I can’t shake the feeling that this was an attempt to copy The Hobbit, except there is only one door. This allowed for a larger glass which, in my opinion, looks nicer. On the other hand, the dedicated door for the ash bin on The Hobbit can be left open when starting the fire or reloading and makes it much easier. We mainly chose The Hobbit because we are in Canada and our local dealer offers free shipping, so it was actually cheaper, even though it was brought all the way from England. Also, it has been on the market for decades and is a proven performer. But this also seems like a nice stove. I might buy one when I build my next cabin if you guys have a dealer in Canada by then.
Thanks for the feedback! It's definitely not a knockoff outside of the fact it's square, black, and burns wood, but that's the basic constraint of any small stove manufacturer. I've personally had both the Hobbit and The Dwarf in my 20' Tiny House and was able to get much longer burns out of my Dwarf given the better air control system and air-wash over the door. I started with the Hobbit because I built my tiny home before Nick developed the Dwarf Stoves. Getting to wake up to coals in my stove after 8 hours of sleep was a dream! I don't see much to be gained by having the ash door open while starting the fire unless your air controls aren't sufficient enough to get a good burn going. We're still a small company so don't have distributors like Salamander Stove's does so shipping outside of the lower 48 can be cost-prohibitive. Either way, they're comparable stoves in heat output and I'm sure you'll be happy with your Hobbit for many years to come. If you ever want to use the Dwarf on a future project, definitely reach out to us at Support@TinyWoodStove.com
Seriously considering ordering one for my sailboat. I really like the simplicity of this model.
I can’t shake the feeling that this was an attempt to copy The Hobbit, except there is only one door. This allowed for a larger glass which, in my opinion, looks nicer. On the other hand, the dedicated door for the ash bin on The Hobbit can be left open when starting the fire or reloading and makes it much easier. We mainly chose The Hobbit because we are in Canada and our local dealer offers free shipping, so it was actually cheaper, even though it was brought all the way from England. Also, it has been on the market for decades and is a proven performer. But this also seems like a nice stove. I might buy one when I build my next cabin if you guys have a dealer in Canada by then.
Thanks for the feedback! It's definitely not a knockoff outside of the fact it's square, black, and burns wood, but that's the basic constraint of any small stove manufacturer. I've personally had both the Hobbit and The Dwarf in my 20' Tiny House and was able to get much longer burns out of my Dwarf given the better air control system and air-wash over the door. I started with the Hobbit because I built my tiny home before Nick developed the Dwarf Stoves. Getting to wake up to coals in my stove after 8 hours of sleep was a dream!
I don't see much to be gained by having the ash door open while starting the fire unless your air controls aren't sufficient enough to get a good burn going. We're still a small company so don't have distributors like Salamander Stove's does so shipping outside of the lower 48 can be cost-prohibitive. Either way, they're comparable stoves in heat output and I'm sure you'll be happy with your Hobbit for many years to come. If you ever want to use the Dwarf on a future project, definitely reach out to us at Support@TinyWoodStove.com
@@tinywoodstove I like to support small business, will be ordering one soon.
@@foodparadise5792 That's great to hear, let us know if you have any questions!