Firing the wood-coal potbelly stove in the 1800s log cabin project

[@karencarpenter7894]

Great video thank you for sharing this with us you have a Beautiful Home

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you Karen and your welcome

[@Skarfp]

You have the most beautiful, perfect cabin I've ever seen.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you!!

[@my2cents945]

I have one of those furry things at home. A full blooded attention hound.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

That’s so funny but true

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@logcabinlifestyle I have 3 and boy do we love them. Beautiful place you have there, we are in Columbus but I’d love to have some property down SE towards Athens or Marietta, gorgeous country down there.

[@ositagordita8550]

That is a "never want to leave" cozy home. Food for the soul. Thank you! ✌️🙏🇺🇲🎄

[@DoubleDogDare54]

My parents were both born in the early 1900s. Back then coal was delivered by the ton and dumped in the basement coal bin so it could be shoveled into the furnace to heat the house. To make the coal go as far as possible the boys of the family would be sent off with bushel baskets to infiltrate train yards, find coal cars on parked trains or slow moving trains, climb onto the cars and steal coal by shoveling it off the car so it could be picked up and carried home. My old man talked about the time they were doing that on a slow moving train which suddenly picked up speed. They had to ride on top of the coal car until it made the next stop, hop off and grab onto the boxcar of a train headed back to where they lived.

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Wow that's a story

[@censusgary]

“Making the coal go as far as possible” is an interesting term for outright theft.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

@@censusgary They used to do the same to the ice wagons in summer, if you want to know. The driver was up front minding his horse and boys would infiltrate the back of the wagon to steal chunks of ice. Couldn't filch the big blocks but would make off with any smaller chunks. That was a big treat back then for kids, to have ice to suck on in the dog days of summer. But my old man was also being hired out by my granddad at the age of 10 to work in the fields of local farmers. Full day's work in the fields, all summer long. Child labor laws were not enforced back then so most kids worked as soon as they were able. When he was 14 he got a chauffeurs license (no drivers license required back then and he knew how to drive my granddad's tin lizzie by the time he was 12) and was driving taxis in Chicago after that, to bring in money for the family. The local bootlegger mob then hired him as a driver. The money was better, so he went for it. That was Bugs Moran's gang. For all that, he graduated from high school - not all boys did back then - and got a degree in architecture. But he still drove for the bootleggers until late in '28. At that point in time the guy he drove for took him aside and told him to get out, things were going to be getting bad. The old man listened to him and quit the gang. After that he went straight and gave up his life of crime. A couple months later the guy my dad drove for was killed in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Crime doesn't pay, as Dad found out. He never got so much as a traffic ticket the rest of his life.

[@rondavis2791]

Early 1900s? Wow you must be very old.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

@@rondavis2791 I am. My parents were born in 1906. My oldest sibling is 95, still lives independently and is sharp as a tack. I was the caboose and just made it in as a Boomer.

[@okgentfarmer]

Wow, that's a nice older ACME Giant Potbelly. My ACME Giant Potbelly is a little newer, probably circa 1920-30's. This is my first Fall/Winter season with it so I am still getting used to using it the most efficiently. Thanks for sharing yours with us.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Your welcome

[@garyrobinson9054]

@@logcabinlifestyle just found this video and your comment. We inherited an ACME Giant No 20 made by Wehrle Co and are wondering how old it might be? Also it has a crack just above the door and to the left where I'm seeing something similar here?

[@ontoitaussie]

Love the potbellys. I was given an old one for my shed similar to your just a bit smaller and i loved it so much i turned my shed into a living area. Its currently in storage until i buy a place but gee i miss it so do my kids. Nothing better than sitting around one on a cold winters night.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

I agree. Great memories and something to work towards

[@bessiemann7468]

Beautiful cabin I love it. When I was a child we had a big potbelly stove in our living room

[@maryannhurley1395]

Hey there, viewed pot belly beast, tonight comfy and warm setting great to view before I fall asleep😴😌thank you lavender and Jerry God bless you guys

[@glennda1939]

Just saw this feed. Great cabin! So interesting about the potbelly stove! Look forward to watching again! Lavender is a beautiful girl! Glad you have her! We have 2 dogs & 1 cat in the house. Barn cats outside. God bless & direct you!

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you very much! We have two cats as well. One of them make it into the videos often.

[@donaldmatthies6026]

Jerry, Nice explanation video. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.

[@fredflintstone6163]

1:13 my cabin looks similar but only 200 square foot small stove heats and cooks even with loft sleep area cold air vent in floor next to stove to prevent drafts from windows or door thanks 👍

[@augustasimone9323]

Too Cool. Your home looks like a Movie set. Living overseas we relieved a lot on sunshine and shutters for either blocking out extreme solar energy heating the room in the summertime or closing the shutters and thick curtains in the winter to block and cold air draft coming through the windows during the winter. Sunshine in the winter was very important during the day to warm up the room. We had kerosene heat during the day and always needed a window cracked open in every room for safety . Never sleep overnight with kerosene heater lit. Your cabin has the perfect interior for entertaining. I hope puppy has a warm big bed to nap on during the day ! Great lighting.

[@shellypontz4155]

Love your video's, keep them coming! Your way of living is so inspirational.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thanks Shelly

[@neilschipper3741]

Great information, great video. I always wondered how to regulate the pot belly stove and the flu. Thanks for taking time to make this video and sharing with us your subscribers.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thanks Neil! Have a great weekend

[@manandatractor]

Thank you for the run down on the basic operation of your stove but I have to tell you your dog is a scene stealer. I'm looking at putting some sort of wood heat, possibly coal, in my workshop and the idea of a pot bellied stove with my buddies sitting around is quite nostalgic.

[@jpc8896]

We had a wood burning stove In a mobile home when wife and I started out. Once it was sleeting outside and damn cold. Being young and inexperienced I over fueled it. Needless to say the trailer got so hot I had to open the doors in the twenties to cool off the home. Good memories.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Yes, good memories! I’ve been there my friend

[@CronesBones]

I LOVE the little pine bough curtain thingy 😊 Nice touch! 👌

[@juliebodgers6676]

Great videos…nice slower pace of life. We’re trying to do that in Manchester, England Keep em coming 👍🏼

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Love that you can see little old me in Manchester England!! Thanks for commenting

[@texasstardust6010]

....55 degrees... yikes, tooooo cold for me, lol... I'd have a very hard time with it being that cold in the morning. I do enjoy your Channel, even recommended it to a few people. Love your Cabin, and that old stovein the kitchen, I adore things like that. And that Fireplace is awesome.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy brother- I’ve burned wood for heat for many years but never did burn any coal. We used to have some coal mines around but they have all closed down. Those stoves like you have will really put out some heat. Hope you have a great weekend. Take care and God’s blessings to you

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you my friend. I’m getting ready to shoot a video that I believe I will be mentioning your name. I sure hope this is ok. I’ve been so excited to share a story that I have written. In this video I will be reading the story that I wrote. It’s a story of faith. I’ve been so excited for you to hear it.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

@@logcabinlifestyle Good morning brother, that would be an honor. God’s blessings to you

[@Sigurther]

Time to prospect some abandoned coal mines! With permission , of course .

[@brianlevine5213]

I had one of these back in the '80's. Once I got it sealed up it ran great.

[@craighellberg4366]

I have always wanted a potbelly stove.

[@jeffkenyon483]

Excellent video,beautiful dog,and log home,man I’d like to have a house like that. That Pot belly stove is the best. I noticed Your better at chopping kindling than I,holding the wood from he the top,I would of chopped my finger off,I have to hold it from the side when I cut my kindle.

[@kuzadupa185]

The dog walking over each time you change position is hilarious. Hes ready for anything. Then he sees you squat next to the basket of sticks and thinks you're gonna play *fetch* INSIDE THE CABIN!

[@logcabinlifestyle]

She’s a good girl but does always want to play.

[@stephenrice4554]

When I started work in the early 70s there was this corrugated iron shed in the corner of the field , the pot belly stove would burn anything . Hedge trimmings from the hedge laying , prunings , fence off cuts , it boiled the kettle well too . 👍🇬🇧

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Very much the same with this one. I feed it everything. It will even melt glass into nothing

[@maihuychung5686]

This thing can hold a fire!! I burn a lot of wood and it holds up. I would recommend this product.

[@Leightr]

The only time I've ever burned coal was in the Army in BASIC (96'). They had piles of coal at all the bivouac sites and we used the old army potbelly stoves for the warming tents and the drill Sgts. tent. We used the same stoves later in the field in Germany but then we used diesel for fuel. If anyone watching is looking for a stove for a big tent/ little cabin, the US army potbelly is portable, disassembles for transport and cleaning, and can be configured to run on coal, wood, or diesel fuel though if you go with diesel you'll find the stovepipe will need almost daily cleaning.

[@jerrycarmody6717]

got any websites we can use to find that model or a specific name?

[@Leightr]

@@jerrycarmody6717 This is the one I used. The top half literally just sits on the bottom, you just have to lift it off to take it apart and the two halves sort of nest together for storage.

[@jerrycarmody6717]

@@Leightr if you posted a link i cannot see it.

[@Leightr]

test

[@Leightr]

search "US Army potbelly stove" first result after the ads.

[@leobaroncini5316]

Dude! I love your videos so much! Thank you for your wonderful content!

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you and your very welcome

[@10thAveFreezeOut]

Love that 'Legend of Billy Jack' coat!

[@nicholastracy4915]

Really appreciate these videos. Great content.

[@billsummy2412]

Very Cool pard , My Grandpa had a little cabin in the woods of PA and it had a stove just like yours ..

[@ethan288]

Thanks for the video, learn lot from the most simplest thing that can make a big difference it fire control.

[@lindajunglas8335]

I love the treadle Singer sewing machine and the quilt on the footstool.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you

[@allagatoral3839]

mine is a hutch parlor stove i have gotten a 34 inch piece of firewood in it 3 at a time and since the wood is stacked upright it burns all night ... Am using coal now and some wood which keeps the coal from getting out of hand HOT it seems so small but like i said holds a lot of wood!!! almost as much as a king long wood stove ....I out of all my family and the natives of this town am one of the few who still use wood heat for about 28 years now and my coal is anthracite the hardest ( too start) and the cleanest burning!!!

[@markb1487]

Great video. Great content. I would be interested to find out if you can keep this stove in all night?? Thanks.🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@logcabinlifestyle]

It’s a struggle to keep it burning all night.Lots and lots of heat in a few hours. 6-7 hours max

[@wesleyhale4614]

for a wood only fire, would you leave the bottom air vent open or the top air vent ( in the door) when trying to warm the room with a pot belly? when would you want to open/close either/both vents?

[@davesprague2445]

I love your shirt, and a very nice cabin.

[@paulkajtna7799]

Did you put in Anthracite Stove (size) coal? Please make another video, showing what you do managing a coal only fire; shaking ash and adding coal.

[@yourredcomrade717]

Your cabin looks amazing. But a couple suggestions. You should really think about insulating that roof. Not just so you wont waste fuel but also to prevent ice dams. And honestly coal is a superior fuel. You can slow burn a full potbelly with coal for 10 hours without touching it. No creosote. A magic heat chimney heat reclaimer will also be your best friend. It will circulate wasted heat from the chimney and move warm air around your cabin.

[@B-leafer]

Wow. Haven't seen your cabin I'm a while! Nice!

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thanks jim

[@mallanac]

Great video, very interesting.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you!

[@ministrydrummer]

Love it! I am envious.

[@rayjames6096]

Great house, I love it.

[@barrychandler5250]

Me and my brother got into a coal pile in our sunday go-to-church clothes. Mama taught us a lesson by putting us in a tub and scrubling us with a stiff bristle brush. We never messed with the coal pile again.

[@hoofgripweightlifting6872]

You have a beautiful home!

[@toddbarksdale]

I have a U.S. Army potbelly stove from WWII, my Grandfather got it after he got home from the war. I use it in my shop.

[@bravofoxtrotllc6817]

All people need to enjoy good ole simple life sometimes, it really brings perspective.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Agreed

[@barnardman]

I love your cabin you done a great job on it I've always wanted to live in one

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thanks man!!

[@Mimi-pu8bx]

Looks cosy, especially with Lavender

[@parecearabe]

Happy Thanksgiving brother.

[@theguymaxqc]

i got a woood stove in my small new house and i feel like its too big is it possible or i just dont know how to use it>

[@kahlodiego5299]

I love that rocker.

[@WayneMarkley]

Nice job Buckskin

[@deadpinecollective]

Love the cabin. I have a video on my channel of my trappers cabin built in the 70’s.

[@claudermiller]

I've got an old 1870 house in Ohio. The floors in the upstairs bedrooms still have the marks in the floorboards where the small potbellies used to sit.

[@RichKeagy]

Sir, may the Lord richly bless you and your house.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you! He does most certainly

[@haydehabdolahian7691]

You have really big cabin 👍👍👍

[@colbolt54]

I live in south Carolina and coal is hard to find tracker supply won't ship it to rock Hill and we have a long ride to the next town after we order it. We could get it delivered but whoha! $50 delivery kinda defeats the purpose. We might have to stick with wood since we can get that anywhere

[@lisamcfall1210]

I miss wood heat. It’s so much warmer, and more cozy 😊

[@logcabinlifestyle]

It is the best for sure

[@stevethecountrycook1227]

In 61, I was just learning how to walk. My family just took their eye off me for a min. The next thing they heard was screaming! I walked over and fell against the old pot bellied stove. Both hands and forearms, my uncle grabbed me just before my face hit. Thank God I do not remember this, but I still have the scars on my right hand. that was 61 years ago! Hey, damn I'm old! Haha

[@tuckergreen2818]

Beautiful cabin 😊

[@ViaAvione]

Good Info! Thank you for sharing

[@memorr3859]

Esta muy bonita tu cabaña hay en Durango también hay muchas cabañas

[@Rumplestiltskin777]

Heh heh heh that stool is her petting spot ! I love it

[@TheMedic5194]

Lavender is looking around like, “who are you talking to dad?”

[@catherinemann3378]

Happy Christmas Eve 🎆 💞🌬

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Happy Christmas Eve!

[@bobbyscott8024]

Very nice! From Sophia, N.C.

[@martyevans8162]

I just came across your channel & love your cabin - I subscribed & look forward to learning about your lifestyle ... did you build your cabin?

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Yes, I built everything myself. Lots of videos to watch and many to come

[@martyevans8162]

@@logcabinlifestyle Thank you for your response - I will be watching your past videos to catch up ... presently watching your enchanting Christmas video. Happy New Year to you!

[@Firewoodguy-t6m]

did you ever fill it up to the top with coal

[@logcabinlifestyle]

No, it’s not designed to be used that way.

[@djc7039]

Just started the first wood stove fire of the year an hour ago listening to the rain. Like your walls, are those vertical wood slabs?

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you. No the walls are a full log all the way through

[@djc7039]

@@logcabinlifestyle nice it looks amazing

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you my friend

[@rabbitslippers]

I live in Ohio and I would love to see your cabin!❤

[@totallycv2388]

thumbnail alone will generate Millions of views. A++

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you. I’m trying hard to make this channel work

[@jdjeep46]

Nice cabin. I have a restored cabin from the 1700s. Where did you get that shirt?

[@logcabinlifestyle]

I friend of mine gave it to me. She used to do a riding show back in the 70s and it was one of hers

[@gailmrutland6508]

*Lovely home!*

[@clawhammer704]

It was in the twenties last week here in North Carolina and it can get in the teens easily pretty soon. I enjoy burning wood since I have access to all I need for free. Save a whole bunch of money not using modern fuels each month. Nothing warmer in a house than wood heater running.

[@howdy1451]

I know where there is a stove just like that in a 1890s store how much are there worth

[@logcabinlifestyle]

They are worth what someone will pay. I paid $500 for this one

[@colbolt54]

Is your shaker working well?

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Yes, the shaker works very well. I do burn wood in mine as well

[@virgilwalker683]

55 degrees is warm compared to Buffalo NY lake effect Snow Storms, we got 5 feet of snow last month.

[@demetriuswillams972]

Where did you find this wood stove at ?

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Marketplace, somewhere in Pa

[@kylepope6805]

I have the same stove but about only half the size

[@sonjastaes772]

so beautiful house

[@alfredmisterka5880]

That's a nice stove and a cabin

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thank you

[@gk780]

my family had stove when i was a kid. worst part is have to clean stove after burning coals and woods. There should be tray at bottom for ashes. You can also make a hole on ground of house and place a container beneith of the house, Thus transfer ashes from stove to a container is easier.

[@steves7896]

I live in the city (Las Vegas). Always wanted to burn some coal, where could I find some? Beautiful cabin btw! Subscribed!

[@logcabinlifestyle]

I’m not sure about Las Vegas. Here in Ohio we still have a few mines left.

[@charlesgraham9954]

i put my damper higher up on my chimney pipe, around 15', the heat will fill the pipe even better and the damper holds the heat back from escaping.

[@sandramiller6996]

That is about the age of my grown children, so please don't get the wrong idea... I'm over 60 and still learning.

[@darisjohnson4200]

Beautiful!

[@426superbee4]

The Potbelly stove is? The #1 wood stove , #2 i would have to give that to the? US Large wood burning stove

[@black_dog_barks]

We had a smaller version in our camp in the 50's and 60's...boy did it push out heat.... then my Dad decided he wanted to be able to watch the fire and replaced it with a Franklin Stove.... what a mistake. it put out little heat just so you could watch the fire.

[@charliemcelwain8874]

When I was a kid I was a janitor at a 2 room school not one time did the kids come to a cold room I made 24 dollars a month

[@censusgary]

I thought people who burn coal generally use a shovel or scoop to transfer it into the stove.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

I don’t think there is a right or wrong way.

[@censusgary]

@@logcabinlifestyle Fair enough!

[@carolschreffler5112]

Originally we had a potbelly coal stove in the kitchen.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

I like the one you have now!

[@haroldconner2645]

New subscriber. I’m going to assume that you should not burn coal in a woodstove or a fireplace Insert.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Not unless it is made to burn coal. Coal needs a lot of air from under the fire. You can tell if a stove is meant to burn coal if it has shaker grates and a way to get air from under them.

[@haroldconner2645]

@@logcabinlifestyle thank you

[@Bubbles99718]

"That's where I fellowship with people." All righty

[@vape647]

Nice stove! 4,95$ freshly New out of the box! 👌😀

[@daveperryman291]

Your dog's wondering who you're talking to. She assumes it's her. Lol.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Yes, she’s learning and tries to take everything in. You should see her when I’m editing and yell her name on the clip. Sometimes I have to watch a clip 10 times to get it right. She looks at me like “what already”!

[@williamqueen8790]

I have missed you, thought you gone off KZbin.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

Thanks William! Nope, I’m here. I just didn’t get the opportunity to post as much. The more you post the more KZbin pushes you out to the people. I have one more ready and hopefully I can make a few more over the next few weeks.

[@paulascott5701]

The dog thought he was talking to her and when she realized he wasn't, she looked all around to see who he was talking to. LOL She probably thinks he has lost his mind.

[@logcabinlifestyle]

😂😂, your right they can’t see you all. The car is way way worse. He doesn’t like me talking to the camera at all.

[@nmelkhunter1]

Neat video and cabin. But, I think you practice witch craft! You made your dog disappear at 1:23 ! 🤠

[@logcabinlifestyle]

😂😂