In my neck of the woods since the summer we've had rain just about every week.If this moisture stays around once the cold comes we'll have many...
When the axe can't cut it I go with my sledge and a couple of Aluminum Oregon splitting cones.They haven't failed me yet.
I like to test them with questions like which woods are the toughest to split ? How long should my Oak season before I can start burning it ? How...
I like to play with the stove salesman.I go in and tell him I need a stove that will give me at least 8hrs of usable heat so I don't have to get...
How do you like to break down those stump crotches ?
We should start a thread "How to identify a shady stove dealer ".
If whatever a salesperson is selling their livelihood would last much longer if their product was a quality product.
A Blaze King Rep could settle all this back and forth.
Those Elm rounds would fit nicely into my stoves no splitting needed.Once dried they'll burn hot and long.Good stuff.
I second what Hoytman said.Install a pipe damper and increase your heat times.
They're great when your wood is wet and they fill in the gaps in the splits real well.
I don't see much good in timing a stove's heat from the start up of the stove only when it starts providing sufficient heat. Of course I don't...
Highbeam that's a great explanation.It souinds like according to Pyromaniac that Hearthstone decreased the minimum burn rate to hit emission...
What confuses me is how a Cat stove can only produce 3-5 hrs of heat.Why put in Cat tech if you can't extend burn times beyond non Cat stove burn...
Was your Heritage one of the newer models with a Cat? If so how much burn time did you get from a load ?
I stored mine in plastic tubs from Home Depot stacked on each other.Worked well.Your right they burn hotter than any wood I've used.The...
If you can only find semi dry wood see if you can get some Northern Idaho Energy Logs to mix in with the wood.They burn super hot and will dry out...
That salesman should have been tarred and feathered.The Heritage could never heat an area the size of your home.Strange you only got 3-4 hours of...
I enjoy your family's outings.Your the most outdoor loving folks I've come across and it's great to see.Though I didn't like seeing those empty...
Man you can't think about quitting.You got a sweet arrangement going.Keep on pushing.
