![]() They apparently quit making them back in the 70s, but this one had never had a fire built in it. I use my Riley camp stove in the shop, and it is plenty, without using a lot of wood. I suppose if I figured the hours I spent it would work out to about ten bucks an hour.įan pulls exhaust from burn chamber so if power goes out the whole thing stops. ![]() I figure I save about 2500 - 3000 dollars depending on what oil prices do during the winter. Plus the house is warm 70 and if we have a power failure we are good to go Its a lot of work and takes a lot of time. It cost me about 95 a cord but it beats burning oil at 3.50 a gallon. They deliver right to my door, but then, the exercise is of some value as well. Sometimes, when too busy or too lazy, purchase from locals for 45.00 a face cord, almost not worth going out myself, paying gas costs for the truck and chain saw plus my time away from the reloading bench and the needs of the boys I mentor. One area is where a tornado came through, still might be wood left there when heaven calls. Living in the great wooded North CentralNorth West Pa.(kinda between the two) wood is plentiful and cheap (five dollar permit at the National forest for deadwood, standing or fallen. The oil drum stove was perfect for the basement and did an excellent job for short periods of time. The two stoves I remember the best was a Fisher Baby Bear and one my uncle made for us out of a 55gal oil drum. Turns out after a search on the net that it was made during the Civil War in Alabama and is a collectors item.Ī couple of twisted news papers and a little charcoal lighter fluid and instant heat.įor the next three days we are experiencing an inversion and a burn ban. ![]() OH my gas bill was 26 last month and that was mainly the water heater. The coolest thing is when the stove is running at temp the flue outside runs clear, no one can even tell Im burning. ![]()
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