[Az-Geocaching] Cutting firewood in Arizona

[William Noll]

As far as cutting wood in a forest for a camp fire, you do not need a
permit, as long as you only cut trees that are already down (and they should
not be difficult to find). You would need a permit to actually cut down
living trees. Some developed campgrounds forbid wood cutting / collecting
with a certain distance from the campground. Most newer chainsaws should
already have a spark arrestor (IIRC, it's just a small baffle on the
exhaust). You should check out the owners manual (if you have it), or check
the internet for manufacturer data.

If you're family camping for  only a short time, I think it's best to just
spend the few dollars on bagged fire wood. It's usually not rotted and is
dry (better burning with less smoke). And you don't have to carry a
container of mix-gas (2-cycle oil + gas).

Good luck finding a downed tree  that is both dry and rot-free! And remember
pine cones are the perfect fire starter (if you collect a hundred or so!)

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Virgil Silhanek" <silhanek@cox.net>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Cutting firewood in Arizona


> This is kind of off-topic, but I thought I'd ask the wealth of knowledge
> on this list before I start calling various people.  My dad shipped me a
> little chainsaw that he no longer uses.  So now, I would like to get a
> permit to go and cut firewood in the National Forests somewhere.  I
> don't need very much, but wanted to get some for use when camping.