The OFFICIAL Firewood Hoarder's Club thread!!!

Thanks, it's the last of it's generation, 1988

 

89 was the last. My first 89 was painted blue/ purple, my second was original black/ silver like the one in the picture (I used to see this truck around, mint condition). Mine had a 2 inch body lift and extra 1 inch wider 31s with aftermarket Raleigh rims (white utility trailer or 73-87 Blazer rims)

 

I wanted a lat 2000 Tacoma, but too much money all around: purchase, gas, parts. I pull a 17 ft. fish n ski so I needed the extra power. When Loading up for a long weekend or week at the cottage, I'd change one gear per highway exit to get up to speed
So....I ended up getting sickass 07 Tahoe LTZ, 4 inch lift, Bushwacker flares, WeatherTech mats, , rustproofed, stainless exhaust, found a double 12s plexi speaker box and installed Kenwood DVD deck and 12s with backup cam, bought Range AFM disabler (hwy use only). Better gas mileage than any Toyota truck, even though its 80 horse more than the Tacoma. I bought the most basic DVD deck and it comes with OBD@ display an 0-60, wuarter mile, even brake distance!

 

Siri likes Ash too

 

Hello all. Sorry to jump in to the convo but just recently got the rights to message so figured this was the best thread to start. My wife and I have been using a woodburner insert in our home for 3 years now and this year decided to start buying the toys necessary to cut our own firewood. Currently in the process of planning/building a wood shed that can hold around 5 or so cords. Any advice for someone diving into the deep end?

 

Welcome to the site T. Harris . Look under the 'resource tab ' at the top and look for the primer by Backwoods Savage. A lot of good info there.
Do you have access to wood to cut? Have you used things like a chainsaw before? You should get some training from those who know how to use chainsaws. They can be dangerous in the wrong hands.

 

Thanks. I'll be sure to check out the resource tab. And yeah, I've used a chainsaw to cut through wood on our own property. We just decided to do it ourselves more often. I also have a friend who has plenty of wood from downed trees that he does not use so he's being nice enough to allow me to take it off his hands.

 

T. Harris Glad to hear you are not a novice with this fun hobby. PPE's are something you should get to protect yourself, especially when running a chainsaw.
What wood have you been burning and what wood to you have access to? Nice to see pics of your wood burner and the area you are planning on building a wood shed. Lots of guys have threads about their own shed building projects. The search function is your friend when it comes to helping you answer questions.

 

Yes, I am already planning on a solid pair of chaps. We have currently been burning through a.kix of walnut, mulberry and some oak. The stuff I will be cutting is a large amount of walnut. We have some pine but only use that for our outdoor firepit. I will throw some pictures up of everything prolly tomorrow. Planned on taking some progression pictures of the wood shed. I happened to find one thread for sheds and another for pellet smokers so I have been exploring lol.

 

Welcome to the forum T. Harris

 

I'm hoping to get my hands on some of this huge beast one of our local aborist is bringing down in the near future, just above the roots it measures 5 feet across and over 10 feet around ! good thing I have a winch and a crane.

 

I only have an outdoor chiminea for recreational use and space is limited. I’m pretty sure if I had more space, I’d fill it with firewood

 

The stash is running low, although the few chunks that an acquaintance delivered the other week is stacked off to the side.

The rest of the tree dad cut down (minus the small limbs which he's keeping for his firepit) is outside to dry.... which could be quite a while now. Been steady rain all week and looking much the same next week.

 

The emergency firewood hose in my building. Am I the only firewood guy here who lives in an apartment?

 

New guy checking in!

I'm closing in on moving out of the Social Hoarder bucket. Just started this adventure a couple weeks ago. Now I have piles of wood all over my property that I've been going back through and splitting the rounds. No OWB currently but debating squeezing. New house has a basic fireplace that will likely be upgraded to an insert in the future. And one old chimney that needs some resto work.

Anyhow, great site! For someone new to the obsession the information is incredible. I now find myself picking up random rounds off the side of the even though I have more wood than I could ever imagine xD






Also my log pile has grown quite a bit since this pic. Think I'm going to have a mill come in and make some boards out of a few logs.

 

Welcome to the FHC IonicTick Great to have you join us. Looks like you have a great head start on your hoarding adventure. We love pics here and lots of them. Looking forward to seeing more of them!

 

Welcome aboard.

Nice looking tools.

 

Welcome IonicTick .

 

Hi IonicTick, you lucky fellow! You just happen to live just 2 hours from Chesaning, MI, the epicenter of firewood hoarding, and the home of Backwoods Savage!