It got so cold here last night that it got me to thinking of other forms of heating that can be used. What if the power went out , what would we do for heat?? I do not want my family to freeze and I am sure that you do not either.
My number one choice for heat would have to be a
wood burning stove! That is all that my family used when I was growing up. Even when my grandparents bought a new house , they put in a
wood burning stove and did not even use the electric heater. I love the heat that is put out by
wood burning stove. Some people might be scared of them, but they are not too bad. I was around them from birth until I was about 19 years old and I never got burned, and there were tons of time that I had to get up in the middle of the night to stoke the fire!! We are looking into getting us one now for heat. This is a great way to get off of the grid.
This is something that we have for backup heat and Love. A
Kerosene Heater! The last house that we lived in this is all that we used. We HAD to use it or freeze and I have had all types of heat , grew up with wood burning stoves as only heat , and a kerosene heater comes into a close second to wood burning stoves. The only draw back that I can see about a
kerosene heater is the fact that you might run out of fuel and it would be hard to keep a ton of it on hand.
This next alternate form of heating would be something that I would just keep on hand for an emergency and NOT for long term usage.
Mr Heater . It is safe for indoor use and pretty low cost to buy and operate. It could be use for a short term emergency and keep you from freezing.
This next form of heating is one that all of you handymen or women can do. A
Barrel Stove Kit. I seen one of these in Home Depot and thought that it was such a cool idea. Great way to get some heat into your house for a low cost.
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