Lori,

Do your stoves have wick on the outside or on the inside? If the wick is on the inside, then it's a true wick stove where the wick is transporting the fuel into the main flame.

If your stove has a wick on the outside, that's a priming wick which is used to get the stove warm enough to get going.

For example, the stove shown below does have a wick but it's a priming wick (on the outside). This stove is not a wicked stove per se.



Technical distinction, yes, I know, but I'm a stovie. What can I say? It does matter though for cold weather performance.

HJ