In article 9eb36af8-0e0d-4281-9f95-26c494889ab4
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says...
How valuable is the OP TIME???

by the time you harvest the wood, split the wood, stack the wood far
enough away so you dont attract termites, haull the wood inside, burn
the wood, haul out the ashes and maintain the stove

well your wood is on site which helps a lot.

but it takes lots of time to do all that work.

what can you sell a hour of shop time for?


free firewood sounds wonderful but its not really free

dont forget to notify your homeowners insurance company, your rates
will likely go up

but if you dont notify them, and have a fire, they may disown you
covering nothing......

isnt free firewood wonderful, sorry for dumping water on your plans

There are other advantages to heating with wood. Just having your own
energy utility is very nice. When the power goes out, the warmth and
comfort of my home doesn't change. I have a camp stove for cooking
during outages, but have never used it. Instead, I just cook on top of
the wood stove. Warm feet and hot meals are a real luxury in an ice
storm. I feel sorry for those folks who are trying to cook over a
burning bank statement.

It is also good exercise, and more moral than burning fossil fuels.


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