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Has anyone burned fireplace logs in their collapsible wood stoves? I asked Kevin if he'd ever done so (since I have one of his stoves), but he has not. I am kicking around the idea of trying it out and thought I'd check here first to see if anyone else has done it. I like the idea of getting a longer burn time in situations that allow for the carrying and use of fireplace logs. I know the heat output would be lower than regular wood, but I think you could add wood to generate more heat if that is desired.
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I take a 3 lb Duraflame log, cut it up into 5 or 6 chunks, then break those in half. Each chunk burns about 90 minutes to 2 hours and heats up the whole tent, a Kifaru Sawtooth. The down side is they soot a lot and the screen requires almost daily cleaning if burning them a lot.
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swing by your local MDF or plywood mill that has an electrolytic wet scrubber, and just ask them for some scrubber "goo" and roll your own presto logs. Use less sawdust than the Presto company and I guarantee that the BTUs won't be lacking. Which reminds me. If anyone wants to donate a stove, I can try and melt it down for you
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In a larger tent (12x12)in a shepherds stove at around 8500ft they did not produce much heat and I'll not use them again. Temps in the teens at night. They definitely burn very dirty.
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I thought the whole idea behind a packable wood stove was, you don't have to carry your fuel on your back?
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I thought the whole idea behind a packable wood stove was, you don't have to carry your fuel on your back? I don't always pack it...
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While we're on the subject....
Has anybody every played with the idea of using a pellet stove of some variety in those circumstances where you're burning gas/diesel to get to camp?
Building a 12 volt pellet stove is on my to do list.
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I've tried the duraflame log and it produced a lot of soot and the label says not to use it in a stove.
I also used the "Enviro-Log" which says it's okay for a stove and it works pretty good but it does produce a lot of ash. All they are is pressed waxed cardboard.
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Riley and Clarry make pellet stoves that do not need power. You may find some ideas from them if you want to skip the 12v.
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If you really want to get a longer burn I think you're best off putting a nice big hardwood log in the stove once you're got a bed of coals going. And speaking of coals, putting in a bed of bbq briquettes is a nice way to get things going if you're not packing in your fuel.
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