Why you MUST test your Firewood with a Moisture Meter 

Thanks for your comment. I have large piles of wood, but unless it’s dry, it’s not going anywhere near my Woodburner. There’s little point putting in all the effort to cut, split stack, move, stack again and move again only to have it burn in a lacklustre way. When I burn wood, I want it to give off heat, and lots of it, given the effort to get it into my grate. If it’s not ready, I’m waiting until it is, even if that means buying in dry firewood, as much as it peeves me to pay for fuel when I have so much in my garden. I’m planning to build a shelter to store the wood when dry. I will season it outdoors with a plastic sheeting cover, and once dry in the autumn, I’ll be putting them in the woodstore. I see these log stores which open faced and cost about the same as a shed. Why not buy a shed.

I think it was £160 for 1.2m3. £80 after refund.

Thanks. Here in the UK most log burners are 5kW and pretty shallow, just for keeping the sitting room cost rather than heating the whole house, so a 10” log is pretty standard. Mine are a mixture depending on what the tree guys chopped up 🤭. I try to be more consistent when cutting as it helps with stacking. Whereabouts are you based?

@@Himoutdoors I’m in Wisconsin

@@outdoorsinthe608 looks like you have a similar climate to the UK…. It’s -2C here at the moment but it’s normally not this cold thanks to the jet stream. I’ve subscribed to your channel too! Have a Good Friday!

@@Himoutdoors it’s been really cold here this week! Awesome thank you👍👍

Thanks for your experience, really helpful. I agree about the timbre of the wood when you knock it together. It resonates. I’m a relatively newcomer to seasoning and burning wood so always happy to learn more tricks. We have a 1 acre garden with plenty of trees which need work so always wood about to season and burn. The moisture meter may not be accurate, but it is more scientific than nothing. What I have found makes the biggest difference is covering the wood to protect from rain and snow. If you do this you can store wood outside and give it long enough and it will season. Thanks again!🙏

Maybe not too deep but you need to push it in a little. The prongs are very robust on this one, no fear of damage as long as you push it in straight and pull directly out.

It’s actually a woodworking tool, gift of my father. 😂

Certainly was. I will not use the guy again, and I reported him to the standards company and told them they might want to do more testing of his product.

You’re right. I have plenty of my own wood seasoning nicely, I just needed a bit to see me through the late winter / early spring. I don’t think wood is much more expensive than oil or gas heating, it’s just nice and cost to have a wood burner going in the winter.