Ok so we finally have the Buck 74 freestanding stove up and running. Everyday I am learning more and more about the stove. I am using a Rutland stove top thermometer. I have been able to achieve overnight burns. I do however have a couple of questions. 1) Where can I find the recommended burn tempertures for my stove. I have looked the manual over and over but don't see anything. 2) How long and how much wood is everyone using to get your stove upto the "burn zone"? With a cold stove I usually start with a couple pieces of paper twisted up with a couple pieces of kinlin. Once this takes off I put a couple more pieces on but usually not regular split size wood. I keep increasing the size of the wood as I go along. I leave the damper open all the way until it gets up to temp but it seems like I have to keep feeding the fire to get it up to temp and by the time it reaches 425-450 it seems like the wood as burnt up so much that I have to add more. Then the fire really takes off more because I am adding this wood to good fire already. But if I don't add wood to it then and wait for it to burn down then the stove temp drops as well...often to 300 and below. Do I need to get the stove to a higher temp? Once you have reached your desired temp how long does your stove stay in the 300-600 temp range during your burn cycle? I am burning maple and poplar wood seasoned for 15 months. Thanks for any input.