Wall tent stove adivise

[hoochie]

took the new tent out and tried the stove. it works terrific, and is something I should have done years ago!
One thing I found, was that once I had fallen asleep, the fire would go out. Is there something I can do with the damper or anything to make it burn slower? I am thinking I may have to be up several times a night come hunting season.
any tips or advise welcome!
cheers.

[Ohwildwon]

Presto logs are the secret!

Or hire one of the girls from the female appreciation thread to feed it for ya...:mrgreen:

Hey its live from Saturday Night, what can I say...

[PressurePoint]

A mixture of coal and chunks of hard woods like oak or maple.... If u have it.... I get a fire rip roaring and then turn the damper down and throw in some coal and some chunks of oak. Burns slow and hot. How ever, if it goes out, start from scratch.

I usually make the fire and sleep on top of my sleeping bag and when I get chilling is when I know to get up and the fire is still going enough to feed it to get hot again. By that time it's 1/2 thru the night and I'll just sleep in my bag until morning and I don't care if it gets cold then.

Onthe other hand, some guys just have the perfect touch. My hunting partner can load it up and it is warm all night... Not sure his magic but he has the touch


but like ohwildwon said... I think it's best to have one of those girls from the appreciation forum join you in your sleeping bag... You be warm... And probably sweaty to... ;)

[cmac]

Make sure you have a damper in your stove pipe as well. Different models of stoves will perform differently. I built my own and find I have to feed it twice a night.

[Whonnock Boy]

Depends on the stove, and the wood. If it's one of these, either the small or large version, you're never going to keep it going all night. Some stoves are better than others, but work on the same principle. Stoke it as full as you can, let it heat up, then choke it right off for the night.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1941.jpg

[Dannybuoy]

I had that problem until I got a bigger stove .... I hauled a full size wood stove the last 2 years , heavy but worth it and we have room .

[digger dogger]

Depends on the stove, and the wood. If it's one of these, either the small or large version, you're never going to keep it going all night. Some stoves are better than others, but work on the same principle. Stoke it as full as you can, let it heat up, then choke it right off for the night.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1941.jpg

I have this same stove, if i pack it properly, and put in quality hardwood, i can almost get 8hrs of heat.

[albravo2]

If I bring enough diesel mine runs nicely through the night;-)

[StuBrown]

We use full birch rounds for overnight. Only have to get up once if at all. I have an amazing sleeping bag so I never have to get up. The other guys are the ones who have to stoke our fire.

[hoochie]

thanks for the tips.
I will put larger pieces of wood in there next time and see how it goes.

[blackbart]

More beer right before bedtime, you will get up.....

[~T-BONE~]

Biggest pieces of hardwood, fur or larch.

[tipper]

I put in some green alder before bed. Those cheap stoves in the pics above still give me the creeps after waking up and seeing the thing glowing bright red with the top hatch blowing up and down!

[chrispy1202]

I built my own stove from a 20lb. propane tank with an internal baffle and adjustable damper on the front below the door. It gets hot enough that we can cook on it. I find that if I let a good bed of coals develop before bedtime and then stuff it full of rounds and damper it right back, then I only usually stoke it up once when I get up to recycle my evenings beers! When out backcountry skiing at -20 Celsius,I have had embers last for around 7 1/2 hrs. I was very happy to still see a bit of smoke coming out of the chimney.

[Downwindtracker2]

Those tin airtights should never ever glow. You need a damper on the stove pipe as well. NEVER NEVER burn coal to a tin airtight !! If the air intake leaks, it's time for a new tin airtight. If you use heavy welding gloves ,you can load them pretty full. A 22" one, about the size in the photos, should burn for 4 to 6 hours.They are not that fussy about wood.If you wake up in the night, load the stove, that where beer comes in, for you or your partner.A partner with a weak bladder means a warm tent. There is a learning curve on length and the size you split the wood. You want to start the fire and build up to 1 1/2" kindling, then pack them tight. It means you can't just come home after socialising, light the fire, and hit the sack. I think I used three or four lengths of stove pipe, depends on how windy it gets, windier it is,more pipe, and I had a wind vane type cap. PA has stainless pails that are great for heating water and keeping the lid closed. I had beetle killed swamp pine blow the top off, that was scary.

[trebreklaw]

I put my wood in randomly (ie not stacked) seems to last longer and I have a damper.

[Tron]

Make sure there is no air leaks. Damping all you want but if it's getting air through a leak you will loose the battle. I had this with a new stove. Fixed the leak and it would last 6hr burning pine

[hardnocks]

i use that same stove ...cut your wood short so you can get more in....with the top loader if the wood is long you can`t fill it up .

[browningboy]

Or just get a desiel drip system, don't have to ever get up

[whitetailsheds]

Or just get a desiel drip system, don't have to ever get up

Have to second this.....used one last year, and it was very nice!! Easy to use. No maintenance other than checking the level of fuel. And that was at best once per week considering I used it only in the evening and overnite!!
Filling the 5 gallon reservoir was certainly easier and cheaper than gathering your fuel supply for a wood stove!!

[Elkchaser]

I've gone through a small pot belly stove (as shown above) and now have the larger one for wall tent. Small one would run about 5 hr burn time, big one lasts the night. Guessing you know this but really important to put at least an inch of veg free dirt in the bottom before lighting up. Makes a big difference. I've always burnt whatever dead wood I could find close to camp usually pine, fir or sometimes alder. Every stove is different in terms of 'huffing and puffing' with the lid hopping. Any air leaks need to be addressed and for my old stove that just meant a deeper layer of dirt until eventually it was replaced. No more than a couple smoke events and you'll have it sorted... Cough, cough!