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February 3, 2012 at 4:10 am #602066
adelle1016Participant3 of us friends of Nickelsville (JoB and anotherwsmom and I) have a wish for Nickelsville…that we could give them a wood cook stove so that they can cook up some food. Do any of you know of someone with a decent, working wood cook stove that they are willing to donate for a 501C3 contribution? We are happy to find a way to pick it up and clean it up if necessary. This would be a wonderful gift to that community. We have found some on Craig’s list, but hoping to avoid the expense if someone ‘out there’ has a big heart and can use a tax deduction. Thanks for spreading the word!
February 3, 2012 at 6:27 am #747129
miwsParticipantFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:32 pm #747130
JoBParticipantA wood cookstove would make it much easier to cook meals, especially in the rain, provide substantial warmth on cold days and nights and make it possible to keep a pot of water simmering that could be used for dishwashing…
it would make it easier to prepare communal meals and make it possible to bake.
heck.. when my grandma was a premature surviving twin.. the warming box at the top of the family cookstove functioned as an incubator. I literally wouldn’t be here today without the family cookstove:)
thank god Nickelsville won’t need a stove for that..
but the same incubator that kept my grandmother alive could be used to dry gloves and socks and hats …
and.. last but not least.. a well banked fire in a cookstove uses much less wood than an open fire and produces much less smoke.
a cookstove won’t solve all of the problems of living in an open field, but it would help a lot
February 3, 2012 at 5:30 pm #747131
HSGParticipantPerhaps not the best solution for heat, but if you can’t find a donated wood stove, I’m sure volunteers and materials could be rounded up to build one for cooking. The plans SHI has on their site aren’t great, but I could inquire into more detailed plans if there is interest. SHI may also be able to connect me with locals who have helped build these in the past.
February 3, 2012 at 5:31 pm #747132
anotherwsmomParticipantBeing able to prepare warm meals will go a long way for these folks. This is a much more efficient, not to mention communal way for our neighbors to function. Thank you for posting this and I look forward to helping accomplish this task.
February 4, 2012 at 2:51 am #747133
adelle1016ParticipantHSG, Bless you for caring and checking out options!! If you are willing to check out this option for wood stoves that would be great. I think we have such a great community of people who would be willing to donate if this can be APPROVED for saftey and ‘green’ purposes. I don’t have that much knowledge…am just a proponent of making it a better life at NV. We are hoping for one great wood COOK stove. I contacted Second Use (a business in S Seattle) and they gave me a lead which I will pursue for a wood COOK stove. JoB: regarding recyling…please call me as many emails have been returned and I don’t know why!
February 4, 2012 at 3:12 am #747134
swParticipantAdelle: I don’t have a wood stove, but I do have a used gas grill that I’d be happy to donate if that would be at all helpful. It has a side burner, which is handy for cooking things in pots. Someone would need to provide a propane tank and transport it down there, but it’s in decent shape.
February 4, 2012 at 6:36 am #747135
adelle1016ParticipantSw…I know they have some gas grills but there are rules with which I am not familiar about propane. However, we will not lose track of your post and I will ask those who know better than I if the grill can be used. I should hope it could and thank you for thinking of it! Bless you very much. We will get back to you. Thank you, again!
February 4, 2012 at 3:46 pm #747136
JoBParticipantSW..
i am sure the camp would appreciate the donation of a gas grill. Their policies were recently amended to include cooking with propane and few of their grills are still functional.
please contact me at joanne@brayden.org and we will find someone to pick it up for you.
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propane to run the grills is also appreciated.
the most cost effective way to provide propane is to stop by the camp and pick up an empty container to fill.
Several businesses in West Seattle and White Center fill propane bottles. The cost for refilling a propane canister is roughly 3 to 4 dollars a gallon depending upon where it is purchased. The cheapest option we have found in the immediate vicinity is White Center Welding.
i realize that this is also the most time consuming option, unless you plan to donate propane regularly.
If that is the case, you can exchange a full propane canister for an empty each time you deliver.
please contact me at joanne@brayden.org if you intend to set up a regular propane delivery and i will connect you with one of the camp management to work out the details.
HSG
Several camp residents have proposed brick ovens similar to the one in the video clip. So far, none of them have been able to pass the internal review process.
my understanding of the objections to a brick oven are that if mortared it would violate land use and if not mortared it would be too easy for someone to become injured.
if Nickelsville ever receives actual permission from the city to use the land they now occupy, it looks like a kitchen that could include brick ovens is definately a possibility
We have been able to obtain approval for a freestanding heavy metal wood stove as long as it is placed more than 15 feet from any structure.
A cookstove would be ideal, but a heating stove would also be useful.
February 6, 2012 at 5:35 am #747137
Betty TMemberI’ve been trying to sign in for 3 days! Irritating! I think the wood stove is a fantastic idea and so very useful. I’ve only been thers Saturday and Sundays but know some would love the opportunity to cook and heat water among other things. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it works out. I remember having a wood range in our kitchen. It was after I married and left that my mom bought her first electric range in the 50’s. My sister who was 9 yrs. older than me had a wood range when she got married and lived on a dairy farm. I went with her once to her mother-in-law’s to help feed a threshing crew,the meal was cooked on a wood range. There would be so many advantages if Nickelsville could receive one from some kind sole. The stoves, if exist, are antiques now. Good luck ladies on this venture, anyway it sounds like all ladies.
February 6, 2012 at 5:50 am #747138
anotherwsmomParticipantThe original stove I checked on has been sold, but I’m keeping my eyes open for another.
February 6, 2012 at 8:27 am #747139
Betty TMemberGood hunting!
February 6, 2012 at 9:48 am #747140
KevinParticipantI put out a call to a couple of friends. NO guarantees – but will wait to hear back from them.
February 7, 2012 at 3:37 am #747141
JoBParticipantwith so many of us looking, we should be able to find them a woodstove somewhere…
February 8, 2012 at 3:00 am #747142
Betty TMemberCould be one sitting in an old garage somewhere. My brother bought a old family house once years ago that had a wood range set up in the basement, ideal in a area and time when everyone canned a lot. would have been cooler than in the kitchen which had a electric range.
February 8, 2012 at 3:30 am #747143
adelle1016ParticipantThe guy whose name that the company ‘Second Use’ gave me had a wooden cook stove that he refurbished but he was asking $1200. I think we can do better than that and still get a good one. But he had said to be cautious because you can spend $500 and find out you need to do a LOT of additional work. I asked him to keep us in mind if he runs into some good deals…especially someone who might be willing to donate.
February 8, 2012 at 4:08 am #747144
Betty TMemberWhat about Craig’s List to maybe ask for donation?
February 8, 2012 at 5:16 am #747145
adelle1016ParticipantIf we could get 500 people to donate $2.40 per person (or…do the math…600 people at $2), we could buy that beautiful stove. Greg is well known by ‘Second Use’…seems to know what he is doing and put a lot of work into the stove…here is his message:
The cookstove I can do best on is a Niagara its black, white and nickel its very attractive. It has one of the heaviest cook surfaces on any stove I’ve owned. It had extensive sheet metal repair and a newer firebox installed. I would sell this for 1200 and I personally have way more in this stove, it was in second use at one time for 2495…
February 8, 2012 at 5:23 am #747146
adelle1016ParticipantHere is another of Greg’s messages to make sure we get a good investment on whatever we find:
** all I could say is make sure you know what to look for before you buy. I have 40 years experince with these stoves and I still miss things, even did so on this stove I had to do tons of sheetmetal work thats where a lot of expense came in **
February 8, 2012 at 5:39 am #747147
adelle1016ParticipantI called Greg and he said he would donate the first $1 if we could find 1199 people to donate $1 each :) (said in a loving way) He is a GREAT guy and knows what he is talking about. I think even to ask for donations we need someone to know what they are talking about in terms of a wood cook stove…for safety purposes as well as not getting something we think is free that then needs lots of work. It is something to think about. I know NOTHING about wood cook stoves. I wish I had $1200 !! He said he would send a picture to me…just because I wanted to see this lovely creature that I would trust for NV!
February 8, 2012 at 7:40 am #747148
JanSParticipanta question about this wood cook stove, which I’m assuming (perhaps wrongly?_ that its usual use is in a kitchen…that is, inside a dwelling. Where exactly would NV be using it? Outdoors?..wouldn’t the weather screw it up a bit, if that’s the case? Not having all the particulars, I thought I’d ask.
Thanks
February 8, 2012 at 8:23 am #747149
adelle1016ParticipantHi, JanS…I think the rule at NV for safety is that as long as it is about 15′ from any structure..when the device is safe and proper the wood remains hot and it works!! See the post from JoB above..she is the true worthy advocate and scholar of NV. But this stove would work. I have checked out Greg and that ‘Second Use’ recommended him above everyone is a testament! There are always challenges with NV ( you and I don’t have to worry about rain falling in our pots), but this stove works in a way that would work for NV (with the right pots and lids) (and, of course….wood).
February 8, 2012 at 3:37 pm #747150
munchkin22MemberI’m with Jan on this one. I believe that a wood stove that’s designed for use indoors would rapidly deteriorate out of doors. Unless NV gives special permission to locate it in say, the MASH tent, I think the purchase would not make much sense. We’ve seen many things go bad that have been donated due to the lack of proper storage facilities from the elements down there. I know some of the resident were talking about constructing a metal topped “gazebo” if you wiil, over the fires. Something like that might work over the stove if it were to be allowed. Not trying to be a wet blanket. It would be wonderful to have a range that could serve them. Remember, they are an eco village so adding another woodburning device may be outside of their covenant that got them their grant. I would think it wise if someone checked with the advisors first, or bring it up at the Central Committee meeting downtown. JoB, you out there?
February 8, 2012 at 5:30 pm #747151
funkietooParticipant@munchkin22, let’s chat. I may have some sheets of metal that would work for such a roof.
February 8, 2012 at 11:11 pm #747152
Betty TMemberJob may have gone to the meeting this AM. Maybe will catchup here later.
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