# Best Log Store 2026: 10 Ranked Source: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store Published: 2026-10-11 | Updated: 2026-10-16 | Prices checked on Amazon UK on 2026-10-10 ## Quick answer The best log store for most gardens is the VIVOHOME 6ft at £89.99, because its 183 cm rack holds about 788 litres, the 600D Oxford cover zips on and off, and 3,739 owners rate it 4.3. If litres for the money matter more than looks, the metal VOUNOT at £29.49 holds 920 litres at about 3p a litre, and the £39.99 NALONE adds a carry bag and tool hooks in a smaller footprint. Storage per pound is what settles this category: the VOUNOT rack at 200 x 115 x 40 cm holds about 920 litres of logs for £29.49, which is 3p a litre, while the Gardebruk XXL asks £169.99 for its 2.3 m3, or 7.5p a litre. Spend £106 more than the VOUNOT on the CHARLES BENTLEY at £135.99 and you get 737 litres, 183 litres less. None of that makes the cheapest rack the right one. A cover keeps rain off the top and the sides, a raised base keeps the bottom row off wet paving, and open sides let air move through so freshly split logs season instead of going mouldy. Treat every volume as a box, because round logs stacked by hand leave gaps: a 900 litre rack will not hold 900 litres of solid wood, and you want a little spare room in the stack for air. Buy on litres and the price per litre first, then on how well the store keeps water out. ## The ranking ### 1. VIVOHOME 6ft Firewood Storage - Price: £89.99 | Amazon rating: 4.3 from 3,739 ratings | ranked10 score: 9.2/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/vivohome-6ft-firewood-storage - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092ZG9WSQ?tag=ranked10-21 For a big covered store you can load and forget: 3,739 owners rate it 4.3, and the 183 cm rack arrives with a 600D Oxford cover and zip. The VIVOHOME 6ft is for the household that wants the whole job done in one purchase: 183 cm of steel rack arrives with a matching cover, so there is no second order to place. It leads because that cover is 600D Oxford with a PU coating and a zip front, and its 3,739 ratings at 4.3 are the largest body of feedback here. You get about 788 litres from the 183 x 123 x 35 cm frame, which is 11.4p a litre at £89.99 and more than three times the 3p the £29.49 VOUNOT asks. The rack is 1.2 mm steel tube with a double powder coating, and downward air vents in the cover let condensation out rather than trapping it against the wood. The trade-off is space: 183 cm of width and 123 cm of height need a real wall, and it will look empty until you fill 788 litres. For a smaller patio, the NALONE at £39.99 holds about 500 litres and still comes with a waterproof cover and a carry bag, for £50 less. Pros: 788 litres, more than the 737 litres of the £135.99 CHARLES BENTLEY; Cover and zip in the box at £89.99, where the £79.99 Woodside leaves the front open; 3,739 owners rate it 4.3, the biggest review base here; 1.2 mm steel tube with a double powder coating for year-round use Cons: 11.4p a litre against 3p for the £29.49 VOUNOT; 183 cm wide and 123 cm tall, so it needs a long, sheltered wall; Assembly needed, and the zip front has to be opened wide to stack the top rows ### 2. NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack - Price: £39.99 | Amazon rating: 4.0 from 919 ratings | ranked10 score: 8.8/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/nalone-4ft-firewood-rack - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09S3D39WS?tag=ranked10-21 The one to pick if you want a cover, a carry bag and tool hooks in the same £39.99 box, rated 4.0 by 919 owners. The NALONE 4FT suits a terrace, a side return or a small garden where the store has to earn its footprint: 122 cm of rack, a waterproof cover and a carry bag all arrive for £39.99. It sits second because 919 owners rate it 4.0 and it is the only rack here with hooks on the frame for the tongs, poker, broom and shovel that come with it. The rack measures 4 ft by 46 in by 13.8 in, about 500 litres, so 8p a litre at £39.99 and well under the 11.4p the £89.99 VIVOHOME asks. The frame is 1.2 mm square steel tube with a double powder coating and carries 2,500 pounds, roughly 1,134 kg, so a full load of seasoned hardwood is not a concern. What it does not give you is a rigid roof: the stack sits under a fabric cover on an open frame. If you would rather have timber and a felt roof, the Woodside at £79.99 holds 913 litres for £40 more. Pros: Cover, carry bag and rack for £39.99, £50 less than the VIVOHOME; 8p a litre against 11.4p for the £89.99 VIVOHOME; 2,500 pounds of capacity, about 1,134 kg; Eight legs, two anti-tip lock rings and hooks for the included tools Cons: About 500 litres, roughly half the £29.49 VOUNOT's 920 litres; The cover is fabric over an open frame, not a rigid roof; The tongs and poker hang outside the cover and will weather ### 3. VOUNOT Firewood Log Rack Green - Price: £29.49 | Amazon rating: 3.6 from 1,250 ratings | ranked10 score: 8.5/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/vounot-firewood-log-rack-green - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07L3G22L9?tag=ranked10-21 Best for litres per pound: 920 litres for £29.49 and the lowest price per litre here, though 1,250 owners rate it 3.6. The VOUNOT green rack is the one to buy when the budget is the deciding factor: 200 x 115 x 40 cm of storage and a waterproof cover for £29.49. It sits third rather than first because its 3.6 average from 1,250 owners is the weakest score in the top five. Those centimetres come to roughly 920 litres, so 3p a litre at £29.49, less than half the 7.5p the £169.99 Gardebruk XXL asks and a third of the 11.4p of the £89.99 VIVOHOME. The tubes are powder-coated metal, the base is raised off the ground, and it goes up in about ten minutes. The trade-off is that average: on a rack this long, assembly and how the cover sits are what drag the score down. If you want similar capacity with a much happier set of owners, the £79.99 Woodside holds 913 litres and 279 owners rate it 4.0. Pros: 920 litres for £29.49, about 3p a litre; A waterproof cover included at that price; Raised base keeps the bottom row off wet ground; 200 cm wide, so a whole load goes in without restacking Cons: 3.6 from 1,250 owners, the weakest score in the top five; At 200 cm it has the longest footprint here, so wall space is the real cost; A green metal rack against a fence reads as utility rather than garden furniture ### 4. VOUNOT Adjustable Log Store - Price: £30.39 | Amazon rating: 4.3 from 1,452 ratings | ranked10 score: 8.2/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/vounot-adjustable-log-store - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092ZFWQYY?tag=ranked10-21 For a tight porch or a wall that changes size, since the frame pulls out from 100 cm to 150 cm wide and 1,452 owners rate it 4.3. The VOUNOT adjustable rack is for the space you actually have rather than the space you would like: it telescopes from 100 cm to 150 cm wide and steps through 40 cm, 53 cm and 65 cm in height. It earns its place on 1,452 ratings at 4.3, the strongest score of any metal rack here. At its full 150 x 25 x 65 cm it holds about 244 litres, which is 12.5p a litre at £30.39, nearly four times the 3p of the £29.49 VOUNOT and dearer than the £89.99 VIVOHOME's 11.4p. Pulled in to 100 cm it drops lower still, so treat it as a week's worth of logs rather than a season's. It also comes without a cover, which matters more than the price when you are 90p apart from the covered VOUNOT. Choose the adjustable one only if the wall is around 120 cm and nothing else will fit. Pros: Widths of 100 cm, 124 cm and 150 cm, heights of 40 cm, 53 cm and 65 cm; 4.3 from 1,452 owners, the best-rated metal rack here; A four-piece fireplace tool set and hooks are included; 8.18 kg, light enough to move and reposition on your own Cons: 244 litres at full stretch, about a quarter of the £29.49 VOUNOT's 920 litres; No cover in the box, unlike the rack that costs 90p less; 12.5p a litre, nearly four times the £29.49 VOUNOT ### 5. CHARLES BENTLEY Wooden Log Store - Price: £135.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 437 ratings | ranked10 score: 8.0/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/charles-bentley-wooden-log-store - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XQ43SKJ?tag=ranked10-21 For a garden where the store is on show: FSC spruce, a slanted roof, a raised floor and a kindling shelf, rated 4.6 by 437 owners. The CHARLES BENTLEY is for a garden where the log store is part of the view rather than a utility: FSC Mixed Nordic spruce, a slanted roof and a raised floor in a 182.3 x 76 x 53.2 cm tower. Its 4.6 average from 437 owners is the highest on this page. You get 737 litres, which works out at 18.5p a litre at £135.99, the priciest storage here and 183 litres less than the £29.49 VOUNOT for £106 more. What the money buys is joinery: a slanted roof that throws rain clear of the stack, a raised floor that keeps the bottom row dry, and a shelf for kindling above the main load. It arrives flat packed, so allow an afternoon, and no cover comes with it because the timber and the roof do that job. If you want the wooden look for less, the Woodside at £79.99 holds 913 litres, 176 litres more, for £56 less. Pros: 4.6 from 437 owners, the highest average here; FSC Mixed Nordic spruce with a slanted roof and a raised floor; A kindling shelf as well as the main stack; 737 litres with no fabric cover needed in normal weather Cons: 18.5p a litre at £135.99, the priciest storage per litre on this page; Comes flat packed and needs assembling before the first log goes in; 183 litres less than the £29.49 VOUNOT for £106 more ### 6. GARDEBRUK XXL Log Store - Price: £169.99 | Amazon rating: 3.9 from 89 ratings | ranked10 score: 7.7/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/gardebruk-xxl-log-store - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D7MMCTFJ?tag=ranked10-21 For a serious wood pile: 2.3 m3 of storage, zip covers on the front and sides, and a 20 kg carry bag in the box. The GARDEBRUK XXL is for a household that burns all winter and buys wood by the trailer: 2.3 m3 of storage on a 163 x 70 x 198 cm frame, with roll-up covers on the front and sides. It sits sixth because only 89 owners have rated it and they average 3.9, so the engineering is impressive but the track record is short. That 2.3 m3 is about 2,260 litres, which at £169.99 comes to 7.5p a litre, cheaper than the £89.99 VIVOHOME at 11.4p even though it costs £80 more. The frame is 38 kg of powder-coated steel with height-adjustable feet for uneven paving, and a 20 kg firewood carry bag is in the box. The size is also the catch: 163 cm wide and 198 cm tall is a shed, not a rack, and it wants filling before the covers make sense. If you burn a couple of bags a season rather than a cubic metre a month, the £79.99 Woodside holds 913 litres in less than half the footprint. Pros: 2.3 m3, about 2,260 litres, the largest on this page; 7.5p a litre, cheaper than the £89.99 VIVOHOME's 11.4p; Aluminium roof with UV-resistant polycarbonate panels; Front and side PE covers with zips, plus a 20 kg carry bag; 38 kg frame with adjustable feet to level it on paving Cons: 89 ratings averaging 3.9, the thinnest evidence in the top six; 163 x 198 cm needs a serious corner of a garden; Covers roll up rather than hinge, so loading the back takes two hands ### 7. Woodside Treated Wooden Log Store - Price: £79.99 | Amazon rating: 4.0 from 279 ratings | ranked10 score: 7.4/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/woodside-treated-wooden-log-store - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01G8THB8A?tag=ranked10-21 For a small garden that still burns a lot: 913 litres under a felt roof for £79.99, with a raised floor to keep the bottom row dry. The Woodside is the middle of the market done well: a 116 x 64 x 123 cm timber store with a felt roof and a raised slatted floor, at £79.99. Its 913 litres are 176 more than the £135.99 CHARLES BENTLEY for £56 less. At £79.99 those 913 litres come to 8.8p a litre, under the 9.3p of the £79.99 Actiasgear and half the 18.5p the CHARLES BENTLEY asks. The roof is felt over waterproof stained fir, the floor is raised to keep damp out, and the sides are slatted so air moves through the stack. The 4.0 average from 279 owners and the open slatted sides are the limits: it sheds rain from above, but driving rain still finds the wood from the side. If you want the stack fully covered, the £89.99 VIVOHOME brings 788 litres and a zip-up Oxford cover for £10 more. Pros: 913 litres for £79.99, 8.8p a litre; 176 litres more than the £135.99 CHARLES BENTLEY for £56 less; Felt roof and a raised floor to keep the bottom row dry; Waterproof stained fir with slatted sides for airflow Cons: Open slatted sides let driving rain in from the side; 4.0 from 279 owners, so quality is decent rather than exceptional; Ships flat packed and needs building before use ### 8. Rowlinson Small Log Store - Price: £115.99 | Amazon rating: 4.3 from 83 ratings | ranked10 score: 7.1/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/rowlinson-small-log-store - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005RYE41U?tag=ranked10-21 For a pressure-treated wooden store that holds just over 1,000 litres and takes up 117 cm of wall, rated 4.3 by 83 owners. The Rowlinson Small is for a narrow wall that still needs real capacity: 117 x 56 x 156 cm of pressure-treated timber with a solid shelf and a natural finish you can stain. It passes 1,000 litres at under 120 cm wide, which nothing else here does, and 83 owners rate it 4.3. The 1,022 litres work out at 11.4p a litre at £115.99, level with the £89.99 VIVOHOME, and the 29.4 kg frame is built to sit outside all year. Pressure treatment against rot is what carries that promise, and the solid shelf lets you keep kindling apart from the main load. Only 83 owners have rated it, so the evidence is thin next to the VIVOHOME's 3,739, and no cover comes with it. If a wooden store at a lower price is the goal, the £79.99 Woodside holds 913 litres for £36 less. Pros: 1,022 litres, the most storage under 120 cm wide here; 4.3 from 83 owners; Pressure treated against rot for year-round outdoor use; Solid shelf and a natural timber finish you can stain Cons: Only 83 ratings, well short of the VIVOHOME's 3,739; No cover in the box, so the stack is open at the front; 11.4p a litre, where the £79.99 Woodside manages 8.8p ### 9. Actiasgear Wooden Log Store - Price: £79.99 | Amazon rating: 4.1 from 6 ratings | ranked10 score: 6.6/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/actiasgear-wooden-log-store - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5P1Z2DS?tag=ranked10-21 For the wooden look at £79.99, if six ratings and a felt roof are enough for you. The Actiasgear is the timber store for someone who wants a felt roof and a wooden look without CHARLES BENTLEY money: 117 x 65 x 114 cm for £79.99. It sits ninth because six ratings, even at 4.1, are not enough to judge a garden building on. Its 867 litres come to 9.3p a litre, against the £79.99 Woodside's 8.8p for 913 litres, so the two are close on value. Pressure-treated timber, a slatted base and a slatted back are there to let logs season, and the 19 kg frame can be shifted into position before you load it. The limit is the evidence, not the design: six owners is a very small sample for something that has to stand outside for a decade. If you want the same money with 279 owners behind it and 46 litres more, the Woodside at £79.99 is the safer buy. Pros: 867 litres for £79.99, 9.3p a litre; Felt roof plus a slatted base and back for airflow; Pressure-treated timber; 19 kg, light enough to reposition before loading Cons: Only six ratings so far, the thinnest evidence on the page; No shelf, so tall loads are stacked by hand; 46 litres less than the £79.99 Woodside for the same money ### 10. Kendane 4FT Firewood Log Rack - Price: £59.99 | Amazon rating: 3.9 from 22 ratings | ranked10 score: 6.2/10 - Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/garden/best-log-store/kendane-4ft-firewood-log-rack - Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F21GT22P?tag=ranked10-21 For a cheap covered rack: 372 litres for £59.99, though only 22 buyers have rated it so far. The Kendane 4FT is a small covered rack for a modest stack: 122 x 30.5 x 100 cm, a 600D Oxford cover and two anti-tip lock rings, at £59.99. It is tenth of ten because 22 ratings is the smallest sample here and the money per litre is the worst in the metal group. Those measurements give about 372 litres, so 16p a litre at £59.99: the £29.49 VOUNOT holds 548 litres more for £30.50 less. The frame is 1.2 mm steel pipe with a double powder coating and is rated to 400 kg, with 13 cm of ground clearance and adjustable feet. At 30.5 cm deep, longer logs will sit proud of the cover, and 22 ratings at 3.9 means you are buying early. If a small covered rack is the goal, the £39.99 NALONE holds 128 litres more with 919 owners behind it. Pros: 400 kg load capacity on 1.2 mm steel pipe; 600D Oxford cover, two anti-tip rings and eight legs; 13 cm ground clearance with adjustable feet; Around ten minutes to assemble Cons: 22 ratings at 3.9, the smallest sample here; 16p a litre, five times the £29.49 VOUNOT's 3p; 30.5 cm deep, so longer logs sit proud of the cover ## All 10 compared | # | Product | Log volume | £ per litre | Cover | Frame | Price | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | VIVOHOME 6ft Firewood Storage | 788 L | £0.11/L | Yes | 1.2 mm steel | £89.99 | | 2 | NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack | 499 L | £0.08/L | Yes | Square steel | £39.99 | | 3 | VOUNOT Firewood Log Rack Green | 920 L | £0.03/L | Yes | Metal | £29.49 | | 4 | VOUNOT Adjustable Log Store | 244 L | £0.12/L | No | Cold rolled iron | £30.39 | | 5 | CHARLES BENTLEY Wooden Log Store | 737 L | £0.18/L | No | FSC spruce | £135.99 | | 6 | GARDEBRUK XXL Log Store | 2,260 L | £0.08/L | Yes | 38 kg steel | £169.99 | | 7 | Woodside Treated Wooden Log Store | 913 L | £0.09/L | Roof only | Stained fir | £79.99 | | 8 | Rowlinson Small Log Store | 1,022 L | £0.11/L | No | Pressure treated | £115.99 | | 9 | Actiasgear Wooden Log Store | 867 L | £0.09/L | Roof only | Pressure-treated timber | £79.99 | | 10 | Kendane 4FT Firewood Log Rack | 372 L | £0.16/L | Yes | Steel | £59.99 | ## What size log store do I need? Base it on a season's burning, then round up. A log burner used most evenings through winter gets through roughly 1.5 to 3 cubic metres of seasoned hardwood, which is 1,500 to 3,000 litres of box, but few households buy a whole winter in one drop. If you take a trailer or a pallet at a time, 900 to 1,000 litres is the sweet spot, which is where the 920 litre VOUNOT and the 913 litre Woodside sit. If you buy two or three bags a week instead, a 370 to 500 litre rack is plenty: the NALONE at about 500 litres and the Kendane at 372 litres are sized for that. Measure the wall before the rack, because the widest store here runs to 200 cm and the tall ones ask for 156 to 198 cm of height. ## Does the price per litre really decide which log store to buy? It settles the value half of the question, and the spread is wider than most people expect. The £29.49 VOUNOT gives about 920 litres at 3p a litre, the £89.99 VIVOHOME gives 788 litres at 11.4p, and the £135.99 CHARLES BENTLEY gives 737 litres at 18.5p. That is almost six times the cost per litre between the best and worst value on this page. Run the sum yourself before you buy: length x width x height in centimetres, divide by 1,000 for litres, then divide the price by the litres. It also flips the obvious conclusion about size, because the £169.99 Gardebruk at 2,260 litres comes out at 7.5p a litre, cheaper than the much smaller VIVOHOME. Which is why the best log store for a small garden is not the best log store for a big one. That column leaves out the cover, the base and the ratings, and those are what you live with. A rack at 3p a litre that you fight every time it rains is worse value than one at 11.4p you can open with one hand. ## Should I buy a wooden log store or a metal one? Wood if the store is on show and you want the stack to season slowly, metal if you want the most litres for the money and a cover in the box. The wooden options here run from £79.99 for 913 litres to £135.99 for 737 litres, and the money goes on joinery and shelter rather than on capacity. Metal racks are the value end: £29.49 to £89.99 buys 500 to 2,260 litres with a fabric cover included, and they are easier to move and to store flat in summer. The compromise is that a zip cover on an open steel frame is not the same as a timber store with a slanted roof and a raised floor, especially in a windy, wet garden. ## Do I need a log store with a cover? Yes, if the store faces the weather, because a cover is what keeps rain and snow off the top of the stack and stops the top layer going soft. Eight of the ten stores here arrive with a cover, a roof or both, and the two that do not are the £30.39 adjustable VOUNOT and the £115.99 Rowlinson Small. Wood needs air more than it needs to be sealed, so choose something you can open quickly rather than a tight wrap: the VIVOHOME's zip front and the Gardebruk's roll-up covers both let you reach the stack without untying anything. Keep the covered face out of the prevailing wind and leave a gap behind the rack so damp air can escape. ## What is the best log store for a wet, exposed garden? One with a fitted cover and a raised base. The £89.99 VIVOHOME gives 788 litres under a 600D Oxford cover with a zip, the £169.99 Gardebruk XXL gives 2,260 litres with front and side PE covers, and the £135.99 CHARLES BENTLEY uses a slanted roof and a raised floor to shed water with no fabric at all. Position does as much as the product. Stand the rack on paving rather than soil, keep it off a north-facing wall that never dries, and leave the open side facing away from the direction the rain usually comes from. A store that never dries out will grow mould on the logs even when the wood itself is kiln dried. ## Do I need an expensive log store? No, not for the wood's sake. The cheapest rack on this page holds more than the dearest wooden one: 920 litres for £29.49 against 737 litres for £135.99, and both keep the stack covered. What more money buys is capacity, materials and how the store looks in ten years. The £169.99 Gardebruk holds 2.3 m3 on a 38 kg steel frame with adjustable feet, and the £89.99 VIVOHOME pairs 788 litres with the largest body of buyer feedback here at 3,739 ratings. Buy cheap for storage; pay more for a store you want to look at. ## Verdict The VIVOHOME 6ft takes the top spot at £89.99: about 788 litres, a 600D Oxford cover with a zip in the box, and 3,739 owners rating it 4.3. It is not the store for a narrow patio or a tight budget, because 183 cm of width and 11.4p a litre are both a lot; for that garden the £29.49 VOUNOT holds 920 litres at about 3p a litre, and the £39.99 NALONE adds a cover, a carry bag and tool hooks in a 117 cm footprint. The rest of the field sorts itself out around those numbers. The £79.99 Woodside and the £115.99 Rowlinson Small give you timber and 913 to 1,022 litres, the £169.99 Gardebruk XXL gives you 2.3 m3 if you want the whole winter in one place, and the £59.99 Kendane only makes sense if you want a small covered rack and can live with 22 owners' worth of feedback. Run the sum first: litres into the price, and the £29.49 rack at 3p a litre still sets the benchmark the others have to beat. ## FAQ **What is the best log store?** For most gardens it is the VIVOHOME 6ft at £89.99, which holds about 788 litres and comes with a 600D Oxford cover with a zip, rated 4.3 by 3,739 owners. If the budget matters more, the £29.49 VOUNOT holds 920 litres at about 3p a litre, which is the best value here by a wide margin. **How much does a log store cost?** Metal racks run from about £30 for 920 litres to £90 for a covered 788 litre combo, and wooden stores run from £80 for 867 to 913 litres up to £136 for a 737 litre timber tower. Above that, £170 buys the 2.3 m3 Gardebruk XXL. If you burn a cubic metre a season, £30 to £90 stores it properly. **Can a log store stay outside all winter?** Yes, that is what they are built for, but the base and the cover do the work. Keep the frame on paving rather than grass so the bottom row is off wet ground, and check that the fabric is genuinely waterproof rather than showerproof. A rack with a raised base and a fitted cover keeps logs dry through a British winter. **How much wood does a 1,000 litre log store hold?** About one cubic metre of stacked logs, which is roughly a third to a half of a winter's burning in a log burner used most evenings. Stacked logs are round and leave gaps, so the usable figure is lower than the box, and you want some spare height so air can move through the stack. **Do log stores need to be waterproof?** The roof or lid needs to shed water, and the sides need to breathe. Every store here keeps rain off from above, whether with felt, slats, polycarbonate or an Oxford cover, but sealing the sides completely traps damp inside. Airflow at the base and the back is what actually dries freshly split logs. **What size log store fits a small garden?** Go for width over height, because litres come from length: the £79.99 Woodside holds 913 litres in 116 cm and the £39.99 NALONE holds about 500 litres in roughly 117 cm. A 244 litre adjustable rack is the other option if the wall is only around 120 cm. **Are wooden log stores better than metal ones?** They look better and they shelter the stack without a fabric cover, but timber costs more per litre than steel. Wooden stores here run from 8.8p to 18.5p a litre, while metal racks run from 3p to 16p. Buy wood if the store is visible from the house and metal if it is tucked behind a shed. **Do cheap log stores fall apart?** The frames generally hold up, and it is the covers and the assembly that draw the complaints. The cheapest racks here average 3.6 to 4.0 from 1,200 to 1,500 owners, while the best-covered combos sit at 4.3 from over 3,700. Paying £50 more for a higher-rated store is cheap insurance.