The Battery Powered Heater – Mythical Heating System There are thousands of online searches each month for “battery operated heaters” and “battery powered heaters”. The Good News? Small individual battery powered heaters for jackets, blankets, gloves, boots and 500BTU 12v car battery heaters do exist. There are some options available you might not know about….
We’re kicking off deer fly and mosquito season around here, so I thought I’d take a minute to share some tips for deer fly control to help you keep biting flies away. (See Natural Mosquito Repellents That Work and Natural Tick Control for more on those biting insects.)
Rhubarb custard pie is a beautiful way to mellow the tartness of rhubarb in a smooth, creamy filling. This easy rhubarb custard pie recipe can be made with one crust or two. (Heck, you could even skip the crust and just make the rhubarb custard.)
We built our home to be a “lifetime” house, serving our changing needs throughout our lives. We planned to have the option of aging in place. From children, to injured family, to possibly multiple families or live in relatives, we tried to cover likely scenarios. In this post we’ll present our Aging in Place Design…
Masonry heaters store heat from wood, gas or electricity in brick, concrete, ceramics or stone, and releases the stored heat via radiant heat transfer over time. Our unit burns at over 1500°F, but the flue gases that go up the chimney are only around 300-350°F. That heat is absorbed by the thermal mass of the…