"Lew Hodgett" wrote:
Much prefer an existing design called a valve.

Use one to start and stop the cooking stove as well
as another to control gas log for the fireplace.

Significantly reduces the air pollution.

Takes up less space.

Don't have to step outside to get firewood.

Don't have to be concerned about the termites or other
bugs found in stacked cord wood.

Don't have access to natural gas, install an LPG
tank in the back accessible from the street so it
can be filled from the LPG truck.

Need exercise?

That's why the Nifty Past Fifty gym exists. (Or the
gym nearest you).

Good place to meet others with similar needs.

90 minutes, three days a week, works for me.
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"Mike M" wrote:


Sorry Lew I don't live in Califorina, or a city don't care for the
life you prefer. Your welcome to do what's you like, but it's not
for
me. I enjoy physical labor even if I can't do what I used to. The
county put a tax on the wood that I used to haul to the recyler, so
screw them I have an 8" chipper on order and I'll see if I can sell
mulch for a profit on Craig's List.
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You will be hard pressed to find a place in SoCal that permits
open burning except at the beach in an approved fire ring and during
periods of "Red Flag warning" AKA: high fire danger even that
is not permitted.

In the rest of CA, extreme drought conditions for several years in a
row and have placed the rest of the state on alert.

Some of this is in urban areas, but much of it is in more rural areas.

Take your choice, SMOG or fire, open burning is not a biggie in
CA anymore.

Mulch sounds like a winner but I have a question.

How will you sterilize the mulch so you eliminate the possible
spread of bugs (termites, etc)?

Lew