I agree with others, way too much for such a stove. A combination of taller chimney, and smaller diameter, plus drier wood and cat engaged shoud...
I noticed in the pics some smaller downed and leaning trees. Not sure what type of wood or how solid, but I have scrounged a lot of BTUs from...
When in doubt, don't rush it. A standing dead oak will be good wood for another year, perhaps another decade... it won't rot on you overnight. In...
If you get the white while it's solid, it throws good heat if you can keep it solid. It has a density close to some varieties of ash, maple,...
Dead trees can have limbs/tops that break off as the tree falls, and come straight down rather than stay with the direction of the falling tree....
My experience with birch is that the bark holds in a lot of moisture, so if in rounds or log length it rots rather quickly if not split and/or...
Just thought I'd throw in my two cents on "not following the rules about firewood." Maybe it's just semantics, but to me the idea that we should...
That's one reason I originally went with a top-loader and then a front-loader. But since I had to extend the hearth anyway, putting the Jotul and...
With my stove partly recessed in a fireplace, I have found having a fan on the floor blowing cooler floor air towards the rear of the stove helps...
I can't speak to clearances or the logistics of a corner install, but when switching from a top-loader to the side-loading Absolute Steel beta, I...
Hahah... laziness that comes with the status quo, I guess. But having a new stove to play with gets the excitement stirred up again. Most of my...
Seem to be getting a little better in my timing to get cat-only, but I must say, the stove puts out pretty good heat even when burning on "low."...
One thing I've noticed so far, and curious if others have experienced this (with Woodstock hybrids). There is the very different nature of a low...
Thanks Dennis... yes, it's been a few years, and was sorry not to make it up to West Leb to see you last year... next time!
Hi all... been meaning to get over to this site to post for some time after visiting occasionally, finally getting around to it! (Sorry for taking...
