Decided to light up the stove last night to take the chill off. Out at the wood shed was a pile of short splits that keep getting shoved off to the side, so I decided to use them to try a N/S load. I couldn't believe the results. This morning, 13 hours later, still red coals in the firebow! I'm used to reloading every 4 hrs or so and maybe getting 6-7 for an overnight burn. Being that my stove is a side loader, this would be a pain in a hot stove but I was really impressed.