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Keep Your Family Warm When the Furnace is Out | Galen Lehman (ENCORE)

3,350 views · Published 22 November 2018 · 38:09 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: Liberty and Finance · 2018 · News & Politics

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This is an ENCORE presentation of one of our classic interviews, for the benefit of our recent subscribers. 
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Can you weather natural disasters like ice storms or blizzards, and power outages or critical equipment failures, and despite any of these threats still prevent freezing damage to your home and maintain the livable heat and comfort that is so vitally important to your family's survival, stability, and safety?

How can you keep your family and your house from freezing when the furnace is out? Galen Lehman, CEO of Lehman's Hardware, the legendary family-owned premier provider of off-grid, non-electric solutions for self-reliance for over 60 years, joins Reluctant Preppers to lay out the successful options and trade-offs you need to know for keeping your family warm and protected. Lehman draws on decades of experience to alert us to the safety concerns, best practices, and cost issues that really matter to your family!

IN THIS INTERVIEW:
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Cold house Impacts: 
- Separation of family
- Burst pipes
- Water damage, mold

Realistic disaster scenarios: 
- severe weather
- extended power failures
- furnace failure

Kerosene lamp: ($200 + $50 fuel) surprising amount of heat and light (Aladdin style lamp) mantle incandesces through heat. Requires no pumping, fuel can be stockpiled for up to 10 years.
Needs adequate ventilation, may need to crack a window in a newer home. Fuel storage: keep cool

Natural gas generally a reliable supply, since lines are buried and 
Natural gas heaters: ($800-$2000) 
standing pilot light or battery ignition. - Thermal pile technology: heat of pilot generated enough electricity to operate the thermostat. Creates enough heat to prevent pipes from freezing. 20,000-50,000 BTUH.
Do not buy a large unvented natural gas heater! Definitely need vented heater: 
B-Vent vs. Direct vent (double-wall pipe brings in outdoor combustion air & vents exhaust to outside.)
Downside: dependence on natural gas supply.

Propane: 
Higher cost: 500-1,000 gallon tank ($1200-2000)
Fuel ($1500-$3000)

Wood Stoves: ($2,000-$3,000)
Vent must be higher than house
Dramatic advanced in wood stove technology
Smokeless: burn the smoke before it leaves the chimney- to see the smoke burning is beautiful
Efficiency: 50-nearly 80%! Saves on firewood!
Appearance of stoves: 
hearthstone soapstone (buffed to look like marble) even heat for a long period of time (12 hrs) maintain fire through
Wood fuel:
long term wood storage: if stored wood too dry, need to mix green wood to prevent surging burn & smoking
Store outside, bring wood in daily
Chimney:
in newer homes or traditional home: prefer metal chimney pipe
round flue works well with spiraling exhaust gases
use class A stainless steel chimney pipe with insulation 
DuraVent, Metalbestos brands
Wood cook stoves: cook well and heat somewhat well.

Lehman's is here to help you! - Blog articles, classes in the Lehman’s store, experts on call center available!

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