Firstly a huge thanks to all the friendly advice you knowledgeable BCUK members gave in order for us to make a decision on which wood burner stove to buy for our 5m Bell Tent.
Secondly, the praise is only due to the fact that it is a fantastic piece of kit supplied by a lovely couple down here in the South West. They supply all round the UK Ill add. Its not down to commission or discounts, its just a great stove which I feel deserves som word of mouth. This is normally where people insert blah blah blah. So there you go, consider the blah blah phraseology inserted.
Jon and Amalia from Windy Smithy sent us their Wendy wood burner within a day of ordering!
http://www.windysmithy.co.uk/html/woodburners.htm
It is beautifully made, the workmanship is exceptionally high and if you want the truth, its just dead cute. It draws well, doesnt smoke where you dont want it to (in the tent) and is stable. There are two neat little fixing points on the legs where you can (if you want) peg it into the ground or your base plate (We have a slab of sandstone). The vent on the front works well fully open when firing up the stove and when partially closed helps conserve your wood. The flue and cowl are black as apposed to the usual bright chrome on offer elsewhere. Simple attention to detail like this makes all the difference.
The Wendy has Jons Blacksmiths mark on the oversized hot plate which to me is important: This is a handmade, labour of love, not a mass produced stove. Whilst shopping around I found out that a certain bell tent supplier who portrays them selves as hip and cool were originally going to supply the Windy Smithy stoves are not as cool as they make out. The 3rd party tells me this company purchased a Wendy so they could unethically and underhandedly copy the design and now produces and sells inferior copies of the Wendy. A soulless thing to do in our mind!
I should also mention that I hot smoked some garlic down the flue with apple wood. Lovely! So while the Windy Smithy Wendy isnt warming our tent or heating up a brew I have a second job in mind. Im going to set her up with some old flexible flue which will go into an even older coal bin. Taaadahhhh There you have it: A cold smoker instantly installed next to my brewing shed. Sorry garden shed dear. Yum...!
Secondly, the praise is only due to the fact that it is a fantastic piece of kit supplied by a lovely couple down here in the South West. They supply all round the UK Ill add. Its not down to commission or discounts, its just a great stove which I feel deserves som word of mouth. This is normally where people insert blah blah blah. So there you go, consider the blah blah phraseology inserted.
Jon and Amalia from Windy Smithy sent us their Wendy wood burner within a day of ordering!
http://www.windysmithy.co.uk/html/woodburners.htm
It is beautifully made, the workmanship is exceptionally high and if you want the truth, its just dead cute. It draws well, doesnt smoke where you dont want it to (in the tent) and is stable. There are two neat little fixing points on the legs where you can (if you want) peg it into the ground or your base plate (We have a slab of sandstone). The vent on the front works well fully open when firing up the stove and when partially closed helps conserve your wood. The flue and cowl are black as apposed to the usual bright chrome on offer elsewhere. Simple attention to detail like this makes all the difference.
The Wendy has Jons Blacksmiths mark on the oversized hot plate which to me is important: This is a handmade, labour of love, not a mass produced stove. Whilst shopping around I found out that a certain bell tent supplier who portrays them selves as hip and cool were originally going to supply the Windy Smithy stoves are not as cool as they make out. The 3rd party tells me this company purchased a Wendy so they could unethically and underhandedly copy the design and now produces and sells inferior copies of the Wendy. A soulless thing to do in our mind!
I should also mention that I hot smoked some garlic down the flue with apple wood. Lovely! So while the Windy Smithy Wendy isnt warming our tent or heating up a brew I have a second job in mind. Im going to set her up with some old flexible flue which will go into an even older coal bin. Taaadahhhh There you have it: A cold smoker instantly installed next to my brewing shed. Sorry garden shed dear. Yum...!
