standing wood

[Everything Mac]

not sure where to post this. think this is my first real thread here too.

so...


i believe that there is a tradition in Scandinavia to leave a supply of firewood and an open box of matches in the cabins dotted about the place. and i was just thinking about that kind of thing over here in Britain.

reading the fire craft section got me thinking that wood that is left standing upright is usually drier than stuff flat against the ground.


so - wouldn't it be nice if fellow bushcrafters started leaving a small pile of upright sticks in well known camping areas.


i concede that this is a rather romantic idea and probably wouldn't work for a variety of reasons but what do you esteemed ladies and gents think?

many thanks
atb
andy

 

[gregorach]

If I have left over firewood, that's usually what I do... Depends on the location of course - I wouldn't do so in a pristine spot, but then I usually don't camp in pristine spots anyway. And I wouldn't go to the length of collecting extra firewood just to leave it for the next campers... But if I'm in a spot with a well-established fire circle, and I've got firewood left over when I'm leaving, I usually try and leave it somewhere noticeable where it's not going to get waterlogged.

 

[Graham_S]

I do the same, If I have some left over dry firewood, I'll stash it somewhere sheltered for the next forager.

 

[MartinK9]

Again, stacked here, but hidden only for the "leave no trace" aspect.

The trouble is in the UK there is more chance of the matches being used to burn the woodpile and the cabin

 

[Shewie]

It's a totally different mentality over there to what we have here, just look at some of The Cumbrians pictures from Sweden. Firewood and even cooking grills are left out for everybody to use, can't imagine that happening over here.

An example, hope you don't mind Michael ...

Can you imagine if we tried that over here, we'd just be left with a pile of ashes and the ironwork would be in the bottom of the lake.

 

[Muddy Boots]

I usually find standing wood in the morning but not sure if that is related.

 

[John Fenna]

I do the same, If I have some left over dry firewood, I'll stash it somewhere sheltered for the next forager.

On some site we use we need to take in the majority of our firewood...so I take the leftovers back home to the woodpile it came from!
On other sites leftovers are stacked and left....

 

[The Cumbrian]

It's a totally different mentality over there to what we have here, just look at some of The Cumbrians pictures from Sweden. Firewood and even cooking grills are left out for everybody to use, can't imagine that happening over here.

An example, hope you don't mind Michael ...

Can you imagine if we tried that over here, we'd just be left with a pile of ashes and the ironwork would be in the bottom of the lake.

What isn't shown on the pics Rich is the woodshed that's often sited near these shelters. They're about the same size as the shelters, but with lattice sidewalls, and they're stacked with chopped wood by whoever looks after the area ( local authority I presume, but I'm not sure ).
I went for a walk alongside Stora Hornsjön ( Bighorn Lake ) the other week and the shelter there had no woodshed, but it did have toilets. They were a bit like festival toilets on a Sunday night mind, but it is the end of the season.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[hog]

i believe that there is a tradition in Scandinavia to leave a supply of firewood and an open box of matches in the cabins dotted about the place. and i was just thinking about that kind of thing over here in Britain.

d.

Traditions like this are generations old and are a way of life.
As said, do that in the UK and you will more than likely be very disapointed,sadly.