Any wet firewood tricks?
Any tricks to dry out wet (as in damp from rain, not green) firewood? We typically use the dryer pieces and stack the wetter ones around the outside of the fire ring so they can start to dry a bit as...
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Lowsuv wrote:
Burning OSB is not Illegal in Oregon .
Remnants in the fire pit causing toxicity to food ?
That is a stretch .
The science of fire does not support your view .
As to safety there are no flare ups , such as that which occurs with liquid accelerants .
You are incorrect in your assertations , sir .
Just because you worked for the Forest Service does not make you an expert on fire .
Depending on the resin used in the OSB there could be some gasses in the smoke. I suspect the amount of any potential risk, though, to be minuscule compared to the known toxins and carcinogens in regular wood smoke. Dry or wet, hardwoods or softwoods, does not matter -- all burning wood emits a long list of really nasty known carcinogens and toxins. So I am not going to get my knickers bunched up over a small amount from the OSB resin.
Painted or preserved wood is a different matter, though. Those have enough toxins in the smoke to warrant concern.
We no longer do campfires anyway. We do not object if others in the campground have one, we just do not use one ourselves. We have a perfectly fine 'camping experience' without one.
