IBC Totes -- Firewood system upgrade!

[djg james]

I have a small billboard tarp and they are tough. got it second hand and it's still going strong.
$30 for a tote is pretty cheap.

Make a rack, like a wood rack to put firewood on, and set the totes on it side by side. put a corrugated metal on back and ends. Hinged steel roof like a dumpster. Lots of options.

 

[ning]

I have a small billboard tarp and they are tough. got it second hand and it's still going strong.
$30 for a tote is pretty cheap.

Make a rack, like a wood rack to put firewood on, and set the totes on it side by side. put a corrugated metal on back and ends. Hinged steel roof like a dumpster. Lots of options.

I saw a used-billboard vinyl site online, lots of options, lots of weights of the stuff.
Any idea how thick your tarp is?
One possibility I saw was a 10x47' 20 mil piece; 10 would go up and over a single tote completely, and 47' would cover quite a few (though I'd expect to cut it into smaller lengths)

 

[djg james]

I saw a used-billboard vinyl site online, lots of options, lots of weights of the stuff.
Any idea how thick your tarp is?
One possibility I saw was a 10x47' 20 mil piece; 10 would go up and over a single tote completely, and 47' would cover quite a few (though I'd expect to cut it into smaller lengths)

Sorry it was second hand so no idea.

 

[ericm979]

Is this because the 16" splits fit into the tote well vertically if you are facing the wider side? I see people doing all kinds of stuff. You know like two rows with a gap in the middle that has more wood or odd pieces in it.

The 275 gallon tote is about 1/3 cord by volume. You can put the wood in any way you want and it's still 1/3 of a cord by volume. What I referred to is that a face cord of 16" splits is also 1/3 of a cord by volume.

But yea, with 16" splits stacked across the wide way there's a narrow gap that I use for funny shaped pieces and for slop when I'm less than accurate in my round length.