Normally I would just fight through it a time or two, now and then and not worry too much about it. But I'll have to blame the polar vortex for...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Gonna sound like a broken record here, cause you guessed it, still cold !!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Fed the stove and back to bed, and still cold.
If I had problems from more than one direction I'd consider one of those for sure. As a general rule here, any other wind is either neutral until...
Here's my artists rendition of smoke flow out of the chimney. Funny thing is, the 5 arrows indicate how the smoke flows out, but it would flare...
I forgot to come back with an update for any who were curious. I rigged up a piece of tin and clamped it on to the east side of the cap, blocking...
To be fair, the weather only sucks 1/2 the time! We've had plenty of somewhat moderate winters at least relative to Saskatchewan, but when we get...
Yes, it's getting annoying now!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So yeah, still stuck in a funk here (almost all of Saskatchewan actually). No water lines froze though. Wood n oil n...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Still stuck in the deep freeze.
I think it's just a combination of the Pacific Ocean moderating the weather in the west, the Rockies, jet stream strength, and apparently somehow...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The polar vortex can leave anytime now...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Still stuck in a cold snap. Will get colder yet tonight. Brrr....poplar n heating oil.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] More of the same, our weather seems stuck. Poplar n heating oil on the menu. The weather is supposed to sort of break by Monday....
My baffles have survived so far, so all I have for you is a guess. I image there would be some loss of performance in the sense that fire/smoke...
Doesn't look bad to me. I've burned some less than prime wood (some on purpose, some due to mother nature) and I get about the same. It's in...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I think the cabin fever is gonna set in. Poplar n heating oil.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Still stuck in some kind of cold snap, maybe another 8-10 days to go. Poplar n heating oil.
I'm jealous of those who can cook with their stove top. I can't with my stove due to design ( just not hot enough on top). About the only thing I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Still lousy here.