Polish Lavvu with fitted wood stove.

[addo]

Going to give this a try out in a few hours.



With this inside



I admit its a bit big, I had this made for a bell tent (yet to buy) and thought I'd try a small fire in the tent. Im planning to make a smaller stove from an ammo box for this lavvu, but with the next meet this weekend, I'll try out this for now.

The Chimney pokes through the arm hole on the side. I loosely clad where it touches the canvas, with aluminium trays (Chinese takeaway) wired on. Around this goes a fire blanket and it all buttons up good and snug.
The origonal exit from the stove was extended with 2 golden syrup tins and a catfood tin. the dims on these ment they fitted perfectly to the exit pipe and each other.



The top one has holes in the bottom to hopefully act as a spark arrester. A spring from a car radiator cap was extended to fit the rim of the tin and attached to the rain/spark lid (old ally cup lid).







I have some nice thick peices of split ash, so I imagine with the intake almost shut and a good bed of embers, should have 3-4 hrs of heat before a re-fuel.

Just hope it all works and I dont melt. I'll post results tomorrow morn.

Addo.

 

[gsfgaz]

cant wait for the results.... looks really good

 

[DavidJT]

Yeah looks really good, if as you say a little out of proportion! I suppose you can always light a smaller fire in it?
Just got one of these today, and was thinkng about a very small stove, so will be interested to see the ammo box design, or any other suggestions for a really small stove ( with chimney).

 

[lavrentyuk]

Blimey, I like that but with a stove that size it might make a better sweat lodge.

Richard

 

[addo]

Blimey, I like that but with a stove that size it might make a better sweat lodge.

Richard

Hope so, I sleep cold.

Also want to use blankets and my canvas bed roll more often.

 

[MartinK9]

Excellent, look forward to seeing it in action at Swift Valley.

 

[Shewie]

That's insane ...

but I like it

Looks forward to the review Addo (if you don't cook yourself in your sleep that is)

Give your doss bag a good basting with salt and honey and don't forget to turn over every 20 mins

 

[dwardo]

The chimney cover is inspired

 

[MartinK9]

Give your doss bag a good basting with salt and honey and don't forget to turn over every 20 mins

mmmm Long Pig

 

[drewdunnrespect]

thats well cool it

and shewie
Give your doss bag a good basting with salt and honey and don't forget to turn over every 20 mins

you evil man

 

[Twodogs]

Winter camping will hold no fears for you mate ..nice one

 

[Bodge]

Blimey Paul you've been busy. has swmbo been out all day?
I look forward to checking it out at the meet.
edit: not going sv meet I thought you were on about middlewood.
catch up with you soon anyway.

 

[Oblio13]

If your improvised stove-jack works, I'm going to try it with an 8-zeltbahn tent.

 

[Badger74]

I'm inspired,

I've made a small stove out of a 5 litre tin based on a design seen on another thread and now will speak to wifey to enquire about getting the tent....for the kids to use in the garden of course

 

[addo]

Well...it works, however ive made some changes.

The fire blanket got too hot and slightly melted, as I was getting ready for bed. Didn't want to risk it (and it was smelly) so I let the set up cool down and dismantled. Spent the rest of the night sorting it.

So this morning gave it another try, and this works much better.



Used a kitchen type stainless steel storage tin around 2cm wider dia than the chimney, and cut the end off it, drilled and fitted 3 bolts on the top and 3 on the bottom. Slid this down the chimney and fitted it centrally where the tent meets it. The buttons still do up when the stove is in the right place.

This creates a sheild at the hottest part where the canvas would have touched the very hot pipe, and is backed up by using the alumminium trays as extra reflectors, but also a gap. This is compensated by arrangement of the canvas to make a directional area for run off and a larger (paint tin lid) rain cover on the pipe.

It works very well and the outer layer is much cooler, especially when the stove is just on tick over after reaching temp. Plus no nasty fireproofing.





I also cut out the drilled section of the spark arrester tin, to increase draw, and put the holes in the sides instead. Very few sparks and a good increase in draw (better fire and gas flow) but i wasn't using resinous wood.

By the way this type of stove is very warm with the door shut, even on low, so unless its minus temps, I would recommend a smaller stove. One like mine cut in half and the steel cooking plate welded on top, would be perfect IMO. Just wanted to see if what I had would work, and ive learnt quite a bit about the exit of the chimney, without spending a penny on kit.

Hope you liked my little test, closest thing I'll own to a propper small lavvu.



Addo

 

[DavidJT]

Interesting, thanks.

 

[Gill]

fantastic Addo , i would imagine it was toast in the small space with the woodburner,

 

[addo]

fantastic Addo , i would imagine it was toast in the small space with the woodburner,

Cheers.

With the door open it was just right with the stove on low, so if it warms up and rains in the night with the door needing to be shut, then it would be a bit too much with my stove, and sleeping gear.

I'll string a tarp up over the entrance so the door can be open if needed though this weekend.

 

[Badger74]

Will be finishing my stove tonight as I've just bought this tent from the German guy on ebay because of the other thread and Addo's home comfort stove.

 

[DavidJT]

Quite fancy one of these to go in mine, as they are really small (around 10" cube)...

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

Cheap by tent stove standards (about £100 all-in, inc chimney), but whole point of this Lavvu is the cheapness! Not such a bargain if I end up buying lots of other bits.