Here's an idea other people might be able to use. Solves 2 problems of life for me. (2 of many
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After a session of splitting firewood for home, I end up with a barrow load or 2 of bark and small chunks/splinters of wood.
In winter, once we get our woodfire going, we only really put the big splits on for warmth and trying to burn the small stuff tends to make a mess inside. Plus after 3 or 4 sessions of splitting wood we end up with more kindling that we'd ever need.
I was going to just burn it all in the firepit but given we go camping every now and then, I tried to find a way that I could bag all the small stuff up and burn as kindling to start the campfire.
The solution came when I had to do some landscaping repairs at home and ended up with 1/2 dozen empty bags of sand&cement. These bags are heavy duty, don't matter if they get a bit wet, are strong enough to hold wood splinters etc.
If I slice the top of the bag neatly, they're easy to fold the top back over and seal up with a bit of duct tape.
Like this I can throw them in the back of the Navara tub, up on the roof rack, or on the rack on the Trackie.
We also discovered at the last camp that these are just the right size to lay in the flat pack fire pits and you can use the paper bag as the fire lighter to get the wood going. (Adding a small amount of diesel tipped on the paper also helps if a bit damp).
If anyone around Melbourne wants some made up, drop me up some empty bags and a roll of duct tape and they're all yours.
