I keep my '48 Chevy 1/2 ton in cold storage for its long winter nap here. The pole barn where all the tinkering takes place is heated with a wood-burning stove. There is nothing like the dry, warm heat that it produces. A couple of electric blowers help to spread the heat. The ceiling is insulated. Gently-used, heavy-duty, high-heat fire brick line the furnace wall. We have plenty of wood on the property, so it is most practical for us. It does involve sweat equity and some equipment (chainsaw, wood splitter, trailer, tractor). I keep telling myself that it's good exercise too! We have cut a great deal of ash in recent years due to the Emerald Ash Borer destroying the trees in our area. That's a sad thing. We also use the wood for our maple-syrup production in the late winter/early spring. That is a whole other story! Lastly, it helps to have a bottle of Birddog blackberry whiskey around to go with a "brown pop" during break time!
