I am not the one who started this and its in the thread if you go back and read it. I thought it a good thing to let people know there is more then one way to skin a cat ( I could bury you guys in links about wood drying) but it seems like some dont want to hear it. I have learned a lot since joining these forums but much of it was by research along with my own findings. I dont feel bad as Battenkiller was hammered on for posting facts( by some of the same people) on the other forum in much the same way.
As said many times before, different climates and topography can play a huge role in seasoning. In my years as a woodburner I've found the best method for me is one year uncovered, the rest of its duration in the stacks (3 to 4 years) top-cover. It's been working like a dream for me. Never saw glass stove doors or my flues so clean at the end of a season. I only cleaned them one time over the winter (as a precaution) and they weren't even dirty at all. Just some fly ash ...
