tipi chimney

[Guilty1]

I have done a similar set up in my buddies tentippee.
A small wood burning stove in the middle next to the centre pole with 2 lengths of concertina type tumble dryer tubing (aluminium foil type not plastic). Fitted the 1st tube nice and snug over the top vent on the stove. A large bean can, both ends removed, acted as a perfect fitting joining piece for the two tubes. The flu, once constructed was secured to the centre pole using running loops with a light guage chain.
Hint - leave about 2 feet clear at the top to allow the smoke and fumes to cool before being vented out through the top hat/ wind direction thingy!!!

Worked a treat, real snug and no smoke.

>;o)

 

[gregorach]

Hi,
I'm Annie from Oregon (yes, another Yank) and I'm new to this forum. I'm 57, female, grandmother, who loves camping, hiking, trekking, hammocking and primitive skills.

I lived in a tipi for several seasons many moons ago. I used my shepherder's stove in my 18' tipi, right in the center, with about 4 foot of pipe. The smoke went straight up the smoke hole, which is what it is made for. It was plenty warm.

I'm not sure why you want to put a hole in your tipi wall?

I don't think these guys are using traditional plains-style tipis with proper smokeholes.

The only tipis I've ever spent much time in had open fires...

 

[AnnieSantiago]

Yeah, that must be true, because all you need in a tipi is about 4 feet of stovepipe to cool off the smoke, then it just rises up through the hole safely.