Our earth stove
Is golden
Paid $200 for it, craig’s list
Beat out a gent from Alaska that was gonna swing down to lay out $600 for it
He just wasn’t soon enough..heh, heh
No, it’s not certified
Turns out, certification has nothing to do with quality or quantity of warmth
Those in the know about wood stoves, know why they’re even more prized today than when they were being produced
The brick lined box is huge
The pipe is 8 inch diameter, not the puny 6 inch made now
The damper set up is simple in design but genius in flame manageability
Load it up before bed, close the damper, and enjoy the simmering warmth throughout a night of slumber
It never is let to go out all winter
Stoke it before trying to get to town and it’ll greet you with warmth if or whenever you get back
Summer, temps here swing from 90°F down to 30°F or lower in the early morn
It coaxes one to build a morning fire
When building a morning fire, the earth stove does require yer presence
Getting a good bed of coals dictates attention to those dampers
Otherwise, if you just light paper and kindling with a few med size sticks on top, and go about other duties, it’ll prolly commence to woof, and puff a bit of smoke into the room
Once a bed of coals is established, however, it’s quite forgiving, and, well, tea water is then available anytime wanted
We seem to have gone thru a truck load of kindling and small wood this summer
Guess we’re spoiled…used to tough out the morn to keep the cabin cool in the day
Sometimes even cabin living can become a life of ease
If you work at it
Keep a fire