The load of wood arrived just after daybreak yesterday morning. It'll keep me busy as I work on it on and off between other fall chores. It scaled out to 6.1 logger cords. Even with this hanging around I'll keep cutting from the woods and not feel panicked because there might not be enough for the next winter. It's not piled high so it's easier for me to pull down the next victim.
Just curious, how much per load? My philosophy with firewood is, if you cannot cut it off your property and have to buy it, the savings between it and conventional fuels gets kind of mixed up.
There you go, nice haul. Great way to get ahead on inventory Sometimes I wish I could go that route rather than my truck load here, truck load there approach, but for the time being it's still fun scrounging and I can stay on top of my supply without too much effort.
If a log load is $100/cord and a cord keeps your house at 72+ degrees for the month I find it hard to believe you could match that running a furnace/boiler.
100% I can heat my whole house except for DHW for less than one tank of oil. Previous owners used average 3 per winter. At 5$ a gallon Im not just saving a little money buying cords at 100$
The logs were $110 a full cord delivered, 2- to 2 1/2 cords a winter without using the propane for upstairs which is keeping the house about 75 degrees most of the time. The forced air for upstairs hasn't run in 2 years. The house has a finished exposed basement so run the floor heat to keep pipes from freezing and the floors slightly warm plus there's a gas cooktop and water heater. With that being said I can heat the upstairs for less than $300 a winter with about 1/3 of the load. Approx. 500 gallons a year of propane goes through the tank. That could be amount to considerable ka-ching this winter... This load was only to get ahead with no intention of buying another. I won't stop cutting in the woods and hauling out by the sled load although butt cheek deep snow puts a crimp in my style. This is a get-ahead load, the only load purchased in the 8 winters I've had the stove. The neighbor I bought this from will stop up a few times a winter to take down any trees I ask him to. There's some that need to go but I'm not at all comfortable doing so as a hand cutter, for many years ,he can drop anything right where he wants it to go. Once they're down he gets to walk away and leave the rest to me. I love cutting wood!
In as much as my fuel is basically free, I can whop you anytime. Never keep the house that warm anyway, too dam dry at 72. 68 and a humidifier is good with us. No furnace, no boiler, biomass stove, one in the house and one in the shop.
I remember in the 70’s when everyone and their brother bought woodstoves to save money. I’m thinking we are going to see those days again. Prices may drop a bit before the election. What happens after that is anyone’s guess. Stock up on wood while the stockings good.
Ya absolutely dont need to tell me twice! Im fast joining the crowd: I'm out on a score even though I dont really need the wood It's hotter than all 4 Hells, went on a score today I don't even want that wood, but I'm heading out shortly to fetch it. It was hot/cold/rainy and a fellow hoarder and I worked a score together today. (The last ash score I took, I was aware of, but ignored it till a friend gave me a heads-up about it. Then it was game-on.)
As much as me?? Says the guy with 50 or 60 cord on hand? I've got a mere 27! Even if I get another 6 out of the big ash-score, putting me into the 30's, I'll still be 20 cord behind you. And, if/when things get interesting, I'll be looking to you et.al. here for selling/bartering advice. The label cordwood psycho isn't too far off.
I'm almost up to 5 cords and just got started again this year. I can't seem to stop and my wife thinks I'm nuts. I burned way more last year only because I had the hoard. Probably didn't come close to burning a cord. We live south of Atlanta but I'm trying to keep up with the Canadians .
