Pot bellied stove

[Mule 11]

Well mines a wood burner and it’s been running pretty steady for the past few weeks. My pile was running low and I was starting to worry. I like to have a supply for power outages etc. everyone was out so I had to pay a premium price butt I received a premium product, all seasoned cherry.
   My plan is to not get caught with my pants down again as I have a place to cut downed trees. Hopefully it won’t be one of those “ best laid plans “ deals.

[gypsyman]

With the temperature's around here, having been so low, have been burning both fireplaces inserts, basement and in living room, since middle of November. I estimated around 3 1/2 cords of wood when the boys and I had finished cutting and splitting last fall. I know it's less than a 1/2 cord left. Just burning the one in the living room now, we're suppose to warm up a little next week, somewhere around 40 or so. Last few weeks, it hasn't been above 20 degree's at all. Got some limbs out back, if I can, early next week, get the tractor going and pull up some to ''hopefully'' get me into March.

[Mule 11]

I could have dug through the snow and gotten some firewood butt, I just bought some and had it dumped on a tarp, stocked some around and a bit in my house and some stacked and tarped. I may move some more today or not as I’m fighting a cold. Important thing is, I’ve got wood, which makes the wife happy

[Lloyd Smale]

ive got a outside wood stove but i havent used it this year or last year. the son in law would give me free wood but with my back i cant get out to keep it going so i dont bother anymore. its gas for me anymore. my pile of wood is slowly used for the sauna when i can feed that. told the wife its time to go gas or electric with that too when the wood pile is gone.

[DDZ]

My wood stove has been burning fairly steady since November. Sure saves on heating oil. In turn its a lot of work, cutting, splitting, and stacking. Then getting into the house. Probably burnt more this year than each of the last 15 years. So this spring before everything gets green, I'll have a lot of cutting to do. Mostly try to get cherry, oak, or locust, but will burn other stuff if its easy to get to. 

[gypsyman]

Kinda on topic, last fall went to a local Menards store, and bought a moisture meter. Not expensive, $16, and programed it to read the moisture in wood. Been testing the different types of wood. If the wood is below the 20 reading it's suppose to be dried out enough. Most of what I'm testing runs between 9 and 11. Some of them went around 17-19. Not sure just how accurate it is, but since the boys and I usually cut trees that are already dead, not to worried about it, but fun to play with it.