Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

That naturally interests me greatly. I refueled heating oil worth over 4K in 2021-22 :rolleyes:

There are 2 categories of new "firewood gatherers"

I have always been category d) Until now, when something oven-ready is sold cheaply somewhere, e.g., in house sales, clearances, etc., I would drive by with the trailer and stock up, the wood stove was/is also more comfort and nice to look at. Next year, however, I am moving up to category c (b I cannot afford): House with wood gasifier, approx. 40 RM consumption per year, alternatively 2 wood stoves. I have a trailer, a (gifted from a category c acquirer in the family) nice saw with plenty of power and a splitting axe – that has been enough so far, as it was only a "side job." Therefore, a question about the splitter:

Splitting is done in the forest

Then yes, petrol-powered, what kind of unit do you have there? For 40cm diameter and 50cm length (the gasifier manages almost 60 cm) or what can you recommend? I originally planned to split at the house, but the dirt argument and one less handling is of course not to be dismissed.

How does it actually work with the chainsaw certificate, you only need it for "foreign" forests. But what if you show up in "foreign" forests with a shotgun saw? Or just an axe? Apart from the fact that you should have trained properly for it, can you still be denied wood cutting because you don't have a chainsaw certificate?

Dirt is actually not a problem as long as you don't want a golf lawn. Just rake it together with the leaf rake and shovel it into the hedge or the compost. The advantage of splitting wood at the house is that you are more flexible with time. Ideally, you go to the forest when the ground is well frozen, so you can split wood at home on the first warm days. This of course requires space for temporary storage.


I don't know how it is up there with you, here you only get a part of the wood if you can show the permit. Otherwise, you are not even allowed to participate in the auction.
You don't want to do significant amounts of wood by hand anyway if you have the option ;)

It's just an interesting question for me as well. It's (still) not an option for me since I don't have a stove or fireplace at all. I just find it sometimes interesting to question the regulatory frenzy in Germany.

In the saw course, is only the handling of the chainsaw explained, or also general things like which tree does what, when to cut down from which direction, in which direction it then falls, blah blah, etc. pp?

So a question about the splitter:

So yes, gasoline-powered, what kind of unit do you have there? For 40cm diameter and 50cm length (the carburetor manages nearly 60 cm) or rather, what can you recommend? I actually planned to split at the house, but the dirt argument and one less time of rearranging can't be denied.

Now you'll be surprised, I split everything by hand. That's the only area where I'm not so well equipped, but there's a reason. If I split any other way, I'll get big and fat. That's my alternative sport ;-)