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cmwingfield cmwingfield is offline

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Last Activity: 10-13-2021 08:22 AM

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  • About cmwingfield
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    Retired Educator
    Location
    Arkansas
    Interests
    Boating

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  • Last Activity: 10-13-2021 08:22 AM
  • Join Date: 04-12-2013
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23 Likes
  1. Trooper61
    Trooper61 liked post by cmwingfield On thread : tankless hot water
    Hi, I have been using a tankless water heater for eight years in my 24 ft. Colorado Yurt. I live in the yurt full time. I bought a Bosch and I have no complaints. I bought a smaller unit (I can...
    Liked On: 05-01-2022, 01:35 PM
    Posted On: 06-10-2016, 01:14 PM
  2. Groovyyurts
    Groovyyurts liked post by cmwingfield On thread : How to deal with dampness
    If you have electricity get a humidifier with a timer. Set it to cycle a few times a day. And you might leave a few small buckets of charcoal briquette scattered throughout. Charcoal loves...
    Liked On: 01-26-2019, 12:42 PM
    Posted On: 09-14-2016, 04:29 PM
  3. r24wright
    r24wright liked post by cmwingfield On thread : A bathroom hangup
    I'll try and offer some insight regarding my experience with composting toilets. I used a Biolet composting toilet for the first three years in my yurt. After the third year I stopped using it. ...
    Liked On: 01-04-2018, 08:29 PM
    Posted On: 06-19-2013, 06:29 PM
  4. hierony
    hierony liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Putting a yurt in storage for winter
    I'll offer a suggestion: Wherever you store it, try and elevate it off the ground, concrete, etc. Rather than fold it tightly, store it loosely and if you have electricity put a fan on it that moves...
    Liked On: 12-05-2015, 12:47 PM
    Posted On: 12-04-2015, 03:37 PM
  5. hierony
    hierony liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Insulation in the Pacific Northwest
    Hello, While I don't live in the Pacific Northwest, I do live is a place that in the winter has lots of rain with occasional ice and snow. in the summer 100 degrees isn't uncommon for days on end...
    Liked On: 08-20-2015, 09:49 AM
    Posted On: 08-19-2015, 03:12 PM
  6. mama23
    mama23 liked post by cmwingfield On thread : good deal on a black bear?
    I've used a Jotul Black Bear for five years and I have no complaints, other than I have to put wood into it to get it to heat up! :) The Black Bear takes long wood and cigar burns the logs so they...
    Liked On: 01-06-2015, 09:51 PM
    Posted On: 01-06-2015, 02:23 PM
  7. Jafo
    Jafo liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Time to get off our butts
    The best advice I received before building my yurt was, "invest in a good cordless drill". I'm seven years into the yurt process and during that time I imagine I've screwed in about 10 thousand...
    Liked On: 11-21-2014, 06:37 PM
    Posted On: 11-21-2014, 12:55 PM
  8. skippycamper
    skippycamper liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Insulation
    Thanks! I haven't felt the need to stuff the sleeping bags. They are the kind that unzip which makes them approx. six feet square. I have them stacked two deep so there is about four inches of...
    Liked On: 09-09-2014, 05:29 PM
    Posted On: 04-12-2013, 10:21 PM
  9. Marshall Eppley
    Marshall Eppley liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Insulation
    Thanks! I haven't felt the need to stuff the sleeping bags. They are the kind that unzip which makes them approx. six feet square. I have them stacked two deep so there is about four inches of...
    Liked On: 07-21-2014, 11:19 AM
    Posted On: 04-12-2013, 10:21 PM
  10. muspeljotn
    muspeljotn liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Insulation
    Here's another suggestion that has worked for me. In the heat of the summer, the sun bearing down through the dome can really heat up the inside of the yurt. Where I live, air conditioning is not...
    Liked On: 03-28-2014, 01:48 PM
    Posted On: 04-13-2013, 08:19 AM
  11. muspeljotn
    muspeljotn liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Insulation
    Hello, I'm new to the forum but I've lived for five years, full-time in a 24' Colorado Yurt. I heat with wood and the first couple of years were kinda cold, but for the past few years things have...
    Liked On: 03-28-2014, 01:46 PM
    Posted On: 04-12-2013, 08:21 PM
  12. Marshall Eppley
    Marshall Eppley liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Sizing a wood stove for a 20' yurt ?
    In my opinion, I'd get the biggest stove you can afford. You can always open the door if it gets too warm! I also put a ceiling fan in and it makes a world of difference in bringing the warm air at...
    Liked On: 08-27-2013, 06:10 PM
    Posted On: 08-27-2013, 01:54 PM
  13. Jafo
    Jafo liked post by cmwingfield On thread : Sizing a wood stove for a 20' yurt ?
    In my opinion, I'd get the biggest stove you can afford. You can always open the door if it gets too warm! I also put a ceiling fan in and it makes a world of difference in bringing the warm air at...
    Liked On: 08-27-2013, 02:34 PM
    Posted On: 08-27-2013, 01:54 PM
  14. grandizer52
    grandizer52 liked post by cmwingfield On thread : A suggestion for reflecting summer time sun out of the Dome...
    Here is a suggestion for those trying to block the summertime sun from streaming into your yurt through the dome. I've done this for the past three summers, and it works very well. First, take the...
    Liked On: 06-25-2013, 03:29 AM
    Posted On: 05-07-2013, 12:06 PM
  15. homeiswheretheyurtis
    homeiswheretheyurtis liked post by cmwingfield On thread : A bathroom hangup
    I'll try and offer some insight regarding my experience with composting toilets. I used a Biolet composting toilet for the first three years in my yurt. After the third year I stopped using it. ...
    Liked On: 06-19-2013, 11:59 PM
    Posted On: 06-19-2013, 06:29 PM
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