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

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13 degrees and snowing but nothing on the radar. A fine Oak selection for today.

 

Still stuck in the cold funk. Sitting at -19 c feels -31 c or -2 f feels -24 f right now. Was a feels near -40 with the wind overnight. If the forecast holds true (yeah right!) it should be near normal weather in about 5 days. Poplar n heating oil on a regular basis around here.

 

I am drinking the Kool-aid. I am working on my 20/21 wood, only 40 more pickup loads and that should be done. "I am shaking the bush boss" I will have 3 years by end of this year. If I can get 100 loads by Christmas I will be in high cotton.

 

I have about 5 years of wood, I have neighbors that are already out of wood, I don't feel the least bit bad for them......Priority's!!

 

It was -30c/-22f an hour ago but has warmed quickly this last hour. Now its -25c/-13f. Doug fir in the box.

 

I think most high volume consumers of firewood can relate to why its so hard to have 3 years ahead. I burn in the 20 cords a year range. That leaves me needing 60 cords for a 3 year plan. That's most peoples 20 year plan. I am sitting somewhere at the 30 cord range right now, cut-split-piled

 

I've had coworkers and neighbors ask why I cut so much wood, I'm 64 and there will be a time I can't work so hard.

 

That's exactly why I am slowly investing in more equipment. Dump truck or trailer is next. I need to just head in the small scale logging, for equipment. Its going to be the only way. I have 9 years to retirement and its only going to get harder. This cupcake needs to get on the ball.

 

Ive always thought the 3 year plan was great for those who can do it as it totally makes sense. There are people like me who have limited space to store wood. I limit it to 7 cords max and thats a mix of burn this year and quality green wood that has to dry for a few years. I have opportunities for stump to stove wood from time to time. I like to put up as much wood as I can early in the summer as often the dead wood that Im harvesting is still a bit above 20% and benefits tremendously with a summer in the stacks. Living in a region of high forest fire danger like mine also plays a big role on how much wood I should store at the house.

 

Rope I believe it's the hunter gatherer (Hoarder) in all of us here and the fact that I love cutting firewood.

 

Maybe that's why its so hard to get enough wood ahead. Took me 3+ weeks of day light to dark hunting to catch my moose, then spent 25+ days catching salmon, don't know how many days bird hunting. My family is hunter gathers, all 5 of us, I like interesting. My wife accuses me of liking to cut wood, says I don't do things I don't like. Maybe she is right.

 

Its definitely harder to do things you dont like. Im real glad I like spending as much time as I do out in the woods with a chainsaw and then all that time it takes to process it once home. Spending 25 plus days catching salmon sounds like a hoot! Whats your predominate salmon you target?

 

I love being in the woods, I want to be logging again. I want to be outside all the time, makes current work suck. Makes cutting wood after work easy. My local salmon is the silver/coho. I get a few kings here and there.

 

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That's a good way to live life, if at all possible.

 

Sean FIRE is definitely a concern here!