Seasoning in net bags

[Hillfort Garden]

Most of the set ups I've seen for firewood business, involve cutting and splitting seasoned logs at the point of sale - often fed directly into a delivery vehicle. I was planning on splitting and sawing unseasoned logs and storing them in net bags on pallets to season. I have a large airy shed for storage. Can anybody advise me of the pros and cons of doing it this way around?

[Gerbutt]

I've got some logs in net bags which have been in them for about a year. Tried to pick a few up the other day and the bags just fell apart. They have been kept outside though!

[Ashes_Firewood]

I wouldn't mind knowing how well seasoning in the nets works as well. Would be much better to be able to fill nets from spring onwards when I've more spare time.

 

What would bother me is that the bags seem to stack better when the cut ends of the logs are facing up. That can't be as good for seasoning as having them facing the other way round?

Edited January 21, 2013 by Ashes_Firewood

[gensetsteve]

I process into big 1.5 cu metre vent bags, logs that are ideal for nets. Round timber up to 5 " split once so no sharp edges. Most of my 3" thinnings just cross cut at 8". I then make the nets as required otherwise even kept out of sun light they fall to bits after a few months. I avoid big wedges of splintery stuff as it snags the nets and people who buy bags tend to have small fires.

[zeroluke]

I put split and round stick wood in nets, store them flat under a shelter with roofing felt, no problem with sunlight and they season well enough. This years lot will be a better test, as there will be more of it.

[bigdave]

most net bags are not uv stable so the sun breaks them down!!!

 

they season ok if you have a big drafty shady shed!!!!

 

a few years ago i made a shelther from scaffolding traped over the top & put scaffold debris-windbreak netting round the sides this let the wood season & stopped the bags from detrioting!

[Alycidon]

I process into Bag Supplies green cubic meter bags then store under cover in a Dutch barn with 3 open sides. Works well, not lost any bags yet to UV breakdown. Had a bit of snow blow in recently as you might expect so may hang some of those mesh curtains as seen in Farmers Weekly for cattle sheds along the short open sides.

 

I seem to recall someone said that that the black ( or was it the white ones ??) bags available from others may be better able to resist UV but no issues with the green ones so far. The white ones look awful when used a few times, they get grubby, and they are an eyesore in the country.

 

The bags can stack 2 high easily enough and 3 high with care on a concrete floor using a tele porter, I do not use pallets between the courses as I cannot get then to sit level.

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[Ashes_Firewood]

So I guess you then pack logs nets to order from your cubic meter bags once seasoned then? Just seems like too much double handling for my liking!

[kinney logging]

we have had net bags under cover for about a year now logs are dry and bags are fine the cover was only over the top of them stacked 3 high

[Hillfort Garden]

Thanks for the replies re seasoning in net bags - It seems that they season fine but need kept out of direct sunlight.

 

Has anyone devised a good method of loading 25Kg net bags. I have tried various DIY solutions involving old drums and bits of plastic with limited success. I saw a purpose built Loading Tray on the net. Does anyone know if its any good? Has anyone got a good DIY loading method?