tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post7318741389459321314..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Winter HeatSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-14966161847601496352009-12-14T14:49:34.248-05:002009-12-14T14:49:34.248-05:00I'm lucky that at 51 I can still swing a mean ...I'm lucky that at 51 I can still swing a mean ax. Just finished moving another truckload of firewood. <br />When my oil furnace dies, I might just get a propane heater for the basement to keep the pipes from freezing. It would be easy enough to connect. Used to have a propane water heater. <br /><br />Maybe what I need is a few younger people under my roof with strong backs.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-29354696904433121612009-12-14T13:16:15.129-05:002009-12-14T13:16:15.129-05:00I have two wood burning stoves, one in the kitchen...I have two wood burning stoves, one in the kitchen and one in the basement. I hardly ever use them. I use propane heat in the house, cook with propane, and dry our clothes with it. I also use it for heating hot water. You are absolutely right about it being a finite commodity. I can hold 500 gallons in my big tank and 120 in my little tank. In a really severe winter, I might use 450 gallons. Right now it turns $1.87 but it was up to $2.89 last year. I do burn wood in the fireplace if I can get away with doing it instead of using the propane heat.<br /><br />If I were 20 years younger I might go the wood route 100%, but not at 57 unless some unforeseen circumstance requires me to do so. It's in the "too hard" category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com