I was watching the Discovery Channel tonight..... the "Alaska: The Last Frontier", it was about people living their life, generation after generation, in the Alaska wilderness. These people homestead and live off the land, They kill caribou and other animals for food, put up gardens, raise cattle, and as you might expect, they burn wood for their only source of heat for the long cold Alaskan winter.
Now the part I couldn't believe. They started to gather the winter's supply of wood just before the snow and freeze. Their stoves looked like old steel box stoves. Now these people have a lot of savvy and obviously know how to survive on their own. So it makes it even more amazing that they don't get ahead on fire wood and season it properly. I would love to talk to them and ask them why they wait until the last minute to get their fire wood for the winter. They have to know that it is not the best situation.
Now the part I couldn't believe. They started to gather the winter's supply of wood just before the snow and freeze. Their stoves looked like old steel box stoves. Now these people have a lot of savvy and obviously know how to survive on their own. So it makes it even more amazing that they don't get ahead on fire wood and season it properly. I would love to talk to them and ask them why they wait until the last minute to get their fire wood for the winter. They have to know that it is not the best situation.