Hi everyone,
Just wondering if anyone has recommendations for Firewood for the upcoming winter. We have space to dry the wood!
The only recommendation I have received so far is ignition firewood and wondering if anyone has a discount code for this?
Thanks for all your help
Any combination of hard and soft will get the job done. We usually get Oregon and Macrocarpa here in North Canterbury. Pine/Oregon lights easily but doesn't burn for as long, hard woods like gum/macro burn longer but are harder to light. I usually use two small hunks of hard wood to form the base (make a flat A-frame), kindling and oregon on top, when the fire is well established I'll start to put hard wood on, lasts noticeably longer before needing to add another. Add more soft wood as needed to keep it burning well, and remember a well-burning smaller fire is better than a smouldering bigger fire.
I'd be slightly wary of old man pine - it's denser than regular pine so burns for longer, but can also be very resin heavy which can get up to a dangerous heat and will produce a lot of soot. Good yarn about it here
Just for my own knowledge, what's wrong with any random tree and some branches..
Yes you can burn any random tree wood. Of course green wood, driftwood, treated timber, plywood, customboard etc shouldn't be burnt. There are other types of natural wood that aren't great for fires. Large ash production, too fast burning, ash or tar build up in flues etc. It's a whole thing. You get wood snobs who won't burn this or that, and swear by something else.
Where in Auckland are you?
If you drive round the industrial areas you can always pick up plenty of free offcuts. Some places have already "fire sized" boxes of firewood out the front. If you don't mind a bit more work, and nails in your ash, there are always pallets on offer. Now is the time to collect these. During winter the pickings get a bit less common.
If you're willing and able to season it, I'd just look on TradeMe for a local supplier charging around market rate. Ignition are good but have always struck me as being a bit pricey. It helps if you live on the city fringes as you get access to some of the more rural suppliers.
Does anyone have any recommendations on what type of wood to get? Seems like everyone down here in CHCH is selling old man pine. I have usually been going with the Pine/Blue Gum hot mix. Anything else worth considering?