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A really good piece of gear. I have been using these since the 90's. A friend in Nunavut had an AO8 and I bought the pup for North of The treeline. When we moved back into tree country I bought an Arctika model (12x13). I made a 9x9" stove for it but even at -40 the darn thing needs the door open.

Looked at alternatives to wood last night. Thought you might be interested.

It was about 0F to +7 last night or -13to -18C. I found the following:

Coleman 2 Mantle 5-10F on low and 15-20+F on high (Over outside Temp)
Little Buddy on 4000BTU 55-60F
Little Buddy on High (9000 BTU) 80F
Optimus Kerosene 111 100+F

Fair temperature gradient with the peak about 30-40F hotter than the floor when a lot of heat was being generated.

Details here for those interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HiGuuo8FF4

Great info. Thanks.

Some folks have expressed cation about the possibility of CO in an enclosed space. This seems sensible to me. Use a portable monitor to check your own heating devices. They can be had for 30.00 or so.

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I just bought a small titanium wood stove for mine. You can even burn coal or fat in it with no danger of burning through the metal. It will roast you out of the Artika using those premade fireplace logs a little piece at a time.

I think an Arctic Oven is the only way to go. The last time I used mine was on Afognak Island elk hunting. The weather was so bad that I think we were "tent bound" about 40% of the time. We have the wood stove that comes with it and had no problems. There are vents near the door and we burned out the chimney every day to get rid of the creosote. I don't think a guy could do much better.
Bear in Fairbanks

so much for us fools that use the "Bomb Shelters" for the best tents for Alaska, huh?

I'd be very interested to see how folks use a wood stove in one. Mine got so darn hot I thought the fillings in my teeth were melting.

Would really need to go easy on the wood and keep feeding I guess.

My friend and I have an arctic oven that we use on our winter camping trips. Works great but you can make it a sauna if not careful. First it got modified and the vent was moved and the floor space was modified. The stove now sits in the front left corner and the floor in that spot is removeable. That way it has snow beneath it and no worrries about a spark or anything burning a hole. The pipe goes out at an angle so that the pipe is not directly above, no sparks dropping straight down. Using really small chunks of those duraflame logs keeps it regulated temp wise better than firewood.

As an addendum, we set our wood stove up the way Ak. Tent & Tarp told us to. We put a scrap piece of canvas down, then a standard cookie sheet, then the stove. The cookie sheet will catch most sparks and protect the floor from excessive heat. The canvas will catch the smaller sparks/cinders the cookie sheet misses. At night, we damp the fire down with 1/2 piece of a fire log that you get in the stores. This setup, will make the tent feel like a sauna and we slept on top of our sleeping bags until about 1 A.M. because it was so hot. Ya just have to be very careful/watchful of the stove.
Bear in Fairbanks

Arctika model (12x13).....me to!.... the little stove is all u need ,your warm/hot and dryalong with your gear, every morining..life is good

Two of my friends owned bombshelters. Both sold them and bought Arctic Ovens after staying in my tent for a few days.
Best cold weather tent EVER made in my opinion.