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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

akraven

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7. Interior Alaskan with wool allergy reporting in!

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 02:16 AM

Jan 2019

IF you can, install a Toyo Stove. Extremely efficient, and the smallest one warms about 800 sq. ft. We keep ours turned to 68 day and 62 night. Our kettle is always ready to go, and I fully agree with the hot drinks - tea, cocoa, coffee, soups, etc.

The rice and sock thing WORKS. Also, if in very dry climate like ours, so does keeping the kettle on warm for the steam.

Another big thing is - layered up of course - spend more time outside!

Great tips, NeoGreen.

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