Try selling them to people with those small patio type firepits . Use the "great size" for firepits sales pitch. I mix some in with almost every load I sell but do keep some for firepit wood.
I burn them and as wacky" as it sounds I kind of like them. Easy to just toss a couple chunks in the stove and for the most part they burn a long time. Storage is kind of a pain but I do have a couple cages that I can just toss them in and that seems to work pretty well. I wouldn't go out of my way for them but if they come with everything else they will get used.
I will burn them eventually, but they are in my way at the moment and some nice chunks are going to get covered in ice tomorrow.
Yeah , We might get storm here too , looks like a day later than where you are. Right now the forecast is all over the place so just have to see what really happens. Be safe , Ice really sucks ; I'll take snow any-day over ice.
Just to play devils advocate, this is in the Jotul Oslo manual: Wood that has been air-dried for a period of 6 to 14 months will provide the cleanest, most efficient heat. Wood seasoned more than 2 years will burn too quickly to take advantage of the stove’s low end efficiency strength.
That would be great if all my firewood was ready for sale at 6 months. Unless someone tells me otherwise I’m assuming they are open fireplace burners and the wood has to light up easily and put on a show.
I've got a guy I've been helping with projects around his house. Leaf blowing, some weed wacking, and clearing the field down below his house. I've taken a few cords of green wood off his hands, and he's paid me to do it. Well, with this storm coming, he's freaking out. He's concerned that the power will go out and he won't have any heat; so I offered to sell him some aged firewood from my personal supply. But I told him, the going rate around here is $400 to $600 a cord delivered. He was very very grateful and asked for 1/4 cord, which I delivered and stacked for him. The irony is, some if the firewood I sold him, may have been trees he paid me to get rid of two or three years ago.
I did that last Summer. The guy goes "how am i going to stack this" I suggested a bin or larger trash cans. It was a half cord, 8' PU full. The was a lot of chunkies and not much in the way of shorts. It was nice and dry though!
I'll sell green firewood all day long for more money than dry wood, as it is much more heavy. I just believe in being honest. Tell them not to burn it until it is dry. I can not manage their household, they are to do that themselves. I won't sell much of green storm damage, but when I do I make money. You will be remembered more for your honesty.
I got a text this morning asking if I can still add a delivery today. Of course I can, but it’ll cost more. This is a guy with lots of questions a few days ago but never gave me an address. I have a schedule, family responsibilities and my own storm prep to do today, so you have to pay an inconvenience fee. He was offended
Classes in how to burn wood properly should go at the same rate as the University classes down the street. That must be a pretty crappy stove.
