I've been collecting firewood for many years, the typical thing I do is cut logs then split them up right away, all wood gets stacked either wet or green.
I built a bunch of strait single row wood racks out of 2x4's I could hold nearly 5 cords total, the dimension's are 4.5ft high x 12ft long, I liked that style but the main issue us that the stacks tend to shift as the shrink, I would end up having to restack some of the rows due to tip overs, the pro with them is that the wood would be exposed and dry out fairly good, I would top cover with heavy mill plastic and an electric stapler.
My second main type of stack is 14 pallets, all together in a double wide row, holds nearly 7 cords, it was a great way to stack, I didn't have to worry about tip overs, I would simply top cover and let it go, 3 years later I'm moving this stack onto the driveway.
The cons - the stack was way to thick in depth, I've got wet wood in the middle, especially were the tarp had a hole, also this stack became a wild life center to ground hogs, mice and snakes. Ground hog holes underneath the pallets, mouse nests all over, and snake skins everywhere.
The third type of stacking method which is seeming to have the best results is the holz style or round house, this pile was stacked last year and has settled very nicely, I'm thinking it's holding close to 5 cords but on a small foot print, the sides have shrunk nicely and is allowing optimal airflow to penetrate the center, the sloped roof style allows rain to run off, I will be throwing a tarp on top of it this winter to keep excessive snow off the top, I will also be stacking wood like this from now on.
I built a bunch of strait single row wood racks out of 2x4's I could hold nearly 5 cords total, the dimension's are 4.5ft high x 12ft long, I liked that style but the main issue us that the stacks tend to shift as the shrink, I would end up having to restack some of the rows due to tip overs, the pro with them is that the wood would be exposed and dry out fairly good, I would top cover with heavy mill plastic and an electric stapler.
My second main type of stack is 14 pallets, all together in a double wide row, holds nearly 7 cords, it was a great way to stack, I didn't have to worry about tip overs, I would simply top cover and let it go, 3 years later I'm moving this stack onto the driveway.
The cons - the stack was way to thick in depth, I've got wet wood in the middle, especially were the tarp had a hole, also this stack became a wild life center to ground hogs, mice and snakes. Ground hog holes underneath the pallets, mouse nests all over, and snake skins everywhere.
The third type of stacking method which is seeming to have the best results is the holz style or round house, this pile was stacked last year and has settled very nicely, I'm thinking it's holding close to 5 cords but on a small foot print, the sides have shrunk nicely and is allowing optimal airflow to penetrate the center, the sloped roof style allows rain to run off, I will be throwing a tarp on top of it this winter to keep excessive snow off the top, I will also be stacking wood like this from now on.
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i have noticed that the more freestanding the rack, the more it seems one side of the wood stack shrinks and starts to lean. i'm leery about how long it'll be before one of them collapses. 
