Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[bob kern]

Nice. Its sure good to be ahead for a change, and nice not to be getting wood out from under tarps

Yep. Got real busy one year taking care of everyone else’s 911’s and wound up in the snow dragging soggy tree tops out for wood.
Spent all winter fight damp wood.
I told the wife never again!!! I’m glad to help anyone but these days those who come help load wood ( or would if they could) get priority when their roof leaks, car breaks down etc. !!!!! If anyone fusses i tell to go home and read “the little red hen!”

 

[svk]

Scrounged up 320 rounds of .223 and a hundred rounds of .45 auto last night from Bass Pro. Total cost was $320 which was skewed because the 20 round box of .223 soft points was $30.

New to me Savage Axis in .223 is en route to my FFL. It’s technically new with tags but no box. You can buy Savage axis in nearly any caliber locally but finding the .223 was like hens teeth. I wanted it because ammo is still cheap and this way my boys can target practice with a center fire rifle that can also double as a varmint gun.

 

[svk]

Nice, never been there.
I'd rather not be in that part of the country most of the yr, just too hot and humid, I like the east coast of FL for temps and humidity.

I hear you. Summers get hot if you aren’t on the beach. Also too hot for manual labor outside, at least for this white boy. The Mexican fellers don’t seem to be bothered by it.

November through March is heavenly here. My eventual plan is to boogie from MN around thanksgiving and return in late February so I can get in some late ice fishing.

 

[SS396driver]

Girls came to check out what I was doing . Put the bird on the smoker at 9 am two smaller ones go in the fryer around 2 pm . Venison and venison sausage around 2 also mix of apple ,cherry ,ash

Happy Thanksgiving

 

[MustangMike]

1) Don't want to insulate the downstairs of the cabin as it would ruin the post and beam look, plus the 55 gal drum stove has no problem keeping it warm. When we cook on it, we open the outside door. It would just be nice to have the upstairs (sleeping area) somewhat insulated for those cold windy mornings. The cabin is 20 X 24 - 2 stories high.

2) For fire starter, I don't buy anything ... just keep a box of noodles you made with the chainsaw and add some birch bark if you wish. The noodles light instantly and the birch bark will burn longer and light anything else that is dry.

3) Good choice on guns SVK. Everyone seems to love shooting my Ruger American Rifle in 223, and I even hand loaded some 55 grain Barnes TTSX bullets for my 12 year old Grandson to hunt deer with. Almost no recoil, inexpensive to shoot, and good accuracy.

 

[MustangMike]

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are hosting this year.

 

[Lee192233]

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are hosting this year.

What time should we be there?
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

 

[chipper1]

Yep. Got real busy one year taking care of everyone else’s 911’s and wound up in the snow dragging soggy tree tops out for wood.
Spent all winter fight damp wood.
I told the wife never again!!! I’m glad to help anyone but these days those who come help load wood ( or would if they could) get priority when their roof leaks, car breaks down etc. !!!!! If anyone fusses i tell to go home and read “the little red hen!”

That's a bummer for sure.
We have that book lol.
I on the principle of if you want to warm yourself by the fire, bring some wood. Even when the kids were very young I made them haul something, I'd cut some real small sticks just so they could help. If they won't help when they are young, you don't have much hope of them helping when they are teens.

 

[bob kern]

That's a bummer for sure.
We have that book lol.
I on the principle of if you want to warm yourself by the fire, bring some wood. Even when the kids were very young I made them haul something, I'd cut some real small sticks just so they could help. If they won't help when they are young, you don't have much hope of them helping when they are teens.

Darn tootin. 99 percent of what they will be is learned before the age of 2.
My adopted 5 yr old is so in to helping he has his own running 10” “skil” chain saw. Gets angry that I won’t let him run it by himself!!!!

 

[GenXer]

Welcome to AS Gen .
Good you have plenty of wood at the house. How much do you burn a yr.

I burn 5-7 chord a year upwards to 10.

 

[chipper1]

For the page.

 

[chipper1]

I burn 5-7 chord a year upwards to 10.

That's a good amount.
I burn 3.5-4 in our woodstove for 100% of our heat, unless it gets real cold and I get the pellet stove going, but, I haven't done that in a few seasons.

 

[Lionsfan]

That's a good amount.
I burn 3.5-4 in our woodstove for 100% of our heat, unless it gets real cold and I get the pellet stove going, but, I haven't done that in a few seasons.

I'd bet my in-laws have burned that much already this year. Fire hasn't gone out entirely since late September and it's one of those big, old, poorly insulated (mostly uninsulated) farmhouses.

 

[chipper1]

I'd bet my in-laws have burned that much already this year. Fire hasn't gone out entirely since late September and it's one of those big, old, poorly insulated (mostly uninsulated) farmhouses.

Wow, that's a lot, but cheaper than propane.

 

[bob kern]

Wow, that's a lot, but cheaper than propane.

We burn about 15 4x8 rics as we call them here.
mama likes it hot and I can’t cook so I just cut more wood!

Some of the best words of wisdom I ever heard was” when in doubt , remember it’s her biscuits and gravy or yours!!”

 

[SS396driver]

Average season about 5 to 6 cord. All in the basement no need to get cold or handle cold frozen wood

 

[SS396driver]

3 or 4 hours to go . I’ll wrap it in foil in an an hour or so

 

[Lee192233]

Average season about 5 to 6 cord. All in the basement no need to get cold or handle cold frozen woodView attachment 943991

We put about 3.5 cords in the basement. Haven't done it yet this year because the lawn hasn't froze yet. We try not to tear up the grass too much. Only thing I'm not a fan of is the bugs that hitch a ride.

 

[SS396driver]

We put about 3.5 cords in the basement. Haven't done it yet this year because the lawn hasn't froze yet. We try not to tear up the grass too much. Only thing I'm not a fan of is the bugs that hitch a ride.

Haven’t had any problems with bugs . But my wood is moved three or four times before going into the basement .

 

[MustangMike]

Sorry about the slight glare, but here is the gun cabinet (milled Red Oak + plywood) with the tempered glass doors with stick on handles and a lock.