I've heated with mixed hardwood for my entire adult life and love it, but I have had a couple of friends that have switched over to compressed wood and swear by it.
Now, to someone from the deep south of the far north, who has grown up around smoke dragons and has put in 5-8 cords ever fall since they were seven years old, the words "compressed wood" give me the same feeling as the term "all-season radials". I've heard that many people are switching over to this stuff, but have no experience with the engineered/compressed bricks.
Am I missing the boat?
There's a retailer near me who sells Canawick compressed products. They produce something called a Big Block that - were I to turn to the dark side - looks like something that might work. I should also mention that I'm about two weeks away from picking up a Jotul F600 and retiring my Fisher Mama Bear (don't worry, she's going to spend her retirement years at our camp). I know that the newer stoves like the dry stuff, so I'm thinking that if I'm going to make the jump this would be the year.
Specs on the Big Blocks are as follows:
Weight 6 lb
Size 4'' x 4'' x 10 1/2''
Composition Hardwood (no additives)
Calorific value 7650 btu/lb (17.8 MJ/kg)
Moisture content 6.43%
Ash content 0.37%
Now, to someone from the deep south of the far north, who has grown up around smoke dragons and has put in 5-8 cords ever fall since they were seven years old, the words "compressed wood" give me the same feeling as the term "all-season radials". I've heard that many people are switching over to this stuff, but have no experience with the engineered/compressed bricks.
Am I missing the boat?
There's a retailer near me who sells Canawick compressed products. They produce something called a Big Block that - were I to turn to the dark side - looks like something that might work. I should also mention that I'm about two weeks away from picking up a Jotul F600 and retiring my Fisher Mama Bear (don't worry, she's going to spend her retirement years at our camp). I know that the newer stoves like the dry stuff, so I'm thinking that if I'm going to make the jump this would be the year.
Specs on the Big Blocks are as follows:
Weight 6 lb
Size 4'' x 4'' x 10 1/2''
Composition Hardwood (no additives)
Calorific value 7650 btu/lb (17.8 MJ/kg)
Moisture content 6.43%
Ash content 0.37%