Stove options for tents - a compilation

[thingswelike]

Hi all
This is my first post on this forum and I just wanted to say thank you for being one of only two places I could find anything about Tentipi tents and their competitors (the other place was Song of the Paddle). It's been great reading about all your experiences and thoughts.

I've spent the last few days researching wood-burning stove options and had to gather my info from all sorts of places, so I thought it might be useful if I put them all in one place. Many of the links have come from various posts on here and SotP, so thank you very much for those.
I'm not sure it helps me narrow my search though

Here goes...

Bison Stove (NOR)
As sold on the powerbuy appears to be in the UK now at this link.
At £190 it's cheap and basic looking but I haven't read any bad reports since the powerbuy.
http://www.pointbarwilderness.co.uk/stoves.htm

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Fourdog stoves (US)
These seem to be among the best functioning stoves out there (completely airtight for efficiency) but they are heavy and in America Shipping seems to be around the £100 mark but probably tax on top of that as well.
Still at the top of my list. Lots of accessories too (like water heaters, shelves, spark arrestors, etc, etc). They seem to be well known among UK companies who sell Tipis.
They also do titanium stoves for those who need lightweight options.
http://www.fourdog.com/cat_files/Page330.htm

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Kifaru Folding Stove (US)
Unique folding lightweight steel stove. I was really interested in this until someone said that they eat fuel and don't retain heat long after shutdown (quite an important factor for me). Sooty bits might be a pain to pack too, but it seems unique and well designed. Now have confirmation of shipping to the UK. The chimney in particular is very clever (might try and DIY one).
http://www.kifaru.net/stovspex.htm

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Albion Canvas (UK!)
Unique tent stoves. Some of them based on recycled gas bottles and wheelrims. Obviously heavy, but I do like the look of them. Available in nice colours and reasonableish prices too. It turns out these are made by Parp Industrie who can send out photos and prices direct. They're on 01363 86001. Prices seem to start from a very reasonable £180.
http://www.albioncanvas.co.uk/c2790/Stoves-Accessories.html

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Campfire Stove (GER)
A really lovely looking stove with some neat touches. The price is difficult to find on the site so I'll put it here - 410 EUR. On my list of ones to research further.
http://www.campfirestove.de

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Windy Smithy stoves (UK!)
Another beautifully made range of UK stoves. I'm definitely going to research further.
The Louis might be the size needed, and I think they do a version with a smaller top.
http://www.windysmithy.co.uk/html/woodburners.htm

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Helsport Stoves (NOR)
These look really nice. Made to go with their own Tipis but can fit any. I like the look of these although I'm getting confused about which ones have oven spaces under the fire - could be these or could be Venor or Frisport.
Available in the UK from here...
http://www.tamarackoutdoors.co.uk/d...ilterb=Helsport Tents&filterc=Helsport Stoves

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Tentipi (SWE)
Doesn't seem to have much space on top for cooking, but it is a great heater. Prohibitively expensive for me (£600+), but it does pack down well. A diesel converter is available too, which may be useful to some.
See post below about new version coming in April.
http://www.nordicoutdoor.co.uk/tentipi-accessories.html

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Venor (NOR)
Outdoorcode sells the Venor stove for around £400 I think (Can't remember exactly as we were mainly talking about complete kit prices with tent. They look fine, but I can't link directly to anything on their site so you'll just have to jump through the following hoops: http://www.mamut.com/venor > NETTBUTIKK (link at top) > Lavvu/gamme tilbehør > Vedovn

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Frisport (NOR)
Another decent-looking tent stove from a tent manufacturer - can't find much info though. Seems light, so maybe not good after shutdown. Hard to tell. Don't know about UK availability.
http://www.frisport.net/sites/produkter.asp?id=49&sitemod=emne&myActive=26

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Kni-Co (US) (thanks to Andylaser below)
A good range of tent stoves including a very reasonably priced foldable model. All the models look really light weight. They are made of 22 guage steel (is that too thin?). Looks like they have a long history too.
http://www.kni-co.com/

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Vortex Titanium Stoves (US) (thanks to Huon below)
Really well thought out lightweight (just 2kilos!) and packable stove - rollable chimney like the Kifaru one which does seem to be a great solution to me. Not too expensive. Shipping overseas is mentioned so should be ok.
http://www.titaniumgoat.com/stoves.html

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Moosecamp stoves
Attractive stoves, but not much other info for non-dutch speakers.
http://www.moosecamp.nl/kachel/kachels.html

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Fibi-style ZELTOFEN
Attractive but expensive. I quite like the vertical design too, especially as there is still room for a pot on top. £470!
http://www.fibistyle.ch/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=47

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Pack and Saddle Shop (US)
Mainly the Fourdog and Kni-Co stoves but they also seem to show a lot more models so worth a look. I emailed them about shipping to the UK, but so far no response (weeks!). Some are really cheap, but no guesses to shipping.
http://www.packsaddleshop.com/CatCWStove.html

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AAOOB Storable foods (US)
This is another US store which has a good range of stoves. Their Shepherd stoves look similar to the Fourdog stoves (i.e. good). Haven't researched further.
http://www.aaoobfoods.com/shepherdstoves.htm

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Cabelas.com (US)
A US store with a range of stoves - their Sheepherder's stoves look like great value with a good range of accessories. Haven't researched further as yet.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jsp?id=cat550002

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Stovesonline.co.uk (UK)
This company sell some workshop stoves which seem well designed and cheap, but it's not really my kind of design I don't think.
http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/wood_burning_stoves/Workshop-Stoves.html

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Home made
ludlowsurvivors shows some home made gas bottle stoves in this thread...
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13503

I also remember reading about someone on a motorbike forum doing their version of the Kifaru, but I never saw the outcome.

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I think that's it (phew). If anyone finds any other ones or sees any errors, I'll stick them in this post.

I think I'd like to support a UK manufacturer, but they seem to be of the permanent, heavy variety afaics so some thinking to do. Enjoy!
Cheers
Alex

 

[Squidders]

Great thread... REALLY good information.

Another supplier of stoves is Cabelas... Links here and here

I missed the Cabelas link below but there is another one above...

Also, I found this Titanium one:

http://www.walltentshop.com/TitaniumFD.html


Cheers,

Joe

 

[thingswelike]

Hi Joe - those ti ones say that they are no longer available from that shop unfortunately. However I think they are the Fourdog Ti ones. In which case they show as being available on the Fourdog site - http://www.fourdog.com.
I know for sure that Fourdog do ship the uk too (although not cheap).

 

[Squidders]

Aaahhh... I see you've done your research

 

[thingswelike]

Aaahhh... I see you've done your research

What I'm really hoping is that someone says...
"you haven't got XXXXX on your list - it's £150, attractive, airtight, portable, rustproof, has a roll-up chimney and is made in the UK"

I guess the current closest to that is the Windy Smithy Louis and the Fourdog Two Dog at the moment.
Personally I'm not bothered by weight for this purchase but others might find it very important.

 

[Squidders]

What I'm really hoping is that someone says...
"you haven't got XXXXX on your list - it's £150, attractive, airtight, portable, rustproof, has a roll-up chimney and is made in the UK"

So you've done your research AND have a sense of humour!!! heheheh

Good luck finding the "grail stove"

I had a stove but if you have to walk anywhere they are a real pain in the neck...and back... and arms. Firebox all the way for me these days.

Cheers,

Joe

 

[bambodoggy]

A really useful and worthwhile post, top job mate and many thanks :You_Rock_

 

[Aliwren]

Thanks for taking the time to write and research all that info - really useful stuff!!

 

[fred gordon]

A first class post. All you ever wanted, or need, to know about tent stoves. Great piece of research. Perhaps we shopuld have more threads like this to help us build a picture of more aspects of Bushcraft.:You_Rock_

 

[JonnyP]

Very good info, thanks for taking the time.......Don't suppose you want to list all the tipi's and suppliers now...?

 

[ANDYLASER]

Excellent work. Another good stove I have come across are the KNI ones.
http://www.kni-co.com/

 

[rik_uk3]

Picked up an Origo Heat Pal 5100, looking forward to winter to try it out in the Golite Hex3

 

[thingswelike]

Very good info, thanks for taking the time.......Don't suppose you want to list all the tipi's and suppliers now...?

I am considering doing it. I have links to a lot, but the problem is that a lot of the pros and cons aren't really mentioned on the sites and I find it very difficult to compare them.
For example it took me a couple of hours on the phone with Nordic outdoor, Outdoorcode and Tamarack Outdoors to find out the differences between my 3 frontrunners Tentipi, Venor and Helsport.
Having said that, I think I could probably summarise it.
I'm flat out with work until Friday now, so I'll give it a go then.

Excellent work. Another good stove I have come across are the KNI ones.
http://www.kni-co.com/

Nice one - They're on the Pack and Saddle shop link, but the photos and info are much better on this link. I'll stick it in the main post.


Thanks for the feedback everyone - any personal experiences with any of these? Even if you've just seen one in the flesh or heard that someone really likes one?

 

[JonnyP]

I am considering doing it. I have links to a lot, but the problem is that a lot of the pros and cons aren't really mentioned on the sites and I find it very difficult to compare them.
For example it took me a couple of hours on the phone with Nordic outdoor, Outdoorcode and Tamarack Outdoors to find out the differences between my 3 frontrunners Tentipi, Venor and Helsport.
Having said that, I think I could probably summarise it.
I'm flat out with work until Friday now, so I'll give it a go then.

I was sort of joking really, but if you can find the time, that would be great. I want to get a tipi one day....Or something like it...

 

[Huon]

Titanium goat look good:

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/stoves.html

and their tipis seem worth a look as well.

Huon

 

[thingswelike]

Titanium goat look good:

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/stoves.html

and their tipis seem worth a look as well.

Huon

Good find! - I'll stick it in the main post.

 

[SOAR]

I have a Helesport stove and I find it ok so far, It hasn't had a proper baptism yet, ie its not been running for the whole night at a minus temp enviroment (yet). But up until now it runs well, the burn time is good with the air vent shut right down and some nice Ash wood the stove burned for about an hour. It has a grill that alows you to raise the fire higher in the stove for a hotter fire, you use less fuel this way as the fire doesn't have to be as big. This is ok but you have less room to feed the fire with wood. The stove top works well and two cups of water in a small billy can takes about 5 mins to boil it gives off good heat and you can fit two 12cm billy cans on there. The stove sizes ie how many man tipi you have relates to the height of your tipi, my tundra 4 is 2.7m high so the stove I bought fits a tipi with a height of 3m high. So when buying one this needs to be looked at, how tall your tipi is. The stove is not that heavy and comes with a very nice bag with handles for ease of carrying, all the stove pipe is sectional and neatly packs away into the stove. the door has a very nice shutting lever that clicks when it is shut properly. The only negative points that I personaly have found, is the finish of the steel needed to be rubbed over with a fine sand paper on the edges of the entrance to the stove, I found this out by cutting my hand, not badly. the other point is getting the ash out of the stove it needs to be scooped out as there is no ash draw, so the stove needs to be cold.
I have over come these bad points and have found the stove very good, hope tis helps.

Simon

 

[Gwhtbushcraft]

I’ve had my eye on the great northern camp (aaoobfoods) stove for a while. I am tempted by it but for it is a very neat design but I do not know how big a tent it can heat.
Good pics here http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=162364&Category_Code=173

 

[thingswelike]

Thanks Simon - sounds good. It will be good to hear your thoughts long term too.
I don't really know the nature of our use yet as we haven't done much camping since the family arrived, but I'm assuming I'll want to stir-fry food on it and also have it heat the tent overnight (with as little tending as possible).
Cheers
Alex (in Bollington near Macclesfield btw)

 

[SOAR]

Your just down the road from me, be good to meet at delamere.
The stove is fine for stir frying on you could fit a good sized wok on top of the stove.

Simon