Anybody buy these? These are almost exactly what I use. Only mine are made local and I am wondering if FHC's aren't made by the same place? They work great. Split them in quarters and get four times the fires. I have been to the plant. Pretty cool. Super Cedar Firestarters | Manufacturer and distributor of fire starters
Honestly, they work great. Just light them and -- poof -- fire. IMHO they are worth it and worth the nominal expense.
Never used them but have heard nothing but good things about them on the forum. Ms. buZZsaw makes firestarters out of cardboard egg cartons, wax and noodle sawdust.
You've been to the plant so maybe you met Thomas too? He is a great guy indeed. We've used the super cedars for well over 10 years now. One thing I really like is that my wife always had a problem starting fires in a cold stove. Once we started using these, most of the problem is gone! Occasionally she still struggles starting a fire but it is not the fault of the fire starter, it is poor practice of what wood is used to start the fire and how the wood is placed.
I picked up a couple at Dennis GTG last spring and since then ordered some from FHC. I really like them. I do break them into quarters. They do seem to have a little bit of crumbs so we break them over a plastic cup.
I had some cedar boards that I split up for kindling, works great. I may just by some cedar boards and make my own fire starters.
.5 or so cu. ft. of cedar pet bedding is what I use. $7. I regrind thru a discarded paper shredder for more uniform chip size.
If I’ve made a dozen dozen over the last 2 years, I’d say that’s a lot. Like SC’s are typically split, I break the full size cupcakes in half. Still more than 3/4 of the cedar bedding left in its original packaging.
I bought 100 super cedars last year and I have enough for a couple decades lol. 1/4 puck is plenty with dry wood. No kindling needed.
I’ve seen them at a hardware store we know in WA as McClendons. Since I’m pretty flush on fire starter fatwood and cedar fence kindling, I’l use them until I run out. Heard good things about SC ‘s though since they last long in making a fire happen quite well. Can’t blame anyone for making their own though, since most of us are around wood by-products while we process it. There’s a lot of us who’d figure out how to be resourceful with what lands at our feet and a few of our significant others’ leftover candles.
I have a bunch of cedar kindling left over from 3 tree splits and used that for sometime. But after trying these fire starters, I don't think I will go back. Almost all the wood I burn is free. Spending a bit for ease of use was/is worth it to me. It's just one less thing I need to worry about. No newspaper, no kindling, no preparation -- just fire.
