Podcast 731 – How to heat your home at minus 100 degrees – Part 1
From Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton by paul wheaton
January 31, 2026
About this episode
Paul discusses strategies for keeping a house warm in extreme cold with guests Alexandra and Peter van den Berg.
Paul is joined by Alexandra and Peter van den Berg to plan for keeping a house warm in extreme cold conditions, starting with the more obvious such as keeping wood indoors near the fire, lamentations on advertised efficiency ratings on wood stoves, and keeping indoor plumbing from bursting. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
People in this episode
Host: Paul Wheaton
Guests: Alexandra van den Berg, Peter van den Berg
Topics covered
- home heating
- extreme cold
- wood stoves
- plumbing
- energy efficiency
Keywords
- home heating
- extreme cold
- wood stoves
- plumbing
- energy efficiency
- insulation
- firewood
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