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C5 · Level 0 · No electricity Dumb as a rock

Jøtul F 602

Jøtul F 602 small cast-iron wood stove.

$1,000–1,300Buy on Jøtul
Estimate. Prices change.

Designed in 1936 and still cast in Fredrikstad. It heats a cabin with a few logs, cooks on top in a pinch and works whether or not the grid does.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
Calm
Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisJøtul F 602
What it replacesSmart oneDyson Purifier Hot+Cool HP07
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool HP07.

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Cast iron, designed in 1936, still warming Norwegian cabins.

Jøtul F 602

$1,000–1,300
Repairable · Calm
Jøtul F 602$1,000–1,300
Buy on Jøtul