Chargerman
Feeling the Heat
My parents were not lifelong burners and dad made his living installing oil and gas furnaces back in the 60's and 70's. For some reason when dad built a new house back in 1977 he installed one of those Longwood wood/oil furnaces. He would buy slabwood from a local mill and cut it into 4' lengths and burn that. I don't think he would have ever went out in the woods to collect firewood though. In the 80's we moved to Florida and he didn't really have the time or need for wood heat anymore. After moving back to Wisconsin years later my parents didn't burn wood for heating purposes except in the old cookstove when they stayed at their cabin on short vacations.
It took my wife who grew up with wood heat and LP jumping over $2 a gallon to finally get me interested. Our farm has a great supply of wood so I installed a Big Jack add on wood furnace in my last house just like the one my father in law has burned in for over 30 years. I have enjoyed the warmth of wood heat ever since and now my wife doesn't complain about being cold all the time either.
It took my wife who grew up with wood heat and LP jumping over $2 a gallon to finally get me interested. Our farm has a great supply of wood so I installed a Big Jack add on wood furnace in my last house just like the one my father in law has burned in for over 30 years. I have enjoyed the warmth of wood heat ever since and now my wife doesn't complain about being cold all the time either.