Self-Burning Fire Logs?

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Hello,

I have a fireplace and I was wondering if they sell self-burning fire logs like in North America? They tend to be cleaner and you just need one log to light.

Also, does anyone know what products I need to start a fire here; I see all these allume-feu and brickets?

Thanks!

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Matches are useful!!

You might also want to put in a link to the stuff you have the US so that people know what you are talking about.

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You can get that kind of log at the baucenters (Migro, Coop, Jumbo et al). They are made of compressed chips and have a hole through the middle.

Not really the same as the snap and crackle of a natural wood fire.

Wood shaving bisquits, kindling and small bags of firewood are available at most baucenters and gas stations. It is cheaper to have a load of hardwood delivered - the same farmer will usually also supply kindling if you wish.

Match+newspaper+kindling should be enough, even if you weren't in the scouts.

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I suspect from the first question (and I've never seen such a thing, btw) that your 'need' may be quite different from mine, but what I use is some screwed-up paper, some wood chips and/or twigs from the garden and some logs. No need for any manufactured firelighters and you can buy wood kindling as well as logs in most diy shops and some supermarkets.

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Odds are she's looking for something like this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Duraflame...0927/202352037

Each "log" is individually wrapped. You light the bag in 2 places and presto! A pretty, warm fire without the mess of traditional wood. It's supposed to be better for chimneys as well since there's less soot and ash.

Never seen in CH though.

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http://www.doitgarden.ch/de/bauen---..._BauenHandwerk

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Sounds like this one .

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These firelogs are available on leshop.ch and probably also in the do-it-and-garden.