Starting my 11th burning season with the Oslo. The story is short and simple: no repairs, no issues, no problems. Twenty five or so cords of white oak and hickory seasoned three years and a 30 foot insulated Excel flue have been a great combination. The glass always cleans with a damp paper towel. A good bead of coals left after eight hours, usually a few coals after 10 hours. There are some chips in the enamel, principally along the edge of the side door lip (I cannot keep from banging the tools into it), but mostly it still looks good.
Ten years, burned as quickly and completely as the wood. Philadelphia was playing Tampa Bay for the World Series. The Dark Knight was playing in theaters (Netflix had just started streaming, but few had the download speeds to make it practical). Bush was still president and John McCain imagined that he was campaigning for the job. It is all as cold and dead as the ashes.
The stove paid for itself about four years ago - as long as you do not count the cost of the chainsaw, files, Timberline sharpener, bar and chains, trip to the Urgent Care Clinic, tractor, splitter, gas/oil mix, maul, gloves, chaps....
No, there will never be a return on the dollar investment. But the feeling of a warm house in the coldest weeks of the winter, and an even warmer place to sit nearby and remember... what money can buy that?
Thank you, my many friends at Hearth.com, for the help, advice, and encouragement. It has meant more than you can ever know.
Ten years, burned as quickly and completely as the wood. Philadelphia was playing Tampa Bay for the World Series. The Dark Knight was playing in theaters (Netflix had just started streaming, but few had the download speeds to make it practical). Bush was still president and John McCain imagined that he was campaigning for the job. It is all as cold and dead as the ashes.
The stove paid for itself about four years ago - as long as you do not count the cost of the chainsaw, files, Timberline sharpener, bar and chains, trip to the Urgent Care Clinic, tractor, splitter, gas/oil mix, maul, gloves, chaps....
No, there will never be a return on the dollar investment. But the feeling of a warm house in the coldest weeks of the winter, and an even warmer place to sit nearby and remember... what money can buy that?
Thank you, my many friends at Hearth.com, for the help, advice, and encouragement. It has meant more than you can ever know.