This morning it was +5F and breezy outside at 5:15 AM, and a nice 75F inside. I took a few shovels full of ash/coals out of the King, then decided I would weigh the wood I was going to fill it with, just to see if Blaze King's advertised load potential was at all accurate. With a bed of bright coals a few inches deep, I successfully placed 94 lbs of hard maple and elm into the firebox! This is well seasoned wood, not wet or green; split/stacked for 2 years with roofing tin over the top. Some of them weren't your typical splits, 2 were 20 lbs each, big 'ol dense slabs. Going from a Woodstock Classic to the Blaze King this past fall, I quickly learned to love the larger size firebox. Even with the control dial set at 2 1/4 (just within the high side of "normal" on the scale), this won't need more wood until after dark tonight, and the house will be very comfy. Like engine guys say, there is no replacement for displacement.