Over the weekend, I spent a night in town. It’s just easier that way. After schlepping all over the place buying groceries and running errands it’s sometimes too exhausting to make the hour-plus drive home. Plus, the roads were icy and with the snow coming down, visibility was almost nil. I just wasn’t up for chancing it. But here’s the cool thing. When I got home late the next morning, though I expected the cabin to be somewhat cold, it was actually warm and pleasant. The Blaze King Princess had been on its own for more than 12 hours but was still keeping things warm. I shouldn’t have been surprised. The wood box is larger than most stoves’, and I’d stuffed it with wood before leaving home. Because it’s so much more efficient than the old Princess, the stove burns more evenly and the wood lasts longer. The thermostat keeps the temperature consistent and I don’t have to babysit the stove like I used to.
Still no sign of the Northern Lights. At this point, I’d settle for no snow and no Lights. I keep telling myself—winter is only for another seven months…
At least I don’t have to worry about keeping warm.
I have a Blaze King King model. I’ve had it for about 8 years and I burn far less wood than I did with my old stove. And when I say old, I mean old! I spend a great amount of time hunting and fishing and I never have come home to a cold house, even when I’ve been gone for the whole weekend. I’ve actually stuffed 90lbs of wood into the stove and it just works like magic. I do have to clean out the ashes after every cord or so, which means I have to empty it three times each winter.
I think I hear an elk bugling, got to run!!!