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Hi Mrs Spaghetti

I have enjoyed reading this thread as I too have been wondering for a while about getting a stove. I have an ex army 5 man bell tent (well it's actually hexagonal...I think) and it has a stove pipe hole just above the side wall. I know nothing at all about stoves and so do not really know where to start! I now know (thanks to this thread) that I need a straight flue though.

I had also seen some of the American ones and they seem a good buy, but I find it all so confusing I give up, then look again...then give up! My main concern is safety as I have a very precious 7 year old and I think it is this that has stopped me from taking the plunge. Although my outer canvas appears to have a decent heat/fire proof fabric ring, the inner tent does not look quite as substantial and I would obviously want to be using the inner if it was cold enough to warrant the use of a stove. Do you use /buy something else to go around the pipe where it exits the tent?

Can any of you that have posted on this thread help allay my fears?!

Oh and thanks for the great links.

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Splendid

Tin Pockets,

Thanks for your reply, very helpful, I would certainly feel more relaxed with those guards etc. I love the look of that Eldfell stove, beautiful design but not such a beautiful price!

There are so many things to consider, size, weight, does it fold flat etc. Ideally I would like one that does fold flat as I would want to take in my luggage. I like the look of the Titaniumgoat ones on one of the previous post links but again with so little practical knowledge I'm reluctant to jump straight in and buy! Maybe if I dither long enough Liverbird08 and Mrs Spaghetti will have bought,used and written some 'glowing' reviews on these stoves!

By the way I know you all say these tents are easy to put up but I always struggle. Mine is an odd shape and it takes forever to peg and re peg to get it right. I'm a higgledy piggeldy type of person in everything I do, apart from pitching tents...then (and only then) I am a bit of a perfectionist and can't sit down until it looks 'right'...my 'bell tent' really tests my patience! They are lovely though.

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Splendid

Hi,

Thanks again for the links and info. There is a lot to consider and I will certainly be following all the safety advice given here which has put my mind at rest a bit! ( I am always overly cautious about things like this).

I have decided I need to actually see some of these working to get an idea of how practical/useful it would be to have one, even if I then order one from America. That Kifaru stove looks just the job Tin Pockets.

Look forward to hearing how you get on with your stove Liverbird and Mrs S.

I'm off now as away camping for a week (or 2) tomorrow......thanks again.

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Splendid