Stretch Wrap and Firewood Bundling
June 21, 2019
Whether you bundle firewood for sale for for your own personal use, stretch wrap is the most preferred way to bundle your material. Choosing the right wrap is very subjective and there are many options, but the information below should help you determine what will work best for you.
What size stretch wrap do I need?
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Bundling Film
This is narrow width stretch wrap that comes in widths of 2" bundling stretch wrap , 3" bundling stretch wrap , and 5" bundling stretch wrap. Bundling film is a good choice when you want to keep your firewood vented. It allows you to wrap just the ends, or both ends and the middle, and reduce the possibility of moisture becoming trapped in the wrap.
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Hand Wrap
This is a wider wrap that comes in stock widths of 12", 15" and 18". With the extra width, this can allow for a quicker wrap time and will fit many firewood bundling machines and devices. All of our hand wrap comes on a standard 3" core.
What gauge stretch wrap should I use?
Ultimately, this is a very subjective question, but there are some guidelines that can be used. The typical application for stretch film is holding together boxes of product on a skid weighing typically over 1000lbs, so the wrap has to be able to stretch tightly to hold the load together during the shipping and handling processes. That is not the case with firewood bundling, where the bundles are small, typically moved by hand, and weigh only a few dozen pounds at most.
For these reasons, we recommend our Hand Wrap. This hand wrap is thinner and less expensive than a traditional 80-90ga film, but has comparable strength when it comes to holding your bundles together. It has the cling you expect with a standard gauge stretch wrap and will resist the minimal puncture potential presented by firewood.
What are the best tools to use to wrap the firewood?
For bundling film we have three handle options:
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Handy Bundler
This is the most common type. The film comes on a 3" core and each case has one plastic plug-in handle. This is a good choice if you have one person doing the wrapping, and they do it
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sporadically.
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Best Bundler/Extended CoreThis film comes on a 1" extended core and is available only in 5" widths. The 5" of film is wound on a 10" long core, leaving a 5" long handle built-in to each roll. Our Best Bundler 5" Bundling Stretch Wrap ships with one red rubber grip per case, which you can use to slip over the core and reduce any wear on unprotected hands. This is a good choice if you have multiple people doing the wrapping and the wrapping is done fairly often throughout the day.
