, too warm some nights. With the coal fire I had to empty a full ash pan everyday, damp dust all the surfaces in the living room everyday because of sooty smutts, wash down the living room walls once a week to get rid of sooty smutts and the room always had a faint smell of coal smoke. I haven't dusted the living room since the big clean up after the stove was installed , no soot whatsoever. I emptied the stove ashpan after a week and a half use and it was still half empty and no smoky smell. I am thinking about nagging for a stove in the kitchen to replace the coal fire in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Good to hear that you're so happy with it - the chooks will love the ash in their dust bath too. Mine burns really hot too and it's only small because the room isn't that large. They are far more effective and efficient at heating the room than an open fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Glad all is going well now with the stove. We had a big log delivery today which we hope will last the winter out, so we will particularly enjoy our fire tonight, when we get back from Christmas shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 best thing to use for lighting fires is Pringles. As in the crisps - HONEST ! Two and a couple of kindling sticks and it's off. There is over a teaspoon of fat in every pringle and they burn and burn and burn. Far far better than paper- and seeign how they burn is enough to put you off eating them for life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I think I might be cured of my Pringle addiction - although I'm going to have to buy a packet in order to try this, I don't usually allow them in the house because I can't leave them alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 must admit - we don't eat them anymore - i only burn them. Quite economical as you only need a couple ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 I'm going to have to buy a packet in order to try this,. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I'll have to buy a small pack as I stopped eating them after finding that the list of ingredients was as long as my arm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 We did this lower down in the school - had to burn different crisps under a beaker of water to see how much the water heated up and then see how much energy was in each one. eh? Never thought of trying it to light a fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Like the Gastronuts setting fire to breakfast cereals the other day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
