Thread: Firewood Prices

I guess i am doing a lot better than most.
getting roughly
$400 cottonwood
$525 pine
$675 hardwood
Of course i split them a bit smaller and wrap them,more work.(bundles)
(It's called packaging)
A bit more work but 3x the $ in the long run than most are getting for cord wood.
I have noticed a very slight drop in sales this year than in the past 6 and people are paying with a lot more coin than $ bills due to the economy.
Mark

Austin1,

Even though you are in Calgary and I am in Saskatchewan, you have the price structure broken down spot on. I heat my garage with natural gas, about 950 sqft. The house I heat with a wood stove and burn mostly 98% poplar and cottonwood. When it gets cold and windy the furnace kicks in through the night. I am running a Regency 2400.

I likely cannot take wood out of the Cypress Hills due to the pine beetle but I never really looked into it. Thus far I have been able to scrounge enough wood doing local non technical tree removals and talking to land owners who have trees down, which is usually Quaking Aspen.

If I had a choice I would burn Oak, Cherry, Beech, Hickory, Osage, Locust, Sugar Maple, Ash, etc. Maybe then I would not have to put up so much Poplar.

I tried to get through all of the above without saying I would love to have hardwood because all I have is soft wood.

Originally Posted by Troy G

Austin1,

Even though you are in Calgary and I am in Saskatchewan, you have the price structure broken down spot on. I heat my garage with natural gas, about 950 sqft. The house I heat with a wood stove and burn mostly 98% poplar and cottonwood. When it gets cold and windy the furnace kicks in through the night. I am running a Regency 2400.

I likely cannot take wood out of the Cypress Hills due to the pine beetle but I never really looked into it. Thus far I have been able to scrounge enough wood doing local non technical tree removals and talking to land owners who have trees down, which is usually Quaking Aspen.

If I had a choice I would burn Oak, Cherry, Beech, Hickory, Osage, Locust, Sugar Maple, Ash, etc. Maybe then I would not have to put up so much Poplar.

I tried to get through all of the above without saying I would love to have hardwood because all I have is soft wood.

I don't know if anyone can cut in Cyprus hills as on are side of the line it is a Provincal Park.
Way too far for me anyway. I have some Manitoba Maple in my wood stacks It takes over a year for it to season and supposedly is not any better than Pine to burn? but I tell ya my Axe bounced of it good thing I have a splitter.
I did not know the Pine Beetle made it that far east, I learn something every day!I watched a show on CBC about it they thought are cold winter last year would have slowed the spread of them as they did not think they would make it through a few day's of -40 it did not, the forestry is cutting and burning like crazy here especially up North.
P.S I have not been to Cyprus Hills in 25 years it's a beautiful place!

Sorry a little off topic. I camped at Cyprus Hills park 5 years ago on my way out to Campbell River BC salmon fishing. We camped just past the ranger station right beside a small river on the Sask. side of the park. Man did we see mule deer, white tail deer and elk on the drive into the park. That park is awsome, one of my favorites in Canada!!! I am yearning to go west again

Originally Posted by Turkeyslayer

Sorry a little off topic. I camped at Cyprus Hills park 5 years ago on my way out to Campbell River BC salmon fishing. We camped just past the ranger station right beside a small river on the Sask. side of the park. Man did we see mule deer, white tail deer and elk on the drive into the park. That park is awsome, one of my favorites in Canada!!! I am yearning to go west again

+1 They have some Turkey's in them hills too they were introduced in the 60s. Plus on my Side you can get a Elk draw.It's a oasis's on the Prairie.
Ont Rocks for Turkey hunting I must go there one day and also catch some big Small Mouths.
P.S not off topic at all I was just looking at a bag from the tackle shop in Cambell River lol.

1/2 cords 165 /175 and no one is quivering, full cords 300 to 340 depending on how well I like them. All sugar maple,ash beech and red oak mix.
I have never hunted Alberta or Saskatchewan but a buddy got 400 geese in 5 days which sounds cool and I would love a poke at an elk,mulie,goat, sheep, sasquatch,whatever
Someday I need to drive out west,until then I'll just fly.Then I playin BC.

Originally Posted by Turkeyslayer

Sorry a little off topic. I camped at Cyprus Hills park 5 years ago on my way out to Campbell River BC salmon fishing. We camped just past the ranger station right beside a small river on the Sask. side of the park. Man did we see mule deer, white tail deer and elk on the drive into the park. That park is awsome, one of my favorites in Canada!!! I am yearning to go west again

Sounds like you were in the West Block at the camping area right by Battle Creek. Did you get a chance to go into Fort Walsh?

This is from the Government of Sask website: http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/Def...8-dc00d95f555f

Transporting firewood can bring insects and diseases into our natural and urban forests. Since these organisms often live in or under the bark, moving firewood with the bark attached increases the ability for these intruders to travel long distances.

That's why there are legal restrictions on the transport and use of some types of wood. For example, because of the risk of spreading mountain pine beetle, pine wood may not be transported into Saskatchewan or out of the Cypress Hills. Dutch elm disease regulations make it illegal to use, store, transport or buy elm wood for any purpose.

As a side note, I stuffed the stove with wood this morning at 6:15. I had a piece of ash in the mix with the poplar and threw it in. I got the fire burning nice and hot and then closed the damper on the stove so that I had good secondary combustion. When I got home from work at 4:20 I walked by the stove and was wondering why the fan was still running. I thought maybe I left it on manual instead of auto. I made the mistake of quickly touching the stove top, damn that thing was still hot. Opened the stove and the Ash chunk was still burning away. I broke it up into decent sized coals and wished my entire pile was hard wood.

Originally Posted by Troy G

Sounds like you were in the West Block at the camping area right by Battle Creek. Did you get a chance to go into Fort Walsh?

Thats the spot, it was awsome!! We tried a little fishing with no luck. We just stayed one night while passing through, and drove through the park to Alberta. At that time their where alot of people elk hunting in the park, with some pretty elaborate camps set up. Also on the dirt road to Alberta there was a beautiful ranch in a valley all by itself. I can remember thinking if I could live anywhere on earth that would be the spot!

When the cost of propane is what it is, I can save myself about $500 a winter buying high priced oak or almond (if I have to buy it) at $275 a cord. Had my winter wood stowed away since July.

Here in CT we typically pay $250 for a cord of split, seasoned, hard wood. I have found that it's rarely a full cord, ususally 3/4 or so. Delivery is extra.

Well I dont pay extra for delivery.. but like everything I am sure it's included, I used to never notice fallen wood along the road. Not the case now.. always comment.. hum.. wonder if that is available. Just call me cheap!

Originally Posted by FullCry

$325 a cord for mixed oak and hickory here. long bed truck load stacked to to top of bed is $125. but this is the king pin in town.

The same for a cord of oak and almond mix in the mountains of CA. Not cheap.

I live just east of ya.. Grass Valley.. I got Almond for $275 a cord and they deliver up there all the time. If ya need the number let me know.. Same for Oak.

Are some of you burning Pine? I was just reading how bad it is because of all the pine tar that gums up your pipe and becomes a fire hazard. I have about 1/3 pine in my woodpile this year. I was planning on tossing it or giving it away as campfire wood rather than selling it in Iowa. Is it worth anything as firewood?

Originally Posted by Kaptain_K

Are some of you burning Pine? I was just reading how bad it is because of all the pine tar that gums up your pipe and becomes a fire hazard. I have about 1/3 pine in my woodpile this year. I was planning on tossing it or giving it away as campfire wood rather than selling it in Iowa. Is it worth anything as firewood?

Kapt. K,

Burn that pine. Pine Tar? You mean creosote.
All wood makes creosote when ya burn it, and more so when ya burn green wood cuz it dosn't burn as hot.

Cut it, split it, season it, burn it.

If it makes ya nervous, run some of that flue cleaner dust now and then, and run the brush twice a season.

Folks out west burn the living crap outta Pine cuz it's about all they have in some places, and they don't have any more issues than we do burning hardwoods.....except maybe they smell funny.

Don't be a wood snob!
Pine is great for a quick warm up in the mornings or just to take the chill off in the spring and fall.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote