There's nothing quite like the relaxing feeling of putting your feet up next to a warm, crackling fire, especially during the cold winter months. But if you've ever had to deal with firewood, you know ...

A few weeks ago my neighbor and I were talking firewood. Specifically, we were talking about whether to stack with the bark up or the bark down. He’s a rugged, quiet, mid-western Norwegian type. “Well ...

A stack of firewood is so much more than just a pile of logs. It’s a rustic manifestation of hard work completed, a symbol of coziness to come. Changing shape with the seasons, it embodies both the ...

Don’t cover the stack of firewood completely with a tarp. This traps water vapor and makes it nearly impossible for wood to dry. It’s best to install some stakes and rope at the sides of the tarp to ...

’Tis the season of cooped-up kids. Snow days, lice epidemics, and absurdly long school vacations—there are many different causes of cabin fever. Never find yourself sub-caffeinated and un-showered in ...

Stockpiling firewood for the winter has moved up a notch, as participants in the first annual Pioneers of Alaska wood stacking contest can attest. Competitors in the Juneau area showed off their ...

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