New Woodstove For The Yurt

[Jake]

Re to masonry stoves, my wife and son were born in Siberia, older freestanding homes almost universally had large centrally located Masonry stoves, most with sleeping platforms built on. These were necessary for shortage of hardwood for fires, the big masonry stoves were used both for cooking and

heating

. A blazing fire for a short time, and they would hold the heat for days if doors were tight. I am told most of the fueling was for cooking, and the actual

heating

fires were just a little short time one in evening.

Labor costs for masons here make these prohibitive for most of us other then self building. Building one for a yurt would need building on a slab.
That's why to me the old Stanley and Elmira stoves are treasures to be searched for and found.