Hello, and cords of wood for 100 sq ft.

[Bigg_Redd]

10x10 with good insulation? I'd have put in a propane fired bulkhead mounted heater like they have on boats.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

You can really insulate up the wazoo in a small space like that and can heat it with a candle and cool it with an ice cube.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

10x10 with good insulation? I'd have put in a propane fired bulkhead mounted heater like they have on boats.

And in RVs ,Campers.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

And in RVs ,Campers.

Yes. I bet it'd use less than 5 pounds per month.

 

[ddahlgren]

If no electric the internet is very unlikely. So once in a blue moon conversation. I vote propane so short little on off burns to keep from overheating.

 

[Simonkenton]

There is a business on I 10 east of San Antonio that makes these tiny houses.

They use all-recycled wood, so they have some real pretty barn wood paneling, and heart pine floors. Very well built little houses. This little jewel is 210 square feet, and goes for $51,000.

http://tinytexashouses.com/

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Why keep trying to reinvent the wheel . Good used and well insulated campers are everywhere. And NO property taxes to boot.

 

[DougA]

I have to agree with his concept. If he wants to live off the land, it's obvious that pellets, propane and electricity are all suggestions made from people who don't really understand what long term surviving in the wilderness and living off the land are all about. If you run short on supplies, you are expected to find them yourself on the land, not your local store. Kudos to him. If it weren't for meeting my wife 43 years ago, I might be in the far north living and looking like a grizzly. Ahh, love seems to have a way of changing things.

Wondering if you have looked at a rocket heater and the new variation which is a rocket mass heater. I'm assuming there should be lots of rocks in the area you are in, so it may be an option. Some of the rocket heaters from my research a few years back are great for using fallen brush, etc. which is more readily available than seasoned cord wood. Lots of fast heat.

BTW, I sent the link about the portable fire/USB charger to my son who is very knowledgeable about this stuff and he has looked at it and the unit is not very efficient at either charging or heating. Great idea but needs refinement.

This is a great thread but I think the answers are probably better if it were posted on a survivalist forum - assuming there are some.

 

[lml999]

You can really insulate up the wazoo in a small space like that and can heat it with a candle and cool it with an ice cube.

+1

Passivhaus design doesn't require *any* furnace...or air conditioning...

 

[lml999]

Why put a wood stove in a small sealed room? This seems better for an electric space heater. Is there no electricity?

Forget the stove. Mattress, down comforter and two friends of the opposite persuasion will keep everything warm!

 

[CenterTree]

Forget the stove. Mattress, down comforter and two friends of the opposite persuasion will keep everything warm!

Just two?

 

[BrotherBart]

I have never done this and have no plans to. I still think Sterno is the answer. After all this time.

 

[Simonkenton]

To get warm with Sterno, do you light it or do you drink it?

 

[DougA]

To get warm with Sterno, do you light it or do you drink it?

Eat it.

 

[Ashful]

To get warm with Sterno, do you light it or do you drink it?

Smear it on your crotch.

 

[northwinds]

Smear it on your crotch.

I think I need to go back and read this thread to figure out the last three posts.

 

[DougA]

I think I need to go back and read this thread to figure out the last three posts.

Not worth the effort. Just buy a can of Sterno and try it yourself. Warning - may be intoxicating.

 

[begreen]

This one has clearly reached the toilet. Time to flush.