Here's a fire laid and ready to light: sticks stacked log-cabin style, w/lots of open space and air around them for good combustion, and a small teepee of fine kindling at the front, waiting for a match. Another reason I like oven-dried wood is that I don't need paper to start a fire -- just fine slivers of wood and, poof! a bright fire. In the bottom photo, you can see the clear path that inflowing air takes down the center-right side of the hearth floor, where there are no obstructions to create turbulence.
Here's a fire laid and ready to light: sticks stacked log-cabin style, w/lots of open space and air around them for good combustion, and a small teepee of fine kindling at the front, waiting for a match. Another reason I like oven-dried wood is that I don't need paper to start a fire -- just fine slivers of wood and, poof! a bright fire. In the bottom photo, you can see the clear path that inflowing air takes down the center-right side of the hearth floor, where there are no obstructions to create turbulence.
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