Things you should be doing now for an easier winter - 5 Best Heating with firewood prep tips

[@danmc7815]

I enjoyed these videos, and they helped me when I began heating only with wood, in 2017 and 2018. Thanks. Hope your health is improving.

[@pauladavis7400]

Eric, I enjoy watching these tips from one year to the next so please keep 'em coming.

[@jasonpace5692]

Love your videos brother. You’re a real inspiration to me and my new found love of wood stoves. You’ve been a massive help in preparing me for my first winter as a new home owner living in the country. About to hook up my new stove in my home and keep your knowledge close. Have a happy winter brotha. -Jason- Lochbuie, Colorado

[@robertrubino9741]

Great tips: particularly like the idea of putting length telltales on the splitter … not just for my stove length … but also the idea of providing split wood for those who may be on hard times:)

[@jeffreyrhine1956]

Eric, please keep the Wood heat Wednesdays coming. Thanks

[@cathysteenson9591]

Eric, you are a great speaker/instructor.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

you put a lot of thought into your firewood system. I put mine in a wood shed beside the garage as soon as i have it cut and split or it arrives to be piled up. I also try to keep a face cord close to the house for my wife when i am out of town working. She does a great job of bring the wood into the house and cleaning the stove. Great tips again!!

[@WhatsUpWithSheila]

You have turned "wood management" into an art form❤️👍

[@mascatrails661]

Great tips eric! This is a great time of year to peel bark off poplar. I like to cut poplar to firewood size first, then as I'm splitting it I use my machete to peel the bark, then I stack it in a dry place. Man that stuff lights up fast and burns HOT. Best kindling I could find.

[@kathleenzimmerman8227]

YAY!!! Wood Heat Wednesdays are BAAAACK!!! :-D Thanks for the tips! Love & prayers

[@MrBucidart]

Great tip about marking the wood splitter, Thanks.

[@Horsewithnoname88]

I use a 16" 1/4" PVC pipe during bucking to measure my cuts. Really helps get those lengths consistent.

My wood stove final inspection should be done today. It 4am and Im heading to our city park to nick a tree that was dead and fell. Will use a bow saw, drag it home with a rope behind my truck. Bought the meter, oh yea, a huge advantage! You showed me the way. I didnt know shit till your channel. My fantasy son-in-law.

[@goldfish02rex]

Got a stove last year, watching you ever since!

[@kenadams3951]

I'm 56 years young and you give me some good info thanks young man. Sounds like a old man.

[@bt1959]

have you considered adding a stop instead of a mark for the edge and max? I saw you examining the marks, I think you can do it quicker with a scrap just sticking up from the edge on the rear so you can hook the one end, if it hits the max block reject it.

[@foxglove8836]

Took your advice a long time ago and haven't looked back , we are all set for winter :-) Thank you, it has helped alot.

[@schurley2899]

Thank you great videos,! I e been burning wood for a long time but finally upgraded to a high efficiency epa stove and am really paying attention to self efficiency nowadays, great info you provide keep it up!

[@zack9912000]

I keep my chop saw set up in the garage that if it looks a little long, I chop a chunk off so I know it fits

[@LifeinFarmland]

Great tip!!

[@irishluckk]

I use my 18"chainsaw blade as measuring stick when I cut.

[@petejames1337]

You always give great ideas for planning ahead, thanks

[@mcunard31]

Another great video. Thanks for the continued great tips!

[@charliesmith643]

WoodheatWednesday is a favorite!

[@lostinmyspace4910]

I have a wood shed, a lean to off my barn. I rely on wood that is supposed to be dry, and sometimes I wish it be dryer. So now I'm going to buy my wood in March, already cut, store it outside on pallets with a cover on top, and dry my wood myself, so I know it's good to go. It's further from my front door than the wood shed, and I'll have to walk further in the snow to retrieve it. BUT, instead of walking with a box of wood, or in a cloth sling with handles to get the wood to the front door, I'm gonna use a 6 cubic foot plastic wheelbarrow, but improvised. I'm going to take it apart, and only use the plastic tub with a thick rope around it, and pull 20 or so pieces in the tub skimming on top of the snow or wet grass as close as possible to the front door. Then load the box, and carry it inside. Shhh, don't tell anyone, but I got a white plastic US Mail tub for bringing in wood. They're so sturdy and strong.

[@lisabooker6405]

Your videos are always beautiful! The picture quality is just on point! Love it! TFS! God Bless ~Lisa

[@jasonpace5692]

Hey, your videos are my favorite! Would you consider doing a video on bio brick Aka sawdust blocks some time? I’ve learned about 95% of what I know today because of your wood heat Wednesday series... so I’d definitely love to see your take on them :)

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Woot! Woot! Wood Heat Wednesday is back!!

[@patrickmeyer9419]

I'm with you, Eric. I have kindling cut and split for probably the next 5 years. It stinks when you're ready to fire up and there's no kindling around

[@LifeinFarmland]

😀👍

[@stevenmchenry9276]

Great advice

[@3FeathersFarmstead]

Yes!! #woodheatwednesday is back!!! Very good info!

[@theweekendhomestead]

Marking the log splitter is genius. Never thought of that. We have to manage 3 types of wood on the property. Good clean hardwood for the fire place, I have a mini Stove in the sunroom with a max of 10inch chunks, and then out outside/maple syrup wood which is more of the soft/junkier wood

[@LifeinFarmland]

That is a good problem to have. 😀

[@ryanbrowne4374]

I have the same situation. 8" for the morso squirrel in the guest cabin, 16" in my furnace and dad's wood stove, and 32" in the syrup cooker. They'll all accept a little variation, but i started doing it this way so I can buck stuff down if I run short of wood for the smaller stoves.

[@theweekendhomestead]

Motown Browne we have the morso squirrel also. Great wood Stove for smaller spaces. I have found in a pinch taking my 16 inch for the fireplace and cutting in half, they fit well. I use an old chop saw for it

[@OurTinyHomestead]

Can you please do an overview on your chainsaws and what you use the different ones for!

[@evolutionrhythm4416]

Also could you do a review of the health hazards ( leading to a premature death) of breathing in Diesel fumes. I'm sure many people are not aware of just how harmfull these " invisible killers" are. ( e.g. Some Chainsaws run on Diesel)

[@50shadesofgreen]

good day to you Eric & Family !! thanks for sharing your adventures and update on the farm 🏡🏗️🛠️

[@mumi009]

what kind of log splitter do you recommend? I don't need a professional, industrial strength kind, more like one for home and garden. It should be powerful enough to split hardwood. We have lots of olive wood where we live. Thanks for your thoughts!

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

At night we bank our wood stove. In a corner we take some nice coals and bank them in the ash. Than we load the wood stove with wood for the night and go to bed. In the morning we unbank the coals and load the stove again. We never need kindling this way. Works great.

[@ukstd1]

Richard clarke what does 'bank the coals' mean pls? Thanks

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Jon Steadman, Composer first we dig a hole in the back corner of the wood box in the ash. Than we take some of the best glowing pieces of the wood and put them in the hole we just dug. Than we put some of the ash we dug out of the hole and cover the glowing embers we put in the hole. Nice thick layer. They will keep burning very slowly overnight and still be there in the am to get the fire going again. You just uncover them and pull them to the Center of the woodbox and cover with new wood. The embers will lite the new wood without the need for kindling.

[@edwardkenny2356]

Lots of good and often overlooked infornation.

[@elizabetht.3687]

Thank you for the video.... very informative. Got lots of tips I'll try for next winter.

[@Joeyshoes1]

What’s your opinion on stripping bark to quicken the drying process?

[@EricWhiteChooseGod1st]

I know I am a little late, but great video as always Eric. Have a good weekend.

[@LifeinFarmland]

Thanks Eric! You too

[@masonhall7361]

I don’t heat with wood but love your vids. One thought I have is why not have a couple covered spots near your house so you don’t have to move the wood more than once?

[@LifeinFarmland]

I have thought about that several times. Building a wood shed close. My only hold has been a couple years we have had lots of squirrels. Hesitate to move it to close

[@franktoledo6342]

Great time to buy fire wood Spring early Summer especially if you had pick your wood. Also people are buying extra cords you never know when relatives or friends loose power.

[@BakerMomYT]

Brad from The Big Family Homestead told me about your channel, and I so glad that he did! Awesome content. New subbie here!

[@LifeinFarmland]

Welcome to our great community! So glad to have you apart of it!

[@plattevalleypredatorshunte1747]

great tips once again Wood heat Wednesday my second favorite day of the week!!

[@-Atmos1]

good video

[@tjinnes]

Excellent video thanks.

[@lostinmyspace4910]

I have to admit, I never used to rely on kindling to start my fires until this year. I now use kindling and newspaper donuts ( two sheets of newspaper, tied into a round circle. My kindling I cut from straight grain logs...what a pain in the butt, yet it works great. In many years past, I used to rely on those starter blocks which is sawdust and wax in block form. Break a small piece off, and put it under a log, and light it. But expensive it is. The other big thing I do differently now, is get my wood up to room temperature before I burn it. So, I'll bring in the wood, and pile it up soldier course in front of the stove as it radiates heat off the glass, and heat billowing out of the channels with the electric motor activated. When I stand the logs up in front of the glass in a semi circle, the ends hardly have any cracks on the end grain. After a couple hours or so, when I check it again, there's some beautiful cracks in the ends. Sometimes I'll flip them over so both ends get exposed to the heat. Sometimes, I'll stand one firm log standing up vertically, then lay another one on top horizontally in front of the glass, to really get some heat on that log. This process really drys out the wood and makes for a stronger and quicker fire. Whatever it takes to dry the wood.

[@joshuagraupman1634]

Little off topic but any experience with Amur corkwood? I notice I have a bunch growing on my new property, and can’t find any info on if I can burn it safely in my wood stove.

[@LifeinFarmland]

Oh that tree has been causing a lot of trouble in the midwest. Very invasive tree and cause a lot of trouble for the native trees. If you can get the wood dry enough (20% or less) it will burn great. I don't see a lot of information about how many BTU are in that wood per cord. Just be careful when cutting. If not done right it can then send up a bunch of shoots and spread even more.

[@joshuagraupman1634]

Life in Farmland I’m thinking I may burn the stump with the limbs after cutting them down then to help stop them. Thanks for the info and enjoy watching your informative videos about fire wood and wood heat as in new to it.

[@FreedomandBaconHomestead]

Good stuff! Thanks for the info!

[@fiveacrehaven]

Great video bud!! And man, now i really want to get out and cut firewood!! And all those saws!! I love it. I have a collection of saws as well!

[@rwat1106]

You're pretty organized. I'm just trying to have enough wood, and handle it as few times as possible.

[@annaaron3510]

Just viewed this..excellent. Wood stove: gasket check, bricks, catalyst or "reburn tubes", doors latches. Here Downeast we separate the piles for shoulder season woods ( spruce/fir, low BTU hardwoods such as Paper Birch & Red MaPLE ), and winter hardwoods ( hard maple, beech, ash, yellow birch, oak). Kindling from carpenter friends, pallets, cedar. NO need for that moisture meter since the measures are too variable. I look and feel the splits: weight, cracks, color, time in the wood stacks. We heat 99% with 2 EPA stoves; no central heat. JMNSHO

[@stephanienuce7711]

Goals!!!! I really enjoy your videos! Well done!

[@HHeirloomIA]

Ive been looking forward to WHW! Good tips Eric.

[@theolddogfarm4677]

Every fall I can hardly wait to start the wood stove for the 1st time. And every spring I can hardly wait for the day when I don't have to start it!

[@LifeinFarmland]

Lol I am the same. I love the feeling of walking in the warm house in a cold fall day 👍

[@tjlovesrachel]

The Old Dog Farm mine only gets started once a season... keep it burning for months at a time

[@marcleclair2261]

I feel you buddy !!!

[@fallingwickets]

excellent as always...thanks

[@almosthomesteading9734]

Great video and suggestions, as always. Can you bring me a few cords to Kentucky? Please and thank you. LOL

[@LifeinFarmland]

Lol

[@Living-The-Dream]

Good points and video 👍

[@Robert-re5vk]

ty 4 your help God bless

[@papax4815]

Love woodheat Wednesday😄

[@acmercg]

How big is that wood storage area?

[@mikecox3659]

Enjoyed the video, as always ... nice collection of saws, what saw was in the case? ... rub Diesel for me ... all the best!

[@LifeinFarmland]

The one in the case is an old homelite. Been a while since that one has been out. 😁

[@jbwright4]

TREE MENDOUS !

[@PatrickWagz]

I was going to say something witty regarding your comment..... but I'll just LEAF it alone!!!

[@RockingCHomestead]

Good tips

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

I thought I had a lot of chainsaws. Boy was I wrong. LOL.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

I think Eric's got the chainsaw market cornered!

[@PatrickWagz]

Buckin Billy Ray

[@jessecain3560]

@@PatrickWagz billy Ray got a army of chainsaws huh...crazy

[@stormytooman1947]

A main reason to use dry wood is that any water uses up heat. Water needs a LOT of heat to turn from liquid to gas ( boiling). This robs the system of that heat as the steam goes up the chimney. Dry wood burns hotter and has more BTU's.

[@SuperKyle309]

Nice old cub cadet 😉

[@gregmckay666]

You spelled Wednesday wrong in your graphic at 0:36.

[@adamcroker_hg]

Did I see six (6) chainsaws?!? I gotta up my game. I'm only at two!!

[@LifeinFarmland]

Lol

[@andyv4585]

problem with having a bunch is that you tend to dull one and grab the next then suddenly you have 6 fucking saws to sharpen. i have 6 including a pole saw but really only ever use the same 2. once you start buying saws it's hard to stop especially when you see a good sale and there's no better feeling then making your first cuts with a brand new saw

[@wyohorseman9948]

I'm at 7 an 017 ms 251 028 036 044 056 and an old echo I want 2 046 1 more 044 and 2 066

[@digbyodell2924]

I have to get out and mark the dying and dead birch for sure since they don't develop signs of mortality right away that is obvious in the winter like some other trees. I'm going to enjoy cutting in the winter no matter how cold it gets because I suffer so much processing wood in the warm (humid!!!) months; just so long as the snow doesn't get too deep! Do you run into any wasp nests transferring your wood this time of year? I've been stung good a couple times trying to work around the stacks and practiced the old Monty Python adage when encountering several more battle station moments...run away, run away!!!

[@LifeinFarmland]

They sure get aggressive this time of year. 👍

[@ZulkSOD]

I have been burning about 5 cords a year and I'm starting to get sick of it. I'm burning in a 1973 intrepid wood stove.... in a 500 sq ft cabin. Is getting a new stove the only way to really up my efficiency?

[@LifeinFarmland]

That will be a huge step. We have been really looking hard at that as well. Burn less wood, cleaner air.

[@mascatrails661]

Have you started burning yet? We're having some pretty late season heat here.

[@gorgon9786]

Sir, u need a chainsaw measurements tool.. Also, you must have much time on your hands when measures your logs..

[@mandbhomestead]

Nice video Eric, thanks for the reminders/tips. I am not sure if you have enough chainsaws..... 🤔 LOL.

[@chuckwosilis1247]

I had to laugh just now when he said : "Try to burn your wood using a 70/30 mix blend" Yep he's right but i thought of a mixed drink at first. Bummer when attempting to throw a piece into the stove during the night and it doesn't want to burn YIKES!! Yea happened to me way back, until i learned "Nice and seasoned and dry"> Keep warm folks.

[@GODBLESSES]

May God heal you.

[@warrencorcoran9824]

I am Wacko/Nutso about firewood, I love the stuff in mass quantity's, I,m also wacko / Nutso about stacked firewood, I seen glimpses of your wood piles, their Gorgeous. I was wondering if you ever saw the video, mostly photos of the artisticwood pile stacking, one was a fish, one was a wild boar, many configurations, incredible sales tool when displayed correctly,Think you could do a video on visual wood piles?? please check out that video I mentioned if you have not alreadyI liked the instructural aspects of your video ex. partial closing of the door to increase velocity, I do that, Did you know wood stoves are technically a chemical reactor? designing them is a subspecialty of Mechanical engineering, I have a few degrees , camp fires all year long were a hobby, wood stove I loved having and all the chores too.I taught everyone safety that would listen, as well as techniques of operation, just babbling on, reminiscing, great videogood night

[@Robert-re5vk]

why dont u use coal ?

[@72timhall]

Nice garden tractor. They don't make them like that anymore!

[@LifeinFarmland]

Isn't that the truth! 👍😀

[@mjuberian]

do you have enough chainsaws to get through the winter?

[@Ivan-nl2gx]

Подписался, тоже занимаюсь дровами.

[@johnhightower8737]

👍👍👍

[@brucebannerman6848]

Someone mentioned a face cord, there is no such thing as a face cord. It is a made up term used to cheat people. I have not heard that term used since the local newspaper did a story and interviewed people who were cheated. and also talked to licensed scaler who explained that a cord of wood is 128 cubic feet of stacked wood. Length or height of pile does not matter.

[@garyogreen6397]

I have to laugh Everytime I watch one of these videos. I've been running my own chainsaw and burning wood since I've been 11years old. 40 plus years now straight and if I used half the advice you give and went through half the screwing around you do well it just wouldn't be worth it. While you have a decent idea here and there you also do alot if stuff that just makes no sense. To each there own I geuss.

[@chadsmith2173]

I know, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. The young man just trying to share what works for him. I know I personally have picked up a lot of great tips from him. It is clear you have it all figured out and this is not the youtube page for you. Let me know when you start your videos

[@mjuberian]

Get an outside boiler and forget about everything you mentioned, there is no payback but who cares

[@rapunzeleh546]

'no-one can run off with it'??? seriously? people steal wood???

[@tomvorderbruggen6602]

Yes someone got into my woodpile last winter Not a big deal if they had asked I would have gave it to them