"And for fuel that is easy to store, look at wood pellets. They are a pain to light, but they burn slow while throwing good heat..."

Very true. Easiest way to light: form pile of pellets into a U shape (opening toward you). Light half a Coughlan's firestarter stick and put it in the U. Have a supply of narrow, dry sticks and criss-cross them over the firestarter. If you have some larger sticks, lay them over the U. Works great.

Tip: old, dry cedar fence boards (split) are excellent for starting fires.

Sue