What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

The thing is LS it sounds a lot and indeed it is But when you consider it will feed two households ....our new place and the old place , now owned by my daughter (the new flat for my grandson I insulated to within a inch of its life and mirrors my place ,this is fuelled by LPG only ) I posted on here years back of the new wood stove that ran the whole house heating/hot water 25k total output worked great but the first year we went through ten cords of wood ....yep 10 cords plus two tons of coal in the old house .....this was removed and replaced with a Jotul wood burner which heats all the downstairs and is far far more efficient the rest is managed with LPG and with a new very efficient boiler .


As for our new place .......LPG costs for last year £420.00 ......and costs are up £10 bottle ....the insulation we invested in is paying back no question ....cheaper than the first year at a lower price ! .......and our Jotul 602 has really come in to its own......two to three cords does the job ....heat ......soups simmer away kettles boil , even bread is made on top of this thing in a Dutch oven , and I am still stripped to my Yfronts ( no kidding) ...I have recently resorted to duck taping wild child to a chair after the ( come here you little bastard ! ) driven wild by my black underpants chasing me around to lounge ......No I’ve been splitting wood I say ! .......then those awful words “come here you little bastard “ ...then the snapping of my undies elastic ......then the slapping of my face “ who’s your mama ! ) .......I put up with a lot .....I’m glad I had this little chat ...normally I suffer in total acceptance and silence .