Big Cliff

Very sad, it's going to affect a lot of people especially seniors living in the area that now have to go to Peterborough for groceries. Beans, I believe it was called Jack lake or something like that. We never did catch a lot of fish but we did have fun 😊

We have pretty much decided that we are going to do the remote stove thing with a heat exchanger similar to the big outdoor wood furnaces but we'll scale it down to suit our needs but for this winter we are going with the propane. We just don't have time to build a system right now. Next summers project is building a root cellar, fish pond, and now a heat source 😊

At $200.00 or even $250.00 I probably would have taken the one I did see but it was a very small one and looked pretty banged up. I thought about the Buddy heater and for daytime use that would be ok but I would like something with a thermostat so I don't fry or freeze during the night. I just found a Mr. Heater ventless one , built in O2 sensor, thermostat, wall mounted, $275.00. 30 day return policy so I think we are going to give it a try, it's rated for up to 700 sq ft. so it might be overkill but we do intend on expanding as we go. It sure would be nice to be able to turn it on in the afternoon and have our beds and everything warmed up by the time we are ready to call it a day.

Ok I have been rethinking the heat side of things. We have about 90 sq ft of floor space. The bunks are 30" wide so that knocks the floor space down to about 70. So far most of the wood stoves I have looked at recommend about 20" of clearance so that wouldn't leave much usable floor space when the stove is going. We do need some form of heat, good sleeping bags are ok but getting out of them at -10 isn't my idea of fun, might have been ok when I was younger but at 75 not so much. An exterior wood stove with some sort of heat exchanger might be doable but not in time for this winter. Sinker, if it isn't too much trouble I would appreciate it.

Got it, thanks. I am going to try to continue trying to find a small rv furnace but will look at other options.

No, I wasn't aware of that, thanks for pointing that out I guess the solution is an rv furnace if I can find one at a reasonable price.

That's what my son suggested but I am concerned that it will take up a lot of valuable floor space and require a lot of attention to regulate the heat, we only have 96 sq ft to work with. We have built bunk beds, insulated the roof so we can use the rafters for storage and use the space under the bunk beds for storage. We have desigined a table that doubles as a storage unit, night stand, work bench.... we really need to minimize anything that will cost any loss of space.

My son and I have been working on a little bunkie at a piece of property we have up in French River, I use to have a house there that I built some 50 years ago but that burnt down two years ago right around the time of the Perry Sound fire. We still have the well and septic system and they are in perfect working order and I managed to pick up a nice little 12V pump so we can have running water next spring. I scored a nice solar system for $100.00 that CTC had on clearance so we do have solar powered lights and stuff so that's coming along really well, next step is I want to install a small propane heater but I want something on a thermostat. I tried to get a small furnace from an old RV but the guy wanted $375.00 for it, I thought that was pretty expensive for a used one so I'm still looking, I have seen a few small no vent required wall units but again they are all up around $300.00+. This little bunkie is only 8 X 12 and we've insulated it so it won't take a lot to heat it but I don't want to have to get up during the night to turn a heater up or down hence the thermostat. Anyone got any ideas or maybe a scrapped RV with a furnace they would be willing to part with for a reasonable price? Oh, and another thing, it seems that a lot of these "vent free propane wall heaters" don't ship to Canada so that would present another problem. BTW I do have a CO2 monitor in it already just in case.

Amazon has it for $359.00 + $107.00 shipping and import fees. I just read a bunch of reviews and they seem pretty positive.

Tell us more, I'm interested.

Well first of all I am terribly sorry to hear about your dad, my condolences to you and your family. You sound like a mirror copy of what happened to me, months of problems, zero energy, feeling like I had been hit by a truck and yes, couldn't walk 50 yards to my mail box without having to sit down and catch my breath, it got so bad I actually went to bed and hoped I wouldn't wake up in the morning. I too have been through all the heart tests, x-rays, breathing tests, blood pressure and heart rate through the roof..... I finally started feeling almost normal about the end of September, I am still not 100% but then I am almost a year older too. (I'll be 75 in January) Today my breathing is pretty good, 95% O2 after walking about 100yards at a good clip wearing a mask (which I do find makes it harder to breath), my blood pressure is back down to an average of 130/70 which for me is pretty good (when I was really feeling bad it was up around 195/115 with heart rates around 100), I am back to sleeping about 7 hours a night, for a while it was 16 or more hours a day. I think I am one of the lucky ones, I seem to be getting better and stronger every day now. I hope your recovery is as good if not better than mine seems to be. Stay safe and god bless. 😊

Called a local young fellow about doing my driveway this winter, it's small 2 small car lengts deep, 2 car widths wide, and a path to my propane tank (about 40' long) $25.00 but if the snow is more than 3-4" then it would be more. Then he told me he already has 20 customers. Thats $500.00 a day, and I know this kid is collecting EI or whatever they are calling it these days. Why would anyone want a regular job?

Oh trust me, I am being VERY careful, I try to organize my shopping trips so I only have limited contact, I wear my mask in all public places, have hand sanitizer in the house and in my car and have a very small social bubble. I am not interested in causing anyone to get this thing. As for getting tested for the antibodies even my Dr. Doesn't know where I can get tested. Personally I think a lot more effort should be put into making that test available too. With the limited number of tests available wouldn't it make a lot of sense to give those doses to people that haven't been exposed yet ?

Wow, thanks for the info, I am slowly gathering quite a list of resourses, much appreciated😊

My thought is that IF I have already had it then I should already have some degree of immunity. Because of my age and underlying health conditions I would be near the front of the line for the vaccine but if I already have some immunity why would I take a dose that someone else could use more than me. I am not anti vaccine, I get the flu shot every year, pneumonia, tetanus....

Encouraging news this morning, "apparently" people that have had covid and survived are still showing acceptable levels of antibodies 6 months later, it is unclear how long this will last at this point. That doesn't mean they can't spread the virus though just that they should have some level of immunity.

Please correct me if I am wrong but my understanding is that the vaccine is supposed to cause the body to produce antibodys so the body can defend itself against the virus. At this point no one seems to know how long those antibodies are effective and if the virus mutates which some studies seem to indicate it already is then the vaccine might not do much good. When they finally make the antibody test available that will help. It was originally thought that Thalidomide was safe and look at what happened there. Forgive me for being cautious, I get the flu shot every year and every year they tell me it can't cause the flu but every year three days later I am sick in bed with the flu.

Well you could always just come visit me, you could even just leave the trailer at home or just get a transient site, I can arange docking for you 😊

What were you targeting? Walleye in late May would take some serious knowledge of the area and techniques.

I'm not sure, we think I had it (covid) last year while we were in Myrtle Beach, (had all the symptoms and many of the reported after affects) so I may already have some immunity which is what the vaccine is supposed to do. Would taking a chance on a vaccine that doesn't have any history be a good gamble? I will have to think on that one.

Well, you are right, it is a big system and if you don't know it you could get lost. French River isn't just the river system, it's an area. There are thousands of lakes with just about any type of fishing you could want. There are lots of campgrounds in the area too and with the rig the OP has he could camp at one and fish many lakes in the area.

There are several in the French River area, what do you want to fish for?

I may have picked up my generator just in time, it's all fueled up and ready to go if needed. But so far we haven't even had a flicker. Figures lol. If you know of anyone in the Kawarthas that is going to be out of power for an extended period let me know and I'll bring this generator over for them.

I may have picked up my generator just in time, it's all fueled up and ready to go if needed.

I have been thinking about picking up a small generator to use here as a backup and to use at my property up North. I was surfing on line this morning and saw that PA had a 2000W inverter generator for $499.00. I decided to drive over to Newmarket to have a look. When I couldn't find it I asked one of the staff but they didn't have any on the shelf. That young man did everything he could think of to help me, checked to see if they had any on hold that hadn't been picked up, offered to phone other stores... when he couldn't find one he even checked to see if he could discount a similar but more expensive unit but it was beyond what he could do. Along came the department manager, when he heard what was going on he intervened and was able to do a price override and gave me the more expensive unit at the same price as the one I came for. I have to tell you, I am so impressed with Princess Auto and their customer service, oh and the new generator is everything i hade hoped for and then some. 😊