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Alternatively there are 170 bundles to a cord. That divides down to 24 pounds per bundle. If it takes two bundles for a campfire over night, that's 48 pounds for 8 hours. Divided by 8 gives us 6 pounds an hour for night. | Alternatively there are 170 bundles to a cord. That divides down to 24 pounds per bundle. If it takes two bundles for a campfire over night, that's 48 pounds for 8 hours. Divided by 8 gives us 6 pounds an hour for night. | ||
| − | As such, I think I'm safe to say that a fire burns 6 pounds of wood per hour. | + | As such, I think I'm safe to say that a fire burns 6 pounds of wood per hour. Soft wood lasts half as long. |
| − | A campfire, being exposed to the elements, will last | + | A campfire, being exposed to the elements, will last less time than a stove or a fireplace probably, depending on the wind and ambient temperature. |
Revision as of 20:14, 2 December 2016
Each torch lasts 30 minutes. A lantern lasts for 2 hours per pint. A campfire lasts 1 hour per armload of fuel but how much is 1 armload of fuel in pounds?
a cord of wood is, on average, 4000 pounds, ranging from 3000 to 5000 pounds. We'll use 4000 as a good rough guide.
"Depending on the weather we will go through 1/2 a cord every 2 weeks"
This means 2000 pounds every 2 weeks. That translates to 1000 pounds a week, which translates to about 143 pounds a day. Dividing that by 24 gives us 6 pounds an hour, in theory, assuming the stove is going all day.
Alternatively there are 170 bundles to a cord. That divides down to 24 pounds per bundle. If it takes two bundles for a campfire over night, that's 48 pounds for 8 hours. Divided by 8 gives us 6 pounds an hour for night.
As such, I think I'm safe to say that a fire burns 6 pounds of wood per hour. Soft wood lasts half as long.
A campfire, being exposed to the elements, will last less time than a stove or a fireplace probably, depending on the wind and ambient temperature.
