I grew up with a wood burning stove heating our house. I, of course, had to do most of the splitting. We would get cords of unsplit logs delivered and then we had to split it. I actually didn't mind doing the work once I got dressed and started doing it. It was having it hang over my head that was the worst part. lol I agree though, the house always seemed warmer with the stove going vs the furnace. Probably because the wood fire just burned hotter so the air coming out was warmer. I will say, I hated emptying the ash and having to relight it. And that ash can got heavy by the time it was full. We didn't have a garden though so the wild raspberries in the woods behind our house got a lot of good nourishment. :-) Ahhh, the good ol' days. 🙂
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Love this, there are a lot of benefits but also a good amount of work that goes into it all. For me its well worth the cons
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The key is doing what you're doing; turning the negatives into positives. Like getting your workout and feeding your plants and chickens. Plus, I don't know many people that clean their basements once a week so...you're ahead of the game there too. 🙂
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