MA VT Flatlander ( question at post # 17 ) - I go thru about 2 1/2 to 3 full cords per year. In recent years, I've gotten much of my wood for free from gas pipelines being cleared and logging timber. Oak, maple, hickory, and some hop hornbeam. For the price of saw gas and my time in the woods - I'll take that !! I've got another 3 years worth of wood cut and stacked under cover at camp for my home use. We still use our gas furnace, but only when it's in the 40's. Colder than that, I put a fire in the woodstove insert. Very low gas bills - mainly for hot water and to cook with.