Comments on: The Bear Brick Era Begins http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/01/21/the-bear-brick-era-begins/ trekking towards sustainability in portland, oregon, u.s.a. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeremy Towsey-French http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/01/21/the-bear-brick-era-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Jeremy Towsey-French Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:30 +0000 http://www.towseyfrench.com/?p=299#comment-1256 Hello again, Dan. It looks like a new, bigger Bear Brick is on its way! http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/12/15/bigger-bear-bricks-available-soon/ Hello again, Dan. It looks like a new, bigger Bear Brick is on its way!
http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/12/15/bigger-bear-bricks-available-soon/

]]> By: Jeremy Towsey-French http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/01/21/the-bear-brick-era-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Jeremy Towsey-French Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:41:58 +0000 http://www.towseyfrench.com/?p=299#comment-1255 We use the Vermont Castings Winterwarm Small cast-iron fireplace insert, so the firebox is relatively small. You can see the relative size in the photos at: http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/12/11/bear-bricks-in-action/ You can get the dimensions of our insert here: http://www.vermontcastings.com/content/products/productdetails.cfm?id=91 It really comes down to BTUs... a bigger firebox has far greater BTU capacity almost exclusively due to size, which definitely translates into more bricks or logs. We're using the insert for supplemental heat, so the size is right for our home, but a big stove could definitely eat the bricks! Happy testing --and stay warm. :) We use the Vermont Castings Winterwarm Small cast-iron fireplace insert, so the firebox is relatively small. You can see the relative size in the photos at:
http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/12/11/bear-bricks-in-action/

You can get the dimensions of our insert here:
http://www.vermontcastings.com/content/products/productdetails.cfm?id=91

It really comes down to BTUs… a bigger firebox has far greater BTU capacity almost exclusively due to size, which definitely translates into more bricks or logs. We’re using the insert for supplemental heat, so the size is right for our home, but a big stove could definitely eat the bricks!

Happy testing –and stay warm. :)

]]> By: Dan http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/01/21/the-bear-brick-era-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Dan Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:34:19 +0000 http://www.towseyfrench.com/?p=299#comment-1254 Bear Bricks: I will agree that these do produce a lot of heat. I am wondering what the size of the stove that you are loading these into. When I place 6 bricks in the center of the fire box it is like placing a Mini in the middle of empty four car garage. I will say that I am just doing a test run to see how they fare. I have a considerably large fire box on my insert. After getting a good bed of coals going, I could easily place 3 plus trays in the wood stove without even trying. This would still leave about a 3 to 4 inch space on all sides including the top. Has anyone used these with larger fireboxes? Bear Bricks: I will agree that these do produce a lot of heat. I am wondering what the size of the stove that you are loading these into. When I place 6 bricks in the center of the fire box it is like placing a Mini in the middle of empty four car garage. I will say that I am just doing a test run to see how they fare. I have a considerably large fire box on my insert. After getting a good bed of coals going, I could easily place 3 plus trays in the wood stove without even trying. This would still leave about a 3 to 4 inch space on all sides including the top. Has anyone used these with larger fireboxes?

]]> By: Carrier Pigeon Diary 19 — towseyfrench.com http://www.towseyfrench.com/2009/01/21/the-bear-brick-era-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Carrier Pigeon Diary 19 — towseyfrench.com Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:13:18 +0000 http://www.towseyfrench.com/?p=299#comment-6 [...] every trip. Cars do many things that bicycles cannot easily do: carry extremely heavy loads (like a pallet of Bear Bricks); travel extreme distances quickly; and protect riders/passengers from the elements. Additionally, [...] [...] every trip. Cars do many things that bicycles cannot easily do: carry extremely heavy loads (like a pallet of Bear Bricks); travel extreme distances quickly; and protect riders/passengers from the elements. Additionally, [...]

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