Ive got it pretty good I guess. I dont have a lot of people in the town I live in that seriously burn wood. I have to say I hope this thread stays clear of politics. I left another firewood forum because of politcal "discussions"...I just want to cut and burn wood.
When he started this forum Scotty requested that we stay clear of politics. The forum members are pretty good about policing themselves in this regard, but if you see something troubling, just click the "Report" button and the mods/admins will deal with it appropriately. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anything on the forum that violates that request.
I built a shed with a locking, 8' sliding door. Built/building it a couple clams at a time. It has put an end to my wood walking away.
To give you some idea of construction style. 16'x25' the tarps on the sides are "convertible" and keep the weather out in the winter. Depending on your neighborhood, you may or may not get away with such a hillbilly looking woodshed. New barn metal is planned for the sides, but again, I'm doing this a couple hundred clams at a time to keep the wife from catching on..pressure treated lumber except the 1"x"6's.
With the larger rounds in there that aren't split, how much longer does that add to seasoning time? It's hard to determine diameter from the pic. But, I'm seeing stuff in there that may exceed 6 inches in diameter.
While there are hints here and there of political talk, this site is nothing like the "other" site. On there, not only was it discussed but hotly debated with the mods promoting certain views and outright deleting opinions they contested. I agree though...we should try and keep this about the firewood and chainsaws. That's what we're here for.
It was just a kindly reminder...some of the newer guys might not know why a lot of us migrated over here from "there". It was a big reason why I came...that and Scotty's home cooking and free beer on Fridays.
I have a nice mound of firewood at my office. It's hidden pretty well by foliage this time of year but is exposed come November. That's about the perfect time for a would be thief to nab it. It's been seasoning all summer, and the air gets a bit chilly. I haven't had any stolen yet, but the stacks are unguarded on the weekends. I do think about it, and get a little nervous every year.
That's funny when I think back when we referred to a small town when it was about a population of 1500 or less.
Earlier today my son and I was talking about this very same thing. He lives in a high populated area and longs to be a Yooper again. However, jobs are hard to come by if you are a Yooper.
I like that chain link idea. I have been trying to figure out the best way to stack in the carport I had installed. That might work for me.
A friend of mine recently put a trail camera up in a tree on his driveway. He gets pictures of anyone driving in to his house. It wouldnt stop firewood thieves but would at least get you pictures of them. He put the camera about 12' up in a tree.
I think if you went outside the posts on the corners and weave inside and outside the posts on the sides the chain link might support some pressure. But I'm not sure I'd rely on the fencing to hold up the stack ends without some vertical 2x4s or something else to stack against.
do whaaaaaa!? I'm very fortunate that nobody really burns wood here in texas so theft is not even thought about much. I have a detached garage/ covered carport 30 ft deep by 12 wide per bay ( garage/carport) that I store my grill wood in. After I get ahead enough on truly dry wood I will stack in the carport and add a lockable swinging 12ft gate to keep everything safer.
Haha. I like smoked hot dogs. My entire grill stash is under a cord. The gate on the carport side would be to put the jeep under lock and key along with a few other items left out for prying eyes. That would free up room in the garage so I can move more freely while working on random projects without having to clean up every night before bed worrying about valuables walking off.
99% of what I harvest is deadfalls/blowdowns and I save the big wood for nite burns or when I'm not gonna' be home. The Hungry Monster can handle a greedy load of wood upon filling, but it's only during "arctic blast" that I load more than 1/2 a stove full. I don't like a smoking/smoldering owb any more than my neighbors. My stack is more than 21 feet high. I couldn't tell ya' how much longer it takes to season the big rounds..honestly, I mix them in with smaller splits and the shed is dry and hot with a bunch of air moving thru it. I cut with other guys burning in regular stoves so I cut the firewood to about 20 inches to keep things simple. A lot of times I'll split that big wood down pretty small before I burn it. Last year I started burning smaller splits and just tossing them in the stove instead of stacking it in. I think that makes for more surfaces to burn and brings the stove up to temperature faster with less smoke.
