so how much wood have you used so far

[Dix]

Re list me @ 3 cords after this cold / foot of snow shot is over.

I loaded the house this weekend for both stoves. Stacks took a hit. I'm glad I've got a cord by the back door, for emergency purposes only.

I'm pondering buying some for insurance, this year.

 

[Charles1981]

I sure hope April is warm in Michigan this year.

 

[Swedishchef]

I made a fire lastnight with 2 eco logs. WOW. I forgot how hot those get..and how fast! 1 of those per fire will make a big difference in my fuel consumption. The eco log was a pile of ashes 4 hours after lighting it. I was pleasantly surprised at the length of burn and the heat thrown off. I guess it is simply a HUGE wood pellet

 

[Dave K]

I need a more efficient stove! I started burning in November and I've used about 3.5 cords so far (with a Fisher Grandma Bear to heat a 1600 Sq ft space.

I have to order wood and I'm not looking forward to it. Do I pick the guy with the dirty wood that brings a true cord -or- the guy that has bark-less clean wood but he only gives 70% of a true cord for the same price

 

[firefighterjake]

I need a more efficient stove! I started burning in November and I've used about 3.5 cords so far (with a Fisher Grandma Bear to heat a 1600 Sq ft space.

I have to order wood and I'm not looking forward to it. Do I pick the guy with the dirty wood that brings a true cord -or- the guy that has bark-less clean wood but he only gives 70% of a true cord for the same price

Easy . . . dirty wood. You're not looking to win a beauty contest or bring it to church, you're just burning it. Sure, some bark or dirt may fall off and require a quick sweeping or vacuuming, but it beats not having the full cord of wood.

 

[blueguy]

That was on 28 Dec. Now at a hand full of splits short of 2 cords heating a 1100 sq. ft. bungalow from a fully finished basement. Aside from last week, been burning 24/7 since 1 Nov

Hit 2.5 cords used so far this season. I estimated about 3, so unless we have a cold snap, I should be right on target

 

[tarzan]

About 52 five foot loader buckets worth or 10 long wheel base truck loads. Crude measurement I know but that's enough to get us through most winters and we still have at least a month of burning to do.

 

[Swedishchef]

Hit 2.5 cords used so far this season. I estimated about 3, so unless we have a cold snap, I should be right on target

It hasn't been cold in Rusagonis this year I am from Fredericton and still have family there. It's been a fairly long winter for you guys!

ANdrew

 

[clarksvilleal]

4 cords and counting ... mixed hardwoods and some pine. Burning 24/7 , only shut down maybe 3 or 4 times since late October...

1988 CDW 246CCL showing its age, though - on life support, will probably die of old age by season's end . (May she Rest in Peace.) Gotta Progress to newer, better, ways to burn up that big Wood Stock ( puns intended).

 

[logger]

Jeez, Im def into my 5th cord (oak, cherry and maple mostly) and sense I will go past 6 cords when all is said and done. I usually burn about 4 or 5 depending on the weather... this winters been a beast in the east. The stove's our sole heat source and burns 24/7.

 

[BurnIt13]

Although it feels like I've been feeding my Englander 30 nonstop I've actually done pretty well. So far a total of about 2.5 cords. 1.5 cords of pine and the rest is mixed hardwood, mostly oak. It looks like I'm getting into a section of the stack that wasn't seasoned well enough. Its two years old and there have been some sizzlers. The rest should be good for next year though.

I should finish out the year at 3 cords or a maybe 3.5 tops if March is another cold one.

 

[firebroad]

This was my first year with "good" wood. Had 2.5 cords put aside for 2013-2014 season, expected to use maybe 2. Went through all of it, and have another half cord that is dry that I have been resisting dipping into. Looks like that will be gone over the next week or so.
On the upside, there is 3 cords ready for next fall, and I am ordering another 4 this spring for 2015-2016.
Sucks to not have a fire every night.

 

[logger]

That's a whole lot of wood for just one 3 cu.ft. stove. Where do you live?

I dont think the forum member is off at all by saying 6 cords by winters end. The norm for our area (neighbors burn 24/7 too) is 4 to 5 cords a year, sometimes 3.5 on a mild winter. This year I've gone out at night to find temps in the negatives quite a few times, many daytime highs in the teens, and around 40-45 inches of snowfall above average. I will def be into my sixth cord too come mid-March.

 

[Ashful]

Jeez, Im def into my 5th cord (oak, cherry and maple mostly) and sense I will go past 6 cords when all is said and done.

I was into my 6th cord a month ago! I actually had to stop burning after the ice storm, as I'd used more than 5 cords at that point, and knew I wouldn't have enough seasoned wood left to make it thru another power outage emergency. The stoves sat cold until yesterday, when I fired them up for this one last (hopefully) shot of really cold air. I'll go thru my remaining half cord this week, then I'll be done for the year.

 

[DougA]

So far I have used 1 full cord of next winter's wood. Thankfully it's almost all under 20% moisture.

 

[blueguy]

It hasn't been cold in Rusagonis this year I am from Fredericton and still have family there. It's been a fairly long winter for you guys!

ANdrew

Yup, definitely a cold one this year. IIRC, the last couple years most of the snow was well on its way to being melted and daytime temps above freezing were the norm by this time. I don't really mind winter (and I have another 9 cords on hand) so if it takes a while to warm up, it's all good

 

[Burner]

Incredibly, I am working on my 8th cord. Mostly oak, ash, maple, and birch. Granted I have two stoves that go 24/7, it still seems excessive. The Oslo definitely eats more wood than my VC Defiant Catalytic. I am currently rebuilding a VC Encore cat that may replace the Oslo. We'll see how that goes. But maybe I am doing something wrong!

 

[ColdNH]

I've burned about 3.5 cords so far, ended up buying a pallet of compressed bricks, between those and some semi-seasoned wood I was planning on using next year I should be able to get through the rest of the season and that would put me right around 5 cord.

I wasn't to happy about having to buy these bricks, but I will say they are awesome to compliment semi-seasoned wood.

 

[begreen]

We'll be pushing 3 cords this year. It got cold here for a couple weeks, but nothing like what is hitting the midwest and east. Now we are heading into shoulder season which we may stop burning in. We have enough wood, but it's mostly locust which is harder to get going for small hot fires unless I resplit it.

 

[Ashful]

We have enough wood, but it's mostly locust which is harder to get going for small hot fires unless I resplit it.

So, how do you resplit up at the house? I keep a hatchet by the woodpile at the house, but I'm not resplitting much bigger than kindling, with that. I'm wondering if these gizmo's would work for re-splitting some big stuff. They look more like a curio than a tool.

 

[begreen]

Our splits look too large to fit into either of those little tools. I use a fisker or maul for the bigger stuff and a hatchet for kindling. I do this at the wood shed. It keeps the mess away from the house.

 

[Ashful]

Our splits look too large to fit into either of those little tools. I use a fisker or maul for the bigger stuff and a hatchet for kindling. I do this at the wood shed. It keeps the mess away from the house.

It's hard to imagine picking up the maul in my PJ's and bedroom slippers, when I go out to grab two loads of wood at 6:30am... or even in business attire in the evening.

 

[DamienBricka]

1.5 cord of wood so far.

 

[begreen]

How is the Austral heating Damien?

 

[DamienBricka]

How is the Austral heating Damien?

The Austral is heating great. Just getting used to operating it correctly and I am sure it will take some time. At this point I am still not sure on whether or not I will put an OAK in. Per the calculations I made and per talking to Drolet it may not be a good option. Time will tell.