As someone who only burns on weekends (at the weekend house) and does normal weekend activities, we go through a good amount of kindling. Often, it’s a cold fire box with minimal coals or starting a cold stove. I’ve found it’s always good to have a good amount of kindling in hand. Not to say I don’t enjoy a little splitting mid winter... Saturday was a cloudy, dreary day up north. My wife opted to run errands. After I mowed the lawn, I spent some quality time with the Fiskars. This is all pine that was cut and split in 2015. I’m finally in a good spot with hardwood, so the older pine can be split into smaller bits. Curious to see how long this lasts before requiring another session of splitting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I know where the is a boatload of EWP logs in Wallingford! Drove by it two months ago and i believe its still there. 3-4 PU fulls.
Pine make excellent kindling. Another that we like really well is soft maple. It splits super easy, lights easy and burns hot. If you burn some small splits with kindling it will leave some good coals too.
Brad, I've got a good line on stuff in VT now luckily! I did some scrounging of pine in CT years ago. Just about everyone I got it from: "This firepit wood. If you burn it inside...it'll clog your chimney!" Dennis, That's the one thing I had issues with regarding pine...no coals! I'm glad I have a good supply of hardwood for this next season. I do still like to burn pine splits mixed in with hardwood...or starting a fire with all pine.
Yeah, pine has its place for fires but never expect any coaling. That is why it is usually burned in spring or fall for a quick fire. Light it, burn it and then let the stove go cold.
Funny you say that. Asplundh was cutting near me last week. Of course i stop and ask about the wood. "we'll be cutting some pine, but you cant burn that as itll cause a chimney fire" I proceeded to tell the guy about the myth. I dont hoard pine logs. Ill use board scraps for kindling. That score in Wallingford still has the sign up too!
Local cabinet company has these scrap pieces. 1" x 13/16" x 13.5". Most are soft maple, but some are cherry. 100 pieces per bundle. I have almost 100 bundles in the wood shed already.
I find you can never have too much kindling of that size. Even besides using it for start ups, it's perfect for filling the gaps when loading up for an overnight burn.
I found a good source of kindling where a fence company drops cut offs of the cedar fence boards. Very easy to split and pops off. Nice to just get it all in a garbage can for later.
Red cedar is my favorite kindling. Hard to come by any scraps here. Ive used reclaimed cedar shingles from my jobs.
The answer to this question depends on where you ski in southern VT (e.g., if you're a Stratton-ite you probably buy kindling imported from northern Quebec at $10 a bag vs. if you're a Magic Mt skier you just break off branches on your stumble home from Black Line Tavern lol)
LMAO! Now that's funny! We skied at Mount Snow for about 6 seasons or so. A few years back, Stratton had a really good deal for a Sunday Pass. I think it was $199. So my wife and I split our weekends between the two areas. We found that we liked the terrain and longer runs and Stratton a bit more. Both are great mountains! Still have some good friends who have condos near Mount Snow.
