Coming from an owb, we've been running the IS pretty much 24/7 since September 27 when we installed it. First time I've ever seen Mrs Papi loaf...
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Waiting on the css pics.. Bueller? Bueller? Jk. Great to have a good friend to help out in need. Looks like you guys made short work of a...
With the cooler weather we have run her a little harder lately. Also had to play catch up a few times, and have thoroughly enjoyed the flame show!...
Farmchuck, do you have much hot water storage? If your water storage was substantial, it might be worth firing the owb once a week or so to charge...
Man, that would be a blessing after fifteen cord+ the last few years with the owb. I'm about a half cord deep so far, maybe 3/4, almost 100%...
It worked, welcome to FHC! Very friendly, knowledgeable group here. Glad to have you! -edit- you have a lot of pavers there. Where are they...
Snow tires make a world of difference. Can't tell you how many SUVs, pickups, etc I used to pass in a ditch (after stopping to see if I could...
We'll have a contingent of 15 for Thanksgiving this year - Mrs Papi wants an extra bird to make sure everybody rolls out the door horizontally....
I do this when making corn bread in my much-less-cool medium Lodge skillet. A little squirt of Pam, preheat to 250, off to the races. It will...
We let the stove go out overnight so I could work behind it on some stone to gussy up the hearth a bit. Started this morning, pecked away at it...
Always great to find a simple, cheap solution!
Mid 30s here today, let the stove go cold so I could get some stone put up behind it finally. Mrs Papi said it's got to be done before...
Nice job getting that crooked ash to go just where you wanted it!
High 20s here, feels good. White pine turning the trick in the IS. Used a couple splits of red maple for overnight last night to hold coals so I...
We started burning in our IS at the end of September.. Learned a lot in a short time. Not experts yet, but it runs great and does what we want....
You'll get past it. It's just like anything else we do - learn to control it and you can stay safe. Natural gas scares me a lot more than a...
Looks like you have your system pretty well dialed in there, sir! Nice stacks!
Semi chisel is something I should look into. I cut enough grungy wood it would be a good idea. Thanks for the tip! Planning on feeling better...
Inspired by the thread "Firewood Longevity" I decided to process an ash log that's been laying down for about five years. It was a stringer for...
