Four Dog Camp Stove Pics

Stove arrived today. Heavy, but not terrible. A good size fire box accomodating smaller splits that you would use for a regular woodstove up to 20 inches in length I would say.

She got up to about 800 degrees at times when I was pushing it hard to cook the paint. Heats up way faster than a soapstone stove, which is all I ever used. I think I'll appreciate the rapid heat transfer in a tent. Nice air control with a gasketed door and pipe damper. Has a baffle which is said to increase efficiency a bit.

I ran it outside to cook that finish off the stove and the pipe. 2.5 cubic foot firebox.

 

I watched the video in the other thread. It looks like it is pretty well made. That will make your cold weather camping tolerable. Put some pics up when you have your go out.

 

I took this down last night after emptying many hot coals into my uncovered galvanized ash bucket and let them cook down for over an hour before covering.

Stove was going strong 2-3 hours after I added last wood piece. Had to cool it down somehow as it was raining this morning when I woke, and I'm not leaving that outside unattended to get stolen.

No creosote in the pipe which makes sense given that I'm burning seasoned maple.

I wiped the exterior down and noticed that it left the paint finish uneven. I got out the black Rutland stove polish and treated the top and sides. Looks good as new again.

Everything stores inside the firebox which I did my best to clean out without using water. I can tell that I'm going to need screws around the stove collar to keep that pipe upright. I don't trust it just sitting in the collar with any sort of wind.

Steel cools way faster than cast iron or soapstone. I like that for this purpose when taking down for transport or storage. I see most of these stoves on Youtube getting discolored really badly after a period of usage. I don't think the owners have ever heard of stove polish.

Packed up for the night all pieces in the firebox to be put away till December. Front and rear handles are a nice feature.

 

Nothing but good to say about them. When I bought mine in college one of the welds popped mid season. I would have fixed it myself but I didn't have access to a welder at the time. Don payed shipping both ways for a replacement stove.

 

Yeah...I have been getting grief from some people thinking winter camping is silly. I don't see how it's that much different than summer camping other than you dress different and you might wear snow shoes instead of hiking boots. Less bugs too and no snakes to stumble onto in the woods.

 

I did some winter camping in scouts a long time ago. It was cold, the gear was no where near what it is today and we were constantly trying to keep warm.

I see no reason why one would not to want to at least try it. Being able to stay warm, the convenience of dry gear and cooking inside are great benefits. Having adequate seasoned wood will make it that much better. Some percolator coffee in the mornings with eggs, pancakes and bacon is worth the trip in itself.