Free Firewood

We are surrounded by crown land from which we are permitted to harvest firewood for our personal use. The BC Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations oversees this through it's free permit scheme which restricts us amongst other things to only harvesting deadfall and taking no more than 10 regular pick-up loads.

This weekend we exercised our rights and went to the forest at the top of our driveway to collect some fuel for the winter. 

Blaine and his trusty Husqvarna chopped up the wood

I followed behind to pick up the 1-foot lengths

Then I loaded up the Rhino and drove it back home

 

I dumped 10 loads (but only itty bitty Rhino ones not pick up) beside the wood shed

Me suited up in my Surplus Herbies redneck work wear

Blaine split the wood

I stacked it in the back of the shed to dry

We still have more to split and stack but are both just exhausted and can't handle any more this weekend. A good soak in the hot tub should help us recover and be ready to finish the job off next weekend.