Covered Woodpiles

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cptoneleg said:
These are some top hands around here, they don't cover there stacks, and they been doing this all their lives.


Single Row stacks are nice, another thing to add. When I move the wood in my basement or garage I like to run an oscillating fan and dehumidifier for a couple weeks, because it always seems to bring moisture in. Of course this defeats some of the cost savings of being a wood burner...
 
After reading all the posts and looking at the pictures, I decieded to cover only the tops. I think there will still be plenty of air circulation. Other pic is the cookie box for all the oddball stuff.
 

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timusp40 said:
After reading all the posts and looking at the pictures, I decieded to cover only the tops. I think there will still be plenty of air circulation. Other pic is the cookie box for all the oddball stuff.
timus nice setup!....looks alot like my pile. I have a bunch of recently cut and split stuff I have to stack yet. there is a BIG HOLE in the middle of my stack as that is where I started burning from this season......that stuff in the middle has been seasoning for three years so that's where I started.......I'll try to post a pic of mine soon.....not nearly as nice as others on here!
 
steeltownwv has a good idea how to fasten the tarps. i'm gonna steal it as soon as my tarps arrive from amazon.will only cover the top of the pile.my current wood is all in my new woodshed. 2-3 years is my target under tarp. art
 
artmos said:
steeltownwv has a good idea how to fasten the tarps. i'm gonna steal it as soon as my tarps arrive from amazon.will only cover the top of the pile.my current wood is all in my new woodshed. 2-3 years is my target under tarp. art

Which method is that?
 
woodjack- steeltowns post is the one directly after yours where you quote thoreau. page one of this thread. gives the details of how he fastens the tarp to the pile. art
 
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