That is impressive store of wood.We heat with wood also. DH and I start in early spring as soon as the ground dries out a bit and harvest through July to get the wood that we need to get through the winter. This year we harvested 90% from standing dead and newly downed dead fall in our timber which is mostly shag bark hickory and oak.
The stove we have now is much easier on my back and knees when it comes to stoking it and working with the fire. It's not unusual to get the house warmed to temps in the low 80s if we aren't careful.
Frankly I love the dry heat that the stove puts out. My joints are much friendlier to me when the stove is cranking out the heat...which reminds me that with colder temps heading our way this week we need to clean out the stove and the pipes today.
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For perspective, our barn is 32X32 feet and the wood is piled along the south side for better air circulation. The feed bags are full of kindling that we salvage during the splitting process (we have a gas powered splitter) There is approximately 10-11 cords of wood here counting the keeper rounds in the foreground.
G'morning everyone!
