Short stumpy splits- how to store/stack?

[nhorzepa]

We have 2+ cords of short splits (4-8" long). These are turning out to be a nightmare to stack, especially since I like to make my stacks tall.

Any recommendations on good, cheap ways to store them?
Our piles are in the front of our house (suburban area) so ideally they don't look too ugly.

Right now, I started building a cage from pallets...not exactly pretty but it is working better than stacking.

 

[bholler]

That is what I would do with them

 

[macattack_ga]

I tried building a holz hausen with shorts splits... ended up with a teepee.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Pallets or wire racks. Even a set of metal shelves works to keep a bit of order. Those just don't stack well at all. Here, I just throw them into a pile then come fall, those get burned first.

 

[JoeyD]

That is a lot of shorts.

I stack on pallets and find I need the shorts at times to square things up. Sometimes I use them to fill the middle. 8" is about as small as I go though. Anything smaller and it gets put with the pit wood.

I never had 2 cords worth though so maybe some type of bin is order.

 

[bigbarf48]

There's really no good way to deal with them in an "attractive" way. I don't find them too difficult to stack of the stacks are short. If you don't wanna do that, a bin or pile is your best bet

 

[Chimney Smoke]

My first question is "how did you end up with 2 cord of 4-8 inch splits?" SOunds like you're already tackling it the best you can -throw them into a bin and burn them in the fall to get rid of them.

 

[Hills Hoard]

If i decided to keep them for my indoor fire I just stack them last on the top row of my piles...If they are too ugly I just save them for when i have people round and we have an fire outside..

 

[wahoowad]

Can you make a circle out of some type of heavy guage chicken wire or cattle fence panels (?) and toss them in it loose?

 

[tsquini]

In the past I just bought chicken wire and made a few tall cylinders. Tossed the shorties in. It looks nice when you have a few of them together. I had to fasten the cyclendars together to keep them from falling over.

 

[smokedragon]

just stack them last on the top row of my piles

This is what I do (or throw them between rows). But then, I don't have 2 cord worth.

 

[BobUrban]

x2 on smoke dragons idea. Stack your pretty stacks with a gap and toss them in between.

 

[lindnova]

x2 on smoke dragons idea. Stack your pretty stacks with a gap and toss them in between.

x3 on the "hiding in between" method.

Usually I have a few on top of the stack, but 2 cords? That is a lot!

 

[macattack_ga]

A little of a tangent... but i've found that a GI Parachute Cargo Duffle Bag works well for hauling short stumpy splits into the house for burning in the wood stove.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1741301142&pf_rd_i=507846