We were in NC a few years back and we spotted a new neighbor coming back from the store with a stack of wet firewood. I explained to him that wet wood would smoke more than flames and disappoint his 3 kids who were yelling about making s'mores. He went back to the store and they showed him the stack of wood out back that was dry. No problem. Didn't get a thanks from his but his wife came over after the kids went to bed and thanked us. She saw our propane fire pit and said that by their next trip they'd have one also.