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17/5/2013 at 8:13am
Location: E Yorkshire
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Having had to do quite a lot of research into wood burning stoves recently, I would offer the following advice to any one interested in fitting one.
For the stove to work efficiently, the flu must be hot, so retaining as much flu inside the tent as is possible, is a great advantage. If the flu exits the tent near the bottom, it will quickly cool over most of its length which is not good. The frontier stove, (I do have one) already suffers from not having a lot of draw, which I believe is due to the small bore of the flu. In use, I have found that I can't touch the flu that is inside my tent, but within less than a foot outside it is only warm. I have two other stoves, both of which can be left with the door fully open, with no smoke exiting the open door hole. Another important thing regarding heat output, is that a lot of heat comes from the flu itself, so if this is outside, you are wasting a good amount of heat, and if it's cold, a bell tent will require all the heat available. So my advice is to position the stove towards the center of your tent. I can't remember who it was, but recently there was a post where the user was going to fit a drop ceiling in her bell tent to retain more heat. A very good idea as well.
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