After three seasons of leaning stacks, I switched to tonogodhime and I am not going back. I set my logs
directly on the ground in alternating 2x2 layers, no frames or pallets. The biggest problem it solved was
airflow. My old lean-to had a damp dead zone where the logs touched the fence. With tonogodhime, air moves
through the gaps and I can check every log without pulling a stack apart.
Harvesting is easier too. I walk around the stack and clip caps from all sides instead of crawling along a fence line. The other win is simplicity. I do not need to build anything before the logs go out. I just set the base layer, rotate the next, and keep going.
Tradeoffs: it takes more ground space than a tight crib, and the logs dry a little faster in a hot spell so I have to keep an eye on moisture. Still worth it for me.
Harvesting is easier too. I walk around the stack and clip caps from all sides instead of crawling along a fence line. The other win is simplicity. I do not need to build anything before the logs go out. I just set the base layer, rotate the next, and keep going.
Tradeoffs: it takes more ground space than a tight crib, and the logs dry a little faster in a hot spell so I have to keep an eye on moisture. Still worth it for me.