We have a cabin in an isolated spot in Maine. We're in need of a new woodstove. The problem is the one we have was some kind of kit that is now 40 years old but we were able to bring it in to the cabin and assemble it there. Although we could conceivabley bring a fully assembled woodstove to the cabin by boat it is questionable whether we could haul it up the hill to the cabin. We do not want a barrel stove. Does anyone know if a kit of some kind still exists or does anyone have any other suggestions. Perhaps we will have to make another go at repairing the existing stove. Any ideas?
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+1 on the whats wrong with it. If you already have it there and it isn't burnt through or anything, get some steel brushes and some high temperature paint and spruce it up a bit. I had a barrel stove and it worked fine. AIt wasn't the prettiest thing on the block but it did put out some heat. As long as you line the bottom with sand and some brick, it will last for years.
How big is the cabin, Jotul's little 602 is a light (relatively) stove and heats pretty good....two drawbacks are short wood (@16 inches) and short burn times 6-8 hrs. Thats not really burn time that would be "coal time". Meaning if you wake up, you might still have coals. I don't know of another kit. Volgulzang (sp?) Has a small box stove that is light also but is pretty flimsey and probably won't last too long with constant use. Has a couple of plates on top that remove for also feeding fire or cook top.
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How big is the cabin, Jotul's little 602 is a light (relatively) stove and heats pretty good....two drawbacks are short wood (@16 inches) and short burn times 6-8 hrs. Thats not really burn time that would be "coal time". Meaning if you wake up, you might still have coals. I don't know of another kit. Volgulzang (sp?) Has a small box stove that is light also but is pretty flimsey and probably won't last too long with constant use. Has a couple of plates on top that remove for also feeding fire or cook top.
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Can you bring it in by sled in winter? Block and pulley or come along could get a stove up quite easily.
I don't know how big of a stove you need, but removing the bricks makes them much lighter too.
Matt
I don't know how big of a stove you need, but removing the bricks makes them much lighter too.
Matt
The present stove has two panels on each side. The center between the two panels is burnt leaving a fairly wide gap. Somehow we need to plug the gap. Thanks for the thoughts about bringing a new one in in winter we had not considered that.
maybe a riding mower and a cart can pull it up the hill.. Or even some self propelled walk behind mowers would be able to do the trick. long winch and a tree, long rope and a truck, long rope and a few people, how about just ordering your stove online and having it delivered by a freight company (is it that remote that a truck cant get to you?). Bit of creativity and i am sure you will be able to get nice sized stove up the hill, or delivered.
EatenByLimestone said:
there you go....snow machine and a sled. might have to break a trail first though.
that, sounds like fun
cass
If a house was built there, then I think a stove can make it up there! How about some more details? Current stove, size intended to heat, pics, anything! Size of this hill, how do you get up there? :lol:
Last time we were there in winter we froze and one person got frostbite. It is minus 25 there this morning--won't be heading there really soon. lol
minus 25....thats a bit chilly. How far would you have to transport it from road access? Don't think you mentioned that.
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Instead of a sled, get some old skis and make a frame and platform connecting them together. The skis will not sink much into the snow and provide less resistance than a sled. Maybe you could rent a horse to pull the whole thing up the hill.
wood4free said:
i meant a sled that you could pull by snow machine, not flexable flyer. that would get stuck. Skis are a good idea if you have some old ones laying around. we used to make bob sleds using old ski's....worked pretty good. However, I lile Brother Barts idea
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If he has to bring it there by boat, the location must be fairly remote. I would think winter might be the better time of year to transport a stove. It may be easier to move more weight over the snow and lake ice than it is to do in drier/warmer conditions. snowmobiles and sleds of some sort? Not sure I would want to work on an install in this weather.
One solution is to get a fairly lightweight stove and drag it on skids or rollers made from 3-4" sapling logs. With a come-along a couple people can move a lot of weight. It just takes patience. Remove the firebrick, door an legs and you are talking under 200# for a Napoleon 1100. The bricks will total another 110#, but can be brought up in multiple trips.
How large a stove do you need?
How large a stove do you need?
Another idea would be to get a cast iron stove or soapstone stove in need of a breakdown and re-build, take it there in parts and then reassemble on site.
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