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  1. woodshax

    Firewood bags

    We get different size bags depending on what the bag store has in its used pile....made adjustable metal frames so the splitters can toss the splits in or have conveyor just dump into the bags. With a new size bag....I just bring the first few back and stack them in a cord rick and then take the...
  2. woodshax

    Firewood bags

    Try US Bag supply....they sell just about every type ....I get their used "peanut bags".....used once and sold back to them....hold about a 1/4 cord....$8
  3. woodshax

    how much $ per hour should you be making doing firewood?

    Will do.... we have everything but the refrigeration done already....."honesty boxes" don't do real well here even in the State parks where people know the money mad goes right back to the park. The darker it gets at night the less honest people are. Our best park came to us because their...
  4. woodshax

    how much $ per hour should you be making doing firewood?

    Both. We make these machines, a 20Lb propane bottle exchange machine, are beta testing a Kayak rental machine at a local State park and working on a tool rental machine for a big company. Woodshax is more of a passion project, I fill the machines in the DFW area but have others in the...
  5. woodshax

    how much $ per hour should you be making doing firewood?

    As has been mentioned repeatedly ....the smaller the quantity sold the bigger the profit....but you gotta find your niche..... I pay $240 for a true cord of seasoned, small and medium split hardwood, cut at 18" and bag it and sell at State parks 24/7 for $1200 a cord......about a 175 cords a years
  6. woodshax

    I bought wood today.

    Ha! Glad most campers are not like you guys..... Lots of states and all the National parks will not let you bring in firewood unless it is certified "heat treated" or locally sourced (25 to 50 miles depending on the state). Down here in Texas...the parks and wildlife department is wanting to...
  7. woodshax

    Inventory and expected sales

    So far we have sold about 120 Cords (we sell by the bag). We have 10 Cords on the ground Split and ready and expect to sell 50 cords by the end of the year.....if we every get out of these darn burn bans
  8. woodshax

    I’m in the wrong business...

    Selling by the stick and not wholesaling but selling retail at State parks and other camping areas is where you can make the money.....you have to pay for the convenience factor .....just like the $8 beer at the ball park. As mentioned, many areas have a mile restriction on wood from 25 to 50...
  9. woodshax

    How much to charge for a cord?

    Ya gots to charge what the market will bear.... I would much rather sell 10 cords at $500 than 20 at $250...... Ted.... $1100 in Cali? good stuff! we get $1200 in Texas State parks....could charge a lot more out there
  10. woodshax

    Buying logs and selling firewood

    He still has his machines...conveyor belt system..one product one price...don't know how many he has sold...he has other models as well. Yes, I sell from the lockers....you can vend anything that fits in each compartment...during burn bans we sell charcoal, cases of water, charcoal grills...
  11. woodshax

    Buying logs and selling firewood

    Wow, What a great thread! I can't believe I overlooked it for so long. Most everyone makes great points and a lot of the difference seem to be based on location, location, location.....and the abundance (or lack there of) of available trees appropriate for firewood and available time/sweat...
  12. woodshax

    Anyone tried self service “on your honor” firewood?

    SamT1 What part of Texas are you in? We do a little of $200K in State Park firewood self service sales a year......We are as far north as Lake Arrowhead, as far south as Corpus Christi, As far east as Martin Creek and as far wast as Abilene but mostly concentrated in the DFW area. even...
  13. woodshax

    Firewood for camping?

    We have a 50 miles from firewood birth to death by fire for our parks and The Texas State Park system is about to institute that as a limit....or heat treated.....so building a kiln now.... for firewood you don't need a fancy expensive kiln they use for drying lumber.... you are just trying to...
  14. woodshax

    Firewood for camping?

    Selling at state parks is the way to go.....we built manual bundlers and baggers to make it as fast as possible....will do over $200k in sales this year
  15. woodshax

    2018/2019 firewood prices

    The going price for a full cord here in Texas for Oak is between $240 and $350......I turn around, bag it and sell for $1200
  16. woodshax

    Bundle wood

    SB47---- There are no "don't move" rules yet here in Texas and what you can get for a bundle depends on how close to a city you are and competition. I sell bundles and bags of Oak at about 20 Texas State parks in the DFW area....all oak, less than 20% moisture level, 18" long, split small and...
  17. woodshax

    Firewood Venders

    Sell by the stick!!!! We went through about 150 cords last year selling at $1200 a cord in DFW area state parks.......with wood, bags, transportation, swipe fees, labor and the cut to the parks....half of that is profit....it would be higher but I have not invested in the wood production.....I...
  18. woodshax

    Picked up a new vender

    Valley, sorry I was out setting machines yesterday. SB47......If you are interested PM me or email but I have a machine going into Galveston Island State Park and my guy out of Kirbyville says it is too far so looking for someone trustworthy in the area to supply. Should be a goldmine as they...
  19. woodshax

    Picked up a new vender

    Soooo. where are you in Texas? we might be able to do some business together
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