Country Stoves: The Lennox Country Collection, and What Replaces It
Country Stoves became part of Lennox in 2006 and the models were rebadged as the Lennox Country Collection — Striker, Performer, Canyon, Brentwood. Those are all discontinued now. If you're searching for a Country stove to buy, there isn't one; if you're searching for parts, the answer depends heavily on how old yours is.
Where Country Stoves went
Lennox International formed Lennox Hearth Products in 1994 and spent the following decade buying up the hearth industry: Whitfield in 1998, Earth Stove in 1999, and Country Stoves in 2006. In September 2012 Lennox Hearth merged with FMI Products to become Innovative Hearth Products, which consolidated what was left of those lines under the IronStrike name.
So the chain runs Country Stoves → Lennox Country Collection → IHP → IronStrike. The same history covers Whitfield and Earth Stove, and we've written it up in more detail in the Whitfield guide.
The Lennox Country Collection models
| Model | Type | Variants |
|---|---|---|
| Striker S160 | Freestanding stove | Arch (S160A-B), Traditional (S160T-B) |
| Striker C160 | Fireplace insert | Arch, Traditional (C160T-B) |
| Performer ST210 / SS210 | Freestanding stove | Arch, Traditional |
| Canyon ST310 | Freestanding stove | Larger format |
| Brentwood | Freestanding stove | — |
These were genuinely good stoves. The Striker was a non-catalytic design with stainless afterburner tubes, a ceramic-fibre baffle blanket, an airwash system and a single draft control — clean-burning and simple to run, and EPA certified under the standard in force at the time. The Performer ST/SS210 was aimed at moderate heating loads, and the Canyon ST310 sat above it.
The parts situation, and the age cliff
This is the part worth knowing before you spend money.
For the Lennox-era Country Collection stoves — Striker, Performer, Canyon, Brentwood — parts are still broadly available through the aftermarket: gaskets, glass, blower motors, firebrick and hardware.
For the older, pre-Lennox Country stoves, it gets harder fast. Not all of the technical documentation survived the transitions from Country to Lennox Hearth to IHP, and several older models are now unsupported outright — the S230, the C40 and the Air Magnum T-Top among them. For the older T-Tops, model identification by serial number isn't reliable because the reference drawings no longer exist.
If you have one of those, treat it as a stove with no parts pipeline. Keep it running on what you can fabricate or salvage, and plan the replacement rather than being surprised by it.
What replaces a Country stove
Replacing a Performer ST210 or SS210
Shipping now: the Englander Blue Ridge 300L (No confirmed date) is the closest in-stock alternative to the Escape 1500, rated 500–2,100 sq ft on 20" logs, a step up from the Escape 1500's 1,800 sq ft class.
Shipping now: the Englander Blue Ridge 300P (Ships in 5–9 weeks), the pedestal version of the Blue Ridge 300L, covers the same 500–2,100 sq ft on 20" logs.
The Performer was built for moderate heating loads. The Drolet Escape 1500 ($1,349) covers 500–1,800 sq ft and is the natural successor, with the same non-catalytic secondary-burn approach the Striker and Performer used — just to the current EPA 2020 standard. The Drolet Blackcomb II ($1,279) covers the same range.
Replacing a Striker S160 or Canyon ST310
For the larger stoves, the Englander Blue Ridge 300L ($1,419) is made in the USA and sits in the same class. The Drolet Escape 1800 ($1,549) is our best-selling stove, and the Drolet Escape 2100 ($1,929) covers 1,000–2,700 sq ft at the top end.
If the Striker's traditional styling was the appeal, the Drolet Heritage ($1,589) is the closest match in character at 500–2,100 sq ft.
Replacing a Striker C160 insert
The C160 was designed to drop into small masonry and factory-built fireplaces. The Drolet Escape 1500-I ($1,729) is the equivalent, and the Englander Blue Ridge 150-I ($1,589) is the USA-made alternative. For a larger opening, the Drolet Escape 1800-I ($1,799).
Inserts need a liner, and bundles that include one work out cheaper than buying separately — the Escape 1500-I with faceplate and 25 ft liner kit ($1,969) is the common configuration. Sizing is covered in the insert guide and the chimney liner guide.
Before you swap
Country Collection stoves vented at 6 inches, matching everything we sell, so the connector may transfer if it's sound. Clearances and floor protection come from the new stove's manual rather than from where the old one sat — see the hearth pad guide and the installation guide.
Bottom line
A Lennox-era Striker or Performer is worth maintaining — parts are there and the combustion design still holds up. A pre-Lennox Country stove with no parts pipeline is a different situation, and worth planning around before something breaks.
Escape 1500 for a Performer, Blue Ridge 300L or Escape 1800 for a Striker or Canyon, Escape 1500-I for a C160 insert. All ship with No Sales Tax in any state and free shipping. Browse the wood stove lineup or email info@stovesource.com or text 1-888-866-8206 with your model number.
Replacing another discontinued brand? See our guides to Earth Stove, Whitfield and Dutchwest.