Regarding adding wood to the stove in the middle of the night
I have several good sleeping bags, and life remains fine when our wood stove extinguishes in the middle of the night. I sleep better in cool environments anyway and will usually go to an unheated tent for the night. The 12 x 14 is toasty 5 minutes after I rise and light things up in the morning. Fire up a lantern, put on the coffee, light the stove, and then open the front door to cool things off as we begin cooking.
