also wanted to add, this is why I am not a woodsnob, and don't firepit much. Now I did firepit this summer, maybe two to three cord total (hard to measure really, a lot though..), but that was from the sheer volume of branches in the yard, and all the wild privet sprouting up, both my boss and Gf were ragging me on it, so I burned a lot. the branches got the green privet going. if it was all up to me, branches would have sat until crispy super dry and got burned in the stove, along with the privet stems. Some really super rotten termite brand pine as well went, but not a lot of that, ten big branches worth maybe.
Hmm..another expensive firewood tool needed..need something to process branches into firewood logs, a compactor, wrapper dealie. Something that will suck in odd branches, squish and wrap (like baling twine) and cut to uniform size logs. A branch processor.
Chips are OK, but need a special chip stove then, rather have normal logs.