The end is near!

[Flatbedford]

I loaded my front porch rack yesterday with just about the last of my designated 2013-2014 wood.

I wanted to get as much as possible on the porch because I know my ice road to the stacks will soon be a mud bog.
I cleaned out one rack.

And left a bit in the other stack just so I could know I still have some left.

I can, and most likely will, tap into next year's stash if need be.

I had about 3 3/4 cords lined up for this season and I'm thinking I'll probably end up burning about 4 1/4. We'll see when it warms up.

 

[JA600L]

I feel your pain. I'm getting lazy and bought some tractor supply fuel blocks.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Having a 2 year supply is alot better than most...... Gives something to work towards

 

[Flatbedford]

I had three years back in October. I'm shooting for 3 1/2 by next October. This winter has been brutal.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

I had three years back in October. I'm shooting for 3 1/2 by next October. This winter has been brutal.

I hear ya bro,I was thinking I had too much in September.....lol, now I need to get scrounging again.......
I got similar set up as you, orange wheelbarrow, white lattice and a face cord ready to go....... I was lucky to get some red oak from work today, it looked old and ready to go, I split it and it was 30%...... That's life with the red oak, looks can be deceiving......

 

[Flatbedford]

I only have 1/4 acre so space is limited, but I think I can rework my stacks to hold about 14 cords rather than the 13 I had in the fall. The one cord buffer should be sufficient for one of these crazy cold winters.

 

[bsruther]

The end is here, here. Shut the stove down yesterday and cleaned everything. Looks like there hasn't been a fire in it in months. I still have to catch myself from checking on the stove, at least 3 times today I found myself walking up to the stove, for no reason at all.

 

[JA600L]

""I still have to catch myself from checking on the stove, at least 3 times today I found myself walking up to the stove, for no reason at all.""

Yep that will be me too.

 

[Flatbedford]

I don't know what I am gonna do with all the time I spend moving firewood, loading, and checking the stove when / if, it ever gets warm again.

 

[JA600L]

I don't know what I am gonna do with all the time I spend moving firewood, loading, and checking the stove when / if, it ever gets warm again.

Mow the grass. Look at the wood pile and tell yourself man was that a brutal winter... repeat.

 

[Flatbedford]

Mow the grass. Look at the wood pile and tell yourself man was that a brutal winter... repeat.

True, but what about the first thing in the morning and just before bed loadings? I can't cut the grass in the dark.

 

[bboulier]

I am getting down to the last of the wood designated for this year. Still have a supply for another short spell of cold weather, but really hope things improve. Time to gardening.

 

[Woody Stover]

The end is here, here. Shut the stove down yesterday and cleaned everything.

I'm gonna do that as well....in about six or eight weeks, when it gets warm. I think Steve was talking about the end of this year's designated wood, not the end of this year's burning....especially in NY.

 

[bsruther]

I'm gonna do that as well....in about six or eight weeks, when it gets warm. I think Steve was talking about the end of this year's designated wood, not the end of this year's burning....especially in NY.

Yep, I got that. The end of the wood happened to come just a little short of when I intended to stop burning.
The house is only 1000sf and when the daytime temps get in the mid 40s, we roast, and the stove makes it pretty hot at night when the temps are hovering around 30.

 

[Woody Stover]

Yep, I got that. The end of the wood happened to come just a little short of when I intended to stop burning.
The house is only 1000sf and when the daytime temps get in the mid 40s, we roast, and the stove makes it pretty hot at night when the temps are hovering around 30.

Ah, got it. We've got 1000 as well but it probably loses heat faster than most. Plus, depending on how far into KY you are, it may be warmer there. The cat stoves work out pretty well here, where we've got many days that we need some heat, but not a lot. Heck, I think we burned a few times in May last year!
I didn't have an allotted amount of wood to burn, I was just grabbing from several different stacks that were ready.

 

[red oak]

In a normal year I would say we're approaching the end of the burning season, but this year I'm not so sure. We could have another 6 weeks of burning, although soon it will be just a small fire to take the chill off the house. Wood I had set aside for this year I think will last until the end of March, so I may dig into next year's just a little bit. Luckily I have almost 4 years supply on hand.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

In a normal year we are not done with burning until early in May.

 

[Standingdead]

Forecast for snow mid week in the northeast, nightime temps expected to drop to 5 upstate NY, this has been a long winter. Seems crazy to think it'll be 80 plus degrees in 90 days but it will!