I have this staging area in my garage hopefully to improve in some ways. There are about 6 computer paper boxes full of cut lumber ranging from 2x4 ends to small 4x4 squares. There is a plastic rain barrel filled with similar wood but more in lengths. I also have an oak splitting log that comes up about hip heighth and will use it for splitting my kindling and smaller top splits. The box will serve as my days wood but the variety of wood it will give me options to contain if I really need the heat or a chill chaser. So often the wood will be alternated and the lumber cuts most likely will just be what I use in the morning then if I get brave, use better logs to continue the fire while I am away at work. The meaning for this is the stockpile effect. In the summer this will likely be arranged so that I can gather wood of any size and use it when the days start to get colder and I learn to trade moving the thermostat to striking a match. To bring conclusion to this its my way of being ready, like a squirrel for nuts. I may be overdoing it but Id rather OVERdo than Under.
Now boys this has been fun to read and I am not in any way criticizing and I like the little boxes (btw nab that box in the messed up back yard!)and I don't know what your set up is but let's git er done! Bring in the wood already! and quit burning that treated stuff inside---you want to kill someone?
Its not treated at all. Just heat treated but no chemicals. I have these stamped and listed. You know how I know this? Mold growth. Its wonderful wood to burn since it burns without any hitches. The only thing that might actually be bad to burn is when the carpenter marks the cut writings with a sharpie. I dont have a wood stove yet, you're just looking a preparatory build...
Winner, winner chicken dinner, that's what it is all about. We have two 26" x 40" boxes on our covered front porch laying on their side, one on top of the other. That's where we keep the stored solar energy. We pull the tarp down over them when we get a Nor'easter. Only way to keep the snow out of the boxes.
Might do this when the porch may need to be cleared a bit for the winter. Normally have two adirondack chairs to sit in but I might as well build another box if need be. The wind is constantly blowing toward my house.
just like scavenger, I have enough piled around my stove to last a couple nights. That gives it the chance to warm up before using. My mother never liked cold wood going into the woodstove. My covered porch holds half a winter's firewood, and then the rest is stacked below said porch. The porch is seven feet off the ground because I live on a steep hill. Anyways, for all these reasons, the overnight box idea just doesn't seem to fit into my method. Plus, I have too much clutter as it is. Now if I could build an elevator from the driveway to the porch, that would be nice!
We don't worry about cold wood, however wet icy wood gets baked on the hearth grate on top of the stove before burning
That is a nice box, I would grab it for sure. I am sure you could rig up some wheels from Harbour Freight.
