How do you store your wood?

Fireburd · 02-07-2013, 03:56 PM

Cough cough.......Is it better to keep your wood chunks in a air tight container or something that has some air circulation?

Midnight Smoke · 02-07-2013, 04:06 PM

I store my chunks in a 30gal drum with a lid. Not airtight but mostly waterproof.

tx_poptart · 02-07-2013, 04:24 PM

I got an old chlorine bucket with a screw on lid from the pool guy and drilled a few holes around the rim...it's rain proof but still breathes. BTW, I cleaned the chlorine out very good...

yakdung · 02-07-2013, 04:30 PM

I store seasoned dried wood in a 55 gallon drum with a clamp banded lid. I was going to use the drum for a second UDS, but changed my mind. The trouble and time spent removing the phenolic lining wasn't worth it to me. I have also been known to use one of these for the smaller chunks:

Amazon.com: CHARCOAL DISPENSER [Misc.]: Home & Kitchen

Good luck,

Fireburd · 02-07-2013, 04:35 PM

So it seems the consensus is have a little breathability. Thanks guys.

Smokin' D · 02-07-2013, 05:32 PM

Breath-ability is key. For the Lang it is a wood pile on skids and under a loose fitting tarp. For the charcoal cookers, the chunks live in milk crates on a shelf. Out of the weather of course.

cliffcarter · 02-07-2013, 07:13 PM

Milk or soda crates-

dwfisk · 02-07-2013, 07:17 PM

OK, I'm spoiled but I buy kiln dried hickory from a local suplier and store it on a pallet in my pole barn along with my round roles of cow hay. Great wood, plenty of circulation, no rain.

rcbaughn · 02-07-2013, 07:41 PM

I store mine on my back porch underneath the lean-to roof. Humidity has never been a problem with the wood and I live in Alabama.

Bludawg · 02-07-2013, 08:02 PM

KotaChuk678 · 02-07-2013, 09:36 PM

Never have enough to store, always buying it!

Triple T BBQ · 02-07-2013, 09:39 PM

Keep a couple cords under the overhang on the back of the shop. Nice and dry and out of the weather.

AustinKnight · 02-07-2013, 09:51 PM

Like this

And that

garzanium · 02-07-2013, 09:57 PM

on the ground and on pallets..a number of places give pallets away,just check CL
bottom pic is an 8 ft pallet..nice and heavy

KotaChuk678 · 02-07-2013, 09:57 PM

Mesquite & Hickory?

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Originally Posted by AustinKnight

Like this

And that

02-07-2013, 03:56 PM	#1
Fireburd Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-06-12 Location: Mt Holly, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How do you store your wood? Cough cough.......Is it better to keep your wood chunks in a air tight container or something that has some air circulation? __________________ BWS G2 Party w/custom cart, Thermapen (does yours have flames.......mine does so be jealous)

02-07-2013, 04:06 PM	#2
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I store my chunks in a 30gal drum with a lid. Not airtight but mostly waterproof. __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

02-07-2013, 04:24 PM	#3
tx_poptart Found some matches. Join Date: 01-31-13 Location: Conroe, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got an old chlorine bucket with a screw on lid from the pool guy and drilled a few holes around the rim...it's rain proof but still breathes. BTW, I cleaned the chlorine out very good... __________________ Jack of all trades, master of none...

02-07-2013, 04:30 PM	#4
yakdung is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Houston, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I store seasoned dried wood in a 55 gallon drum with a clamp banded lid. I was going to use the drum for a second UDS, but changed my mind. The trouble and time spent removing the phenolic lining wasn't worth it to me. I have also been known to use one of these for the smaller chunks: Amazon.com: CHARCOAL DISPENSER [Misc.]: Home & Kitchen Amazon.com: CHARCOAL DISPENSER [Misc.]: Home & Kitchen Good luck,

02-07-2013, 04:35 PM	#5
Fireburd Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-06-12 Location: Mt Holly, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So it seems the consensus is have a little breathability. Thanks guys. __________________ BWS G2 Party w/custom cart, Thermapen (does yours have flames.......mine does so be jealous)

02-07-2013, 05:32 PM	#6
Smokin' D is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: N. Andover, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Breath-ability is key. For the Lang it is a wood pile on skids and under a loose fitting tarp. For the charcoal cookers, the chunks live in milk crates on a shelf. Out of the weather of course.

02-07-2013, 07:13 PM	#7
cliffcarter Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-21-11 Location: Old Town, Maine Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Milk or soda crates-

02-07-2013, 07:17 PM	#8
dwfisk is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-01-12 Location: Fairfield, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OK, I'm spoiled but I buy kiln dried hickory from a local suplier and store it on a pallet in my pole barn along with my round roles of cow hay. Great wood, plenty of circulation, no rain.

02-07-2013, 07:41 PM	#9
rcbaughn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-27-12 Location: Birmingham, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I store mine on my back porch underneath the lean-to roof. Humidity has never been a problem with the wood and I live in Alabama. __________________ Weber Spirit E-310, Weber Performer, Weber Smokey Joe, Mini-WSM, ECB Electric.

02-07-2013, 08:02 PM	#10
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02-07-2013, 09:36 PM	#11
KotaChuk678 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-28-13 Location: White Plains, N.Y. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never have enough to store, always buying it! __________________ bandera owner

02-07-2013, 09:39 PM	#12
Triple T BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-20-11 Location: SE, Minnesota Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Keep a couple cords under the overhang on the back of the shop. Nice and dry and out of the weather. __________________ Triple T BBQ - CBJ 2012, 2013, http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=123061

02-07-2013, 09:51 PM	#13
AustinKnight is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-23-10 Location: Austin Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Like this And that __________________ \|HOOK'EM UDS\|MINI UDS\|22.5 WEBER PERF\|B&B\|OAK & PECAN\|DIGIQ\|TW8060\|THERMAPEN ORANGE\|Char-Griller Akorn\|Thin Blue Smokery\|

02-07-2013, 09:57 PM	#14
garzanium Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-13-13 Location: Central Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	on the ground and on pallets..a number of places give pallets away,just check CL bottom pic is an 8 ft pallet..nice and heavy __________________ Backwoods Fatboy-profile for cart build link,Weber OTG,Weber Smokey Joe, Maverick 732,Tan Thermapen