Tent Stove

[high desert]

I am in the market for a new wood burning stove for a 12' x 14' wall tent. I am looking for a good quality tight stove that I can keep burning all night without getting up to reload it in the middle of the night. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.

[No Fences]

Try using the search function on here. This topic has been covered many times and there should be some good info for you. Good luck.

[SuperX]

I have the larger Kwik stove, a Buddy of my has the 4 dog Which in my pinion either one is better then the cylinder type stoves because their air tight. The cylinder stove can't be shut down tighten enough to put out the fire. But good luck getting a stove that will burn all night, depending on how large of tent you have/weather and if you bring dry hard wood it's going to be tough. I started burning coal this year, even with it you have to be careful or you could warp the stove when it first burns off. The 4 dog has a baffle built into the stove and I'm thinking about welding one in my. The Kwik is so tight they claim it doesn't need a damper in the stack which is true it doesn't need it to control the burn. But I've found I can keep a little more heat in the stove with one, thus thinking about the baffle and which will give me better draft (my tent is a side vent).

The main reason I bought the Kwik was because it's air tight and I'm looking into modifing it for the pellet stove option; however, it's has quite been prefect yet so I'm still waiting. I can relate when you're hunting over east and the fire goes out and you have stay up and get it burning again to stoke up the fire. Seem like I'm the one who wake up first and ends up taking care of the fire.

[fishingnut71]

I used a 55gal barrel and bought a kit that has the door, and chimney piece with damper and legs. Love it. Its easy and affordable. And large enough to burn all night. Id rather have too much fire than not enough.

[huntercgr]

Cylinder and the Kwik Kamp stoves seem to be the top 2 favorites. Those that have either think their's is the best.

I have the Cylinder, a 15x18 tent, and my experience is this. You can load her up before turning out the lights, close the damper down, and the fire will for all practical reasons will be out. Add some kindling, a couple of bigger pieces, and she'll be blazing away in 10 minutes thanks to the hot coals, a warm tent in 30. BTW, I either crawl back into my warm bag, or turn on the double burner propane heater.

Now, if you're lucky enough to have some good, well aged hardwood to use for the evening, you'll be a bit better off.

And of course this all depends on when you turn out the lights, and get up. There's usually someone who has to get up and go outside, the perfect time to add a few logs.

[scottishsetter]

KwikKamp....Good Luck

[RogueFishr]

we bought a small, house type, wood stove at a second hand store. It is heavier than the tent stoves, but it works great. Will hold a fire all night, and has a good top surface for cooking, heating water, etc. We paid $75 for it.

RF

[Hunt'nFish]

Originally Posted by high desert

I am in the market for a new wood burning stove for a 12' x 14' wall tent. I am looking for a good quality tight stove that I can keep burning all night without getting up to reload it in the middle of the night. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.

Capacity & a tight door seal are what's needed.
Quality of wood also figures in. Pine burns quick and hardwoods burn slower.
We have good luck burning large limb wood. Very hard stuff.
And we use a smallish pack stove. So one like the larger Kwik or Cylinder stoves would be even better.

Personally I don't think that it's a big deal for a stove to burn ALL night.
Heck someone always wakes up for some reason or another.
Not a big deal IMO that it "need" to burn all night.
Hunt'nFish

Here is a $150 stove from Andy & Baks:
Everything fits inside it, even the stove pipe sections.

[Kelpers7]

Four Dog Stoves

[Hog King]

Originally Posted by fishingnut71

I used a 55gal barrel and bought a kit that has the door, and chimney piece with damper and legs. Love it. Its easy and affordable. And large enough to burn all night. Id rather have too much fire than not enough.

Yep...a dang fine stove! We use one every year for 2 weeks. Had it for 15+ years. Our barrel is a 30+ gallon unit.

[CamoHunter]

Originally Posted by scottishsetter

KwikKamp....Good Luck

+1

[Hogwild]

Get a cylinder stove, they are made here in Oregon and they work great.

[Dextreme]

When I was in this same situation of needing a woodstove a few years ago, I decided it was a good way to help justify buying a welder and build my own. I figure I spent <$50 on scrap metal and it was a really fun first welding project, plus I got to set the stove up the way I wanted to.

[huntercgr]

Originally Posted by Hogwild

Get a cylinder stove, they are made here in Oregon and they work great.

I always thought they were made in Utah.

[namu mac]

We use 2 tents end to end for our elk camp. One has a Cylinder and the other a Kwikkamp stove. IMO the Kwikkamp is easier to control and the fire last longer. The Cylinder stove is good but IMO the Kwikkamp is better.

[mtn300]

I improved my stove by putting handles on it. I built 2 of these stoves. It was 1/8 inch rolled steel 16 inch diameter 28' long. I tacked the top and then cut the very top off to weld on the flat plate. For those who don't know don't weld in long beads it will warp your stove. It has a 5 inch ring for the stove pipe. A custom horseshoe handle on the stove door. I put a heavy duty grating in the bottom. Maybe a 100 dollars after it was all said and done. I have a 14x16 tent and it will keep you warm all night. This stove will go 7 to 8 hours without having to add wood. I tried to make them as air tight as possible. Oh I screw my stove pipe to the stove and all of the joints together. This will keep your stove pipe from becoming air born during 60mph winds.

[Silver Eagle]

This is a home made stove Glass front, the two angle iron on top are for a griddle, it will hold a fire till someone has to go outside, it is heavy have thought about building another stove, we have two stove holes so can go either way......Ray

[bigd]

Kwik Kamp, blaze stove