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

5 is pretty cold for you, no? Or normal? Is there any wind served with that temp?

 

No its pretty normal winter for us temperature wise. We are always in the coldest range in Iowa but also the dryest. But this year we are above average in snow...we are around 36" so far this year.

The open areas around here will really let the wind chills drop the air temps a lot more.

We don't get the serious cold like you get up north, but we will see temps in the negative 20s each year.

 

I think so far this year, you are ahead on the low temp battle. Thats ok with me!

 

Yeah, I think I'd like to try some walnut also. And everyone out west would jump on the chance!

 

This is how I feel about my black cherry; decent wood, but leaves a lot of ash and isn't the best choice for overnight burns. But, it is fully half of what I have to burn for this winter, so I will make due with it; saving the small amount of oak for the overnight burns. I have about a face cord of walnut in the stacks but I won't be burning that for at least 3 more years.

 

28 here, 71 in the house (up from 68 @ 6am). Burning a load of black cherry. Presently going through a big section of black cherry in my stacks; may end up stealing a bit of oak from the stack scheduled for next year (90% oak); I know it is dry enough, just wanted to let it go another year. Coldest day so far coming up Monday, good burning weather in the forecast:

 

Was down to 10° last night again. House droped to 68°. Got it warming back up, sitting at 71 right now. Headed for the freezing mark again today. Great temp to take the kids sledding again! Mid 20s for highs, mid teens for lows predicted pretty much all next week. With a chance or 2 at 30. Then single digit highs and singles below 0 for the beginning of the following week!

 

Yea sucks is not the best word. Let's just call it shoulder wood

 

You have already gotten 3 feet of snow? Just a little over 10 inches so far for us. It got down to about 6F at our home this morning and the skies are clear and a beautiful shade of blue.

 

Yes. A couple 9" early storms, between each we got upper 40s in temps so they melted. A couple smaller snows and the last 10" one that we are making snow angels in lately.

 

Looks like your going to have about 10° on me Monday Night, Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

 

That El Nino fella disappeared for a few days but he came back. I kicked the dogs out this morning, and it felt like early March when I opened the door, about -7 C, warming to -3 C (20-25 F range). But no matter, she's still gonna be winter til she gone.

Some of you guys sure have a lot of snow. Around here, 4-6 inches in the fields.

 

Been in low 20's overnight last few days with highs in mid 30's . Have been burning 3+ year seasoned elm with a Big leaf Maple and Doug Fir mix

And of course as soon as I got finished typing the above i got a email alert saying we have been upgraded from a stage 1 to a stage 2 burn ban for my area. That is twice this season they have called a stage 2 for us, always happens when we are in a cold snap with no precipitation or wind

 

Burn clean and there should not be any issue, right?

I know, they'll fine you or some other stupid thing if they catch you burning. I couldn't deal with those kinds of rules.


We only have burn bans outside when it's really dry, and possible fires could break out from irresponsible fire tenders.

 

Yeah, I just try and burn as clean as possible, It pretty much takes someone to turn you in the the clean air agency in order for them to come out and investigate, but there is a $1k fine attached to it as well

My neighbor across from me is burning pretty clean now as well as he got some seasoned wood delivered a couple weeks ago, in the past I was worried about someone possibly complaining about his smoke and than noticing my heat plume signature off my stack as well

anyway this has all been discussed to death in the past here if anyone wants to read about Wash State burn bans
Here we go yet agian with our yearly burn bans | Firewood Hoarders Club

 

Err, no thanks.