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

Couple degrees below freezing, and headed for a couple above freezing for the day. Yard tree scraps heating the way

 

The wind last night convinced us to have our first fire of the season. We were at a nice toasty 71F when we went to bed. Small fire, so we lost a little heat over night, awaking to 67F and about 45F or so outside. Wife likely made another small one this morning after I left for work.

The time has come!

 

44/72 very windy. Lumber cutoffs

 

First morning fire.
36 out 64 in
Small 7 split fire all small splits
Couple pieces of pine,I think a piece or 2 of ash and maple and even 1 oak split.
Oak is rare in my hoard

 

32 no snow

There has been no wind last couple of days.

 

36 oak and poplar
It’s the start of why the heck are we colder Vermont season.

 

39 (going to 45) and 68 burning some oak and maple. I have been having a fire nearly every evening this week. Plan to keep it burning all day/evening today.

 

A few degrees above freezing, heading for a high of+12C/54F today. Poplar/pine/yard tree trash

 

First fire of the season at home here. Elm, oak, and some cedar kindling.

45F out
63F in

 

63 outside 66 inside, I’m fixin to increase the spread because I have lots of firewood and despise giving money to a company who’s ceo makes 60 million and gets bonuses because folks turn up the thermostat.

 

40/71. Burning small to medium fires with silver maple. I fire up morning, early afternoon, then before bed. The stove fan has not yet been turned on. The masonry mass radiates heat for a pretty long time.

 

37/78 lumber cutoffs.
A very ugly piece of black locust, an elm chunk, and some lumber cutoffs on deck for the overnight.

 

45/72 no fire in the box since Friday morning but I have 5 splits, kindling and 2 pieces of super cedar in the stove for overnight light off about 10.

 

30/75 elm and cherry doing the work.

 

34/72 no fire yet. Lumber cutoffs in a bit.

 

31° going to 56° & sunny. It's going to be a perfect day to split wood.
Kept a small fire going overnight with some ash, otherwise burning pine & lumber cutoffs.

 

2nd morning burn
37 out 68 in.
Big slab o pine in the stove.
I'm beginning to find that after all the mods I've done / undone to this stove (cheap unsafe heavy breathing box store stove)
This thing is most controllable and efficient with a few small splits and one or 2 massive chunkers in it. Long predictable burns this way the pine split is probably 8-14" wide 20" long and 5-6" tall. I burnt one last night that barley fit in the door

 

Bright, sunny and 38 heading to the mid 50s. Chunk wood, pine, ash and aspen in the Lopi.