How's your wood supply so far?

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I have burned about 1.5 cords of the 4 or 4.5 I expected to burn. I got the stove in December, so I am actually burning more than I expected at about 1.5 cords per month. I have lots more seasoned wood out there if I need it; the 4.5 cords was just my guess of how much I'd burn.
 
I had to laugh too...I was kevetching to the wife about how I would soon be at the bottom of my stack . Her response? "Gee, it is a good thing we've also got a GAS furnace, huh?" But dear, you miss the point...... It is about acting AS IF our lives truly did depend on it. Sometimes you've just got to at least pretend that you are living close to the bone. Who knows, come some dark day the practice may come in handy.
 
ploughboy said:
I had to laugh too...I was kevetching to the wife about how I would soon be at the bottom of my stack . Her response? "Gee, it is a good thing we've also got a GAS furnace, huh?" But dear, you miss the point...... It is about acting AS IF our lives truly did depend on it. Sometimes you've just got to at least pretend that you are living close to the bone. Who knows, come some dark day the practice may come in handy.

Mrs. Flatbedford doesn't understand the "seriousness" of the wood supply either.
 
Thus it ever was Flatbedford, I'm sure. I will say this about that though: Warm wife = happy life.
 
ploughboy said:
Thus it ever was Flatbedford, I'm sure. I will say this about that though: Warm wife = happy life.


...and a truer word was never spoken
 
Warm in RI said:
ploughboy said:
Thus it ever was Flatbedford, I'm sure. I will say this about that though: Warm wife = happy life.


...and a truer word was never spoken


As long as she is not TOO warm!
 
I started out with 6 stacks comprising about 3 1/2 cords for the winter. I'm down to a bit over two stacks left, which I think I'll use up, but I can always use some of the wood that's stacked for next year if I need more -- it's dry enough now and if I replace it early in the spring it will be marginally ready by next winter.

Adding a second stove in the basement to entirely eliminate any oil consumption has thrown off my wood strategy. It seems that I have to break into the "next years" pile in the late winter to make it through. Then I'm having to find wood that's well on it's way in the spring to replace what I've stolen. I need to create a bit more storage space under my deck for wood storage.
 
Im probably just barely under a cord left.... Last year we burned only about ~2.2 cords, ordered 2 cords this year (plus about .3 cords remaining) for a total of a bit over 2 cords, just going through it too fast, its been such a cold winter here. My remaining ~<1 cord will probably last until early march. Will order 3 or 4 cords in spring time for next year. Not enough wood this year, guess I will have to use the heater for a few weeks.
 
I am halfway through my supply. I am glad to be where I am as this half is leftover from last year and is DRY DRY DRY.. I will easily outheat the other half with this half by a half ;).. Seriously tho, I think I will be fine this year but plan to go from 4ft to 6ft tall rows next year so I will have more in the barn, and hopefully more left over.

At my parents house it is basically cut and burn, luckily they have a lot of dead standing hickory and oak that drys out and is ready to burn pretty quickly.. I have a couple cords already cut and split for them next year but it was green wood and is not near ready.. The old smoke dragon furnace in their basement doesn't much care what you burn as its far from air tight and just rolls along. The buck 21 upstairs gets the best wood brought up after being in the basement drying for a few weeks.. Next year will be better..

Jason
 
maxed_out said:
I thought it was "happy wife=happy life".

Unless somebody other than you is making her happy.
 
I've got 1/2 cord left of the good stuff, then its time to start chopping off pieces of the house.
 
Had 4 to start. Have been burning 24/7 since Early November and still have about 2 2/3rd left.

I am totally blown away by the efficency and heat of the new wood stove. Night and day compared to last year.
 
Gone through less than expected this year, which means I'll either have some annoying shuffling of the woodshed to do or I'll just bury some really dry stuff in the back for next year.

Nice story, BK.
 
Its hard to say for sure how much I have used so far.
A guess is more than 5% and less than 10% of my woodpile.
 
ploughboy said:
..... It is about acting AS IF our lives truly did depend on it. Sometimes you've just got to at least pretend that you are living close to the bone. Who knows, come some dark day the practice may come in handy.


Close to the bone here. The woodstove right now is my most important tool. Be careful, stay healthy.
 
In the past with my old stove I would burn between 5 and 6 cords. This year I only had about 4 cords and I was a little worried I would have to break down and buy some. I still have a cord left and I burned half a cord every month when it was about 5°. Now that is is warming up it looks like the new stove is much better on wood. I have to say I am impressed.
 
i have about a cord left that i have dry and seasoned. this year we used both stoves so the usage went up about a cord or so. great year to guage how much we could realisticaly need to get through a harsh winter. its rainy now but as we all know it can get cold again and stay that way for a few weeks. keep warm , pete
 
A face cord is 1/3 of a cord...at least around here it is.

Face cord = 4'x8'x16"(1.3ft.)= 41.6 cu.ft.

A cord= 4'x4'x8'=128 cu.ft.
 
By the way,I'm ahead of the game by at lest a 1/3 this season with the BK cat stove VS the old non cat BK.
If anything it was colder this season also.
 
Wood Duck said:
I have burned about 1.5 cords of the 4 or 4.5 I expected to burn. I got the stove in December, so I am actually burning more than I expected at about 1.5 cords per month. I have lots more seasoned wood out there if I need it; the 4.5 cords was just my guess of how much I'd burn.

I find this most perplexing. How on earth are you burning that much wood in an EPA stove that size? That's about all I'll end up burning for the season starting back in October in my 2.5 cu.ft Vigilant, and I burn hard... real hard, as in stay at home all day working in the same room as the stove and feeding it to keep it at 600-700º all day long hard.

Just curious... Are these full cords or "face" cords? What type of wood? Mostly "soft" hardwood like silver maple and box elder and popple? That might explain some of it if that's the case, as I only burn the densest woods I can find.
 
Gnawing the bone as of this morning.

Before January, I was in the clover--had 150-or-so gallons of fuel oil left for my boiler, and firewood was the supplement. Burning off piles of seasoned poplar that the P.O. had left around out in the woods.

January the boiler went out. The `living-as-if' thing really stood me in good stead, as I was pretty much set up to make it work. Wood was holding out okay, but I definitely had my eye on some standing dead trees around the place. Figured with those that we'd make it, just, and come spring start on my supply for next winter--a mix of the standing dead poplar on my place and a boughten truckload of logs.

This morning, my back went out. Was leaning over at a stupid angle to split some kindling and suddenly couldn't stand up. Just dumb-dumb-dumb. Laying down now hoping that this was just a lil' muscle twitch and it will be better in an hour or so. (Feel free to chime in here and be an accessory to a delusion.)

Looks like I will be trying to buy a cord of seasoned wood, which will be at a premium price if I can find it. Grateful that it's an option, and that I have money in the bank to do it. What can you say? Things happen, and you have to roll with them. Going downstairs now to throw more wood on the fire, and see if my back likes moving any better now.
 
We have burned four cords,our usual burning seasons worth, but that said the season up here goes through April with a "free" dayon occasion . Right now my husband has less than 1/3 cord under cover and is going to be pilfering from next years supply. He has found dry oak in the 120.00 to 190.00 dollar price per cord and feels next fall's prices may be higher...just like everything else. The description of "dry wood" is used liberally by firewood vendors. It is always tempting to purchase the lowest priced cords but staying with one supplier is generally worth the doing regardless of cost. Loyalty is rewarded.
 
Still a cord and three quarters left in the shed of this years allotment. A cord of that will be left over. Next year's is resting peacefully in the back of the yard since year before last. Started year after next this week. Didn't get a stick cut last spring or summer.

Getting too old for this stuff. Want me one of them furnace things.
 
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