Been a lurker for the summer. I started renting a house from a friend in February. He has a quad 3100 step-top that heats the house greatly. I am very anxiously awaiting the cold temps to reap the rewards of my hard work this early spring. I've been reading tips and scrounging wood since early spring (mostly dead standing elm) and have roughly 6 months worth cut, split, and stacked since early June! Not really a noob to the wood gathering scene as I have helped both sets of grandparents do it since I was about 5. Was allowed to run the splitter at age 7 and have been running and maintaining a chainsaw since I was about 14. I am new to the actual burning though. And been educated from this site on how long wood actually takes to dry. I look forward to learning everything I can by reading tips on the forum!