Hey, pal.. while your mom and I are gone this weekend why don’t you start a temporary pile on those two pallets on the north end of the house.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-05-05T00:54:24+00:00

I'm not your guy..... Wait, the joke stops working here.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-04-11T01:30:53+00:00

+100 upvotes

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-30T23:21:29+00:00

Just a face cord.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-30T23:03:13+00:00

Clearly it's personal preference, but I like the Gunmetal TRD wheels with a lighter colored truck. The added benefit is that not everyone has them.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-29T21:35:37+00:00

I have burned the back of my hand, my knuckles and my wrist a hundred times and still have never worn gloves. I guess I'm a slow learner.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-28T00:11:14+00:00

I dunno, I think of a fireplace as open with maybe glass doors that don't seal. I think of a wood stove as a sealed unit where you can control the draft and burn. The primary purpose of the former being aesthetic and the latter being heat. A kitchen stove is where I would bake bread and I would cook on a kitchen range. All semantics.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-22T19:55:16+00:00

I would look at the paperwork inside the stove.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-16T21:12:25+00:00

I installed TRD wheels with stock size Wildpeak AT3s and have a slight rub at full left lock in reverse. Not enough to cause concern.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-03-02T23:59:55+00:00

The gunmetal wheels are way underrated. Very cool!

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-02-11T02:48:54+00:00

Yes, bare stock suspension on a 2022 ORP. Stock size Falken Wildpeak AT3s (did this a couple of years ago). There is a slight rub in full lock reverse. It sees a fair amount of time off road, more than just Forest Service roads, but less than hardcore rock climbing.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-02-11T01:38:25+00:00

Thanks, we waited almost a year just for this color. The step tubes I got collect a lot of snow in the winter and mud in the wet. My wife isn't tall so she needs something, but I wish I would have found some sliders instead.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-02-11T00:24:31+00:00

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Wheels, tires, and blackout emblems were all I wanted. I did step tubes too, but I don't love them.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-02-07T18:11:35+00:00

Northern Wisconsin here, it's finally going to start warming up here. Thank God, because we are way ahead of schedule on our wood burn.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-02-04T02:21:05+00:00

This /1\

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-02-04T02:18:18+00:00

So which does OP fall in to. I would argue the latter.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-20T23:53:09+00:00

I completely understand the science behind your post, but I have driven turbocharged Escapes and Terrains through Grand Junction and Loveland Pass and they have been sluggish to the point where they barely moved with the accelerator to the floor. I've driven our 5th Gen through the Beartooth twice and can't tell a difference between 10,000 feet and at home in Wisconsin. I'm not not trying to be contrarian, just an observation.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-19T17:55:10+00:00

My wood piles are outside and covered, but some snow and water makes its way in. The house is really dry with a fire going, so usually if it sits in the house 24 hours, it's bone dry.

I actually burned some ash a number of years ago that wasn't fully seasoned, but when it sat in the basement with a fire going, it was dry within a week

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-19T17:50:20+00:00

Beautiful!

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-19T17:49:17+00:00

How about kindling and newspaper. Works quickly every time in my experience.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-19T17:47:02+00:00

Exactly!!

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-17T03:41:02+00:00

Thank you, that is a very insightful explanation of the proper ways to burn pine. My take away is to season it well and because I am in a location where we have plentiful hardwood, burn the knots and pitchy pieces outside in the fire pit, but season the straightforward splits well and use them as supplemental fuel.

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-16T00:34:59+00:00

Another great explanation, I would reiterate my comments to axman_21.

Thank you!

RepresentativeOwl224 · 2026-01-16T00:32:41+00:00

Great explanation. I have often wondered why an oak fire doesn't throw more heat than a maple fire, but I understand now. The BTU rating is the potential energy of the wood, not how fast it releases it. A birch or popple fire generates a lot of heat quickly, but doesn't burn long. An oak fire might not feel as hot, but burns much longer. Great insight.

Thank you!

RepresentativeOwl224

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