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07/11/2018 at 10:56am
Location: West Lancs
Outfit: DuskyDeer Bell Tent (5M)
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Hi
We have the same (5M bell with the outbacker firebox).
Couple of tips and things we did (apologies if some of these are teaching to suck eggs but it's probably better to mention them).
-Burn clean seasoned (or preferably kiln dried) wood - or even better, eco heat logs like these. They both burn much better than unseasoned wood in that they give more heat for the equivalent amount of fuel, give off little to no sparks, and leave you with much less ash at the end. I haven't yet tried the coffee logs made from compressed discarded coffee grounds from the likes of costa, or the Wine logs made from grape seeds, but I'll be adding both to my next wood order and seeing how they perform...
-The flue comes with a spark arrestor already. Make sure you use it! We did also buy a couple of extra sections of flue to give the end of the flue a little extra height away from the tent. You can fit one extra in the stove when packed up.
-For high winds - get three mini-carabiners to attach some guys to the spark arrestor through the holes. (this was suggested to us by the guys at outbacker when we were looking to buy the frontier spark arrestor with guying attachments as a replacement. it was a great tip, and he willingly did himself out of a sale with it! Can't beat good, honest service)
-Keep a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in the tent!
-Get a stove pipe thermometer to give you a bit of extra security that you're not burning the stove too hot. It won't stick to the pipe 2" up like it should though as the pipe is aluminium and not magnetic... as a rule of thumb though, if the first section of the flue is glowing then it's time to close the air inlet on the stove a bit.
-Make sure you put the flue on the right way up. The section that is wider at both ends should go at the bottom, so that then each section above slides into the one below it. Doing it the other way round could result in creosote dribbling down the outside of your flue and onto your tent.
-Outbacker stoves can be greatly improved by making a couple of small adjustments. Make sure that the air vent on the front of the stove is nice and tight so you can close it off if you need to damp down the fire. Also, the seal around the door can be greatly improved by the application of stove rope around the inside of the door. This makes the burn much more controllable and retains more heat in the stove.
-In terms of tent ventilation, we generally just leave the window nearest the stove open a few inches at the top. That is usually enough for us as the stove is clearly drawing air without the tent being too draughty and we have never had the CO alarm go off.
For info - Bell Tent Boutique and Outbacker are the same people, and are excellent for help and advice.
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