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More and more I'm becoming convinced that if someone had at least 20 or so acres, and they lived in a mild climate, that they could heat their home every year simply with blow down trees.
Had a little time and was doing some fence repairs in the deep dark back 40. Finding more than a few trees down from the storms a few months back. Some blocking trails, some that are so big you can see them better now because leaves have fallen off so much stuff.
Carted several Ranger beds full of wood back to the homestead already just clearing trails and fence lines.
Mild winter last year saw us burning very little wood. So far this year we have only used two of the stoves 4 times or so. We usually get by on around a cord of wood a year.
A friend that is just beginning his preparedness journey called me wondering why his wood was smoking and not burning well. Turns out he did not know you have to split it and stack it a year or more out from when you need it. He thought maybe 4 months on the ground was enough.
He also borrowed our log splitter- "dang this really saves the work!" Yep. One of the most critical pieces of equipment on the homestead IMO. True time/labor saver.
Cut and split now for next year at the earliest. Stuff we will split this year probably won't be touched for 4 or 5 years. It will be very dry then and will burn well.
Had a little time and was doing some fence repairs in the deep dark back 40. Finding more than a few trees down from the storms a few months back. Some blocking trails, some that are so big you can see them better now because leaves have fallen off so much stuff.
Carted several Ranger beds full of wood back to the homestead already just clearing trails and fence lines.
Mild winter last year saw us burning very little wood. So far this year we have only used two of the stoves 4 times or so. We usually get by on around a cord of wood a year.
A friend that is just beginning his preparedness journey called me wondering why his wood was smoking and not burning well. Turns out he did not know you have to split it and stack it a year or more out from when you need it. He thought maybe 4 months on the ground was enough.
He also borrowed our log splitter- "dang this really saves the work!" Yep. One of the most critical pieces of equipment on the homestead IMO. True time/labor saver.
Cut and split now for next year at the earliest. Stuff we will split this year probably won't be touched for 4 or 5 years. It will be very dry then and will burn well.
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