Just bumped into a video of a wood stove made out a metal mailbox. Not super light weight, but not bad either. Could store pipe inside during transport. Has anyone played with this idea?
I had a friend who did a few years back. It'll smoke like hell the first time you fire it up until that paint burns off. Put a layer of sand or gravel on the bottom to prevent burning a hole in the cheap metal.
Very interesting idea. I bought a flat pack stove from Seek Outside a few years ago and it is a life changing add if you have any type of hot tent. It's small enough and light enough that you're glad to pack it for any Oct-Nov backpack hunts.