Quadrafire Cumberland Gap stove

[KindredSpiritzz]

Went and looked at stoves the other day at local dealer. Found a stove i fell in love with, at least appearance wise.
The Quadrafire Cumberland Gap stove.

(broken link removed to http://www.quadrafire.com/Products/Cumberland-Gap-Wood-Stove.aspx)

That is one sharp looking stove and i love the porcelain finish, would look great in my den.
However at $2400 i had sticker shock and almost fainted. Just curious if anyone owns one and would share their opinions. Is it really worth all that money? Is there something else out there similar but cheaper maybe?
Does this thing really get up to 15 hr burn times? Be really hard to swing it but i really want it, so i don't know.

 

[JA600L]

First off, beware that this is a cast iron radiant stove. Depending on your "den" size this bad boy might cook you out at its 63,900 btu/hrs. The 15 hour rating is taking into consideration the cast irons ability to hold the heat through the coal stage. I'm sure this stove works great, but keep in mind that this thing is not a convection heater and will pump some serious heat in the one room.

I prefer my convection stove because it does a better job of spreading the heat out without cooking the one room. Just my thoughts. Its a nice looking stove I agree

 

[begreen]

Actually, the Cumberland Gap (and Yosemite) is a cast iron jacketed, steel convective stove. Note it's convection top and close install clearances. It has a 2.5 cu ft firebox, so with proper burning and good hardwood like oak or locust you could get fairly long burn times in shoulder season. Mid-winter when you are pushing it for heat expect more like 8 hr burn times. A similar competitor that you may find at a lower price would be the Enviro Boston.