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Finally it arrived, after 36 weeks of waiting! Why? I have made a few myself, there is also cheaper Walmart version that work fine, what is so special about it? First of all its design is beautiful and functional, it is masterpiece for doing a very simple job: having a small fire! I love the fact that you go above and beyond, make a perfect design and use the finest materials (aerospace sheets!) to build something otherwise cheap and non-essential. Second is being handcrafted. Not sure about staffing now, but in the beginning it was Fritz and an off-grid cabin and welding with batteries, now Jeff and Belle are producing the stove and everything is hand crafted. The mass producing society is so boring. And finally the waiting also adds some value to it in my opinion. 36 weeks is long time, but it think is a good reminder to live slow. Our mindset has become "don't waste your time to waste your life". Running all day, using every minute we have and making sure we don't do what we are supposed to do: live our one short life!

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