Todd said:Osburning said:I see most comparisons to tube stoves. But how do blaze kings compare to other cat stoves. Does the Princess, Chinook, King burn longer and more efficiently than similar sized cat stoves from Woodstock, Vermont Casting, Etc.
Are Blaze Kings priced close to other Cat stoves of similar sizes.
All the efficiencies and GPH numbers are similar with all cat stoves but the BK's stretch out the burns longer than any other.
So how long do you think a 4+ft³ Woodstock stove wood burn? You get 12 hours out of a Keystone, which is less than 2ft³(?).
There were a couple posts earlier in this thread from a couple of Buck burners. The 91 is a big stove, but it's not going to go for 36 hours between loads. I think Blaze Kings long burns come from well regulated primary air,and good secondary air supply to the cat to keep lit off. I think Woodstock does that pretty well, too, just without the thermostat. I would have to believe the firebox geometry has to come into play somewhere, too. I have never heard anybody say 'Wow. That's a great looking stove!' I'm not turned off by it, it's just very uninspiring. I have to believe they wood sell a lot more stoves if they had a different shape. Maybe they are on to something better, and we'll see a bigger Chinook, or at least something different.