Thread: How do you keep warm in your shed in Winter

I'm thinking of getting one of them gas heaters that they use at outdoor events and a cafes etc. You are not supposed to use them indoors but I'll just leave either of the roller doors open a bit to let some air in.

Grunt

My old man used to use an old kero heater, but used odourless fuel (like in the Coleman lamps).

An alternative is like me, move to Queensland.

Think ya-selves lucky..... winter is the only time we can go in the shed in Cairns.... I have a tarp strung up underneath 70% shade cloth just outside of the shed in Cairns & I work under the tarp.... The tarp isn't there to stop the sun, the 70% shade cloth does a fair job of that now that it is nicely coated in mould, moss & leaves, the tarp is to slow up the sudden tropic downpours.

We moved to the Tablelands to get away from this & on a sunny day I've still managed to clock 44 degrees C in the shed up there.... :eek: but, that was with the doors shut.

What was the question? Oh yes... in winter, to keep warm, we put a shirt on.... how am I doing.... we need a smilie with something stuck up it's nose.

Plane faster!

I've a long term plan to make a brake drum heater for the shed, would be toasty warm I reckon.

Quick version could be a cast iron chiminea, with a flue attached to exit the smoke.


Cheers...........Sean the snowman

Winter? What's Winter? Oh, that's right, iy's the time of year when our highways are choked by Grey Nomads towing caravans behind Datsun 120Y's with "Vic - On the Move" numberplates!!!!!!!

Gotta love living in paradise.

Cheers

A-Drain

Insulate.
Too hot, too cold, or too loud.
The bigest improvement is to insulate.
Then aircondition

One of those small pot belly stoves would be the go. Great place for the offcuts as well.

The joys of a proper insulated workshop means that my workshop is a pleasant place to be in winter as well as in summer. No heater or airconditioning is necessary.

It also helps in the soundproofing.


Peter.

By shed standards mine is small, and fully lined which means in winter it is not to bad. On really cold nights there is a $20 fan heater on the wall that gets turned on for a few minutes to take the chill out of the air otherwise moving around is enough to keep warm.

Not all those grey nomads drive 120Y's with caravans in tow. Some seem to have huge 4WD's and vans and drive slower than those slow coaches in their little Datsuns. Should be a law against it really miles of cars banked up does no ones humour any good.

JohnC

Originally Posted by johnc

...Not all those grey nomads drive 120Y's with caravans in tow. Some seem to have huge 4WD's and vans and drive slower than those slow coaches in their little Datsuns......

We don't call them the 'Grey Nomads' any longer, the new name is the 'Silver Snails'

'See Australia First' got a big shot in the arm with all the sheyet going on OS so they hit the road here & then.... & then.... & then.... the F'n fuel price went through the roof so the poor old baskets can't afford to go over 75KPH if the plan on being on the road for longer than the warranty on their new shell.

G'day OzzieFlyer,

Well the answer is to vacate the cold state come Winter and cross a few borders to the beautiful state of Qld.

Yeah, righto I live down here now but I'm still a Qldr. I'll be driving up in my XR with the plates "VIC - on the move" towing a trailer to take back down a nice pile of machinery for my shed. So when you see me my fellow friends don't sledge me coz I'm a Queenslander born and bred.

Hopefully when I'm up there in late June - mid July it'll be freeezing and Winter will be at it's worst back in Vic and I'll be enjoying blissful Winter days of 25C +.

Other option, throw on the tracky dacs and the uggs or like my wife just said, "get out of the shed and cozy up in the lounge with your wife", they are right sometimes. Have to give her 3 months of the year out of 12.

The only sure fire way to beat those cold days and nights is to do what I'm doing... move to a warmer climate.

Come to work with me and you'll learn to love winter!