Campfire wood cutting in forest.

[muledeerarea33?]

I read on their website that wood for camp use does not need a permit. What I couldn't find was what is legal? Any dead and down pine, oak, aspen? Anyone know?

[AZkiller]

Dead and down, doesn't matter what kind, as long as your not Hauling it home.

[5guyshunting]

Say no to pine. Burn oak!!

[muledeerarea33?]

Sounds good, I'll bring the chain saw. And yeah, I hate pine but heat is heat!

[az_shooter]

I'm a fan of burning whatever is dead. Pine, oak, mesquite, whatever. If it's dead take it out or use it up, stops help the spread of wildfires and when wildfires do happen they are less catastrophic is there is less fuel loading. Show no discrimination, burn 'em all.

[Seldom Drawn]

Sounds good, I'll bring the chain saw. And yeah, I hate pine but heat is heat!

Pine is great for a campfiires as long as there isn't any bark on it

[NYAZHunter]

Was real pleased ( not really pleased , you understand) to see a lot of standing dead oaks in 36B , an unending supply of firewood. Imagine my surprise when we brought the chain saw, bucked it up and put it on the fire.; What we found with the Oaks in our unit is that if the diameter is greater than 3" or so , it just smolders , no flame until you break it open with the poker. It is the densest wood I have ever encountered . Could not split it with a maul , no way , no how . The trees are in the Quercus family as are the oaks back east . I think it must be something environmental that causes the density.

We do make use of the manzanita , which also been inn large supply due to drought / caterpillars. There is not much dead mesquite where we are.

Anyway, on a scouting trip we bring a load of wood to last us the week and just supplement with the manzanita.

 

Would like to hear if anyone else has encountered my experience with the oak.

[muledeerarea33?]

I burn southern oak at home. And yeah it takes a bit to get it going. In a fire pit it's gotta be hot to get hot! In a pot belly stove it burns good all night. If you cut the stuff that has a hole in the center it splits and burns good.

[ctracingraptor]

The only wood i burn is juniper

[Explorer]

Each forest has it's own regs on what you can cut, if it's standing. I can cut standing dead oak in the kaibab but in the Prescott I can only cut it dead and down.