Wood Pile Obsession

[Scott McManus]

Just started pulling from my wood pile at my camp this week. I feel as if I have a decent amount of wood to last me through the winter as in past winters I end with usually about a half a cord of wood left over but whenever I start pulling from my wood pile, I get stingy about using the wood even though I have not got a single year with running out of stacked wood. My lineage is Norwegian, and I know that Norwegians have an obsession with their winter supply of wood. I wonder iMy lineage is Norwegian, and I know that Norwegians have a obsession with their winter supply of wood. I wonder if I have some sort of residual memories from my ancestors . Was wondering if anybody else gets stingy when they see their wood pile starting to diminish?

 

[Harvey]

Just started pulling from my wood pile at my camp this week. I feel as if I have a decent amount of wood to last me through the winter as in past winters I end with usually about a half a cord of wood left over but whenever I start pulling from my wood pile, I get stingy about using the wood even though I have not got a single year with running out of stacked wood. My lineage is Norwegian, and I know that Norwegians have an obsession with their winter supply of wood. I wonder iMy lineage is Norwegian, and I know that Norwegians have a obsession with their winter supply of wood. I wonder if I have some sort of residual memories from my ancestors . Was wondering if anybody else gets stingy when they see their wood pile starting to diminish?

We usually stack a cord at our place and use half of it.

We've never run out, but in a good year we use most of it. I guess I always figured if I ran out that would be awesome.

Kind of like plowing bills. Big bills, good season.

 

[Scrundy]

Was wondering if anybody else gets stingy when they see their wood pile starting to diminish?

Yes and no, I heat mainly with wood and generally have 4-5 cord cut and stacked every year. But come end of ski season, it’s still cold enough to burn but not ski, I find myself grabbing the saw and heading out in the woods looking for dry standing wood. So I never really worry about running out, geez if it got that bad I’d walk out my back door and find something to keep us warm.
Some advantage of burning wood for years is the piles of sub standard I have laying around that would work in a pinch.

 

[Johnny V.]

We heat with wood at our Keuka cottage and since we're closing up tomorrow we've got plenty and a lot of log length stuff to be cut up and split for the next year. My wife is trying out our kid's cabin on Italy Hill for the winter and I've cut her (and me when I'm there) a decent amount of wood for that purpose. There are so many dead ash trees on the property, I'll keep cutting although I'm out of space in the wood racks.

 

[Scott McManus]

We heat with wood at our Keuka cottage and since we're closing up tomorrow we've got plenty and a lot of log length stuff to be cut up and split for the next year. My wife is trying out our kid's cabin on Italy Hill for the winter and I've cut her (and me when I'm there) a decent amount of wood for that purpose. There are so many dead ash trees on the property, I'll keep cutting although I'm out of space in the wood racks.

I have lots of dead Ash as well. How does it burn?

 

[Campgottagopee]

I have lots of dead Ash as well. How does it burn?

It makes gret firewood

Most peeps around here are 2 years ahead on their wood

 

[Sick Bird Rider]

I have lots of dead Ash as well. How does it burn?

As Camp said, it burns well. Not as hot as maple or beech, so good for shoulder season burns. And so easy to split, you feel like a hero every chop.

 

[Harvey]

Plus if the trees were dead for a year, the wood is practically seasoned.

 

[TomCat]

I usually have a backup stack to use if I run out so I generally don’t worry too much. Using a lot means it’s cold and I’m skiing.

Tom

 

[Adirondack Johnny]

I'm in the process of taking down about 30 standing dead ash trees this week. Aka vertical storage firewood. Burns great immediately.
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