Posted on 10/20/2011 4:03:18 PM PDT by Chickensoup
Just bought a new old woodstove for my ground floor. A Vermont Castings big one. Have a Big Jotul on the first floor. Planning on burning two and a half to three cord this year. Have an extra cord for margin.
So, what kind a wood stove do you use?
I burn gas logs. Cheap, dependable, clean, and no smell.
We go through about 3 1/2 cords of wood between December 1st through about Feb 15th or so, depending on how cold it gets. (The colder it is outside, the more you burn to stay warm inside.)
Absent the tons of snow we got last winter, temperature wise it was pretty mild. We had a few facecords left over that we'll burn this year.
These things really only pay for themselves or have benefit if you get the wood for free (we do.) Family owns tons of property in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan. We harvest the dead trees/trees that fall over during the year, cut them and let them dry for at least a season before we bring the wood home to burn.
We have an F-250 Super-Duty Diesel that is more than capable of pulling all that wood home in one trip.
Yeah nat gas is cheap and getting cheaper.
Switched houses 3 yrs ago from propane. Availability of nat gas was a nice feature.
We have a Vermont Castings Resolute Acclaim that I bought in September of 99. Have probably 4+ cords of wood right now in our wood shed, and more to split. Haven’t BOUGHT wood in 3+ years, get it all off Craigs List for FREE. You just have to be willing to go get it and work your butt off! Luckily I have two teenage sons!
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