Role Call, How long have you been heating with wood?

Hey you got a Schindy saw like me. What model do you have? I think I have a 14" inch bar on my 360. Nice light saw. Don't see too many of them around since they quit selling them 5 or 10 years ago.

 

Parents had an open fireplace when I was growing up. I was usually the one always wanting to have a fire during the winter - all makes sense now!

This is year 3 with our Pacific Energy insert - 2nd winter burning it 24/7 during the coldest months.

 

Nan and gramp heated almost totally with wood when I was little in the fiftys...Loved it...Dad built field stone fireplace in 50's at our house that was used thanksgiving til about new years or so and I was totally into it....Got a franklin in the 70's for our rented place and as bad as that stove was I still loved running it;;;;Even slept by it to keep it going when it was 20 below or more to keep family warm in non insulated rental....fast forward to 2011 and installed Jotul #3....And still love burning wood....

 

35 years, built this house in 1980 and it has never seen anything but wood heat with no back up.

 

I gotta check, BIL has had it for quite some time. I had a big Schindy that I sold, Ive been trying to buy it back. Forget what model it was too, but it was a MF to pull.

 

7 years when I was in my teens.
Fast forward 30 years, it's been 2 months and 10 days with the Fireview.

 

Since 1981. My first stove I built out of an electric hot water heater tank.

 

Off & on over the years. From what I can remember,
Folks house in WV we burned coal.\
then later coal & wood in PA.
Then
I left of for Oregon, first chainsaw & Fireplace .
Then, 1st woodstove , Alaska in the early 80s.

 

2nd winter with wood. 16 years prior with pellets, if that counts.

 

I like the fact you built your own, I wonder how many members have done that.
We talk about trying different stoves but it would be more fun (for me) building different types of stoves.
Except for the bird shiit welds I would put on it.

 

Sure does. Last I checked peters were made out of wood.

 

I'll get a picture of the waste oil stove I built. Works good in the garage, just couldn't convince the wife to let me put one in the house.

 

2 years.....might not have continued after the first year of burning green cottonwood without the support of you guys!

 

All muh life.......wanna fight about it?

 

LOL

You are feeling pretty chipper today

 

lol Here in Texas, especially in the summer, our water starts out hot. We only have to heat it a little.

 

I'm stealing that one

 

4-5 years, and loving every bit of it! I may not solely rely on wood heat for the rest of my life, but atleast hope to have a wood stove and always have the option!