How To Light A Fire

The number one priority in the cabins is getting the fire lit.

So much relies on that fire: the evenings comfort, toasty toes, the whistle of the kettle and even warming the wine.

Here are our top tips!

Ingredients:

Tinder (dried orange peel, thick twigs, wooden fire lighters)

Really dry kindling, small logs, bigger logs.

Other ingredients:

Air, Source of flame/fire

1- Make sure the fire has been cleaned out.

2. Lay a little bed of kindling out- 3 bits usually does the trick!

3- Pop your tinder into bed- nestled into the middle

4- I find the easiest way to get your fire going is to stack your kindling like a game of Jenga that has lost half its blocks.

5- Ensure your air vents are open!

6- Some woodburners need a little helping hand- if you're struggling to get a draw from your chimney, why not open a door or a window in the hut or room, and try to push some air through.

7- LIGHT IT UP!

8- Now, be patient. Don't smother that fire in logs. Let it burn away nicely until you have a bed of lovely embers and flickery flames.

9- Now, you can add a little log but make sure you don't add another log until the first one has really taken but once the fire is fully roaring- pile them on! Just remember, you need some air in there, so don't pack too tight!

SAFETY SAFETY: Never leave a fire unattended- particularly if there are children in the vicinity. Close the woodburner door!