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ratherbefishin
09-08-2005, 07:26 PM
does anybody use those airtight sheet metal oval stoves?I think they are made in Manitoba and have been around for about 100 years.I'm looking for a tent stove

moosecaller
09-08-2005, 07:59 PM
That's all my cousin and I use to heat the wall tent they work great, -30 below and in your longjohns can't beat 'em, just make sure you have the proper pipe ring in your tent. The brand that he has is the ashley.

K-1
09-08-2005, 08:16 PM
Have used one for a few years,lots of heat,just don't over load them as they will turn red real quick !!!!!!

ape
09-09-2005, 10:10 PM
Bought one yesterday for mine. 20 days left and then I am gone for a month just me and my tent and stove.

ratherbefishin
09-12-2005, 04:12 PM
The best price seems to be at '' Surplus Herbies''-$69 for the 18'' model.Capital Iron locally wants $96 for the same model

ratherbefishin
09-12-2005, 04:17 PM
Surplus Herbies also advertises a square sheet metal stove for $84-I suppose the advantage is the flat top for cooking

Maxx
09-12-2005, 06:53 PM
do you guys also put sand in the botton of the stove so you do not burn it out?

K-1
09-12-2005, 06:59 PM
do you guys also put sand in the botton of the stove so you do not burn it out? We just use a few shovel full of local dirt and dump it when we are finished.

ratherbefishin
09-12-2005, 08:03 PM
how long do those sheet metal stoves last,anyway?

moosecaller
09-12-2005, 08:33 PM
My cousin has one that is 10 years old use it every year still going strong, remeber a chimney damper does help an awful lot

ruger#1
09-12-2005, 09:40 PM
check out deluxe wall tents they have some long lasting stoves and they are one of our sponsers. www.deluxewalltents.com (http://www.deluxewalltents.com)

ratherbefishin
10-14-2005, 07:57 AM
I ended up buying an 18'' oval stove from Surplus Herbies in Williams Lake[great store-wish I had more time to browse].It held a fire most of the night-I had to get up at 3am anyway and go outside.So-all in all,I am pretty happy with it.Funny-I had carefully cut out a piece of sheet metal to go in the roof of the tent-and left it beside the truck when we packed, so here I was out in the bush, with a hole in the tent roof,and no sheet metal .Would you believe that back of the campsite in the bush, I found the rusted out remains of another oval stove-the lid was in good shape, so with a hammer and nail was able to tap out a round hole for the chimney,and I was in business!

tmarschall
10-14-2005, 11:32 AM
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=206&stc=1
Here is another home made solution to stoves in the tent!

ratherbefishin
10-14-2005, 07:42 PM
thanks-and I see where they have a tarp as a fly-I did the same, but the rain runs down the tent walls-a simple solution would be to make a simple knot securing a metal ring in each guy rope about 2' out, and fasten the tarp to these rings, holding the tarp well out from the edge of the tent wall.The only trouble is ,I figure this stuff out while I;m using it-and forget to do it before the next hunting trip.