-10 and Dippin' into the Black Locust

[Ralphie Boy]

Almost 10 below here in Northern Kentucky, Broke into my stash of 3 year old black locust and mixed it with some white ash. We ain't gonna be cold tonight! White oak wont be ready until next year, if I'm lucky.

 

[bigbarf48]

Sounds very nice! We're a little warmer down here in GA, it's almost 10 degrees

 

[Ralphie Boy]

Sounds very nice! We're a little warmer down here in GA, it's almost 10 degrees

How much wood do you burn in a "normal" winter? And what kinds?

 

[bigbarf48]

Well I actually don't heat with wood, I don't even have a stove You may wonder why I'm a member on a wood heating site, and it's just because I enjoy processing wood! I like felling, bucking, splitting, stacking, IDing, and learning about trees. To be honest this site had a hand in sparking that interest and setting me on my degree path in forestry!

I scrounge as much wood as I can come across because I like to keep busy. We have a burn pit outside and a fireplace at the girlfriends place, so I do get a feel for how different woods burn in these capacities. What I don't burn gets sold to pay for college

So I can't really answer your question, but I will say that our winters are usually mild, with temps in the 30s and upper 20s at the lowest. In my area the most predominant trees are oak, poplar, gum, cottonwood, and lots of others like cherry, dogwood, maple, etc. my stacks are a mix of cottonwood, sweetgum, oak, and little bits of cherry and dogwood

 

[buddylee]

21 right now in middle Georgia. Getting down to 11 tonight. VERY cold for us. I dug out some hickory and pecan. Added wood a little while ago and it was definately hotter than red oak.

 

[JrCRXHF]

-7f as of now. I would guess -12f tonight and wind. They say -25f with wind chill. I am burning ash and elm. I would say 150lbs worth tonight alone.

 

[osagebow]

How much wood do you burn in a "normal" winter? And what kinds?

If it helps, I'm due east of ya and last ear I burned a bit over three cords of mostly oak and BL, with some maple, sass, hick, osage and other stuff last year (1200 sq.ft split level)

 

[red oak]

Down around 0 now with high winds, burning white oak and it's 74 in the house. Loving the wood heat tonight!

 

[UncleJoe]

Unfortunately I don't have any locust ready for this season. I'm relying on the red oak and pin oak for these unusually cold days.

 

[Paulywalnut]

BL mixed with oak or ash is a great combination. My three year locust is burning on its own and real toasty

 

[bsruther]

Right now it's Osage and Oak. Back to Ash tomorrow, when the temps start rising.

 

[BillLion]

Threw in some BL tonight; what a difference! Trying to conserve it for times like these...