Can A Tiny Wood Burning Stove Heat A Log Cabin In -30 Polar Vortex Arctic Cold Temperatures?

[@mustangmike4078]

Before long this video will probably have over a million views. There's just something appealing about battling the cold. I think it creates a feeling of being cozy that makes it appealing.

[@davidcudlip6587]

I stayed in an off the grid cabin in northern Minnesota one January with just a little Jotul wood stove. It got to minus 28 two nights in a row but the little cabin was cozy. There was a small sleeping loft and the warm air rose to keep it warm all night long. As long as you fed a big log in it before bedtime, there was no problem. It was a comfortable place with gas lights, propane refrigerator, and propane cook stove. Miss that place.

[@rronmar]

Thats a good size woodstove. Someone else mentioned that it appears that the door seal is leaking and I agree. The wood popping at the end is loud and clear when it should be fairly muffled. Cabins are typically leaky. Stack effect will lose a lot of hot air which is replaced by sucking in that cold outside air at any leaks around the room walls, windows doors ect. When this happens anywhere away from the stove feels cool. The stove itself burning like that is pumping a lot of air up the chimney and putting the structure under a vacuum making the leakage worse. Having heated a lot with wood in a leaky house, I would highly recommend the following. Add a small duct(2-3”) from outside, to as close as possible to the combustion air intake port on the bottom of the stove. You want as close to 100% of the combustion air as possible drawn directly from the outside. This will reduce Vacuum in the house and slow cold air infiltration. For better comfort add a second small duct (3-4”) with a computer fan(fairly quiet) blowing outside air right against the back or side of the stove. This air will heat against the stove and add air pressure to the house so it stops sucking in as,much super cold outside air thru the leaks and maybe even start pushing some of the cooler room air around the perimeter of the room back out thru the leaks in floor and walls. This air is being replaced by that fresh air that is being heated as it is blown against the stove. This can make a huge difference in how the room feels, as it has for me...

[@davidhutchinson7888]

↑↑↑Y'all need to listen to this guy.↑↑↑

[@rronmar]

@Bob Watters good, I would add another with a fan for direct pressurized makup air into the room... it makes a HUGE difference to room comfort...

[@yarnosh]

Yeah, it's crazy to see a wood stove without an external air intake. But do we know that he doesn't?

[@deividasrusenas3403]

Eee w!

[@Wearespurstv]

After hearing him saying how he's glad he didn't listen to people what made you think he wants to hear your opinion? Your like andy Bernard from the office if you would have held that comment in your head would have exploded.

[@57REDROOSTER]

Who ever said that stove wasn't big enough for that little place evidently doesn't heat with wood. Beautiful place you have for sure

[@patprop74]

Well, he has been burning wood for the last two days, and yet it's not even 21C in there lol so perhaps they were more right than they were wrong.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

It's really temperature related. If its -40 out compared to -15 is a huge difference in the interior heat. I've had it up to 30 in - 10 with no issues.

[@803mastiff9]

Watching the stove is infinitely better than watching Netflix on a teevee and it gives you a nice warm feeling.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Agree! 👍🍻

[@travisvanalst4698]

As you say this watching a video on your $800 smartphone from your couch and home.

[@thatguythatdoesstuff7448]

I'm an internet expert on thermodynamics (and therms in general) and I can tell you, after watching this video, that stove is just fine for heating this cabin.

[@MrNobody2828]

Thats a big fancy title. Did they have guys with big fancy names like that back in 1800's when everything used wood for heat?

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

@@MrNobody2828Yah, I’m a Chemistry Major and an Engineer, but you don’t need a degree in thermodynamics to figure this out. Haha... 😂.

[@anthonymorales842]

Aint nothin better then a day like that with a wood stove

[@beavis4play]

you know it! it's 6 degrees here with 8 inches of snow on the ground. i'm sitting in my log home in t-shirt, sweatpants and socks watching the fire as i mess around here on youtube! - inside temp is 69 degrees.

[@tcap7917]

I have logs designated as over-nighters. Well seasoned and cut to the same size as the stoves opening will allow on a bed of hot coals she'll go all night and then some depending on the species. I also load my wood front to back instead of side to side, eliminates the mess of wood rolling out when you open the door.

[@user-cz2md9wn3n]

Same, except I call them "all-nighters". I always set aside the large, knotty pieces from the pile for that purpose!

[@MrNobody2828]

We call them knuckle-busters.

[@rustybird8803]

Wtf? Well seasoned ? Better a big green oàķ log or three or green hickory,,, big long lasting HEAt

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

No hardwood in the Rockies, I'll take the location over the wood any day 🤣

[@tcap7917]

@@rustybird8803 green if you like less btu's

[@maxxod1]

I have a wood stove in the living room. Saves me huge on the gas bill every month. Costs about $50 to cut a cord of wood and I use 2-3 per winter. To circulate the warm air just turn the furnace fan on and the furnace itself only cuts in on the really cold nights. Long story short, that little stove is my favourite investment.

[@beavis4play]

yea - i leave my blower on the furnace run all year - it's less stress on it and does circulate the air. with wood, i use (on average over 22 years) about 3/4 of a 500 gall on tank of propane every year - not bad at all! do you cook on top of yours? i do - make lots of stews and soups that way.

[@carolhewett3756]

I've lived in NW Penna in winter. I've never worried about leaky windows. Every draft means fresh air which I welcome. My mother always kept one or more windows cracked open thruout the winter. I have memories of sleeping warm under a pile of blankets while cool fresh air would waft over my face. A delicious sensation. When I vacationed in Germany one Christmas it was customary to strip the beds and open the windows wide open and freshen the room and the bedding. The homes and hostels I stayed in were kept cozy warm with huge ceramic stoves that required little wood bc they were so efficient. So dont lament the window situation. Embrace it.

[@harrymills2770]

I feel sorry for people with allergies, who feel they need to be in an airtight box with only filtered air. I always let my place breathe. Always close the door and open the windows in my bedroom in the winter. In the summer, I'm dragging fresh air through the whole house all night.

[@diannelogsdon6107]

We spent a Christmas week in Garmish Germany in 2004. Cold outside, had the window open in the guesthouse we stayed at. Wonderful, big down blanket, slept like a rock.

[@carolhewett3756]

@@diannelogsdon6107 that's where I was, Garmich, so beautiful.

[@crisprtalk6963]

-37 is damn cold. I felt that in Wisconsin a few times. Brutal.

[@WonkaDaDonka]

One thing that I noticed that helps a little stove heat a much larger space is adding a heat powered fan such as what you have on yours. You could even get two of them facing different directions if the stove is in a room that has adjoining rooms. My Grandmother didn't have one so I got her an Ecofan Airmax to help warm rooms a little quicker and maintain a consistent temperature through out a room.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Hi thanks for the comment. Thanks for the info, much appreciated🍻👍

[@RachelLovejoy]

I heated my large mobile home with a woodstove about that size for years and never had a problem maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature. The key is to keep the fire going all the time during the coldest weather so as to not have breaks in the heat level. It takes practice to keep a small building at the right temperature with a woodstove...letting the fire go down when it warms up outside, building it back up when it gets cold again. But it can be done, and I will never stop missing the excitement of it. There is absolutely nothing that compares to the heat from a woodstove on a cold day!

[@redcardagainstracism6728]

This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list kzbin.infoUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.

[@paullangford8179]

It depends on how well insulated the cabin is, and whether it is reasonably sealed. Having an air inlet from outside under the stove is good, as that stops the infiltration around the place generally, and it heats the incoming air. Remember that incoming air must match the volume of smoke going to the outside.

[@Dan-qt7kq]

Ah, tradesman, ya. All good points. Can heat with a candle if everything’s right.

[@saskcop416]

Split wood is great to get the fire going, but once you have some good coals in there, load your wood with the biggest wood your stove can hold.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Agreed 👍

[@beavis4play]

very true!

[@donovan2913]

plus one for NOT making this into a 30 minute video. I know I know ad rev and all that blah but for me, the shorter and more concise a clip the better.

[@jhunter7912]

DF

[@Random-rt5ec]

Looks like a high quality stove that will provide many years of comfort. A good woman to snuggle with also helps but I think you will need indoor plumbing for one of those to join you.

[@jackwood2168]

Why make life harder by getting a woman involved in your life!!!

[@235buz]

If she just likes you for your plumbing, get rid of her.

[@pamelasue8396]

I'm a woman and I love camping and rugged living. I live in a house but upon retirement I want to live off grid and get away from the rat race. As far as indoor plumbing goes, I would use a 5 gal bucket with a toilet seat on it and in this kind of weather, I would heat up water on the stove in a big pot, lay some towels on the floor and wash out of the pot of water and soap. Or if there was a bathtub I would add hot pots of water to the tub and get in and bathe that way. Indoor plumbing hasn't been around that long in the grand scheme of things. People made do with what they had.

[@patprop74]

@@pamelasue8396 there are always exceptions to the rules lol

[@M_Ladd]

@@pamelasue8396 Can you cook also?

[@eddyaruda486]

I live in Montana and I love wood-burning stoves! Yesterday, it was -7 F and it can get down to -35F. I prefer a radiated heat to the forced air from a conventional heater. With a wood-burning stove, you have the peace of mind that comes with knowing you will be able to cook and avoid dying of hypothermia if the electricity goes out!

[@beavis4play]

i agree 100%. what kinds of wood do you burn out there ? here in ohio for me - oak, hickory, maple walnut, cherry, beech - and the occasional "junk" tree.

[@tahoemike5828]

"This is not the greatest stove in the world. This is just a Tribute."

[@oceaniadoc5242]

Nice... I see what you did there.

[@billythekid9377]

the actuall stove didnt look anything like this stove......

[@southernlonghorn4507]

Ha...nice work there! 👍 🎶

[@Yora21]

Couldn't remember the greatest stove in the world.

[@billythekid9377]

Lol the guy who posted this vid.....if he doesn't know... must be like WTF

[@alt9741]

that's a comfortable temp inside the cabin. you're definitely not gonna freeze to death in there no matter how cold it gets outside.

[@keithgreen1096]

You can't go wrong with hearthstone stoves. We live in Western NC, which is not nearly as cold in the winter as the canadian rockies. But we heat a house of just over 1100 square feet with a 20-year old hearthstone stove that is probably one model larger than yours. My only regret about it is that we really can't cook on it. We roast potatoes and sweet potatoes in ours (wrapped in foil) all the time. But it retains, buffers, and releases heat for hours, and is very efficient. We finally fixed an air feed directly from the outside for hours, and that improved its efficiency a bit. We love it. You've got a great stove there, and a cool, comfortable looking cabin. Keith in Marshall, NC

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Hi Keith, thanks for the comment and awesome information, much appreciated. Have a great weekend 🍻👍

[@bwcok7947]

That stove is a workhorse! The ceiling fan has to make a big difference also. Such a great cabin! Stay safe, warm, and healthy!

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

It sure is. Awesome little stoves! Thanks my friend 🍻👍

[@bwcok7947]

@@JimmyMeatwhistle any ice fishing around there for you? Or open trout stream area?

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Yep, lots of lake ice fishing in the mountains for trout. And a lot of the lakes are open year-round. River fishing season for trout (bull trout, rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout) won't open again till June 15th.

[@bwcok7947]

@@JimmyMeatwhistle wonder if that stove would fix up some good trout you just caught out on a lake? That would be cool to see the vistas of your beautiful area there! Just an idea!

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Great idea!

[@1acrehomesteader43]

Those little stoves put out a lot of heat. That cabin sure looks comfy with all that snow around! :)

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Yes these stoves are amazing little units! Thanks for the comment 🍻😁

[@raymondclark1785]

Years ago I had the bigger Hearthstone in our home and it was too big and most heat got vented. This size would have been perfect

[@AD-rr9uz]

You can’t go wrong with a soapstone stove! I owned the original “classic” model for 20 years, just all soapstone except for the little window on the side door where you load the wood. Saving grace for all the power outages throughout the years in NH. I’m bias but I don’t think any other wood stove mfg can compete with their quality & performance. You just proved that. I used to cook on it, sleep near it, & cranked it up in my log cabin & it made me warm & cozy & happy. Take care of it & it will last forever. Thanks for sharing! ⛄️🌬🥶🥵🪵🌲✌️

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks for the comment and the information. Awesome little stoves 🍻👍

[@beavis4play]

i've used an encore ( with huge front glass for viewing the fire) for 22 years - very dependable - only had to regasket once.

[@BackquarterSnowcruiser]

Nice video. We live year-round in a log house in northern Alberta; walls look just like yours! Also heating with a wood stove and this polar vortex has us down to -43 C the other day. I’m burning what I got around here willow, aspen poplar, and lodgepole pine.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks for the comment! A few months ago somebody asked me why don't I burn maple? Like it was my choice 😃

[@lindaneblett6438]

Good lord! How do you do it! Burrrr😳

[@GS-st9ns]

That is the closest I have come to seeing exactly what I want in a log cabin. The way you have the bed divided with beans just gives the air of a completely different room. I'd love to see the kitchen area. Maybe next time since I subscribed I couldn't help myself. Your cabin makes me wish I had never given away my Ben Franklin stove 30 years ago

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

wow thank you very much for the comment. Much appreciated 🍻

[@OverlandPNW]

Awesome cabin. The ceiling fan is a big help.

[@aircates]

I’ve got a hearthstone in my house. It’s a H-II model, been in the house since 1989. We use it to heat our 1200 sq. ft house. She puts out plenty of heat. Normally run a flue temp of between 250-350 F. I nicknamed it “The Dragon”. 🐲

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks for the comment and information 👍🍻

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Hi, not sure, never tried it

[@Ostluund]

we have different opinions on what "shorts weather" is.

[@carlodanese9120]

Yeah, more like 25-30°C

[@ThisIsSolution]

Shorts weather is 75°F or higher

[@M_Ladd]

Shorts weather is anytime you won't freeze to death!

[@Veevslav1]

I wear shorts when it is well anything greater than the teens. It is 34 degrees outside right now with a high of mid 40's for today. Shorts weather.

[@harrymills2770]

Depends on how much sitting around you're doing and how low your body goes when at rest. I'm hot-blooded when I'm moving around and on my feet. I'm cold-blooded when I'm sitting down.

[@IAm1InTheIAm]

No complaints, it's been a relatively easy winter here in Alaska. Coldest I've seen was -47F the other morning, no biggie for a log house, just burn a little more wood. The Northern lights were out pretty good, too. Enjoy ✌️🙃✌️

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Our wind chill got down to minus 55c AKA -67F 😱

[@southerngrits]

I lived in Alberta starting of the Rockies . but the coldest I've ever been in was saskabush -62 . Love the wood heat .

[@hunterriley9904]

Hell yeah i burn wood everyday all winter long but i live in Tennessee so big big difference in temp but when winter gets here im prepared. Wouldnt have any other heat source just got done cutting my firewood for the up coming winter. Red oak and hickory

[@tadcobert1307]

That is a fantastic stove! It might be the next one we buy for a cabin, thank you for sharing

[@jacquelynsanders9576]

You're very brave. Glad your stove is keeping the cabin at a good temperature. Stay safe.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks Jacquelyn, 🍻👍

[@haroldshull6848]

Spent a week in a hunting cabin to the South of International Falls about 20 miles probably half a century ago. The builder/owner had put the stove on the kitchen end of the cabin and the chimney at the other end. They were connected with standard wood stove tubing that ran a mild off level rise from the 90 deg. bend about 2 or 3 feet above the stove to the chimney 25/30 ft away with the 90 deg. just off the ceiling. That was a toasty cabin.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Hi and thanks for the comment. All that hot chimney pipe running through the cabin makes total sense.🍻👍

[@Lolakam24]

I love this cabin! It's perfect! You're blessed. I would live in this year round. I would love to see more!

[@beavis4play]

i live in mine it's a 1940 sq ft 2 bedroom - i love it as much today as i did when i had it built 22 years ago.

[@bittidude]

Check out the "Traditional Finnish Masonry Oven", my dad has this in his cabin near the russian border in nothern finland. Usually the cabin is not used during winter but one winter he stayed there for a week. -31C it took him 2 days to get the cabin up to +20C. Mostly because you have to start heating up the owen slow otherwise it could crack. But the good thing with these owens is when they are warm they stay warm for a long period, dont need to wake up in the middle of the night to feed the fire. Maybe you could gather some stones and put around youre owen that works as heat batteries

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Great information and thank you for the comment 👍🍻

[@keralee]

Or build a rocket mass heater...

[@nedkline886]

i think a damper in the stove pipe just after it leaves the stove would control the burn, keep the heat in the stove rather than going up the chimney and reduce your wood consumption.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks for the comment and info. A few people have mentioned this before in another video that I posted and it sounds like a great idea.🍻👍

[@derekmcdowell2547]

100%

[@Melicoy]

@@JimmyMeatwhistle REPLACE the door seal. Dont use he liquid glue that comes with it at crap tire. Use fire caulking. ALSO the vent is opened too much at night turn it to min to burn longer. Fire is burnig too fast. either door seal. vent or damper

[@craigcorson3036]

Nice little place. I'm envious of people like you.

[@vincfield8282]

Its not only a small wood stove! Its an heritage hearthsone. One of the best wood stove of all out there! My 2 cents. This is a solid unit.

[@Honky_time]

yes there is no surprise here

[@jaeyang9540]

A little trick that works for speeding up the heating process is to put a pot of water on your stove, cabin heats up faster, negative is that adds condensation or moisture to the air. Stoves tend to make the air dry though so you might not mind. The water trick might speed up warming your cabin by 20-40 minutes, depends. You can use salt water too. Increases boiling temperatures, Can experiment with the salinity ratio. Salt reusable since it stays in the container and doesn’t evaporate at stove usage temperatures. I think Sodium chloride is at like 600+ degrees to turn liquid, sorry forgot lol

[@markbarber7839]

Thanks for the video. I'm with you. Better a small firebox burning hot than large and smoldering. An exhaust damper used correctly will add even more heat by not allowing too much out the chimney.....

[@OdeeOz]

Never underestimate the heating power of a good wood stove. 💯👏👍

[@randallbaker2870]

That stove should be just perfect for. That cabin, especially with the ceiling fan

[@diyVT]

I have a small shop that is probably a similar size to your cabin. I have a wood stove in there and I have found that the air heats up faster than the stuff. The shop will be warm but cool down very fast until mass inside gets warm also.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Yes for sure. It feels nice and warm, right up until you jump in the chair and the chair is still frozrn solid 😁

[@sallywasagoodolgal]

I live in the hills in N. California. It doesn't get that cold here. Maybe 25*. I have a big open house, like a barn, but I have a Harthstone, and I couldn't be happier. Not only is it beautiful, it heats perfectly, holds the heat, overnight, and more, and when (and if) this one wears out, I'll buy another one, just like it. I replaced a giant air-tight that was supposed to be 'great'. Well, it wasn't. THIS one is.

[@larrytabor1372]

Its not the size of the heater that makes the place warm. Its the combination of the building envelope and insulation within the home. Certainly the high ceiling is not helping but given that the walls are solid, bulky and sealed well, this unit is balanced for the heating this place. With the exception of the summer cabin windows, good job with the building.

[@nitrampd]

If I'm outside hiking in -30C and walk in to a cabin at anything over 15C, I'm in my gitch in about three minutes. Nice cabin, nice stove.

[@silentwitness247]

I have a Morso Squirrel in my 60’ narrowboat. I use smokeless fuel and it can take an hour to get up to a good temperature but it’s very efficient and effective. I put on a slow burn 24hrs a day to maintain a steady heat of about 20C. Can get too hot if I turn it up!

[@jackpinesavage1628]

On January 22,2014, I noted three different temperatures at my log cabin in Michigan. The coil spring thermometer on my wood stove was 600 degrees (F). The temperature inside my log cabin was 78.5 degrees (F). The temperature outside was minus 20.6 degrees (F).

[@Melicoy]

what F?

[@chrisfryer3118]

I added thermal inertia to my stove, (a pressed steel Prity item), by surrounding 3 sides, brick style, with old storage heater blocks, thinking they would cope with the heat radiating off the stove. The heat takes a while to go through the blocks, but the blocks take a while to cool.

[@CGH250]

Gorgeous cabin interior. ❤️

[@waltmoore3095]

Yup we live in MI, we have the same stove had it since 2005,love it heats our 1000 sq ft home, we burn dry hardwood, oak,ash,etc. Well built stove.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Agreed and thanks the comment. Great little stove 👍🍻

[@rickszabo4312]

Great Vid , I saw another KZbinr put a small fan on the floor in the coldest part of the room and blow it toward the stove, I did the same in my basement under one of my icing up windows during this cold snap and wow ,the whole basement is a lot warmer on the whole floor , windows are not icing up as bad, it has gone to -38 here in Northern B.C.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks Rick for the comment and info 🍻👍 stay warm over there

[@jackfitch4288]

Hey Jimmy! I think what you do is awesome, keep it up!

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Wow, thanks Jack! Much appreciated 🍻

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

I've had three wood stoves, and I would have selected something that size. I think you made a good choice.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks for the comment Betty and information, much appreciated 👍

[@dantheman6698]

ive had single glazed windows before and after swapping to double glazed its so much more comfortable and uses alot less fuel.

[@Eagle_1985]

Awesome cabin dude !!!

[@littleartsbbqoutdoorcookin8426]

Man you got it made I could sit here and watch that wood stove burn all night beautiful place thanks for sharing! Bryan (Little Art’s Bbq)

[@guruzini1971]

keeping a pot of water on top of the stove to steam the room will keep it that much warmer

[@richardg4764]

You better start stacking more wood

[@bloqk16]

He keeps the interior of that cabin very tidy, as there comes a time when the ash has to be cleaned out of the firebox, which, when the ash still contains hot embers, can create plumes of rising ash dust in the room; which results with an ash layer on the flat surfaces in the room. I'm well-versed with that as I used a wood-burning stove to heat my last house for eight years; where every morning in Winter the ash had to be removed from the firebox before starting the day with a new fire. Soft woods are fine to have as making kindling out of it is easy; and the soft wood logs are easy to start; that is, when dried and seasoned. But, got to be mindful of creosote buildup in the chimney; where the thin-buildup layer can be burned away with the use of burning some corrugated cardboard boxes/sheets in the firebox. While sealing up the cabin does keep out the cold, careful how tightly sealed it gets, as you need some outdoor air intake to prevent suffocation. It would also be advised to keep some sort of water container nearby for extinguishing purposes.

[@romy4593]

Our woodstove is bigger but we have 1500 square feet of a cabin house as two levels. Solid wood walls and some single paned windows. Most are double paned but I counted them up one day...37 windows of different sizes. Its an open water view and yours is just as beautiful!

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Your cabin sounds amazing!! Thanks for the comment much appreciated🍻👍

[@romy4593]

@@JimmyMeatwhistle Thank you Jimmy! Its a rustic but well built place. That woodstove is perfect and you should contact Hearthstone to get a link so folks can buy one. You would make a small residual. We live where there are fancy homes but our modest one has the best view of them all. Yours being out with mountains, trees and wildlife...simply sigh....incredible! Your cabin is so perfect for a couple that wants to live the simple life...its a luxury cabin for a hunter!

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks again 👍

[@wolfhowl5691]

Love your cabin! ... Real cozy looking.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thank you and appreciate the comment🍻😁

[@kevinfidler8074]

The only problem Ive found with using a woodburner is walls prevent heat from getting into other rooms, though the living room stays warm.

[@k5jcb]

Thanks for the effort!

[@colindowd9756]

Combination of the roof and stove fans should do rightly as the cabin seems well insulated.

[@deathincarnatesplace]

to make an energy efficient fan use a yanmar tractor alternator and a 775 to make a generator for a house hold fans that runs on 13 volts first check you fan and adjust or remove the tranformer use the yanmar one direct if the hertz, volts and amps are correct.

[@the4thj]

As a now Las Vegan from Minnesota I love that crunchy cold sound!

[@asesinodezombis2077]

Don't change anything - haters are going to hate. The dead air in the cabin affects the heating process - just open the door & windows for cross ventilation. My Lopi stove heats up the 345sf cabin nicely. NE Fairbanks Alaska

[@karendadd483]

Does that fan on top of stove help was thinking of buying one but dont know if there worth the $100 there wanting for them

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

I bought this one off Amazon. I think it was $20. Going to get a few more, it does help for sure. Here is a link for you. amzn.to/3v0sRrE

[@karendadd483]

Thank you do you have a built in blower for that stove aswell

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Hi Karen, nope, no blower motor

[@karendadd483]

Hi Jim here in Canada those blowers are expensive going to order those on Amazon

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

I'm in Canada as well

[@jalton9416]

Thats a really nice cabin and set up.

[@MrKveite1]

Yes it can and pretty easy if the cabin is well insulated and since i live in Norway they are all very well insulated...

[@WAVETUBE84]

Big stove, small stove...yadda yadda: you got heat. It takes a while to warm up a cabin. All of the walls, floor, furniture...even the bed frame. All of that "mass". ...and keep up with the window and door leaks. The Hearthstone Tribute looks like it's doing the job.

[@rronmar]

@daryl fultz I believe you are right... the snap crackle pop was awfully loud there at the end...

[@WAVETUBE84]

@daryl fultz I noticed the sound too. I was wondering why it sounded so clearly. I didn't know.

[@samuelfellows6923]

🤭😟 - ⚠️

[@jimzeleny7213]

Takes me about 6 hours to heat my island place from 0F to 70F in winter. Pacific Energy Spectrum wood stove birch firewood.

[@austinl.2703]

The cabin temp is still 12 degrees below comfortable. I'm not sure how the northern states were ever populated. I moved to Michigan but I left in January. Why build high ceilings in the north ? At least build a loft room up there for morning coffee or reading or sleeping.....A wood stove fire is really nice to sit by.

[@stevemino142]

Awesome video I've lived in the bush for quite a few years in Northern alberta and let me tell you dry cold is just somthin else and what you burn in your stove makes a world of difference too seasoned wood 10 to 20 moisture is proper

[@johngilmour8945]

certainly! it is a good idea to support it with a ceiling fan if possible!

[@orangetractorguy8201]

Awesome nature views; looks like beautiful country there. I was wondering which model Hearthstone you had. I have the Heritage that is very similar to yours and has an additional side door.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

That wood stove of yours sounds like a beauty! 👍👍

[@yarnosh]

Man, I moved to the Pacific Northwest several years ago from the US midwest and while we get snow here, it's never cold enough to get that crunch. I'd almost forgotten that was a thing. Makes me think of times when it was so cold your eyelashes would stick together. And to be honest, I didn't really mind so long as I had a warm fire somewhere to go to.

[@maniacalmonster1]

Your cabin needs nothing more than yours, and your loved ones time in it. Nice place

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thank you very much for the comment, appreciated 👍🍻

[@pamil1923]

That’s a sweet stove and beautiful little cabin buddy!👍🏼☮️

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks 👍

[@The_Gallowglass]

Honestly I could live in your cabin all year round. It's pretty nice. 60-65 Farenheit might seem cool to most people, but if it's -30s outside that's pretty good. Also, 60-65 is just fine a temp for going to bed 'cause you got blankets and sheets anyhow. Most people stay close to the fire indoors in winter. If you were cookin' in the kitchen you'd have the heat from that as well. Sure you could button up the place a bit more, make it more efficient but it works as is too. Could get some thick felt to roll over the windows with curtains. Enjoy it!

[@deadpresident78]

Your cabin deserves a real masonery stove/heater.

[@reddye2331]

To drafty . It would require burning 🔥 wood all the time .

[@blessedamerican3541]

Why? You would just be constantly chopping wood for no reason. Ask me how I know.

[@nicknass4647]

No way wood stove>masonry fireplace

[@OutNAboutWithBrad]

@@nicknass4647 A masonry stove is not an open hearth. It is way more efficient.

[@nicknass4647]

@@OutNAboutWithBrad a wood stove is extremely efficient. I install energy star epa approved wood stoves. Based on the amount of wood used vs. btu per hour wood stove wins every time.

[@finscreenname]

The issue is the same issue I have in my garage. I can go out there when it's below freezing, turn on a space heater and a fan and have the air temp up to the tropics in an hour or two. The problem is the walls and floor and tools and furniture are still cold and radiate that cold out and you are not going to get that out in a day or two. All the way up until modern times most homes had no insulation. They just kept the fires burning. Get the walls and floors warm and the house was warm through the winter. What I do in my garage is keep an oil filled space heater out there and never let it get too cold (just to save the non-freeze thaw stable stuff alone). In a cabin I just visit now and then not sure what you could do.

[@beavis4play]

agreed. once my house is the temp i want, i close the dampers on my woodburner and slow the burn to around 450 degrees. the log walls really hold the heat well.

[@carolhewett3756]

How about cork flooring, maybe even double cork flooring? Not for a garage but for a cabin.

[@jaeyang9540]

Looking at your stove, looks like a Hearthstone, Heritage model. Main issue with wood stoves, how often do I need to feed it, how much wood does it use. Other words, efficiency. If your ok with a 2 hour heating process, well that’s up to you. I got my ideas on how to design my stove from Tulikivi stoves from Finland and Russia and how they design Masonry stoves. Plenty of people have incorporated the Masonry stove concepts onto their existing stoves. I know his one guy that just makes a roaring fire in his masonry stove but heat lasts 2-3 days. Various conditions apply as to how well your thermally insulated, and how much room you got to work with and the actual mass you are using as a heat exchanger. I mean would you like a brick shelf in your cabin lol? I know some people who just put some bricks or stone to act as a thermal mass to hold the heat. I know people that had put copper tubing up their pipe stove to recapture heat up their stove pipe. Really depends on you, and design type you feel comfortable with. Me personally, 2 hours to heat that small cabin way too long lol. Heck, I would leave the door wide open just to put heat into the room faster lol. Don’t know much about your property, but their is a ratio of how much heat your stove produces and how much heat loss exchange there is. Really sounds like an insulation matter. Your cabin is small but for some reason takes a really long time to heat up, meaning heat exchange loss somewhere. Possibly windows, doors, roof, even the floor. For a cabin that small taking 2 hours to heat up means massive heat loss and outside ambient temperatures slowing that process down. Your stove should easily heat up to about 850 square feet of space. Temperature readings at floor , mid level, upstairs maybe a consideration, but you have a ceiling fan so that should blow heat down. My guess is your biggest heat loss coming from your windows or roof.

[@bigk2080]

The sound of the snow under your feet is making me cold.

[@bobmoe5934]

I had a hearthstone in my old house. Great stoves.

[@davem5308]

Maybe some sort of fold down ceiling? Heat smaller space?

[@kimkelberg]

What a good looking lovely cabin

[@canadianloon6433]

Hey Jimmy your video and the outdoors and the deer is awesome. More outdoor videos please?

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Thanks for the awesome comment 👍🍻

[@pamscarr8696]

We have a 1988 hearthstone stove. Same colors as yours. We also live in a log cabin but in Alabama. LOL They do heat very well. Our cabin is a Hearthstone log home. Not the same company. About 1162 sf. They are find stoves.

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Hi and thanks for the comment and info. They sure are great little stoves! Have a great weekend 🍻👍

[@GoatZilla]

When you use a stove like this, as the exhaust leaves the cabin, doesn't that create a negative pressure/vacuum that pulls cold air in?

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

I believe it would have to pull air in through leaky windows, doors, etc. But this has a cold air intake on it so it's burning outside air piped in to the bottom of the stove

[@GoatZilla]

@@JimmyMeatwhistle That makes sense. I guess the downside to that is that air coming in to the fire is really cold. I don't suppose the intake runs along the exhaust pipe so it can pre-heat the incoming air?

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

This intake runs along the floor and out the cabin. I still haven't insulated the ductwork yet.. I did a test and the cabin heats up quicker with the cold intake attached.

[@ericfermin8347]

Who would of known, burn a fat one and it will keep you warm. Just make sure the "wood" isn't from Colorado. That stuff is potent!

[@wes5748]

That looks cozy

[@somedude8791]

@3:56 wow! That's beautiful.

[@30smsuperstrat]

I can't believe all these stoves that need to be restocked in the night. The stoves we used back in the day would last all night and wake up to 63f°.

[@kringles65]

Why are you not wearing mittens outside? How long did it take to warm the content if the cabin?

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

The contents of the cabin probably took another two hours to warm up. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@kringles65]

@@JimmyMeatwhistle You bet. Looks comfortable , but not for the average guy. Be safe and enjoy life. No covid worries in your location. MidWest Michigan might get to 0 on the coldest day.

[@MrSimonw58]

Depends how insulated the cabin is

[@sdnlawrence5640]

How come I've never seen a storm door or storm windows on a cabin? And why does this cabin door open out? Wouldn't snow pile up against it?

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

There is a roof over the doorway.

[@tjmarx]

In what world is 19°C shorts weather? That's chilly, it's put a jumper on or get under the blanket with someone you love kind of weather. You don't get to shorts weather until 24-25°C