First week using the T5 and getting more comfortable with it... likes to cruise around 550-600 on 5 to 6 splits of oak and ash or cherry. flue temps hover around 380.. biggest lesson learned more wood, more heat.... i cant even imagine stuffing this thing full of dry oak, it would be shakey.... im loving the burns times with this stove, the coals stay hot for a long time. lot different than the intrepid,