Hello
Ive always lived in the country and its only been this last 2 years that ive been without a open fire or woodburner. In most of the last 28 years that ive been burning we hardly ever paid for a load, you get a tree whats come down in wind and its surprising how much wood you get from a 30 foot tree
also someone may want a diseased tree or 2 removed from their garden, if you store it in the summer its ready for the winter, woodburners are very efficient if used properly , just buy the odd the odd bag of coal, its a great cheap way of heating if you dont mind the cleaning out of ashes
, but you dont get too many ashes from burning wood. Ive done my fair share of chopping wood ,chopping kindling sticks , and using a chain saw, loading the shed up then in with the wood basket .
Phew it was hard work I didnt mind when I was younger and Now I just turn the thermo on the central heating .
sheila