Leaving in urban environment, you probably have access to ridiculous amount of newspapers and ad flyers. Research paper logs or paper bricks. I suppose that for your stove, you could also use that technique to make paper "briquettes" or small cubes.

Living in urban environment, you probably have access to ridiculous amount of newspapers and ad flyers. Research paper logs or paper bricks. I suppose that for your stove, you could also use that technique to make paper "briquettes" or small cubes.

That's mine - you can find them as arctic stove bricks, too, and use other additives like sawdust, chips, and corrugated cardboard in there with the paper. We also include dry pine cone bract that have been pulled off with pliers, straw here and there, dryer lint that ignites easily, and used match sticks and toothpicks. We let ours soak into pulp because we find it burns longer than the ones that just soak and press while it's still recognizable. We also use recycling bins as a source of paper products - sometimes pre-shredded for us and ready to soak!

Pasteboard contains plastics and chemicals that can be damaging to the lungs and chimney. We don't put it in the arctic stove bricks we make at the moment.

Tires burn hot and forever and are another one that would be available in Urban settings, but I'd only burn them in dire, dire situations and outdoors in a good, sturdy steel or iron bin. You could shred them to chips or cut them into strips if you have the right tools, and selectively control how much is burning for how long. Tires are also going to be full of toxins and will make black smoke that smells.

I saw a YouTube video a while back on how to make fire logs out of newspaper and leaves. There are many different instructions on how to do it, but this one used a unique tool. Basically you tear the newspaper to strips and soak the newspaper and leaves in a tub of water.

They had a PVC pipe about 4 inch in diameter capped at one end. Inside the pipe was a 1 inch diameter PVC pipe run length wise in the centre. The 1 inch pipe is on a plate and it has numerous holes in it. You load the mush into the 4 inch pipe. Then using a car jack and a disc the mush is compressed in the 4 inch pipe. The excess water is forced out the 1 inch pipe. Once it is fully compressed the inner pipe can be pulled out and the log removed from the pipe.

The hole in the centre helps with the drying process and the addition of leaves, twigs, etc helps with combustion. I did a quick search put couldn't find the right video. I think this have an advantage over the plain paper logs.

This is on my list of things to do. Making this type of log and then running it through a band saw to make disc it would be possibly to burn them in a small stove.

CA - did you find a Canadian source for your stove?

The official, and only Canadian outlet appears to be Amazon.ca. I think it shipped out of Ontario. Received the unit in fine shape, and it appears to be a high quality item. The Titan is the larger size.

I plan to expand my capabilities further with a flex fuel stove capable of burning gasoline, diesel, etc.

Liking these creative ideas, thanks 🙂

I found a supplier in Regina, which is closer to me as I would be interested in this stove. Did you see the Solo Alcohol Burner? It fits in the Solo Stove and uses denatured alcohol (ethanol, methylated spirits, marine stove fuel), methanol, or similar fuels. One more fuel source.

make bricks from shredded paper & mulched leaves water &, bought brick maker from Lehmans