Winter Shelter and Stove R&D

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For the last year or so I have been trying to muster enough coin and guts to buy a high end tepee type tent with a stove. I have come to the conclusion I am going to make my own. I put up this shelter to test my I gal Coleman fuel stove I made I learned a lot. The next stove will be much better.

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These are some pics of the shelter going up.

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This one is for you pitdog!!
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I love your DIY approach IA. Those tipi tents look awesome, but for the price of one, and the stove... you could buy a used camper!
 
Good stuff man. You don't need a bigger stove, just cuddle up with Titus and you'll be set.
 
IA Woodsman said:
For the last year or so I have been trying to muster enough coin and guts to buy a high end tepee type tent with a stove. I have come to the conclusion I am going to make my own. These are some pics of the shelter going up.
IA, I think this would be good enough for at least a couple of days . . . :D
How big is this overall width, length, height @ center? How did the stove work out inside there? Thanks for letting us take a look . . .


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This one is for you pitdog!!

The Pit will appreciate this for sure . . :thumbup::)
Be safe.
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IA Woodsman said:
I was warmer than outside. But not what I am wanting. I am gonna make a little bigger stove. I also need to add a damper to my pipe.
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You can find some good info on living in and heating a tent during winter in "A Snow Walkers Companion" by Garrett and Alexandra Conover. They claim to easily heat their tent to eighty degrees while the temp outside is sub-zero. Obviously since a tent isn't insulated it won't hold heat for long when the fire dies.
 
You can rig a harness to Titus and he will carry the shelter components, right?
 
x39 said:
You can find some good info on living in and heating a tent during winter in "A Snow Walkers Companion" by Garrett and Alexandra Conover. They claim to easily heat their tent to eighty degrees while the temp outside is sub-zero. Obviously since a tent isn't insulated it won't hold heat for long when the fire dies.
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JUST1MOR said:
IA Woodsman said:
For the last year or so I have been trying to muster enough coin and guts to buy a high end tepee type tent with a stove. I have come to the conclusion I am going to make my own. These are some pics of the shelter going up.
IA, I think this would be good enough for at least a couple of days . . . :D
How big is this overall width, length, height @ center? How did the stove work out inside there? Thanks for letting us take a look . . .
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It is about 5' tall x 10' long x 10' wide. I think it is a little big for this stove.
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Dang it Terry... where do you find all this play time? I guess I just work too much...

Keep up the good work brother.

Ski
 
very well made shelter man. and good job on the stove. it may not be exactly what you want now but thats the only way you learn what works and doesn't.

as usual awesome video
 
Damn straight Terry. Caught the pics on BUSA, but like that video that you tagged along on this thread. You hauling all this on your magic pulk?

Also, did you raise the stove off the ground or have it on blocks? How long does it fire for and what size wood are you getting in there? Really want to play with this concept myself. Thanks!
 
ohski said:
Dang it Terry... where do you find all this play time? I guess I just work too much...

Keep up the good work brother.

Multi-tasking my friend

Ski
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kgd said:
Damn straight Terry. Caught the pics on BUSA, but like that video that you tagged along on this thread. You hauling all this on your magic pulk?

Also, did you raise the stove off the ground or have it on blocks? How long does it fire for and what size wood are you getting in there? Really want to play with this concept myself. Thanks!
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After all of my testing I hope to use 2 10x10 tarps and 2 8x10 tarps for a mobile shelter. I would also like to figure out a way to fold the stove. This way I can put it in a pack or sled. I folded a couple of pieces of flashing and wired them to the stove to keep it off the ground. The wood is about 6" long and thumb size.
 
can you please explain on how you made that stove. i would really like to make one for my shelter.
 
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