Our "Fire pig" Wood Burning 304 grade Stainless Steel Camping Stove is perfect for heating and cooking. With its rectangular firebox, single viewing window and sturdy nesting four leg design, this lovely stove will keep you warm and dry for years to come.
With its fold flat shelves and foldaway leg design, this stove is portable, easy to use and built to last. Perfect for canvas tents, tipis, yurts etc.
Always use a carbon monoxide alarm and thermometer when using your wood burning stove.
The alarm should be located centrally, at head-height, and 1 meter away from the wood-burning stove.
Made from 304 Stainless Steel that will never rust or corrode
● Door features an air-control damper and a glass window for fire management
● Side shelves hold pots and pans and double as a carry handle
● Portable fold away legs and shelves
● Wide four leg design helps keep the stove stable on uneven surfaces
● Efficient heating
● Use Dry, seasoned wood only. Do not burn coal.
● Includes 1 stove body, 4 sections of straight chimney pipe (2.5” diameter, 14.4” length), 1 airflow controller, 1 spark arrestor, 1 ash scraper and 1 grate
Free Stove carry bag with every purchase
Stove Body Dimension: 380(L) × 200(W) × 210(H) mm
Assembly Dimension: 428(L) × 527(W) × 2304(H) mm
Pipe Diameter: 63mm
Pipe Length: 365mm
Net Weight: 9.5kg
CURING, TESTING AND LIGHTING YOUR WOODBURNER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
It is very important that you test and ‘cure’ your stove and flue pipe before installing and using it inside your tent.
ALWAYS USE A STOVE THERMOMETER TO STOP YOUR FLASHING KIT FROM MELTING AND YOUR STOVE FROM OVER-HEATING!!!!
Always use a carbon monoxide monitor and temperature cage with your wood burning stove.
CURING, TESTING AND LIGHTING YOUR WOODBURNER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
It is very important that you test and ‘cure’ your stove and flue pipe before installing and using it inside your tent.
To start, set up your wood burning stove in a safe place in your garden or somewhere appropriate, making sure that you have the correct fire extinguisher to hand.
Your wood burning stove should be sited on level ground on a heat mat or solid (non flammable) base, like a concrete slab.
- Prepare a quantity of kindling to start the fire and some larger pieces of wood to build on the kindling once it has a good flame.
- To start the fire, open the air vent on the front and leave the flu pipe damper (found at the base of the pipe) in the open position; place some rolled up newspaper or fire lighters in the bottom of the fire box with your kindling then a few pieces of the larger prepared wood.
- Light the fire with a lighter or match; once the fire is lit, close the fire door and move back from the stove. You will see a reasonable amount of white smoke when the fire is first lit; this is normal and will die down once the fire settles and starts a good clean burn.
- Allow a few hours on your first burn, this will give you time to check the integrity of your stove and remove any oil buildup and cure the heat resistant paint finish on the stove. Don’t be alarmed if there is some smoke coming off the outside of the wood burning stove during this process as this is just oil residue and the paint curing and is perfectly normal.
- Please refer to the many YouTube videos regarding safety, materials, tools you may need, different types of wood fuel, cleaning, general maintenance of you wood burner and preparing and lighting your wood burning stove as there is more than one method to light a stove.
- After you have done this, let the stove fully cool down before attempting any inspection of the stove or cleaning. Once the stove has cooled down, using a pair of gloves, open the ash draw and remove and dispose of the ash in a safe manner in a non flammable container, normally a galvanised bucket is ideal. Please remember that ash will still be hot even after the stove has cooled so please dispose of it carefully and safely as to avoid starting a fire.
- Once you have emptied out the ash draw you can open the main door and clean the inside of the fire box ready for the second burn. At this point check the top, lid, doors and walls for any warping and the stove is still a solid construction and ready for the second burn.
- It is essential to do the second burn once the first burn curing stage has been completed so you can get used to preparing the kindling and larger wood and the lighting process, including using the air dampers and learning to maintain a steady burn. It is essential to follow these initial stages as it is better to learn and solve problems before heading out on your first camping trip with your new wood burning stove.
- It is critical that you sit your wood burning stove inside your tent on level ground with either a heat mat or concrete slab so that the wood burning stove is stable and the ground under the wood burning stove is protected from the heat as the wood burning stove can be as hot underneath as the top part. If using a concrete slab as we do in our tents, you will also find the slab acts as a heat retainer keeping your tent warmer than just a heat mat. We also sell the heat mats as well if you don’t have a slab to hand and they work equally well and protect the underneath of your stove, while been very portable for camping trips.
- STOVE JACK (FLASHING KIT)
- The Stove Jack, or Flashing Kit is a critical part of any stove setup. Where you place the stove inside you tent affects a number of important factors. Watch the video on You Tube “How to install a tent stove Jack” at www.canvascamp.com This video has some great advice on stove jacks for canvas tents. It is recommended that your stove Jack is placed 3 feet away from the sides of your Bell tent and that the more flue pipe that is visible is better for heat transfer. Bell Tents with pre made stove holes have them already in the correct place.
- It is important to keep your stove and flue pipe clean and this job should be done daily (with a flue pipe brush) if in continuous use, even after a full day of use a 2” flue pipe can narrow to 1” with soot and creosote buildup depending on types of wood burnt. If the flue pipe becomes too narrow or blocked, then Carbon Monoxide can become a real issue and may be deadly in a confined space; this is why we always recommend that you should never have a wood burning stove fire in a canvas tent without a functional Carbon Monoxide alarm present at all times and that the fire must be damped down when you go to sleep in the tent.
- All carbon monoxide alarms should be placed in a high position ideally on the tent Centre pole and should also be checked daily or before lighting your stove to make sure they are functional.
- We also recommend using a stove flue pipe temperature gauge so you can maintain an optimum burn temperature and also so you do not overheat the wood burning stove. A fire extinguisher of the correct size and type should always be to hand at all times when using any kind of wood burning stove inside a canvas tent. It is also prudent as a extreme safety measure to keep a knife to hand so you can cut the back of the tent should you need to get out in an emergency.
- Please check your local authority rules and regulations regarding using fires before heading out camping.
- For any more information regarding tents and Stoves then do not hesitate to give us a ring at The Bell Tent Shop and we will do our best to solve any problems you might have. For more info on Fire retardant Bell, Touareg and Emperor tents and stove and accessories go to www.thebelltentshop.co.uk.
- ALWAYS USE A STOVE THERMOMETER TO STOP YOUR FLASHING KIT FROM MELTING AND YOUR STOVE FROM OVER-HEATING!!!! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnetic-Thermometer-Fire...