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  1. rdust Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 9, 2009
    3,334 posts
    Michigan
    I'm done, I'm sure I have a few more nights ahead(Wednesday/Thursday) where a fire would be nice but I'm calling it good. I cleaned the stove out pretty good and don't feel like doing it again. All I can say is the belly in a BK is deep, it sure holds the ash! I'm sure it'll do the furnace good to run a little bit for a few days.
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  2. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,710 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    I still load the stove every other day. We have 30+ years here, wife gets cold below 72.
    When I here her kick on the furnace, I go load the stove :)
    50 & above on a sunny day, almost 17 hrs of sun now, "T" shirt for sure. (well me any way) Lot of solar heat gain on sunny days.

    Wasilla weather:
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  3. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,455 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    Fire this morning . . . tried out some black locust courtesy of my buddy from last Fall.
  4. charly Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 2, 2008
    1,692 posts
    Schoharie, NY
    ME :cool: Both stoves:) Endless wood supply.
  5. blacktail Feeling the Heat

    joined: Sep 18, 2011
    365 posts
    Western WA
    May 9th, 1:30am and I've been burning alder for the last four hours.
  6. Punky New Member

    joined: Apr 28, 2012
    9 posts
    Merrimac Valley, MA
    I burned a load last night of the world's most disrespected wood: Cottonwood. Took the chill out of the house just fine.
    Even Pine get's more respect (and leaves more coals for a relight).
    I think even soggy, rotted, bug infested pine gets more respect than Cottonwood! :confused:
  7. TIM RUTMAN New Member

    joined: Apr 20, 2012
    23 posts
    Pa
    I got up late yesterday and my wife had a fire going. Just burnt one load of pine. This morning its 72 in the house.
  8. PapaDave Minister of Fire

    Wife said it was fine in the house last night, so no fire (knowing full well it would be a bit chilly in the a.m.).
    This a.m., "it's a little chilly in here", so......fire.
    She never listens to me.;lol
  9. blacktail Feeling the Heat

    joined: Sep 18, 2011
    365 posts
    Western WA
    I started a fire first thing when I got home from work at 10:30 tonight. I'll likely have a couple more fires before the week is over. Low temps for the next few nights are supposed to be in the 30's.
  10. StihlHead Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 24, 2011
    1,037 posts
    PNW Cascades
    Yah, I shut the stove down for a week and then we got a frost advisory for tonight, so I started it up again today. Found some cottonwood to get rid of. The house is cooking, 72 degrees, 38 outside. It was 85 the other day... suposed to be 85 again this weekend. This year is nuts. I was watching a Bosox game last week from Boston and they were in winter gear there.
  11. NH_Wood Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 24, 2009
    2,236 posts
    southern NH
    Very little Sun for the last week - still burning to take the chill and damp out of the house - from the looks of things, won't be done for a while. Cheers!
  12. TX-L Member

    joined: Sep 1, 2010
    151 posts
    Tug Hill State Forest, NY
    I had frost 2 days ago, now in the 50's, forecast for 38 tonight, 58 tomorrow, 40 tomorrow night. I'm sure the women I live with will NEED a fire soon... I might even like it myself.
  13. Creature Member

    joined: Jul 18, 2009
    132 posts
    Vancouver, Canada
    Probably 3/4 fires in the last week, but by the look of the forecast I might be done in the next couple days. Time to organize my wood piles and do some summer cleaning.
  14. weatherguy Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 20, 2009
    2,716 posts
    Central Mass
    Spring comes late to Boston, its right on the water and you get a cold chilly wind. Ive been colder in April at Fenway than where I live in January.
  15. pen Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2007
    6,065 posts
    N.E. Penna
    Going to get into the 30's tonight so I'll fire it up again. Could use a little electric, but I feel like having what may be the last hoorah.

    pen
  16. osagebow Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 29, 2012
    735 posts
    Shenandoah Valley, VA
    Gonna fïnish some soft maple off tonite, going down to 42. Thanks to all - my first winter burning went a lot smoother than if I had been left to my own devices!
    pen likes this.
  17. velvetfoot Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 5, 2005
    4,833 posts
    Sand Lake, NY
    Just started one.
  18. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,349 posts
    Last night we dropped to 40 with rain, nothing for a fire. Tonight we are at 41 with rain, have some Cherry going then before I hit the sack I'll load up a few more splits.
    Since I charged the boat batteries the cold weather moved back in.

    zap
  19. tfdchief Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 24, 2009
    2,971 posts
    Tuscola, IL
    My AC is on.....Yuk!:mad:
  20. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,899 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Done with it. Working on getting the third year out restored on the stacks by the end of May and then I don't want to see another piece of wood in my hands until October. Well, maybe except for chopsticks or something.
  21. nate379 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 21, 2010
    3,981 posts
    Palmer, Alaska
    They are calling for snow again tomorrow night. Got a little bit last week. Not worth firing the stove since the house stays warm enough. I'd rather spend the $20-30 on gas for the month vs fighting with the stove. It's not too bad in the winter, load the stove full, set it and forget it, but when it's pretty warm it seems like there always is a log or two extra, enough to make it 85* in the house. At that point it's really just wasting wood just to have a fire going.
  22. Joful Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 7, 2012
    2,576 posts
    Philadelphia
    I need a new avatar. The doors have been closed. It's summer.
  23. Treacherous Minister of Fire

    joined: May 13, 2010
    745 posts
    WA state
    Got down to 30 last night so made another fire.
  24. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,095 posts
    Michigan
    Had a short fire last night. Hoping it is the last one until September.
  25. PapaDave Minister of Fire

    Had a fire last night with a couple pieces of oak and a couple maple. The maple was iffy when it went in, and the iffy went away when I tried to get the fire going.What a pain. Reminded me of when we first started burning. I knew better....but I can be stubborn.:p
    Good thing we're about done here, that 1/3 cord of maple can spend the summer getting finished off before I try to burn it again.
    I think we may be done. Forecast is moving in our favor. Now, where's that permethrin?

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