charcoal and braziers

[RC]

the only complaint i've heard at a vous involving braziers was the "fluid" starting fluid is a no/no! an the smell travels purdy good,,,guess that would account fer the complaints..... been to alt of vous,seen a lot of braziers,wood, charcoal,bricks, etc, jes take some scrap wood ta get it started..(my opinion) :thumbsup: RC

 

[ronnyvous1]

I use hardwod lump for the more involved cooking, but I also have a local door and window shop where I can get big boxes of dry end pieces for next to nothing. If they come in long bundles I cut them to size with the miter saw, and burlap bag them up. (Pallet mills also have wood scrap available as do furniture shops and also sawmills will have slab available from squaring logs) I don't care for the smell of briquets. I make up firestarters by using old paper egg cartons, sawdust from the workshop floor, and my old candle ends and drippings. I melt the wax to just where it liquifies, mix it up and pour into the egg carton. When dry, just cut it up into segments and light the paper edges, surrounded by woord or coal, works really well even in the wet. Sometimes if I have ends with a little wick still showing I try to position it so the wick will protrude. BE careful melting and pouring the wax, don't pour near your stove, best to do it outside!

 

[Kenney Moore]

Howdy,
You know, it would be nice if the people that make the PC comments could just read and not judge a person trying to make positive comments. This forum is a great tool, but those kind of comments are unwarrented and they make people turn away. :nono:
Charcoal is great to use in the brazier, but be sure to use some common sense. At an Eastern a few years ago, a father and son were wet and cold and placed their brazier with briquet charcoal in their tent and crawled in the sack. The son made it out, but the father was not so lucky.
Usually a full brazier with charcoal will cook a meal with some extra coals to keep your coffee hot. :thumbsup: BUT, use it in a well ventilated area.

 

[B.Habermehl]

In my opinion the big problem with liquid fire starting fuels is safety in a canvas "village". I have seen some really scarey stupid things done with liquid fire starters through the years camping at modern campgrounds.
In my braisier I have never used charcoal, only wood. I like my braisier so well that I haven't built a ground fire at rondyvoo in a number of years for cooking. There's a pallet mill near by so getting enough wood chunks is never a problem for me. You just have to plan ahead so the wood will dry nicely before use. A couple of burlap bags full of wood chunks will get me thrugh a week long event like the eastern for cooking and coffie.

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

:v Here is interesting info that may be documentation if you want to copy it. :thumbsup: [url] http://www.journalofantiques.com/May01/hearthMay01.htm[/url]

 

[ronnyvous1]

Howdy,

" At an Eastern a few years ago, a father and son were wet and cold and placed their brazier with briquet charcoal in their tent and crawled in the sack. The son made it out, but the father was not so lucky. "

I wanted to touch on this , if you are referring to the unfortunate death at the '95 Eastern in NY, the circumstances were not quite as you related. They had an enclosed stove in the tent, which was ungodly hot, and it was thought at first that this was the problem. Once the hospital got involved it was discovered that he had been having blinding headaches for a few weeks prior to the 'Vous, but was determined not to miss it as it was his first big event and he would be there with his son and girlfriend. It turned out to be an aneurism. He was touch and go in the hospital for a few days afterwards, but eventually passed away.

Not to say that braziers aren't dangerous, especially with the briquets in them, but in this case a brazier wasn't involved.

 

[mingo]

PC nazis was probably a joke
I'm a blackpowder and other stuff shooter who is too old to get seriously involved in "Rondy" eventing. My observation is that if I'm going to somebody else's sandbox to play, I'll go by their rules.
I see nothin' wrong with requiring correct period gear.