Good plans for wood stove for tent,

[partsman]

Or a good brand to buy for a 12x14 wall tent.

[Bows Up]

Believe or not, Home Hardware sold me a mid size oval stove for $89 three years ago. Had to order it in but pretty quick. Made in Winnipeg.

[partsman]

I will have to check them out, we have been using a collapsible stove my dad make over 20 or more years ago, but it has served its time, so figured I would get something else or make one.

[Bows Up]

Check out 24hourcampfire.com under the Backpacking forum for build it yourself ideas. Some beauties.

[Silent Wolf]

Or if you know someone that can weld, make a custom one. Some of the store bought stoves are junk, one or two years then time for a new one!!

SW

[the rifleman]

We used the lightweight drum type that you load from the top. They were fairly inexpensive, and reasonable compact. You could take the legs off, break down the chimney and stuff them all inside the stove. Stick it all in a large orange garbage bag, and it was clean to travel with.

They heat up very quickly, which was great when you first get back to camp, but they don't hold the heat very long once the fires out. You can control the draw to a certain degree, but the loose fitting lid prevents total burn control.

If you put 2-3" of sand/dirt in the bottom before using them, you can stave off them burning out quickly. Just dump it out when your heading home. Paint it with BBQ hi-heat paint when you get home, and that will protect the scorched metal from rusting immediately. This is important if you store it in a outdoor shed or garage. In a dry heated basement you should be ok to leave it. It may stink a bit from the paint the first time you use it, unless you cure it at home first. BBQ paint needs heat to cure properly, then it's good to go for quite awhile.