Why do you burn?

I wanted to check all of the above.

you need an "all of the above " option

Got Wood said:

you need an "all of the above " option

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I agree, but my primary reason is so I am not spending 5 to 6 grand in oil heat per winter.

You need a new category: To save money on heating bills so we can spend that same money paying off medical bills.

Shari

Ditto, All of the above.

Ditto, All of the above.

You need all of above.

Entburner said:

Got Wood said:

you need an "all of the above " option

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You can't have multiple primary reasons. That's what makes it primary.

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I voted to remove my dependence on others which was the primary reason I started (when oil prices were going through the roof in 2008 I got motivated to seek an alternate heat source and chose wood as I could control the cost). But as I said they are all good reasons

Even though all apply, I went with the dependence one too. It is hard to single out one reason. There are so many benefits to our "wood burning lifestyle". Every one listed above is valid and on its own is a fine reason to burn wood.

BrowningBAR said:

Got Wood said:

you need an "all of the above " option

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I agree, but my primary reason is so I am not spending 5 to 6 grand in oil heat per winter.

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It's not my primary reason but I really enjoy the how quiet the house is when we burn wood. I have a raised ranch and the oil boiler is quite loud.

BrowningBAR said:

Got Wood said:

you need an "all of the above " option

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I agree, but my primary reason is so I am not spending 5 to 6 grand in oil heat per winter.

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I'm with the others all of the above.
5-6K a winter to heat is either a huge house or you need new doors/windows/and insulation. To quote someone I know "why is everyone always trying to find a better way to heat the outdoors"

wkpoor said:

BrowningBAR said:

Got Wood said:

you need an "all of the above " option

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I agree, but my primary reason is so I am not spending 5 to 6 grand in oil heat per winter.

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I'm with the others all of the above.
5-6K a winter to heat is either a huge house or you need new doors/windows/and insulation. To quote someone I know "why is everyone always trying to find a better way to heat the outdoors"

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5-6K on oil really isn't that out of the question when your paying close to $3/gallon. My oil guy told me 1,200 gallons on an average house isn't out of the question.

First instinct was to save money but it turned into all of the above. Then there is this also. Fresh out the bath and shower enjoying a nice warm up!!

Got sick of dealing with coal and have tons of wood.

I won't ever forget the snow and ice storm we had here about a decade ago. Every line went down for miles and it was well over a week before we had any electricity again. Some areas farther off the main road waited several weeks. Each winter we can count on periodic briefer outages as well.

Although I did have to pick money savings as a primary reason in this poll because we use wood for primary heat and the oil furnace as our seldom used backup during shoulder season, I have to say the peace of mind knowing we are not helpless in the face of Father Winter makes it a "tie" for me.

I went with 'Other' but could have easily gone with all of the above. Wood stove is in our TV/rec room, which is otherwise unheated. Main reason is to make it livable in the winter (vs 58-62 F).

Because. ;-)

After hurricane Katrina oil prices hit over $4.00 a gallon and I new that going through 250 gallons a month in the winter would be a pretty hefty bill. That's when we ran out and bought our Quadra Fire Cumberland Gap wood burning stove. Since then all the wood has been free (except for the first year) less a tip to the tree service dropping it off.

Liking the independence from oil also.

Ya...all of the above....but the money savings is the #1 reason.
Our house is about 180 years old--the internal walls are 12" thick brick
and the outside walls are 2' thick brick and barnstone (roughly 3,300 sq ft)
it takes alot to heat it up to a decent temp.
As much as we love our old house, the gas company dances a happy jig when our furnace kicks on.
So far the house is warmer with the woodburner than it ever was with the gas.
(and the wood is FREE!)

to be able to heat in power outages and to have a cheaper alternative to gas or electric. i grew up with wood heat and prefer it. pete

I was originally pissed off at the propane man but found I enjoy making firewood.

Not a good questionnaire. My answer is 7 out of 9.