Stove pipe question

[orionsbrother]

Planning on starting to utilize a stove in my shelter. How much minimum clearance do you guys like to have from the top of your shelter to the top of the stove pipe?

 

[Backpack Hunter]

A foot or more I imagine....I will try to get some actual measurements later.

 

[orionsbrother]

Thx

 

[AK Troutbum]

Mine is probably over 2' above the top of my tipi.

 

[orionsbrother]

Thanks AK. I think I'll end up popping for more pipe to have more clearance. Odds are that I'll be burning crap wood more often than not.

Do you guys find that the single spark arrester at the stove is adequate? Anybody fashion a second one out of hardware cloth for the top end of the pipe?

 

[Cindy]

Depends.

Some tents have the stove pipe on the outside edge where the tent is short, go too long in this case and you will have an issue with the wind blowing your stove pipe all over.

If its one that comes out of the center of the tent and is supported at the top, you can go much higher.

I run my pipe about 2 ft above the top of the tent. Mine is out of center and is supported by the stove at the base and the tent at the top.
I have a friend who runs an old, canvas, military tent his stove pipe is located on the sidewall of the tipi.
The stove pipe sticks up a good 3.5 - 4 ft above the opening and the wind blows that pipe around like a rag doll.
Often knocks it loose from the stove body and we wake up to a tent filled with smoke.

We tried going with a shorter pipe in his tent, but that has its own issues.
It tends to soot and ash the canvas.

So, I would say depending on what type of tent you have, go short enough to be stable in wind but tall enough to avoid issues with the tent.

I know most manufacturers have recommended stove pipe lengths that they sell with their products.
You might look at the manufacturers website and see what is recommended.

 

[realunlucky]

When I tried a dampner at the top of the pipe it had a huge effect on how the stove drafted as it seemed to clog with soot.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Both of mine are almost exactly 1.5' above the highest point of the tent.
I run two spark arresters at the bottom the majority of the time. Never have run one at the top.

 

[orionsbrother]

BH - Thank you for checking that height.

Do you set the two spark arresters one on top of the other?

 

[Backpack Hunter]

The spark arresters are about 1- 1.5" above each other on all of my Kifaru box stoves. Every now and then I run one when the wood is horrible and I need a bit more draw, but normally two.