HA! my wife wants a 4-bedroom house with a 2-car garage, and I want a two-bedroom house with a 4-car garage!. We also have just moved. Now in Kansas. So, we will be renting for a year or so. I forgot about how Stirlings can be very quiet and low pressures mean it can safely be run inside a house.
I will have a shop of some type, even if its just half a 2-car garage.
Maybe not ideal for a power generator, but if you are burning wood inside your home, and cold outside air is available, why not charge a few flashlight batteries while we are at it? I've always liked watching machines moving and spinning since I was a child.
I've recntly been reading about the proper construction and proper function of a Russian stove and a Rocket stove. Both situated in the middle of a living space, ideally between the living room and kitchen. Both use a very hot and short burn, so almost no smoke or creosote...
Fun project I want to do is a solar Stirling, it is far off and I guess we'll see if it ever gets built...
