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having lived with wood heat most my life i find it hard to go without it but the bulk wood would be to much so i am thinking of getting a tiny tot wood/coal stove,a bag of coal takes up a lot less space then wood



http://www.fatscostoves.com/

That would be so neat Gary.


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I miss wood stoves. Had them off and on several years, big double barrel stoves.. little fish house stoves...

Now, weather cooling and rain tonight, it would sure take the cold humidity out of the air.. ooo toasty warm..
nothin like it!  and... I'm an excellent fire starter! .. heh..

Only thing I didn't like was trying to chop kindling at -40 cuz the boyfriend decided to get drunk with his
Buddies.. and WHO CARES if the Ol' Lady has to DO IT WHEN SHE GETS OFF THE LATE SHIFT AT THE
PAPER MILL..WHAT'S THE BIG FRKN DEAL!!??

not a major issue..

You sayin' new boyfriend? LoL

Don't know anything about coal- but hear smoke is extremely black-

They had the smaller 'Pet' model, too. Sure you've seen all the DIY; ammo can, etc.

Seems there's usually something laying around to burn, twigs, garbage etc.
Except those desert photos...
Yikes!

Where do you plan to run exhaust?

I love wood stoves too, it's very hard to go with out when you've used it for so long. I did a remodel for a guy years ago that switched from wood to coal for his house and said he never looked back.

Another advantage to coal on the road is it's illegal to transport wood over state lines almost everywhere, if not everywhere that's not kiln dried, no worrying about that with coal on board.

I was thinking a small pellet burning unit would be nice in Bertha.
The propane is such wet heat. My clothes are already moist from Missouri and Oregon. Can not wait for the desert ? to dry everything out.... other than my weed ?

Does the Tiny Tot have a vent?

WHEN I get my van, I'm looking at a Cubic Mini.

ERLH: "...it's illegal to transport wood over state lines almost everywhere."
Correction: It is illegal to transport FIREWOOD over state lines. Dimensional, kiln-dried lumber is legal. If you can find some scrap at a construction site, take it with you; then keep an eye out as you travel. These small wood stoves for RVs don't seem to require much wood to heat the place, and it helps dry it out.

Besides, none of the other methods of cooking or heating are PERFECT, so we've got to use SOMETHING!

I almost went with a Newport marine wood stove last year. I ended up going with the RV style forced air propane for that “dry” feeling without the hassle instead.


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Wood stoves are pretty simple.
Mindlessly simple.

Search 'ammo can stove'

Castings last lots longer, but the price ...

You can buy sheet steel for nothing and weld to your dimensions

I do find you go through a lot of wood, i was feeding the thing in shed all day yesterday

I thought I posted something here but perhaps I previewed it and didn't hit the post button. WTF? Are you serious driving with say six by three-inch rounds in a box to burn is against the law? I could see harvesting for sale quantities. But to be fined for buying campwood in MO and then driving 10 miles into OK is against the law?

Anyway camping and spending months in the Wet west coast even when temperatures are fine moisture is a problem and the only thing past an AC unit that will dry out a box laden with crap that loves moisture is a Wood Stove.
https://cubicminiwoodstoves.com

These guys make a great unit we used Mini's in hunting cabin bedrooms all the time. Cute and well made. The bigger one is new so no personal experience with it.

Dump two 50-watt Devilwatt thermoelectric water cooled generators on the side and you have free hydronic heating and a little extra juice for the batteries if the sun is behind clouds for three days of rain.
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