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I am keeping the house warmer then usual,, trying to burn all the wood up on the back porch so i dont have to move it back to the stacks.
 
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On track for the high end of wood usage. At about 5.5-6 cord , 2400 lbs of coal and near zero propane. Has come on a few times when I've fallen asleep before the night load. Solar gain is helping big time lately.
 
First year burning for me... I'm completely out of dry wood. We've been burning oil for a couple weeks... tank is getting empty and I have no money to get anymore. Hoping it gets warm out, fast!
 
First year burning for me... I'm completely out of dry wood. We've been burning oil for a couple weeks... tank is getting empty and I have no money to get anymore. Hoping it gets warm out, fast!
I hope your not holding your breath. March and April to go and I do not see a big warming trend anytime soon.
 
Just have it for emergency and supplemental, for now. Been through more than I'd expect for supplemental heating.
I need a scrounge or 5 to replenish.
 
I had to dig into next years stack. Then I went and cut some standing dead I found to replace what I took. I even put some of the new stuff on this years stack to try it out. I'm not sure what it is but it's harder than billy goat teeth. It had been standing for some time so there was only one little section of bark.

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First year on the 3 year plan. What I do during the shoulder season will determine if I can stay on that plan. So far I'm on track.
 
fiest year no wood to be had burning alot of so called green lotsa fire maintenance too. lucky no job . so i sit home fool round property and maintain fire . finding cured wood seems impossible . maybe next year he he.. think twill be easier to find whole cut down trees . need buy a shipping container to store wood in .. camo it stick it in wood line near house . seems most solid of the choices ive got be like oven in summer and watertight doors on each end ?
 
I have burned about two cords or maybe 2.5, and I guess I'll get through another cord or cord and a half. I usually plan on four cords, so I'll end up about right.
 
I'm doing good this year. I've been in the east kootenays for 17 years and this is the warmest Ive ever seen it during the winter (sorry eastern folks). Its so dry here that I can actually drive my truck on some of the valley bottom back country roads without getting stuck! My front yard normally has snow banks higher than my minivan but right now it might be 18 inches! This is going to give me an opportunity to get ahead before the inevitable back lash sets in from this biblical drought. Expecting one night this week down to -20 c but that's it and very little snow in the forecast. I've been on the prowl for wood lately and have some in mind.....
 
I burn for fun, and loving it....... I'm doing great 3-5 years ahead, looking forward ahead to what spring has to offer this year, need more wood....... Glad I can be picky......
 
3 years ahead, still have a cord left of this year's supply and next year's is ready to go if necessary. I am almost out of Osage Orange unfortunately however I do have black locust, oak and hickory in this year's stacks so not as bad as it sounds. The planets aligned for me this year with regards to high BTU wood and really cold temperatures.
 
This season has highlighted the need for a wood shed. I have never had 2 cords, semi-seasoned at this point, to burn. Keeping snow off them will be paramount next year. I have the floor and sides built already, but I need to put a roof on.
 
I have about a week or two left on the back porch. Which is about right.
I really don't feel like 4x4in to the barn to get more.

Oh mother nature, please take some Premsyn...your mood swings are horrible this year, and your cold frosty tears are wearing on me.
Get happy, smile your sunshine and warm glow on us. Get it together already!
 
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Wood is a lot like money. The more I have the more I burn. I had 8 cords CSS, some for as short as six months (Ash, Cherry split small) By golly, the small splits and being stored in a woodshed have done the job right. Clean glass, very clear heat sigs from the chimneys, and easy lights.

The splits stored on the fence row with top cover aren't as light, and some moisture will cook off those. I have maybe two cords left of carport, woodshed and fence row.

Buddy of mine turned me on to a downed Oak tree in his neighborhood last Thanksgiving. Made many trips over there to get it. Probably four cords, and I'm inching towards two cords split so far. Splitting small hoping against hope it'll be ready for 15/16.

My backup plan is to get a bunch of Ash (some already on the property) and get eight cords of that split small and covered.

I anticipate this will be the first year in 12 years I haven't run out. Feed the downstairs smoke breather 12 hours a day, and the upstairs stove 24x7.

My luck has been to find wood available, but once I get it I can't process fast enough to split it all and stack it all. It's staying in rounds and 1/4s far too long.

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Doing just a tad better than last season. As of today the total burned is 11,385 pounds, last season on the same date it was 12,644 pounds. Guess that is pretty close to a face cord difference. Temperature shot this morning around 7AM and the woodpile just now. There's 11-12 cords there, some 2 year and some 3.


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Doing just a tad better than last season. As of today the total burned is 11,385 pounds, last season on the same date it was 12,644 pounds. Guess that is pretty close to a face cord difference. Temperature shot this morning around 7AM and the woodpile just now. There's 11-12 cords there, some 2 year and some 3.


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WOW -30c in March, reminds me of the old line about Winnipeg weather "10 months of winter and 2months bad sledding"
 
I hauled in 45 cords this year and used 2. I should be OK :)
 
Almost out... This is the last of my seasoned 4+ cords. This was my first season and almost made it through. Snowing 6" today followed by single digit lows. My neighbors thought I was crazy last spring, and said I had way too much wood. No such thing...image.jpg
 
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