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Very odd - he's hauling wood from out of the forest when there's standing dead wood in the shots near the house... also why doesn't he have a wood pile from sum
by sgt101 4y ago
Very odd - he's hauling wood from out of the forest when there's standing dead wood in the shots near the house... also why doesn't he have a wood pile from summer? Surely the wood is frozen hard so super hard to chop and split? I thought you had to chop and split it in the spring? What if there's a storm and you can't go into the forest - you'll freeze without a woodpile.
Also - wooden shutters? What's the point of cellophane when it's dark outside? Just make a shutter and mount it in the evening? Surely that would help?
Also the attic of the cabin is open at both ends, just making a rough screen would mean that there was no airflow and make that space more insulating.
- progre 4y agoFrozen wood is actually easier to cut and split, at least the kinds that I've come across (mostly spruce and birch).
- mikestew 4y agoIndiana ain't Siberia, but we only split wood in the winter when I was growing up. It's common enough that there's a saying, "cutting your own wood warms you twice". Gawd, I can't imagine swinging a sledge when it's 35C and 80% humidity.
- dave333 4y agoIf he chops down all the trees around the cabin then the wind will be much worse.
- systems_glitch 4y agoBack home isn't quite like up there, but you don't burn the stuff around the house since you may need it when you can't get out in the woods.
- gruez 4y agoWhy not pre-chop the entire winter's wood before winter arrives?
- systems_glitch 4y agoIt comes every year. Plus, it's more time for stuff (bugs, rodents, etc) to get into it and be a nuisance. And, as at least one other comment has said, if you chop it in the winter, it warms you twice :P
- mcbutterbunz 4y agoIt’s small sayings like these that make me realize I wouldn’t last a winter outside of society.
- gruez 4y ago>Surely the wood is frozen hard so super hard to chop and split? I thought you had to chop and split it in the spring? What if there's a storm and you can't go into the forest - you'll freeze without a woodpile. not to mention dried wood produces more heat than wet wood, so he can spend less time overall chopping wood.
- 8bitsrule 4y agoIt's just the opposite, the colder the easier.
- 8bitsrule 4y agoWhen it comes to splitting wood, hard-frozen sticks almost fall apart when an axe hits them. Below -20 it's piece-o-cake. When they get warm they're more elastic. If you leave the easy wood near the house, it's there when you're snowed in ... or break a leg.
- maxgashkov 4y agoI'd keep a woodpile nearby only as an emergency stock, just for the case you described (when you cannot go to the forest due to the storm or being sick). I agree that the rest of the house has questionable design choices though.