Ouch... An electric bill from the dead of winter in 2015, before I bought my house, was $855 for a month. I almost didn't buy the house when I...
27f here in Northeast Pennsylvania tonight. Burning a mix of black birch, red oak and ash. Last couple of weeks was ash and maple. I decided to...
Thanks. Yes, that will be a process.
I am liking a variety of sizes for all wood species. I am into some 2 year old ash now, and I wonder what I was thinking when I split it. Most of...
I could work on something.
I have been making Jerky for years now and many people have told me I should start selling it. I am ready to take that step, especially since the...
Working on emptying a chunky bin now... I try to use 3 totes worth every 2 or 3 weeks. Usually stuff the stove with them on colder mornings when I...
Now that there is a premium stash of BTUs.
Locust and oak I usually keep separate outside, everything else gets mixed.
Anyone else keep a small stock, or even larger stock of premium wood on reserve for certain times? I have sugar maple to make nice coals when I...
I have to say without the great posts from all of you through out the years, I would not be where I am at as a hoarder now. I am now up to 12...
My family never burned wood, or put it up. The only fire chores I had was taking out the buckets of coal ash. I started cutting and splitting wood...
Carolina loggers here for work. I have 1 pair of insulated ( currently wearing at work), a new un broke in pair of non insulated, and a pair of...
He had one other guy with him. No heavy equipment. It took about 2 hours. I didn't ask to see any insurance documents, but it said insured on his...
Yep, agree. And then to be out of work without compensation because it didn't happen at work would probably cause me to lose everything.
One of the estimates I turned down was for 4k.
I had 8 dead ash trees on my property that I was chasing guys to drop them. After almost 2 years of no shows, no answers or responses after an...
Maple, ash, oak, black birch.
We had a cold spell. then it got mild again. I am through a half cord of elm, and now into some maple and ash that I let sit in rounds in the...
Yes, the wood supply near the stove is a use it right away. Maybe a half dozen splits stay there for more than a week at a time. Otherwise, the...
