Wood stove install in our RV - North Woods Fabrication /// E62
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- Winter is coming and it's time to install our new wood stove in our RV. The mini wood stove we picked out from North Woods Fabrication, "The Explorer Wood Stove" is about the size of a mail box and will heat up our 240sf RV so it is super toasty. RVs are notorious for having moisture and mold problems because of the humidity that is caused in cold conditions. Installing a wood stove will provide dry heat to help prevent these types of issues. In this episode we go through the steps we took to convert our couch area to accommodate the wood stove while leaving room for heat clearance on all sides. We install the double insulated pipe through the pop out of our RV so when spring time comes we can convert everything back to the way it was.
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North Woods Fabrication - Explorer Wood Stove - www.northwoodsfab.com/product...
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Just wanted to say, we had the pleasure of enjoying the heat from that little stove. Not once, but twice last week. It is a pleasure to now see how it was all accomplished. Meg and Jon are the best and their girls are two little sweet hearts. HUGS to all and thank you for your hospitality. Auntie Beth & Uncle Dave
You're so sweet, Auntie Beth! It was a pleasure having you and showing you our little slice on Earth. I hope it helps you understand where things are now when you watch the episodes. ♥♥
@@WalnutsandWineberries We definitely know where things are. Wishing you a safe resolution of your wishes. It truely is beautiful there. HUGS🥰
I went a different way on that. Don’t need wood heat much in the motorhome but it’s a nice backup so I made a metal panel that goes in the window when you open it and the stove pipe goes thru that. The floor and walls are moveable so I just set the floor down and put the reflective walls up about 4-5” from the actual walls and run the pipe out the window with the panel in there to keep the heat in. Zero cutting or mods to the motorhome and totally usable then transferable to another motorhome later in life by only changing the window panel if the other has a different size window opening.
Awesome to see how much you enjoy each others company, I hope I can find someone like that some day.
Thimble improvise, I woulda done the same thing. Good job. My dear beloved and I, first home after marriage 42 years ago was a block home. So i understand the damp heat and moisture from gas or LP heat. We put in a wood stove and that solved our moisture problems. Great job John and Meg.
Hey Dean! That thimble was nothing more than a way to keep the pipe centered for proper clearance. $6 for the 2 lids and a little innovation. Better than $80. Haha! Nice and dry in here now. Gotta keep all my ladies warm... even the pups.
Amazon has wireless fans for wood heaters place on heater and as it gets warm will make fan work circulating warm air starting at 25$
Love the trash can lid adapters! Great Job!
That was a project to be proud of! Safety is top priority and you nailed it.
Definitely something you need to take seriously.
Enjoy the view of the fire through the glass. It is super easy to clean. Simply get a couple of damp/wet paper towels and a few dry ones. Dip one of the damp paper towels in the ashes and rub the glass with it. It will remove the soot and creasote on the glass easily and quickly. After the entire glass is wet and rubbed, use a dry paper towel to clean it off. If it isn''t completely clean, repeat with another wet paper towel dipped in ashes, rub to clean, dry with a clean paper towel. No need to buy some chemical cleaner. Ashes are the best cleaner.
Thank you! I just tried it with amazing results. I was struggling with a straight-edge but you method leaves it looking brand new!
@@WalnutsandWineberries You are welcome. I just looked on the internet and there are several videos of using this process. I learned it about 20 years ago from a friend. My wife and I think back to her parents who had a glass covering over their fireplace that got really coated every day. So, every morning they would remove the glass and take it to their sink and spend an hour or more scraping it off and cleaning it. They spent so much time cleaning their fireplace glass when it could have been done in minutes. Perhaps you need to add a little video doing this on your channel. I admire you two for your fortitude in doing everything yourselves. You are teaching your children well. Good luck in all that you do. Stay safe!!
The quick soot build up is a sign that you have serious incomplete combustion. You need better air flow, more fresh air, and not stuffing the burn box. Also, get a CO monitor/alarm if you don’t already have one. It’s a bad idea in general to use an outdoor camp stove in a tiny well sealed space. Your lives are worth infinitely more than the few bucks you’re trying to save.
@@nauy learn your facts about this company these as you call them outdoor camp stoves are actually built to be used inside are Multifunctional and in tents in tiny cabins and buses. Before you be negative about a product might you want to research it first this company has got the great reviews and they're better than them little tiny Cub or Grizzly stoves that you can only use tiny 6-in pieces of wood in
Save whatever of that wood you can. As long as it ain’t disintegrated. Clean it up & put some wood hardener on it. You can sell that stuff at a nice little premium or use it for whatever. Looks really nice
Great Ideas !! Thanks for a sharing !!
Great project!! Love the metal roofing used around the stove.
I liked the video where you gave your wife and her clever mind praise for the 3rd time . I'm doing this wood stove in my RV but looking to see if I can use my old 6gal water tank and build weld my own stove
Put a small sized golf cart Tire on your splitting log. When you split the wood the tire will hold the wood in place so you don't have to chase it down
You might be able to find glass for your stove from large halogen work lights at yard sales or scrap yards. As for splitting wood, you might look into an auger for a cordless drill designed for that purpose.
Next time go inside & use a board to hit the metal up from inside 😊
Hey Family 🙋
Wow what a clever simple idea with the bin lid and it looks smart too 👏👏👌👍
I also gotta say you guys ( mum and dad) are funny and made me laugh a few times.
Hope you guys enjoy your wood burning stove.
I came across your channel by accident and after just 1 video I am subscribed and liking the videos I have watched so far
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I think Your chisel is or was in the northwest side of the pig barn ( in the grass) lol just now watching this. I'm a full-time Rv'er & am wanting to install a wood burning stove.
Nice stove.
Greetings from the BIG SKY Nice camp fire.
Like your pro tip! I know, I'm late. Just found your channel a few days back.
Kind regards Christiaan
I’m John, my pro tip of the day is to cut the wood. Not anything that’s fleshy.
Propane torches' make the best fire starters,
They sure do, Tim!
New subscriber! Excited to see your progress! 💙
Hi there 👋
Welcome aboard! Thanks for the sub!
Thank you
Looking good. Just be cautious because any stoves in RVs and such should have a fresh air intake so you don’t deplete the air in the home and/or you are using up the hot air in the home which pulls in cold air from weak insulation points.
You could simply crack a window next to the stove or do the fresh air intake.
Fresh air through windows is a must! We usually keep multiple cracked and the bathroom vent flap open to provide air exchange. Good concern and thought. Glad this safety tip is in the comment thread. Probably should have mentioned this in the vid. 👍
Check out channel (Outsider) recent sled house especially the part about heater stove while bit smaller for rv the principal of building and function would apply
Also note gas free standing heaters use same principle closed combustion loop bring in combustion air for burning and pipe out exhaust while circulation of insde air over heat exchangers
Nice job god bless
Try to use very dry wood so the window remains transparent and also less to clean. Cool project.
Apple slices and ground cinnamon powder in the water on top of the stove and it'll smell like fresh apple pie to begin with, after it's been on for a few hours it'll start smelling like fresh hot apple cider... Also orange peels on your water bucket gives off a nice citrus smell, but the best is a pot of beans cooked in a cast iron pot.... You'll find out it's not just great for heat....
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i just found your channel. really smart idea at 24:30!
It won't take much for that stove to drive you right out of that RV. I don't think moisture will be a problem this winter now! It's 54 in Florida this morning...we're not used to this cold. LOL.
It already has! We've had to open the windows a couple times now. Definitely gives the RV a more homey feel. Enjoy the cool air while you can down there!
Awesome me and my fiancé just got a 5th wheel and coming into winter it’s getting cold even with a good electric heater and it’s just not cutting it. This was awesome!!
Once you get to around 30F, nothing beats the price and performance of a wood burning stove. It keeps it nice and dry in the camper. Good luck!
My friend you can use any white sheet metal or just galvanized sheet metal on your walls...it will not absorb heat...any dark color will absorb heat...also it's a good idea to leave a window cracked...you will be drawing air from inside your camper...my next camper woodstove build is going to have outside air supplied for stove air supply.
Every framer watching the "clamp mitre stop" 🤦♂ lol good work tho, just poking fun :P
Hey, whatever works
@@WalnutsandWineberries that’s it, 1000 ways to skin a cat.
You guys are pretty funny
I'm with Meg, get a chain saw.
High-grade tin foil is a great to radiate the hottest heat. I did that in my camper, and it worked great. I like your idea though.
One question I forgot to ask in first video I watched...we were told by dealer, when you get insurance , make sure you do not tell them you live in it. So how do ya'll deal with the insurance aspect?
U can cover the hole in ceiling with pie plate from Dollar Tree. SEMPER FI
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Love the piano at the end. What is the artist?🙏🏻
start burning oaks and other hardwoods it will burn slower and produce heat
It may work for y’all but if I talked to my wife like that I would have had a cast iron skillet to the top of my head! Just saying, otherwise I enjoyed the video. Good luck and stay warm.
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It was nice of you to give info on where you got your stove, but I would not buy from them because of their lousy customer service. There are other companies.
i see what you did there with the thumbnail...clever girl!
Thanks for the video, i know what wood stove not to buy.
I don't think you used long enough screws to hold those tags to the floor...lol....NOT... Good job on the stove.
U should use hollow steel pipe through stove. Get fresh hot air from the outside.
Hi, did the stove warm up the entire rv? We have a 5th wheel and I want to install one of these but it's a 40ft with 4 slides, I'm worried that the heat won't travel throughout the entire rv. I am very curious on this project! Good job!
It can certainly crank out the heat. Oftentimes, I will open 2 windows for fresh air if it's burning too hot. In your situation, I'd recommend getting some of those heat powered stove fans and directing the hot air in the general direction. I keep a small electrical fan near the stove and point it upward and it keeps the ceiling much cooler right above the stove. If I were to do it again, I'd get a cast iron stove for heat retention when the fire burns out. The metal on this one is too thin in my opinion. So much, that the top has concaved down a little bit from the weight of the double stove pipe. Hope this helps. Our camper is a longer one for its class. 32 feet with a double bump out in the back, and it heats it up back there.
This a very cool project. I must do this! We spend so much money on propane in the winters and this seems like it would save a ton of money. Does it heat the whole trailer? Do you have a plan for if you ever have to close that slide?? 🤔 thanks for the video!
It will sweat you out if you let it. Many days, we leave the windows cracked and it's wonderful. It's easy to remove too. I removed it this spring and plan to reinstall for the winter. Sandwich 2 pizza pans together and it plugs the hole nicely on both sides.
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Hey just came across your channel and subscribed new here so just tuning in but it seems to me it would have been easier just to remove the dining room bench and slide the couch down
I really like the thimble you created. Did you fill it with some heat-resistant insulation? Or did you leave the void inside empty? Great job..!
Hey there, thanks! I went by the chimney pipe instructions which said to leave 2 inches of clearance all the way around.
Thanx :)@@WalnutsandWineberries
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man that thing is awesome but thats expensive for what it really is. If you dislike that glass you can take it out and use it as a template maybe and have a piece of metal cut to fit in its place.
I'd agree that it wasn't a budget project. It probably will pay for itself when you consider the cost of heating with propane. Love the dry heat it gives us in the wet winter months. 👍
Thanks for the review. I think I'll pass on this one though because a $400 wood stove should come with better air flow and customer service. Think I'll go with a pomoly.
Hope we helped you make a decision. I will say we stayed toasty this winter... with a cracked viewing window. Haha!
How do you close your slide with the the flu going through it?
How has this setup held up for y'all? Did you take it out during the summer?
Yes, we remove it April 1st and get it back in Nov 1st. It's been wonderful.
Maybe I missed it as I fast forwarded some of it, but since you put the stove in the slide, this trailer is in a permamnet location? Thanks,
Yes, it is. Original plan was to go through the window opening, but I couldn't find any double insulated pipes to make the necessary turns. Single pipe doesn't have proper clearance, so I did it through the slide out.
Would a some sort of controlable fan help distribute and dissipate heat? Please stay safe.
Yep, good call Richard. We plan on adding a small fan from behind. We did our best with clearances and manufacturer specs to make it as safe as possible. 👍
We are doing this exact thing in our slide!!!! Hows it working with the condensation?
Hi there 👋
We've been using it quite regularly. It's been keeping the camper nice and dry. I'll be honest, at first we used single wall pipe through the window. After one burn I said, "no way," and we went to rural king to buy some double wall pipe. Just make sure your clearances are good and it will work great for you. Also, pick up a cheap fan as a blower. I aim mine toward the ceiling and it keeps it from getting too hot. Good luck!
@@WalnutsandWineberries awesome! I had been searching for anyone who was doing this in their slide. So glad your channel popped up!
get the drip's yet
Hello, i love your video could you help me on the pipes and attachments i need to buy please i have no idea and I'm overwhelmed mom. Thank you so much
Hey there. These are just 2 pieces of double insulated stove pipes that I picked up from rural king. I topped it with a cheap chimney topper to keep the rain out and added a cast iron damper between the stove and the first pipe for some air control. Super easy. Just pay attention to your clearances. You can find that info in the install instructions of your pipe. Hope that helps!
Glad I watched your video. Thank you. I was very interested in this stove but poor customer service is one thing I very much dislike.
You paid good money for a cheaply made woodstove and they will not sell the glass at cost....thumbs down
Great work on the Stove, but instead of spending all of that money on a piece of Glass that is just going to turn Black as soon as you burn your Fire in the Stove, Why not just make it out of Metal. Just a thought.
Crazy how the word and moist started making people uncomfortable out of nowhere I mean I understand but still
Someone probably already commented this but you could just buy another trashcan lid and not cut it to cover up the hole on the roof. Great video. As I was watching, I was like they should have put concrete backer board as the fire barrier and then I continued watching and was like, yes you did it. Love your honest videos. Can't quit watching now. On splitting smaller firewood like that you might want to have a larger log with an old tire to put your firewood in and split them while in the tire. that way you don't have to keep bending over and picking it up. I think Wranglestar has a video out on that very thing. And others I am sure. Just another life hack to help a brother out. th-cam.com/video/138532JYNWI/w-d-xo.html
Tire idea is genius!
After your glass issue and their response, no thanks. They won't be getting my business.
You have to be extremely careful installing a woodstove in your rv. Especially older rv's. You can do it You just need to consider the materials used in your rv. The glues and epoxy resins ect, many of wich emit toxic gasses when they reach higher temperatures. These materials and emitted gasses also have flash points. The temperature when reached that causes an instant inferno. Talk to any firefighter that's been on the job for more than a year or two and they'll tell you just don't do it. Get a blue flame propane heater or something. I don't agree with that , you can do it you just need to understand what you're doing and dealing with.
I always say the word “moist” which I think heterosexual men invented is my least favorite word
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Poorly designed stove.
You the ash and water will clean the glass try it