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You could have one already built if you didn’t spend hours on “My favorite oil change” thread.

We keep a generator in case power issues and our oil heat also has a coal boiler pumbed in series. If that fails there are two 23000 btu kerosene heaters. I would love to have a wood stove but the house layout would make it awkward.

The good ol' kerosine lamps, better yet an Aladden. Mostly light, but some heat.

Had a retarded guy make this for me, its a propane tank, it is in my 8ft camper and I can use it anywhere.

A woodstove by any other name is still a wood stove.

We have regular outages during winter weather. Especially the ice storms.
1) propane stove, no electricity needed to cook.
2) flat top on wood stove, cooks a mean pot of beans
3) extended run generator (8/12 hours) can keep lights, TV, appliances running as needed.
4) kerosene lamps available, but prefer NOT to use those fire bombs! 😳
5) Propane central heat only needs 110V blower which generator will easily accommodate.

Craigslist?

No Mike, used appliance store.

I have had several conversations with people about why I like to have two if not three heat sources available.
It is minus 25 today and hot water boiler is holding house at 63.
Fireplace tonight will add a few degrees and I also have electric if need be.

Building my cabin in the woods, I need to decide what extra heat we will use. I am thinking pellet but haven’t gotten that far.

Don't think I'd do it indoors, you cook, and get heat by burning gas steel can with gas and gravel, or sand.

I've only seen them in Canada, combination propane, wood cookstoves.

When I was in 2nd grade, I was hanging around with a friend at his house. It was one of those really raw, chilly spring days. We, along with the friend's 4th-grade brother, were sheltering from the light drizzle in a floorless, canvas tent. In an attempt to drive the chill from the tent, the older brother came up with the idea of firing up the lawn mower and having it join us in the tent. Friends' father came home before the mower had had time to perform to its full potential. He somehow managed to conceal his admiration for his son's brilliant scheme.

Good ol' 5sdad!

I keep 4 cases of Crisco,, 50 pack tea light candles,, 6 Bic lighters on hand and heat the whole house.

I run 2 harman pellet stoves. On average they suck about 100 watts for the blowers and feed motor.
If the electric goes out, I run in drag cord from a 2000W Yamaha generator. That gives lights, and the pellet stoves. I can also plug in a freezer or fridge periodically. I keep canned ethanol free gas to run the generator. Really easy.
You can also run a UPS battery backup on the pellet stoves, but out power is pretty solid here. I think I ran the generator 3 times in 15 years.