Demand for wood-burning stoves surges as Brits aim to keep bills down

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[–]jet199 6 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 5 fun -  (4 children)

Typical British mindset, to save money I will spend loads of money on new gadgets and gear.

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Long term goals 🙏

[–]MightyMorphinFaggot 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It's as stupid as when people buy 30k electric cars to save money on fuel.

Like how long would you need to run a deisel car to waste 30k + electric costs before it made any sense.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Buying any new car when your old one is still working fine is always a vanity.

[–]TemporarilyDeceased 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A good sized wood stove is $800 with another 800-$1,000 for installation. Compared to heating a home with fuel oil at $3K+ per year with the risk of shortages, it sounds like a good deal. It's a much better deal than trying to go with a heat pump that will cost $30K+ and comes with the risk of rising electric prices.

[–]SoCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Switching back to actual renewable energy...

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Camping, we can spend $50 a night on wood.

[–]TemporarilyDeceased 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Camp wood is expensive because of the small quantity. An entire cord can be had in the US for $200 or less. Most people can heat their home on 4 cords per winter. $800 in wood vs $3,000+ in fuel oil is a steal. Although I expect prices for both to be higher in England.

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sweet, thanks for letting me know. I need to start buying mass quantities.