Foraged creek rock
placed landscape plastic, built frame, placed rock and pea gravel for drainage
Zodi and deck boards
Our camp is in Ritchie County WV . When we first built the cabin we used a 3 burner perfection kerosene stove that was purchased at a Amish auction. The Amish use these in the summer often because their large wood stove gets their house to hot. We found that the kerosene stove created a smell that penetrated all our food and clothing even sealed in plastic Rubbermaid containers or sealed bags. The food even tasted like kerosene probably because the cabin is small. We since upgraded to an old Dangler 4 burner stove vintage 1930/40 that we found in a Amish appliance store . We converted it to propane and its in amazing condition (attached a pic of a similar stove I found on internet ) . The Zodi came with a burner that uses small Colman propane cylinders I'm thinking my stove is more efficient and if needed I could use the camp fire.
similar to the Dangler stoveTypically run outside.. When you look at Appalachia pictures, there is often a stove on the porch, freezer, etc.. it isn't uncommon even today to see people cooking on the porch or an actual "hag's house" which was a shed dedicated to outdoor cooking typically screened in and completely separated from the house structure. http://stpaulmercantile.com/index.p...ducts_id=227&zenid=tg2tjogikjs4p8obk9auji2792 I currently have a generator and can supply water, refrigeration, etc.. keep things "civilized" and sanitized for weeks or even months but two areas where generators fall short, one is heating and the other is hot water. I keep K1 on hand for heating in PA in the event of an ice-storm for prolonged loss of power and could set the shower unit on a larger kerosene heater. Trying to run an electric water heater or a HVAC off of a generator in sub zero is like a huge-huge-toaster, unless you have a true whole house generator not advised. K1 can degrade and put off a bad smell if the wicks get bad, they literally rot. http://k-100.com/fuel-type/diesel/ But what you could be smelling is microbe growth in diesel fuel or actually the wicks. Just the presence of the burning K1 smells I get that.. just when it comes down to heating nothing beats hydrocarbons. I have had to use the K1 in the past, I store it outside in a shed and have two K1 heaters, oil lamps, etc. It is a trade off between comfort and costs, I'd go gas if I could store enough and keep a few tanks for the BBQ, but to get 30,000 BTU I need to prevent freeze damage for prolonged power outages, I go K1. I startup the K1 outside and wait until the lens gets hot and the burning is clean and then bring inside. If the model doesn't have an exterior drip pan you should avoid.. "Bad odor after the heater is burning is most often caused by low quality kerosene. If there is high sulphur content in the kerosene you are using or if it is lower grade kerosene it cannot be burned completely at the temperatures reached in a portable kerosene heater. These un-burnt hydrocarbons collect on the wick and harden causing low burn and odor problems. Also be very careful when fueling your heater to not let any kerosene drip on the heater. Kerosene spilled on the heater or on the drip pan can cause a strong kerosene smell when the heater gets hot. In addition, if the heater is operated at too low of a temperature setting or with the wick installed too low, incomplete burning of the kerosene may cause odor. A heater should always be operated on high, turned down just enough to keep from sooting."
