Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

-8 out right now, heading to -16 for the night.
Filled the OWB with red oak.

Spent the day at my brothers making venison snack sticks, (beer and beer cheese) and venison jerky.
20lbs of snack sticks and 25lbs jerky



Little bit of my jerky in the forming stage.

 

I stuffed the stove with Osage tonight, I had to turn on the fan, it was running about 900* on the flue probe. I also had the air turned clear down, I ran the fan until till it dropped under 800*. It seems to be holding @ 800* now, that’s a bit higher than I like to run it but not outrageous.

 

-26°F ambient when I came in from walking dogs.
Aspen and birch pole wood in the stove

 

30 and going down
74 and going up. Apple.
Mixed precip turning to snow with wind

 

15F here with the wind still from the north. Just re loaded the shop stove. Still making good heat and 72 in. Off to check the boiler. Oak in both.

 

-2f 6mph NNW wind heading for a high of 18f. Locust and ash in stove for the first feeding. Need to run out to Lefty's to try and get his landline back in service, most likely damaged wire feeding his barn that burnt down yesterday.

 

22 out and 71 in. Burning down red oak coals. Looks like there might be some frost in the ground by next weekend. Most got try to get some wood out if that’s the case. Been really wet around here so far this winter.

 

-6/64 A lot better than the -14 that was predicted.

 

14f with red oak keeping it warm inside.


Mike in Okla

 

61 on my way to Ohio. Supposed to see snow tomorrow on my way back through the mountains. A buck ran into the side of my truck last Thursday night. There is a nice dent to remind me. He was east bound and down fully committed to crossing in traffic. Glancing blow of my rear quarter.

 

Well, I spoke too soon! -15 now and dropping like there is no bottom!

 

It's hard to avoid those kamikazes!

 

Currently 15 here and snowing. Still burning the bubblin goo.

 

It was -11 at 5:30 this morning when I got up. Temps have been dropping since and now at -14. Burning oak in the stove and oil in the furnace. No snow expected today.

 

That is no good! FWIW give him my best. Stay warm & I hope his losses are somewhat replaceable.

 

9.7°f outside 71°f inside , oak and assorted hardwoods keeping it warm

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Is 26f here and it keeps dropping, snowing. Yesterday, it was, 76f, only a 50f difference! Maple, locust, oak, mulberry in fireplace, a smorgasbord!

 

Morning! Was low 20’s overnight and about the same throughout the day. Light snow. I’m into 100% oak now and will be like that pretty much rest of season. Think I have some locust mixed in the stack I should hit about February. First time that I can remember that I’ve burnt all the same species for any period of time. So far I’m liking the heat and how long it lasts from this oak. Does take a lot longer to get the stove rolling and shut down. I know the coals can build up a lot when the temps drop though. Have a great Sunday, GO BILLS!