I need a wood burning cookstove

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I'm needing a wood burning cookstove . Went last year with out anything to heat or cook with , during a winter storm , for over 14 days . I don't ever want to put my kids through that again . I built fire safe walls in kitchen and now I'm ready for my stove . However , I didn't expected the prices to be so high . So now I'm despertly trying to find one I can affored . So , if anyone can help me in finding one to buy .I would greatly appreciate it.Thank you,Wendy

-- Wendy Lee Smith (ditchwtr@crosstel.net), November 09, 2001

Answers

if you want something for emergencies,, then a woodburner,, with a flat top works great,, thats what IM using.

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), November 09, 2001.

We too had a winter storm that left us without power for thirteen days.Not an experiance I'd like to repeat. So this year we're putting in a cast iron boxwood heater with two burners on top for emergencys.Cost was less than two hundred at the farmers co-op here.Of course putting in the brick work and chimeny was costly, but I feel better prepared now.

-- VickiP (countrymous@webtv.net), November 09, 2001.

harbor freight tools has a cute woodburning stove with 2 burners for $139. Perfect for emergencies. We bought one but have yet to install it. www.harborfreighttools.com Jennifer

-- Jennifer (none@none.com), November 09, 2001.

Wendy, check local "Nickelsaver" type papers. Also check on e-Bay -- you wouldn't want to have to ship a stove, as they are very heavy, but you might find one in your area. Where are you, by the way?

-- Kathleen Sanderson (stonycft@worldpath.net), November 09, 2001.

I have an older Fire king wood burning stove that we just took out and replaced with a newer model that is more efficient. This one can be cooked on and only needs new fire bricks. I would give it to you cheap! Let me know. It is a humongous thing about 2'by 30" or so. Stands about 30" tall too. Puts out a lot of heat in an emergency. We used it to heat the downstairs of the house which is about 1800ft sq.

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), November 09, 2001.


Forgot to say the stove I have is a Vogelzang and you can get that at www.vogelzang.com.Who was it that said of all the things I've lost,I miss my mind the most?

-- VickiP (countrymous@webtv.net), November 09, 2001.

A boxstove is nice, but for year round I'd keep my eyes open for a combination stove. That is one that uses gas or electric and wood. It gets mighty hot using a wood cook stove in the summer. I've had a gas and wood stove for years it's great. The stove I've got has two wood plates, and a regular gas oven with four gas burners. I think it woul;d burn coal to from the way it looks but, coal dealers are a little hard to find.

-- JACK CHILDERS (injack1@aol.com), November 09, 2001.

Wendy I don't know where you're at but I've got a Kalamazoo wood cook stove in fair condition that I'd be happy to sell. 4 burners, warming shelf, reservoir, white porcelain, surface rust. I'm in Wisconsin. E- mail me if you're interested.

-- john (natlivent@pcpros.net), November 09, 2001.

Make sure you check your local junkyards and AUCTIONS!! I got my Home Comfort at an auction last summer for a whopping $5. It has a reservoir, warming cabinet, all the trimmings, and just needed a little TLC to make it beautiful. Good Luck!

-- Dawn Olson (olsoncln@ecenet.com), November 12, 2001.

I am now looking into a brand, spanking new wood cook stove from Todd Stove works. It cost $1,250 on sale, right now. It is nickel plated, oven and reservoir for 6 gallons water. It has a 19" fire box so you can put larger logs in. It also has a nice ash pan. You can find them at www.buffaloimport.com. Check em out. Be away of any of these used stoves out there unless they are retored. They are not tight and will cost you a bundle to burn. The restored cook stoves can cost anywhere from $3,000 - 5,000 and still no guarantee that in a year it won't leak or fall apart.

-- Mark (mdreher@allmerica.com), March 04, 2002.


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