presto log for woodstove

[jdmck]

thinkin of bringing some presto logs for the morning fire i know my stove wont burn all night in the morning I would like to throw on a presto log and a piece of fir or birch and go back to bed toll the kettle heats can play with kindling etc at the evening but dont want the hassle in the a.m. might keerp me up and awake any thoughts

[BimmerBob]

Have you thought of just bringing along some liquid barbeque starter and giving it some more wood, a squirt of starter closing the door and jumping back in the sack? Most effective way I have seen with getting morning fires going without being smoked out of the tent.

[jdmck]

another option thnx

[weatherby_man]

Those fire starter sticks or cubes work well like the fluid Bob mentioned.

[swampthing]

I use a mr buddy heater to take the chill off my wall tent in the morning. It only takes a few minutes to get it reasonably warm. I have it set up right next to my cot so I can flash it up without getting out.

[BRvalley]

I use a mr buddy heater to take the chill off my wall tent in the morning. It only takes a few minutes to get it reasonably warm. I have it set up right next to my cot so I can flash it up without getting out.

I do the same thing

I reserve my best firewood for sleeping, load it full and most times it will last close to morning....but when it's -30 I bring along the big buddy heater and keep it beside the cot, quickly takes the edge off until you get fire going

[Astepanuk]

On our most recent trip we picked up some of those logs we used one of those logs plus a chunk of hardwood we packed in and had hot coals in the morning. I always pack the white lighter cubes on my trips and works really well. The local would on our trip created a pile of creosote.

[ActionJackson017]

I too vouch for a Mr Buddy or a Big Buddy heater for flash heating in the morning until you get the fire going or dressed and out the door. The thing about getting a fire going is I'm don't feel comfortable leaving again until it has died out.

Another option I'll share is I use a Weed Dragon. Attach it to the propane tank, point it in the fire box and give 'er hell. Literally. I find this works really well getting the draft going.

[DouglasFir]

I have a small Coleman stove to make coffee inside the wall tent in the AM and I find just that burner takes the chill off. As for the wood stove if someone wakes up in the night, they just throw a log on. And usually the stove is still nice and warm by wake up time

[fuzzy]

I find that depending on the wood available I may have to reload the stove in the early am. I take presto logs or the like with me and really like them for the am or if I want mild warmth for an extended period of time without having to watch over the stove.

[wideopenthrottle]

thise presto logs stink of burning wax if any smoke escapes...i always have a pile of kindling to toss on to get it going again...almost always there is someone gettin up in the night to pee so it gets stoked up again....also keep some high quality wood aside for overnight

[Retiredguy]

Personally we like to take along a young guy that wants to learn the ropes from seasoned hunters and we make them get up and start the fire in the morning and get the coffee going while we lay in the sack and critique their abilities at the required tasks. Then we can listen to them complain all day about what a bunch of nasty, slothful people the older hunters. :)

[fishhunt]

We have a wood stove in a cargo trailer. I've finally dialed it in to where it's warm for hours, and can easily restart a fire at 3 or 4 am. The key for us, is pressed sawdust logs that you can buy at lumberworld or slegg lumber (not sure where you can but them on the mainland). They get them in pallets, and you buy however many you want at about under $2 each. They are solid, heavy, and pure sawdust. What we do is have a fire going in the wood stove with some nice coals before we go to bed. Once we go to bed, we throw in one log and choke the stove. At about 3 or 4 in the morning when I wake up, all the wood will be gone, but the log will still be half there, glowing away. We then put in a few pieces of paper and more wood and go back to bed. The wood will slowly catch on fire within a few minutes. All we need is one log per night. Everyone that's tried them (two other hunting groups) swear by them as well. Just ensure you keep them dry. We keep them in a rubber bin. If you get them wet, you will have a pile of sawdust in the morning!