Well I bought a new moisture meter at Lowes today because I wasn't sure if all my wood would be ready. The meter is the General Tools # MMD4E.I checked a stack of oak that was cut,split and stacked in a barn early 2010, it checked 8-10 % moisture. The second stack was pecan fron a large blow down, which was c,s,s the end of may stacked on concrete full sun and wind the drought conditions we had this summer with over 60 days of 100+ temps and very low humidity,this stack ranged from a low of 8% - a high of 12% moisture,mostly around 10%. Lastly I checked a stack of oak that was cut in march and left laying on the ground until aug. when it was split and piled on the ground and it checked about 20% moisture. all of the splits that were checked were split and checked on the fresh split.