Smint50Mints

This is my personal opinion; the Squirrel is a terrible and over-rated stove. The iron panels are just too thin to sustain prolonged use with a hot fire. Even with the firebricks in place, the panels will warp meaning the stove no longer seals properly or is controllable. I have two bent, cracked Squirrels in my metal pile. It would be five stoves worth of bentness but I started turning them down. I really dislike the Aga Little Wenlock because it just isn'tas pretty as the Coalbrookdale original. I only recently learned about Clearview stoves. My neighbour had one installed and it'sa serious performer even if the design is a little conservative. I have a small collection including a Coalbrookdale Darby in my workshop, a Stovax Stockton 7 as the sole source of heating in my 'flat'. I have a 'Morsana' which is an art deco rarity, Two cylinder stoves, a small unknown German one and an old Smith and Wellstood. I also have a Jotul 606. In terms of the Squirrel, the Esse Montrose I had for a while was much better.