Tenn Corp camp grounds

rickhise wrote:
Was stopped at check in and advised no fire wood was allowed
that wasn't kiln (sp) dried.

I know there is an issue over importing
Certain creatures

Kinda felt like I needed to go to Lowes an buy some treated 2/4s
To burn

Been the rule at all National Parks for a few years. Unfortunately it is necessary, our forests are dying by the hundreds of acres.

Our Walnuts are under threat.
I'm doing all I can to encourage Woodpeckers to hang around.
This next year I plan on talking with the Forester and see I there are any traps available.
They have not hit the property yet but to the east they have, I understand.
I don't remember the name of the invasive species right at the moment.
If we don't stop the importation, of alien species, animal and plant, in not too many years Blue and Black Locust and Elodea might be the entire landscape and monster snakes and lizards in the understory and fire ants and crazy ants in all the fields and in our homes.

rickhise wrote:
........Kinda felt like I needed to go to Lowes an buy some treated 2/4s To burn

That's what I take. I always have scrap 2x4's so I keep them for firewood. You can get scraps free at about any site where they're building a house. Most of the time, Lowes and Home Depot have a junk lumber pile somewhere. If you ask, sometimes you can get junk lumber free.

Transporting firewood is a big problem. Our ash trees are all being killed in Tennessee. It's a big problem. I passed a 5th wheel on interstate 40 east of Knoxville a few days ago. It had Kentucky plates on it. The guy had a pile of firewood on the rear of the 5th wheel strapped to a carrier. He was headed toward NC and the Blue Ridge mountains. That's all it takes to destroy a forest. One guy.

Same thing happened with Zebra Mussels being transplanted by boaters on their trailers. Now they're everywhere.

I'm a true believer that any self respecting user of the outdoors, hunter, camper, fisherman, sportsman, etc should do his/her part to preserve and protect the outdoors that we use.

Don't transport firewood more that 50 miles form its source of origin, please! As a camper of many years and a fond lover of the great outdoors, I've been tempted many times. But my senses told me that if I want to continue to use these facilities play by the rules, for the good of all. Never, never, ever thought I'd be one to go to Home Depot & buy DuraFlame logs, but I do. Maybe the ozone is going to hell, but I'm saving trees!

Always thought Cedar was bug proof

With that said
I understand what camp host
Are up against.

Probally much like there tree bosses.
Knowing what's what wasn't taught

garmp wrote:
I'm a true believer that any self respecting user of the outdoors, hunter, camper, fisherman, sportsman, etc should do his/her part to preserve and protect the outdoors that we use.

Don't transport firewood more that 50 miles form its source of origin, please! As a camper of many years and a fond lover of the great outdoors, I've been tempted many times. But my senses told me that if I want to continue to use these facilities play by the rules, for the good of all. Never, never, ever thought I'd be one to go to Home Depot & buy DuraFlame logs, but I do. Maybe the ozone is going to hell, but I'm saving trees!

We bought a Fire Dancer propane fireplace with ceramic log set some years back. I miss the crackle and smell of a wood fire but it is nice to be able to turn the gas off and the fire is out as soon as we are ready to go inside. DW says S'mores taste fine done over it vs wood. Fire Dancer has adjustable gas feed so you can determine flame height from 3" to about 24". If not for the fire dancer I'd buy DuraFlame logs too.
Greg