Hello. I'm hoping you can help stop my wife's and my crazy cycle of second guessing.
We're buying a newer 2400sqft manufactured home. Propane is the only current heat source. We have no interest in paying those heating bills (live at 7000 ft and it is COLD). Plus, we'll have acres of juniper just begging to be burned. All that to say, we're trying to decide what stove to put in.
We don't anticipate living in this home for more than 3-5 years, so we're reluctant to invest in a dream stove. At the same time, we we will heat almost exclusively with wood, so we want something dependable and very efficient, without breaking the bank. Here's what we're considering- please weigh in or throw out a new idea:
- BK Princess: we have the insert in our current home and are devastated to leave it. Cons: at $5k installed, it 's more gran we're eager to spend, and we 're hesitant to put such a fantastic stove in a temporary home that won't appreciate much. Huge footprint and not super attractive.
- Osburn 2000- don't know too much about it, assume it would be good. Not too pretty, but more affordable.
- PE Fusion- kind of cool looking, cheaper than Princess but more than Osburn.
-Hearthstone Shelburne- nice looking, still decently expensive. Might as well get the a Princess?
- an Avalon? A Regency?
- Woodstock Ideal Steel- awesome on many levels, logistically complicated
Can you help us sort it out?
We're buying a newer 2400sqft manufactured home. Propane is the only current heat source. We have no interest in paying those heating bills (live at 7000 ft and it is COLD). Plus, we'll have acres of juniper just begging to be burned. All that to say, we're trying to decide what stove to put in.
We don't anticipate living in this home for more than 3-5 years, so we're reluctant to invest in a dream stove. At the same time, we we will heat almost exclusively with wood, so we want something dependable and very efficient, without breaking the bank. Here's what we're considering- please weigh in or throw out a new idea:
- BK Princess: we have the insert in our current home and are devastated to leave it. Cons: at $5k installed, it 's more gran we're eager to spend, and we 're hesitant to put such a fantastic stove in a temporary home that won't appreciate much. Huge footprint and not super attractive.
- Osburn 2000- don't know too much about it, assume it would be good. Not too pretty, but more affordable.
- PE Fusion- kind of cool looking, cheaper than Princess but more than Osburn.
-Hearthstone Shelburne- nice looking, still decently expensive. Might as well get the a Princess?
- an Avalon? A Regency?
- Woodstock Ideal Steel- awesome on many levels, logistically complicated
Can you help us sort it out?
