Low of 34 last night. Had a great fire. I only burn if the overnight low is 40 or lower. Forecast for next two weeks calls for lows in the mid 40s to low 50s. There's always a chance of a late winter, early Spring cold snap but nothing in the cards for now so I may have burned my last split for this season. Kinda sad in some ways but at least I can stop scrambling for enough dry wood to get me through "just a couple more nights."
Actually, I have enough for three or four more nights as long as I don't need to burn during the day also. Got about two cords of Water oak and pin oak split and stacked and hope to get at least one, maybe two more cords in before I go back to work mid-March. After that I will be on the road nearly constantly until mid October, plus it will be too hot to cutting and splitting wood.
Some of my future use stash is going to need two years but maybe half of it is from tree tops or from standing dead that had a head start in drying and is already down to mid 20s on the meter. And, I have recently spotted three nice size downed trees back in the woods that must have been dead for some time but are still pretty solid. If I get them cut and split soon they'll probably be good to go next winter.
I've got access to non burning friends' property that have enough recently downed oak to last me several lifetimes. Every pickup load I split and stack from there brings me about a third of a cord. I should be able to get a couple of cords of that put away in the next month.
To the rest of you, enjoy the remainder of your burning season.
Ken
Actually, I have enough for three or four more nights as long as I don't need to burn during the day also. Got about two cords of Water oak and pin oak split and stacked and hope to get at least one, maybe two more cords in before I go back to work mid-March. After that I will be on the road nearly constantly until mid October, plus it will be too hot to cutting and splitting wood.
Some of my future use stash is going to need two years but maybe half of it is from tree tops or from standing dead that had a head start in drying and is already down to mid 20s on the meter. And, I have recently spotted three nice size downed trees back in the woods that must have been dead for some time but are still pretty solid. If I get them cut and split soon they'll probably be good to go next winter.
I've got access to non burning friends' property that have enough recently downed oak to last me several lifetimes. Every pickup load I split and stack from there brings me about a third of a cord. I should be able to get a couple of cords of that put away in the next month.
To the rest of you, enjoy the remainder of your burning season.
Ken
