THE ULTIMATE BARREL STOVE

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November/December 1979
By Daryl Ann Kyle 
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Was all of Mr. Hatch's work worth the effort? To that, I can answer a resounding YES! You see, Wes is my dad, so I've grown up serving as a guinea pig for each of his many stove creations . . . and-let me tell you-he's ecstatic about this one! In fact, the whole family is!

My husband and I used the Cedar Mountain prototype in our 65' X 14' trailer home this past winter and stayed comfy while burning only 2-1/2 cords of cull lodgepole pine . . . wood that couldn't be sold for posts, saw logs, or anything! (Dad also hooked up a gravity-flow water heater-this, too, fabricated from a couple of barrels-to another Cedar Mountain Stove in our milkhouse. The system will produce steaming water-150°F is not uncommon-overnight!)

Besides providing economical winter comfort, the stove is also tops for slow cooking. In the evening I put grains on to simmer for breakfast fare, then gently braise roasts and stews in a Dutch oven for our evening meal. Delicious!

We stoke our stove twice a day. . . and start a new fire only when we've purposely let the heater go out for cleaning (and that's only about once every six weeks). And, although we're charged for electricity at a farm rate (with one bill covering two dwellings, plus our milkhouse, garage, etc.), our switch to wood heat-in the trailer alone-dropped our energy costs about 25% !

It's true that-at first glance-the Cedar Mountain Stove appears rather unconventional, but oh! how our visitors enjoy its warmth. . . both from the burning wood and from the cozy conversations that take place around it!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Plans are available for $10 from Cedar Mountain Stoves, Inc., Dept. TMEN, Rt. 1, Box M-93, Athol, Idaho 83801. Or—for more information please send a 15¢ stamp.

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