Here’s a tip, put hvac insulation on the platform. A role at a hardware store isn’t much money, it’s thin and it’s like tape, it has a sticky side so it will adhere to the bottom. It’s not flame proof, does have a high flash point, but it’s light and will help block the stove heat from the floor. I have a teepee with a bathtub floor, I use a 3x3 welding blanket with two hvac sheet thin sheet metal pieces next to each other under the stove legs across the entire underneath the stove. I also have a dollar store 12x8x1inch disposable cookie sheet in underneath the door to catch any ambers that fall. All three pieces have hvac insulation stuck to the bottom. Any variation of these items can block heat, snow melt, steady the stove and help in any fire prevention. Good video it actually helped me to do this
Thank you for your interesting, informative and entertaining video. I have just bought a solid sided Cub Stove (not the U-Turn foil) and I ordered a spare stove base panel to use as a snow platform. I also ordered additional round feet in order to make the cook top flatter by omitting the wing nuts and to secure the stove legs to the stove platform. I'll make and fit a baffle and probably a tiny stack robber to retain as much heat as possible from being lost out of the 9 foot stove pipe. I figure that with a stove baffle and stack robber I'll be retaining maximum heat whilst greatly reducing the possibility of sparks or embers making it out of the pipe and onto my tent. I'm also going to make a full size liner to retain heat and reduce condensation in the living area. Maximising the heat retention from the stove and fitting a full liner should greatly improve the quality of life for little weight penalty (which doesn't matter as I will be cycling, not carrying). I was surprised that your liner doesnt go higher, I'd not seen that short a liner before and hadn't realized that they were manufactured short. Edited for typo.
How is a floorless shelter? My main concern would be wet, muddy ground. I love the simplicity of this design one pole, one tarp with the ability to run a stove inside, seems very simple, lightweight and easy to set up. I’m considering a seek outside tipi for my wife and I.
It's definitely an adjustment from the typical style and it took some time to wrap our heads around, especially for my wife, but now we LOVE it. We've only had one time where we didn't pick the right spot and had a pretty muddy ground. Otherwise, you can wear your boots into the tent, cook in there, eat in there, and I just lay down a small tarp (or a cot) for the part where I lay down. No issue with bugs or creepy crawlies
Here’s a tip, put hvac insulation on the platform. A role at a hardware store isn’t much money, it’s thin and it’s like tape, it has a sticky side so it will adhere to the bottom. It’s not flame proof, does have a high flash point, but it’s light and will help block the stove heat from the floor. I have a teepee with a bathtub floor, I use a 3x3 welding blanket with two hvac sheet thin sheet metal pieces next to each other under the stove legs across the entire underneath the stove. I also have a dollar store 12x8x1inch disposable cookie sheet in underneath the door to catch any ambers that fall. All three pieces have hvac insulation stuck to the bottom. Any variation of these items can block heat, snow melt, steady the stove and help in any fire prevention. Good video it actually helped me to do this
Thank you for your interesting, informative and entertaining video.
I have just bought a solid sided Cub Stove (not the U-Turn foil) and I ordered a spare stove base panel to use as a snow platform. I also ordered additional round feet in order to make the cook top flatter by omitting the wing nuts and to secure the stove legs to the stove platform.
I'll make and fit a baffle and probably a tiny stack robber to retain as much heat as possible from being lost out of the 9 foot stove pipe.
I figure that with a stove baffle and stack robber I'll be retaining maximum heat whilst greatly reducing the possibility of sparks or embers making it out of the pipe and onto my tent.
I'm also going to make a full size liner to retain heat and reduce condensation in the living area.
Maximising the heat retention from the stove and fitting a full liner should greatly improve the quality of life for little weight penalty (which doesn't matter as I will be cycling, not carrying).
I was surprised that your liner doesnt go higher, I'd not seen that short a liner before and hadn't realized that they were manufactured short.
Edited for typo.
How is a floorless shelter? My main concern would be wet, muddy ground. I love the simplicity of this design one pole, one tarp with the ability to run a stove inside, seems very simple, lightweight and easy to set up. I’m considering a seek outside tipi for my wife and I.
It's definitely an adjustment from the typical style and it took some time to wrap our heads around, especially for my wife, but now we LOVE it. We've only had one time where we didn't pick the right spot and had a pretty muddy ground. Otherwise, you can wear your boots into the tent, cook in there, eat in there, and I just lay down a small tarp (or a cot) for the part where I lay down. No issue with bugs or creepy crawlies
Have you ever used a reflector oven with the stove and a platform? Good video :)
That's a nice size for a stove.
How long will that stove last?
As long as you take care of it, it should last quite a while. I haven't really seen any degraded quality on mine