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[Roger2561]

What I've done is build 1/2 cord pallets out of pressure treated lumber.  When the logs are cut and split I simply stack the wood on the homemade pallets.  I have a set of pallet forks for the 3pt hitch on the tractor.  Once the pallets are full I move them to the field to dry for the next 2 or 3 years.  Works really good.  Roger

[BoilerHouse]

I have 9 cords in a big pile just outside my woodshed, which contains another 9 cords.  In the spring, the pile goes into the woodshed and a new pile will take it's place.  It sounds like a lot of work, but I probably wouldn't do it this way if I hated it.

[Maxnchej]

I have mine stacked on pallets and don't cover, seems to work fine for me, thinking about building a wood shed next year to reduce my moisture in the wood. Want to make sure that my boiler last a long time with good burn rates 

[JTS717]

I stack mine uncovered on pallets along the edge of my woods next to a wide open field.  Gets lots of wind and sun.  Even heavy soaking rains don't add much moisture to the wood and that moisture dries quickly since it doesn't penetrate into the wood, it is just on the surface.  Its the moisture from the sap in the middle of the pieces that takes a long time to dry out.  I can see how covering it is better, but it definitely needs to have air moving through it.

[atvalaska]

SEASON WOOD IN AS LITTLE AS THREE MONTHS>>>> http://thechimneysweep.ca/6seasoningwood.html

[Radio Tech1964]

I like the idea here!  Going from green to good that quick!

The wood I'm burning now is a mix of ash,hickory,poplar and a little oak which has been down approximately 6 mos. It's stacked on pallets in our shed which is maybe 10X16 and scattered other stacks around the area tarped.

So far we have used a bit but we burn 12 months a year for the hot water.

[Bud Man]

I would stack it. Oak normally takes 1 1/2 to 2 years to dry. I cut, split and stacked 5 cords last month and won't use it until the 2016-17 season.

[Pinehouse4]

I cut and split wood in the spring and stack it immediately in the wood shed. which faces the sun, 39 feet long 10 feet deep has a raised 8 inch base of gravel. It has a sloped roof and good overhang, no walls. ( Easier to put in and take out wood that way. ) Wood burns just fine by October.

Bob