Where do you get firewood on the desert
Just wondered where most people get firewood when boondocking in Arizona deserts. I imagine its not legal to harvest dead wood if you can find it so what do people use for firewood?
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Old-Biscuit wrote:harold1946 wrote:
It is not illegal to collect firewood as long as it is not private property or state trust land, or otherwise posted.
It must be dead, no cutting of live trees. Mosquite is the best and used by many of us for cooking burgers and steaks.
Be sure not to burn paloverde, you will not like it. The smell is awful.
I do like mesquite but haven't tried mosquite.......bet you have to round up a bunch to even get a fire to start. My arms would be very tired whacking that many :B
A buddy had some palo verde trees that he had removed and brought it as firewood........gave us all headaches and left a sour smell in our noses......no thanks!
Good catch;:S Palo verde is two words not one. I must be gettig older.
A chainsaw makes it much easier. If you know where to look it can be found 6" diameter or larger. Acacia and desert willow also good for campfires. In the high desert there is juniper and pinion.
