Tarps is what I use, so I’m always trying to figure a better way. Here I’m trying to keep runoff off the sides of the stacks. I use sticks or oak strips stuck into the side of the stack to keep edges propped up. Tarp is secured with tarp bungees and nuggets on top. Time will tell how often I’ve got to flip the edge back down. Probably the same as the others. This is the best fhc show worthy stack I got.
Before I ditched using tarps that's what I did. I used rope tied to a brick either from the eyelets OR bricks tied to both ends of the rope and just laid across the top with the bricks hanging down the sides.
Nice stack. I’m trying to work out a system where 3/4 of my stacks are on racks under tarps and the rest, the years current seasoned wood ready for the stove is in my shed. I got behind this year though. As usual a million things came up. Need to make it a priority
I gave up on tarps. The wind here takes a toll on them and none will last more than a year or so. 2 years at the max. I now use metal roofing panels. The work great for top cover and last forever. Actually cheaper for me in the long run. This was when I used tarps.
Same here, I was able to secure some metal roofing panels and never looked back. They work so much better. I had issues with the tarps, pooling water, wind blowing them over, etc.... I also just ended up building a woodshed as well. Chud I don't mean to bash tarps so please take no offense just sharing my experience. You use what you got, tarps work and they are cheap I used them for years and can work just fine if you get a good system down
Someone here was using milkjugs or some such and filling them with weight, tie to the eyelets, it stops the tarp from blowing off. Myself I just use junk lumber or whatever to weigh the tarp down. Used rotors make good weights too, another idea I read on here.
No worries, I’ve been around long enough to know some dislike tarps. My typical method of stacking doesn’t work well for hard covers. I’d prefer to have a massive building I could pile splits in with no stacking. Just a big azz loader pushing splits into mountains of firewood. Gotta have goals
I put a 3rd row of splits on top of my 2 to create a peak. Then when I top cover, water doesn't lay in a droop. Then I use cheap bungee's in eyelets to keep the cover pulled tight. Couple small nails in splits are anchor points for the other end of the cord.
If I had a couple hundred throwing bags I’d hang them from the eyes. I will try twine from eyes to blocks of wood hanging if this fails miserably. The 6x20 16mil tarps are holding up well after years of use. Some of them don’t budge after they settle into place.
I tried that with our pool cover a time or 2. It really stressed out (and broke) the eyelets from too much force. I shouldn't have let them hang... In my defense, they weren't completely full.
Get some concrete mix, red solo cups or such and eye bolts. Fill cups with concrete mix, put eyebolts in center. When dry you have a nice weight to tie rope to. Works pretty good for duck decoys too.
Same here. The tarps are a constant hassle, meaning I am always adjusting them and repositioning... I would like to cover everything with corrugated metal roofing, sooner than later, make for a more permanent structure.... just need to find the time. I'm always adding more wood, though, which seems to always have me in a state of being behind... I guess more wood the better, regardless.
Short trip to walt's GTG this weekend, contact brenndatomu and he will be happy to sell you some cheap metal roof (I think)!
I'm with Chud on this one for the time being. Stuck with tarps for the time being. Aside from not being perfect, they do alright. But I'm definitely looking forward to building something sturdier and more appealing to the eye.
Yes, yes I will. Finally got time to stack and inventory my score...have almost 2000 sq ft of 2'x10' metal panels. $2 each if anybody wants some...I plan on being at Walt's Ohio GTG this weekend...let me know if you are coming and are interested in some...
