New Titanium Hot Tent Stove

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Hi everyone!
I post in the hunting forums most of the time but wanted to get some honest feedback from people in this group.

While I cannot share a lot of info, I am working on a new prototype for a hot stove (ultralight and titanium). This will be a brand new concept and different from the current stoves on the market.

I value other peoples opinions and would love to have some feedback from members here on what things they value (and in what order) when considering a hot stove for their trips.

Below is a list of priorities that I hear people talk about. The list below is not in a particular order but I would love to hear what items you personally would look for in a ultralight titanium hot stove. You can reply with something not on the list or simply say (1, 7, and 9 are the most important to me).

When designing a new stove, there are several items that can be hard to "hit" from the list below so my goal is to focus hard on what people might consider the most important items.

In a few weeks I hope to have a finished prototype and patent and can share the design and working prototype with everyone!

1. Ease of set up - As easy/fast or faster than most stoves on the market and less small parts etc
2. Price - (at or below comparable stoves)
3. Packability (maybe not lighter but easier and less bulky to pack)
4. Lightweight - Having a lighter weight stove than the current ultralight stoves is important to me
5. Larger fire box - Usually means larger pieces of wood and longer burn times in most cases.
6. Cooking (ability to easily cook meat or warm/boil water with ease)
7. Safety - Better built in safety features (stove pipe connecting better to fire box, the ability to stake down the stove to the ground etc.
8. Visibility - Having ceramic glass to be able to see the fire when it is all closed up is important to me
9. Fire starting and fire efficiency - Easy large doors
10. Durability - I will add a few ounces of weight to have something that is thicker and more durable (likely meaning thicker titanium walls which adds more weight)
11. Visibility -
12. Fire control - Having a good flue system with good air control built into the door. Being able to choke down the fire and open up different vents to allow more air control.
 
#8 adds weight and something that can break and disable the stove. It will also soot up and become less and less visible. I get the visual value people place on seeing the fire, but perhaps it's just me, I don't see it being worth the squeeze, so to speak.

I prefer a stove to not have parts to lose, drop... I like what Peax has done. If you can improve on that, you'll have a product that people here will want.
 
#8 adds weight and something that can break and disable the stove. It will also soot up and become less and less visible. I get the visual value people place on seeing the fire, but perhaps it's just me, I don't see it being worth the squeeze, so to speak.

I prefer a stove to not have parts to lose, drop... I like what Peax has done. If you can improve on that, you'll have a product that people here will want.
I agree. I liked the idea of seeing the fire so purchased a ceramic glass door on my seek stove. It sooted up in the first use (which was harder than you would think to clean off) and you essentially couldnt see the fire within minites of use anyways. I was also suprised at just how much weight it added.

Now i simply keep the door open when I want to mess with or see the fire. Its less efficient but sometimes when im just hanging in the tent on a rainy day the efficiency and slow burn is not as important so leaving the door open is nice.
 
The winnerwell that shaves a bit of weight is about all i would ask for.....maybe make it longer to allow longer wood requiring less cuts to get heat.

I tried a lot of stoves and having everything contained and functional is paramount to me. The kifaru had too many parts and the lite was too flimsy. Most of the others were a conglomeration of those two.
 
4,5,9,12 all address “will I bring it and will it work well”. Larger diameter pipe seems to help with burn and draw. No need for viewing a heat source. I’ve ran Peax, SO box and SO u turn. So far Peax >SO box >SO U-turn. Ultralight is important, but a couple oz don’t matter quite as much late season, late season hunts just have more weight for cold safety. I have to choke on those words a little as I’m a light is right bc hunter, but it’s true! The couple lbs to bring a stove and stay out longer and dry gear has been huge.
 
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