how do you carry in your firewood?

[redrider90]

As we approach heating season I am curious about reducing the strain on my inflamed muscles. I am recovering from Lyme and am getting stronger and better with this extraordinary expensive medication. But the thing that cause me the most problem is my muscles getting sore. I am strong enough to to the work but I have inflammation galore (but even that is improving but all so slowly).
So I have 3 cords of firewood ready to burn. I keep one cord outside the front door and then as I need it go to were it is stacked between trees and slide it off into the pickup and bring it near to the front door. Now if I carry a small amount of wood in by hand I do not pay the price in pain but when I get to really having to handle a lot of wood my arms on upper trunk/shoulders get hurting especially at night.
I am thinking of getting a wood cart. I think one with larger wheels and having a pan on it is more ergonomic. I need to reduce energy consumption which keeps the pain down. Burning wood everyday will keep me flared up. I have a Jotul airtight 70K BTU stove that will keep me warm in the coldest of NC winters.
So for those of you who bring your firewood into the house do any of you use a wood cart with wheels.
Many of what I am finding are cheap and some have especially small wheels. But I am lucky as my doorstep is only 5 inches.
So what do you use?

[Bonafide Bob]

 I carry my firewood in an armful at a time.
 Bob

[cruzziguzzi]

It comes in an armload at a time from a rack (3/4 cord?) outside the door nearest the fireplace... Maybe 30 feet.

It gets into the rack one heavy duty yard wagon at a time.

Ever since being a kid - somehow, and most fortunately - I've never found the handling of firewood a chore or work. This, even after many winters of feeding the shop stove in Minnesota.

Relaxes me, keeps me fit and I'd rather laze around the fireplace with my wife and critters than have a TV on.

My mother in law carries hers a couple-three pieces at a time in a funky little wrap-bag affair. Feeds her need for style in her labours and saves the cashmere to boot.


Todd.

[Lannis]

i use a canvas carrier with two handles to carry wood from the woodshed to the stove,   Easier and less mess,

[Rough Edge racing]

 We heat full time with wood...the main wood pile is about  100 feet from the house.We use 12-16 face cord a year,have about 20 face cord piled up. My wife and I haul it from there to the back porch on a two wheel garden cart about three loads three times a week in the dead of winter. From the rear porch into the house is done by a small wheeled cart to  log rack that holds about two days supply.
 It's exercise for sure and when the snow piles up we have to drag the two wheel cart with 150 pounds of wood through the snow like polar explorers from 1900...
 Our kids and grand kids think we are nuts for doing all the work....We think it builds character.....

[redrider90]

I would much prefer to stay in shape and carry it by hand like I used to before I got this god awful inflammatory disease. Hell I used to cut and split ALL my firewood by hand.I have 10 acres of wood and right now I have 5 nice size dead oaks that I want so very bad to get the big Husky out and have at it. Right now I buy my wood and  I have no choice but to make the transfer of wood much more ergonomic. If my muscles where not on fire at night waking me up then I would be carrying it in by hand.
So  for all you guys who talk about "I carry it in by hand" thanks but that is not what I need. . I am looking for folks with wood carts. Maybe nobody uses them but I gotta have one this year. Last year it killed me. I need to save my energy so I can work in my shop which also flares up my muscles but at least I am making some chump change when at work.

[Green1000S]

THIS.
Rubber wheels, rolls easily, load can be flipped with lever and its durable.

[Bill Hagan]

Apologies for making light, as I have my own challenges with pain, but a Polish wife (and one who grew up in Erie, where winter is a reality instead of a diversion!) is very helpful with firewood chores.   










FWIW, I did stack it!   





And, back to your particular question, we do use a wooden barrow for bringing wood up to the house in smaller quantities than when using the Cub Cadet and trailer.

Can't find a pic of it in use, but it works. 





We drafted it for that duty, and think it would be much easier with a two-wheel version.  It is interesting, however, how quickly one learns to balance such things, even uphill in the snow. 

I didn't see one when I googled it just now, but surely they are out there.  Metal ones would dent up pretty quickly.  What Green1000S ought to be pretty darn good.  May get one as using the "powered" version can be problematic in snow.

Best,

Bill

[Rough Edge racing]

 Here's the small cart we use to haul the wood from the porch to the wood rack . It's a 5 buck garage sale hand truck that coverts to a 4 wheel cart. Added a wood deck and welded on a few pieces....You can wood hauling carts like this or just use a hand truck or modify it ..
  We don't store wood by the house mostly because it's an all wood house and piles attract unwanted creatures..

       

[Guzzistajohn]

Can't believe it, Dusty takes one night off from administrating to go camping and you guys go off on a raunchy subject about getting wood. 

[oldbike54]

Can't believe it, Dusty takes one night off from administrating to go camping and you guys go off on a raunchy subject about getting wood. 

 Yeah , what's gonna happen when Luap sends me off in the WG corporate jet to recruit new members ?

  Dusty

[normzone]

That will be a hard one. Have you thought about getting a sidecar rig on a Guzzi with snow tires ?

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

When there's not anything parked in the way between the door and woodstove, I use my mom's 30+ year old Garden Way cart like this one:



Rolls easily and tilts forward to unload. Great for all manner of heavy stuff. Now sold by Carts Vermont. They also sell a purpose-made wood hauler:
http://www.cartsvermont.com/shop/log-haulers/woodchuck-ii-hauler-with-pellet-plate/