wetsneakers

RE: Princess Auto stove. The link provided results in "Error: Sorry, but the Product you've requested wasn't found!" Tried searching the entire site for wood stove and although a result comes up the link also shows empty. Bill Gates messing with me again no doubt.

Thanks for the positive feed back! Some great ideas provided. Still sleeping on it (literally dreaming about it - I should get a life maybe?). Wilco on the pics.

Screw the paint can idea (although it will work) This look way easier:

Finitto

Opinions are fine. As long as they truthfully consider the subject. Suggestions such as using a 20 lb tank miss the mark completely. Anyone can go to the store and buy something. Anyone can buy a sled or ATV and then drag whatever they want out wherever they want. Something completely different, and obviously foreign in concept to most here, is what's being considered.

I'd really prefer to not argue the merits of this project. If you're convinced I'm walking down the wrong path just shake your head and walk away. I might look like an idiot, but . . . my fabric hut is non-flamable and I intend to somehow insulate where the pipe passes through the roof. The 2 empty paint cans, small stand and 5 feet of aluminium evestrough will weigh what 1 pound maybe? The fire log (when using one) is where all the weight comes from, but even then it will have a great advantage over any propane tank and heater. Maybe this isn't you. That's fine. I really enjoy combining some physical exercise with ice fishing which is why I prefer to hike out onto the ice, but if you've ever done it you know that you need a warm place to dry off after a work-out or hypothermia will come take you away. This can also be a problem when, like me, a motor is absent on your auger. Secondly, as stated, the quiet open flame is prefered to the hissing of a propane heater. Thirdly, I often fish on smaller lakes where the fuel can be found 100 feet away on shore. Fourth I intend for this set-up to be useful for winter camping.

Oh sure there's always go to the store and buy a pre-made heater. Problem with those is they give up their life when you exactly don't want them to and you're forever juggling with fuel containers. They also don't hold the quiet charm of open flame. Also, a wood stove provides a distraction from killing yourself from boredom. Last but not least there's the weight issue - I usually hike out onto the ice as part of the outing. Dryer vent tube is the same size as HVAC ducting, but evestrough might do the trick. How to vent it through the roof . . .

Last winter, on the Bay of Quinte, I got bored (happens way too often eh?) and went for a stroll to see if anyone was doing any better. Not only did I return to my hut a little heartened knowing I wasn't the only one getting skunked, I also learned a small wood stove can be made out of 2 old paint cans screwed end to end (one end of one can cut out obviously). Very simple and yet, according to the owners, provides plenty of heat for 3 hours with one fireplace log. "Perfect!" I thought. Problem: I can't recall what they used for exhaust pipe or the hole insulation at the roof opening. I looked at 4" dia hvac pipe, but it just seems too large for the job. I also looked at automotive exhaust pipe and while being a good size, it's darn heavy! I continue to draw a blank for forming the hole in the fabric roof of my shanty. Got any ideas? I'll post pics as this project takes form. Thanks all, wet