Utility bills got you down? Empathize a few moments with these off-grid kids in Alaska:
Last fall we put up several piles of firewood for the winter.
This system worked fairly well when 1) the snow on the trail wasn’t past the truck running boards, 2) we still had birch in the pile, and 3) the piles weren’t buried beneath 4 feet of snow and ice.
…chucking frozen 50 lb logs when it’s below freezing and… they honestly did not burn.
Seriously, we’re talking completely fire retardant wood. Even when we split it down into almost kindling size they never really made flame or produced any heat… leaving us cold and waiting 3+ hours for the kettle to boil…