The Economics of Firewood...Buying log length From Loggers?

[Itslay90]

What’s your opinion ?

 

[Dieselhead]

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Thread 'Log length'

Oct 13, 2025

Is it better to get log length and just process it myself. I can get a truck load with 7-8 cords for $850 instead of wasting time looking for free firewood all the time. I already have a chainsaw and a log Splitter and I just love doing firewood it’s just so therapeutic. And I have space for it

• Itslay90
• Replies: 8
• Forum: The Wood Shed

 

[MRD1985]

Log length is by far your cheapest purchase option

 

[fire_man]

Personally I'm tired of scrounging and humping wood roadside. It can be dangerous and you can't pick and chose the weather, you have to get it when the getin's good.

It's fun if it's a nice warm day and on someone's safe property in an easy to get to spot.

The problem with log length is it's mystery wood. I've gotten 4 foot diameter Cottonwood (which counts as "hardwood") and wood with fence poles growing inside.

My method has been to use a combination of log length and scrounging to get 4+ years ahead, and then you can be a picky fair weather scrounger.

 

[Ctwoodtick]

I switched over to buying log loads in last year and would only go back to scrounging if situation was ideal. Yes, it’s money, but not dealing with unknown people of FB marketplace and all of that is priceless. When it’s time to process, I’m not dealing with travel time and all the hassle.

 

[Jsjac1]

I was getting wood a few way.
I would buy cut split wood at one point. The wood guy was getting $180 a cord. I also cut my own wood when I was not to busy working.
This year I got a truck and trailer load of log delivered.
I have gotten most of it cut and split. I will wait until the ground days out to move one of our wood sheds. Then start stacking.
I will get more logs delivered when we get short on wood again.

 

[EbS-P]

I will get more logs delivered two years before when we get short on wood again.

There I fixed it for you

 

[Jsjac1]

Thank you!