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Over the years humanity has slowly moved away from the tried and true methods of living; to a new supermarket, energy dependence. It's so weird from the way I grew up. With family members getting together to can food for the winter. Chopping firewood, raising our own chickens. I admit it's messy but this is the only lifestyle that will survive. I feel terrible for the people in Texas today. Yet I am justified in the fact that I turned an old water heater into a wood stove and so many other things I've had the urge to do lately. Stay safe folks and find ways to become less needy on a dying infrastructure. Retarded policies are kicking liberals in the ass but their not smart enough to feel shame. Do not become a statistic.

Over the years humanity has slowly moved away from the tried and true methods of living; to a new supermarket, energy dependence. It's so weird from the way I grew up. With family members getting together to can food for the winter. Chopping firewood, raising our own chickens. I admit it's messy but this is the only lifestyle that will survive. I feel terrible for the people in Texas today. Yet I am justified in the fact that I turned an old water heater into a wood stove and so many other things I've had the urge to do lately. Stay safe folks and find ways to become less needy on a dying infrastructure. Retarded policies are kicking liberals in the ass but their not smart enough to feel shame. Do not become a statistic.

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[–] • 8 pts

Modern fireplaces are shit anyway, those low shallow things pull more air out than they do put heat in. You really need one of those giant 5-foot fireplaces to do anything.

They started vanishing after WWII as things like natural gas heat became common. People didn't want to deal with the hassle and dirt of wood or coal. I grew up on wood heat, I miss that hot radiant warmth, but I don't miss the colds from the dirt and soot it put into the air.

[–] • 14 pts

Wood burning stoves are way better than fireplaces. You can cook on them and close them up. It can be -10°f outside and i can have it over 90°f in my house. Ill no shit hang out inside in a tank top with a window open when its sub zero out

[–] • 2 pts

Depends on the kind of stove. We used a firebox with shell style that allowed you to blow air over the firebox and into the house vent system. Wasn't possible to cook on it.

[–] • 3 pts

I have one of those eco fans sitting on my stove. Starts spinning when it gets hot, pulls the hot air out from the corner and blows it across my living room. Its pretty rad.

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[–] • 3 pts

Make a barrel stove for $100 and heat your house for years.

[–] • 3 pts

actually your wrong, modern ones are much more efficient. But wood stoves are better.

[–] • 2 pts

I don't know if I'd call them efficient, unless you have an enclosed shell with circulation around the firebox. That would be the only way you'd really get any use out of one, but that ruins the effect of having a fireplace.

[–] • 1 pt

Well, I got a 35 year old fireplace, sucks the heat right out, inserts are much better. I havent kept up but know some of them suck air from outside instead of inside, and have heat exchangers.