I've always wanted a property with a small hydro power system. A natural hot spring would be nice too... (Well, I can dream can't I?)
Looks like your New Year started right on the first pull. Congratulations.
My activities depend on the weather and how I feel. I don't have a tractor or anything so I get plenty of exercise... But in general, I'll drop...
52 and heavy fog this morning here at 3,200 ft elevation. I'll keep the fire going with small limbs from the trees I've been clearing. Just enough...
35 degrees here this morning. House temp dropped to 60 last night as I did not stoke the fire before going to bed. This morning I scooped all the...
Noted with understanding. I will endeavor to source better wood. :salute: Tonight for instance, the stove is burning well due to smaller splits...
We just spray foamed the crawlspace under the house last winter and it made a difference, but I think the main problem is the very open floorplan...
We have had unusually low temperatures in the teens for the past day and a half. Poor little VC Aspen stove was stuffed with repeated cycles of...
Pine Beetle? TLWST? Those Little Weevils Slaughter Trees :eek:
Neat. Didn't know there was a throw line weight shooter thingy. So much to learn.
I try to use the whole tree. As others have stated, I find it easiest to work from the small branches to the trunk. Once dropped, I'll use...
I think the newer EPA stoves burn wood differently than the older smoke dragons. The EPA stoves seem to want to smother the wood till it creates...
Its a heavy movie. Be ready...
The local "General Store" in town here does that. They must make a small fortune from the city folk who come up on the weekends and want a fire in...
My VC Aspen C3 LOVES three year old super dry wood. All you can see is a wall of yellow plasma-like flames dancing against the glass of the front...
Also, " The art of racing in the rain". [MEDIA]
The hearth area is all cement board and stone underneath, and the walls are cement board with corrugated metal held on 1" spacers for airflow and...
I'm burning mostly red and white oak from the forest around my house. My house is only about 1000 sq/ft, so this small stove keeps me warm most...
Howdy. Sorry for the delay. I have a 6" pipe and a total draft height of over 24 feet. Sometimes you do need to leave the door open to get it...
That's signature material right there. :yes:
