The learning curve would have me going backwards a lot before I made any progress; I’m sure of that. And for many reasons; going back to such living has many considerations, wood- burning being only one of them.

I barely know how to split a length of tree branch into firewood. How do I find such wood to begin with; and when is the best time of year to gather it?  How does one store firewood so that it doesn’t become wet and un-burnable? Would I be able to find what my father called fat pine? 

I would need a hatchet, at least; and I don’t know how to keep one sharp. Dull cutting implements are more dangerous than sharp ones; they’re more likely to slip, and cut you instead of the log.

If there were a flue, I’d need to keep up with its maintenance; who needs a chimney fire? I wish I could ask the Vikings; they were smart!