I grew up in Iowa, lived most of my life in New England, but now live in the hot humid south. I think you need to focus more on climates other than the cold north. Contributors like Curt Kinder were very useful to me a couple of years ago — a person who had migrated similarly, but unlike me ( an amateur ) was a pro in his business — HVAC. Suggest you do what you can to get hot and humid more often, and more important, encourage contributors like Curt Kinder, a person who writes well, and has real-world experience, to re-engage.