What won't you put in your stacks?

[HybridFyre]

This isn't another thread in what wood you guys won't burn. I'm talking bugs, degraded/punky wood, etc. I've run into a few pieces I've cut that have the white mealy looking bugs under the bark but not into the tree (not sure what they are called. Not termites though) and other times there are bored holes in some spots from previous bugs.

So the question is...will you guys keep all this wood separate for fear of it spreading to the rest of your stacks or am I overthinking it? Thanks.

 

[CenterTree]

I would think that if a certain bug wants to get into your stacks, they WILL GET INTO YOUR STACKS regardless.

Of course adding them directly may not be a good route to take either.

 

[Jags]

Bugs burn just fine.

 

[fireview2788]

Carpenter ants and termites.


fv

 

[pma1123]

This seems like a fitting place to discuss punky wood.
I generally avoid punky (degraded) wood. But I have a small amount, and when split, the center of it still seems so-so and it didn't break apart too badly.
Now that I have it split, it sure seems like it will dry out OK despite being a bit ugly. Should I be using this for camp wood? Will it smolder and burn poorly if it is dried out?

 

[brant2000]

Bugs burn just fine.

It may be a little twisted, but I find great satisfaction in tossing a log in that's crawling with critters. I imagine they're screaming "NOOOO!" the whole time.

 

[Jags]

There have been plenty of studies on people like you.

 

[HackBerry]

It may be a little twisted, but I find great satisfaction in tossing a log in that's crawling with critters. I imagine they're screaming "NOOOO!" the whole time.

You might enjoy cooking crabs and lobster.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

When stacking wood, I simply do not worry about bugs. Just get the wood stacked and most bugs go away.

This seems like a fitting place to discuss punky wood.
I generally avoid punky (degraded) wood. But I have a small amount, and when split, the center of it still seems so-so and it didn't break apart too badly.
Now that I have it split, it sure seems like it will dry out OK despite being a bit ugly. Should I be using this for camp wood? Will it smolder and burn poorly if it is dried out?

Occasionally we get some wood with a little bit of punk. I usually just throw any punky stuff aside. That gets burned early in the fall if it is dry.

 

[HybridFyre]

When stacking wood, I simply do not worry about bugs. Just get the wood stacked and most bugs go away.





Occasionally we get some wood with a little bit of punk. I usually just throw any punky stuff aside. That gets burned early in the fall if it is dry.

Good to know. You have some pretty legendary stacks so if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

I don't think many bugs into into wood that is stacked up off the ground and dry. In my experience they're only in wet wood laying on the ground.

 

[splitoak]

For some reason dem big black ants like locust heart...i just toss the splits an most of em come out...

 

[tsquini]

By the time the wood gets stacked most of the bugs are gone from all the movement. For the ones that remain once the wood seasons out they usually leave.

 

[STIHLY DAN]

I stack it all. If there is some punk or a lot of ants it gets tossed to the side for the sun to bake it for a bit. Then into the stacks they go.

 

[red oak]

Wood that's really punky gets burned in campfires. Wood with a little bit of punk goes into the stacks like everything else. I don't worry about bugs when I stack either. Wood that is stacked usually loses those bugs before too long.