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The Drolet’s look nice. When I got my Englander, years ago, they included a leg kit, to get rid of the ugly “pedestal” (I don’t know if legs are still an option, much less an included option). With the legs, it looks very similar to those.

Stay away from the US wood stove pictured. Had one in a small cabin. Not a good choice. They are air leaking, cast and ill fitting at that. My 2 cents!

If you go with with a boxwood stove like this one consider a draft setup like this. It will optimize the heating capacity of the stove and diminish drafts on the floor.

Been heating our home with a Lopi Republic {pronounced low pie} for 14 winters now with no complaints.

Anything by Vermont Castings. I use both the Vigilant and the Defiant models, but they make others as well.

Find yourself a used Fisher.

I stayed in a 2 room shack with a one eyed heat stove for 30 years. Replace the tin sides every 8 to 10 years and kept going.
It was a "Watters Fame"!
Have NO idea when it was made. It was my grandpa's and he "donated it to the "camp".
Camp closed in 1991. I stored the stove for umpteen years until I built our retirement home in 2002.
Installed the stove in the finished house in 2011. It heated our 1100 sq/ft home for 6 years. I pulled it apart to replace the sides. The bottom was cracked all to pieces.
For about $500, we got a "Made in China" model from Orscheln's. It's 1/4" welded steel w/sealed door. It heats the entire house and uses very little wood. A big flat top and we occassionally cook on it. Stuff like beans w/sausage. Saves a little propane.

If it's "air tight", you can set it up, damp it down and sleep all night.

Appreciate all the input. The stove will be installed in a mobile home that has an addition on it. There's no insulation in the single-wide. I'm leaning towards the Englander NC-32 as I need more BTUs due to lack of insulation. The Ashley circulator isn't producing the heat or I'm running it too cool. I'm burning seasoned hickory and oak.

We have a Vigilant in our home. It is a beast. Best I can tell it’s over 300#, cast iron. Run it up, close it up, and will heat for hours. Cook on it too if that’s your thing or needs arise. 8” stove pipe and flue to chimney. It breathes well and all around easy to regulate.

A bit of Rockwool insulation might be in order. It's fireproof. Rodents seem to leave it alone. I bought some at Lowes. Good stuff. Highly recommend it. Dude on youtube was trying to ignite it using a blowtorch...no luck.


Could go a long way to make you more comfortable regardless of the stove you choose. Good luck.

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This,I heat 3,000 sq feet with it..

I cannot remember the last time I slept for more than 3 hours straight without being awakened by raccoon attacks vs dogs, distant random gunfire, Apache gunships, my own bladder, bubble guts, painful massive erections, one of 4 Dodge 2500s with straight pipes.

I mean, what’s the big fuss about chucking on another chunk of wood at 1:59 Am?? You gonna be up at 4:OO Am? This is DEER CAMP right?

Who defuk can canoozzell 8-9 fugking hours anyway

He asked about a stove for his deer camp, not living the rest of life at King Edward’s lodge

It’s not just the TIME. The cheapo will also require twice as much wood. Then, he’ll have to buy an $800 Stihl MS362 to feed the danged thing. At least, that’s what the Campfire will tell him.

Look at the Drolet’s and the Englander’s ($1000-$1200). The guy’s recommending $3500 Lopi’s need to put down the crack pipe.

Hahaha!

I sleep 30 mins at a time.

Is the wood “dealer says it’s seasoned”, or is it “I know it was cut over two years ago” seasoned??

I only ask because my stove is HORRIBLE if I run anything that hasn’t been dried out over a year. The newer EPA stoves just don’t draw enough air (without doing some modifications) to burn wood with any serious moisture. OTOH, when I run stuff that is truly “well seasoned”, it’s fantastic.

Our insert we bought was like 3500!

I have a Jotul Oslo for $2500. Great stove!

Here's my old barrel stove. There was a company named Sotz that made a kit to convert a barrel into a stove. Great stove! What a huge firebox.
Sotz company went away 25 years ago.

Yup.

We have an Osburn 2400 and it's the main source of heat for the house - about 90% overall.. We have 2K+ sq. ft. and I use 4.5-5.0 full cords of wood/year..

Already have the Stihl 362 and a Echo 501P and a MS 250; I'm covered in that area. I cut and split my own wood two years prior to burning. Englander and Drolet is the price range I'm looking for. We bought this place few years back...Slum, I'm in TN as well (camp is near Fall Creek Falls). The trailer/add-on is a place to get us by until we can build something better. The Ashley that came with the place was run hot and hard.