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["roxann" <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>]

I found out this year, this cold spell, that there is indeed a huge 
difference between good wood and last resort wood. Right now, all of our wood 
is rotten, old, and damp, and it is very difficult getting enough heat from 
the burner with that old wood. Chalk this experience up to a learning 
homesteading type of lesson, one I do not want to repeat. 

Roxann, NW AR
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead)


 -------Original Message-------
 From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
 Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
 Sent: 22 Dec '08 17:01
 
 
 Worse, the porch only had whole logs out
 > there from where I loaded it last week.  So, in the 11 degree cold, I
 > went out with the ax and busted the split wood loose from the pile and
 > brought it in.  Luckily, they thawed quickly and are burning now, but it
 > is still cold...
 
 We have the "good wood" and the "bad wood". Some of the "bad wood" is a
 little wet, and some of it is rotten. It's OK when I don't need a lot of
 heat, but when it's really cold, I have to bring the "good wood" up from the
 shed. It makes a major difference in how much heat I get out of the stove.
 
 Lynn Wigglesworth
 Tioga Co. PA