With top of Wood burning stove one can cook food, make or warm coffee, soups, water and the list goes on. You can even dry wet clothing but one must be very careful in doing so. I wouldn’t want to burn down my home while drying my long johns!

My advice to all that read this website, become self sufficient and do not rely on utility company’s for you Heating, Cooling or Electrical. Grow a garden in the summer so you don’t have to rely on grocery stores and soaring food costs. Grow Berries and certain fruits depending on your Climate Zone.

If there is no power, the easiest way to cool your home is to cover all windows in direct sunlight with dark cloth or pieces of cardboard. You can also create cross-drafts by opening windows on opposite sides of your home. Make sure you have screens on your windows to prevent insects from coming inside.

If you have power, room fans, and ceiling fans can move air to give you relief. A simple evaporative (vap) cooler (in areas of the country with low relative humidity) can give as much relief as an air conditioner. Vap coolers cool by forcing air through a water saturated mesh–it removes heat by evaporation.

Putting cool water in a spray bottle and spraying yourself, will help keep you comfortable, especially when working out of doors.