Central Oregon is high desert, not to be confused with the wetter (west)
side of the Cascades. If you're thinking fruit orchards, ferns,
redwoods, moss, and rhododendrons, that ain't here.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 01/03/2014 01:20 PM, Al Knoll 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 <mailto: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
>         <mailto: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
>
>