It changes year to year, but fir is about 50% of what I burn. It burns different and requires more air than other woods in my tube stove. It leaves almost no ash.
I love Doug fir. I get all I can when it’s available. I have to go high up in the mountains to find it though. It’s in my top three favorite woods to burn. Leaves little ash and coals well. Sometimes it’s a good idea to wear gloves when handling it as it can be very splintery. You can get splinters just looking at it when it’s dry!
I’ve been burning it almost exclusively this winter. Lights easy, burns fairly hot, and doesn’t leave a ton of ash. Loved it so far.
Thats a nice truck load for cheap. Close to 50% of what I burn in a season is doug fir. Its a great wood and like others have said leaves very little ash. I would get as much of that as you can handle! Heres a nice one I dropped 3 years ago.
Yeah, the splinters are huge. But I love the wood. My wife started a fire with it yesterday and I couldn't figure out where she went. She was sitting in front of the stove in the dark, with a black hoodie, watching the doug fir burn. I couldn't see her.
Just like Campinspecter said. Don’t forget about the fir bark.if ya do it right you can smoke out the uphill neighbours on wash day. Burns rather hot but always quadruples in size once up to temp before turning to ash.
Yes Douglas Fir! Always about 50% of what I burn. Good stuff, and really great if it's a big second growth tree.
I'm late to the party, but Doug Fir is a top notch firewood. Every bit as good as red oak all things considered, and better than soft maple or elm. I love mixing it with hard to ignite hardwood like white oak.
Thanks! This is what we are learning now that we have used it for a solid week. My wife said doug fir is her new favorite firewood and we need a lot more. I agree with her. It's awesome stuff.
Seems to be more rot resistant than most softwoods as well, so I wouldn't be afraid to stock up. I burned some after 3 years uncovered and it was great. No rotting, but bugs did seem to like it.
