shoulda known better

[Andy S.]

I was asked to make a fire last night. Rather than slog through the yard after three days of driving rain to my stacks that were surely soaked I went and bought some kiln dried supermarket stuff.

Mistake. Instant hissing, took forever to light and was a nice reminder of two years ago. Split a piece today and checked it at 26%.

They should change the sign from kiln dried to "bug free."

 

[claydogg84]

Most people that buy that wood are using it for their fireplace, that's how they get away with it..

 

[Seanm]

I was asked to make a fire last night. Rather than slog through the yard after three days of driving rain to my stacks that were surely soaked I went and bought some kiln dried supermarket stuff.

Mistake. Instant hissing, took forever to light and was a nice reminder of two years ago. Split a piece today and checked it at 26%.

They should change the sign from kiln dried to "bug free."

Yeah sometimes we need that wake up call eh? I bet you have some nice stuff in your stacks!

 

[mass_burner]

I assume you have a plan to access wood when its 30 and raining/sleeting (other than the super market).

 

[Andy S.]

I assume you have a plan to access wood when its 30 and raining/sleeting (other than the super market).

Yep. I stage a cord on the patio and a facecord in the garage. Just haven't moved it yet.

 

[turn_n_burn]

Well, I have been burned by those firewood bundle scheisters too. I used to buy firepit wood at our local Maverik (gas stations out west), and about once every 3 times it would be green as the day it came down. It was mostly lodgepole and occasionally garnished with a chunk or 2 of juniper, but it was OK when dry. I made the mistake of buying some straight grained wood in a bundle from Albertson's once out of sheer curiosity (and the label said "long burning"), and when I got home I was laughed out of the room. Apparently I just paid 4.99 for 3/4 a cubic foot of cottonwood, and it was all gone in about 30 minutes, and my yard smelled like sour piss. Don't roast hotdogs over it, EVER.