I love winter camping. I've used my lamp oil fired lantern to heat my 3 man dome tent a bit but a wood stove should be SO much nicer. So Tim, I think even if you don't happen to figure out the best "small suspended stove" your work will likely inspire others to make improvements. And then the culmination of several people's I'mprovements will be a tent stove we can happily live with and easily carry. Keep working on the design, improving each part of it until you think you have "IT". then please post here.