[QUOTE=Landshark]the PU truck cost/maintenance/insurance/registration is not exactly cheap.
our highest gas bill was $190, and that is only for the few coldest months.
15 hours overtime / month at work more than pays for the gas bill.
not really worth it for me. besides, i kinda have a fear of leaving fires burning unattended while i sleep, because an old roommate nearly burned our rented house down one time.
The key is to have a NAME BRAND woodburner, and install it to the recommended spec's.. I sleep well, but have a problem with an 'overnite' stay somewhere else, because someone has to keep the fires burning.
I need a 'back-up' heat source, for the wood, cause I'm not really able to travel freely in the super-cold months.
I have an additional problem, cause my Mother-in-law lives with us, and she is suffering the effects of Alzhiemers, and can't be left alone anyway. I just have to make sure that the 'sitter' we hire for mom can DO woodburners.
Fortunately, I have a REDNECK daughter, that has woodburner experience, AND care for old people experience, that will stay with her, and only go home to fix HER wood fire!!
Apples don't fall far from the tree!!
Jerry