Storage of logs in a shipping container. Good plan or not?

[inthewoods]

I would not store logs in shipping containers unless they were bone dry and the container insulted.

 

 

 

Why anyone would insult a container is beyond me!?! ;-)

[richy_B]

Why anyone would insult a container is beyond me!?! ;-)

Mine was an ex refrigerated for food. 250mm insulation and stainless steel interior.

[TeaMonsta]

Why anyone would insult a container is beyond me!?! ;-)

 

It's a risky thing to do; they're much bigger and stronger than anyone I know!

[logwolf]

If you put them in a container mate you might as well put a gallon of petrol on them and a match the only way you can store logs in a container is if you have access every day and are able to open the doors and allow a good airflow through them for long periods of time.

[Woodworks]

If the logs are dry why would a container be a problem? Putting properly kiln dried logs in one would be like having lots of those little packets of desiccant you find in cardboard boxes. As long as the seals on doors were good and kept shut most of the time would have thought it might work very well.

[TeaMonsta]

There seem to be plenty of solutions to the problem; vents, dehumidifiers, fans at either end, heaters, insulation, special internal coatings. It's looking promising.

[logwolf]

teamonsta can you not rent a bit of a field of a farmer i have a piece of land of a farmer its 100 meters long and 20 ft across their is an access road next to it for the water board to allow 24 hr access so the farmer cannot do anything with it he only charges me a £10 a week but that puts 500 a year in his pocket and a bottle of whiskey at Christmas look around you might cop lucky and get yourself a decent patch somewhere.

good luck

[Woodworks]

Just doing a few quick sums.

 

Say it's a 40" container you could get around 30m3 of logs in there but say you have 20m3 lose logs. Thats around 7500 kg of logs. If they have been kilned down to 15% (no idea how dry your kiln dried logs are) To take those logs up to 20% would require 375 kg/litres of water to get in through air changes. Below 20% you would be unlucky to get mould problems IMO

[dig-dug-dan]

I thought the best place to store logs was a polytunnel. It heats up in the summer to dry the logs, and are relatively cheap to buy

[Stubby]

Why anyone would insult a container is beyond me!?! ;-)

 

I certainly would not . Why risk it . Big buggers thy are .