Heating for the depths of winter
I am a park ranger, but I like to think of myself as more than that.
I am a public servant in the truest form of the phrase, because my only goal is to make the forest safer for folks to visit. We mostly do hiking and camping in these parts, with very limited hunting and fishing for the locals to preserve the local flora and fauna. That said, the winters get pretty brutal, and that is where my job is most vital. I maintain a dozen different cabins scattered throughout the five hundred acres of land here, in case people get lost. In each cabin are two different heating systems, as well as some bottled water and canned food. The first heating system we have in each cabin is a fireplace, although the make and model of the fireplace varies wildly. Next to each fireplace we maintain a healthy pile of firewood, enough for two days worth of heat, as well as matches and a lighter. In addition to that, we have a little space heater in each cabin, and these are a very new addition that I am excited about. None of the cabins have electricity ,of course, so these space heaters are operated by a hand crank. If you crank the space heater a couple hundred rotations, it will generate heat for an hour or so. These space heaters are a great addition, because I have encountered people before that don’t even know how to start a fire. These space haters are basically idiot proof, which is just what we need out here.