Yurts and energy consumption (Firewood)

[Zelig]

Originally Posted by Wintergreen282

Zelig.



Since living at the yurt, I’m also experimenting with whatever happens to ones body when it “acclimates” to cold. I’m wondering if - much like “too clean“ may produce auto immune issues and this intermitting fasting thing being just what the body needs (who knows, look how the “fat causes heart disease” idea turned out). But I do wonder if the constant climate control we so desire, is negatively affecting us in some way. If, perhaps, folks who never give their “temperature acclimation system” a work out, do suffer in some way. Look at the sauna/rolling in the snow behavior - in countries often rated as some of the happiest. Causation or correlation?

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This is a brilliant observation. Comparing it to fasting is probably appropriate. I see a lot of people going from a room-temp house to a pre-warmed room temp car, rushing into their room temp office and then returning. Occasionally they are forced to spend an extra minute or two in between climate bubbles and that's when they complain about how cold/hot it is. I try to snowshoe our land every day. Our new neighbours have 5.5 acres and only venture between their door and their driveway. Why do they need the other 5.49 acres?!

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Zelig

Why do they need the other 5.49 acres?!

For the summer.

[Wintergreen282]

Originally Posted by Zelig

I see a lot of people going from a room-temp house to a pre-warmed room temp car, rushing into their room temp office and then returning. when they complain about how cold/hot it is.

Zelig, you forgot the heated/cooled seats in vehicles! To bridge those formally uncomfortable seconds between the warm/ac home and when the car heat/ac gets going! Lol.

Actually. And here I go again, sorry. I have cloth seats in my car and they are never too hot or cold. My friend has leather seats and yowza.