A simple room heater for emergencies can be put together with things most people have on hand.
- A loaf pan
- A medium flower pot with hole in the bottom
- 4 tea light candles
Put the candles in the loaf pan, light them, and position the flower pot over them, resting edges on either side of the loaf pan. The terra cotta flower pot will act something like an internal combustion engine by drawing the heat up and out of the hole. The pottery will maximize the heat of the four candles, warming the terra cotta and radiating out into a small room.
Although you cannot heat food on this type of emergency heater, it is effective to help heat an enclosed area if the power goes out. Look for packs of candle lights at Walmart and IKEA.
About Sharon L. Clemens
Sharon and husband Merle and their children owned and operated a specialty shop and restaurant in a restored dairy barn for thirteen years in a village in Illinois. After closing their restaurant, they converted the barn into the family home and moved their shop to the garden level. They operated a collectable shop as a home-based business for another thirteen years before retiring to the country life.
Sharon has been a special feature guest on the local NBC telelvision affiliate and has spoken professionally on topics relating to herb gardening and cottage lifestyle. In addition to conducting workshops and programs, Sharon writes a weekly cottage lifestyle e-newsletter called “Cottage Chat” and a Word Press blog: Seasons of Farm Grove.
She has written five novels, The Younger Girl, Door County Cottage, Timeless-A Door
County Love Story, Door County Cabin and Door County Escape, love stories with traditional values set in Door County, Wisconsin.
Seasons of Farm Grove 