Best stove for a small cabin?

12x16 is a very limiting size. With the Vogelzang boxwood - you need 3 ft clearance on all sides. So the "stove space" would be 7x9' - kinda eats up the cabin, don't it? In that size space, only stove I'd think reasonable would be one of the yacht or boat stoves. But they are pricey.

I guess we should know what the upper price range is your looking to spend and then we can make some used stove suggestions

My father built a 12x16 log cabin and he heats it with the volezang boxwood stove. It's my favorite place to spent the night when my wife and I go visit. It heats the cabin well and quickly. If we visit in the middle of the winter I do have to stoke the stove during the night, but I think you will with any small stove. It's not a high tech heater and it does eat wood for the small space it heats but that's just the nature of the beast. The style fits and the price was right, I think with the class A chimney kit he had less than $500 in it and that includes a do it yourself hearth and wall shields.

There are some other steel box stoves or older "craigslist" stoves if your not in a hurry. A little Morso Squirrel would cook you right out.

It sounds like a fun project,

Garett

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I bought a Century (I think) from Menards for around $400. My cabin is the same size and that stove heats it well. I would stick with a small epa stove in case you insure the cabin someday. I did and had to fight with my ins. co for the coverage. The stove will not burn all night but only needs to be stoked once. My wife and I were just out there last weekend and stayed nice and toasty. I think the other big box stores have compareable stoves.
Doug

i thought century was now dutch west/ VC

decent stoves, but have welded in baffles, dont over fire!!

International, don't bother with the Englander 12--it is not an EPA stove (last time I checked). You'd be much better off with the 13. In fact, I'm surprised more people haven't signed on with that recommendation yet. You should be able to pick one up on clearance for $500 or so, and you'd get the tax credit. It's a super budget stove--and you could always turn it down.

S

international, sign up for the new mover program or visit your local post office for a moving package--two ways to find a 10% off coupon. Or, you can check out some online sites that have ship-to-store options such as ACE or Do It Best, etc. Lowe's will usually match that. Finally, do you have an HD near you? They were clearancing the stoves recently.

In any case, you can't go wrong with the NC-13 for the money.

S

I expect to see some good wood stoves coming up on craigslist as people buy new ones to get the tax credit. Post your requirements in the Items wanted section, and watch the items offered sections. I got my stove on CL, an EPA-cert small stove, at a great price.

just go to ebay and you can always buy 10% coupons. Some will email almost instantly after you pay with paypal.