Jotul F3 CB N/S or E/W

[JohnKoP]

Hi , I am very happy with this stove, works great burning well sesoned wood. Just thinking ( possibly too much ). Due to a small firebox I can only put so much wood. Will it be any advantage to load it N/S ?. Using a shorter splits . It will be more work cuting and spliting.

 

[Rob From Wisconsin]

Yes, more work and a bit more challenging to stack also, but you will get longer & hotter burns by being
able to pack it fuller.

 

[BrotherBart]

Personally I don't think youl will gain worth the effort. The F3 would take really, really short splits for N/S burning. And it is going to burn them faster that way.

 

[Rob From Wisconsin]

Personally I don't think youl will gain worth the effort. The F3 would take really, really short splits for N/S burning. And it is going to burn them faster that way.

We actually went through the same exercise with a smaller stove we once had & found out that fuel seemed to coal better - could pack
it a lot tighter too for longer/hotter burns. E/W setup......not so much. Like you noted although, more work to prep.

 

[BrotherBart]

Nothing lost to cut up a few splits and give it a go.