Who else burns?

06 October 2020, 20:05

Aspen Hill Adventures

Who else burns?

I always laugh when I see TV commercials for gyms or weird exercise equipment. City people baffle me.

I recently modified my front deck to make it easier to get the wood up here.

I log, block, split and stack my own. All hardwood. Will probably put up three cords this fall. I am halfway there.

Anyway, it's free exercise in the fresh air and should the power grid go out all will be well here.

07 October 2020, 01:55

Biebs

Ann, I have 100 acres of hardwoods, and bringing in firewood for the woodstove is one of the most enjoyable and relaxing things I do. I burn about 7 cords per year. Keeps me outside :-)

07 October 2020, 02:41

Aspen Hill Adventures

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Originally posted by Biebs:
Ann, I have 100 acres of hardwoods, and bringing in firewood for the woodstove is one of the most enjoyable and relaxing things I do. I burn about 7 cords per year. Keeps me outside :-)

My feelings too. I am trying to get as much done now so I can spend some time deer hunting. That little electric splitter does an amazing job for what it is. I am going to try those big red oak rounds on it and see if it will break them down for me- if I can lift them up onto it.

07 October 2020, 08:16

Use Enough Gun

Ann: What type of critters find their home in the wood stacked on your deck, or is that not a problem? Just curious. I know from experience that sometimes I have gotten spiders of the nasty sort in the wood pile or mice or occasionally a reptile that I don't like or appreciate. I see the reasoning for having it stacked on the deck and 'close to home'.

07 October 2020, 08:47

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Oh, I get a variety of spiders, ants, etc when I bring a load in the house and it warms up but nothing substantial. I find a lot of critters when I am splitting it. Most of them move on once I wreck their home. Not a lot bothers me as far as critters anyway. I grew up with frogs and toads in my pockets.

11 October 2020, 12:45

NormanConquest

I still have my stoves in place but over the years I have taken to using gas appliances for ease ( sorry; I've become fond of indoor plumbing as well). As per the subject, when we were using wood as a total heating source, about 40 years ago; we would after work go out + cut down trees in approx. 8' lengths, fill the truck every night + on the weekend, cut + split to length. It keeps 3 families alive + warm.

Never mistake motion for action.

11 October 2020, 15:34

cal pappas

15 years ago I retired and moved to rural Alaska. Put in a wood stove and an oil heater with 300 gallons in the tank. Today I burn 15 cords a year and the tank has 200 gallons still in it. I love wood heat--nice dry heat, the exercise in bringing in and splitting and stacking is good, the cost is about zero escept chainsaw gas and bar oil, and at 65 I thank the Good Lord I can still do the work.

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12 October 2020, 00:15

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Wow, Cal, you really put up a lot of wood. Three cords of hardwood gets me through a winter here in Missouri! I wanted to block some more trees today but it's a touch too warm out. Maybe tomorrow!

Once this next load is in I am done until after I shoot a deer. Then I will take apart some blow downs in my woods.

All winter I will drop trees here and there. EAB has killed all of the ash here and sadly, I had some really big ash trees. A lot of them. I will get them down and begin processing them ASAP. No sense in letting such good wood go to waste.

19 October 2020, 15:33

p dog shooter

Been burning wood for my whole life. burn about 7 full cords up north here.

The old farm house I grew up in used a lot more then that.

A lot of people don't know the difference between a face cord and a logger/full cord.

Full cord 4'x4'x8' face cord 4'x8'x16" the length of the wood for a face cord can vary depending on the size of your stove.

Ann I would be afraid of damaging my deck dumping and splitting on it

20 October 2020, 09:13

NormanConquest

Or half of a full cord is a rick. When we heated with wood entirely 40+ years ago we would go through about 3 + cords a winter. In the last few years, we have had no winter down here.

Never mistake motion for action.

26 October 2020, 10:48

waterrat

We usually burn 6 or so cords a year here. Traditionly beetle killed spruce, but they are getting sparce and the birch are growing like crazy so when built another woodshed and fill it with fresh birch and green spruce and by fall its perfect and last twice as long.

I tend to use more than enough gun

25 December 2020, 19:29

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All that firewood is coming in handy right now. Was just 10 above this morning. Brutal weather for my area.

26 December 2020, 06:05

tarbe

Wife and I are headed up to Ozark Co. MO tomorrow for a 4 day retreat to our future home.

Cabin is heated solely with wood. Most of my work this weekend will be splitting stuff I cut down and cut up last trip.

Fortunately we have nearly 300 acres all wooded...and mostly hardwood...so a perpetual supply (as long as we don't have a wildfire come through!).

We love putting up wood. Feels better than money in the bank on a cold night!