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I needed a new stove for my solo rig, so I decided to make another pot stove. I made one about 10 years ago, documented on the lamented WinterTrekking site, but that one is made from a 25 L pot and I needed a smaller one. The original pot stove has been great: lots of heat output, especially since I added a baffle, no rust and no warping.
Started with this: a 6.8 L black enamel steel canning pot with a domed lid. The lid will form the bottom of the stove.
Hole cut and 3" chimney port riveted in. I am using 3" galvanized duct, available at any building store, as chimney.
Pattern for the baffle. The shape is complex because the baffle needs a step to fit the chimney port. The baffle is about 5 cm beneath the top of the stove, but the chimney port is close to 8 cm, requiring more space.
Finished baffle with tabs bent in. This is what you would see if the top of the stove was transparent. I made the baffle hole in this shape thinking that it would distribute the heat more evenly. This hole should have about the same area as the chimney pipe.
Finished door. I used a vertical sliding door because it gives a tight fit and allows adjustable ventilation low in the stove which makes for a hot and healthy fire. The door is the piece I cut out, which has a handy handle. The rails are folded from galvanized roof flashing.
First burn, outside to burn off any zinc fumes from the chimney. Legs are made from an old folding chair.
Stove in the tent.
Tent with chimney.
The stove weights 1200 g. The full rig including stove, elbow, stove pipe and legs totals 2.9 kg.
I am very happy with this stove. It burns well, throws a lot of heat and has a very hot cook top. With the baffle it produces no chimney sparks. The pot cost about $25 CAD. They seem to last a long time and don't rust. Even the paint holds up.
Some of the design for this stove was borrowed from Chimpac, a regular on the old WinterTrekking site. I used one of his stoves for years in this tent. It works very well, but I wanted something a little bigger (it was made from a 1 gal paint can).
Looking forward to the snow!
Kinguq.
Started with this: a 6.8 L black enamel steel canning pot with a domed lid. The lid will form the bottom of the stove.
Hole cut and 3" chimney port riveted in. I am using 3" galvanized duct, available at any building store, as chimney.
Pattern for the baffle. The shape is complex because the baffle needs a step to fit the chimney port. The baffle is about 5 cm beneath the top of the stove, but the chimney port is close to 8 cm, requiring more space.
Finished baffle with tabs bent in. This is what you would see if the top of the stove was transparent. I made the baffle hole in this shape thinking that it would distribute the heat more evenly. This hole should have about the same area as the chimney pipe.
Finished door. I used a vertical sliding door because it gives a tight fit and allows adjustable ventilation low in the stove which makes for a hot and healthy fire. The door is the piece I cut out, which has a handy handle. The rails are folded from galvanized roof flashing.
First burn, outside to burn off any zinc fumes from the chimney. Legs are made from an old folding chair.
Stove in the tent.
Tent with chimney.
The stove weights 1200 g. The full rig including stove, elbow, stove pipe and legs totals 2.9 kg.
I am very happy with this stove. It burns well, throws a lot of heat and has a very hot cook top. With the baffle it produces no chimney sparks. The pot cost about $25 CAD. They seem to last a long time and don't rust. Even the paint holds up.
Some of the design for this stove was borrowed from Chimpac, a regular on the old WinterTrekking site. I used one of his stoves for years in this tent. It works very well, but I wanted something a little bigger (it was made from a 1 gal paint can).
Looking forward to the snow!
Kinguq.
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