A Wood Stove for Camping Part 3 - Camp Ready

[@e020443]

From one mechanical engineer to another (with or without a degree -- it doesn't matter), this was very well executed. WELL DONE!

[@davebenson1504]

"...old and rusty and clunky steam punky..." looks like based on your criteria and use on that very cold day in The Egg... a complete success

[@rosemarytate644]

In answer to Lee Hunter's question. YES PLEASE , yes please, Y E S P L E A S E. Everyone is endowed with a gift. However dear Slim you are continually expanding that gift and we , your viewers are fortunately allowed to tag alone and see your logic unfold step by step. Super &. Thanks.

[@donnamount151]

I believe the steam punkiness is what appeals to me the most...I am DEFINATELY a project person but I know next to nothing about such things...u r blessed..😊

[@c4mailmanpb]

I used to really like the stove I made until you came along. Thanks a whole lot. Great job and video.

[@leehunter1967]

Financial freedom?!...... You've caught lightning in a bottle!! I dare you to ask your viewers if they'd be interested in purchasing one of those! How about a "thumbs up" if you would be willing to buy this great piece of kit if it was available for purchase?

[@SouthernPatriot1]

Lee Hunter uh yes please it’s really a no brainer lol I can’t do this 😂 but I could buy one ✌️

[@12sisters1bride7]

I agree with Nikki

[@eddayz7492]

Most definitely would buy one very awesome.

[@ChrisClarke]

Me too. I would make all my camping buddies jealous if i had one of these 👍😁😋

[@wildbill23c]

If it were sold in the form of a kit that I cut out and build myself and supply the ammo can myself, I'd absolutely buy it. My issue when it comes to stuff like this is getting started with all the parts, so what happens is I buy materials and because they're in raw form, and not roughly cut to size as well as no plans or diagrams to follow that's where my project ends and never even takes off...so if a kit were available reasonably priced to just put together while supplying regular hardware and ammo can then I'd certainly be willing to buy one. The metal bending and that type of stuff is where I'd pretty much stop LOL. I do not have the patience to do a lot of stuff anymore is where part of my problem lies.

[@cherylfarrell1638]

Well, that whole unit looks professional. It should work perfectly with a fine tune. Excellent video shows your engineering capabilities. Good job.

[@TrailToughTrailers]

You did a great job explaining not only "how" but "why" as well. I love it how you used everyday parts and pieces to make it work!!! I'm bingeing on all of your videos and enjoying all of them so far. Keep them coming as I'm being inspired with your ideas. Thanks!!!

[@dakota1992]

Watched all three parts... simply awesome, Slim! You really do enjoy metal work and it shows. I love the little wood stove, and I agree, it's rustic and functional.

[@christospaxinos8983]

Genius, the best I've seen after all these stove videos I m watching for a month, so to decide what's the best, great respect

[@lesliepeck4124]

I have so enjoyed watching all of your videos, and I just wanted to let you know that I think you are a true treasure. Your commentary on your surroundings and your walks, your descriptions of the things you've made are just wonderful. Keep on doing what you're doing, it's great!

[@SlimPotatohead]

Hi L.A. Peck, Thanks for your kind words! I try to keep things fresh with new ideas, glad to hear they are appreciated! SP

[@catshultz9045]

This is absolutely incredible!! The design,the workmanship plus the resourcefulness!!!

[@odds17b81]

I just found your channel and I have to say I am really impressed with you & your creativity. How refreshing to see a nomad that isn’t lazy! You are very talented and I look forward to watching more of your videos! Thank you for sharing your work!

[@Guns_N_Gears]

Loved the Dennis Hopper joke!!!! 👍👍

[@6061]

I'm impressed you made that so nice without a welder and grinder cutoff wheel. Very resourceful.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Very resourceful and I love the way he repurposes things like tent stakes and skewers. Reminds me of my dad. I miss him. Wish I had learned more from him.

[@odds17b81]

This guy is a walking work of art. He deserves a much larger platform. Love it!

[@jfjkdkjfj]

Without welding its easier to take it apart and make changes.

[@SK22000]

That’s not a stove, it’s a work of art

[@WhenTheManComesAround]

Love the tentstakes for the ash tray. Cheap non rusting stainless option, and that is awesome!

[@MelissaKing-vm8sm]

You know what else is impressive? He has to rig a stand so that his camera has the perfect angle to film these lessons! Please make me one. That way you can afford to buy you a welder :)

[@bigern234554]

Best ammo stove i have seen yet.

[@celegleeson1767]

Not only clever but SO cute. I live in a small buss in Australia and I want one. Thanks for the video. Now I will rack my brains trying to figure How I can make one.

[@woodynbabs]

You did a great job with this build! Kudos to your ingenuity and talent!

[@zaradimple3980]

He is a genius, how does he work out these things, think he is an engineer. Definitely an engineer.

[@adventurebythemile]

Mr Potato, this little stove is ingenious!!

[@happydays59]

You're my favorite McGiver!🔥

[@annaorbanes5070]

Wow! This is a piece of genius. It was fascinating to watch, interesting and soothing. I know very little about metal working. I was amazed at the construction and the reasons for each step in the process. This is a great talent you have. Your little stove is a work of art. Thank you for the 3 enjoyable and educational videos.

[@mikek.3965]

Most innovative one I have seen and it bakes too! Great job Slim, Thanks!

[@chrisr6157]

Great video!!! I really enjoy the way you explain the process! You are very talented!

[@FranklinVideoInc]

You’re quite a creative problem solver! I enjoyed the elegance of your solutions.

[@shopsmithtroubleshootingan2269]

I really enjoyed this. The titanium stove pipe is really a cool idea!

[@fordmanfisher]

This stove series was fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@jodyseaman1885]

Great little stove! You are so creative. I can't wait to see what you bake in the oven.

[@mraidymaddful]

I was going to comment after watching the 'Winter in an A-Frame' vid you made but I did something else away from the pc, then forgot, life eh lol. I have a gas bottle woodburner someone made for me 30 years or so ago and it still works, to a fashion. I have to say though, this burner you have made is probably the best one I have ever seen, and I've seen thousands. As a designer it is my place to find solutions to products and redesign them to be better than they originally were and with this design, you seem to have covered; if not all, most of the needs for an all purpose woodburner. I would be be thinking of ways of putting it in the A-Liner, so then if you are caught in another snow storm it won't be any problem at all. It also occurred to me that if you built some kind of heat filter/shield, you could probably boil a kettle or heat a pan of something on top of Dennis the Hopper. Would I be right in thinking you can burn regular wood with it as well as pellets? I have 'liked' all your vids and have subscribed too. Keep up the great work. Peace x

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

I made an oil barrel stove from a 55 gal drum and a kit. What you did here is a thousand times more complex. You are just frikking amazing.

[@johntaylor1947]

I have watched serval amo stove builds and your design is by far the best and the one I am going to use as a guide.

[@brianjacobsen5762]

Nice tribute to Dennis Hopper

[@a.swifty1081]

I totally enjoyed your adventure creating an efficient, tiny wood stove...from an ammo box! Will wonders never cease??!

[@daleramage7389]

Fantastic build ,got my answer Micah for the door glass ,think I will add one to mine. Thanks again for sharing learned a lot from your video Dale

[@johnchan6191]

Like wow, very cool in creating this wood burning stove. Don't know how U came up w/ a pellet hopper, but it was ingenious. Thx 4 sharing on Utube. Happy camping & have gr8 adventures.

[@CorbinAce]

Really cool design. I am too old to camp but I think it would be great to have in case of emergency. Like after a Hurricane or some kind of bad weather. I live in Florida. Also there is a chance I might camp out for a day or two. I used to bush-craft, hunt and fish a lot in my pickup a few years ago. I love building stuff anyway.

[@CanadienNortherner]

Nice stove man !! I been looking at many home Built stoves like this . I'm going to build something .... One thing I'm going to include is a side water boiler with a tap . When I get up , I want a coffee right away ! Lol

[@dananelson3534]

They say that ingenuity is the mother of invention. I appreciate your design. Look forward to your test.

[@olecanole8596]

Great series of 'how to' videos, Slim.

[@SVMSICE]

This by far is the coolest ammo can stove I've ever seen!!! Excellent job!!!

[@brunonTube]

Genius! Add sparks arester to avoid burnig tent and it will be awsome!

[@joeburkeson8946]

Fascinating ... Can't wait for the next episode of Baking Bad, featuring Heisenbake.

[@HighRoad317]

Excellent project , thorough walkthrough, appreciate it.

[@jamesfrost7465]

The boating industry has some nice small wood burning stoves. Stylish as well. They are built, they are proven and they are..... expensive. Maybe looking at some of those stoves will give you ideas for this one?

[@donnadoll9443]

As I said before...Brilliant!!! 👏👏👏👏😉😀

[@rickrayn]

Really like the window!!

[@davidroads419]

The voice from "Wild Kingdom" reborn? Great stove and videos, thank you!

[@christiandeleo7737]

I am very impressed. I saw a couple of your videos (trapped in a snow storm) and I was curious. So I watched some more.. and then the Stowe testing pops out.. so I watched it.. then I noticed you shared you build.. and I simply subscribed. Your videos are fresh and peaceful, full of ideas, resourceful and pleasing to watch ... Please do not stop 😁

[@romistudio2410]

I learned how to make small stove from this great video. I will try to make it soon, Thanks from Japan!

[@sueg2658]

I really enjoy your creative process. Fascinating and awesome!

[@lcheng729]

Nice concept for the hopper

[@drqhyflyer4365]

impressive ! Slim, thanks for taking the time to show us the build. Now to get scrounging parts.

[@charlesknight3204]

Slim ... Ingenious design; outstanding build; better video. Long time viewer; newer channel hence newer subscriber. Keep the great videos coming. Hope to one day meet up with you!!! Take care, be safe, all my best and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas. 🤠

[@JustMe-pp8mn]

Sweet looking stove. Love that you can use pellets in it. You were dating yourself with the "Dennis Harper" name, got a good chuckle out of that. Like the other commenters, would love to buy one. Thank you for the videos.

[@pdacore]

Along with the "Dennis Hopper" I guess you could say you have the "Nicholas Cage" as well. 😀

[@pablobartelotte4553]

A great insulator is kaowool paper its about 1/8" thick and easier to work with than fiberglass. And you can make your own pellets with biomass (paper and sawdust pellets) use a 1/4" iron pipe to form the pellets and extrude them cutting every 1/4". It makes perfect little pellets practically free.

[@vetinger]

I so like what you made and this stove design, too!

[@YourOldPalFernbark]

Huge thumbs up! Great looking stove.

[@outdooradventureHungary]

nice work but i think the problem on you construction is the heavy wight but you give me new input for my projekts thank you very much for showing us

[@mickymurray3574]

Good idea, great teacher. Thanks. I’d like to make one, but I’m old and slow. I would love to see a drawing identifying each part and it’s function. I’m like you. Function before form every time. It adds to the character. Thanks.

[@pagewhite8177]

It definitely looks steam punk! I’m watching your videos backwards and when I saw it in the testing video that’s just what I thought!

[@rrpantalone]

Slim you did a great job. I can see you are a highly skilled fellow. well done.

[@davethedoginist]

The crowd chants SLIM SLIM SLIM SLIM!!!!

[@gillywild]

Excellent job and very resourceful with the workarounds for not having a welder. I can see why David Johns is a fan :)

[@rgvsmanian2010]

I am watching all your camping videos. You’re absolutely superb and innovative.

[@Vandemonium]

"Dennis Hopper" Hahahahahahahaha. Genius!

[@Canadian_Craftsman]

Lmao i just realized it reading your comment hes a Pretty Fart Smeller 🤣

[@janicem4382]

I loved the poetry, "old and rusty and steam punky". I feel that way today too, got a bit of a virus. 😂

[@user-nc2cn8dc6c]

Молодец, всё продумано! 🤨😀👏👏👏🤝👍👍🏼👍🏻✌👌💪👀!!! Отлично 👍👏😆!!!

[@vheypreexa]

So cool. Glad you got to the part about the hopper, I was wondering how that'd work.

[@watermelonineasterhay7430]

That is an incredible build. You are a very handy man Slim. I really enjoyed these three videos about your homemade ammunition box wood stove. Great attention to detail. I believe it was in your first video of this series I commented that I'm seriously considering making one of these albeit I don't think I'll incorporate the hopper. I'm really interested in the piece of metal (can't recall what it's called) in the stove to reflect heat for a more efficient burn and I believe you said it would also burn off a lot of smoke. A great idea to increase efficiency and to avoid heat going straight up the pipe. I plan to heat my permanent trailer I have on my property and i am hoping you can give us an idea of the area you're able to heat with that stove. Again, an excellent job fabricating and great video presentation. Thank you for all the great information.

[@SlimPotatohead]

Thanks! So far I think the hopper is best for heating, while firewood is best for cooking. Reason being the pellets are a lower heat but more consistent, while firewood is more intense. But I really can't comment on heating until it's actually cold enough to heat anything. Way too hot now! Thanks SP

[@watermelonineasterhay7430]

Slim Potatohead Thanks again Slim, I'll definitely keep all your information and advice in mind. I'm not too keen on using wood pellets although I do understand your logic behind using them. Firstly I'm not aware of where I'd buy them here in central Ontario although with a little research I'm sure I could locate a supplier and secondly we have an abundance of wood readily available right here on our property so in my mind it's difficult to buy something that I basically get for free, other than chainsaw expenses :) Regardless I'll definitely research this more and keep an eye/ear out for any of your future informative videos. I understand what you're saying about the intense heat involved in not using the pellets and potential problems with the stove getting too hot as you showed that you added another layer of metal inside your stove to protect from possibly burning through the original metal. Another possible option would be to burn softwoods rather than hardwood. It won't burn as hot although it does burn much quicker and we also have an abundance of that here too. I know people will say don't burn softwoods, it's dangerous because it builds up creosote. Both hard and softwoods will produce creosote if the wood burned isn't seasoned aka dried thoroughly. Otherwise softwoods don't produce anymore creosote than the hard. Again the downside to softwoods is they don't produce as much heat and burn more quickly but in this application it might be an advantage. Sorry for rambling and again thank you. I'm also checking out your other videos, it nice to see you did some winter camping in Canada (Alberta), I hope you enjoyed your stay here and come back again :) P.S Come visit Ontario, especially central Ontario. Lots of provincial and private campgrounds, crown lands which are free of charge to enjoy, beautiful lakes, fishing, hunting, forests, scenery, abundance of wildlife and not an abundance of people lol for some occasional wanted/needed solitude. I think you'll really like it. Cheers

[@malcolmx2461]

Very slick design

[@GaryTravels]

That's a cool little stove!

[@susangreene8526]

Wow..is they're anything you can't do..I'm amazed..you could sell those..

[@jodielindakeahey5214]

Big help! Takes patience though.

[@psyamok3735]

Have been following your DIY ammo box stove so it's great to see you finally show it on your latest vid. Lol, you actually have a seek outside extremely expensive stove. Yet you still decided to design your own stove. Very well design. Special like the 2nd burn chamber and the 2nd hot air burn pipe. Only thing I would change is maybe making the 2nd burn chamber smaller so the main chamber can hold more wood and last longer. Maybe attach the bevel on the roof instead?

[@SlimPotatohead]

I don't own a Seek Outside Stove. Only bought the titanium stovepipe and stove jack from them. A larger burn chamber? Possible, on the lower part at least. Top is restricted by the hopper and flue size. But that would also limit what I could store in the stove. Thanks! SP

[@rotaman8555]

Wow! Such simple, but clever design solutions!

[@maturitymusic0347]

Excellent!!! So well done!

[@lonehorntoad7319]

Fantastically done, Slim! Some really super cool ideas there.

[@SaintTrinianz]

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I don't know if I can do this but I want to try because I LOVE this stove!

[@SlimPotatohead]

Hi Saint Trinianz, I am caring it arounnd in my travels. If you are in the southwest I'd be happy to show it for you. Thanks! SP

[@SaintTrinianz]

Slim Potatohead I would totally love that, unfortunately, I’m tethered to a small business in SW Michigan. Have been thinking of taking some time off though Let me jlspeg at ya hoo know what part of the Southwest you’re enjoying. Maybe I can make a break for it...

[@rreidnauer]

Many amazing features you've built into this stove! *LOVE* the pellet feed feature and the oven drawer. I see room for some improvements, if there is to be a version 2.0. Secondary burn tube could be a straight pipe right in from the side. The door could do away with the fiberglass seal. (and hinge spacer) And the hopper and metering tube could be integrated. Everything else is amazing, especially considering no welder. I can only imagine what you could accomplish if you picked up a welder!

[@UncleBuckle50]

Easy Rider Aliner, I've grown Fonda your videos.

[@SlimPotatohead]

Ah, I knew you'd pick up on that Ron!

[@MsKraftee]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacques-mauricemiron199]

Very ingenius, bravo!

[@Glocktard]

I've watched all 3 videos and wow! Is all I can say. I'm so impressed.

[@SlimPotatohead]

Thanks! 4th one in the making. SP

[@salolynda]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant I felt in love with you little camping stove. We love to camp but we are a family of 4 so I will love to see if you can make a little bigger stove to hold bigger pots and a bigger oven to fit at list 2 pound of bread. I know you said it’s for a solo but I just want dream of perfect stove for camping for us. 😆

[@hungpham]

Great great design. Thank you for sharing.

[@Bryanbobber]

Love your stuff! You are a mad genius. Living in New England makes it hard for me to understand why people love it on the other side of the country lol. Its so brown and flat.

[@clintonturner5545]

I look forward to see the stove pipe work.

[@tonearm29]

Such a neat little stove. I will try to build one myself, just need to gather the necessary components first.

[@danawright3099]

Damn, Slim potatohead! That is a beautiful rig you've got there. I love that the fire is visible. You did a great job! I can't wait to see the results of your further studies.

[@elizaklein1611]

this stove is built better than the trailer!

[@felixliew4332]

Awesome work here

[@gudfarfar]

Greetings from Norway. You really come up with a lot of clever ideas and solutions. I absolutely look forward to seeing the next. Continue making great videos!

[@tomprather3461]

Very Clever!

[@vansongs]

This really does heat! Pretty sure you melted my brain with it!

[@espeardub]

Enjoyed all your little tricks and super impressed

[@ericarndt8919]

Nice work thanks, try using hole saws ,might save you some pain ,great video.

[@richardbreker1293]

Thank-you! This is exactly what I needed to see!