Let's see your cold weather loads, America!

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ADK_XJ

Feeling the Heat
Nov 18, 2014
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Saratoga Springs, NY
Going to be well below zero tonight (actual temp) here in Upstate New York - wind chills in the -40s. Let's see your sub-zero loads!

Here's what I just teed up, mostly 2+ year old red oak with some maple and a well kindled chunk of 100+ year old oak floor on top.
 

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Here's mine. Supposed to get down to 7 here tonight. The other night it got down to 8 and I had the living room cooking at 94 degrees. Next morning it was still in the upper 70s but temps outside had risen to the low 20s overnight. Second pic stove is cruising at 750.
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Ok, that's a nicely packed full load for sure. What length are the splits to load N/S in the Liberty?
 
16in max. Its like a big game of tetras and I always lose:mad: If I would have had the right splits I could have packed it a lot more
 
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The little Waterford roars! Locust, red oak, and a little black walnut. Twenty one degrees tonight in the North Carolina mountains.
 
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lopiliberty said:
16in max. Its like a big game of tetras and I always lose:mad: If I would have had the right splits I could have packed it a lot more
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Just want to reply to my own post. Do to the door latch on the left side you must use shorter than 16in or it will hit the latch and you can't get the door closed. Found that out the hard way<>
 
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Here's the smoke dragon loaded for the overnight. Mostly sugar maple with some poplar mixed in, this was actually a couple of weeks ago on a -8F night so I don't exactly remember all what went into that load :)
 
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21 headed for 10 with 45-50 MPH gusts. The 30 is loaded 2/3 E/W with XXL red oak splits cruising at 550.

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The PE loaded for the night. Inching our way up from 350F ....but I don't have a huge coal bed going into this !

Pardon the butt shot, Murph wouldn't move !

this might come out sideways, but I'm not fixing it !

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And the wind has begun !!
 
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Didn't quite pack the Dutchwest, but this should do until tomorrow ==c Back row bottom, White Ash, 2 White Oak, 3 Dogwood and a BL in the center.
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Few weeks ago i loaded n/s in the shelburne! 13" splits in the stack. Just got up now (2:30am) to hot for a reload b4 bed, and stuck 7 splits in and a piece of pallet.
 

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Man - you people really know how to pack a stove! I had to buy wood for the first time in my life last year. The oak wasn't ready so I had to parse that out. The best stuff I've got is black birch. So - I'm getting through the cold with soft maple and lots of insulation.

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Jotul F55 carabbassett cruising at 550*
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Sorry, we'll need another pic; That doesn't show your cold-weather load, only what's left of it. ==c
 
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Tonight will be my first reload from coals. I will post a packed in pic! :)
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Make sure that the temp is below 400F when you do reload.

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Tonight will be my first reload from coals. I will post a packed in pic! :)
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I'll be looking forward to it! Congrats on the new rig, BTW. :) I had more coals than necessary for a truly packed load last night, and tonight's not going to be "cold weather" so I'm sidelined until the teen temps return...
 
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I thought I would reload about 200* or so. As soon as the coal bed is low. What's optimal?
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Heck, as long as house temp is still within the range you like, you don't have to reload. In this little Dutchwest I can open up the air on a big bed of coals and get back to 400 stove top for a couple, three hrs.
 
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I thought I would reload about 200* or so. As soon as the coal bed is low. What's optimal?
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I think Dix's point is that if you reload on a big, hot coal bed the chances are higher that the load may take off and stove might get hotter than you want...
 
That depends on outside temps, the firewood your loading, and how your stove operates.

Just don't reload at very high temps, you'll be taking different pictures, and probably changing your pants.
 
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