Been building on a new Fur Shed for the past 2 weeks. Should be done within the next week besides needing the garage door installed.
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Love to see new fur shed constructions more than anything else in trapping. You’ll have a lot of good memories in there.
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Sweet! You will like that
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It’s nice to have your own space
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Very nice.
Like to have one of them myself
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Definitely cheaper to build yourself than to buy
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That’s nice, I do see one serious flaw, it’s to small 
. It’s amazing how much room a person’s gear takes up.
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I wish I had doubled the size of mine
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I’m sure I’ll add to it next year
I’ve got a 5 bent baccer barn with 16’ driveway and a shed and truthfully I could use more room…
Colt
Very nice! Hope you fill it with drying fur this winter! Makes a man feel alive….
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Any suggestions on heating the fur shed! Looking at electric heaters, wood stoves or anything! Thanks
I assume you will be running electric to it . And I would guess via UGF wire from the house or barn if so; I would think that a proper sized for sg. ft. heater would do the trick. A wood stove in that small of an area would take up a lot of room, and run you out easily. Not to mention the fire risk if it was not installed per code and vented through a double wall stove pipe ring ! I would recommend something like the oil filled heaters that don’t have a glowing hot face to them. No scorching of fur, or bad risk of fire if something gets knocked over on it, or somehow shoved too close. Of course this is looking at from a DIY point of view. If a guy wanted to go crazy with it , there is geo thermal, ETS units, Solar Panel electric, etc. And often times local electric companies will come out and give estimates and recommendations for most energy efficient heating/cooling systems in your area. There was a program here local that gave big discounts on your electric bill by the electric co. for having them install the ETS units, they would heat during off peak time via heating elements inside the unit, and ceramic bricks would release the heat during high demand times. Good luck, and looking forward to pictures of you finished shed with fur drying in it!
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It depends, if you are going to leave it on all the time or just when you are working in the shed. If only when you are working in the shed, I would go with one of the ventless propane heaters they will heat the area up quickly and not take up much room. If you are going to leave it on all the time the oil filled heater that tuckersteve recommended would work great in an area that size most of the time and would keep the chill knocked off even if it got really cold. They are also fairly efficent so as not to jump the electric bill too much.
While a wood burner is nostalgic it’s not the best in my opinion. I had one and by the time I got the fire going good I was finished. I have ventless propane on the wall but May times I just use the little propane tank topper to knock the chill out and it’s fine for me.
Not sure if you plan on insulating it but if you do, and little heater would easily knock enough chill out to work comfortably. Sometimes I think “man its kinda cool in here” then when you start fleshing, its not as cool as you thought…lol A coyote will get me sweating in a hurry.
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One other thing to consider if it matters much…electric heat reduces humidity in the air which could help if you encounter fur molding in the fur shed. Water vapor (humidity) is a by-product of the combustion heat. Gas gets hotter faster in my opinion though… Either way you will enjoy your new fur shed! post some completion pics…I need ideas
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All ive ever had is wood it has its draw backs but you cat burn fat scrapings! Witch burn allot faster and smell like fat meat cooking
Know technically, I have no heat at all, during the super cold stretches I skin and get to the house then during the milder time I put up and clean up.
I say all that to say this it can be done with no heat at all so what ever you decide it will work!
Colt
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Most seasons, most days, I don’t need any heat. Like Weez said, when you get to moving and keep your head covered you stay ( I) warm enough. That spot looks like it might be windy though.
I also have a small ventless propane heater hooked to a 100lb. Cylinder. The tank will last most the season. I set the thermostat to 52°(lowest setting) and forget about it. I also have a small wood burner ill burn a little wood and fat in just for the nostalgia of it. But like Matt Jones says, “the heat is in the tools”.
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