Posted on 11/01/2012 3:33:35 PM PDT by BobL
Absolutely it works. I use the green Stabil... for marine use. Lasts longer although it is more expensive.
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Nice. I see the blower is 120 Volts. Can the fireplace run without it (i.e., in a blackout)?
I lived in a deep forest for the past 30 years.
At least one good wood stove that will burn all night without tending.
Keep well-house and all plumbing from freezing (thermo-controlled heat lamps; insulation, seal windows, heated pipe wrap)
Get ample firewood (I use 6 long cords per season) and the tools to handle it: two wheel barrows, roofed area for split wood storage, a good 12 hp splitter, two axes, a steel splitting maul, hatchets, Stihl Chain saw 19-22” chain blade.
Install a water tank indoor (mine is 300 gal and stands about 75” tall, a pump to fill it which takes its feed from the main water supply ( use a my well). All of thes systems can be rigged to go on or off regulated by pressure settings.
Install near the dwelling a good hydrant with the feed connection beneath the freeze depth line. Have next to the hydrant spigot a roll of water hose which will enable fire control to whatever you don’t want to burn.
Stores of medicines and madical first-aid kit and tools, learn how to suture.
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A cat, a blanket, and two comforters. It got so hot the cat bailed on me.
Awesome, gonna make one. Great tip/
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Ours doesn’t have a blower. So yes ours can.
My guess is that the blower doesn’t have to be on for that one to work either.
Just bought a Big Buddy this morning!!!
Thanks, tested it out. Took a few minutes to figure out how to use it, but it is AWESOME.
I’m so glad that I started this. I was pretty clueless. My conclusions are Big Buddy and wood pellets (but not available in Houston).
I also bought a couple of Carbon Monoxide alarms. Could not get them to fire with Big Buddy...they just burn too clean.
“Ours doesn’t have a blower. So yes ours can.
My guess is that the blower doesn’t have to be on for that one to work either.”
Concur. I just bought a Big Buddy (propane heater). I was getting nervous when I saw that it has a 6 Volt fan that runs on 4 D batteries or plug-in adapter. It wound up that the fan is OPTIONAL. So I suspect that you’re right - one can run the fan if one wants to...but it’s not necessary. The fan is nice, but NOT required.
I’m just sensitive to needing 120V power, as I’ve researched water heaters extensively, and found that the ONLY home water heaters that do not need 120 Vdc are the old, conventional, gas water heaters. Anything beyond that (i.e., anything that costs over $600) requires 120 Volts to operate.
Thanks for the info!!
“A cat, a blanket, and two comforters. It got so hot the cat bailed on me.”
Smart dude...I hate cats, but my neighbor has one that just LOVES us. It’s causing my brain to split in half.
OBVIOUSLY you take this stuff seriously. Congrats. Being suburban, I’m limited. I still dream of being like you.
;-{)
Be careful with that. One of the times I was at Sturgis, a lady died from Carbon Monoxide poisoning using a Coleman Lantern for heat--in a tent.
You may wake up shivering if you go to sleep without a fire, but you'll likely wake up. If you have a fire going in a fireplace all night, I'd recommend having someone stand fire watch as well.
It's a disaster--your sleep schedule is going to be messed up anyway.
I've help carry and bury 2 that tried to stay warm through the night with lanterns in campers on hunting trips.
Cold I can cope with. Dead is harder to overcome.
/johnny
I live in the Lakes region of NH. Pellets here are cheaper than dry hardwood and cleaner.
I have a pellet stove, a wood stove, a generator, required around here, and a 500 gal propane tank. Lights go out generator goes on freezer, refrigerator , stove, and range plugged in I am go to go. Next step whole house generator.
“dead is harder to overcome”. LOL. I’m going to remember that one.
Hehehe...that’s what cats do.
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