I guess this is a good thing, really.
In past year or two, I've been able to get more and more wood contacts (I'm a scrounger - get it where/when I can) and now have lots of wood (on hilly terrain with not much processing or easy storage areas).
I burn about 3-4 cords/yr which I had previously built a small open shed/lean-to for. Before I contracted the wood gathering/splitting disease, I would pretty much be burning the wood from the shed during one winter while getting/splitting wood for the wood for the next winter barely getting by time-wise. By the time the shed was empty, I was finishing splitting and would start stacking into the empty shed for next year.
But now I have at least 2 seasons worth of wood - and more coming every day. I really like "taking" wood to burn from a shed vs. handling tarps and such.
A few questions to you seasoned burners - should I build another shed for another 4 cords so I don't have to transport from outside pile to the one shed every spring (just cut/split straight into the open shed)? This would help some handling time, but with even more and more wood (3, 4, 5 seasons worth?) I'll eventually still have to transport from piles to sheds. I just hate to transfer from a pile to a shed - it seems like a waste of effort.
I just this second thought of a "portable" shed - AS IF I could lift the one I've got and move it to a pile for the next season!?!? That would be cool. (Mine is of course anchored to footers, and quite heavy, but you get the idea.) Any ideas on moveable sheds or any help to my dilemma?
Thanks guys. I'm getting more addicted to wood and this site! Somebody help me!!!! My wife thinks I'm crazy. "You need MORE wood?"
In past year or two, I've been able to get more and more wood contacts (I'm a scrounger - get it where/when I can) and now have lots of wood (on hilly terrain with not much processing or easy storage areas).
I burn about 3-4 cords/yr which I had previously built a small open shed/lean-to for. Before I contracted the wood gathering/splitting disease, I would pretty much be burning the wood from the shed during one winter while getting/splitting wood for the wood for the next winter barely getting by time-wise. By the time the shed was empty, I was finishing splitting and would start stacking into the empty shed for next year.
But now I have at least 2 seasons worth of wood - and more coming every day. I really like "taking" wood to burn from a shed vs. handling tarps and such.
A few questions to you seasoned burners - should I build another shed for another 4 cords so I don't have to transport from outside pile to the one shed every spring (just cut/split straight into the open shed)? This would help some handling time, but with even more and more wood (3, 4, 5 seasons worth?) I'll eventually still have to transport from piles to sheds. I just hate to transfer from a pile to a shed - it seems like a waste of effort.
I just this second thought of a "portable" shed - AS IF I could lift the one I've got and move it to a pile for the next season!?!? That would be cool. (Mine is of course anchored to footers, and quite heavy, but you get the idea.) Any ideas on moveable sheds or any help to my dilemma?
Thanks guys. I'm getting more addicted to wood and this site! Somebody help me!!!! My wife thinks I'm crazy. "You need MORE wood?"