It pays to do your research!

Well, at least you know your fuel will not create any creosote!

Good thing you did the research. Better to know in advance then to learn after the fact. Good luck finding wood to burn this season.

Chances are you will not get good wood for this winter. More then likely it will be green wood.

suprz said:

Yeah.....I don't know what to do for this year....maybe bio-bricks for weekend burns

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Bio bricks and scrounge around for seasoned or semi seasoned wood that someone doesn't want anymore...houses listed for sale that you know are vacant and have stacks in the back, call the listing agent, etc...

http://www.verriertree.com/wood.html

Can't vouch for those guys but search for kiln dried firewood in your area, that is the only way you will get seasoned firewood this time of year, but you will pay a pretty penny for it.

mellow said:

http://www.verriertree.com/wood.html

Can't vouch for those guys but search for kiln dried firewood in your area, that is the only way you will get seasoned firewood this time of year, but you will pay a pretty penny for it.

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Being in the same boat with a need for dry wood, I bought two cords of kiln dried from Bill's Sales in Portsmouth, RI
http://www.billssales.com/Firewood.html

Pretty dear at $350 a cord, but you'll pay through the nose for bio-bricks too, so might as well get the real thing and enjoy your new stove. Also a good time to buy some "seasoned" wood that might actually be ready to burn next year.

Curious about your stove shop experience - PM me with the name if you'd rather not bash 'em publicly.

Found a couple of links too. Some seem pricey but might negotiate:

http://providence.craigslist.org/hsh/3275309129.html

http://providence.craigslist.org/grd/3309000584.html

I'd ask these guys how long it's been seasoning as you want at least 2 years (or kiln dried) for oak:

http://providence.craigslist.org/grd/3310821609.html

no idea on this one but worth a few questions maybe:

http://providence.craigslist.org/mat/3303250700.html

Yummy, if real:
http://providence.craigslist.org/grd/3306591548.html


This is how we did it this past year...bit by bit with a little seasoned, some pretty darned green, and some bio bricks. And we bought from cheaper sellers overwinter too, with no intention of burning. We also started to scrounge, split and stack from the sides of the road after storms!

suprz said:

I have been keeping my eyes open for some wood on the side of the road and on craigslist. I have to rent a trailer though, cant fit alot in the suv...there is one plus though, i got a big oak tree in the front yard tht needs to be trimmed...

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I can get .25 cord in the Forester; a bit more in the Pilot but that's a lease so I can't fill it TOO full. Also, PSA, be careful of logs in the SUV - DH hit a bump one night on a dirt road with the Forester loaded from a scrounge and poof! Went the back windshield...

suprz said:

I have been keeping my eyes open for some wood on the side of the road and on craigslist. I have to rent a trailer though, cant fit alot in the suv...there is one plus though, i got a big oak tree in the front yard tht needs to be trimmed...

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Unfortunately, that oak will not be ready for at least two years. Oak takes a long time to dry.

Interesting.......shows that it does pay to do your research.

I found out last year oak takes a long time to be ready to burn.

I wonder if you could find a local woodburner with a lot of seasoned wood and perhaps work out a deal to buy some. Around here I see a number of local people with many cords stored; more than they'll burn this year and next year combined. I am one of them. I might trade a new woodburner a couple cords of seasoned wood for three cords of green. Maybe write a note explaining what you want and leave it at a few houses with lots of firewood. Maybe somebody will call back.

Another option is to visit some firewood dealers and see if they have some wood left over from last year. I think that a majority of people who buy wood don't know or care about seasoned wood and so dealers aren't always careful to sell the oldest wood first. I have seem a couple of dealers near here that seem to have some of last year's wood just sitting in the back while new wood comes and goes.

Check on places that give pallets away like farm equipment and motorcycle/RV/motorsports shops. Also pool and spa places. Pallets make for great burning, but just be careful because they can get out of control quickly! If you have a cabinet maker or similar wood shop, or even like in my case, a place that makes pallets, chances are they have a lot of scrap that they'll sell on the cheap or flat out, give away! Good luck!