Fire!

When we first bought our place back in 2012 we took a class in Ely, MN on how to build a Rocket Mass Heater. We knew we wanted to build one in our new place. We have not gotten around to building one yet. It was such a hurried move trying to make the cabin livable before Travis had to start his new job that we simply ran out of time. We are still planning on building a Rocket Mass Heater but not until spring. If you are curious about Rocket Mass Heater please check out the link below and research it for yourself. They are really awesome.

 http://www.ernieanderica.info/rocketstoves
 http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp










We went the least expensive route possible when we purchased our wood stove knowing that it will not be permanent. Not to mention in a 360sq ft house there isn't room for anything. (One of the cool things about a RMH is that you can shape the cob into additional seating.) We got a clearance priced stove, yes there are cheaper stoves on craigslist but they were huge and we just did not have room. My husband scored free tile form one of the tenants in his work building before we moved. We used the tile and built a fire proof base for the stove to sit on. We also got free cement board that was here when we bought the place.

There was also this beast of wood cook stove we got rid of. We are trying to locate ceramic electric fence tiles so we can hang cement board and tile what will be a heat proof wall. We also bought an electric baseboard heater that we will put on a timer so when the fire dies out over night the heater will come on to keep the place at about 60 degrees.

We have been cutting and stacking green wood for next year. Its sort of hard to find dry wood to burn this year. I guess you can buy a loggers truck load of it but we do not have the extra money to buy that much. We got a trailer full from an 80 year old man that likes to cut wood as a hobby. I think we need about 3 more trailer fulls before the -20 degree weather and snow sets in.