Yeah red oak is good I think all around I prefer ash. It dries much faster it does not have quite the btus that oak does but still good. Not a fan of cherry though.Red oak is still my favorite all around firewood.
I wish I had hickory. Would love to toss some in the smoker. I so also use a "overnighter" fat log. I guess it would have helped to mention. I have the Osburn Matrix. It burns long but the blower is a bit loud and only one speed. So you head it all night in my tiny house. But it heats it. Are you using it as a main source of heat, or just a room? I use mine for hole house. Leave thermostat on 72 and go to bed. It might be 80 in my main room all night. If it finally drops off my bedrooms are 60s and chilly for the little ones
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My little smoke dragon won't overnight burn anything, so I wouldn't know. White oak and hickory seem to last a little longer, though.
White oak for me. But like firefighterjake said i'm not picky. On the weekends i have more time to cherry pick what i want in the stove.What is the favorite go to wood for an overnight/extended burn
I generally burn what ever is next in the stack but i have the locust hickory and the little bit of osage i find kept separate for really cold spellsBlack locust, oak (mostly I end up burning red) and yellow birch ...,that said I usually burn whatever I have in the wood box and don't cherry pick the wood for each load.
I can get overnight burns easily with any hardwood and enought coal to restart from with soft woods but not any real heat from the stove after 8 hours with them. But if i am looking for long burns i go for white oak hickory locust or osage orange. White oak is not as good as the others but there is allot of it here so it is usually what i use when temps drop. The other stuff is reserved for really cold nights.
Nope i have a roughly 100 year old Victorian with original windows and wood siding. It does have blown in cellulose in the walls and allot of insulation in the attic. I also lined the basement walls with foam insulation and that helped allot but it is still very far from well insulated. And insulation has nothing to do with burn times regardless. All it does effect the needed heat output.I've come to find out those who say they have long burns, really just have well insulated houses and a pile of red coals in the morning. I have the red coals, but I have to cover the match to light my fires in this old farm house.
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