#1 Firewood Business - Can you make money? 

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I did it.Numerous times.went from a Chevy to owning a Kenworth self loader in 6 years. Awesome channel Chris.

Work harder than I ever have? I used to be a Bering sea fisherman and I’ve been cutting wood to sell for 5 years. This work is easier. With that said. You’ve got some respect from me. Glad you found honest work.

Just enjoyed rewatching #1 ! Just look where you started and where you are now Chris! You really have a great channel and you do well with a camera as well. You may be a RU-vid contributor for many years to come buddy!

Loving this channel. I have seen a bunch of the videos already. I am starting a firewood business part time as I am transitioning out of the army. Plan to make this is a full time effort in three years or so. I am starting at #1, I will watch them all before I retire and begin the next chapter. Again, love this channel. I love the Woodyard!!! GNI.

Thanks for your honesty and you are a hard worker

love your energy! Keep it up!

Love this channel, thanks for the great videos!

Hi, I've never sold firewood. I bought a Husqvarna 380CD and a Rancher 44 in 1976. I liked them so much I became a Husqvarna dealer for 81/2 years. I also bought a SuperSplit ķenetic log splitter in 1978. All of these wonderful machines are still running strong. I have heated our home forc free for 46 years off of the trees that die on 21/2 acres. Only a true woodhound will understand, but there is magic in producing firewood. I love it! :-)) Shalom/gw

I’ve watched several of your videos,you are one hard working man! Keep up the good work!

you described exactly how I started my firewood business. This is so cool. Thanks for sharing my friend.

Please more videos like this on the business side of things. Or stories of other firewood business models. Thx and big fan.

I would/will never fully disclose publicly on how much I accumulate doin firewood. The less the government knows the happier my life is. Moneys not everything. It’s the thrill of running a high powered saw with a sharp chain through a dense oak log or the moment you make that perfect notch followed by the sweet sound the hinge as the tree falls. The ability to race yourself as to how fast you can split a cord of wood per hour/day. How actually meditating it is to have alone time, being at peace as you stack your split wood to your liking. I’ve been doin my operation for a long, long time & I still get enjoyment out of every aspect of the job. Watching all kinds of firewood videos helps out too with other people’s perspective on firewood.

Very cool video. Been thinking about starting to sell firewood on the side. Keeping it small with just a chainsaw, maul and my chevy colorado. After watching your videos, I'm definitely moving forward with it. Already have a few face cords of ash split and looking to take down more trees on my property. Keep the videos coming.

im very thankful for all the information you make available to us. i live in eagle river wi, currently thinning my 2.5 acres of white and yellow birch to process into firewood to start a small firewood business to compliment my landscaping and fiancees grooming business. you have answered, and validated a lot of my questions, worries, and far more. thanks again!

Awesome vid

Wifey: You're gone a lot. Do you have a mistress? Chris: Another farmer gave me another row of trees. I don't have time for a mistress

Newer subscriber here, Chris! Great videos, very informative content. Great to hear you mention growing the business organically. & at 58, id say that your energy/work ethic is very contagious! Most 20 yr olds dont wanna work as hard as you do 👍👍

Hi Chris, Just watched your video #1 ! only another 900 to go!....but great stuff, really looking fwd to the journey!! ( I have seen a bunch of your later videos tbh but I really want to start watching them in order so can't wait to indulge.....) . Right time for Season 1, Ep2! Goodnight Irene!

When times were very lean here, I cut firewood for sale. I had a look at what "daily wages" were if I went got a job - back then, it was close to £50 a day. I figured if I sold 3 small trailer loads of firewood at £25 a load (which was cheap) I'd be equivalent "income" to "a job" allowing for costs. I had a small trailer, a crappy chainsaw & I went bought a maul. Maul was £15. "Wood" was whatever had blown down in storms - I live on a farm. That helped. What didn't help (or matter) was that the wood wasn't really dry, the trailer was small, the chainsaw was crap, but each & every day I sold 3 or 4 small loads at £25 a load - let's not discuss how much sweat it took - but it was close to the most fun I ever had "Making a wage" without having to listen to some "Boss". Most days I'd deliver to regular customers who would have a breakfast waiting for me, or coffee & sandwiches when I finished unloading wood & we'd shoot the breeze for a bit over bacon & toast. It was a nice business to be in & I have fond memories of selling firewood. Can you make a living at it? Absolutely - but it takes hard graft. Then again - I had a few "Jobs" of the normal variety & they expected total commitment, day in & day out, waaay more effort than just doing your own quiet thing. If people worked as hard for themselves as they work for "a job" they'd probably amaze themselves. But most don't, for some reason. Baffles me.

Free wood ........ lovely

Hello Chris, new subscriber here. I have watched a couple of your videos, great inspiration. My boy(13) and I are starting to get into processing firewood. We will be heating with it starting this coming fall. He is also wanting to start selling it and see if it takes off. I love doing it and like you said, its better than any gym you can go to. He is pretty excited about it, lol. Keep the great videos coming, thanks!

Chris, I can tell you about all the bumps and brides. I,be had um all. One thing I will share with you is how to stop getting your shins skinned up. Go to a sports store and buy a pair of baseball shin guards. There are different lengths you can get, so buy the length or height that will suit you best for how you get hurt. I have to wear knee heigh support socks, so what I do is stick them down in my socks and they stay put all day and save my shins every time. Try it, you will like it. Put em on in the morning and take them off at night. They also sell socks to hold them in place.

This is a great video and very true. If you don't like chiansaws, hard work and being outside then it's not for you. To me I do all that stuff for free because I like it and get paid for delivering the wood. I have no idea how much I make per hour doing it. I just know I end up with money in my pocket once the wood has been dropped off. Keep up the good work. Love the videos.

made it to the beginning... you're so right Chris, the worst days outside are definitely better than the best days inside. no goodnight for Irene... when did you start thinking of her?

I just want you to know that I am caring for my grandma who fell and broke her hip, so I get next to zero sleep at night. I've decided to rewatch all your videos starting from the beginning. I cant promise I'll be awake the entire time though haha!

I'm a new subscriber so I guess I got some catching up to do I watch a couple of your new videos and decided to give your channel a try.

You are one tough dude to be working like that at age 58.

How much is a face cord of seasoned black locust over there? I wanna do this. I have tons of black locust on my land in western NY. I cut down a bunch of smaller ones and have it drying now. It will be dried for almost 2 years this fall. I've already sold small batches of it from dead trees that were already mostly dried. I'd lowball it because I was cleaning up the property anyways and would have just burned it myself for campfires. I wanna sell bigger amounts though. I'm gonna cut them all down mid-late February depending on the weather. This channel is great!

Do you order logs by any specific length and /or diameter?

You should contact a landscaping company! I’ve heard that they like to deliver logs from jobs, and it saves them lots of time, and it is free! Free wood doesn’t hurt nobody!

We love camping and my "duties" are too get the outside set up while my Wife does the inside stuff and right after I get everything set up, I pull the cooler out, have a beverage and start a fire and it doesnt ever go out until about a couple hours before we leave. How did the sales pitch go? Ive started asking a few places where I thought bundle sales would be huge but all have said no within 30 seconds. Seems where I live, the business owners are afraid of any type change or something new and are stuck in the 50's.

If I can get a dump trailer I could market my wood to a local campground. If I get a dump trailer I could talk to my buddy and my tree service guy for wood source supply. If I have a good chunk of the wood chunked up I can a face cord in a bout an hour by hand so an afternoon to do two cord for a delivery which would work out to be 450. Cause I charge 75 a face. I only cut and split hardwoods.

It sure is a lot of wood in the keep me hopping

In Oregon u can sell Douglas red fir r tamarack aka western larch four 250 to 300 a cord I get my own wood I get a little extra every year to sell I love doing it hard work but love it

I work for a Logging Company I got access to all kinds of hardwood I I also sell a lot of firewood on the side

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How did it go with the campground?

Work.. Hahahaha.. Yes firewood will make you work a LOT.. I am not afraid to work either for me its a self sufficient hobby..

I was selling wood in a buddies front yard who lived close to a campground i put out small stacks and charged 5 dollars a stack it was on the honor system. For every 5 dollars I got i gave him a dollar and it worked out great until he sold his house

I like listing to chain saws running

Did you ever contact the camp ground?

wow firewood's cheap in the US, we pay $120nzd ave for a cubic M so around $430 US per Chord.

Also sell to ride World blue

So, did you sell to campgrounds? If so, how did you do?

Do you need a permit to sell firewood? I would love to get into this business! Also, do you pay to have logging/ tree service companies supply you with wood?

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What's ur fulltime job..

Did you have another RU-vid channel before this?

Trade for camping or cut wood that is dead etc.

Is selling firewood taxed? Does it have to be reported like a business?

I have a good feeling on my firewood venture taking off just by selling to campgrounds. I live in one full-time and have been thinking about talking to the owner to sell firewood there in a stand for the weekenders. $110-120 per facecord for pine??!&!^!!!??!!??? That's nuts! Can get wood all day long in ny area, hardwood, for $65-75 per facecord. But with the work those people put into it, they can't be making much money for the effort involved. Next weekend will begin work on the business as am still on the road.

Do I need a permit or something to sell firewood in United States?

Yes, you can make money selling firewood.

You didn’t say good nite Irene. You must be tired.

big as Amazon

in new york city movie stars pay big money i was told thay will pay 1000.00 per pick up truck load

you should make a camp ground at the wood yard renting spots to park camper need electric water camping store make lots of cash

some people dont like people to come on their land at random could be problems with theft