tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post8847895222430730674..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: The Annual Firewood and Wood Furnace EvaluationPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-32469100959296056492016-02-03T01:30:53.810-05:002016-02-03T01:30:53.810-05:00Hey, thanks for sharing your log-splitting story. ...Hey, thanks for sharing your log-splitting story. As a fellow prepper, I don't like having to be reliant on any outside assistance that I can instead produce on my own. The self-sustainability of being able to chop wood for fuel is a great survivability asset for anyone who values backup plans in life.<br /><br /><a href="http://marshheating.blogspot.com/2015/12/Jodi Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481790653360535377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-25608418471761610662016-01-19T18:53:37.223-05:002016-01-19T18:53:37.223-05:00They say that the storm coming here is still over ...They say that the storm coming here is still over near CA and NV now, not sure why we won't get your storm. I got sprayed with rooster blood and forgot to switch coats and wore the thing into the grocery store this afternoon. Some lady was giving me a look while in line but didn't ask if it was blood.<br />It was not fun for sure, those birds would run down the hill with their heads cut Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-25611859200888704162016-01-19T18:06:57.181-05:002016-01-19T18:06:57.181-05:00Exile - By chinook you mean a storm or the helicop...Exile - By chinook you mean a storm or the helicopter?<br /><br />We are getting pelted with snow this evening. Looks like we may get more snow than they were forecasting too. Still pretty cold barely out of the teens today.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-83418297109626069362016-01-19T18:05:59.047-05:002016-01-19T18:05:59.047-05:00Dawn - I cut so much standing dead wood I have to ...Dawn - I cut so much standing dead wood I have to evaluate each tree as I cut it. Some I allow to cure a bit longer and some I split in Spring and let sit while some goes right into burning. Usually the Oak I let sit while Elm goes right into the fire and I split as I need it.<br /><br />Haven't fired up the inside stove in almost two years now though.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-28969492292165327712016-01-19T18:04:09.218-05:002016-01-19T18:04:09.218-05:00MV - Haven't seen my girls fly in over two wee...MV - Haven't seen my girls fly in over two weeks now. I suspect they were out last week when it got warm but I was stuck at work :(<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-36757659346241453542016-01-19T18:03:29.957-05:002016-01-19T18:03:29.957-05:00Jamby - Ain't that the truth.Jamby - Ain't that the truth.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-76672028684465551242016-01-19T18:03:09.466-05:002016-01-19T18:03:09.466-05:00Sf - Damn that's a lot of butchering. I hate b...Sf - Damn that's a lot of butchering. I hate butchering lol. Always have ever since I was a kid.<br /><br />Looks like you guys got this storm hitting us now coming your way before the week is done too.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-12418737162404038262016-01-19T18:02:08.144-05:002016-01-19T18:02:08.144-05:00Lisa - That's interesting. I really need to lo...Lisa - That's interesting. I really need to look into one of those solar ovens. What brand/model did you get?<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-49586794770813349922016-01-19T09:55:13.668-05:002016-01-19T09:55:13.668-05:00We had a chinook sweep through yesterday and in le...We had a chinook sweep through yesterday and in less than 3 hours we went up 20 degrees and then last night the wind shifted, the chinook went away and the temp drop back to -20C.<br /><br />Spring is still way off. Sigh.<br /><br />Exile1981Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-33686374008101147792016-01-19T02:35:38.364-05:002016-01-19T02:35:38.364-05:00Its been a mild winter here we have the wood burni...Its been a mild winter here we have the wood burning range in the kitchen that heats radiators upstairs and our hot water its on 24/7 we also have a wood burner in the living room, last year I was lighting the small woodburner in the living room in the morning as well but not this year its late afternoon its lit ready for the evening, we are still seasoning wood and next winter will see us use Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-87466901310373087022016-01-19T01:07:59.199-05:002016-01-19T01:07:59.199-05:00It hit 50* today and for a couple of hours when th...It hit 50* today and for a couple of hours when the rain let up, the bees all had a chance to fly. Positively balmy!MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-89261661193792364642016-01-18T21:40:06.833-05:002016-01-18T21:40:06.833-05:00hey - you KNOW not to chuck anything out - LOL!!!hey - you KNOW not to chuck anything out - LOL!!!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-73621036131047817862016-01-18T20:04:18.430-05:002016-01-18T20:04:18.430-05:00It is getting cold again here so I have 2 stoves g...It is getting cold again here so I have 2 stoves going and can bring a 3rd online if need be. <br />We butchered and cooked 14 roosters today and I will be canning tomorrow, it must have been the day to process roosters in VA, mainly because my helper was off for the day. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-28811538720730896132016-01-18T18:58:01.150-05:002016-01-18T18:58:01.150-05:00Definitely nice to have wood stove heat as an opti...Definitely nice to have wood stove heat as an option. We lost power twice this week and were thankful for heat and a cooking surface!<br />I used the sun oven again today. I cooked one of our roosters in it. Cooked from 10 - 2. Temps ranged from 18 to 24 and it was windy. Temps in the oven hit 300* and stayed stable. The chicken for dinner perfectly... I was really pleased because I wasn't Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.com