Just gotta say, seeing those wood piles filling up gives me a feeling of safety and comfort. As long as you're warm, everything else can be figured out! Didnt realize it was so rainy and wet there. Just makes we wanna snuggle by the fire!
Hi Matt, not trying to tell ya what to do, but just a suggestion based on what I have learned from past mistakes. The wood you stacked under the deck, you might want to place a few 2x4s upright next to the cement wall. This will allow airflow between the cement wall and the stacked firewood.
Awesome idea! We did stack the crisscross pattern with a few inches for an air gap as I was conscious about it being bad to have it against the wall. Adding some 2x4s is brilliant to make it a guaranteed space. Thanks!
@ overwhelmed is an understatement 🤣 So many things to still do before winter truly hits, we are running circles it feels like. Happy to have dry wood though!!
Good job. Wood heat is the best. And your 2 wheel wheelbarrow is going to be so handy. I have one and love it. Only thing I changed on mine is I bought tires that don't go flat, ever. I was for ever having to get mine fixed. Those tires are spendy but it has been worth it to never have to worry about them going flat anymore. 😊
Sweet upgrade! I saw something printed on the bottom that they sell the no flat tires, may need to add it to my holiday wishlist!😊 We love wood heat too, just hoping it’s enough 🤪
Glad you found us! Thanks for following along and for leaving a comment! We do have a lot of future plans so hopefully it stays interesting. Glad to have you along!😊
Just a suggestion ... Before I start off on my tangent about heating. I store 3 cords of wood in my basement so I don't have to worry about rain, sleet, or snow, and always have dry wood and a ton of bagged coal. I'm a 74-year-old retired CPA/Bachelor. I live in the mountains of North Eastern Pennsylvania on a 600-acre Homestead purchased by my great, great-grandfather in 1850. I live in one of the 3 original homes built on the property. I live in what is called today a Tiny House. It is 24'x24' with a field stone basement and I added a 12'x8' enclosed porch. I have 3 sources of heat wood, coal, and gas. I installed a ventless gas fireplace on the main floor which I use in early fall and late spring to take the chill out of the house. I have what you would call a furnace room in my basement that contains a wood stove and a coal stove that is vented to my first floor. I start out with wood in the fall and change over to coal in December when the weather changes to freezing and continues through March.
Very cool! Your property sounds amazing! We have contemplated putting in an in-wall propane furnace. Taking the edge off, or at least keeping it above freezing when going into town for multiple hours seems very important. We’ll have the explore that here in the coming weeks. Next week isn’t supposed to get over 25 degrees. And we have up to 6” of snow forecasted over night. Winter is here and we still don’t feel ready. I definitely plan to move a couple days worth of wood inside. But we don’t feel we have the space for more than that as we plan to store totes of stuff downstairs. Thanks for your comment! Looking forward to hearing more of your experience in the comments going forward!!😊
Keep in mind wood stack means mosquitoes. I bring in wood in February and I'm killing bugs. You could spray with water and baking soda to kill them. Stack back side up for water drainage. I use 3 cords and oil during the night so the extra cord would be a good idea.
Hello guys from North Carolina , tks for video. Good plans with all these areas of wood stacking...great excerise...lol. Been waiting to see and hear from ya'll. So anymore updates on inside the cabin or basement? Be warm and blessings ...much love.....
We are both so sore after all the wood moving and stacking. Getting fit!😀 I’ll be working on some new shelving inside the cabin here pretty quick. As we are getting things out of storage we need to find place to put everything. Our next video or two will probably still be some outside projects. But definitely lots to come about the inside!🙃
@ I’m hopeful we can too. I’ll just have to be intentional about lengths and things but it was kinda my thought when buying this wood that it will hopefully be easy to repurpose like that
Whew!! How big was your place, and logs? We ended up getting a 5th cord delivered this morning actually. And we had about a cord already on the property we can probably burn. I did rough math for our square footage and felt good but as it gets colder and colder, it would be scary to run out. We can always sled it in if we get worried mid-winter, haha
Love how you are getting the important things done first!! Will you have a spot to start storing green wood you get off the land for next year? If you don’t mind me asking how many acres do you have and how big is the house? I love the size of the cabin, I am guessing around 1200 sqft adding all three levels up. Heat rises so hoping the 6 or so cords will be enough, I am sure you both will figure out how to stay warm😂
The cabin is actually about half the size you thought. If you include the loft it’s just over 700. We have 120 acres. We’ve already had to cut up some downed trees that fell across the trail. We stacked them where they were and next year we’ll buck them up and build a large wood shed to season logs. We decided to wait on larger sheds with roofs until at least spring. Having this winter to see how much wood we use will be nice. It’ll be nice to process our own wood as it’s much more cost effective haha
We thought about it for sure. Our main thought was this wood can be reused for future woodsheds. And pallets a lot of times shouldn’t be burned and we are so remote that bringing them to the local landfill would cost as much as buying the lumber. So it was kind of a what’s the best play for our future usage. It feels like the right decision as they are burley and even if we decided not to recycle them for a woodshed, they’ll give us many years of usage regardless. Good thinking though! It was on our minds
Yeah, try to put a cover wood roof for your shed, you don't want to have wet wood, doesn't burn good.. I've seen so many off -grid people on TH-cam that make wood sheds that covers they wood + walls mostly on 3 sides and a doorway open to put newly chipped wood in..
Great thinking! We’ll use tarps this winter but we do have plans to make big covered sheds in the spring. That way we can collect green wood around the property and season it properly too.😃
Yep! We have tarps for the tops of all the stacks. Sadly, the ones up front got a little wet with the rain but since it’s seasoned it should hopefully dry out quickly. We’ve got enough dry dry wood that we haven’t been worried😊
Hard work will certainly pay off when it’s very cold outside and you’re going to be very warm !!!!!
Thank you! We’re still sore from moving all of it, haha. But glad to have it checked off the list. The snow hit today, we were just in time!
Just gotta say, seeing those wood piles filling up gives me a feeling of safety and comfort. As long as you're warm, everything else can be figured out! Didnt realize it was so rainy and wet there. Just makes we wanna snuggle by the fire!
It definitely feels good to check this one off the list!
That’s some good looking firewood. It’s a lot of work but well worth it. We go through about 3 cords per year heating our 600 sq ft log cabin.
And you’re in northern Wisconsin, so pretty similar conditions. That’s great to know. Hoping this will last us all winter!
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So happy to hear you’re enjoying from across the globe, Sara!! Thanks for your comment and for following along! It means a lot! 😊
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Hi Matt, not trying to tell ya what to do, but just a suggestion based on what I have learned from past mistakes. The wood you stacked under the deck, you might want to place a few 2x4s upright next to the cement wall. This will allow airflow between the cement wall and the stacked firewood.
Awesome idea! We did stack the crisscross pattern with a few inches for an air gap as I was conscious about it being bad to have it against the wall. Adding some 2x4s is brilliant to make it a guaranteed space. Thanks!
I'd be overwhelmed lol.
@ overwhelmed is an understatement 🤣 So many things to still do before winter truly hits, we are running circles it feels like. Happy to have dry wood though!!
Good job. Wood heat is the best. And your 2 wheel wheelbarrow is going to be so handy. I have one and love it. Only thing I changed on mine is I bought tires that don't go flat, ever. I was for ever having to get mine fixed. Those tires are spendy but it has been worth it to never have to worry about them going flat anymore. 😊
Sweet upgrade! I saw something printed on the bottom that they sell the no flat tires, may need to add it to my holiday wishlist!😊 We love wood heat too, just hoping it’s enough 🤪
New to your channel. Can't wait to see your cabin renovations as time go by.
Glad you found us! Thanks for following along and for leaving a comment! We do have a lot of future plans so hopefully it stays interesting. Glad to have you along!😊
That wood will be handy right outside your door
Oh absolutely! The stacks in front will be fun to move in back as we use up those stacks though, hehe. I guess they say, it warms ya twice 😊
Good Idea to put wood by the door. Nice video.
Thank you! Ease of loading up for the wood stove is a must, especially when winters here regularly hit negative temps
Just a suggestion ... Before I start off on my tangent about heating. I store 3 cords of wood in my basement so I don't have to worry about rain, sleet, or snow, and always have dry wood and a ton of bagged coal. I'm a 74-year-old retired CPA/Bachelor. I live in the mountains of North Eastern Pennsylvania on a 600-acre Homestead purchased by my great, great-grandfather in 1850. I live in one of the 3 original homes built on the property. I live in what is called today a Tiny House. It is 24'x24' with a field stone basement and I added a 12'x8' enclosed porch. I have 3 sources of heat wood, coal, and gas. I installed a ventless gas fireplace on the main floor which I use in early fall and late spring to take the chill out of the house. I have what you would call a furnace room in my basement that contains a wood stove and a coal stove that is vented to my first floor. I start out with wood in the fall and change over to coal in December when the weather changes to freezing and continues through March.
Very cool! Your property sounds amazing! We have contemplated putting in an in-wall propane furnace. Taking the edge off, or at least keeping it above freezing when going into town for multiple hours seems very important. We’ll have the explore that here in the coming weeks. Next week isn’t supposed to get over 25 degrees. And we have up to 6” of snow forecasted over night. Winter is here and we still don’t feel ready. I definitely plan to move a couple days worth of wood inside. But we don’t feel we have the space for more than that as we plan to store totes of stuff downstairs. Thanks for your comment! Looking forward to hearing more of your experience in the comments going forward!!😊
Keep in mind wood stack means mosquitoes. I bring in wood in February and I'm killing bugs. You could spray with water and baking soda to kill them. Stack back side up for water drainage. I use 3 cords and oil during the night so the extra cord would be a good idea.
I didn’t realize mosquitoes liked firewood, good to know. This area is known for mosquitoes in the summer so how fun to have them year round 😆
Hello guys from North Carolina , tks for video. Good plans with all these areas of wood stacking...great excerise...lol. Been waiting to see and hear from ya'll. So anymore updates on inside the cabin or basement? Be warm and blessings ...much love.....
We are both so sore after all the wood moving and stacking. Getting fit!😀 I’ll be working on some new shelving inside the cabin here pretty quick. As we are getting things out of storage we need to find place to put everything. Our next video or two will probably still be some outside projects. But definitely lots to come about the inside!🙃
@@Trailvagabonds I bet ya'll are sore...lol..So looking forward to your upcoming videos....much love to you guys
I would burn the stuff closest to the house last. Get all the stuff further away. Until it snows great job
Smart! Because once the snow does hit, the sled will have to come out. And that’s so much more work 🤣
Hopefully you can repurpose those beans to use for your wood. shed
@ I’m hopeful we can too. I’ll just have to be intentional about lengths and things but it was kinda my thought when buying this wood that it will hopefully be easy to repurpose like that
We used to live in Northern Minnesota up to 10 years ago it took us about 12 cord of wood to get us thru the winter
Whew!! How big was your place, and logs? We ended up getting a 5th cord delivered this morning actually. And we had about a cord already on the property we can probably burn. I did rough math for our square footage and felt good but as it gets colder and colder, it would be scary to run out. We can always sled it in if we get worried mid-winter, haha
Love how you are getting the important things done first!! Will you have a spot to start storing green wood you get off the land for next year? If you don’t mind me asking how many acres do you have and how big is the house? I love the size of the cabin, I am guessing around 1200 sqft adding all three levels up. Heat rises so hoping the 6 or so cords will be enough, I am sure you both will figure out how to stay warm😂
The cabin is actually about half the size you thought. If you include the loft it’s just over 700. We have 120 acres. We’ve already had to cut up some downed trees that fell across the trail. We stacked them where they were and next year we’ll buck them up and build a large wood shed to season logs. We decided to wait on larger sheds with roofs until at least spring. Having this winter to see how much wood we use will be nice. It’ll be nice to process our own wood as it’s much more cost effective haha
Should of looked for Free Wooden Pallets to stack the wood on ..Local Industrial companies throw them away .
We thought about it for sure. Our main thought was this wood can be reused for future woodsheds. And pallets a lot of times shouldn’t be burned and we are so remote that bringing them to the local landfill would cost as much as buying the lumber. So it was kind of a what’s the best play for our future usage. It feels like the right decision as they are burley and even if we decided not to recycle them for a woodshed, they’ll give us many years of usage regardless. Good thinking though! It was on our minds
Yeah, try to put a cover wood roof for your shed, you don't want to have wet wood, doesn't burn good.. I've seen so many off -grid people on TH-cam that make wood sheds that covers they wood + walls mostly on 3 sides and a doorway open to put newly chipped wood in..
Great thinking! We’ll use tarps this winter but we do have plans to make big covered sheds in the spring. That way we can collect green wood around the property and season it properly too.😃
You're gonna at least tarp those piles right?
Yep! We have tarps for the tops of all the stacks. Sadly, the ones up front got a little wet with the rain but since it’s seasoned it should hopefully dry out quickly. We’ve got enough dry dry wood that we haven’t been worried😊