I had the optimistic confidence of someone who didn’t know what he was doing.
Only the wise people know what to worry about, it’s the young ones that think they have everything covered.
After a year of living here in this cabin, I have learned so much. It makes me realize how ignorant I was at first, and how unprepared! That first winter was touch and go at times, because of my poor preparation, but thankfully I am wiser now. I started prepping for this winter weeks ago, and I think I am in a good position with my firewood. A wood burning furnace uses a lot more wood than you would expect. My first winter I didn’t have nearly enough firewood, but since I had a nice space heater I thought I would be okay. The electricity for the heater ran out when the gas for the generator ran out. It also had a solar option, but there hadn’t been any sunlight in weeks, so the space heater was basically worthless. I had to hustle to keep the furnace fed, and I will be honest, there were a couple of weeks where all I did was chop wood, sleep, and eat. This winter things will be a little easier, because of my wood supply, but also I have a much more ample gas supply, so my trusty space heater can work longer than it did last year. It gives me peace of mind to know I have multiple heating sources to keep me toasty warm through this long winter.