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First Fire of the year.

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  1. WoodPirate

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    Better Half said go make fire in stove.

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  2. Ronaldo

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    Just started our first fire of the season, too.
     
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  3. Rope

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    And here I thought I was special having burned 2-3 cords so far this season.
     
  4. Backwoods Savage

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    :rofl: :lol:

    I've had plenty of fires in stove but getting tired of always starting a cold stove. But soon the fire will be going 24 hours a day.
     
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    It’s nice when the stove no longer gets cold. So much easier. My first fire was last night in my Morse. Stoked it before leaving this morning.
     
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    Dropped the first match of the season in the Kuuma tonight...have had a few fires in the lil fireplace stove already, and burned a couple gallons of fuel oil too, but it was time for some real heat today
     
  7. wiguy

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    I’ve had a few fires, burning up some substandard firewood.
     
  8. Locust Post

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    Had my first fire last night, evening then overnight
     
  9. Dakota Hoarder

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    Been burning at night for a couple weeks. Just brought up some shorts and uglies to get rid of
     
  10. RobGuru

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    First fire Sunday AM. Six chunks... three good ones and three punky ones. Just needed a little help to get us going from 61F in the house in the AM.

    Second fire Sunday PM. Two maple splits, 3 good chunks, 2 punky chunks. Held us overnight to this morning, and we still had 67F in the house even with some wind.
     
  11. Reloader

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    Sure feels nice on a cold rainy day.


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  12. jrider

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    Fired up the OWB Saturday afternoon.
     
  13. Canadian border VT

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    I am north, of most of you took my beautiful bride for dinner, we hadn’t lit a fire yet, this year.. it’s been sunny. My wife is usually hot! My lil girl came by to watch the dog. We left at 3:30 to dinner at Trapp Family lodge ( the sound of music family) got home at 8 pm. Liz had a fire going, it was 60° in this house :jaw: She didn’t take a picture :picard:

    fires still going
    :D
     
  14. MikeInMa

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    We stayed there a number of years ago.

    Decent area. Decent place.

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  15. WoodPirate

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    We were in that neck of the woods this summer on vacation. Neat place that time of year compared to Tennessee weather.
     
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    My contractor went to western Tennessee
    He calls me still 70° ha ha
    Aww shut up and go mow a lawn… still snowing
     
  17. T.Jeff Veal

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    We have had several morning fires so far, our low was 35⁰ a few weeks ago, then warmed back up. Built a fire last night when we got back from camping.
    Enjoy the burning season, sure beats running the AC unit.
     
  18. WoodPirate

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    We have 35* this morning. One of these days someone will come up with a wood burning AC.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    In theory it's possible...they make propane powered fridges...might be a lot harder to control though, I'd guess that's the catch...
     
  20. WoodPirate

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    Some kind of damper system control run by thermostat .