“The battery pack ignited the fireplace and we huddled in the living room for ten hours that day under blankets!”
It makes me nervous that our new house doesn’t have a single wood stove. The old house had two, and with plenty of power outages to test it, they were able to keep the house reasonably warm.
The new house is closer to town so there’s probably less power outages possible. But still. I don’t feel like a prepared prepper unless I have backup heat.
I have a small kerosene heater; it’s only big enough to heat roughly half my house. This summer, I’m going to get the larger round one that heats 1000 sq. ft. That’ll take care of the house.
I know people don’t like the smell, but you get used to it. Can’t cook on it so I’d have to rig up something else. But for $200 for a heater that I can move where/when necessary vs. $2000+ for a permanent installation, I’ll take it!
And yes, I would have to buy the kerosene. But, I would have to buy wood for a wood stove as well.