Most distance you have traveled to pick up a stove

[coldkiwi]

Hi all I found a killer deal on a lopi freedom to replace my lopi revere.Close stoves I know but with a bigger firebox figured it was worth it.Going to drive 4 1-2 hours to pick it up.Whats the longest distance you have traveled to get a stove

 

[Dakotas Dad]

I drove to southern Virginia to get the Mansfield. Got a killer price for a 2 yearold stove, on the dreaded craigslist, worked in a weekend with my brother in North Carolina. If I had just driven to the stove pickup, would have been 6 hours each way. MSRP on the stove was $3400, paid less than 1/2 of that, did use about $140 worth of gas.

 

[mellow]

Traveled 3 hours per way to pickup one of my previous stoves. This stove I paid to have it shipped to me, wasn't about to drive 7 hours per way to pickup a stove.

 

[begreen]

Traveled about 115miles and 3 hrs to get the T6 from Tom's shop. And it was snowing by the time I got up north! Fortunately all went well and I got to meet Tom and crew!

 

[lopiliberty]

Hi all I found a killer deal on a lopi freedom to replace my lopi revere.Close stoves I know but with a bigger firebox figured it was worth it.Going to drive 4 1-2 hours to pick it up.Whats the longest distance you have traveled to get a stove

Wow you must be a devoted Lopi user to drive 4 1/2 hours to pick up another one.

 

[gerry100]

15 miles for my Jumbo Moe, Country Canyon delivered.

3 guys drove 120 miles to buy the Moe. Wrestling the 500lbs on the trailer and securing was the fun part(for them)

 

[ChipTam]

Hi all I found a killer deal on a lopi freedom to replace my lopi revere.Close stoves I know but with a bigger firebox figured it was worth it.Going to drive 4 1-2 hours to pick it up.Whats the longest distance you have traveled to get a stove

I suspect I have the record. Drove to Traverse City, Michigan and then back to our winter home in Ann Arbor in order to pick up a used Jotul 3. Then, delivered the stove to our summer home in Newfoundland. I figure the total distance at a little under 3,000 miles.

ChipTam

 

[smokeater]

I have only owned two wood stoves and a pellet stove and drove about three hundred yards to pick them up as I can see the store from my house.LOL

 

[BrotherBart]

Had the first 30-NC shipped 1149 miles to me and then drove three hours each way to the factory to get the replacement.

 

[corey21]

30 minutes each way.

 

[BrowningBAR]

Vigilant: 30 minutes each way.
Intrepid: 1 hour 50 minutes each way.
Heritage: 6 hours each way.
Encore: 3.5 hours each way.
Defiant: 4.5 each way in a really bad snow storm.
30NC: Delivered to my front door.

That's just over 32.5 hours of driving to pick up stoves.

 

[rideau]

Westchester NY to Woodstock in NH to Ontario...12 hours.

 

[Flatbedford]

Westchester NY to Woodstock in NH and back. About 250 miles each way. We made a little vacation out of it and stayed 2 nights in Quichee, VT.

 

[tfdchief]

Not very far. The Buck - an hour one way. The Hampton - 15 minutes one way. This is Amish Country and their are a lot of dealers close by.

 

[Ashful]

Vigilant: 30 minutes each way.
Intrepid: 1 hour 50 minutes each way.
Heritage: 6 hours each way.
Encore: 3.5 hours each way.
Defiant: 4.5 each way in a really bad snow storm.

You also wrote about driving out to the Midwest to look at Jotul Firelight 12's.

 

[BrowningBAR]

You also wrote about driving out to the Midwest to look at Jotul Firelight 12's.

No, never drove out to see one. But I did make several calls.

I did forget the 2 hour trip, each way, for the Mansfield that the owner had beaten with a sledgehammer.

 

[KodiakII]

About 2 hours in a snow storm after a 12 hour night shift.

 

[webby3650]

I have bought most of my stoves new here in town, or have been haul off's from work that I refurbished. But, once I drove 30 minutes to get this Jotul! What a sweet heart!

 

[DTrain]

5hrs round trip with a 3 year old and 20 month old! So it felt like 10. Saved $800 before gas cost.

 

[Todd 2]

Not very far. The Buck - an hour one way. The Hampton - 15 minutes one way. This is Amish Country and their are a lot of dealers close by.

+1 on Amish country about an hr away for me, (my past 2 stoves that is) they wheel & deal too, was well worth the drive.

 

[dave_376]

I drove 1.5 hours to pick up an Avalon Olympic only to find out it was a 797. Offered the guy $75 after explaining to him what it was and how he was confused. Took the stove home and cleaned it up made it look like new when I was done. Sold it for $400 made a decent profit and spent it on my current 1197. I think it only cost me $50 to buy the 1197 after counting the money from the 797. If I had the money I would take a road trip to buy a Princess, I hear they are cheaper out west.

 

[PA Fire Bug]

I haven't had to drive more than 45 minutes one way but I hauled the first two stoves in a Dodge Caravan. My wife was worried about the weight of the cast iron VC coal stove. I explained that it weighed no more than three large adults. I finally got smart on the third stove and borrowed a pick up.

 

[jetmech]

Drove to Connecticut with my oldest son for my first one, a VC Intrepid we had a blast and stove served me well, had T5 delivered to the house and its the best stove i ever owned. love it Conn drive was about 5 hours i think

 

[tim1]

Drove from Portland ore to northern calif on the coast for my summit. Allday there and back. May have paid too much at 700.00, but I really like the stove. Brick and door gasket, plus fix the ebt mechansim, paint with a new stand I built. Gold door and no warpage. Realized that those long road trips are hard on me now. Oh well!! Tim

 

[tim1]

oh yea, photo