the bottomless box stove.... i dig a big hole in the ground beneath it and line it with rock to regulate the heat better and it heats the ground up like radiant flooring sort of...
Wham and Kevin,
This hole-in-the-ground-under-the-stove is a brand new idea to me. Thank you.
Now two questions.
1. When I posted here about possbilities of using charcoal or a small open tipi fire inside a tipi I was SUPER warned about the danger of carbon monoxide from any possibly open fire or coals inside a tipi. Tell me more about sealing the gases to vent up through the pipe, etc. Maybe the warm air rising up through the pipe draws in enough fresh air to keep any carbon monoxide from ever seeping out into the tent. I'd be most concerned when the fire burned out and began to cool, like when I'm sound asleep at 3:00 AM.
2. Any tips for frozen ground? My tipi use with stove is limited but has only been when the ground is frozen like iron and frozen deeply.
