Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

Glad I can provide a few chuckles for you @Sean . Seems winters around here are not as cold as they used to be. 60 years ago, temps in the negative 20-40 range were not unheard of and we didn't have all of the high tech clothes available today.
I remember cotton longjohns and 5 buckle boots worn over your everyday shoes. Riding bikes was a year round activity even when it got cold. I chuckle as well when we hear from our friends out east that they have gotten all the way down to +10.
All's good.

 

That's what they say around here as well. It used to be colder than now. I've lived in one place since the late 90s but ever since I was a kid I've moved to progressively colder locations within BC so I cant say I've noticed temps increasing. Well the heat wave we had in June was nothing like I've ever experienced but that's the only stand out for this guy. Happy burning!

 

High of 36.1 °F today, woke up to about an inch of new snow. Looking at a low in the mid to lower 20's for tonight. Oak in the stove.

 

37 and holding steady since this morning. Actually supposed to stay that way until tomorrow morning too, followed by a warm up to the mid 40s. Currently have a nice, albeit overkill bed of black birch and black locust coals going.

 

It was mid to high 40s today and partial sun. Too warm. I was moving 4' splits off a stack and yellow jacket must of fallen down my sleeve. Warm enough it woke up and stung me.
Shoulder season wood of cherry and various light weights

 

-11 overnite, now at 0* around 6:30 cst...76* inside. Mostly pine and poplar during the day...ash overnite.

 

Winter almost made it here today. The current storm passed North of us so we sorta got the bottom of it. High was 45F (had been 55 or 60 +/- most of the month). Went mountain biking with a friend in the foothills. There was a clear line across the mountain at a little over 8000' elevation where an inversion layer floats - dusted white above, brown & green below.

 

5 out right now, calling for a low of 1 tonight. Just filled the OWB with oak and elm. 70 inside.

 

Somehow this truck ( 82 Chevy K20. 6.2 Detroit Diesel) makes alot of water in the fuel tanks. The 371 Detroit in the Terex L20 loader I had made a lot of water in the tank also. But only around 0 and colder temps.
It makes me think that somehow it heats the surplus fuel that gets returned to the tank . By a good amount. Then it cools down in the tank and somehow that makes condensation in the tanks.
Sure does get frustrating !!

 

This might be a dumb question or thought. But , what about 1/2 length wood ?
Granted most people that burn wood have another heat source. Usually bubblin goo thanks Gasifier
But there are times when a person wants some heat but not too much.
Just seems like half as much wood would make half as much heat in these modern wood stoves. . ?

 

That is Beautiful !!
With a fire that Hot, do you have a Big house ?
Most of the time at 15 to 30 below our fire isn't that hot. I could get it that hot but it would run me and the dogs outside. My wife would like it tho.

 

Ide move ! Almost January and get stung by one of those horrible things . I Hate wasps, hornets and yellow jackets !!

 

Currently 13 ° F ambient.
Winds fairly calm now. Was gusting to 30 or more from the West today. And of course it snowed off and on all day . Took me 2 hours of hard labor to dig out , thaw out and fire up and move my 4 wheeler and trailer a whole 20 feet. Where the 4 wheeler promptly buried itself up to the skid plate. High centered. BUT it was far enough away from the eaves that if I shovel off the roof It won't get buried until the end of May. I might need it in April .
Gonna have to find a place to get some half decent firewood this week. I'm on my last stack .
Aspen in the stove.
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Sounds downright toasty.
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That is a serious situation.

 

A balmy 15f and 72F. Sounds like we are going to be on the wrong side of zero within days. At least overnight. Red Oak perculating nicely while I enjoy a cup of coffee with the dogs (who are both snoring)

 

I live in a Cape Cod style house that’s just under 2,000 sq ft. It definitely doesn’t take a raging fire to keep the place warm, even on the really cold days (around here that means single digits)

 

Well, since I got this new stove, my wood for the next 2 maybe 3 years is 16” and it can handle 25”. What I can and sometimes do, is only put one or two splits in. This works out when I’m home to tend it. If I need a longer burn, I just have to deal. When I finally get to the 20-24” wood, cutting in half would be an option.

 

43, damp, and muddy. Cherry and shop scraps in the boiler.

 

You must go through a ton of wood where you live! Seems like you have lots of snow, does it affect you getting in to the woods or is there good access? We get lots of snow around here as well and the only way I could get into the bush mechanically now would be by sled which I don't own. Good luck with your vehicles!