Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I built this trailer last year to ferry wood to the house without making multiple trips...I can leave the bugs outside, bring in a couple pieces at a time.

And by bugs, I have what look like black cockroaches residing between the sticks of wood in my woodpile. So I'd rather leave them outside...cold doesn't seem to kill them.

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nice job! I like it. painted wooden sides... and brite fasteners. towable to boot! nice

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Please don't remind my wife about bugs hatching in the firewood. It was colder than blue blazes one year and I filled the inside wood box as full as I could get it. The next morning we awoke to about a million little praying mantis crawling all over the walls and ceilings.. They where all over the house in every room. Even using a shop vac, we couldn't get them all. It was several weeks and some pretty large mantis's later, before we got them all.

omg!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I've had carpenter ants in cherry and sassafras...hundreds in each piece, they sizzle and pop in the fire. These are either a beetle larvae or a type of woodland cockroach. I'll try to get a picture next time I haul wood...I must have dumped 50 to 100 off this trailer load alone. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I live in the south. bugs are part of the life-style here. can keep them out, but cannot get rid of them...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Couple randoms. Just opened my last gallon of 3.99 bar oil purchased back during the pre Thanksgiving sale of 2016. I think I bought 12 gallons that year. View attachment 782175 Best promo gift ever. View attachment 782176

good price. on another thread we was talking about some online stihl bar lube at $40+/gal or so... called an area dealer up country and got a gallon for $18.00. stihl bar oil. silver jug... now I have almost 2 gallons. it will last me several...

 

[bigfellascott]

omg! 55f and u need a/c? really?...

Lol no not F's we work in C's my man or in your lingo 114f and up to 134f or more in some parts of the country.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I had not been stung in years, but got stung twice this year. Once, riding my bike, one got under my helmet strap and stung my neck … that smarted! Then, we had a nest in my backyard, the wife got stung, so I eradicated the nest, first with spray, then with chainsaw mix, burned it three times! Then they built a new nest 5 feet away and I burned that, then there were back again IN THE ORIGINAL BURNED OUT NEST! That is when I got stung, but I burned them out again, flipped it over and burned it another time, and the got the hint that their nest was not in a good location!

they are part of country life. I try to leave them alone. and visa versa. I get 15-20 nests each year. I carefully get rid of them. spray and run my usual method. lol

 

[bigfellascott]

imo, impressive to say the least!

No not really, the best I managed in one afternoon/night was 60 x 375ml Mid Strength and still drove home after it

 

[bigfellascott]

good price. on another thread we was talking about some online stihl bar lube at $40+/gal or so... called an area dealer up country and got a gallon for $18.00. stihl bar oil. silver jug... now I have almost 2 gallons. it will last me several...

I just ordered a 20lt drum of bar oil on line here in Aust for $85 delivered, that should last me about 3mths I guess. I usually buy it in 4lt containers for $30 so a lot cheaper buying in bulk!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Lol no not F's we work in C's my man or in your lingo 114f and up to 134f or more in some parts of the country.

hi bf - I noted u had said, "Ah it's not too bad around here 42 or something today, we don't have an air con just a fan. Mind you if it got to 55deg or hotter like some places around the place I'd definitely want an air con then LOL." 55c is 131f! we start getting uncomfortable about 30c down here in so Texas... but, of course our air is probably more humid. is where u r dry air?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

No not really, the best I managed in one afternoon/night was 60 x 375ml Mid Strength and still drove home after it

20 beers is not impressive in one afternoon... and maybe needs a/c at 131f! imo, you sound like a real ruff n tumble kinda guy!

 

[bigfellascott]

Well, he didn't put a °F in there...

I should put an F in there for F'ing hot LOL - In all honestly this years been milder so far than last year, we nearly had snow the other week and I had the heater on this morning as it was a bit cool.

 

[bigfellascott]

hi bf - I noted u had said, "Ah it's not too bad around here 42 or something today, we don't have an air con just a fan. Mind you if it got to 55deg or hotter like some places around the place I'd definitely want an air con then LOL." 55c is 131f! we start getting uncomfortable about 30c down here in so Texas... but, of course our air is probably more humid. is where u r dry air?

Yeah it can get humid here and in the outback she get's stinking hot. 30c that's considered a nice cool day here in summer LOL - back in time there was a run of 24 days in a row where it was over 40deg C - I'm glad I wasn't around then, a heap of people died back then too apparently (no air con is those days) just beer to keep ya goin.

 

[bigfellascott]

20 beers is not impressive in one afternoon... and maybe needs a/c at 131f! imo, you sound like a real ruff n tumble kinda guy!

I don't mind a drink as you can probably tell, I had given up for about 8mths or more then started again last week, I'm trying to be good and not go back to the old ways, not sure how successful that's going to be but I haven't been too bad, the other day was the worst so far.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

No not really, the best I managed in one afternoon/night was 60 x 375ml Mid Strength and still drove home after it

so bfs - I just did ml to oz's... 375 ml comes out at 12.6 oz's. a typical 6-pk beer size here. so what is mid strength? bud light here is 4.2% alcohol... bud is 5%. is the mid strength around 2 or 3%?

still even halving it... that's 30 beers, regular 12 oz in one 'outing'. 30 beers is a case and a 6-pk. I wouldn't need to worry about driving home... i'd be in the hospital... if not DOA on side of road! lol.

here's to you:

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yeah it can get humid here and in the outback she get's stinking hot. 30c that's considered a nice cool day here in summer LOL - back in time there was a run of 24 days in a row where it was over 40deg C - I'm glad I wasn't around then, a heap of people died back then too apparently (no air con is those days) just beer to keep ya goin.

well, during WWII in the south pacific... Tarawa... the Marines had 128f in the shade. and the beer? not cold. but they were glad to get it... lol

 

[bigfellascott]

so bfs - I just did ml to oz's... 375 ml comes out at 12.6 oz's. a typical 6-pk beer size here. so what is mid strength? bud light here is 4.2% alcohol... bud is 5%. is the mid strength around 2 or 3%?

still even halving it... that's 30 beers, regular 12 oz in one 'outing'. 30 beers is a case and a 6-pk. I wouldn't need to worry about driving home... i'd be in the hospital... if not DOA on side of road! lol.

here's to you:

From memory it's 3.5% so not too bad, there are others that are up around 6- 8% from memory but I don't like the taste of em. I find I can drink a heap of the Mid Strength and be fine can still function fine (I try not to drive when drinking these days) not worth the risk.

I buy the Mid Strength in 30pk cans now, it works out a bit cheaper and I don't have to worry about any breakages when we go fishing or camping etc.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I just ordered a 20lt drum of bar oil on line here in Aust for $85 delivered, that should last me about 3mths I guess. I usually buy it in 4lt containers for $30 so a lot cheaper buying in bulk!

good prices, too... 20 ltr bit over 5 gals. do u buy a name brand in bulk?

 

[bigfellascott]

well, during WWII in the south pacific... Tarawa... the Marines had 128f in the shade. and the beer? not cold. but they were glad to get it... lol

That would suck big time, all that heat and humidity and no bloody cold beer!

 

[bigfellascott]

good prices, too... 20 ltr bit over 5 gals. do u buy a name brand in bulk?

Yeah it was Jakmax from memory, seems to work fine, no issues with any of the brands I use TBH. (not sure it will get here before Xmas but doesn't matter I have plenty to keep me cutting away for a bit yet.

Looks like it's gone up another $10 since I bought it the other day!

https://www.whitesforestry.com/prod...roduct&utm_term=link&utm_source=OrderlyEmails

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

From memory it's 3.5% so not too bad, there are others that are up around 6- 8% from memory but I don't like the taste of em. I find I can drink a heap of the Mid Strength and be fine can still function fine (I try not to drive when drinking these days) not worth the risk. I buy the Mid Strength in 30pk cans now, it works out a bit cheaper and I don't have to worry about any breakages when we go fishing or camping etc.

interesting. your mid is bit over 50% of bud's reg %.

boy! you don't want a DUI here in the State of Texas... bad news. but in Houston alone over the past few years they have issued over 25,000 DUI's! 8,000 in the past year alone! they make it real hard on anyone they stop who has exceeded the legal limit! real hard! they can make it a felony, too. real bad news!

I know a guy... few yrs back... $5 worth of beers in a bag, local gas stop... and saw a set of high beams coming at him. so he buzzed the guy off with his highs... flicking them off n on repeatedly! well... the highs just happened to be a Texas State Trooper... and for $5! the guy lost his truck, lost his career job, TDL, couldn'y drive, no $ for truck payment... and cost him $7500US in legal fees. they mean it here when they say:

if you drink, don't drive. u cannot afford it!