What'd you try doing to start it? You'd better not tell me that you just stuck a light on one of the logs and hoped it caught.
Also, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.
Did you start with any tinder? Tree bark or whatnot. To add to that, those chocs of wood are far too big in comparison to the fire, you need to split them into small shapes. You can throw on something like that much later on.
Quote from: Decimator Omega on January 21, 2016, 01:06:52 AM
Purple?
Quote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.
Quote from: Batch on January 21, 2016, 01:11:38 AMDid you start with any tinder? Tree bark or whatnot. To add to that, those chocs of wood are far too big in comparison to the fire, you need to split them into small shapes. You can throw on something like that much later on.Those pieces were on fire earlier, you can see the burn marks and suchthe fire was dwindling, though, so I tried to rearrange them and ended up with this
Quote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:11:23 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.No wonder. If it's splintery then it's probably still pretty green. Green wood and big chunks don't light up easily unless you've got a fire going full blast. Don't suppose you could go snap some tree branches and start things up again do ya?I take it you've gone camping, then.
Quote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:17:12 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:11:23 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.No wonder. If it's splintery then it's probably still pretty green. Green wood and big chunks don't light up easily unless you've got a fire going full blast. Don't suppose you could go snap some tree branches and start things up again do ya?I take it you've gone camping, then.Ohhh, that makes sense. I don't know where my roommate gets this wood, it's always so shitty. I might have to either just call it quits for tonight or get this old heavy space heater from the basement. Either way, I'm not adventuring outside, lol. Way too cold.And nope, it's just the fireplace.
Quote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:19:33 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:17:12 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:11:23 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.No wonder. If it's splintery then it's probably still pretty green. Green wood and big chunks don't light up easily unless you've got a fire going full blast. Don't suppose you could go snap some tree branches and start things up again do ya?I take it you've gone camping, then.Ohhh, that makes sense. I don't know where my roommate gets this wood, it's always so shitty. I might have to either just call it quits for tonight or get this old heavy space heater from the basement. Either way, I'm not adventuring outside, lol. Way too cold.And nope, it's just the fireplace.I don't get open fire places, they seem so very dangerous. We have something kind of like this, you can stoke the fuck out of it and make the house warm pretty quickly, without the fear of burning the house down, from rouge embers flying and cracking off into the carpet.
Quote from: Batch on January 21, 2016, 01:23:06 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:19:33 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:17:12 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:11:23 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.No wonder. If it's splintery then it's probably still pretty green. Green wood and big chunks don't light up easily unless you've got a fire going full blast. Don't suppose you could go snap some tree branches and start things up again do ya?I take it you've gone camping, then.Ohhh, that makes sense. I don't know where my roommate gets this wood, it's always so shitty. I might have to either just call it quits for tonight or get this old heavy space heater from the basement. Either way, I'm not adventuring outside, lol. Way too cold.And nope, it's just the fireplace.I don't get open fire places, they seem so very dangerous. We have something kind of like this, you can stoke the fuck out of it and make the house warm pretty quickly, without the fear of burning the house down, from rouge embers flying and cracking off into the carpet.I have this screen that goes in front of it for when I leave the room
Quote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:19:33 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:17:12 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:11:23 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.No wonder. If it's splintery then it's probably still pretty green. Green wood and big chunks don't light up easily unless you've got a fire going full blast. Don't suppose you could go snap some tree branches and start things up again do ya?I take it you've gone camping, then.Ohhh, that makes sense. I don't know where my roommate gets this wood, it's always so shitty. I might have to either just call it quits for tonight or get this old heavy space heater from the basement. Either way, I'm not adventuring outside, lol. Way too cold.And nope, it's just the fireplace.Hmm. Shitty wood and big cuts. Open fireplace.I bet you any money his chimney isn't well taken care of and probably clogged with creosote. You might not be getting enough draw either if it's a clogged up chimney.
You trying to make magical fire or something?That's oddly purple
Quote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:29:13 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:19:33 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:17:12 AMQuote from: SecondClass on January 21, 2016, 01:11:23 AMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 21, 2016, 01:06:37 AMAlso, your logs are way too big. You need to split them once more or pull them out and use smaller cuts. You throw the big shit in once the fire's going high.Lol, we don't cut our own logsI do wish I had a hatchet or something around here, though, you're right that the logs are too big. They are really splintery, though, we used a flathead screwdriver to scrape a bunch of wood pieces off earlier. That's mainly what we used to start the fire.No wonder. If it's splintery then it's probably still pretty green. Green wood and big chunks don't light up easily unless you've got a fire going full blast. Don't suppose you could go snap some tree branches and start things up again do ya?I take it you've gone camping, then.Ohhh, that makes sense. I don't know where my roommate gets this wood, it's always so shitty. I might have to either just call it quits for tonight or get this old heavy space heater from the basement. Either way, I'm not adventuring outside, lol. Way too cold.And nope, it's just the fireplace.Hmm. Shitty wood and big cuts. Open fireplace.I bet you any money his chimney isn't well taken care of and probably clogged with creosote. You might not be getting enough draw either if it's a clogged up chimney.It wouldn't surprise me, the landlord we're renting the place from doesn't give two shits about his own house. We have to pretty much do 75% of the maintenance here, and if there's a cost to something, we practically have to twist his arm to get him to cough up any money.Maintaining a clean chimney doesn't seem like his MO.
Why is making a fire such a bitch
