Here’s one of my 2.65 cu ft cat stoves, 12 hours after the last reload. Not sure if you can see it in the photo, but I still have half the load left, at 12 hours, whereas any similar-sized non cat would be down to cold ashes at 12 hours. Not sure what your wife would think, but mine seems to like them.
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Cats have flame show, when run at similar rates to non-cats. They also give you the ability to turn down way low, and run like a black body radiator. Your choice, just turn the knob. Non-cats can only run medium or high, never low.
Looks great , I guess at this point I'm down to a BK ( wife loves the Ashford) or the PE summit. Decisions , decisions. *Edit* Just noticed on the BK there is no way I could do a free standing stove