Why We Love Woodstoves
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February/March 2008
Reader letters
I had some reservations about pollution from wood heat when we first considered installing a woodstove in our home. But research showed that new models are extremely clean burning.
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Our woodstove has become the heart of our home in many ways. It is our sole source of heat, and does a fine job of keeping our 900-square-foot home toasty on the coldest days. Our remote location means we are sometimes without power for days after a storm, but we are never without heat and we can cook on top of our stove as well.
Janet Hughes
Victoria, British Columbia
We’re now on our third winter heating with the wood burner. While I’m writing this, my wife and I are sitting on the couch basking in its heat, and two of our four children are playing in front of it. (We installed a wrap-around safety gate for them.) The other two children are snug in their beds upstairs thanks to a good old-fashioned gravity vent in the upstairs hallway. It’s 17 degrees outside, but it’s nice and cozy in here.
Jim O’Donnell
Blairsville, Pennsylvania
We have two woodstoves in our passive solar home. One stove is in the basement (used only part time for when temperatures get really cold) and the other stove is on the first floor in the kitchen. Wood heat and the sun are our only sources of heat.
We really appreciate wood heat for cooking when the power goes out and for drying wet clothes, gloves and boots. Last, but not least, if you feel chilled at all during the cold winter months, you can back up to the toasty stove and heat yourself through.
Dean Gamage
New Sharon, Maine
I am a 61-year-old woman and it makes me feel strong and independent to be so intimately involved in my survival. There is something primal about gathering and chopping wood that makes me feel connected to the Earth.
Martha Ann Burgard
Gadsden, Alabama
On the Mountain, Off the Grid
My husband, Larry, and I live on five acres in the Nez Perce forest in central Idaho. We are so far off the grid, you can’t even see it from here. We hauled our Earth Stove on our backs 100 yards down a trail to our secluded home. In the winter, our transportation is snowmobiles.
The Earth Stove heats water for dishes, baths and tea, and cooks soup or stew while we are out on a ride or cutting firewood.
Betsy McHaffey
Dixie, Idaho
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