We have owned the Large Size Cylinder Stove for years. I ordered an extra side shelf for ours. It will keep our 12 x 18 outfitter wall tent toasty. I cook on it better than on our regular stove at home. Might have to do with not running back and forth to the computer reading posts on the Campfire while cooking
I have never seen another Camp Stove that I consider better than a Cylinder Stove. We camped at Mountain Man Rendezvous for several years, and we have seen a lot of Tent Stoves.
I just used the stove on a hunt. It looks like a cylinder stove but it's a typical Chinese knock-off complete with engineering shortcuts and poor execution etc. The first night i used it the stove ran away and turned the stove pipe red even though i had it shut as tight as it would go. The door leaks badly. The vent sleeve is so loose the air rushed in through it too. I made my tent too hot. I finally had to use a key ring to wedge the vent tight and a piece of cable to wedge the door latch tight. Even then i could regulate it as low as i would have liked for bed time. I need to make a gasket for the door and tighten up the vent. If i could post photos i would point out the flaws. If you buy one just know it will need to be tweaked.
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I have had a cylinder stove. I replaced it with a Kwik Kamp and likening much better.
What do you like better about the Kwik Kamp. It looks like a cylinder stove knock off of good quality.i found no deficiency in the cylinder stove except weight and price, and Now, availability
The door is air tight and the metal is much thicker. The way it's shaped/size also allows for you to pack more wood in it.
I have about 30 yrs into one of those fold up sheep herder units, and it's still going strong. Being light weight, it's putting out heat within 5 minutes of ignition and can near run one out of a 12 x 14 unit in zero weather. A couple years back I did a guided run where they had one of the Camp Chief cylinder units. Being considerably stouter, it took about 20 minutes to begin emitting some heat. Looked and seemed to be a good stout unit for truck camping though. Given its weight, it's not something I'd put on a mule and pack back into the wilderness.
If storage space is an issue, I'd go with a foldup unit, as they're about the size of two encyclopedias when collapsed. A packed-up cylinder stove is about the size of maybe a kitchen microwave.
Almost forgot since it seems an issue here. I remember voting for Ross Perot some years back.
I wouldn't pack it on a horse but for the truck is fine. It puts out heat in about 7-8 minutes. I started out using wood i brought with me, oak, mesquite, microtheca eucalyptus, pine. I ran out and switched to locally sourced juniper. Definitely not as many BTUs as the hard stuff.
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