Would baking in the sun work with high humidity?

[Chinniechantel]

I was wondering if I should even bother (to save energy bills) letting my wood bake in the sun before actually baking it even though the humidity is so high? Will it even help dry it? I like to do this, then bake it, but was wondering if I am wasting my time and just freaking out the neighbors with 100 lbs of wood spread out on my driveway and patio!

 

[Rickman]

I think it would pick-up the humidity and bleach the wood a lighter color - no help drying!!

 

[Spoof]

It's the heat that dries, so if you got a metal box and put the wood in it and left it in the sun, it would bake quite well. Just make sure you don't let it catch on fire.

If you park outside you could also put it in your car, I know mine gets up to 120 degrees inside these days.... it would certainly leave a nice smell.

 

[Chinniechantel]

It's the heat that dries, so if you got a metal box and put the wood in it and left it in the sun, it would bake quite well. Just make sure you don't let it catch on fire.

If you park outside you could also put it in your car, I know mine gets up to 120 degrees inside these days.... it would certainly leave a nice smell.

Oh, great idea, I have 2 cars just sitting in the driveway! I had a plastic bottle of perfume in there and it melted! It has been 110 here, so I bet the cars are literally almost smoking. Thanks! I can wash the cars while I am at it...haha.

 

[Jenn]

I would think the sun would bake the sticks just fine. Maybe have them sit in the sun for a few days rather than a few hours like you would do with the oven. Here in the NW we use a woodstove in the winter months, to save on energy bills, and we let the newly cut firewood bake in the sun all throughout the summer and it is ready to burn in the winter. The sun does a great job of drying out wood.