Well I guess that question could go in a lot of directions. I guess what I mean is....... let's say you were given the task of heating 24 x 24 structure and told to put a stove in, old or new, that would through off raw heat.....what stove would you put in? Cast iron, metal, new stove with blower, old stove that eats wood but heats like a SOB???? What would you put in? Reason being, the more I read and research the more I over think this whole stove thing. What I am looking for is to put a stove in my cabin, (instead of the fire place) and get just plain old heat. It will be weekend use so I really don't care how hot it gets inside because I can always open the windows. Plus the place is a bit drafty.