I usually figure about 9 cords per year, more or less depending on conditions. Now that includes pine, poplar and a lot of undesirable stuff, so I could probably do it on 6 cords of hickory, locust, and oak. I should try to keep good track this winter as it seems like my OWB is less efficient than it used to be. My goal is to be three years ahead, and I haven't been there in about ten years. I didn't do any scrounging last year with my knee issues. I had 23 dump trailers of wood delivered (plus other stuff) two years ago, prior to knee surgery, and now I'm back at it again. I'll let you know when I stop trying to be prepared!
Plus I'm trying hard not to let @Cowboy254 win his trophy back.
This, while confirming what you probably believe anyway!
. It's out now and all filled in, drive repaired and the dam grade set so water will stay in the retainment (the elm was previously there to stop water) area I built so water doesn't rush across the drive. Still need to do the finish grade and add some more topsoil, that has to wait until I get rhe stump out of there. I made a cut from the center of the stump down the side into the roots all the way across it, then placed a steel wedge in the top and hammered it all the way in. The side it was on opened up about an inch, the other did nothing, now the wedge is firmly stuck in there. I'll probably just lift up one side and put a crap load of firewood under it, then raise the opposite side and do the sam. If I do that a few times it should break in half and lighten up enough for me to move it.
). In that storm we were the last area that had any damage 
. We are about 2/3s up the river valley and the wind comes across the valley and slams into our side.
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