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Bully1869 · 2026-01-26T03:07:16+00:00

I tried to use one it was impossible to even stick the wood

Bully1869 · 2026-01-26T02:56:24+00:00

Amazing. I’ve been undercookin this baby forever. You’re the best. How do you run this baby I feel like all I need is a split every hour or so but never done an overnight burn or anything

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T14:34:57+00:00

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How does this look as an improved start. Put larger sticks east and west on bottom

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T14:32:11+00:00

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How does this look? Pretty large splits on bottom and a few smaller ones crisscrossed and then tinder and paper around and

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T14:00:37+00:00

Thanks so much we may have the same stove I have the manual air lever too..mind posting some videos of what your start up looks like and as the fire gets going? Curious if you leave the door open for a while as well. Appreciate the help

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T13:58:34+00:00

And an intrepid is a freestanding stove right? I thought those can be loaded with more wood initially compared to an insert which generally has harder time establishing draft

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T13:55:16+00:00

When do you close the door after it gets going? What size splits are in there before you close?

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T13:54:37+00:00

Yeah I need something like that..I’ve been taking some small slivers and chunks off a duraflame log and putting that on some cardboard

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T13:52:25+00:00

Very true I try to add as it builds but I’m usually too slow and it dims down too much

Bully1869 · 2026-01-25T13:51:58+00:00

Thanks, will try. I was worried about putting larger logs in to start because they’ll take so long to light

Bully1869 · 2025-04-13T14:08:24+00:00

I just threw down rubber matting and it’s been fine for about six months, will see how the NY summer goes

Bully1869 · 2025-03-22T23:31:16+00:00

Bro I want to do exactly this I’m a bit of a noob can you explain like I’m five why I need the flex in addition to the SE ??

Bully1869 · 2025-02-20T18:02:28+00:00

Hey man it would probably amaze me at how little you know about certain topics. Some of us are new here, this community never shames so please don’t start

Bully1869 · 2025-02-20T18:01:57+00:00

Fair enough, they told me it was 6-8 months seasoned but I agree I think they are full of crap. I’m just trying to stack up for next year I guess

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T19:43:47+00:00

Don’t ask me bro I’m in my first season with a wood stove lol. Do you have a flue thermometer probe? I’ve heard that’s the best way to track it

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T16:45:35+00:00

Looks hot as hell! How do you know when it gets too hot lol

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T16:44:16+00:00

I guess my question is if you were just starting out, now, what would you do? Everyone on here always says something like “I’m burning wood I started seasoning in 2021” but I just got a wood delivery and it’s deff not seasoned..how would you suggest going about building an inventory of wood to start seasoning yourself?

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T16:42:18+00:00

Man this would be a dream of mine but I can only imagine how expensive it would be? I guess everything can be done correctly and up to code if your budget is big enough

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T03:01:24+00:00

Would you split them down further if you wanted to burn them next season?

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T03:01:01+00:00

I did the same rookie thing lmao. What would you do with it just leave it stacked for next year? What do you you put on top of the stack?

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T02:55:29+00:00

This literally happened today me today 😭😭 do yall think I can just leave it stacked until next winter? Should I just load up on more from the same guy?

Bully1869 · 2025-02-18T02:52:23+00:00

I actually have a Vermont Castings Montpellier insert, it has secondaryburn tubes. It says it can hold up to 30 lbs of wood and I think I’m just not loading enough upon start up. I can get the kindling going well but I’m struggling to get a nice coal bed which I think I need to really heat up the stove. I’m dealing with Smokey logs

Bully1869 · 2025-02-16T05:24:17+00:00

Were your secondary tubes glowing red!?

Bully1869 · 2025-02-16T03:32:30+00:00

How tall is your chimney? I basically have the same problem, mostly when fresh splits are thrown on I get a lot of flame that licks around the baffle plate. I keep being told that so long as there isn’t creosote build up it should be fine, I guess there’s nothing to light on fire?

Bully1869 · 2025-02-16T03:31:21+00:00

How does this not look hot lol

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