2009年2月2日 · The upside-down fire produces and projects much more heat than a standard tipi fire. The fire from the top warms the air in the flue and creates a more efficient current of air for cross-ventilation, and there is little warmth wasted.

Throughout this piece, we’re going to be exploring what some refer to as ‘upside-down fires’, and more specifically, how to build a top down fire in a wood stove. Confused? All will be explained. What is a top down fire? Benefits of a top down fire – why is it better? How do you feed an upside down fire? Summary – does an upside down fire work?

2011年12月26日 · We recently learned what we’ve concluded is the absolute best way to build a fire in a wood-burning stove. May I present to you the Upside Down Fire: The Upside Down Fire Method. 1. Clear your firebox of all leftover ash and place your biggest logs, as close together as possible, on the bottom. 2.

In this quick guide, I’ll go through my foolproof method for how to light a top down fire in a wood burning stove. The tips I provide are set out below, and I’m sharing them because, after lots of trial and error, I’ve come up with a method that works every single time. What is a top down / upside down fire?

An upside down fire is built in a layered fashion starting with tinder at the top and increasing in size all the way to large logs at its base. One of the biggest advantages of using this fire building method is that as a layer burns it progressively ignites the larger layer below it.

To Build an Upside Down Fire: Place a layer of your largest logs at the bottom , tight against each other with no space between. Place a second layer of slightly smaller logs perpendicular to the bottom layer , again with no space between the logs.

2013年1月7日 · The upside down fire technique rocks. It's a cleaner burn with far less smoke and better combustion, and uses the embodied energy in wood more efficiently.

An upside down fire is built by stacking perpendicular layers of logs into the stove with the largest logs on the bottom and ending with kindling on the top. I like to use hardwoood kindling and a piece of fat lighter or waxy cardboard on top.

2022年2月14日 · What is an Upside Down Fire? An “Upside Down Fire” is a simple technique that burns from the top to the bottom using less wood with a longer burn time. The pieces of wood are arranged by stacking back and forth in opposite directions. Add tinder and kindling on top and light to allow the flame to catch the lower half.

2021年10月21日 · In this video I show you how to start a wood stove using the upside down fire method, also called the top down fire method.