My wood is NEVER gonna dry

Ah, I misread "linear foot" as "square foot"... Still, I suppose $24 to cover a cord (5'x10') isn't awful, given that the stuff lasts forever.

That's excellent.

So Bart, what did you do...stack your wood to fit the cover of EPDM or cut the stuff, and make smaller piles...Like 7' wide?
I swear Bart could fall into a bucket of cowshit and come out smelling like a rose

link to Mother Earth dryer: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1994-10-01/Finding-Fuelwood.aspx?page=3

the next page in the article says - "and any wood dries more slowly in cool weather and in humid climates." That ought to settle the discussion !! Who was it that said "two people can know less about a topic than one"

What are you talking about Boy? You only got 6 posts on this forum and already you are talking subjects that even a cave man would know. Hell, even Hogzwildz would know this ...but he is rumored gone to ground...

Just kidding , all newbies are allowed to make several inane posts....Welcome to the club....Is it inane or insane? ...See how one letter can casitgate you?

P.S. All Retorts Welcome, except Brother Bart, he has been put on double secret probation for being too well prepared.

Plus the fact that 45, 60, and 90 mil EPDM are only sold in roofing stores and come standard 10' and 20' widths...I don't where Brother Bart got a 15' roll. ...Must have been a firesale

Oh Jags, such a stickler for details ....Don't they mean the same thing, but only on this forum and especally for new recruits?
Damn 7 years of college down the drain...I'll be sending my Phd back to Boston

Post #99 Bart, we already have this information. Why don't you make yourself useful and tell us how you used your Discount E.P.D.M.? Did you aline your wood to fit the membrane, or cut the membrane to fit your piles?

Now Fossil, I don't know if you heard the new rules on this forum, but one can only brag about ones achievements:
1) if one has built the structure by himself
2) had his retainers build it under his tutelage
3) Or has been approved by Brother Bart

SHOW OFF! Maybe in a year or two I'll aspire to that. Thanks.

BackRoads ...Good show dude. And where pretell is a photo of your woodpile young man?

You were wondering about a moisture meter ICEMAN..here's one that I use, seems to work just fine......... http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96472

and FOSSIL..........that's just plain 'ole showing off.............

Why not carry your wood into the house and turn up the oil burner until the house is about 90 deg.

Run it that way for about two weeks and than leave it there until November when you put it in the stove.

Actually, that reminds me about something I wanted to ask...

Is there any benefit to having the next load of wood stacked right by the stove? Assuming not fully seasoned wood.. does it lose moisture to the air from the radiant heat? (enough in, say, a few hours, to make any difference to how it burns?)

Not really. If the wood is rain soaked, then it may dry off a bit. If it's not seasoned then that would be like having it outside in the summer for a few hours... takes 3 full seasons (spring, summer, fall) to season most wood.

Dear Jerry 100, This is a most serious forum and as a junior member with only 34 posts you are not allowed to make jokes. This is a serious business here and the information that you receive here is worth countless dollars that otherwise would have to be gathered at Stove shops or sneeking around Master Wood Burners....such as the members of this forum. Please observe proper protocol and maintain respect with all your posts. We do welcome all newcomers but insist on a strict rule of honesty and real questions to be directed to this forum.
Most Sincerely Joe

Well Skinny you may have 2 choices burn wet wood this year or save it for next year.

I know its not what you want to hear. But if your wood isn't drying because of all the rain you may not have a choice.

I know it has been said alot but i cover mine up when it rains and un cover when there is sun. Gotta watch that weather alot. which brings me to my typing out loud thought that i need a wood shed!