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OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts) Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:25 PM Oct 2023

So I got 2-1/2 cords of seasoned wood this week....

$1000 bucks. Gonna get serious about harvesting my own wood in the future.

Now I have to store it......bimmer.

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So I got 2-1/2 cords of seasoned wood this week.... (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 OP

🪓 🌲 blm Oct 2023 #1

Part of my reality. blm. Every goddam year. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #2

I miss it... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #3

Enjoy those cracklin' fires you'll be havin'! 🔥🍂🍁❄️ sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #4

75% wood heat / 25% oil fired HW. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #6

Wow it's gotten expensive. I don't really even remember how much it cost last time. captain queeg Oct 2023 #5

If $400/cord is high here, I'm betting $5-600/cord in Southern Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #7

What kind of wood? Price seems comparable to what I pay here in Northern Nevada. chicoescuela Oct 2023 #8

Beech, Birch, and Ash primarily, OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #9

Glad you get some help. We get mostly almond from Central California. It burns long and hot. chicoescuela Oct 2023 #10

blm

(114,763 posts)

1. 🪓 🌲

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:28 PM

Oct 2023

OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts)

2. Part of my reality. blm. Every goddam year.

Reply to blm (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:30 PM

Oct 2023

2naSalit

(103,812 posts)

3. I miss it...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:49 PM

Oct 2023

And I don't. If I had a stove to feed, I'd be on top of that. But I don't so I don't.

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

4. Enjoy those cracklin' fires you'll be havin'! 🔥🍂🍁❄️

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:49 PM

Oct 2023

OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts)

6. 75% wood heat / 25% oil fired HW.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:54 PM

Oct 2023

I get a 4 hour exercise ahead of me.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)

5. Wow it's gotten expensive. I don't really even remember how much it cost last time.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:54 PM

Oct 2023

That was about 8 yrs ago when i sold my house. Haven’t had a wood stove since. But I always loved it.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts)

7. If $400/cord is high here, I'm betting $5-600/cord in Southern Maine.

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:56 PM

Oct 2023

chicoescuela

(3,206 posts)

8. What kind of wood? Price seems comparable to what I pay here in Northern Nevada.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Oct 6, 2023, 12:05 AM

Oct 2023

The hard part is stacking it after it is dumped in my driveway

OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts)

9. Beech, Birch, and Ash primarily,

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 6, 2023, 12:26 AM

Oct 2023

Yeah,,,that's where #1 son comes in.

chicoescuela

(3,206 posts)

10. Glad you get some help. We get mostly almond from Central California. It burns long and hot.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 6, 2023, 12:32 AM

Oct 2023

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