How much longer for you?

It’s official. From my private meteorologist. This winters preliminary weather forecast map.

Ok, I don’t have a private meteorologist. It’s copied from a hobbyist Facebook meteorologists site. Seems to know better than the ones who wear makeup.

 

We are about 12-14 weeks from a burn.....still need to raise the chimney 3 ft before hand...i hope

 

Experience is an excellent teacher as ive learned and still am. I have learned a LOT on this forum and still do!

I used to cut out of the woods behind where we rent Howiff and there is some rugged terrain. Dead ash on a rocky hillside waiting for me come winter. Blow downs and standing dead are the norm. Not enough to warrant a quad or tractor. Ill use wheelbarrow.
Last couple years Ive been fortunate to score most of my wood roadside or through "connections". Got me "lazy" and spoiled sort of.

I enjoy sharing photos with all on FHC and like seeing everyone elses wood adventures as well.

 

Until the War Department provides orders.
Typically small burns late September and 24hrs by early November and stays that way into Early April, and can peeter out to the first week of June from there.
Great question!
Great responses!

 

I was wondering how many of you start out in shoulder season with morning fires. Wife likes it cool for sleeping so no late day fire until I start burning 24/7. Seems I have noticed quite a few talking about evening fires at the beginning of shoulder season.

 

Sounds awesome

 

I've got two large Chestnut Oaks that got blown over about 200 yards from my back door up one of my ridges. They are limbed and ready to get cut but they are large trees. A wheelbarrow may kill me. I remember watching a movie in the 80's where they shot trees down mountains on cables. I like that idea.

 

That's a real thing...

 

Woodsnwoods has a machine you'd like I think...

 

Take some pics if possible and post them asking for suggestions. Members here work in all types of conditions/terrain and they could put their two cents worth in.
Sometimes if too dangerous, as much as we want the wood, its not worth it.
I have a fairly level small trail going into the woods and will have to carry rounds to the trail, then wheelbarrow it out.

 

That would do the trick

 

Will do. I

 

This depends on when you and other members in your household go to sleep and wake up. In early fall I will make a fire at 11PM. Since the sun hasn't been warming the hours for a few hours it doesn't get too hot in the house. If anyone gets too hot they can just shut their bedroom door. I have the "luxury" of waking up multiple times during the night, every night, so if the temp dips I can react quickly.

 

11PM is way past my bedtime

 

Mid October most likely. I have started as early as the third week of September and as late as the second week in November.

 

Evening fires come first for me since hopefully the sun will warm the house during the day. Also I leave for work pretty early most days. Morning fires for me means either I’m home all day or it’s getting really cold out.