Collecting FREE firewood in the UK

[@carcher1380]

I loved that vid. Nice to know there are other wood foragers about. That satisfaction from heating and cooking on it goes way beyond ‘saving a few bob’. Thanks for sharing that.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it. After storm Arwen I saw a few amateur chainsaw wielders out and about so there must be a few out there.

[@jjbiggmann5576]

@@abakerslife O, AND BY THE WAY, YOU CUT UP A RAILWAY TIE, OR A FENCE STRAINER. IT WAS SQUAR SHAPED, CRESOTE IS USED TO PRESERVE THOSE....TRY TO THINK, BEFORE CUTTING/BURNING THIS CRAP IN YOUR HOME.

[@MalteseMafia]

Great Video 👍 You're killing more than 1 bird with this stone. Keeping fit, free fuel, walking your dog and clearing the beach. 👍

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, very true.

[@charleslewis36]

Great to see, hope the sand doesn't dull your chain. No heat like wood heat. Keep up the good work!

[@abakerslife]

Thanks, it has! It's in need of professional sharpening as we speak. My own efforts at sharpening it aren't up to par.

[@fubar12345]

@@abakerslife Stihl do a brilliant sharpening tool that makes it easy - can do it in a couple of minutes, it's called the 2 in 1

[@abakerslife]

@@fubar12345 Thanks I will look at that.

[@abakerslife]

It's amazing how much wood washes up on our shores.

[@sandydogy]

Do you ever get sea coal anymore anywhere. I loved your video, can you tell me the purpose of putting your meat in flower before frying thanks Ian

[@abakerslife]

@@sandydogy Hi, I actually grew up next to a beach where people still collect sea coal to this day. It doesn't burn as well as normal coal as it leaves a lot of unburnt material when the fire goes out. It was traditionally used to 'bank' the fire (keep it burning slowly overnight ). The flour was just to give a crust to the liver. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheXRVRIDER]

Wood is such a remarkable natural material. It gets you warm even when it's not burning. 👍😉

[@abakerslife]

Especially when you drag it for miles over soft sand!

[@TheXRVRIDER]

@@abakerslife Too right. 💪

[@paulinemercer538]

Also I have a case for my saw when out and about

[@gazgf]

I know th vid is a bit old but can I ask about the stove….what make is it and do you still like it? I’m a huge fan of wood fired cooking and 90% of cooking I do is open fire or wood stove with oven above but I’ve never bought a range so I can cook on top too. That one looks like a beauty with rope sealed doors and decent sized fire chamber and window. …love it! 😍

[@abakerslife]

Hi, the model name is the Victoria and it came from a company called modern stoves. It's not a cast iron stove but rather it's steel that has been welded together. I think they are made in Bulgaria. For baking using the oven you need to get a really good fire going but for cooking on the stovetop it's surprising how quickly it gets hot from just a small fire. I am very happy with it and best of all it was only £750 delivered which is a fraction of the price of a cast iron stove. I chose it because of the large window.

[@paulinemercer538]

Nice video can you tell me me what chain saw ie Part number I have maketa tools👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@abakerslife]

DUC353 - highly recommended

[@wes2010ful]

would a wheelbarrow be easier get one with a decent size wheel?

[@lesleywillis4281]

Good to see. When you have cut the first piece Chuck it under the log to keep it out of the sand.

[@abakerslife]

Yes that makes sense, thanks.

[@kieranmc1985]

How long would it take to burn all of the wood you acquired

[@abakerslife]

I think it only lasted a couple of weeks but luckily there is always more washed up.

[@jackiehowson3594]

Would love to come round for dinner...brandy and cream sauce 👌

[@abakerslife]

The liver didn't put you off?

[@joshfoster9832]

Call your local tree surgeons, offer to help out for the firewood from the job or just tell them to drop wood off if they need a place to dump it. In a city there should be plenty of surgeons wanting rid of it

[@villentretenmerthjackdaw4205]

Wow did you just find all that lying on the beach? Lucky!

[@mfish3506]

Was that a bench for people to sit on. Was that wood treated with a chemical.

[@abakerslife]

It was a driftwood post. I would imagine that at some point in it's life it was treated with a preservative such as creosote or similar. Drift wood that has been in the sea a while tends to have the chemicals pulled out by the salt water.

[@dejwidobajlando8420]

what breed is your dog? hes so cute!

[@abakerslife]

She is a lady dog and a German Shepherd.

[@TheLiverpoolDelta]

I thought driftwood was really bad for furnaces due to the salt content retaining moisture in the wood. Reduces the life of the furnace.

[@abakerslife]

Maybe it does but everything in life is a gamble. I have been burning it for years without a problem but maybe my chimney liner may need earlier replacement than it might have.

[@jjbiggmann5576]

@@abakerslifeYOUR LUNGS ARE BEING DAMAGED....YOU SHOULD NOT BURN DRIFTWOOD, EXCEPT FROM A LAKESHORE.

[@raw6460]

Wow! I love the trolley! Where do I get me one?

[@abakerslife]

I made mine out of an old sun lounger, a life jacket and a set of wheels that I found. I'm not sure they're available to buy!

[@faz..]

Apparently drift wood is full of poisonous gasses

[@abakerslife]

The salt is also supposed to corrode stainless steel chimney liners but people have been burning driftwood for millennia and I guess there is a cost to pay for everything in life.

[@simonhenry1769]

Judging by this wood it's been tanalised. I'd opt for natural wood only Eg fallen trees that drift to shore not treated wood.

[@raw6460]

Is that an electric chainsaw? Sounds like one

[@sandydogy]

What is the law if a tree has blown down in the road putting it up because I know where there's plenty where I live!? What meat are you cooking here?

[@abakerslife]

As long as you don't cut anything down yourself and it isn't on someone's private property then go for it. Under UK law it is called windfall and is perfectly legal. -It was liver.

[@sandydogy]

@@abakerslife thanks

[@john-ob7bv]

Illegal to carry chainsaw in public?

[@abakerslife]

It's legal.

[@john-ob7bv]

@@abakerslife thanks. I have a foldable hand saw which I've stayed away from carrying. It's not a knife it's a saw so will look into it.