It was cool in the morning but it warmed up fast and the sweatshirts went away.
Decent hardwood is a little harder to come by. Birch would be our best bet for an abundance of hardwood but it would be kind of tough to scratch together a load like this. Oak, there really isn't any out in the forest areas around here. We have a lot on our 10 acres at home I guess. Biggest problem with our red oak is the bark. Really thick bark, messy. Not much elm, or ash... or maple...
This jack pine does ok though, we like tamarak better but this will burn decent.
Pine tends to creosote your chimmy fairly fast. Just make sure you clean it regulary. We're lucky to have the Ash and Maple. We have a lot of poplar and Hemlock too. Neither are the best for burning. We also have a few Yellow Birch near the cabin. It makes a lot of heat when it burns.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears. Bears kill you.
