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Jay H

Jay H

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yeah, you read right... Have not heard of such a thing til I was looking at bivys and found a company in Utah making nice bivys but also importing(?) these ti wood stoves that are collapsable and packable, complete with ti stovepipe:

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/stoves.html

Really freaky, I'd be kind of scared to use it in a tent, but kind of interesting, none the less... maybe more packable than a propane catalytic heater...

Jay
 
Jay H said:
yeah, you read right... Have not heard of such a thing til I was looking at bivys and found a company in Utah making nice bivys but also importing(?) these ti wood stoves that are collapsable and packable, complete with ti stovepipe:

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/stoves.htm

Really freaky, I'd be kind of scared to use it in a tent, but kind of interesting, none the less... maybe more packable than a propane catalytic heater...

Jay
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Yea but then there's the chainsaw and gas for the chainsaw and a split axe , holy crap were talking pack mule .

But guys you want to step up to the pump for a really cool stove I was actually thinking about putting in my camper.
Its just a little heavy to back pack with.

http://www.marinestove.com/codinfo.htm
 
I've used a tea candle in a metal and glass container to heat the tent up fairly well. It doesn't take much heat.

Matt
 
EatenByLimestone said:
I've used a tea candle in a metal and glass container to heat the tent up fairly well. It doesn't take much heat.

Matt
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have you got any pictures? i'm having trouble picturing this in my mind.
 
I think EbL is talking about a candle lantern, in some fashion. one could DIY or one could buy those on the market.. UCO makes one that I have and have used:

http://candlelantern.com/

They are pretty good and I've tipped them over, knocked them down, the glass keeps things safe (i.e. don't burn the tent down).... They also make some reflectors which reflect some of the light down so one could marginally read a book or so..



Jay
 
has anybody used a hand powered chainsaw? I see those things advertised a lot and wonder if they are worth it at all when packing. Probably better to just stick with a nice hatchet.
 
EatenByLimestone said:
I've used a tea candle in a metal and glass container to heat the tent up fairly well. It doesn't take much heat.

Matt
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Maybe to take the nip off in the spring or summer but that candle will not do anything in the winter...
 
Danno77 said:
has anybody used a hand powered chainsaw? I see those things advertised a lot and wonder if they are worth it at all when packing. Probably better to just stick with a nice hatchet.
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Huh? Never seen one of those.
 
Danno77 said:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94979&xcamp=google&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cpc&zmam=13262200&zmas=12&zmac=112&zmap=94979

...now you have.
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I get it. I was imagining some kind of hand crank egg beater, hand drill like thing. DUH! I've seen those with long ropes on them for pruning.
 
Jay H said:
I think EbL is talking about a candle lantern, in some fashion. one could DIY or one could buy those on the market.. UCO makes one that I have and have used:

http://candlelantern.com/

They are pretty good and I've tipped them over, knocked them down, the glass keeps things safe (i.e. don't burn the tent down).... They also make some reflectors which reflect some of the light down so one could marginally read a book or so..



Jay
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Yup, that's what I was thinking about.

Matt
 
CTwoodburner said:
EatenByLimestone said:
I've used a tea candle in a metal and glass container to heat the tent up fairly well. It doesn't take much heat.

Matt
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Maybe to take the nip off in the spring or summer but that candle will not do anything in the winter...
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The 600btu or so put off by a candle is pretty sufficient for a small tent.

How much heat do you need in a 2 person tent between getting your clothes off and jumping into your mummy bag? Actually I've taken my clothes off inside the bag more than once. :)

Just for giggles, I used the Hearth.com btu calculator at https://www.hearth.com/cgi-bin/btucalc.pl to calculate the btu needed to heat a 4x4x8 poorly insulated room in MI or VT. It came up with a range of 320 to 640 btu. Don't forget that your body puts off a good amount of btus also.

This is the tent I've been using since around '97 or so. It's much smaller than a cord of wood.

http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/marmot-nutshell-ultralight-tent-reviews


Matt
 
In the quest to lighten a backpack I've known some to cut the handle off their toothbrush.

Matt
 
I'm actually looking into that Ptarmigan bivy by Ti-goat, when I ran into those ti wood stoves and thought that was interesting. I didn't know Cabelas sell them but I imagine they are pretty useful for ice fishing, when you can use a snowmachine/snowmobile to drag cabins out onto the lake...

I am debating on going the bivy/tarp setup of one of those pyramid tarps... decisions decisions decisions. This would be used more in a bike touring sense than backpacking, but I would use it backpacking in certain conditions.

Jay
 
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