Does everyone here use a proofing box for their bread &/or activating
their yeast? If not, what do you do? If you use a proofing box, what
do you use for one?

Ed Wood's suggestion of a styrofoam cooler and a lightbulb doesn't seem
safe to me. Maybe it's just the rash of Christmastime fires around
here, but it seems to me even with a 25 watt bulb, styrofoam is a
recipe for disaster.

If electricity weren't so expensive, I'd just crank up the thermostat
in my spare bedroom and check the temperature with my new thermometer.
:-)
Russ