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Retired –
This is an excellent stove! I have many years experience with all kinds of wood stoves and decided for the price I’d give this a go seeing as we live full time in an RV and not a house anymore so we needed a smaller wood stove. As with anything it does have a couple cons which I’ll list but overall this is a 5 star stove in my opinion. First I started with assembling it which was simple, the only tool required for assembly was an allen wrench and was assembled in less than 10 minutes. Then I fired it up outside to burn off the paint, after that place hearth board underneath the stove and along all walls inside your structure and ensure the stove spacing is within the proper distance of the hearth boards that are on the walls, use double wall insulated pipe going through the ceiling to ensure the flu doesn’t get too hot and catch a roof on fire and you’re good to go!
Pros:
1. The price is great for what you get.
2. The wood box is a good size.
3. The assembly is simple.
4. It only weighs 40ish pounds.
5. No smoke leaks around the flu pipe.
6. It will definitely heat the surrounding area.
7. It would be pretty hard to over fire it.
8. The last flu pipe already has a rain cap installed (technically it’s welded on).
9. It came with a damper pre-installed into the flu pipe.
10. All parts fit inside the fire box for easy transportation.
11. It has great draft for only having a 3″ flu.
12. Construction/material quality is great.
13. I’m not suggesting anyone use this for an RV as I am seeing how they aren’t technically rated for that use (legal disclaimer there) but I’ve determined its safe with the proper install, in conjunction with using carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors and hearth board in the correct places. To me this stove is no more dangerous than any other wood stove on the market and is in fact much safer than some others I’ve used in the past.
The cons: 1. If you pack a bunch of wood in it the door can’t be completely latched otherwise it puffs smoke out of the 3-6 holes on the front door vents. Solution just don’t latch the door closed to where it creates a tight seal.
2. There isn’t a rack inside to stack the wood on top of, not necessarily a necessity but would create a little more airflow and allow an ash/coal base and one could be purchased separately or homemade.
3. Doesn’t have fire brick inside, could be purchased separately as well.
Out of those cons the only one that truly matters is not being able to latch the door creating a tight seal, I have had wood shift in other wood stoves and fall out of a door that wasn’t completely latched. Use common sense and keep an eye on the woodstove, as you should with any woodstove and there shouldn’t be any issues with even that con.
Overall well worth the money and the pros outweigh the cons by leaps and bounds!
Retired –
I’ve had several wood-burning stoves and this one is absolutely the best! (I bought the smaller version.) I use it on my back deck instead of a metal fire pit. This thing is heavy metal. It was extremely easy to assemble, and I had absolutely no issue at all with the door handle. I know some people have, but I simply installed it with one nut and when you close the door, you just gently push in on the spring loaded handle and turn the handle clockwise. It’s an ancient, simple, and totally reliable wood burning stove handle design. Around the inside of the door, there is a fiberglass gasket in four sections to seal the door. A number of people, who actually really loved the stove, have said that this gasket will fall off. And the one on my stove fell off also. My feeling (guess) is whoever applies the gasket is not pressing it on hard enough. By the way, you don’t really need the gasket at all. But nevertheless I bought a replacement roll of 1/8 inch thick press-on gasket material from Amazon for a few dollars and applied it in four sections around the inside of the door, and made sure I pressed it on hard! – and it’s working perfectly. A few people have said that the front door may not look totally level when closed, but this is normal. It’s a heavy steel door with heavy hinges to make it easy to open and close and therefore there is some play in a reliable hing design like that. So, I would say, don’t worry about it if you noticed that and realize its a good design for a rugged, wood-burning stove, that gets very hot!. The main reason I like this woodstove so much is it can handle longer pieces of firewood. Most firewood that you order or pick up a bundle at a gas station or grocery store is usually around 17 inches long. That size won’t fit in many small, wood-burning, camp stoves, But this size and a little longer easily fits in this stove. So, I can be pretty sure wherever I get firewood it’s going to fit. Also, the price of this stove is incredibly low for such a nice reliable design. The last stove I bought was made out of titanium and would actually fold up making it easy to carry but that stove was over $350 and the flimsy chimney mount broke and one of the legs kinked when I put a frying pan on top of the stove, but worse it would only handle wood about 15 inches long. I know that stove was made for a different purpose but if you don’t need to carry a wood stove around on your back, this steel stove is perfect. My only other comment is that I did get the accessory kit which I recommend. There’s a small shovel which I really did not need, there’s two steel side trays that attach to the left and right side of the stove and the right tray has some books on it for utensils – which are actually pretty handy. But the main reason I got the accessory kit was to get the grate. The grate helps elevate the wood you put in the stove from the bottom of the stove. Therefore, you get better air flow and combustion, which means a cleaner burn and therefore much easier to clean out the ashes. Even though I live in Virginia, I grew up in Michigan and know something about wood-burning stove‘s 🙂
Gregory –
Easy to assemble. Not safe for constant indoor use UNLESS YOU WELD THE PIPE ADAPTER PLATE PIECE TO THE TOP OF STOVE! The bolts will not keep the plate intact and gases will escape!! Very dangerous!!!! If you weld it, it is safer. The operation of this little stove If you are used to a real airtight woodstove, then you will have a rude awakening of how to use this stove in order for it to stay warm through the night…..but with experience of different types of wood and vigilant attention to the rate of burning wood, you might find even nice coals and some wood after damping down for 4-8 hours. This however depends on ones wood stove skills!
The top of the stove warped and it unlevel due to probably too much wood being placed inside and getting too hot. The front door was also tweaked a bit and the draft holes are too small.
Let me say this, this little stove can keep you warm but it has serious idiosyncrasies and please if you plan to use it in a small space like a cabin or an RV, then make sure you weld that pipe adapter piece to the top of the stove!!! AND IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO PUT MORE WOOD IN, then buy their larger size one!!! I am considering the larger one and wished I had bought it earlier.