I have used one of the Simms Sportsman Fold up stoves for 20+ years. It has heated everything up to a 16 x 20. I can't see where guys are saying a medium size stove won't heat that size tent. Most of the problem is it keeping tents too hot.This stove is maybe 12 x 13, x 20 sheet metal that it and the chimney weigh 17 lbs. The chimny is nested , 4 pieces slide into each other come loose with a Leartherman tool pliers as it does get crudded up.Draw back is that yoou have to spray it with vegetable oil after the seaso to keep it from rusting and that oil smokeso ff after you 1st light it.
The barrel stoves are great if you never plan pack in.
Wall tents are the way to go if you expect heavy weather. These newer tents you see from Cabelas ,etc,will not holdup to a heavyy snow load, nor will a buddy heater keep you warm in in bad storm. With wood,it is darn hard to find camp sites that do not have firewood.It's little hard to find a propane refill station anywhere close. You also get into the problem of propane not working good at very cold temps,producing moisture ,and CO. Where as a good wood stove can be used to dry your clothes,auxillary cooking, etc.
You won't know how good your set up is until you have to spend 2-3 days in the tent in a blizzard ,waitng for the weather to clear.
