I’m hoping someone that knows their trees/woods can pitch (small pun intended) in their knowledge for me. The trees that are easier to take/collect for me are RED ALDER. It seems to be labled as a “hardwood” but at the softer side of it. As noted, it is an oily wood which might be a good thing. Thoughts? My other choice is Douglas Fir but those are usually much harder to get to or process for someone working alone like me.
Hi Gary, Thanks for posting the interesting QA stuff. I experimented with size and shape a bit from 1", 2" and 3" branches cut to a similiar lengths and cubes of different sides. Cubes are the worst for bridging in my gek type. I’ve found the 2.5"d branches cut 2.5" long work the best for me.
Pepe
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Hi Brian,
we live in the same neck of the woods as far as fuel is concerned and I’ve burned some Alder and it worked just fine but my first choice would be Birch followed closely by Douglas Fir.
Anybody coming through Middle Tn contact me here and I’ll do what I can.
Marvin
i really like your idea i live in north idaho about a mile off i 90 and would love to be a refueling spot for folks passing thru .not sure i could offer it for free but not looking to make a profit either . i dont have a setup yet myself but hope to get further along on my project next year . best wishes to all . Doug 208 215 6572
Tried to put myself on the map but could not make any sense of the link. Just of US 53 about 50 miles south of Duluth MN. in nw WI.
Yeah, that map service is dead. I need to set up a new version and get everyone to re-list themselves.
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Hey @Chris,
I’ve done a fair amount of traveling, to find my way around, I started with an atlas, Then moved on to a gps, and now I like to use both.
I have used a Garmin gps, but its hard to jut look at the map and deside for my self, also have to pay for updates. I haved used the gps on my phone with google maps but this only works when you have a data connection. Road atlases can get messy and don’t do any calculations for you. Also needs updating.
Best of all worlds is an app called Navigator. Free on google play. If you have a laptop with gps capabilities it can be installed there as well. There are two sets of maps, one is free, and one is paid. The paid maps are from TomTom. The free ones are all i ever use and they are updated every month.
Thought this might be a nice set of maps to use for woodgas travelers. They are world wide so even DOW’S over seas members could pitch in.
Just a thought. 
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@Chris Hi Chris, can we get a new up date on this map, all I am getting is adds for I phones and other useless adds. NOT related to “DOW Wood Fueling Stations”. No map is coming up at all. Maybe start fresh with this heading make it a registration site only for those who want to list their DOW Fueling Station location. Start with the Country, State, or Providence ect… , Name of Station, Owers Name, Addresses, free wood or price of wood. Needs to be Google map. So you can click on station and google map will come up for directions. This would work for all international uses. If we are really serious about DOW, then it is time to make stations available.
Registration:
U.S.A. Washington State. Bobmac’s Wood Fueling Station, 3802 NW Empire Ave, East Wenatchee, Washington, 98802 , DOW Members wood cost free. Non members $00.05 a pound, wood use, for DOW vehicle gasification use only.
Driving instructions: Highway 2 turn on 38th street, turn left on Cascade Ave, turn right on 37th street. Go to the end of the street where the pavement ends. White house.
For my google address it is: 3802 Cascade Ave.
Thanks
Bob
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Okay, I have to bring up a subject. What to do with waste on long trips. I’m not ging to feel at ease disposing of ashes and condensate at rest stops along the freeway. When you all go to Argos what do you do?
Rindert
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I stop at a self serve car wash for condensate and hay filter washing. Put in a few quarters and be sure to tidy up when your done. The char/ash is less than 5% by volume so I take a 5 gal air tight aluminum container and just carry it with me.
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