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[Jerry B <liberty AT kaballero.com>]

Franklin,

Believe me, research, we have done. It is first-hand experience we 
lack.  I am not going to rush into it, though you are right, its nothing 
to get worked up about.
It appears the quality and durability of some of the simple cast iron 
$250 stoves is excellent. I am leery of all that might go wrong and how 
soon that will be in the modern stoves, though some of these have 
lifetime warranties as well ... as you say, depending on what you pay.

I've lived in Virgina 40+ years now, though I was raised in Oregon and 
Washington .... and I am still wist full!  Maine must have lot's in 
common though I have never made it that far north.

And about those ducks and geese ... I guess it would be most important 
to know what kind not to get, and why. My neighbor who also raises a 
large herd of buffalo I learned today he now also has geese and ducks.  
I will ask him when I see him next time. I need to get some winter hay 
from him for our two goats.  Maybe I'll trade him the goats for the 
fowl.  Maybe they will stay on the right side of the fence.  (g)   
Thanks again,   jerry

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Franklin W. Davis wrote:
>   Hi Jerry...interesting post...:-)  Don't sweat the wood stove thing...you get what you pay for...so do some research on wood stoves. It seems you live on the left coast where you won't need eight cords to keep yourself warm for the winter so a small stove should fit the bill just fine. Buy quality and it will last many years. 
>   If you live in one of the sink holes out there in the west...where smog gathers...MOVE...:-) There are lots of good places out there where you can enjoy a wood stove without a problem.
>   Living underground like a worm would save on heating and cooling...If you 
> can do all the work yourself it would be a good way to go from what I have 
> read over the years.
>   Some pellet stoves have battery back up now from what I have heard...but 
> have never looked into that type of stove. I recently read in the paper that 
> the biggest pellet manufacturer is here in Maine.
>   I have an old All-Nighter wood stove...which is located in my basement. I 
> bought it used ten years ago so I don't know how old it is. It has a pipe 
> inside that a blower can be hooked up to...which I've done. I also have 
> installed a MagicHeat extractor that removes some of the heat from the stove 
> pipe before it goes up the stack. The stove is also firebrick lined. I burn 
> between five and eight cords a year...depending on how cold our Maine winter 
> is...:-) Franklin
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