TK-421
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My Home Depot finally got the 30 in stock so I could check it out. I have to say I am very impressed. I was torn between the Lopi liberty and the Jotul f600. I must admit, the liberty seems to be very close in quality to the 30. Not much difference other than a smaller box, and the damper plate for reloads the liberty has. The latching mechanism is a little nicer on the liberty but not that big of a deal.
Overall IMHO' it's a VERY nice stove especially for the price. My HD has them in store for $899. My Lopi dealer is selling the Liberty for close to $2200. Thats a huge savings and not worth it IMO.
I do have one question. Does anyone have experience with the gold door? They say gold but Im guessing it's brass instead of gold plating. The Lopi Liberty is unprotected brass. My local dealer said his kid's punishment was cleaning it since it always was tarnished and looked like garbage. One kid was doors while the other was legs. He said he wished the good kid was door since the bad kid had those legs polished frequently.
For the price I'd consider the gold door but not if its gonna need constant polishing.
Overall IMHO' it's a VERY nice stove especially for the price. My HD has them in store for $899. My Lopi dealer is selling the Liberty for close to $2200. Thats a huge savings and not worth it IMO.
I do have one question. Does anyone have experience with the gold door? They say gold but Im guessing it's brass instead of gold plating. The Lopi Liberty is unprotected brass. My local dealer said his kid's punishment was cleaning it since it always was tarnished and looked like garbage. One kid was doors while the other was legs. He said he wished the good kid was door since the bad kid had those legs polished frequently.
For the price I'd consider the gold door but not if its gonna need constant polishing.