New Stove

[Dave]

Thought some would enjoy a few photos of my new stove. Its a Kni-co packer stove. Arrived last week, all the way from Oregon USA.

Some of you will have seen it in Ray Mears clip where he uses it in his snowtrekker tent in Canada:

[video=youtube;sTiqlZQ_I-0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTiqlZQ_I-0[/video]

 

[rik_uk3]

Very very nice

 

[Dave]

Very very nice

Cheers Rik.

 

[Gray]

Oh yes, thats the dogs doodars

 

[Dave]

Thanks Gray. Looks well made. I had to rush off, and have just got back, so havent had much time to fiddle with it yet. anyone else used a kni-co stove? I have a question about the damper.

 

[didicoy]

Very nice, how much would one cost us?

 

[Dave]

Very nice, how much would one cost us?

Postage was $100, and the stove package was under $200. Plus of course duty/VAT.

Good people to deal with. Richelle did me a couple of favours...

http://www.kni-co.com/packer.shtml

 

[Dave]

anyone else used a kni-co stove? I have a question about the damper.

No?.........Come on!

Surely some of you have used a kni-co stove!!?

Ive put the damper into the flue as indicated by the instructions, but it seems to be in a permanantly closed position.
Bit odd really. Something obvious Ive missed no doubt.

You can see the black cast iron round damper here:

Instructions state that you; 'assemble the damper by removing the pin from the damper plate. Slide the pin through the damper sleeve hole, through the damper plate, then out the adjacent hole'

Easy enough. You just stick the pin through one side of the flue, threaded through the damper, as in the pic above, which is inside the flue, then out the other side of the flue section. But the damper just sits in the closed position inside the flue section. You can twist the pin so that the circular damper 'opens' inside the flue. But it doesnt stay open, when you let go of the pin!

Come on you clever boys and girls! What am I doing wrong?

 

[jacko1066]

Loving that stove mate!!

Im looking forward to seeing pics of it in action!!

I have been looking at stoves for a while now.

How long did shipping take?

Cheers
Steve

 

[Marco1981]

If it isn't staying open, I think the spring that puts pressure on the outside may not be strong enough. On my domestic wood stove, the flue damper has a long bar and a spring between the flue section and the lever for opening/closing damper. It is quite stiff on mine.

 

[Dave]

If it isn't staying open, I think the spring that puts pressure on the outside may not be strong enough. On my domestic wood stove, the flue damper has a long bar and a spring between the flue section and the lever for opening/closing damper. It is quite stiff on mine.

Right. Interesting. Will have to look into that. Thanks Marco. [If thats all it is, then all I should have to do is stetch the spring a little bit, so it adds a bit of pressure?]

you can see that the spring is not touching the flue here:

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g416/BR1GANTES/kni-co6_zps1d336235.jpg

Shipping? not long really jacko. 2-3 weeks I think.

 

[Shewie]

Nice bit of kit Dave, I nearly bought one myself last winter but hacked up a PC instead.

You'll get some answers over on wintertrekking no doubt

 

[Dave]

Loving that stove mate!!

Im looking forward to seeing pics of it in action!!

I have been looking at stoves for a while now.

How long did shipping take?

Cheers
Steve

Nice bit of kit Dave, I nearly bought one myself last winter but hacked up a PC instead.

You'll get some answers over on wintertrekking no doubt

Yeh, I saw yours shewie. It looked good. I dont really want to join another forum if poss.

 

[mereside]

I like the look of the stove can i ask how well it holds up to the heat as it is only thin gauge ,not knocking it at all as genuinly interested. Do you have to line it with fire bricks? or is it good to go as is. on the damper i would say that the damper is falling down as marco said the spring tension isnt right, atb wayne

 

[dwardo]

The attached folding table is a great idea. Very nice.

 

[Dave]

I think its 22 gauge? The instructions state that you should use an inch of sand/dirt in the bottom.
Maybe I need to adjust the spring tension then.
I'll have a fiddle in abit and see.

 

[Dave]

The attached folding table is a great idea. Very nice.

I probably shouldnt say this, but the postage was quite expensive, so that was thrown in for free....Shhhhhh!

The water heater seemed unneccesary, as a pan of water serves the same purpose.

 

[mereside]

ah i see hope you get sorted and hope you show it in action, atb wayne

 

[Dave]

ah i see hope you get sorted and hope you show it in action, atb wayne

Yes. The next question is which tarp/tent to use it in? It really cries out for something without a groundsheet, just boughs and skids. Im gonna have to sort out an arctic trip at some point in the future and stop pontificating about it.

 

[Twodogs]

Way to go Dave ... Love it

Twodogs