Wood stoves......My favorite part of having a "cottage"......

[Runs With Scissors]

As a "city slicker" , I have lived my entire life with "natural gas" heat.

Just walk over and push the button, and about 10 seconds later, you hear a "whoosh" as the furnace kicks in.

And thats good.

But I remember when my grandparents "retired" and moved "up north", they added on a room and it had a "wood stove" for that room/area........I was infatuated with that damn thing.....loved it.

Well when we bought this place, although it was nice, and has "propane heat" .....I craved a wood stove.

After about 2 years, my memories of 'Grandpa's wood stove" got the better of me, and I said......."F' it...I'm getting one"

A little research, and about $6K later I had one......

after much research, I installed it myself and I can honestly say, it is my favorite part of having a cottage.

It is some work, and I have to "tend to it", but I love it.

When I am up here in the cool months; ........every night, I fall asleep by it's warmth.................then my drink falls over into my lap, and my pecker gets a "cold shower" and I jump up and yell "DAMN IT!!!!"

Good times.........

 

[Mitjam]

As a "city slicker" , I have lived my entire life with "natural gas" heat.

Just walk over and push the button, and about 10 seconds later, you hear a "whoosh" as the furnace kicks in.

And thats good.

But I remember when my grandparents "retired" and moved "up north", they added on a room and it had a "wood stove" for that room/area........I was infatuated with that damn thing.....loved it.

Well when we bought this place, although it was nice, and has "propane heat" .....I craved a wood stove.

After about 2 years, my memories of 'Grandpa's wood stove" got the better of me, and I said......."F' it...I'm getting one"

A little research, and about $6K later I had one......

after much research, I installed it myself and I can honestly say, it is my favorite part of having a cottage.

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It is some work, and I have to "tend to it", but I love it.

When I am up here in the cool months; ........every night, I fall asleep by it's warmth.................then my drink falls over into my lap, and my pecker gets a "cold shower" and I jump up and yell "DAMN IT!!!!"

Good times.........

You are right there is nothing better than feeling of wood heat. We used to have a boiler outside and that heated the house, garage and 30x40 shop it would take up to 4ft long logs. By friggin march though I was so sick of cutting firewood and keeping that SOB going. But I survived, and now have a wood fireplace downstairs that I can sit by and watch the Edmonton oilers lose on tv