Just curious how many of you can really build up a good supply. It's good to be several years ahead, and it has taken me several years to get there. I have 1.25 acres, and I currently have approximately 16 cords neatly stacked and covered, 4 of which are marked for this coming year, 4 for the year after that, and so on. The 4 for this coming winter are 2 years old. My stacks serve two purposes, seasoning as well as privacy fences as they are all 5 feet high (approximately).
How Many Cords On Your Property?
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Ashful
Minister of Fire
I usually try to keep 30 cords split and stacked, and at least another few (3 - 6 cords) of logs or rounds ready to be split. However, we have had record high rainfall the last two years, making it all but impossible to work on my wood lot without making a serious mess, so I’m down to maybe 16 cords split and stacked right now. Working on building that back up.
I am on a larger (4 acre) lot in a lower-density suburban (>1000 persons/mi2) area.
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When I got out of Wood Burning (Went Pellet May 2018) I had 10 cords stacked and ready to go. Have about 1 cord drying from trees that came down in Fall/Winter/Spring. Going to be a groan to make them into little pellets.
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Ashful
Minister of Fire
Hey Highbeam, do you stack into that shed right off the splitter, or are you stacking in open rows and then moving (again) to the shed after it’s already dry?
Good question. I split and throw into a pile and then load it into the shed. All within a few days so the wood going into the shed is relatively unseasoned.
If I can guess what you're thinking, it's that the wood in the shed won't be able to dry as quickly as if it were spread out in the open one layer thick on asphalt in the sun and wind. I think you're right but I also will leave this wood in the shed for double the normal drying time.
I sure hope it dries enough. I have as much ventilation built into the shed as possible. There are a few inches between rows and of course plenty of ventilation on top with a generous overhang.
Oh and in the photo, the first row is well seasoned wood used to top off the shed. I wanted the greenest wood to be in the back so I had to pull this wood out and start filling with green.
I have a couple of moisture meters to check this winter. It's my second winter working out of a shed. The top covering does not work well enough in my rainy climate.
I have about 12 cords cut and split, 5 of which are stacked in two rows on pallets between trees. Still working in the back of the lot on some trees down on the neighbors lot (with permission). 1.6 acres.
We have 142 acres so we have 50 - 52 face cord up but I'm hoping for another 10-12 face cord before the first snow hits.
EAB is in our county so this spring I felled 10 or 11 ash with more coming down this fall.
For our shoulder season wood, we have just under 12 face cord stacked, so we have a total of 62-64 up.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Is that somewhere between a rick and a bush cord?
I'm on 2 acres and I started building my pile of wood last year. Just over 7 cords right now. I get my Pacific energy fp25 installed in September :
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It's a rick, our splits should be around 16 inches long or just under.
Rob711
Feeling the Heat
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
Wow, that much land is fantastic. You would never see a lot that size up here
EODMSgt
Feeling the Heat
About 8 cord (so far) on 5 acres. All hardwood. The average used was around 4 cord until last winter when I used close to 8. Hope to have between 12-16 CSS by the time the snow flies.
That’s a good supply. I love knowing we can burn as much as we want to over the next couple years
Woody5506
Minister of Fire
I have 10 or 11 cords split/stacked on my 3/4 acre suburban lot which is about 3 years worth for us.
Woodsplitter67
Minister of Fire
I am an acre cleared... im sitting on 14 cords CSS as well as 4 cord in log lenth ready to be cut up as soon i have a wood shed ready to be filled.. ill be on the hunt for more wood this winter... log lenth
We all do what we can don’t we? That much on .5 is pretty darn good. Some of my neighbors have walked by and jokingly/not jokingly said “you got enough wood?” My response has been “not yet”.
I have 300 acres, no firewood cut yet. But lots of dead standing pine, easy to cut and split a couple cords a day. I was just reading this thread thinking I better get started lol.
