Summertime?

[treesoldier]

Hi Lads and ladies, this is my first post so i hope it works!! just to let you know this is my first year doing firewood, after leaving the forces in october, i was wondering if anyone on here makes a full time living by supplying firewood? If so any tips and advice would be helpfull, also do you get many orders in the summer?

 

Many Thanks

[felixthelogchopper]

Hi Lads and ladies, this is my first post so i hope it works!! just to let you know this is my first year doing firewood, after leaving the forces in october, i was wondering if anyone on here makes a full time living by supplying firewood? If so any tips and advice would be helpfull, also do you get many orders in the summer?

 

Many Thanks

 

If you do get orders in the summer, keep hold of them as customers because they are obviously pretty smart

[firewoodman]

Hi Lads and ladies, this is my first post so i hope it works!! just to let you know this is my first year doing firewood, after leaving the forces in october, i was wondering if anyone on here makes a full time living by supplying firewood? If so any tips and advice would be helpfull, also do you get many orders in the summer?

 

Many Thanks

 

yes i do

 

as felix says look after the summer customers

 

it takes time to build up a summer clientel

 

its hard work

 

be prepared to do another job in summer as money is slow

 

save some of your winter money for the summer

 

you wont get rich quick on this and follow every avenue

[felixthelogchopper]

yes i do

 

as felix says look after the summer customers

 

it takes time to build up a summer clientel

 

its hard work

 

be prepared to do another job in summer as money is slow

 

save some of your winter money for the summer

 

you wont get rich quick on this and follow every avenue

 

All very sound advice . How are you planning to store/season your logs, treesoldier?

[treesoldier]

well, i split my first load in october and then built a large lean-to out of scaffold boards, and stacking the split logs into this. Would show you a pic but im not sure how to do it? Do you reccomend splitting the cordwood into billets for next year?

[Johny Walker]

strait in to logs ,job done

[felixthelogchopper]

Get it all up on pallets so it is off the ground with some airflow underneath.

[firewoodman]

oh yeah

 

you need a MASSIVE storage area for the amount of seasoned wood needed to survive off.

 

bear in mind, whatever money you make, you need to re-invest in wood for next year, fuel and running costs. wages and tax.

 

when self employed you need to turnover atleast twice if not three times as much money as you would want to live off.

 

 

good luck mate

 

where you based to???

[treesoldier]

thanks for info mate

[treesoldier]

based in east sussex