Traditional Firewood is history

[richardwale]

From my viewpoint as a customer and also some insight as a retailer, the pressure for Kiln Dried comes after experience with no quite properly dry air dried wood. Some customers want the stuff ready to burn on the day the purchase, they can't or can't be bothered buying in advance and letting the stuff dry properly in their storage.

 

If people have found that buying wood that's called "dry" or "seasoned" is not in fact ready for use, then switch to kiln dried, what is going to get them to switch back?

 

Buying my firewood would make them switch back

[SbTVF]

From my viewpoint as a customer and also some insight as a retailer, the pressure for Kiln Dried comes after experience with no quite properly dry air dried wood. Some customers want the stuff ready to burn on the day the purchase, they can't or can't be bothered buying in advance and letting the stuff dry properly in their storage.

 

If people have found that buying wood that's called "dry" or "seasoned" is not in fact ready for use, then switch to kiln dried, what is going to get them to switch back?

 

 

 

Completely agree, all the arb lads round here are selling 'seasoned' timber and all customers are getting is soggy rubbish that won't burn! No wonder people want the guarantee of dry wood kilning can give them.

 

 

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[aesmith]

Buying my firewood would make them switch back

There are doubtless plenty of people supplying perfectly good air dried wood. But if they've had a bad experience with another source, how do you get them to give your stuff a try?

 

Just as an aside, do any of you promote via stove dealers? When we had friends in that business they reckoned that wet firewood was the number on cause of problems. If that's still the case I would think dealers would be happy to hand out contact details for decent suppliers.

[richardwale]

There are doubtless plenty of people supplying perfectly good air dried wood. But if they've had a bad experience with another source, how do you get them to give your stuff a try?

 

Just as an aside, do any of you promote via stove dealers? When we had friends in that business they reckoned that wet firewood was the number on cause of problems. If that's still the case I would think dealers would be happy to hand out contact details for decent suppliers.

 

I'm a recommended supplier on a few stove shops websites.

The only way back from a bad experience with another supplier is word of mouth

[agg221]

There are doubtless plenty of people supplying perfectly good air dried wood. But if they've had a bad experience with another source, how do you get them to give your stuff a try?

 

You need to remove the risk. One idea would be breaking one bag up into small nets and offering them free. There will inevitably be some people who just take it as a free net but it shows you believe in the product and there is a psychological dimension where most people will feel they owe you if they like it.

 

Alec

[HertsWood]

Hi Richard

Apologies for delay - have had knee replacement surgery this week, so not feeling the best.

 

We dry using a combination of log crates manufactured to our specifications (1.2m3), heavy duty folding stillage cages (1.25m3) and vented bulk bags (1.2m3)

 

Once processed, the crates/bags are stacked outside for 3 - 6 months b4 being moved into Dutch barns on the farm where we are based. The walls of the barns don't reach the floor so there is good air current from the sides. We also took out the rear walls and added double gates that had Yorkshire style cladding on that allows air currents to pass through the stacks.

Add that to the fact that the farm is on a hill, you get great convection air currents. Moisture content drops like a stone - current spot check last week showed moisture at 14%.

[richardwale]

Hi Richard

Apologies for delay - have had knee replacement surgery this week, so not feeling the best.

 

We dry using a combination of log crates manufactured to our specifications (1.2m3), heavy duty folding stillage cages (1.25m3) and vented bulk bags (1.2m3)

 

Once processed, the crates/bags are stacked outside for 3 - 6 months b4 being moved into Dutch barns on the farm where we are based. The walls of the barns don't reach the floor so there is good air current from the sides. We also took out the rear walls and added double gates that had Yorkshire style cladding on that allows air currents to pass through the stacks.

Add that to the fact that the farm is on a hill, you get great convection air currents. Moisture content drops like a stone - current spot check last week showed moisture at 14%. [ATTACH]213762[/ATTACH][ATTACH]213763[/ATTACH]

 

Perfect, all done without a kiln