PM me if you like. I have been in Twin Peaks for more than fourty years. I do not think there is any body around in Southern California That has any experience with wood. At least have not met any lately. To start with you will need a yard and at least fifty cords of wood. Sadly it is illegal to store wood in the mountins with few exceptions. I went through my directory and counted more thn two hundred people and businesses tht have come and gone since I started. There is a market for bundles though. Thanks
In short no to this line of thought. The biggest requirement is label with measurement and contents. I see all kinds of improvised systems that are anything but professional looking. Here in the mountains it would be illegal to treat wood of any kind for any reason. Probably big jail time. The mountains have no provisions for heavy industry or storage that would fall into this category. Any wood that might be treated would have to be hauled down off the mountain and then back up to the mountain once treated. No one is going to do that. At the moment it looks like there is a huge market for bundled wood but really tough to make a profit. My next door neighbor is a store manager for a quite large grocery store similar to Safeway or Albertsons and he tells me that they have been buying bundled wood for three bucks a bundle. It does not burn but those are details no body asks about. I have been trying to explain that I will deliver bundled wood to the store for six bucks but they say no we will ship our own wood thanks. So when wholesale value is past ten bucks each I will try. Thanks
Jolly any wood that is treated can not be treated in the mountains period. Kiln drying wood has no provisions for its use in the mountains. So haul the wood off the mountain and then bring it back. If you are bringing wood into California then it must be certified that it has been treated. Do not even think about bringing any thing into California if you have a CDL or immediate jail time. As far as I know a OP can haul move or transfer wood anywhere with in the state with no issues. I was hauling wood from 300 miles away by truck load after truck load into the mountains all the while going through scales with out a single question. The State and USFS have stated to source wood locally but it does not happen. Our state and federal run camp grounds say to source wood locally but they do not do it. They bring in wood from areas several hundreds of miles away. Thanks
