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terrym45•8h ago

My uncle in Bangor said a wood stove would pay for itself in 2 winters, he was off by one

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the_sam•1d ago

Vent: power went out in the ice storm and my backup plan was a joke

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bettywilson•2d ago

PSA: my neighbor in Keene told me my wood stove pipe was a fire waiting to happen

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angela43•2d ago

Serious question, did the old Agway in Keene used to sell bulk seed by the scoop or am I making that up

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emery_taylor•3d ago

Update: my $90 Harbor Freight generator died mid storm in Keene and I'm split on fixing it vs buying new

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the_emery•4d ago

Power went out for 3 days in Holderness and the wood stove kept us fed, but the freezer almost did me in

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jade738•6d ago

Saw a guy in Portsmouth hauling a wood stove on a bike trailer and now I have questions

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emery_taylor•8d ago

Just realized I was wrong about wood heat saving me money in my 1800s farmhouse in Vermont

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vera_lewis•16d ago

karenp11•19d ago

The $220 oil heater I bought in November nearly burned my house down in January

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derek_bell•19d ago

Why does nobody talk about splitting firewood with a tire?

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logan_owens14•20d ago

The $18 heat lamp that turned my chicken coop into a sauna

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verafoster•21d ago

Warning: that $90 rain barrel setup leaked 3 gallons onto my basement wall

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c/brave-new-englanders

My uncle in Bangor said a wood stove would pay for itself in 2 winters, he was off by one

Vent: power went out in the ice storm and my backup plan was a joke

PSA: my neighbor in Keene told me my wood stove pipe was a fire waiting to happen

Serious question, did the old Agway in Keene used to sell bulk seed by the scoop or am I making that up

Update: my $90 Harbor Freight generator died mid storm in Keene and I'm split on fixing it vs buying new

Power went out for 3 days in Holderness and the wood stove kept us fed, but the freezer almost did me in

Saw a guy in Portsmouth hauling a wood stove on a bike trailer and now I have questions

Just realized I was wrong about wood heat saving me money in my 1800s farmhouse in Vermont

My root cellar flooded after 3 days of rain in Worcester, here's what worked

Three weekends of chasing a draft, turned out to be a $9 vent flap

Solar panels vs. a wood stove this winter, I picked wrong first

The $220 oil heater I bought in November nearly burned my house down in January

Why does nobody talk about splitting firewood with a tire?

The $18 heat lamp that turned my chicken coop into a sauna

Warning: that $90 rain barrel setup leaked 3 gallons onto my basement wall