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Date:         Tue, 15 Nov 1994 16:10:44 -0800 (PST)
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From:         James Cook <jcook@netcom.com>
Subject:      Re: stove=heater=safe?



On Tue, 15 Nov 1994, Steve Johnson wrote:


> So martha rubin says:
> > Is there any way I can vent the existing westy stove thru
> > the existing "refirgerator" vent, so that, apart from depleting
> > oxygen supply, the stove would be a safe method of heating
> > the interior?
> > 
> > /martha


I use a propane Olympian heater myself, but have seen another fellow in a 
Westy who carried a large clay flower pot in the van. When he wants heat, 
he puts it upside down on the burner... thus capturing that heat and it 
slowly emanates from there... more heat, longer lasting. He said it 
worked well even in snows.  This is supposedly modeled after the Indian 
idea of using clay ovens because clay captures and stores heat.


James Cook
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