Wood Heat Thread ~ post pics

I wish I had pictures of all the things I have hauled with that truck!...wood pics would be great...I can not seem to find them!

 

Saw the picture of Noelie84 bucking wood with a good dose of safety gear. Having dodged enough accidents I would like to invest in a good set of chaps. I process about 20 cords of wood per year and want them to be effective and durable, any recommendations?

 

I agree...I do not wear chaps.. But I am in the market for a set.

 

Carhartts and a Stihl.

 

Nice truck.
I have a Black 70 CST short bed that I personally restored, but I shaved all the moldings and marker lights etc. Had custom steel wheels made for it, powder coated gloss black. Looked just like yours except short bed and dark cherry when I bought it. Lowered too.

Oh you got a bed in the bed lol.

 

Lol...yes I think there is a bed in the bed...its a 4.5 ....6 drop ...when it hits the bump stops I say....keep loading it!...lol

 

Yeah yours sits about like mine. What do bumps stops know anyway, screw'em

 

Carhartts makes falling chaps ?

 

Grows down here too and I believe as far south as San Diego, also much more then a couple miles from the ocean.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_menziesii

It would appear they grow further inland as you go south of us

 

Yeah I've seen them in the sierras I believe, awesome tree, we used to call then refrigerator trees when we were kid. I've never burned it though, I'll have to give it a try. We have tons of oak around here which is what I usually burn, though just for pleasure as it hardly gets very cold around here.

 

If you season Madrone for 2-3 years , it's like coal , I have some that's 6 years old , I use it on cold nights and for overnighters

 

I'll go get some now then

 

Seriously , it needs to season for 2 years

 

Here is my pile, mostly oak, madrone, and fir. I leave a good amount un-split, it's nice to have a lil physical work to strech out with during winter. Not sure exactly how much is here maybe 5-7 cords burn about half each year.

 

I believe you, I'll be heading out on a wheeling trip in a few weeks. There's a ton of it from what I remember, I'll have to load some up.

 

Nice stash

 

Thx agree with you about the madrone, seasoned a few years and there is nothing better, lots of heat and low ashe, def my favorite wood.

 

Yeah , I tend to store my wood seperately depending on species

I have alder , fir and madrone

AKA , low heat , high heat , napalm

 

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