Make A Simple Cheap Tent Wood stove - Part 1

[@backpackertoo]

This man is very special. I live in upstate ny and I have done a lot of research on what it was like to be a hermit in the Adirondacks a long time ago. I do a ton of backpacking and I am an ADK 46er. I grew up loving the outdoors and I would of paid a million dollars to have someone like him to be a friend or neighbor. He is a dying breed with more knowledge then I think many realize. Much respect my friend , I would love to be able to spend some time in the woods with you. Just good old knowledge of the outdoors. Thanks for the wisdom.....

[@matthewvaughan3245]

Hey Up state NY, where are you? I'm in near Lake George, gotta love the Adirondacks. Noah John, my hero, sure you must have heard of him

[@backpackertoo]

@@matthewvaughan3245 I live near oswego. I have heard of noah. I've read a couple books on him and french louie. I have been through Noah's hermatage twice while hiking the NPT.

[@calvinneville2502]

I 100% agree. He reminds me so much of my grandfather i could make anything with what ever he could find laying around.

[@joesmania]

I'm in Warren/Washington County area... Don't have much time for bushcraft anymore, but I was brought up old school & have somehow resisted change ... Besides the actual skills of the trades, I think the most important heirloom that our families taught/passed down to us was a mindset. It's the abilities & willingness to problem solve & rationalize. Like when one is working on a project & needs a part, look in the garage or barn first and see what can be made into that part. Look at a trip to the store as the last resort & looking at a scrap copper pipe & seeing legs for a woodstove, spacers or washers for a bolt, a terminal connector for DC wiring, a grounding rod, & a multitude of other things.. Also the examples they set showed us to study or observe things in the environment as well as things we're working with.. The details like the type of corner on a piece of milled lumber vs a home cut piece & what effect it has on the metal you're bending, or a box you're building.. It's a mindset that transfers to many parts of daily life. Today's ways have many benefits I suppose, but I much prefer & miss the slower pace of the simpler times I enjoyed as a youth & young adult. There is less time in a day now. The slavish way people rush off to work more to pay for "smart" devices & the networks to run them is bad enough, but then to realize those same devices on those networks that they are paying for with time are also gobbling up any free time that back in the day would've been used for interacting with friends & family face to face, telling each other of the days highlights, & later spent with the self, reflecting on the day & new things realized from mistakes made or maybe a moment of introspection, in search of some solution to some problem.. Things regularly handed down in decades past were priceless indeed. I tried handing them down to my children as many others likely have. The new mentally delicate world with its victimhood mindset in most cases prevents that though.. It only took in 1 of my 3 as far as I can tell. Now a days I see 5 year old kids running around with their own iPhones & have their own tablets at home in the corner of the bedroom floor.. Its gotten crazy. To be honest, the only kids that I can enjoy myself around for more than an hour or so are the ones with parents who don't believe in giving them that stuff. But more often are the ones with parents who cant because those who can generally do. Looking to the future, when I'm gone, I do hope the pendulum swings back the other way, because if it doesn't, I don't hold a high hope for what type or quality of life our successors will enjoy. And I'll just leave it right there...

[@LawlissLanterns]

Just south of Plattsburgh here... :)

[@kevinthewanderingwoodchuck2586]

I built your last stove, the 5 gal bucket stove. I also built your plastic tarp got tent. My daughter and I have enjoyed many winter nights camping here in Vermont thanks to you Lonnie! Last weekend it dropped to -25 below! Your tent kept us warm. Thanks so much for this new upgrade. Off to the shop I go. Incredible Lonnie, your simply incredible. Thanks again so much for your time to make these videos.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Fantastic project.. I wish my dad was still alive to see this. He was a huge fan of DIY, and loved the process of finding and using ordinary tools and materials to build stuff that looks like it would take more exotic tools. Techniques to bent sheet metal that Lonnie shows are highly functional, and can be done by almost any crafty person with common tools. Bravo for a great lightweight stove project.. with really excellent DIY methods illustrated. Hi to Connie too!

[@johnchan6191]

Wow, that's thinking outside the box, very ingenious. L@@King @ all these wood burning stoves on the market, & they're all over $400 or more. U made yurs from galvanized steel, economical. Love the way U bend the metal w/ hammer & wood, & mallet. Thx 4 sharing on Utube.

[@JimN5QL]

I was totally amazed watching you build that stove with just tin snips hammers and wood blocks and clamps! Quite a change from some of the other channels that have a 5000 square foot garage and $100,000 in tools! Very nice project and excellently done. Thank you so much for sharing enjoy the video immensely!

[@williamhutsul894]

N5QL de VA3LOG, .._. _ _ _ _ , . . . , . ____

[@BigMacOrange]

@@williamhutsul894 ?

[@weallmattergatorwilliams9434]

I have watched a couple dyi hot tent stove builds yours is by far a more superior build than anything else I have watched.....great job and thanks for passing on the torch!

[@OH8STN]

I absolutely love your hot tent do it yourself videos. In fact it was because of you a couple of years ago when you made the first DIY hot tipi video, got me hooked on them. Thanks for everything you share, you are a blessing to the outdoors community.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Glad you are enjoying those videos and have received such benefit from them. I have the material on hand and plan on sewing a pyramid tent with side walls out of 1.1 ounce Mtn Silnylon. This tent will be 10 feet by 10 feet and will weigh just under 4 pounds total weight complete with stove jack for use with this stove here in this video. The grade of material used is some of the best available but the finished tent should cost me less than half and close to a third of the cost of a commercially manufactured one in the same class.

[@OH8STN]

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival looking forward to it Lonnie 👍👍👍

[@GODSOFTHEGUITARS]

Far North Bushcraft And Survival Oh that sounds like a beauty of a tent Lonnie, I know it can coast a bit more but you should consider putting screens and double pain windows in so it still stays warm like Lars at Survival Russia’s Russian Tent if I remember correctly it’s the name of the manufacturer is PFberg. Then you can have an all season tent. I hope you’ll do a video on making the tent even if you don’t put the screens in windows on your tutorials are always short sweet and to the point without missing any details and perfect for the common man. Btw Happy New Year to You Connie Buck and your family 🎊🎆😊 - Anthony

[@williamhutsul9940]

Heck, this dude rocks!

[@douglasbarrows8110]

What an engineer, you are an excellent teacher!

[@hawkeye1376]

That was just great brother, headed to the shop now, with your video on my phone, in hand, to build my own version 😀 THANKS

[@odw32]

Learnt quite a lot again from this one. I haven't worked much with sheet metals, and I never would have thought to seal the front and back panel with a "double fold" in that way, almost looks like you wouldn't need rivets at all. Tricks like that tend to come in handy in other projects as well. Thanks for the video!

[@alancoutts4990]

Lonnie, excellent stove build! I’ve only got one complaint, three days ago (no kidding) I decided, my wife told me to, buy a production sheet metal wood stove and stop trying to build one. $310.00 dollars, and that was one of the lowest priced. Now you put this post out and it’s exactly what I was thinking of. The production model uses the same gauge metal too! My brother and I heated a cabin in the matsu valley east of Palmer all year long for years with a sheet metal stove, “Airtight” brand, that was oval shaped and had about the same gauge thickness metal. We got it hot enough to see through a few times and it worked fine for years! All the best!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I remember those ole oval sheet metal airtights and sure wish they were still available.

[@speedthetroutguy1468]

Lonnie I am impressed I worked with sheet metal for over 20 years and you done a excellent job with simple tools that most anyone would have this is one of the reasons that I enjoy your videos a real bush man doing real stuff for others. Thank you and Connie #1 camera man

[@lisabooker6405]

Lonnie you and your dear wife have been such an absolute blessing to me. You’ve taught me so much. I truly appreciate all you share. Thank you so, so much. God Bless ~Lisa

[@ucchus]

Father Lonnie giving another inspiring sermon...amen

[@davesullivan8073]

I think this guy is one of the best on KZbin and stuff is real practical and expensive and you don’t need a bunch of special tools to get the job done.

[@randygarmon7382]

Awesome job Lonnie! Your ability to take ordinary items and turn them into bushcraft gold is amazing. That thing burns sweet too. Can't wait to make one myself. Thanks for the detailed instructions.

[@johnepperson8867]

I've learned a heck of a lot about working sheet metal & how to do it without expensive equipment. Also, very well engineered little stove!!! Thank you very much sir!!!!!!! And you did a great job explaining the processes as well. THANKS AGAIN !!!!!!!

[@FelixImmler]

Wowwww, what a fantastic project. Congratulation to this awesome video! Greetings from Switzerland Felix

[@louleslie2042]

On of the best instructional videos I've seen.

[@Plain-Ole-Chuck]

Thanks for bring up the dangers of galvanized steel... Worked in a mill for forty years producing galvanized coils and products.. Had quite a few instances of zink poisoning while welding and brazing on it. It is a great product and entirely safe after a couple burns but can surly make one sick if not respected.. PS drinking milk helps the nausua..lol Not meant to scare anyone.. like you stated perfectly safe after a burn or two.. Just wanted to say thanks for offering the warning!

[@RH-xr8ms]

I worked in a refinery welding shop for almost 40 years, and suffered sickness a few times from breathing smoke from hard surfacing welding. I can't handle milk, so our safety dept would sit me down with an orange, or grapefruit, and say eat it peeling and all. Sounds strange alright, but it worked every time. Sickness was gone in an hour or so.

[@jonathanschadenfreude9603]

I leaned something new today, and for this I thank u.

[@user-qs1xc2cs1s]

exactly whtiw as thinking while watching! I think u can get off the galvanised coat with vinegar.

[@Plain-Ole-Chuck]

@@user-qs1xc2cs1s Yes to a degree.. I'd still burn it off though

[@user-qs1xc2cs1s]

@@Plain-Ole-Chuck Yeah jur right never safe enought :)!

[@jimmyball2617]

Thank you for your video

[@johnparker7784]

Now that is real craftsmanship along with brilliant thinking.

[@bushcraftbrianbarrigar5578]

You are awesome. Solved my heating issue.

[@chillaxter13]

This is so great! A decent camp stove that anyone can build with basic tools and a small budget... Thank you so much for this one!

[@unchained20000000]

This gentleman is a skilled outdoorsman. Thank you sir, for your teachings. I'm going to subscribe now, because anyone that can show us how to bush craft on a budget, is a ok in my book.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel.

[@Taromovies]

Hi Lonny my friend, again great demonstration of skills and craftsmanship, I’ve you live in a area like you both, it’s important know how to build and repair things on your own, thanks for the demonstration, take care, Taro

[@moosespeak6140]

Blows my mind finding this channel. Finally a fellow woodsman that thinks outside the box like me.

[@christiansimard947]

Clearly the best DIY wood stove on youtube. Congrats !

[@christiansimard947]

I've build your tipi model. Working on a crasy stove idea. Bur Nothong like yours ...

[@mattmarzula]

@@christiansimard947 clearly not. If it were stainless then maybe. You never burn galvanized steel. It's toxic.

[@subzerosurvival]

@@mattmarzula Only partially correct. Wood stoves made of galvanized steel are 100% safe because they will never reach the 2200 degrees needed to burn zinc oxide which is where the fumes come from.

[@papinkelman7695]

Old school craftmanship. 👌

[@williamkinnear345]

Lonnie you have a great pair of hands what a stove

[@RobMacKendrick]

Really neat little stove. One useful suggestion: put a damper in the stovepipe. With both a damper and an adjustable intake you can fine-tune the burn precisely, which is important in a small space. Also tames downdraught from the wind. And even more important: you can choke that fire to death literally in seconds if necessary. (Been there. More than once.) Great video! Thanks!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I personally do not like stove pipe dampers, I would rather control the fire entirely through the air intake. Dampers were important in the old days when many of the stoves were cast iron and leaked air like crazy. With the more modern airtight stoves, I do not like dampers. I *want* that exhaust to exit as freely as possible without any restrictions. Dampers end up causing more problems then they are worth in my opinion. In my experience, when one starts choking down the exhaust, toxic exhaust entering the shelter is much more likely. With airtight stove designs, one should be able to monitor the flame rate entirely through air intake

[@RobMacKendrick]

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Hmmm. Different strokes, I guess. After having trouble controlling airtights that had no dampers, I've installed them and the trouble went away. I've particularly had problems with chuffing in systems with no damper. But if you've got a knack for dealing with that with just the intake, it's problem solved, eh?

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

If I understand "chuffing" to mean what I think it does, I believe that is a symptom of too small a diameter of stove pipe. I do have that problem with my 5 gallon metal bucket stove when trying to get the stove burning hard quickly. My solution to that is to cut back the air intake and just be contented to building up the burn rate at a slower pace.

[@jeffreysilvernail1010]

very nice sir, I built a 5 gallon can stove, now I am interested in building my version of this stove. Good quality workmanship Lonnie Thanks

[@jeffreyvasby3230]

Great job Brother! Thanks for stressing about the toxic fumes till burned off! Love and God Bless! Uncle Jeff!

[@bobjoncas2814]

.good tips too keep warm, inexpensively..thank you..this could heat my ice fishing shack..

[@freewheelinfranklyn]

Great stove and the whole process well explained. I was glad to hear you saying to burn off the galvanising outside first. Thanks for taking the time to make a video of it

[@north61]

Really nice job....I have made a few..the baffle also concentrates heats on the stove top...speeds up cooking time.

[@BMazeing]

Very cool design, you put that together like a natural. Great to learn about the galvanization and how to stay safe by burning it off.

[@ptestonruzic3775]

Good insructions. I think I could build one. Thank you for sharing with us. Thumbs up for sure.

[@rickcoona]

and the nice thing is he uses simple hand tooles Nothing fancy showing Anyone can do this kinda thing. --Rick

[@KevinDufflev]

Very detailed how to . Tks Lonnie !

[@woody816]

Your voice is so soothing. I watch your vids at night b4 bed as it sends me of to the land of nod. In a good way of course. 👍🥃🥃cheers from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@systemSkynet]

Yo Woody81 where abouts ya from? I'm from Dundee myself. Good to see another scot enjoys this channel.

[@woody816]

system Skynet highlands bro so this sort of stuff can come in handy especially on a night in the glen

[@systemSkynet]

@@woody816 I hear ya man. I love wild camping...took it up in 2011 when i thought the world was gonna end in 2012 haha.

[@The4Blessings]

I feel tired listening to his voice

[@brianspencer4220]

Hi Lonnie: Over the years I have had a number of times arise when I was in search of an answer to camping problems; you have miraculously provided the answer. Once again you have performed your miracle. Thanks for a great video. Brian 78

[@henrythebasset8749]

Nice work, Lonnie! I worked in the trades for long time, and I don't know any tin knocker who would do a better job even given more elaborate tools! You never cease to amaze us! Thanks for showing us how to make a really nice affordable stove, and thanks for another great video!

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

A lot of time and effort and thinking went into this. Thanks for sharing it.

[@gregsummers7350]

Wow Lonnie, another brilliant job. Your emergency super shelter and the DIY adjustable wire cable bail are other great videos in your Good Mentor library. Simple components, patient craftsmanship, resulting in an outstanding and functional stove. Your beaten stove pipe collet was a joy to watch. A great project for a teenager - make something with your hands. A humble suggestion. Two pieces of expanded steel mesh 5" x 19" could form an effective fire grate and protect the base of the stove from burn out and aid combustion. Wishing you and Connie warm nights and delicious meals form this wonderful DIY stove. Kind regards from Greg in Thailand

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

No grate is needed to aid combustion. I do however plan to eventually place a false bottom in the stove for other reasons. I also have other mods in mind and will video them eventually.

[@mikebyrne6030]

I cant express how much time this channel has saved me of fiddleing around nothing but the best here keep up the good work can’t wait to start my own stove project

[@MrSIXGUNZ]

Your a world of information Sir!!! Thanks much and blessings to you and your family 😇 🇺🇸

[@tylerbeck3806]

One of the best instructional videos on KZbin. Thank you!

[@avalonbear61]

After burning off the galvanizing (Zink) I would and have used high temp flat stove black paint. I see a few of these being made over the summer in my shop to give to the homeless people in our local tent city.

[@donaldhofman296]

I've made one for a homeless couple out of a 5 gallon metal kerosene pail! It works great too! I followed the instructions Lonnie did on a video a year or so ago!

[@Thalanox]

I'm hesitant to ask, but what city is that?

[@donaldhofman296]

@@Thalanox Olympia!

[@donaldhofman296]

@@Thalanox they also just moved in to a house!

[@andreywelder1078]

I definitely not recommended to use zinced steel for making a tent stove. I telling it to you like a welder. ZnO will get you the metal fume fever - that's not cool. Just use stainless steel and keep your heath.

[@fantastichamp]

I feel like I'm watching Bob Ross meets Bob Vila meets Old Yankee Workshop and then thrown out into the Alaskan Wilderness. This is great. Thanks for your channel!

[@Moonshinedave1]

I really enjoyed the video, you did a fine job on the stove. About the only thing I might want to suggest is painting it after the galvanize burns off, to keep it from rusting. First thought might be the bar-b-que paint, DON'T waste your money, it'll burn off faster than you can paint it. But what will work is 2000 degree engine paint made by Rustoleum . I used it on stoves here and have yet to see it burn off.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I will be spraying a light coat of PAM cooking spray inside and out at the end of each season on the cleaned out stove.

[@kendog53]

That was a gold medal DIY project. You should be proud.

[@lswick8017]

I saw how fast you hammered that block to make that fold....even though most people think you sped up the video, I think your secret is out. Only Santa or his elves can hammer that fast...and you do live pretty far north......

[@TheTripfantastic]

Make toys next!

[@TheOtherBill]

I don't think that's it because I recognized the sound. I figure Lonnie is part woodpecker.

[@erikr3040]

Hahahahaha

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

Bahahahaha

[@williamhutsul894]

The other Bill, Thetripfantastic, Eric Robinett and Jeff Clark of Clarkie Sparklle. I can only trust you find yourselves in a dire situation, wherin you find yourselves in a canvas tent and realize that

[@MegaWoodswalker]

Remember everyone. He is totally correct and is speaking the truth. Burn stoves made of galvanized steel outside before using them in a walled tent or tipi. The zinc vapors are toxic in an enclosed space. The residual coating will allow for some resistance to rust and won't be toxic unlike during the burn off. Great video brother and glad you included the safely warning!

[@محمدالعراقي-ر4ص4س]

Good job. And another great video. Thank you so much lonnie

[@FranciscoToroRey]

Great work. There's nothing better that make something by your self.

[@NeededGR13F]

Informative, entertaining, and I can still understand him when I play the video at 2x speed.

[@ashy1423]

I absolutely loved this video and was glued to it. This is proper old school workmanship. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Stay well, stay safe and God Bless. Ash 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@joelaut12]

Well thought out and simple design! Great work Lonnie!

[@raymondcava4669]

Thank you far north for posting your video. This gives me an option to build a woodstove instead of paying big bucks for the store-bought ones. Also the journey of creating it sounds like a great time.👏

[@BoxcarJerry]

Good job on the stove , looks awesome . I may give this a try . Thanks for sharing .

[@CandidZulu]

Well done, looks like a text book example of DIY sheet metal work!

[@Vote4Drizzt]

You can use Muriatic acid to strip galvanized metal as well. Good for applications where burning it might be a problem

[@TheStraycat74]

wally carries muriatic acid, but I think vinegar might be cheaper, but takes longer. so it's a trade off. I have a gallon of muriatic acid because I make my own ferric chloride for etching knives that I make (not for the faint of heart)

[@mattmarzula]

Also a good way to weaken your metal and create thin spots that will rust out. Especially after heating and cooling. Stainless and you're done. Using galvanized steel is stupid to begin with.

[@TheOtherBill]

Matt Marzula: Cost. One of his goals was to make it inexpensive. It's right in the title. You have any idea what stainless costs?

[@Phalba_Ecclesia]

Amazing, I was just looking at a $600 stove like this then YT suggested your video. Thank you for your ingenuity.

[@humblewoodsman]

Fantastic job Lonnie as usual superb craftsmanship and love the use what I had attitude

[@calvinneville2502]

you sir inspire me to live off grid more and more the wild is where im most at home and this makes it easy to stay warm in my in natural shelters thank you so much your admired and appreciated. thanks for this vido cal.

[@rosiecotton8343]

This is AWESOME! I can't wait to make one!

[@Scottishblacksmith61]

Duncan here, Sir, I just had to say that I have added this video to my favorites ! Thinking that I need to try and build one. Thanks so much for sharing ALL of your videos with us !!

[@hikerdaven.e.bigfoot9443]

Lonnie, you are the man!! Thank you for sharing this 👍👍

[@thorc5938]

Super cool! Excellent use of what could be just scrap metal to someone else. All that cutting, bending and hammering, no gloves, and not a single cut! I'da gone through a whole box of bandaids! Man's a magician!!!

[@elwoodtaylor1092]

nice little stove and well built but I can't believe you did that without glove's

[@henrythebasset8749]

Lonnie is so careful and deliberate, no gloves are necessary....

[@tammymann6292]

Lonnie, you continue to amaze me!

[@jerold8908]

Mighty fine work there.

[@gp1971]

a lot of patience and commitment. Great job brother. God bless.

[@cliffordwright1603]

Well done Lonnie. I did a similar one with duct work and worked real well yours looks more professional though

[@rayandrews23]

Hi Lonny, I really liked the stove build. I built one that works like that about 12 years ago. Only I used 16 gage steel and pop rivets. A friend of mine had a sheepherders stove that was about the size of a 6" log inside. It was a metal box with a pipe on top. It burned wood so fast that by the time you got it full and put a pot on for coffee it was out of wood. So to save time we put a 4" log in the door and every few minutes we would shove in another foot or so in. My first stove had a baffle inside, tight to the back and an opening at the front of the stove just above the door about two inches back. It did not work so well. So I put the baffle tight to the door end and open at the back and a second one above that tight to the back and open to the door end. The smoke then would have to go to the back of the stove turn go to the front and then along the top of the stove and out the chimney. You could put a good fire in the stove at four o'clock and not have to put more in for two hours or more and the tent stayed warm 75 degrees that whole time with 14" of snow on the ground. If you needed dirt for the bottom of the stove wait for the first fire to burn out and shovel the dirt out from under the stove and put about an inch inside and the ground stayed warm not hot. Good place for wet gloves, boots, socks and so on. I live in Colorado near the mountains. Sorry for the long comment but I thought you would like to know. I can send a picture if you IM me with a email address. Have good adventures.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Interesting baffle design. It is great to have an option for drying the damp or wet clothes. My email address associated with my KZbin channel Is [e-mail]

[@fredthorne9692]

That is one great stove build.

[@craigbetts1586]

what a cool DIY project and with simple hand tools too, even using the copper pipe for stove legs, excellent video

[@markatkinson614]

Nice one Lonnie!! Lars in Russia, would approve

[@mrwdpkr5851]

It's kinda funky ! Lars is a trip !

[@evopwrmods]

Very concise and steady how to video. You bring a lot of knowledge and skill to those in need. Many thanks.

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

Thumb up #100! The Mad Fabricator strikes again! Awesome build Lonnie! Cheers

[@pathwanderer1183]

If i dont look at the vid i keep thinking Johnny Cash is telling me how to build a stove, your voice and calm way of talking is a lot like his! Also, i love how methodical, clear and complete the tutorial is. You explain everything really clear and leave nothing out so even complete newbies wont get stuck. Really good!

[@boooshes]

For me I would be aware of bottom burn through after a number of uses. Keeping a nice layer of ashes in the bottom can help that. Also an extra layer of sheet metal bent to go up the sides a little that can be slid in would help and be replaceable. Just some ideas. Nice work at adapting available materials. Thanks.

[@toddmillar4041]

If you could find an old oven rack or fridge rack that would work and also assist with the draft. A fridge rack may need the plastic coating removed (or burnt off outside).

[@chadmiller7753]

A thin layer of dirt or sand, will also protect the stove bottom from burning out.

[@boooshes]

@@chadmiller7753 yep, perfect, since there's often dirt wherever you are.

[@BryanSarauer]

@@boooshes For me the dirt is frozen and not too accessible under the snow and under the moss or leaves & detritus of the forest floor. I have a metal false-bottom. A grate of some sort might work better to allow airlfow.

[@boooshes]

@@BryanSarauer well, that's a good point. The issue with a grate is having the correct size so that red hot coals cannot be laying on the lower surface but a grate combined with a reasonable layer of ash works out really well.

[@rossclay3317]

Outstanding! That’s a great little stove! Nice job!

[@thomasgold-1000]

Outstanding project - fantastic job Lonnie! 👌👍 Thank you for sharing this...

[@timlopes67]

Awesome I like this video because everything you're used to make your stove. It's stuff that people has at their house or it's not that expensive for them to purchase at a local hardware store.

[@abundantwrage7029]

So well done! These stoves are exactly what I've been looking into lately. Why the thumbs down?

[@atcjoe1600]

I’ve watched a couple videos. This guys the real deal!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Welcome to the channel.

[@younggun9956]

Well done sir!

[@The1Ox]

Thank you Lonnie! Enjoyed the video! I've missed ya'll. It's good to have you back! Blessings!

[@winterburan]

Fantastic job, Thank You, I'm dreaming of Alaska

[@SarahSmith-ox5yr]

Same

[@BaronVonDex]

Like seeing an old friend again. I was JUST thinking about finding plans for a tent stove. Impeccable timing and excellent video as always Lonnie! Thanks!

[@bwillan]

That was quite the ingenious use of duct work for a DIY hot tent wood stove. One thing I might have done would be to bend the stove pipe 'collar' to the outside of the stove on the top. This will still allow for a good connection for the chimney but not take up as much room in the stove body itself. As for the baffle did you leave a small gap from the back of the stove? This will aid in first starting the stove. How much do you figure this stove weighs?

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Yes there is about a half inch gap behind the baffle. The reasoning behind not putting the stove pipe collar to the outside was that that it would then be susceptible to damage when in transport as well as more potential for causing damage to other items as well. Once the stove pipe is inserted, it make no difference to the stove whether the collar is bent up or bent down. If you wish the stove pipe not to descend into the stove so far then you can just take the tin snips and cut off an inch or so of the stove pipe crimped end.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I am now thinking you meant to put the collar up so that you can put the stove pipe over the outside of the collar. If that is the case, you definitely do not want to do that. You will have major creosote problems with creosote running down the inside of the pipe and out onto the stove top. The resulting smell and fumes will drive you out of your tent.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

The stove weighs 10.5 pounds

[@liveonthesun3368]

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival that's a great tip. Great project. Always love your videos. You take care.

[@rwun283]

That's a wonderful piece of craftsmanship.

[@archiemurchie7581]

Great video my friend. Easy to follow and well described.. If I may say, I especially loved the chipmunk voices and that speed hammer you got there...

[@Slyder2828]

Good to see you back, Lonnie and Connie! Glad you were ok during the earthquake! Cheers from Florida where its 75 today

[@DannyWalker1949]

Great Job, Lonnie. You did a nice job on it with it being made with Stove Pipe instead of flat metal👍🏼 I have've been welding Galvanized steel for over 50 years and I'm still kick'n around......Noth'n wrong with me. Noth'n wrong with me😉

[@constantcomment1954]

Lonnie, Interesting video! You have shown how someone can save several hundreds of dollars with your design. Thank You

[@dondavey1959]

Hey great job guys . And a very good video , well thought out .

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Lonnie, that was great! Over the years I have made stoves out of barrels, pipe, culverts, wash tubs and propane tanks, but never out of stove pipe/ductwork! Amazing, professional looking job there! I have also had several sheet metal folding stoves that looked similar to this, that fold flat to pack horseback. The seams always leaked and after burning the oil off, they would rust making the hinges hard to fold. I think your stove is better! Very impressive, practical, lightweight little stove. Good job!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I have a home made 5 gallon metal bucket stove that the hinges still work fine after 3.5 years but it is always kept inside when not in use. One thing I will probably be doing with this stove is to spray a light coating of PAM cooking oil inside and out at the end of each season. It will stink a bit during first light up each winter season but it should not last long. The plan for my next stove project is to design and build a breakdown packable wood stove. I have wanted one every since I seen the first commercially produced one.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Good idea with the cooking oil. I'll be looking forward to tour folding/break down pack stove video! I have an old hot water tank I'm going to make a pot belly type stove out of.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I made a wood stove out of an old hot water tank about 40 years ago and it heated fine but it sure would smoke up the place when ever I would open the stove door. I did not know much about the physics involved at that time though so no doubt it could have been better designed than what I had done.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival The bottom of this tank is domed inward. I was going to cut that part out, but after watching this video, and the baffle inside by the stove pipe, I think I will only cut out half of it. (I'm going to turn the tank bottom side up). I'll probably shorten the tank by a foot or so also. I want a removable hot plate lid on top to feed longer pieces of wood. The barrel stove I have, doesn't put out as much heat as I think it should. The pipe is only 4 inch, so I think maybe it is not drawing air through as well as it should. It smokes when the door is open as well.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Pipe on my 30 gallon barrel stove is 6 inch and draws fine. I put a barrel stove kit on a 30 gallon barrel for my wall tent. 6 inch draws great

[@jaymanxxxx]

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[@1ReneDumont]

Thank you so much for that video. I wanted a stove but couldn’t really afford to buy one right now. I’ll certainly give a shot at making one . Thank you man!