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Quote: Originally posted by PaulaMB on 24/9/2015

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Kaydees - you can buy him an axe for Christmas so that he can do manly things - chop wood, make fire, etc., etc..

I hope you love it, we love ours

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 25/9/2015

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Ok...just one more post and it's not a repeat.

When I were young in the dark ages I remember getting up on a freezing cold morning and found my dad on his hands and knees on the cold lino in front of the fire trying to get it lit. Balls of newspaper then small bits of wood were loaded on and after numerous matches and burnt fingers a small puff of smoke could be seen.

That was the cue for a big sheet of newspaper to be placed covering the whole fireplace so that one could hear the air being drawn in from the grate below.

Bob your bringing back memories now. My Papa was a miner and part of his retirement was coal. remember the big sheet of newspaper, I also remember posting my letters for santa and watched as they got drawn up the chimney and away to the North Pole.

Like you my Papa used to smoke his pipe and my granny her cigarettes. Remember the fire engine coming as well when the chimney caught light on the odd occasion. Ah they were the days!

The fire in the house we have hardly resembles the one my papa had apart fro the fact it actually houses a fire. They are far more fuel efficient so there are three different damper options to control the air/fire. The first is a vent at the top which you can let warm air in from the room, this can be opened or completely closed. The second is 2 vents at the bottom of the doors these also can be completely opened or closed. The third is the grate itself, as wood burns better on a pile of ash these get closed for wood and opened for coal. If there was a risk of the fire getting a bit fierce we would just close all vents stopping air flow and within 5 mins at most the fire would be down to nothing or even out.

I haven't really played with the frontier stove enough yet but the fact it is in a confined space with the door closed I'd imagine would be much the same.

If we find you on a site somewhere and there's a power cut we'll still offer you a nice square sausage roll and hot chocolate.

It's safe to say your savings aren't going into any stove makers shares lol

Quote: Originally posted by thebiz on 30/9/2015

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Cracking weekend for camping at the weekend Kaydee, where did you go for your picnic ? A crowd of us went to Gimme Shelter by Inverkeithing ( see the trip report) , if you're anywhere near there its open all year and very fire friendly

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Quote: Originally posted by PaulaMB on 27/9/2015

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Billy, some tents are entirely designed around having a stove

tentipi

The helsport is similar, much more than a hole in the roof. Lots of thought given to ventilation and adjustment of ventilation.

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