What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

Processed three fallen trees last Sunday used the power barrow (beast) to get all the logs home , dropped them outside the splitting shed , one more cut per log and they will be ready to split …..ash and some willow , there are some more trees down within easy access so I will go get them shortly ….oak and ash . Although I have plenty of woodland I try to use up the trees from local common land for as long as I can .

As I have mentioned before there are a lot of people having wood stoves fitted ! Chimneys are being opened up plus insulated flues are popping through roof tiles and slate ……by magic ….most of these people have no clue how much firewood their stove will eat ? All they know is they now have the means for heat ! At this moment they will be happy to buy in their firewood, there are many people starting to sell firewood …..some just sell pallet wood .

All tree surgeons are now selling any and all wood , there is nothing now left by the side of the road ….it’s all sold ! Even our local council have a dedicated tractor and hiab armed trailer to collect felled tree logs which they use for themselves and process back at their yard .

There is only one way this will be going and where things will eventually end up , Shortages of supply and increased prices , it will take some time but it’s coming , as for coal ….that will go the same way but much faster imo .

I am curious ! Has anyone else noticed any increases where they live , smoking chimneys , people selling firewood or people cutting down trees and new chimneys being built or new flue pipes popping out of roofs ? Especially if you are in a rural area ? For what it’s worth I have spoken to a guy working on installation of wood burners and they are flat out and even into march 2023 with work and people are waiting that long and they have two teams and a sub contracting team …..most modern homes go with the insulated flue pipe system , it’s the quickest way to get them going …..no one wants a new chimney built he said , if a old type terraced house they drop down a 6” flexi flue liner and open up the old fireplace …..they do loads like that he said .