Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

I can't even imagine -60 below 0 F!

It is 5* here and very windy and you feel it even just to go out with the dog!

I see from the trail cam that it was -4 at 5 O'clock up at my cabin. Glad I'm not up there tonight.

Because it is not insulated, and only has plywood walls, it is tough to keep it warm if it gets below 10* and is windy.

Insulating the roof is on the list of future projects, but when it is above 20* we will need to open a window upstairs!

Our barrel stove has a temperature-controlled air inlet, but the damper is manual and gets set according to the temperature and wind at bedtime.

 

[wildman]

Minus 50
Record snow....
Volcanic eruption.....
Earthquakes.....
Wind......
Tornado's.......
Was Gore a tree cutter?

 

[mountainguyed67]

I was surprised to see that it went higher than 60*.

It’s bad enough having to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, now you’re making us convert stars to degrees…

 

[wildman]

Cold is cold...
Period.
No contest, never a winner or loser.
Occasional an ass in the group.
Anyone gonna welcome me in?

 

[Logger nate]

Little colder yesterday..Thankfully didn’t have to work that day. Little warmer today, supposed to be high 30’s next week and maybe some rain.
Hope all you scrounges, I mean scroungers have a great Christmas and stay warm.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Temp dropped a bit more

 

[farmer steve]

It’s bad enough having to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, now you’re making us convert stars to degrees…

Smart phone not as smart as advertised.

 

[farmer steve]

View attachment 1043396Little colder yesterday..View attachment 1043397Thankfully didn’t have to work that day. Little warmer today, supposed to be high 30’s next week and maybe some rain.
Hope all you scrounges, I mean scroungers have a great Christmas and stay warm.

@stihlaficionado. Bet you cant wait.

 

[Lionsfan]

Cold is cold...
Period.
No contest, never a winner or loser.
Occasional an ass in the group.
Anyone gonna welcome me in?

I'll bite, welcome to the thread Wildman. Not sure how much you've viewed this thread, but posts pile up quick and the topic changes often, so don't try too hard to stay up to date.

 

[LondonNeil]

Hi guys! I didn't check in for 2 or 3 days as I didn't need to follow the hunting stuff closely and got so far behind I kinda got scared! Then couldn't find the time to catch up so stayed away longer. You probably didn't even notice

I read you gentlemen are having a major ' day after tomorrow' style mega storm, it looks bad! Stay safe everyone. There will be a few new members of the 100 club after this! I can't imagine the cold some of you are facing.

We just came through a 10 cold spell that was big news here. It was nothing that unusual, maybe a once a decade sort of event, but news because of the energy crisis and price rises. People here aren't used to £20-30 a day heating bills here and with inflation above 10% we've a fully fledged cost of living crisis underway so a cold spell and big bills was news. I managed without turning the gas boiler on. Which was good as when I came to test it I found the controller had died so I couldn't have used it anyway. My two small stoves were about at their limit, running hard for about 15 hours a day to keep the house at snug temps. Outside temps.... We had snow on the ground for a week, lows of -5C in London and highs of just above freezing, so very very mild by your standards! 16-22C inside though.
Stay safe gents, and let's see who gets the 100+ club.

 

[501Maico]

A balmy 8* here but that's cold for us. The basement normally runs 82~84 but just coals now and needs a reload. Top bedroom floor is 67*.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Hi guys! I didn't check in for 2 or 3 days as I didn't need to follow the hunting stuff closely and got so far behind I kinda got scared! Then couldn't find the time to catch up so stayed away longer. You probably didn't even notice

I read you gentlemen are having a major ' day after tomorrow' style mega storm, it looks bad! Stay safe everyone. There will be a few new members of the 100 club after this! I can't imagine the cold some of you are facing.

We just came through a 10 cold spell that was big news here. It was nothing that unusual, maybe a once a decade sort of event, but news because of the energy crisis and price rises. People here aren't used to £20-30 a day heating bills here and with inflation above 10% we've a fully fledged cost of living crisis underway so a cold spell and big bills was news. I managed without turning the gas boiler on. Which was good as when I came to test it I found the controller had died so I couldn't have used it anyway. My two small stoves were about at their limit, running hard for about 15 hours a day to keep the house at snug temps. Outside temps.... We had snow on the ground for a week, lows of -5C in London and highs of just above freezing, so very very mild by your standards! 16-22C inside though.
Stay safe gents, and let's see who gets the 100+ club.

We missed you. Glad you were able to get thru without the boiler. Seems like you have made a good investment in tools for wood scrounging. Now get ur bum in gear and get caught up!

 

[WoodAbuser]

I did start a rumor that u couldn't take the cold and that @LondonNeil was on holiday down under with @Cowboy254 sipping iced tea on the veranda. Since neither of you have had much to say lately. Guess u were too busy feeding the stoves tho and he is too busy enjoying warm temps. Now that I'm done messing with u stay safe and warm friend.

 

[LondonNeil]

southern hemisphere sun sounds a good plan doesn't it!

feed stoves i did. almost half a cord of seasoned oak on ten days. having been away for the week since it warmed up again, back to usual damp and lows of 5C highs of 10C, the house is a chilly 12C with no timer controlled gas boiler to warm the house before arriving home.....so both stoves are at ramming speed again now. things will be comfy in 4-5 hours

 

[Brufab]

See

True temper for the win

 

[JimR]

Tomorrow 50 in Mass.

It made it to 57 here yesterday. This morning it is 2 degrees. Yikes.

 

[GeeVee]

Yard. Stick.

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‘Ground Blizzard’ expected tomorrow!

Philbert

That Yard Stick from South Florida is a bit out of place, aint it? Are you sure it is calibrated to measure snow?

Its 27 and clear skies, will only get to 46 today, and drop to 25 tonight, then warm up through out the week to mid 60's everyday next week.

 

[JimR]

A balmy 8* here but that's cold for us. The basement normally runs 82~84 but just coals now and needs a reload. Top bedroom floor is 67*.

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I remember those days of having an 80 - 85 degree basement. I use to have a huge N24 Nashua woodstove down there. Man did that stove produce heat. Then I got stupid and finished off part of the basement and the stove had to go. Worse move I ever made. That stove could produce heat for a good 8 hours in any temperature. Now I have an insert up stairs that puts out a fair amount of heat. Back then I would fill my oil tank once a year. Now it is 4.times a year.

 

[Brufab]

It made it to 57 here yesterday. This morning it is 2 degrees. Yikes.

Yea I'm heading in the opposite direction went from blizzard warning to 50° in a week

 

[JimR]

Yea I'm heading in the opposite direction went from blizzard warning to 50° in a week View attachment 1043430

Next weekend here is calling for 50 and 55.