Tiny Wood Stove After 7 Years of Use & Dealing with Wind Gusts and Blowdown

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[@abdelazizsqualli1004]

This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list kzbin.infoUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.

[@paulcaskey]

In regards to watching the fire, I once heard a fireplace referred to as Amish television.

[@damogranheart5521]

Or cabin TV. I could sit for hours and just watch the flames with the beautiful shapes and colors.

[@Anthony_Spilotro]

Lmao!!

[@lanapope4517]

I just installed a woodstove on the 17th at my house, and now I'm considering getting rid of my big screen. All my rescue dogs absolutely love laying out in front of it, and they sleep like I've never seen before.

[@joeblow2668]

then the Amish are WAY ahead of the game... rid yourself of the lying sh t box.

[@patriciacarlyle9456]

Naturally fascinating and the infrared it gives off is good for us 😊

[@gmad5952]

I too run my wood stove from about the third week of October clear through and tapering off in May. I'm pretty sure my neighbors thought I was crazy burning that late in the year, but if its 50 out, my house won't warm up without at least a small morning fire. (I'm a tiny old lady so I'm always cold.)

[@damogranheart5521]

Most people who don't live in cold climates don't realize that it takes a house sometimes quite a while to heat up! The body of the house absorbs the warmth like a heat sink.

[@twboegel2918]

Meh, don't concern yourself with what your neighbors might think.

[@marianfrances4959]

When I married and had children, that was the end of sleeping with windows open, though that's what blankies are for! Ex-Hubby could not, for the life of him, "get" the concept. Invest in good blankets! I use Australian wool duvets. They were a tad costly but...they've been in use for 10 years and are in perfect condition. That's what duvet covers are for! 👍😎🌲🔥🇨🇦

[@jc478]

To clean the glass on a airtight woodstove, just wet a paper towel, (not drippy) and dip it into the ashes inside. Then just scrub away the smoke marks on the glass with the ashes.

[@Abyssdiver]

dry newspaper is even better

[@Johnsoncrna]

Burley: “Mom must be talking to me. I better kiss her and wag my tail!”

[@lenny108]

4:50 To avoid waking up at 2am because the stove went out and it is freezing cold you probably need thermal mass, so if you put a big pot with rocks in water on top, sometimes that will help radiate heat through the night. There are many other ways too.

[@sheenavaughan2717]

Wow 🤩

[@juditharsenault2131]

Can't rocks explode?

[@helengren9349]

Safer with fireproof bricks.. 👍

[@br6145]

I have a big chunk of granite on mine. Takes about 3 hours to fully heat up and the same to cool down. Helps a bit I believe.

[@br6145]

@@juditharsenault2131 river rocks are most likely to explode because of trapped moisture inside. Open air granite is your best bet because of how dense it is.

[@ravenfeather7087]

Subscribed. Because of your knowledge about how burning pine vs deciduous trees really affects creosote production. Nice. Since my parents burned wood for heat when I was just a pup my body has been heated by wood, and at times overheated by wood, for many many years. Locally, burning pine is considered a no-no (ostensibly because of creosote buildup) and whenever I'd get in a discussion with someone anti-pine burning I'd ask what they thought people burn where there is no hardwood, the discussion would generally come to a stop.

[@oferhaim5770]

I think 'Chimney' is one of the coolest words in the world as I hear it , 'cos I'm speak Hebrew, I'm from Israel. Also from a cold place (Golan) but not even close in the low degrees to your place. And Ariel you are such a cool person . Thank you for this awesome videos, I'm watching you a few years now. Cheers .

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

We also sleep with a window open year round here in the California Sierras. We have a small fan because we love a cold breeze when sleeping. We have flannel sheets in winter and a down comforter, and we wear a bed cap too! Best sleep in winter is a cold bedroom and a cozy warm bed.

[@damogranheart5521]

I'm with you on that one! My mother gifted each of her children with a beautiful down comforter and one year my dad got each of us a small one that was wrapped up with a strap for our cars in case we got stranded. We thought those were incredibly thoughtful 🎁 's!

[@dorothydemaree7544]

@@damogranheart5521 silly question? But was the strap also useful in that gift? Such a great idea for cars to have the down blanket!

[@rozchristopherson648]

Sleeping with the windows open was a practice related old forms of heating houses which caused carbon monoxide deaths. Sleeping with the windows open is not any healthier per se than sleeping with them closed. Due to criminals, I would never sleep with any windows open, day or night, in town or in the countryside.

[@edwardgabriel5281]

Yes but isn't it murder getting out of bed in the morning?

[@rozchristopherson648]

@@edwardgabriel5281 Not fun when the cold front is in your bedroom instead of outside where it belongs. 😊

[@deanholloway7755]

Hi, if that heat shield behind the stove was chrome it would reflect heat into the room and behind it would be cold. It wouldn't look as nice though. Just for fun you could cover it with cooking foil and feel the difference, it's really quite amazing 🙂

[@auntiepam5649]

I have a smaller house 880 sq ft ranch and put a Vermont casting Aspen in, I love it and it keeps my house toasty warm in a very cold climate. Wood heat is the best.

[@webmastercaribou7570]

Would like to see pictures of your installation. I bought an aspen c3 but haven't started the installation in my 880 Sq ft house yet.

[@FireflyNanny]

I remember way back when you were wiping down the windows, maybe daily, to try to control the moisture and mildew. I was really happy for you when you got that wood stove installed. Thanks for the update!

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Every gallon of propane burned in a fire with no external flue creates a gallon of water vapor which condenses out on every cold surface in the house. LP is a lousy space heating fuel for it's cost or efficiency...but good for cooking. NG is bad for the environment but goes well in furnaces... If you have your own wood supply and cut it yourself...nothing beats wood....

[@Abersabel78]

👍🏻😍🌼🌻👍🙏

[@davidcarper5411]

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq NG burns clean AF..

[@fiona3092]

NG is a natural product of the earth

[@walkaboutjoe6268]

@@Abersabel78pppppplllppplpppplllpppp

[@ravenfeather7087]

BTW, I love the way you can stop a sentence right in the middle, change the subject, and then step right back into your initial discussion without missing a beat.

[@willymags123]

I love these videos. I love the cooking videos too. There's just something about the tiny House and the videos that all come together nicely.

[@hippiechicksmomma2727]

My dr am to have a tiny home. On for me and one for my rescue kittys. I will connect the two tiny homes in between with an enclosed safe Catio they can come n go as they please to visit momma lol. I love my rescue kittys they rescued me . Adopt are rescue a kitty are doggie loyal n loving they never complained n happy to see there mom

[@eugeneheslop7013]

I have learned more from you just watching this video than I have from any material I've seen on wood stoves--- thank you !!

[@bowlchamps37]

I remember on our first holiday in the Alps. We also had a stove and my wife told me to put enough wood in there so it keeps us warm over night. It was really big, I put in a lot of wood and at around 3am, the thermometer said 35°C, or 95°F. It was -25°C (or -13°F) outside and we were in a sauna.

[@marianfrances4959]

LOL!

[@littlehomeinthevalley]

Hahahahaha!

[@frenchfryfarmer436]

*we call that "candle melting" occurrence

[@steinhytland2593]

To much draft. If you'd done it right, it would have worked. Your wife was right.

[@damogranheart5521]

It just takes more experience with adjusting the draft and wood placement in the fireplace or stove box. I hope you get to try it again sometime.

[@kb9847]

I would love a wood stove. *QUESTION* How long does that pile of wood you have beside the stove last?

[@mytrueserenity5666]

Love the update on the wood stove. Will you do an update on how things are going with the Nature's Head composting toilet now that there's two of you in the tiny house?

[@stephenniese2541]

I go to a sawmill. And buy there scraps edging. Its about 1 to 1and half thick . Oak hickory cherry . Burns great . 1 bundle is about 1/2 a cord . 10 bucks a bundle

[@carmelaaustin3594]

You absolutely have to be young to live your kind of life ,but I'm glad You're enjoying it, Definitely not for me

[@jamesrivis620]

I suggest a log hoop to keep your stack secure. All it would take is a large vibration or noise to loosen up your neat stack, fall against the stove and cause a fire.

[@margaretgosnell8281]

I love how you give details even down to the size of wood. I have been watch your videos for quiet a will. I am amazed how you flow through your daily workday like it is a breeze . Thanks !!!

[@livingitup9647]

"...I am way too lazy to do that... I've never gotten up in the night to stack my stove..." I object! LAZY is an adjective that could NEVER be accurately ascribed to this amazing woman!!! 😉👍💖 P.S. Thanks for all the great info, for all these years! 🙏

[@ZeoCyberG]

Well, can always check out pellet stoves. Some can look just like wood stoves but easier to refuel as you can do things like have a gravity fed container auto-refilling the stove, and it can even be controlled by a thermostat and timer for leave it and forget it like a modern furnace heater... They also sell versions for outdoor grilling/smoking... While, a larger home, you can opt for an exterior wood furnace that can feed the heat into the home, as well as act as boiler for hot water, and being much larger can run for many hours with just the occasional refueling...

[@papajeff5486]

Not a lazy bone in her body. I, on the other hand, have enough for both of us. Texas

[@--press]

Saw ur video on Google. Nice name yet ur home ..am 4th gen Welsh. 💯❤🇺🇸

[@eleanorcramer7986]

Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain. I just cleaned my oversized fireplace that I wish had a heatalator. I’ll build that in when I create my own. Love putting big logs in and sitting close. Have had inserts and wood stoves and enjoyed their real heat. Always keep my galvanized bucket for ashes to go out and be real dead. Smokey the Bear has always been a personal icon.

[@Anthony_Spilotro]

I could watch and listen to you all day. You're very beautiful as well. Its very interesting to see how someone lives in a tiny house.

[@billiamc1969]

We burn almost 3 cords of wood every year here in Baltimore...and the pups LOVE IT

[@brendastolecki4755]

I found another company from another homesteader that bought one last year. VERMONT CASTINGS, Model C3 mini wood stove

[@ОлегВятич]

В России тоже смотрят эту странную и смелую Женщину.

[@skytechbits]

Hi Burley boy 🐶 Thank you again Ariel for sharing so much about your lifestyle. I love the woodstove. I experienced one at my uncle's years ago and the dry heat felt so comfy.

[@gretchenburton7184]

Love a woodstove. Miss a fireplace and outdoor fireplace. One of the major things feel is a necessity.

[@jointheir9594]

@@gretchenburton7184 ...get yourself a chiminea or make a fire pit or a chiminea to commune with the fire of the Holy God... enjoy!!!

[@gretchenburton7184]

@@jointheir9594 need to move as am in an HOA and everything is monitored so cannot enjoy or relax.

[@jointheir9594]

@@gretchenburton7184 ...so I have seen and heard...I could never and would never be a part of such!!! They would not like me!!! 😆 I shall pray for your deliverance from them all nowwwww and for the Lord to allow you to be at liberty in "Him" declaring "His" goodness upon you nowwww in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the name that is above all names!!! Amen!!! Amen!!! Amennnnnn!!!

[@gretchenburton7184]

@@jointheir9594 Inherited from parents. They said it was the biggest mistake they ever made. I feel such negative feelings here. When I leave it vanishes. Have not been able to move.

[@richardschmidt2430]

We have a wood stove, can relate! Nice video, very informational! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)

[@danielhowald8855]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone. From Washington Court House, Ohio

[@davidcox3076]

Wish we had had a small stove when we lived in the country. We had a fireplace for supplemental heat. No matter that Mom stoked it like a ship's boiler, it was never very efficient. Hot in the living room, cold in the back of the house.

[@patmurphy389]

I have electric water buckets I bought from tractor supply. That way I don't have to chop ice for the dogs. Ty for the video arielle!

[@markmorris3579]

I once lived in a central chimney cape built in 1712.No insulation,single pane windows,and no central heat.All we had was a wood burning cookstove in the kitchen and a box stove in the living room.That was some cold in that house.

[@damogranheart5521]

Bed warming pans are what they used. When my dad forgot to call the furnace oil company and we ran out I would heat up cookie sheets in the oven and place them in the beds to warm them up. A good old fashioned bed warmer would have been a great thing to have.

[@chupacabra1765]

17:20 that ain't smoke girl, that is water vapor, you can see it dissipate after a few moments as it exits the chimney. Clean combustion will result in only CO2 and H20, lots of it. When it's really cold the H20 in the exhaust stream will condense in the cold dry atmosphere till it is absorbed .

[@wildharma936]

I also plan building something like that but i also do spititual videos. Very interresting channel btw :)

[@hippiechicksmomma2727]

Can I get some advice my daughter bought me a Woodstove it's my first I'm so excited I can't wait. I need to know how far away from the wall to put it also I have a second floor can I go out the wall and up the roof? What can I put behind the wall to use as a heat shield I have drywall appreciate your help. I been freezing for years in n old single family home In so EXCITED

[@hippiechicksmomma2727]

Also there's two holes one at the bottom to bring in air some run a pipe outside to bring fresh air my home is an old single family no insulation can it get the air it needs from inside? Does it matter where I put it? The old home had a fireplace at one time centered in the middle of home I see the old chimney but I don't want to out it there I want to put about 12 feet away in another corner by the outside wall. I have old wood floors so I'm building the heart I think u call it. Using 2x4 woods and shape it like a baseball diamond plate I think they call it it will be katty corner just don't know how far from the wall it needs to be. I'm on a limited budget and still need to need to buy the pipes make the hearth n something for the walls a heat shield. What's affordable? Do it my self type heat shield? They want $300 for a heat shield. Can I put tiles n grout it? What is a do it your self option? And I seen several kits about $400 that's only the inside to the wall. So I need more pipe going out to up the roof. Those pipes don't need to be the number 2 are 3 insulated? When you use the insulated pipes is that just to go outside your wall are you need insulated pipes from start to finish. I'm in WV and by a hill my guess I will need that thing you were talking bout that helps the wind from blowing it down that would be my luck. The last time I experience wood stove was sit around the pot belly. Stove at my grandma's house it was so wonderful. I been using little room heaters so needless to say even under 6 blankets I'm getting cold. Any advice will help me. Also a new stove they say I have to start a fire in it our side before I bring in to burn off the paint chemical smell. Also how to support the basement ceiling where I put the wood stove I need to reenforce the old floors seems so hard but I hope it will be worth in the long run. I'm broke all the time my winter bulls run $400 to $500 because of using electric heating . Thanks again any help advice I appreciate

[@susanmorgan4151]

You can definitely use tile and grout. Best of luck.

[@vannemocilac274]

Love the wind cap. I’m getting a spot made to put a wood stove back into the lower part of the house. I believe the original owners had one down here. I wasn’t sure if they ditched it for a fire propane stove due to ease of selling, or if the wind was too much. So this is very timely, and Hi Burley!

[@Abersabel78]

👍👍👍🙏😍

[@beanythompson1460]

I've noticed that when I'm out in the cold walking my dogs (my tortoise comes inside fir the winter because it's just too cold in wv even for her to burrow) or moving the snow when I come back inside at first its nice to be really warm but then as I settle I feel way too hot and it takes me a while to adjust to that temperature difference I'm also not fully used to winter though I'm from further south and it really didn't get anywhere near this cold and we only got very light snow maybe 2 times a year so we're learning lol I do plan on moving back south and trying to start a little homestead one day but for now I'm in mortuary school so I guess I'll figure out how to deal better with the cold as each winter comes and goes

[@timothyrothrock4173]

I like the concept of a tiny house. The Minnie wood stove would be a cheep way to heat. I think I would have a very hard adjustment living that style. My clothes alone would be problematic. I have work clothes, good clothes. Hunting clothes, summer clothes. Than I put up can goods from the garden. Looks interesting to living in the manner you are.

[@barrybri]

Stainless steel stove pipe will last a lifetime and you won't have to worry about a pipe rusting through and starting a fire.I switched to SS pipe after about 7 years when the steel pipe started to rust through from the inside out.I painted the SS pipe flat black for heat radiation and it is still great after 21 years of daily Winter use.Good Luck!

[@geraldmoore6257]

I've had a stainless pipe for 40 years. Unaffected by corrosion. Came in 3ft screw together single wall pieces. I put it up through a lined chimney and poured vermiculite to fill. The insulation prevents any carbon build up. I've never had to sweep the chimney. I look down the pipe and there is never anything sticking to the walls.

[@jointheir9594]

@@geraldmoore6257 Thanks so much for the info.. Taking notes...so lined chimney??? Vermiculite goes where???

[@geraldmoore6257]

@@jointheir9594 Sure, the brick chimney was tile lined. I sealed up the fireplace with brick with cast openings, then poured vermiculite between the SS pipe and the lining. The pipe never develops any creosote; but I burn 5 year seasoned hardwood. So there's that.

[@jointheir9594]

@@geraldmoore6257 THANKS MUCH...

[@kinfolk127]

I'd be concerned the wood pile would fall over near the stove and ignite when your sleeping. I also think it's too close if it was super super dry. Take care.

[@chevrelait]

snug cabin... i drilled a couple of holes in the floor (under a loose tile) to solve the door/vacuum problem ... i stapled a piece of screen under the holes...

[@masterofgarden3472]

Getting my wife to live in tiny house with 3 kids probably wouldn't work. I think it would work for couple but with kids it going to be very hard.

[@ronethridge9875]

enjoy your video/is your stove a EPA stove/thanks much

[@dballard8660]

Jotul F 602 is a great little cast iron wood stove for a small house. Small though it is, it may be a bit too much for the "tiny" house. We have the Jotul Oslo 500 which heats our three thousand square foot house just fine. Great channel.

[@Anna-jt3xu]

A great starter is hand sanitiser or Vaseline on cotton wool or dried face wipes with a couple of Dorito or perfume that you don’t like😂😘😻

[@derfbank]

whats the diameter of the pipes? you mini stove people fail to mention the diameter every time......if its less than 6 inches its gonna suck trust me i know

[@Riqrob]

Not a good idea to put ashes in a plastic receptacle. I've repaired houses that burned because of this. Metal buckets would be better IMHO

[@tracywarren7332]

I Use a metal kitty litter scoop to sift the coals from the ashes. That way I don't waste any woood/ coal

[@imspartacvs]

SUPER COZY.. thanks for sharing Many Blessings to you

[@uncletony3025]

Why not elevate the wood burner? Would be easier on the back.

[@dragoua5544]

In case if advice is welcome - you may try to save as much of potatoe shavings as possible - let them dry and throw into your stove. Check the chimney before and after - it may help a lot. My family uses this trick for years)

[@ekimpp]

What is beneficial for potato shavings ?

[@dragoua5544]

@@ekimpp well, when potato shavings burn, the smoke contains a lot of starch that reacts with fresh soot and grime. When done on the regular basis that prevents building of grime in the chimney really nice

[@TheButterflyGirl7]

That sounds very interesting! Could I just cut up a potato and burn it in my wood stove now and then or how often should I burn a potato to keep a long metal chimney clean?

[@dragoua5544]

@@TheButterflyGirl7 well, I do not have scientific calculations for that, but usually the unit of measure was a bucket of shavings that gathers in a week or so - for a brick woodstove located on the first floor of 2-floor building

[@josephferrell7403]

Amazing woman !! Wow

[@raineyday9066]

I've learned more from this video than any of the other wood stove videos on KZbin. Thank you!

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

There's a lot of wrong info, so how you don't have your life or safety on it.

[@Runningstart3000]

Thank you explaining so much about the wood stove. Especially about the cap for the chimney. I do need to get a small wood stove and the conditions here can be quite windy. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

[@justincregar9373]

I like to know if she single

[@GreyGhost-r4z]

Why do people mount wood stoves on the floor and crouch to load them. Why can’t you mount them higher up so they are easier to load.

[@Ladythyme]

We heat with wood ….yes we use 4 to 5 cords ….1000 ft living space….our process though is the same at night…stack it full before bed and just let it burn as long as it does …there are always coals left in the morning and it doesn’t take much to bring it alive again… I actually like waking up to the cooler temps and savoring the toasty heat rising from it once it is rekindled each and every day … I love the miniature version 🙂

[@happyinfidel1]

Just a thought, but could you have a tin box made to elevate the stove to a more comfortable height, where the sealed tin box would radiat heat?

[@blackcrowcottage]

I have a cubic mini that I heat my 248 sq. foot tiny house. Its a very nice stove & heats well. I do also have propane heat for over night since the cubic doesn't keep heating through the wee hours of the night.

[@lewisclark5694]

With all due respect, if I were 30 years younger….lol. You are an amazing woman. A very informative video, thanks and good luck, a new subscriber.

[@dianamiles-hannah1286]

Glad you were able to solve the issue with the wind cap. We just moved our Woodstock Soapstone wood stove to our camp in PA since we had to move out of our 100yo house to a townhouse (thanks, Covid). We have an older Woodstock wood stove too for the bunkhouse. Highly recommend Woodstock Soapstone wood stoves in Vermont if anyone is in the market. We went through the first winter w/o one and paid $1200 for 3 months of forced air heat. Placed an order the following spring and installed it over the summer. Nothing beats woodstove heating!

[@damogranheart5521]

That and the fact that they are so beautiful! Many years ago friends of our family saved up to install one in their new home. Very effective and so well built. A real statement piece!

[@whisperingsoul44]

wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to vacuum the ash out😇

[@jaytomson7052]

Did you CGI yourself squatted on the ball of one foot?

[@MJReut]

Thanks for the video! I am building a 10x10 tiny house but I've gotta wait for spring to finish it. What did you use for insulation?

[@joshenyou360]

It's like old times watching this video! Hi Burley, your getting your pats LOL. Where's Velcro. Just nice to see you Ariel.

[@foofoojergins9741]

Nice solid little stove

[@nanchesca3950]

That's amazing that's all the wood you need to stay toasty, my parents had a log house in a similar climate and went thru 7 cord a year!!

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

How good is their insulation...and the chinking?

[@geraldmoore6257]

I have a 140 year old yankee frame of about 1000 sq ft. I insulated all I could. about R50 or more in ceiling. I heat entirely with wood in northern WV area near Pittsburg and I use about the same as she does or 1.5 to 2 cords per winter. I have a big stove, but I have to cut and split small pieces 8-10 inches long because regular size wood would be too much at one time and it's difficult to light and burn a single piece. I usually light two fires per day in colder weather, one in the morning and one in the evening. I usually can't maintain a fire continuously as it's far too much heat. I like single digit temps as I can keep a fire going all day. It's all about insulation.

[@erichvondensocken8143]

exquisite 👏

[@colleenthomas353]

Part of the draft problem is from your house being so tight. perhaps an air intake from the outside to your stove would help

[@jonathangardner4475]

I definitely think stoves should have a direct link from outside. Seems like It would be a good idea. I'm welding a tiny stove for my house. Maybe I'll post a video.

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Hi Ariel We've remembered many years ago you wiping down the windows.

[@erinaceus]

From what I can tell, Ariel is still locked out of her google account (which also means no monetization for her videos). Please, if you know how to help her, please reach out to her on her other social media platforms.

[@holidaze8998]

just a question: is there a fire extinguisher upstairs and down? Love that stove.

[@gunnarberg4756]

You're good. your observations are accurate. I've been off -grid since '72 and live in a earth-buffered envelope house I designed- not tiny, but all the same principles. We burn 2 1/2 cords of wood/yr. for a 1250 sq. ft house in NH.Thanks for this.

[@suemcknight9051]

The woodstove info. Is great.The adoration of Burley to you is priceless. Think I enjoyed him more than what I learned about the workings of your woodstove.💞 … So cute.

[@geraldmoore6257]

I have a rather small house of about 1000 sq ft. It's 130 years old but I've insulated it quite well. It had a central fireplace. 40 years ago I put a single wall 6" stainless flue in the chimney and installed a steel wood stove. I poured vermiculite down the chimney all around the pipe. It took a lot of vermiculite to fill up the space around the pipe. This insulated the pipe tremendously. As a result of this I've never had to clean the pipe. I suspect that it has something to do with how well the flue is insulated. The walls of the pipe are kept hot and don't condense any of the flue gases. Who knew this would work? I always burn small hot fires with well cured hardwood. From this experience I always recommend people insulate their flue pipe as much as possible, especially any on the outside of the house. Might I suggest putting an insulated 6" pipe over top of the 4" pipe. It would increase draft and prevent or reduce creosote/carbon build up.

[@fire7side]

I have a big stove and clean it out every day. You put more wood in there, so it still needs cleaning out. Probably not every day, but I have an ash pan underneath and it stays in there until I empty it which is maybe once a week or so. Some nights I don't even start a fire at night. Just let it get cold in the house. Sometimes in January I get up in the middle of the night because it's well below zero outside. I like burning with wood. I have 5 acres and have just burned mostly dead wood on my property for the last 5 years or so. I've always thought the perfect wood stove for a small space would be tall with a top door so you could put a long log in it and have it slowly burn down. You'd have to load it when it was just coals left or it would smoke a lot.

[@DanSuolo]

Thank you for that wonderful video! I was thinking of putting a small wood burning stove in my trailer home but even a small wood stove is quite expensive. They want it over 5000 for the whole setup my wife had a hard time accepting that. And I must say you're A very beautiful woman!😊

[@stevieray7203]

Do you happen to have a link for the wind diverting cap?

[@Samtzu]

I live in the Foothills of California, just North of Yosemite, and I put a few sticks of Manzanita into the stove every week or so. The Manzanita burns hotter and cleans the creosote out before it can build up. HOWEVER, for those who have NOT done this for some time, clean your stack first before you start this. Chimney fires are no joke....

[@dalesworld1308]

I think you could put in a bigger stove if you wanted, a small Jotul or Vermont Castings, so you wouldn't need to tend it as often. Also a 6 inch flue above the roof would be more stable.

[@milocoad7215]

Hi Ty for the vlog first time watching Wish you the best 👍❤️

[@chevrelait]

use corrugated tin shimmed from wall with white enamel insulators... works great, looks good

[@lonnieclifton3883]

A Very Efficient Setup GOD Bless Yall

[@sisterspooky]

@08:28 - You could always use the ashes leftover from your fire with newspaper to get that glass on the door to sparkling new! 😉

[@peterdement]

Consider building a 18-24" raised hearth to raise the stove off the floor and reduce bending and squatting.

[@DavidPaulNewtonScott]

Glad to see you are back. You could do with a thermal mass stove just have a couple of burns a day.

[@rogierkraan]

Just out some big rocks on top and you’re done.

[@DrivingWithDon]

I put an England's Black Bear wood stove in my cabin. It works great. They also make a smaller one called The Cub and a larger one called The Grizzly.

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

I clean out ashes every 15. days or so, just for kicks, not because I need to. A stove that you need to clean every day is waaay too small. I can hold heat at least coals for 24 hours. I start one fire per winter. I get the small well insulated building. and that she likes to start fires. Gotcha:-)

[@mayhembeading3737]

I'm so homesick for Wyoming, and I love this tiny stove.

[@thomastaylor.9640]

I remember when I was a kid going to my grandparents house at Christmas time they would have a wood stove to heat the house. I loved going there at Christmas time.

[@luisjorge153]

I've one of those fans you've on top of the stove. It's nice to see it moving and all that, but I'm not sure it distributes the heat around the room in a more effective way than without it. Cheers!

[@dfhepner]

Wind gusts are not fun. I had one blow out my furnace in my trailer in Cheyenne one year.

[@maryblaylock6545]

I can relate. What was annoying was the hysterics it caused in other people. It made it doubly hard to deal with the problem.

[@JayP-kd5rc]

Very informative and interesting. Thanks.

[@johnblack2193]

I like your starter, the sand dust and diesel fuel ideal. thanks

[@indie825]

Interesting how the change in location effected the stove. There's always something to learn.