That would be the one-year-plan™ The three-year-plan™ almost guarantees you never battle trying to burn unseasoned wood and allows for maximum heat extraction. There's a pretty long list of benefits to be derived from the three-year-plan™ from well seasoned wood to being able to take a break from replenishing your wood supply from a health related emergency in the family and having a survival supply on hand. It's mostly thinking a little further ahead though.
Welcome WVwood to the land of the woodenheads! There a a lot of information to be had here and a lot of friends to be made here as well! All the members hope you enjoy your time with us. 120 acres of free cutting?!? That's almost Heaven! You must be out Barboursville/ Salt Rock way? I was born and raised in Huntington, home of the worlds best junk food! I've eaten many a Stewarts hot dog, Gino's pizza and Cam's ham! Graduated Barboursville High School in '72. I'm now living near Rabbit Hash, in northwest Boone County, Kentucky. Remember keep those coming. Without pictures it's just another fairytale and you're just another stooge
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/resources/primer-on-woodburning-by-backwoods-savage.6/ I remember when I started getting on a forum and most folks didn't even have a year's supply on hand. In addition, there was the normal thing about fires not burning good, creosote in chimney's, etc, etc. At the time, we had something like a 7 year wood supply all split and stacked. I harped and harped at folks to get ahead and finally it took root and grew so that now very few will be only a year ahead. In fact, of you burn oak, you really do need to be 3 years ahead because it can take that long to get the moisture out of it. I doubt there is another tree that gives up its moisture so reluctantly as oak. I also remember someone, maybe me but don't remember, and a thread was started on the benefits of being 3 years ahead. It was a lively discussion and we had a lot of fun with it. But I think the time the idea really took off was when one of our members had an accident one summer and spent many weeks in the hospital and lots of time recovering from the accident. So what if he did not have wood ahead? That has happened to me and several others too. Yes, most of us will get offers for others to come in and put up wood for us and for that we can be very thankful and praise the Lord. But the ideal is to do your own work for yourself and be in a position where you can help others. Sort of like a year ago. A neighbor of ours had a bit of an accident and had back surgery in mid summer. I knew he had a little bit of wood but not a whole lot. I told him after he got home from the hospital that he would not have to cut any wood that winter. Fortunately, he and his wife were able to drive the tractor and trailer here to get the wood and I helped with the loading. Needless to say, they stayed warm and happy last winter. We've done this for several folks and no doubt will again.
Welcome from one Mountaineer to another. I am pretty new here myself but have learned a ton in the little bit of time that I have been here. I am just south of Parkersburg so not too far from ya.
