Ideal Steel Pre-Production Pricing

Hey FWH,

We (Woodstock Soapstone) have officially posted our Pre-Production pricing for the Ideal Steel Hybrid on our blog. http://blog.woodstove.com/2014/03/beta-testing-and-pre-production-prices.html
Check it out and feel free to contact us with questions, 1-800-866-4344 or [email protected]

Thanks for the interest and a big thanks to those beta testing and posting about their experiences!

Lorin Day
Customer Service Manager
Woodstock Soapstone Co.

 

How cool is this!? Looks like a great deal. Congrats to the entire Woodstock team!

I have a feeling it is going to be a very busy Spring and Summer at the loading dock in Lebanon NH.

 

That's very attractive pricing, even for a preproduction run.
I wonder how much weight the stove gains when all the optional soapstone liners area added?
That's a great idea to give the option, it must add to the thermal mass.

 

Mine has the soapstone liner(and soapstone sides too), and weighs in at the 550lb mark.

 

...and look at this!!! This looks very interesting.

>>>> We expect to launch another beta testing program this fall for the next GearheadTM Hybrid, which we are already working on.More on this next week.(Get ready Dennis!) <<<

 

Is there any news on that new beta yet?

 

Is $1795 the normal price of the IS and is the rear heat shield an additional cost?

 

Good question. I don't think I saw it on the price list as an option but it was mentioned in the clearances

 

Is this the firebox? If so, and you do not get it lined, what is the firebox lined with?

 

I was told it's standard firebrick

 

My guess is a scaled down in size IS. Just a wild azz guess on my part.

 

I'd have to agree considering the IS is a monster.

 

I'll let you know what I find out. Tom at Woodstock asked today if I'd be interested in continuing as a Beta tester in the future.

 

Sweet looking stove. Should be able to keep a lot of homes warm.

 

Hopefully something with a blower

 

I could see myself replacing the Resolute Acclaim in the family room downstairs with a scaled down IS. Especially if the price was scaled down as well.

 

Question for the Beta testers-
What options would you consider desirable? And which ones are - not so much?
Ash pan and grate-
Soapstone liner-
Soapstone side panels-
Custom sides/ andirons/ Burner-

 

Another thought on the IS.

The ash pan should be a no brainer for anyone considering this Monster and going for the soapstone liner bricks instead of the standard firebrick also is money well spent. The additional soapstone side panels make sense too. So at that point, you might as well go for their "works" package and swallow the $2.2K price tag.

Not that this isn't a good deal, for that much stove it very much is and is still very competitive with anything in it's class. Which really isn't very much; the BK line-up, this Lopi Cape Cod, ...what else besides the WS PH? Scale one of these down by 1/3rd the size and provide a solid 2 cu fit hybrid like this in the ~$1500 price range... those things would fly off the shelf. (just the product manager wheels working in my head. )

 

Ash pan and grate-Mandatory
Soapstone liner-Very desirable for evening out the heat
Soapstone side panels-Desirable for evening out the heat
Custom sides- purely aesthetic
andirons- functional but not necessary with NS loading
Burner- probably not necessary unless you plan on doing a lot of cooking (We haven't cooked on ours at all this year. But its good to know we can if we need to.)