Best Stoves That Heat Without Power

A small, clean burning pedestal stove for a cabin, room or small house, with a tested 74% HHV efficiency. The short 5 hour maximum burn means more reloads overnight.

A large, clean burning stove that heats a whole small house for under $900. A strong value if you can find it in stock.

A tiny, efficient wood stove for a cabin, tiny house or single room. Have it installed to the manual and local code, and plan on cutting short logs.

A large pedestal stove with a big firebox for long burns in a bigger home or shop. Have it installed to the manual and local code.

A mid size pedestal wood stove for heating a small to medium house with long firewood. Check the maker’s store price before buying on Amazon.

A low cost, clean burning mini stove for a cabin, tiny house or small shop up to about 750 sq ft. Expect to cut wood short and reload often.

A large pedestal stove for a bigger home, with a 3.5 cu ft firebox and up to 10 hours on a load. Have it installed to the manual and local code.

A large, reasonably efficient stove for heating a whole small house or big shop on long firewood. Have it installed to the manual and local code.

A small, efficient cabin or tiny house stove for spaces up to about 750 sq ft. Buy it if you can cut wood short and want a stove that is certified clean and approved for mobile homes.

The leg version of the Blue Ridge 300 for a medium house, with an 8 hour maximum burn. It costs $30 less than the pedestal 300P.

A mid size pedestal stove for a medium house, with an 8 hour maximum burn and side to side loading. Have it installed to the manual and local code.

The pedestal version of US Stove’s 1,200 sq ft plate steel stove, for buyers who want a cleaner look for a room or small house. It burns more wood than more efficient stoves of its size.

A plain, affordable plate steel stove for heating a room or small house with 18 in firewood. Buyers who want to burn less wood should look at a more efficient model.

A mid size stove for a cabin or small home up to about 1,200 sq ft that takes standard 18 in firewood. Pick a more efficient stove if you buy your wood.

A 1,200 sq ft plate steel stove with the blower included, for buyers who want circulation out of the box. The US Stove and Ashley versions of the same firebox cost less and carry a longer warranty.

A large wood insert for heating a bigger home from a big fireplace, with up to 10 hours on a load and the blower included. Check that your fireplace opening is large enough before buying.

A mid size wood insert for heating a medium house from an existing fireplace, with a blower included and up to 8 hours on a load.

A small, efficient wood insert that turns an open fireplace into a real heater for a room or small house. The 90 CFM blower is included.