We used to use apple wood, because it was free. But we hated getting it in the dead of winter. Damn, that was so cold. But our German sausage was the best.
These were just branches that were on the ground after the pruning season. We got truck loads. Grandpa had a big smoke house, so you could smoke a lot of meat at once. We only smoked sausage.
I have a small orchard to collect from also. It’s a wonderful use of wood that would otherwise be wasted. I also do tree work on the side and collect from hurricane blowdowns
A cold smoker full or cured smoked meat is a blessing for anyone! Especially for a large family. I freeze and can mine. But I absolutely love visiting Dads house and eating his abundance of smoked delights.
We ate 2 year old bacon from his smokehouse last year and it was sooooooooo good
When I was in Thailand I saw that they sold wood charcoal. So some guy would collect wood from the forest, and burn it. It had a high value, because people cooked indoors, and the charcoal doesn't smoke much. They just couldn't afford electric or gas stoves, so they cooked with an indoor fire pit. They put the fire pits near an open window, and it worked out. It was quite interesting. People just find ways to do stuff.
My dad and his family grew up in North Dakota. If they didn't put their boots under the wood stove at night, they weren't going on their feet in the morning. They were frozen solid. What a hard life.
The only places I would want to go, would require a plane ride out of the states. And from what I see on the news, airports look like something out of a Stephen King movie. lol
One time my boyfriend and I rented a motor home for a week. We were going to get a cabin, but this was cheaper. You push this button, and that happens You push this button, and that happens Microwave Coffee machine TV Stove Oven It was a very boring week for me. I remember looking out of the window and being envious of people with tents, and cooking over a fire. At least they had something to do to kill time.
I talked to a guy who is an engineer, and he had a cabin North of Fairbanks. He said it was 8 hours to get there, and snowmobiles were the only option. Talk about remote. He took his family up there every Christmas. He said his kids got to see reindeer every Christmas. I only mentioned that he's an engineer, because his dream is to live there when he retires. He will be living off-grid, and he's smart enough to know how to do that. But I looked over at his wife, and she just rolled her eyes and smiled. Fuck that! lol I'd rather live in North Dakota, and you know how much I think about that place.
I'm poor, but at least I have lights and heat. He was very smart and interesting. He worked at a nuclear power plant. His cabin has a nearby creek, and he was going to harness that for part of his electricity. The rest would be wind and solar. What a rough life that would be.
What’s enjoyable for one person is miserable for the next, and visa versa… same as the difference between big city living and rural farm life. To Each their own
But one of them gets badly hurt, they're done. So I don't think it's a responsible thing to do. Have you seen the movie "The Grey" with Liam Neeson? He fought the wolves off as best he could.
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