Crackle Logs
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These logs are very widely available here in NI (a higher proportion of open fireplaces in houses than on the mainland, I think), but I get mine at Lidl - about 30p cheaper than Asda.
The ones from Asda, are no where near as hot as compressed wood or the like, BUT they put out an amazing amount of light, for up to 2 hours, pretty sure it was Wayland who introduced them to me. We've used them a few times at meets, and you really don't need any other means of illumination, when one of these is going. For a couple of quid, great bit of kit.
Stephen
Stephen
Asda seem to have the old ones back in stock now but at £1.70, another 10p price rise.
My local "Home Bargains" doesn't stock them so until I get a Costco card I suppose Asda is still my best bet.
My local "Home Bargains" doesn't stock them so until I get a Costco card I suppose Asda is still my best bet.
C
catman61
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If anyone's near Norwich Thorns in Exchange st sell them at £1.50 up depending on brand :-thornsdiy.com
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I use a simular product in my tent stove at night, they last a long time so I stay warm all night! I do use wood the rest of the day thought
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
You know those log maker thingies ? the ones used to turn sodden newspaper into firelogs ?
They work on the mix of old wax paper and sawdust.
You can improvise though with a bit of plastic drainpipe and something to ram the gunky stuff down hard. Let it set and then shove it out the end.
cheers,
Toddy
They work on the mix of old wax paper and sawdust.
You can improvise though with a bit of plastic drainpipe and something to ram the gunky stuff down hard. Let it set and then shove it out the end.
cheers,
Toddy
thanks Toddy for surfacing a memory from the 1970's, when I lived at Ickornshaw North Yorkshire and the house deeds included 774 acres of shooting and peat cutting on the moor where I had my own 10'x8' hut.
Ickornshaw moor
I came up with the idea of welding x2 pieces of RSJ girder together to form a box mold then having this in a frame of 2"x1/4" angle iron and a 4 ton hydraulic car jack with a plate with holes to try and squeeze the fresh peat into brickets, but no matter how small the holes it just squeezed out worms of peat
so back to the traditional of cutting and drying then fetching down off the moor to burn on the Reyburn (like an Aga)sorry for the
cheers Danny
Whittler Kev
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I've just got some of the Home Bargains / B&M ones.
They feel slightly lighter and say they burn "Over Two Hours" as opposed to "Up to Three Hours".
I'll have to have a burn comparison at some stage, I'm up in Scotland for a few days soon so I might be able to do it then.
Good price though.
They feel slightly lighter and say they burn "Over Two Hours" as opposed to "Up to Three Hours".
I'll have to have a burn comparison at some stage, I'm up in Scotland for a few days soon so I might be able to do it then.
Good price though.
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