Oh my, I have piles of dry bark duff in the wood sheds.
Very little, paper birch nearby, as that is an excellent fire starter, and I would use it. I love the smell!
Pine cones work, but not really well until dry.
I like using newspaper, fast and easy, and it works every time.
Oh, and do I use a propane torch on the paper and kindling in the shop and studio, but just to get them going faster.
I intended this post as a satire.
My point here was not really the cost of the newspaper, as much as how little your RMH is burning.
$50 for paper versus the cost of multiple cords of wood.
It is a win-win when you start heating with bricks instead of wood!
13 acres in extreme rural Montana 100% off grid since 1983. Solar and micro hydro. Summer time piggy farmer. Restoring 2000-04 Subaru outbacks wagons for fun and a little profit. Not quite old enough to retire YET but closing on it fast... until then I must occasionally leave Paradise "home" and run large construction cranes on union job sites across the inland northwest. I make (Well try) A-2 A-2 cheese, I love cooking with my wood smoker for everything! Would not live anywhere else but rural Montana ! My wife Liz runs "Rocks by liz" a successful Etsy store and we have a summer booth at the Missoula peoples market. We currently breed and raise persian cats but are about to retire all the girls and let them be happy kittys for the remainder of their days.Oh and my biggest thing is... I LOVE MY RMH !
