Rainman

If you want better heat transfer, why dont you put some pipes across the top of the stove hooked up to a blower which forces hot air out of the interior of the pipes and into the room.

What does it mean to pigsty the cribbing? Ive done something similar to lift a tractor to change tires using only the 3pt hydraulic lift, a bottle jack and cinder blocks

Some really good ideas so far. What I usually do is send text messages every hour to check in, including location and what im working on if I am alone. As long as my GF keeps her phone handy she know what i am doing a where i am doing it.

hey, im in the same boat but I'm in Dinwiddie VA just a short trip away