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IA Woodsman
12-12-2011, 12:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-dnrYWF-Gs]Winter Tent and Homemade Stove - YouTube

This is an old Voyager tent that was made for the Boy Scouts. I removed the floor and the screen. The framework was overkill, but I wanted to give it a try. It worked well.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Tentsideview.jpg

This is the stove jack I installed. It is made for a 5 Man Arctic Tent.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Tentstovejack.jpg

The stove is made from an 8" piece of black stove pipe. The ends are 8" end caps. All of the rivets are steel. The door was made from a piece of left over stove pipe.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Doorclosedstove.jpg

This is not the best picture, but you can see the hole in the end where the 4" stove pipe fits. You can also see the bolts that are used for the legs.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Dooropenstove.jpg

I took a hammer and flattened the top of the stove so you can cook on it.
It was able to boil water.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Stoveandzebra2.jpg

Rescue2 came out and gave me a hand.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Settingstove.jpg

He could not wait to try it out.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Nickheatingwater.jpg

And then he sat on his but while I got wood.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Nickandstove.jpg

Titus was not sure if he wanted to come in of not.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Tituscheckingoutthetent.jpg

Got a little snow while checking the whole set up.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/IAWoodsman/Tentandframe.jpg

All in all it is going to be a very nice set up. I and going to spend the bulk of my winter camping in this tent this year. I will follow up with field reports in the future. Thanks for checking it out.

crashdive123
12-12-2011, 02:19 PM
Another good one Terry. Thanks.

Pal334
12-12-2011, 02:21 PM
Very nice setup, thanks for sharing

gryffynklm
12-12-2011, 03:14 PM
Nice set up and stove, What did you use in materials for the through the tent wall.

natertot
12-12-2011, 04:00 PM
Very nice! I wouldn't mind trying this myself, when I get a few free days. Have you done any overnighters in it yet?

Sparky93
12-12-2011, 08:47 PM
Very cool!

hunter63
12-13-2011, 12:06 PM
Cool set up,... thanks for posting, like the re-purpose of an old friend.

IA Woodsman
12-14-2011, 12:35 PM
Another good one Terry. Thanks.


Very nice setup, thanks for sharing

Thanks guys.


Nice set up and stove, What did you use in materials for the through the tent wall.

It is a military stove jack.


Very nice! I wouldn't mind trying this myself, when I get a few free days. Have you done any overnighters in it yet?

Not yet but I will be doing several outings with it this winter.


Very cool!


Cool set up,... thanks for posting, like the re-purpose of an old friend.

Thanks gents.

socom2173
12-14-2011, 03:40 PM
Good job! Looks just like on I built about 2 years ago, People make these out of everything from old cooking pots to mailboxes.
Remember to not try burning it through the night, you might not wake up!

Just start it up before you get out of your bag to get dressed in the morning.
Lot's of good info about it if anyone wants to give it a go.
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=26369