Firewood moisture meters, and "wet basis" vs "dry basis"

[petercb]

This is where wet basis is officially mentioned. Page 7 
technicalBulletin130121PRINTWEB (1).pdf

Thanks for this, see also page 11

[Dan Maynard]

I made it right to the last page (can't claim to have read every word of course). In the FAQs

Q. Is seasoned wood as
good as kiln dried?
A. Yes very much so. The key is to use
Ready to Burn wood which always have a
moisture content of up to 20% moisture.

Tempting to print and give to everyone who says to me 'Oh no, we must have kiln dried'

[Stubby]

6 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

I made it right to the last page (can't claim to have read every word of course). In the FAQs

Q. Is seasoned wood as
good as kiln dried?
A. Yes very much so. The key is to use
Ready to Burn wood which always have a
moisture content of up to 20% moisture.

Tempting to print and give to everyone who says to me 'Oh no, we must have kiln dried'

20% moisture is 20% moisture be it kiln dried or air dried . All I would say is air dried will have a bit more " body " to the wood so I prefer air dried .

[Justme]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

20% moisture is 20% moisture be it kiln dried or air dried . All I would say is air dried will have a bit more " body " to the wood so I prefer air dried .

I wonder if there is any mileage in kiln dried loosing some energy value as its heated so might vent off more volatiles.

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Justme said:

I wonder if there is any mileage in kiln dried loosing some energy value as its heated so might vent off more volatiles.

That is exactly what I mean . 

[gdh]

Kiln drying should only take moisture out, you would have to be extremely hot to do anything else.

[Martin du Preez]

The only difference in between air dried and kiln dried is that a supplier can create a finished product in 2 weeks not a year plus. it is not better at all, its the same thing. just some have space to air dry and some don't depending on volume of sales as well

[topchippyles]

2 minutes ago, Martin du Preez said:

The only difference in between air dried and kiln dried is that a supplier can create a finished product in 2 weeks not a year plus. it is not better at all, its the same thing. just some have space to air dry and some don't depending on volume of sales as well

Your wrong the air dried will always be more dense and burn longer

[Martin du Preez]

Is that difference even noticeable?

[topchippyles]

3 minutes ago, Martin du Preez said:

Is that difference even noticeable?

To someone who knows yes