# Less work? charcoal vs wood **URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/less-work-charcoal-vs-wood/5480 **Category:** General Discussion **Created:** [December 5, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/less-work-charcoal-vs-wood/5480 "2020-12-05T20:48:14Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![r\_wesseling](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/r_wesseling/32/30940_2.png) [@r\_wesseling](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/r_wesseling) #### Post date: [December 5, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/less-work-charcoal-vs-wood/5480/4 "2020-12-05T22:08:13Z")
> [@skirmisher](#): > > if I needed 35,000kgs of charcoal to produce the same KW, then how much wood would that take? I used exactly 100 pounds of wood. i got 29.49 pounds of engine grade, tar free, charcoal and 3.41 pounds of uncooked wood. This is an old water heater I converted to a TLUD (Top Lit Up Draft). I live in Colorado where we have a very dry climate, so my wood was very dry. And it was a very dry day, 21% humidity. I suspect that if you live in a wetter environment it will be more difficult to get these results. Rindert > [@A few questions from a prodigal son](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/a-few-questions-from-a-prodigal-son/5342/32): > > Hope I’m not hijacking Tom’s thread too much, But I started telling about my 50 gallon tlud so maybe I should finish the story. I fired it yesterday. I think it was a success. i got 29.49 pounds of good charcoal and 3.41 pounds of uncooked wood. The afterburner thingy I made out of coffee cans seemed to work very well, except during a few very strong wind gusts. The burn took about 3-1/2 hours. It made very little smoke, but one neighbor did come around because he smelled it. I agree with Koen. … --- _[View the full topic](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/less-work-charcoal-vs-wood/5480)._