I have a feeling a lot of the discontent with buying firewood is from people who remember being able to walk into the woods, grab a downed branch and cutting it up for firewood. Rules that force campers to buy firewood is a bit too much like a tax on your fire. It's easy to believe that these rules were created just so the powers-that-be can profit from your enjoyment.
time2roll wrote:
Many State and National parks want the natural wood to remain and decay to feed the next generation of trees.
or to feed this years wildfires. Mismanagement of the underbrush is a big problem.