What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[bigealta]

I’m off grid in a dry log cabin. I do have a separate sauna/bath house where my well water is piped into. The water line is buried 6’ down with insulation on top and there’s a weeping hole 15’ down so all the water drains down to that level after use.

Dang got to be a cold pee running outside at midnight.

 

[bigealta]

Stuffed as full as possible with 3 large oak splits. Cant see in the pic unfortunately but the top split is touching the secondaries baffle.

 

[Todd]

Dang got to be a cold pee running outside at midnight.

Ha, that’s what the composting toilet inside the cabin is for.

 

[bigealta]

Ha, that’s what the composting toilet inside the cabin is for.

Thank goodness,

 

[NickW]

I was going to say he has a honey bucket, but a composting toilet is much better...

 

[thewoodlands]

It's 8.2 outside tonight, the basement temp is starting out at 77 with the temps up here 69 & 70. The wood stove has six splits of beech with two splits of ironwood in it for the night.

 

[kswaterfowler]

It's 5 degrees outside. Ive got a mixture of osage orange and honey locust in there.

 

[MRD1985]

Low of 19 with snow on the ground tonight. Now we plunge into the bitter cold that is settling in. Oak and ash tonight.

 

[NickW]

Currently a huge pile of coals being burned down with bark. Just threw my 4th round of bark in, probably at least one more yet. Gives a quick burst of heat but not enough to affect temperature upstairs. I can get stt up between 450 & 500, but that's just not enough or for long enough with this bitter cold and wind...

 

[MRD1985]

🚂

 

[all night moe]

The dragon's midnight snack consists of a chef's salad of, 2 sugar, 6 red oak splits and 2 short chunks, 1 pignut hickory, 1 black locust split, 1 white oak short chunk, and 1 cherry split for a bit of extra flavor. This was all tossed on a coal bed with some barely recognizable splits on top of sugar, ash, and cherry. The chunks are sitting up front at the base of the stack.

Currently 11* with a real feel of -10*.
Not bad in this old house. No serious drafts, and I'd guess temp to be high 60s, low 70s, depending on where in the house. Our bedroom, above the lair, maybe a biiitttt warmer. LOL

 

[NickW]

1:20am, that's enough burning down... 4 beech & 2 ironwood and it's full. Probably will get to bed about 3...

 

[bigealta]

Woke up at 2:30 A. 22F outside.
Lots of big coals from last night's 9:30P oak load.
Loading 3 more oak splits, but not as big so they can light much faster, took 45 minutes last night for that big super tight pack to light up and it was still sluggish.
Already only a couple minutes in and draft is at 1/2.

Won't last nearly as long as last night so probably will reload around 5A if i'm awake.

15minutes in and 3/4 closed. good secondary roll. All set to go back to bed.

 

[Wildflush]

I’m off grid in a dry log cabin. I do have a separate sauna/bath house where my well water is piped into. The water line is buried 6’ down with insulation on top and there’s a weeping hole 15’ down so all the water drains down to that level after use.

Is power supplied with a generator?

 

[Wildflush]

Woke about just before 3am. Snow on the ground. 20 outside. Not sure amount yet. Evening fire was out and stove still warm. House 69. Loaded with oak and maple. Going back to bed. Up in a few hours to shovel wife out so she can get to the hospital for work.

 

[bigealta]

5A reloaded, 2 oak splits was all i could get in.
21F outside

 

[MRD1985]

Loaded up with all red oak with the exception of 1 piece of cherry before work. Now got to go out and shovel or snowblow have to decide once I get outside.

 

[MRD1985]

5A reloaded, 2 oak splits was all i could get in.
21F outside

How big is your firebox? I see you were up 2 and a half hours prior that sucks

 

[MRD1985]

1:20am, that's enough burning down... 4 beech & 2 ironwood and it's full. Probably will get to bed about 3...

That rough bud!

 

[Todd]

Is power supplied with a generator?

10kw solar system but yes this time of year not much sun so I need a generator to charge my batteries at times.

 

[Todd]

-30 this morning! Cheated last night and turned on the propane to help out. 72 in the cabin. High of -8 today!

 

[Wildflush]

Had coals from my 3am fire. STT 250. Loaded with oak maple and elm. House 71 when I got up at 7. 19 outside.

Have today off so delaying the shoveling and snow blowing while I have coffee sitting by the stove.

 

[Wildflush]

-30 this morning! Cheated last night and turned on the propane to help out. 72 in the cabin. High of -8 today!

Very cool setup. Is your cabin one level?

 

[Dieselhead]

930 Last night was a load of red oak and hard maple. It got down to low teens overnight so I had the fan on 1/3 setting.
House is 72. Will reload later this am before heading to work. Snow removal first, got a few inch by the looks of it.
☕️

 

[Todd]

Very cool setup. Is your cabin one level?

20x30’ with a 200 sq ft loft. Full basement as well.