Do you think inflation will hit firewood sellers hard?

[johneh]

What he said^

 

[DonTee]

Last year when I was selling firewood people’s biggest complaints were other sellers shorting them on wood, or selling wet wood advertised as seasoned.

This time of year there is a lot of wood selling going on. Later in winter most of the actually seasoned wood is gone. That’s when I put my ad up on FBMP.

Many of my customers would come back for multiple face cords. I wish I could find like 3-4 people who would buy a dozen face cords each.

 

[Highbeam]

Last year when I was selling firewood people’s biggest complaints were other sellers shorting them on wood, or selling wet wood advertised as seasoned.

This time of year there is a lot of wood selling going on. Later in winter most of the actually seasoned wood is gone. That’s when I put my ad up on FBMP.

Many of my customers would come back for multiple face cords. I wish I could find like 3-4 people who would buy a dozen face cords each.

I sell by the face cord, I actually call it 1/3 cord because face cords are not a legal term in my state. People pay extra for the smaller quantity and I like it that way. If someone wanted 12 face cords they would soon realize that buying 4 cords is cheaper from somebody with a processor and dump truck.

 

[crstrode]

I wish you lived near me!

I have several neighbors that tell "stories" like that . .

 

[Rickb]

In this area for wood(i wouldnt call it seasoned last batch i got was 40-45% on my meter.) has gone up around 30% per cord in the last 3 years. Pervious to that it was pretty static price wise the previous 4 years.

 

[FPX Dude]

Didn't hit mine hard at all, they inflated it just fine, all the way up to $425/cd.

 

[kborndale]

Didn't hit mine hard at all, they inflated it just fine, all the way up to $425/cd.

At those prices do you even save money burning wood? Seems more expensive than gas/oil.

 

[mpaul]

When I first started burning I bought firewood from a local landscaping company. This was about 7 years ago and they charged $150/cord.

Since that time I have been able to get free logs from another tree service company. However that tree service now wants to charge $500 for ~7 cords of logs (basically a log truck).

So I called that original landscaping company this week. Found out they are still selling a cord of unseasoned firewood for $150.

I think I’m still going to try and get the log load for $500 and process it myself. But nice to see the rates for firewood in my area have remained flat for the past several years.

 

[FPX Dude]

At those prices do you even save money burning wood? Seems more expensive than gas/oil.

Yah, my only option is LP, so I'm still toastier and about half of that...