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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We have been travelling in the deserts of Mexico and the States for a number of years now during the cooler spring time and we always seem to have wood for fires. Anytime you pass through the high country, thats where the trees and shrubs grow. Just take a little walk in the bush and....
Like filling up with fresh water, I always have a couple of bins that get topped up with wood before hitting stubble country. And even then with a small bow saw, the desert shrubs give up a fair bit of dry wood.
Watch for dry washes that flood during thunderstorms. There is usually a lot of small chunks lying half buried in the gravel by the previous flood just the right size for the fire pit.
Deserts sometimes have seasonal creeks and that is where the small trees/shrubs grow. Get off your buns and check it out. Bring a saw or ax and bin. You just might get lucky.
Dave
Like filling up with fresh water, I always have a couple of bins that get topped up with wood before hitting stubble country. And even then with a small bow saw, the desert shrubs give up a fair bit of dry wood.
Watch for dry washes that flood during thunderstorms. There is usually a lot of small chunks lying half buried in the gravel by the previous flood just the right size for the fire pit.
Deserts sometimes have seasonal creeks and that is where the small trees/shrubs grow. Get off your buns and check it out. Bring a saw or ax and bin. You just might get lucky.
Dave
