Morsoe Wood Stove
This low-clearance stove sits in a corner of our family room, which is not huge, so I wanted to nestle it in as close to the corner as I could. The big difference between this Morsoe and the previously-reviewed Jotul isn't the physical dimensions so much as just how close to the walls each stove can be. The Jotul needs to be situated 13 inches off the walls. The clearance for the Morsoe: 7 inches. A significantly smaller space clearance-wise than any other stove I've found. When I plotted just how far the Jotul would protrude into my room versus the Morsoe, the difference was dramatic.
In lieu of legs, the stove has panels bolted on either side which run from the floor to the top. Since they are not the same casting as the main body of the stove, the panels do not get incredibly hot. I can have the stovetop at 700 degrees F, and still touch the panels with my hand without getting burned. Air is drawn from beneath the stove up between the panels, and flows up into the room providing most of the heat output.
Aside from the clearance, this is a really nice little stove -- easy to start and burns great. I've used mine for two seasons now, two to three times a week during the winter months. While the rest of the house is kept around 65 degrees, the family room is 75. The downsides: requires small (10") wood, and the firebox is somewhat small, so it needs reloading pretty frequently. However, I shouldn't forget to mention the stove has cool squirrel symbols on the side panels.
-- Paul Mitchell
Morsoe Wood Stove - 1440
$1000
Available from Hearth Products
Manufactured by Morsoe
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Michael McMillan
My father achieved the same effect by attaching galvanized sheet metal as heat shielding to our cast iron stove. The heat shielding had about a 2 inch stand off .
Another thing to look at which is interesting is the ecofan to distribute heat within the room. One thing to look out for is that the fan operates better near the edge where the stove is not as hot. I have seen them, but not used one.
wood stoves
http://www.caframo.com/hearth/hearth_products_woodstove.php
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another thing wood stove related that I found interesting was a titanium camp stove which is folding and weighs under 4 pounds.
http://www.titaniumgoat.com/stoves.html
that you could use with their 6 pound tent:
http://www.titaniumgoat.com/tents.html
Think that the weight of the stove, in addition to making you more comfortable, will reduce the amount of fuel you need to bring to cook food, or heat water.
If you just want to cook with wood, take a look at a couple of the ideas here:
http://zenstoves.net/Wood.htm
I have a friend who did a photography bike trip across the country and had good luck with a home made zip stove with a blower powered by a pair of AA batteries. 2 AA batteries lasted him his whole trip. as the fan was 0.01 watts, and the fan was only needed for the first few minutes.
-Michael McMillan
Mark
Can you burn wood pellets in this stove? Do you sell any special accescories for the purpose, i.e burn rack for more efficiency. Also, what are the dimensions of the stove?
NKT
You don't mention the pipework required to get the flue gasses outside. That $1000 is likely to be dwarfed by the major remodelling involved in some cases.
Of course, not having to pay a heating bill will offset that somewhat!