Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Plowboy83]

Yeah no shyt please don’t remind me. The state is the biggest shyt hole in the nation. I’m glad I live in the middle of nowhere and don’t have to put up with them just with my wallet I guess. I have another 30 years and out of here. I think I will probably end up in NW Arkansas where my moms family is from I love it there

 

[MechanicMatt]

Wouldn’t sell me 45LC, asked for my pistol permit. I said it’s for my rifle. Guy says I need a pistol permit to buy handgun ammo. I say it’s for my rifle. Guy says handgun ammo. I say hey you see that Henry Big Boy, it’s chambered in 44remington, if I buy that rifle from you right now will you sell me the ammo for it? He says can’t it’s pistol ammo. I ask him on what planet does that make sense. He calls manager over. Manager apologized for the policy and asked me to leave. I told him I’ll never come back, tell my wife to never come back and all my friends and family to never come back. How can they sell and profit from the rifles but not sell you the ammo....... bastards

 

[chipper1]

Been burning box elder for the first of the season. With temps not getting any higher than mid 20's and lows in the lower teens I switched to some elm in the OWB. I know they are relatively close on the btu charts but it's worth 150-200 degrees in the OWB. Still won't pass up box elder as it dries quick and burns well enough in the shoulder season but it's interesting to see the difference on two woods that close in btu's.

I tossed a stem worth of box elder in one pile a couple yrs ago, or last yr, can't remember. I just started splitting that pile a couple weeks ago and the box is punky as can be , it's all going in the bonfire pit .
I would save elm to burn in the middle of winter, the box would get very hot, but it won't keep the stove running hot for long.

 

[MustangMike]

That sucks Matt, but like I said, it is not just them!

And I won't bash CA, not that I like the State's policies, but it is not reflective of all who live there. After all, you could say the same about NY and VT!!!

I wish we could separate upstate NY from downstate NY, as half the people are in NYC which dictates the State vote. I live in Putnam County, which is above Westchester, which is above NYC. No Repubican that serves below Putnam won the election the last time around. We are the "holding the line" right now, but it is fading fast. Brewster HS is now 54% non English Speaking! It feels like you are bailing water from the boat with a teaspoon!

 

[MustangMike]

Wouldn’t sell me 45LC, asked for my pistol permit. I said it’s for my rifle. Guy says I need a pistol permit to buy handgun ammo. I say it’s for my rifle. Guy says handgun ammo. I say hey you see that Henry Big Boy, it’s chambered in 44remington, if I buy that rifle from you right now will you sell me the ammo for it? He says can’t it’s pistol ammo. I ask him on what planet does that make sense. He calls manager over. Manager apologized for the policy and asked me to leave. I told him I’ll never come back, tell my wife to never come back and all my friends and family to never come back. How can they sell and profit from the rifles but not sell you the ammo....... bastards

Good thing you didn't try to buy some rifle ammo … like 223!!!

 

[MechanicMatt]

They only had two kinds. Crap and crappier crap

 

[MechanicMatt]

Snowing at my house.....

 

[92utownxh]

six1, sorry for your loss. It made me think last night, I had my dad over to put brakes on his truck. He was going to take it somewhere, but I said to get the parts and bring it over. We spent a couple hours in the garage. My 2 youngest boys came out too. They picked up their ride on Gator and put it on buckets. They said they had to work on the engine. It was cute.

 

[panolo]

I tossed a stem worth of box elder in one pile a couple yrs ago, or last yr, can't remember. I just started splitting that pile a couple weeks ago and the box is punky as can be , it's all going in the bonfire pit .
I would save elm to burn in the middle of winter, the box would get very hot, but it won't keep the stove running hot for long.

Must be a difference in climate. I can leave it on the ground un split for a couple years before I worry.

Elm is shoulder season wood Be burning mostly sugar maple and ash in the super cold.

 

[James Miller]

Sounds better then I thought it would.

 

[svk]

Dicks are dicks.

We tried to order a large batch of football stuff through them for my sons football team. Horrible to deal with.

Their regular sporting goods stuff are basically overpriced mid grade stuff. I have no reason to ever visit them again

 

[JustJeff]

Sounds better then I thought it would.

Get it in some wood!!

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[chipper1]

Must be a difference in climate. I can leave it on the ground un split for a couple years before I worry.

Elm is shoulder season wood Be burning mostly sugar maple and ash in the super cold.

I'll get some pictures when I'm out splitting next time, may be a while as ive been doing a lot of reverse scrounging lately, lots of unprepared people needing wood this year.
So ash burns that much hotter/longer than elm. I've never noticed that myself(not disagreeing just never compared them/paid attention), but ash splits a lot easier for sure except the real nasty ones, they'll stop a hydraulic splitter .

 

[James Miller]

Get it in some wood!!

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Maybe later. 3rd shift schedule dictates I sleep while the rest of you are being productive.

 

[Logger nate]

Well having a crisis here, out of firewood permits... Only allowed 10 cords per household. Crazy here because the tusick moth has killed 50% of our fir trees, they say it’s worst outbreak in history. The forest service is doing nothing. Thankfully the state and private landowners are logging it. Pretty cool haven’t seen this much logging for 20 years, lots of 5 and 6 log loads, even saw some 3 log loads. Replanting right behind the logging, at least state lands will have healthy forest again.
There’s wood I can cut at moms and on our place but I sure enjoy being out in the mountains cutting a lot more. Perfect weather too, sunny 50’s during the day, 20’s at night all weekend.
Let the fire go out one day this week and this intruder showed up in the stove Short range whitetail, and grouse is open and short range cow elk opens Sunday so I’ll probably be doing more hunting now. Surprised these spruce grouse aren’t extinct, lol. Not zoomed in , probably could have grabbed it with my hand

 

[Logger nate]

Sense 90% of my firewood scrounging, hunting, motorcycle riding, skiing is by myself out of cell range thinking about getting a Garmin inreach mini, anyone have experience with them? Good one? Or is there something else I should look at for off grid communication?

 

[farmer steve]

Well having a crisis here, out of firewood permits... Only allowed 10 cords per household. Crazy here because the tusick moth has killed 50% of our fir trees, they say it’s worst outbreak in history. The forest service is doing nothing. Thankfully the state and private landowners are logging it. Pretty cool haven’t seen this much logging for 20 years, lots of 5 and 6 log loads, even saw some 3 log loads. Replanting right behind the logging, at least state lands will have healthy forest again.
There’s wood I can cut at moms and on our place but I sure enjoy being out in the mountains cutting a lot more. Perfect weather too, sunny 50’s during the day, 20’s at night all weekend.
Let the fire go out one day this week and this intruder showed up in the stoveView attachment 771356 Short range whitetail, and grouse is open and short range cow elk opens Sunday so I’ll probably be doing more hunting now. Surprised these spruce grouse aren’t extinct, lol. Not zoomed in , probably could have grabbed it with my hand View attachment 771357

What is short range hunting Nate? Never heard that term before. Cool grouse pic.

 

[chipper1]

What is short range hunting Nate? Never heard that term before. Cool grouse pic.

I think it's the opposite of free range hunting.
Lots of this going on out here at the moment.

Beautiful day here for it and any other outside free range activities .

 

[svk]

Well having a crisis here, out of firewood permits... Only allowed 10 cords per household. Crazy here because the tusick moth has killed 50% of our fir trees, they say it’s worst outbreak in history. The forest service is doing nothing. Thankfully the state and private landowners are logging it. Pretty cool haven’t seen this much logging for 20 years, lots of 5 and 6 log loads, even saw some 3 log loads. Replanting right behind the logging, at least state lands will have healthy forest again.
There’s wood I can cut at moms and on our place but I sure enjoy being out in the mountains cutting a lot more. Perfect weather too, sunny 50’s during the day, 20’s at night all weekend.
Let the fire go out one day this week and this intruder showed up in the stoveView attachment 771356 Short range whitetail, and grouse is open and short range cow elk opens Sunday so I’ll probably be doing more hunting now. Surprised these spruce grouse aren’t extinct, lol. Not zoomed in , probably could have grabbed it with my hand View attachment 771357

Can you cut for someone else? Say your neighbor wants 10 cords? Or does a person from the household need to be present while cutting?

Also be cool to see some of the logging truck loads. Around here a 30” tree is large.

 

[Logger nate]

What is short range hunting Nate? Never heard that term before. Cool grouse pic.

It’s a season that’s open mostly on private property close to homes so your restricted to short range weapons (bow, muzzleloader, shotgun, handgun) so you don’t shoot someone or their house .

I think it's the opposite of free range hunting.
Lots of this going on out here at the moment.
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Beautiful day here for it and any other outside free range activities .
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Hey Brett, wow that looks very nice there!