Where I live and camp, nice hardwood is ubiquitous. People go to the nearby
forests to enjoy the streams, canyons and waterfalls. If there is a ban,
there will be no water anyway, so we don't go. A woodburning stove would be
perfect for almost everywhere that's not a "campground."

Jim

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rocket,
>
> Is pear wood suitable? Oregon pears are legendary.  Our local almond
> orchards usually have lots of almond wood for sale.  We do have to tote the
> wood rather than just forage at the site.  Cabinet shops can be a haven for
> hardwood and trim scraps are often for the taking, but of course one must
> ask first.
>
> Pensionerd.
>
> Today is de-frocking day.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Here in Central Oregon, even when it's not fire season when all open and
> > charcoal fires (anything that has hot coals) are banned, finding
> > hardwood to burn -- less smoky, more btus per stick, better-tasting food
> > -- is essentially impossible as the predominant trees in the forests
> > here are conifers. I have not camped in all the public lands in the
> > western U.S., but I believe that this is generally true throughout the
> > region.
> >
> > --
> > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> > Bend, Ore.
> >
> >
> > On 01/03/2014 09:36 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >
> >> ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >>> RE burning wood...The point is, wood actually is a
> >>> plentiful and useful fuel and it is a wonder that more stove systems do
> >>> not
> >>> use it.
> >>> Jim
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Wood is not always a plentiful fuel.  There are restrictions on
> gathering
> >> wood on a good deal of public land.  If one relied on locally gathered
> wood
> >> in a large portion of Big Bend National Park, one would have to eat cold
> >> food.  The same is true in many other national parks.  Fire bans are
> common
> >> as well, but often allow liquid or gas fuel in appliances made for them.
> >>
> >> Despite the claims of manufacturers of wood burning appliances, wood is
> >> not pollution free fuel.
> >>
> >> Buying fuel from vendors is also problematic.  It often comes from
> >> distant locations, resulting in transport of insect and disease pests
> into
> >> new areas.  I once bought some bundled firewood at a California State
> Park,
> >> only to discover when I got to my camp with it that it had a tag on it
> >> showing that it originated in British Columbia.
> >>
> >> I do burn wood when in locations where it is available.  Generally I use
> >> a fire ring and burn it in the open, but I have used some container type
> >> stoves as well.  When wood is available and there are no environmental
> or
> >> agricultural reasons not to burn it, I do like to have a fire.  And I
> like
> >> occasionally to cook a steak over wood coals.
> >>
> >> McNeely
> >>
> >>
>