5 Ways To Dry Unseasoned Firewood

You are trying to ensure you have good usable firewood for next fall and you are running short on time. Here are 5 methods to help speed the drying process and make sure you enjoy clean, hot fires over the winter.
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[@srdavis37]

Another tip: To aid partially dry wood to dry faster, I stack common red bricks 3-4 high on both sides of my stove top. Place a regular steel, folding camp cooking rack on the bricks. Place your wet wood on the bricks, suspended over the hottest part of the stove (the top) and maintain 2-3 inch clearance from the stove pipe. The heat from the current fire dries out the wood for the next burn.

[@cjones0867]

If I may add one more. Splitting the wood into smaller logs makes them dry faster and also makes them easier to burn if you are in a bind and it's not fully dried.

[@LightSpinAngler]

This honestly might be the most important tip after you get a bed of coals. Learned the hard way after 2 seasons of being behind.

[@fabulousbrad]

all good info. i had to buy 3 cord due to a wrist injury this year. i split my pieces in random sizes. i do about 6 or 7 cord a year. start splitting in march done by june , let em bake in the sun for july august sept.cover em up with tarps off the ground on home made firewood racks. i have fence line where i keep it. lined up with the basement door. straight shot.via hand trucks. once inside i tranfer to rolling carts to manage them. basement is always warm.

[@KasperKali]

This is SO COOL!! A REAL mountain man, beard and all, telling us how it's done! Very cool 😎 I was raised in Los Angeles, California so I'm clueless to these things. I'm now living in South America atop of a mountain. I have a chimney yet have been having trouble getting a fire started so this video is quite helpful. Thanks and greetings!

[@robertschulke1596]

A Swedish circular firewood stack, with all the wood sloped away from the center, and a “tented” roof over the middle dries 4x faster than a plain stack, and sheds rain as well.

[@davelowe1977]

1. Dry indoors 2. Remove the bark 3. Cover from rain but allow airflow 4. Cross stack 5. Maximise airflow

[@timgthatsit6756]

David Lowe = No Extra BS, , & To The Point . . . Every YT video Should Have This Option

[@thenuclearoption1976]

This video was only 6 minutes but damn I'm in a rush! Thanks!

[@keitha.neubert3063]

You are such a kind, informative speaker! Listening to you is like being with a favorite Uncle. Thank you for all the tips. From Western Maine.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Thanks for watching. Funny, no one ever says I remind them of their younger brother, lol.

[@keitha.neubert3063]

@@American-OutdoorsNet Haha. Wisdom comes from age. You're appreciated for you sharing yours.

[@Ο_Θετικός]

I think this guy is the reason i like Americans so much ;)..Isn't he adorable when he counts numbers? Innocent and helping.!! Thank you so much for the info,i myself struggle every winter with moist wood,but thanks to you no more(talking about Winter in Thessaloniki,Greece,shame on me,i know!) !!!Greetings

[@rogerknight2267]

I split my red oak into fairly small logs to make it easier for my daughter to handle for her fireplace. That was early spring this year. Moisture meter reads single digits. Also, I’ve never thought about the bark. I had been told to leave bark on to protect the wood on the ends of my racks from rain. Makes more sense now to remove it. Lesson learned. Thank you!!

[@user-dm1tv6nl2e]

Moisture sensor on exterior, or freshly cut side?

[@ofthewoods137]

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[@Dino-uo5vj]

Great video. One thing I found after cutting firewood part time for a living here in BC is that the wood cures and drys better in log form or in chunks a pieces discarded from logging. So wood felled one year, cut the next spring, in the woodshed fir the summer, perfect to burn in the winter.👍

[@northerniltree]

To tarp large rows of wood in volume, what I do is make 40 foot rows stacked 10 inches apart as close to parallel as I can. The two inner rows are slightly higher than the two outer rows. The wood sits on treated 2x4's to get it off the ground. Then, I cover the whole thing with 40 foot used vinyl billboard tarps available on Ebay. These are cheap and highly durable. They have continuous pockets on both sides that a 2x3" will slide into. Snip open the pockets at 8 foot intervals to insert the 2x3's. Then, use strap webbing to attach the 2x3's in the pockets to the bottom 2x4's with 1 inch screws with washers to hold the tarp down. Apply straps 2 per 2x3", equally spaced. The higher inside two rows will create a slight dome to shed the rain. As you remove the wood months later, start at one end and remove the 2x3's one section at a time, and roll the tarp forward. Roll it tightly, as it will be easy to reinstall the next time. Be mindful of sharp points at the top of your outside 2 rows. These tarps, if taken care of- will last forever. The advertising can be on the bottom of the tarp as you apply it, leaving the top black or white. About $35.00 a tarp.Best way to dry that I've found yet!

[@Mr.Phoreskin]

Thank you sir

[@justinkase9923]

#1 works best. Cross stack your wood inside and in just a few days it cracks and splits open ready to burn and you don’t have to travel out side to fetch it! 👍🏻

[@cliffdunning9296]

If you harvest your firewood in the dead of winter the moisture content of the wood will naturally be quite a bit lower than if you do so in the spring or summer making it possible to dry even oak or maple in one summer. Of course if you have the luxury of enough time and supply of split wood, two summers is better, but one will do.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Thanks Cliff, that is a very good tip. Thanks for watching.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

All good tips. 😊Thanks and take care.

[@brianwalmsley447]

Good advice 👍

[@nateoghlian1308]

After I saw your video I brought some of my unseasoned firewood inside I tested a piece of oak with a moisture meter and it measured 21. But a few days later I tested it again and it measured 17. Thanks for your useful tips!

[@americo8568]

I loved this video I bought a chord for a fire pit not knowing that I have to dry it out… still learning and this video was great!

[@andrewjackson9853]

Weve always "ringed" our trees we want to burn with a chainsaw the year before we want to burn them, they stand dead for a year. When we fall them most the bark falls off. We split and stack them for a couple months, moisture is 14-20% depending on diameter. They dry pretty nice standing on the stump for a year. . . I realize not everyone has the ability to do that, just an fyi that works for us.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

I agree, that is an excellent method if one has the timber and foresight. Thanks for watching.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

I do the same. I think of it as much like caring for any "crop".

[@shilver101]

Great Tips and Beard!

[@craigdavidson2278]

Your beard needs it's own channel....magnifique.

[@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869]

New sub here great content keep it up! Just getting back to basics for our home, and after installing our wood stove we bought 2 cords of wood, the first was dry the second green, so this is great information for us, now back to rehang our axes!

[@conlaiarla]

New European sub here . Common sense and information. Great.

[@jaimedpcaus1]

Excellent presentation 👏

[@victoryfirst2878]

Thanks for letting me know the quick way of drying wood. I thought of one more way. When you put wood indoors cover it with plastic and use a dehumidifier. The enclosed tent with the power of the dehumidifier will make more of a seasoned wood possible. Good day Sir.

[@kinetickutz]

Great video. I’ve been doing all these things except I have been covering my piles completely with tarps. I will stop doing that now. Also, maybe I’m slow but I couldn’t read all your tips in time b4 you took them off screen. Maybe leave them on just a lil bit longer for us dumbies. I know I can press pause but still. Tyvm!! Killer beard!!

[@dougtwigg3285]

Very enjoyable to watch a video that is full of useful information .thank you

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Doug Twigg Thanks for watching.

[@juspickin]

nice one mate cheers

[@Mookiethedog]

Great video and killer beard man

[@robertschulke1596]

We use smaller chunks, 6” long +/-, and the exposed end grain and extra surface area dries it faster.

[@randysngh]

I love your beard. Have to grow one myself. LOL smooth, easy talking like Clint Eastwood. I love all you Videos. Keep them coming.

[@golddiggerdave]

Zero BS. Thanks for the information

[@MegaAcco]

Good one!! liked the video straight to the point and very informative 👍👍

[@pauldentler7127]

I use a lot of red oak & hard maple & water under the thick bark is a constant problem even with well seasoned wood. Even stuff that has been seasoned two years often contains a lot of moisture directly under the bark. What I do before burning the logs is to follow your advice in setting the logs near the woodstove with the barkside facing the heat. I used to do just the reverse without thinking that the nonbarked sides are already dry & well seasoned, it's the area under the bark that needs the heat treatment for moisture so water doesn't come bubbling out in the area just under the bark when you burn it. I stand the logs on end about a foot away from the firebox & sometimes put another log on top of those all with barkside facing the woodstove. I even have a rack I made that sits on top of the flat surface of my woodstove that holds half a dozen logs 1-2 feet above the surface loading it with the barkside facing down. All totaled around my woodstove I can have a dozen logs drying out at any one time, I use those logs for the next day burn because I've found it takes about 6-8 hours of heat treatment to get that moisture evaporated from beneath the bark. Sometimes that bark can get pretty hot at only a foot away from the stove. I rarely need to do this with beech because the bark is so thin that little moisture collects in the wood directly under the bark. Sometimes I do it anyway if the beech was cut only a few months prior to stacking & it's still cold when I bring it in from outside. Your idea of taking the bark off is often a lot of knuckle busting work. Ill do it if it peels off easily but usually it doesn't which is why I've turned to the above decribed drying technique.

[@bornforfreetaxtothedeath..7542]

Great idea about cross stacking your drying wood... 👍

[@paulmorrey733]

Thanks

[@marksternberg9217]

This won't work for everyone but I have a wood shop with piles of sawdust available. I have found that if you bring in wood that is damp you can throw it on the saw dust and the sawdust seams to absorb the moisture pretty quick in a day or two.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Now that is an interesting practice and as it happens, I have a wood shop with a lot of sawdust. I may give that a try. Thanks for the tip and for watching.

[@treylem3]

Great advice ! Thanks

[@n3ocl]

So nice. Thank you for sharing. You presented this perfectly. I live off-grid.. I have 2 gas wells but they are soon to run dry so I purchased a wood stove. I live on about 110 acres of woods in NW PA of 30% oak the rest is cherry and maple. I'll have no trouble obtaining firewood. thanks again...

[@c3h84ever]

Just discovered your channel very informative thanks and yes I subscribed

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Tony A and thanks for watching.

[@nickguthrie9309]

Cures? Seasoning? Dries?--Get a moisture meter and depend on it; be sure to split samples and take meter readings on the newly exposed surfaces

[@joeharris4737]

this is really helpful content thank you

[@lrhcconrad2230]

Indoors also adds moisture to the air .

[@GettingToHeaven]

Very informative. Thanks for the video.

[@kkarllwt]

Here is how I stack fire wood. I put down 2 cement blocks on their side about 4 feet apart. I lay 2 6 foot steel fence posts, angle iron, 'T' iron. preassure treated 2/4s ETC onto the blocks. At each end I drive 2 6 foot steel fence posts into the ground and fasten wire to the top to keep them from spreading from the weight of the wood. after filling a section I place 3 ft. long sections of steel roofing ( scrap works great ) on top to shed water. I watch for used and bent steel posts. Free is best, but I will pay a dollar each. Grab them when you can They will store forever and they don't eat.

[@buckstaffvvile9064]

Great video. We have a small woodstove for supplemental/emergency heat, and I have grappled with the problem of too damp wood for two decades, and your advice, from my experience, is spot on. Thanks.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Thanks for watching. With smaller stoves, many times an efficient solution is to just split the logs into very small pieces. With stoves used for supplemental heating, you are better to go for short, hotter burns than having to sit by the stove door babysitting your fire to keep the larger size logs burning.

[@buckstaffvvile9064]

@@American-OutdoorsNet Thanks for your response, and you are probably right, but I'm too old to handle a sledge and wedge very much.

[@TheOriginalDJMrVee]

Good info. Good vid. Thanks.

[@davidward6626]

I have wood sheds and going to stack some wood outside for Lord willing next year

[@fricknjeep]

hi there i agree with if i may add maybe some more leave a gap between rows so the ends don't touch . standing the wood up (small amounts ) like you said if your wood is clean bug free bring it in the house . house humidity is a lot lower then out side humidity . it may also will bring the temp of the wood up 40 degrees . i like the smell of oak . and it helps bring the inside house humidity up so you don't spark . hope i didn't step on any feet thanks john

[@mrdeplorable953]

I have outside boiler if I put green wood inside I also put some dry wood so it burns.

[@scooterpie696]

Agreed. And if there is a creosote fire, not a problem. One of the best investments I've ever made.

[@MsLunaWinter]

Thank you sir!

[@ivanbeavon792]

Good advice thanks Man 👍

[@stevedawson1706]

I am doing everything right!! Thankyou great video!!

[@balanced4harvest552]

If you're leaving smaller sticks in the round, scouring them lengthwise with the chainsaw accelerates drying. Some species, like Birch will not dry if left in the round. Scour longer logs before bucking up for firewood length, it's a lot safer!

[@Firstfrostbowhunt]

Good tips. Nothing worse than trying to burn wet unseasoned wood. i try and have a year, sometimes two years worth split and stacked under cover and out of the weather.

[@phukyerpheefees]

Crossover tip: Scatter wood ash over each layer in your wood pile.

[@wilmacockfit9689]

Can you expand on this comment please.

[@stevecarnall555]

You can also peel cedar bark off. The bark makes great Excelsior. You will be surprised how fast cedar dries. Cedar has pitch, which is a natural fire starter

[@jncg2311]

Really good advice here, thank you for making this video. Good that you stress that there really is nothing as effective as proper seasoning. I have one suggestion to add: split to smaller pieces than you might normally. Much like removing or stripping back the bark, making smaller splits inceases surface area: mass so you will get faster drying. May not be as convenient but if you only have a few months to season, it is better than trying to burn with higher moisture content. Thanks again.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Absolutely. Small splits are a quicker burn and can many times dry in short order right next to a hot wood stove. It may not be optimal for overnight burns but it beats constantly babysitting a fire. Thanks for watching.

[@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869]

Proper seasoning of wood is essential, when my wife first heard this she asked “what was the recipe?” My answer was chili powder, garlic, black pepper and time! Mostly time, ... She is fro Indonesia, and never heated a house with wood.

[@randysngh]

Thanks for this Video. It has provided me with some useful tips.Appreciate it

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

Allways cut firewood in the winter months when the sap is down the tree, and it’s much easier stacking branches when the leaves are off !

[@terryroberson8851]

Great vidio

[@mikefreeman3772]

Tree bark is also the major contributor to smoke; creosote production; and, the nutrient in wood ash. Always try to cut/harvest firewood when sap is down. In central Missouri I store my out-of-season firewood by laying down tarp or house wrap on the ground then wood pallets. Loose stack and cover only, as the man says. This enables lizards, snakes and birds to keep black ants and other bug populations to a minimum.

[@user-hw4jz5eh5d]

Its more work to remove bark but does the wood dry all that faster?

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Think of the bark as hanging your wet laundry on a clothes line and then covering them with a blanket.

[@We_are_the_light]

Stack your wood where the wind can blow through it . Bob's yer Uncle.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

^ This. The "wicking" action helps a great deal.

[@beebob1279]

I have a nearly dead ash tree from the emerald. It’s a dangerous cut because it’s so close to the house. A friend who removes trees said that ash is easy to dry which I e never cured. I’ve cured just about everything els. He’ll take it out for me and I’ll cut, split, and stack it. I’m figuring 2 1/2 to three cords from the thing. If it’s solid inside I’ll mill it 5/4 for lumber and still get plenty for the burner.

[@burtlade1705]

Thanks!

[@jnossoff]

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[@WeThePeopleSurvival69]

I will sometime stack all around our stove..then have a hot fire that we have to open the doors and windows for..lol. and I cook it for a few days...Then we can use it sooner...

[@eyeswideopen1158]

Hello, new subscriber here ✌ Thanks for the information!

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Eyeswideopen Welcome and thanks for watching.

[@dwaynemarshall3718]

I dry my unseasoned wood in the microwave. LOL.

[@maxair420]

😂😂😂

[@elainenilsson5472]

How about a hot kitchen oven?

[@danthedewman1]

just get ahead 2 or 3 years and the bark comes right off...and its seasoned proper.

[@troyelliott9465]

Love showing off my wood. Cheers

[@farmerd6]

Cut your wood in the winter to start with, less sap in the trees during the winter.

[@garywesterman6347]

The dryer the wood the more BTU s you get out of it And the less wood You use

[@buckstaffvvile9064]

Yes. You lose some heating value with too damp wood because the water has to be vaporized for the wood to burn.

[@fricknjeep]

well hear r my thoughts you can only get X BTUs out of wood green or dry . its whats the heat BTUs being used for heat something or boil its own water ,sap out . you are rite you will get the heat . i mean well by this thanks john

[@jmerica4818]

#4 and 5 are the ticket.

[@johnpop5066]

Very nice, to the point and all great tips. Do you recommend Holzehousen circular method. It seems if you have the space to be another good method?

[@randyhuybrecht9346]

passing on a tip from my father in law...fell your trees in the summer or fall and leave them lay on their branches. Cut them up when the leaves turn brown and crispy and almost all the moisture is gone...

[@TheCrittercam001]

thanks randy

[@duanekilgore6737]

Cut ring around the trees lev them stand that best way to dry them and keep them dry

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

I have mine stacked in single rows off the ground, dead oak when cut.

[@kandimegahan7844]

I just wanna say, I think I'm in love. Handsome, erudite, well-spoken, and helps me solve my problems. Thank you.

[@conlaiarla]

I'm a straight white man and can see where you going ! .

[@danbellamy6677]

try girdling next years selected trees in late winter with sap down, then cut in early summer, before any rot or decay sets in, but don't wait too long you need a nice hinge joint for felling control and no widowmakers falling on your head. with the sap down the wood starts drying with less moisture content to start with.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Dan Bellamy Thanks Dan, we will actually be doing a video in the near future regarding that practice. Another great idea for getting a jump on your firewood supply.

[@zone4garlicfarm]

Cut your wood in late fall or winter when the sap is not flowing. Winter cut wood is much dryer than spring or summer cut wood.

[@greg_smola]

I have a question for you, if I check a medium sized or a thicker log and it reads 20% on the outside, if I split it in half, what should moisture percentage be in the middle? Thanks so much.

[@williamgibb5557]

I buy a ton of rice and dump it over a cord of wood and it 2-3 days it is dry. Also works for wet cell phones and other electronics. The rice can be used for an " earthy tasting" meal if desired.

[@darrelllee7946]

If worse case senario and its your first year on your property and all you have is green freshly fallen, and your trying to survive the winter in your new shack, as long as you got a somewhat decent wood stove , cut a bunch of kindeling out of it first and stack that by the stove then a little bit bigger peices and stack that like wise, and then again just a little bit bigger and stack some by stove, now make sure you got room to stack regular size wood as well. Now its time to start fire. Fill stove with kindeling get it good and hot before adding the next size. Once you get to the third size you should have a good bed of coals before puting in full size pieces and add some medium size with them. Dont get in a hurry and put the big peices in before you got a good bed of coals, or you will be there all day trying to get it going. I lernt this and I survived, it was tuff at times but for the most part ok. The other problem of burning wet wood is it rust your stove and chiminey out quik. Got less than a year out of that first chimeney. And ya got to klean it more the creosote biulds faster with wet wood.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Darrell Lee Great post Darrell and thanks for watching.

[@MiserableOldFart]

Removing bark and cross stacking have a negligible effect on seasoning. Why? Because most of the drying of firewood happens at the ENDS, not the sides. Single row, tight stacking with exposure to sun and wind is the best you can do. The single thing you CAN do to get firewood to dry quickly, aside from end exposure to sun and wind is to cut it short. A 16 inch log will dry much faster than a 32 inch one, because, it will have 4 ends exposed instead of 2. Obviously, cutting to very short length wastes wood with the kerf and makes it hard to stack, so for most people 16 inch wood is as close to ideal as you can get. I use chunk "silos" made of wire fencing for the odd and end pieces. At 4' high and about 1.5' diameter, they dry the short pieces quite quickly and they are ready to use for maple syrup in the late winter/early spring if I'm ambitious, or next fall in the stove. Getting wood cut and stacked as quickly as possible helps. Even splitting can be held off if necessary again, because the splitting only has a very modest effect on drying.

[@ericharris893]

One year seasoned wood kept perfectly dry has been the best for heat output and fragrance doesn’t suffer much either

[@ericharris893]

Flatus Antiquitous yes sir, that’s correct. But if it’s kept dry, during that time, it’s about right for my preference. It smells great and leaves plenty of coals in the morning and burns plenty clean and easy to get lit.

[@surreyarborist]

You are talking sense there matey

[@magnum8264]

Good advice, I find that handling the firewood the least is good too

[@mikespain8655]

If you start with good wood-oak, hickory, walnut-it will be at 20% moisture in 8-10 months. People saying 2,3,4 years are full of it. How do I know? A moisture meter doesn’t lie.

[@elainenilsson5472]

Would it work to put green wood in the kitchen oven and let it sit in a hot oven for an hour?

[@DJ-vt5es]

While closely monitoring the cross stacked wood directly on a grating two inches from my stoves surface , i am drying 2"x2" x16" splits and burning them after 12 hours of elevated temperature (85-90 degrees f) Find seasoned if you can. In my area , i cannot .😐

[@jakobrebeki]

i cut firewood for my sisters place. we stack hers in the barn. about 6 cords last time i looked....

[@jasoneverett7343]

I stack it in the basement with a dehumidifier and with the stove heat it dries in a few days.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

jason everett Thanks for watching. A basement stove and a dehumidifier sounds like a great combination for making dry wood fast.

[@whitelightning3263]

I do the dehumidifier trick and my wood is good and dry in 2 weeks time. I put it in a dead end space in my basement and the dehumidifier is off in the morning.

[@garyrichmond7857]

I know last time I was stacking wood at my dad's house it was getting dark and out of blue a bear got me I wrestled a Bear for a hour or two and I thought I was a goner but I was lucky it was a stuffed bear

[@kandimegahan7844]

You knucklehead! Had me going for a minute! Funny in the end.

[@darrelllee7946]

Same thing happen to me,but it was a bypoler bear and it decapitated me.

[@williamcase3994]

We used to stack it so the wind could blow through and cover with tin

[@Tonnsfabrication]

When wood is your only heat source, understanding it becomes an art form. It's important to know that not all trees have the same exact internal make up therefore they do not all dry at the same rate. A good example is white oak vs red oak. The heart wood of red oak is tubular which holds and absorbs water much longer/easier than white oak which is segmented and is nearly ready to burn the season you split it. Just take a small piece of red oak and set one end in water and watch how fast it wicks out the other end.

[@jefferyschirm4103]

Well don't worry about the mule just load the wagon.

[@robinchwan]

what if you need an emergency wood pile and you can't wait 1 year or more for said firewood ? just gather all the dead twigs and such in the forests etc ? just a hypothetical what if scenario

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Yes, you do what you have to do.

[@robinchwan]

@@American-OutdoorsNet how long would said firewood you chop have to wait before it's used if you keep the heat up inside with twigs and other things ? are we talking months or more ?

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

Such a majestic Beard tho!

[@suolaticcu8995]

can you use sauna as a dryer warm it to 80-90 celsius and not throwing water in stove? I think it might work!

[@Zaper692]

What do you think of boiling the wood? Of course, I got that it is best to use seasoned fire wood. But let's talk in a camping/survival situation. I have a limited amount of seasoned fire wood to burn... And I have an abundance of wet wood (twigs and fallen down branches). What do you think of boiling the wood? I heard it to work but the results of my research is limited.

[@patmiddleton3947]

If you get caught out ,without dry wood,wet wood will burn ok if you put some coal in with it.