Steve NW WI
Unwanted Riff Raff.
Just curious to see when everyone here cranks up the first fire of the season. If you're already burning, or run an OWB year round, say so. Otherwise just post up when the first match goes in the firebox.
I try to make a point of not lighting before October. I made it by 10 minutes this year! House was down to 58° upstairs, and a low around freezing forecasted for tonight. 2 hours and a couple armloads of elm and poplar with a little miscellaneous junk wood and some splitter trash for kindling, and we're 65°and climbing upstairs, over 80° down in the basement.
Sorry, no fancy "stove with a nice glass window" pics, just a big ole rusty wood furnace with the door open, about 10 minutes after starting.
It'd be neat to find out when everyone goes from occasional fires for taking off the chill to 24-7 as well. I hope that's not till December here, but anytime after mid-November is a possiblity.
Happy burning!
I try to make a point of not lighting before October. I made it by 10 minutes this year! House was down to 58° upstairs, and a low around freezing forecasted for tonight. 2 hours and a couple armloads of elm and poplar with a little miscellaneous junk wood and some splitter trash for kindling, and we're 65°and climbing upstairs, over 80° down in the basement.
Sorry, no fancy "stove with a nice glass window" pics, just a big ole rusty wood furnace with the door open, about 10 minutes after starting.
It'd be neat to find out when everyone goes from occasional fires for taking off the chill to 24-7 as well. I hope that's not till December here, but anytime after mid-November is a possiblity.
Happy burning!