Storing Wood

[Nick Cosby]

I just acquired some Live Oak logs that'll last me a good while, is the best way to store this just stack in backyard and let it be?

 

[Phil Perrin]

I got some hickory a few years ago. I chunked it,then put it in the garage to season.

 

[Tim McCann]

I store mine in the back corner away from the house. Keep the insects away from the house.

 

[Bob Sample]

Stack it outside and make sure it has plenty of air flow around and through it.

 

[Jim McKelvey]

I'm not an expert, but I beleive wood is easier to split green. Anyway, for my smoke wood - I always chunk first and put in garage - in a container, off the ground. Whatever you do the key is to keep relatively dry and off the ground, with some airflow. Insects and mold are the biggest problems in my opinion.

 

[Dwain Pannell]

I have a peach tree that I occasionally get a limp or two from. I lay it under the the cedar trees out by the wood stack (used for the fire pit) away from the house and cut chucks as needed. I let it sit for about a year befor I start using it to let it dry out a bit. As metioned, plenty of air and keep the bugs away from the house are the keys.

 

[Nick Cosby]

that's what I was wondering on this was mold.

 

[Bob Sample]

As long as you have good air flow you shouldn't have to worry about mold just don't cut it into chunks and then store it in a plastic container with a lid on it.

 

[Nick Cosby]

i just brought it in the garage and stacked it the way i bought it on the concrete out of hte elements

 

[Ray Crick]

I keep mine in the garage in a plastic bucket with no top / lid. No pronlems with mold or insects in 8 years.
Ray

 

[Robert McGee]

I just got gifted some short sections of pear wood. I intend the cut it into chunks and store in a plastic milk crate (you know, the kind with lattice sides). That should allow plenty of air circulation and keep it at the ready:

http://www.idairycrates.com/

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