[maxsalad]

Hi friends,
Love the site - im new - it looks great!
Im thinking of living on my alotment , but not gona try till i got some kinda heating system for my cooking and keeping warm. Does anyone know about wood burning stoves - how efective? and where can i get them cheep? they cost a bomb new!
Cheers
max

[Contadino]

If you're the handy type, why not make one from an old gas bottle?

http://ludlowsurvivors.com/stove.html

[muntjac]

never saw ya as a survivlist conatdino  

[Contadino]

You were right, but you have to admit that a homemade woodburner from a gas bottle is a good idea.  One day I'll make one for my underground bunker.  

[WG.]

One day I'll make one for my underground bunker.

A word of caution - woodburners consume a LOT of oxygen.  They should be used only where there is adequate ventilation.

Carbon monoxide is odourless, colourless and a KILLER.  It is a by-product of combustion when insufficient oxygen is present.

[shaun]

and gas bottles explode if you decide to cut or burn a hole in one when theres gas in em  

[SnooziSuzi]

I've often thought about 'living' at my plot - it's more home to me than the house these days!  

You may want to check into local bylaws and allotment rules though - are you actually allowed to live there??  

You'd need to take hygiene into account - ie what to do with your bodily waste, how to bathe etc.

You could always post a message on freecycle and ask if anyone's getting rid of a solid fuel fire, like a rayburn or parkray.

[muntjac]

better make a " hobo stove " folks ..... whattttt?  :shock: oh search for ya self  

[Trillium]

Can I assume that this greenhouse woodstove would be vented to the outside? Because that's the only safe way. A lot of market gardeners here use woodstoves for their big greenhouses and it's not a problem because they're vented through roofs, tho it is a fiddle to keep them stoked. Otherwise, the stoves pose no oxygen robbing problems. If vented to the inside then I wouldn't go in there.

[muntjac]

yup using sheet aluminum to make the flue holder .. fit as a pane of glass.

[new_2_veg]

just seen this burner on ebay,


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUNstove-Workshop-heater-8kw-wood-burning-stove_W0QQitemZ220152046940QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1269QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[maxsalad]

Cheers vegtable friends!
So much good replys! - hygeene is all covered - have figured that part out!
That stove looks just the thing! Better buy it quick! Hope ive got the money....
Vegtable thanks
max