Lighting and maintaining your fire: Tinder, Kindling, Fuel

Here is an easy explanation, in two-three sentences, on how to properly light and maintain fires in your wood burning fireplaces:

A) Tinder B) Kindling C) Wood.

If your wood hasn’t sat split and covered properly 2 years, Moisture meters are a good idea for your wood.  Its usually around 15-20 percent for firewood and kindling 0-10 percent.

Even though its challenging with the snow and rain on coast, these two-three points, provide a simple and easy explanation of how to light fires and burn responsibly.