Stove volume/weight importance?

[Callionet]

Hello, I am looking for a ultralight Titanium wood stove for one person.

How important is the firebox volume comparing to how air tight, efficient a stove is for burn time?

The Seek Outside SXL is the most dead simple stove design-wise but is also only 30% the weight of most other stove with the same volume. Is bigger volume > more wood > longer burn time usually most of the factor?

 

[Brad@Argali]

Hello, I am looking for a ultralight Titanium wood stove for one person.

How important is the firebox volume comparing to how air tight, efficient a stove is for burn time?

The Seek Outside SXL is the most dead simple stove design-wise but is also only 30% the weight of most other stove with the same volume. Is bigger volume > more wood > longer burn time usually most of the factor?

Volume is incredibly important for burn time and just constantly not having to stuff a stove full of wood all of the time. There is a happy medium between volume and weight depending on how big of a space you need to heat up. I'd also pay attention to stove body length so you don't have to stuff with short sticks. Our rule of thumb with our titanium stoves is you need to be able to get larger diameter rounds in for decent burn times.

I wouldn't worry about a stove being air tight though. It should be pretty air tight, but not like fort knox. As soon as the fire gets going, assuming it has good air intake and outage, the draft will pull the smoke put the chimney really well.

 

[Callionet]

Volume is incredibly important for burn time and just constantly not having to stuff a stove full of wood all of the time. There is a happy medium between volume and weight depending on how big of a space you need to heat up. I'd also pay attention to stove body length so you don't have to stuff with short sticks. Our rule of thumb with our titanium stoves is you need to be able to get larger diameter rounds in for decent burn times.

I wouldn't worry about a stove being air tight though. It should be pretty air tight, but not like fort knox. As soon as the fire gets going, assuming it has good air intake and outage, the draft will pull the smoke put the chimney really well.

Thank you for your answer. Glad to know that the stove does not have to be extremely air-tight.

What would be your recommendation for stove length and volume for a 2-person shelter?
Is pipe diameter important for smoldering the fire or you can adjust the damper for the same amount of airflow?

 

[Beendare]

I can tell you the UL Ti stoves put out and incredible amount of heat....but you won't get one to burn all night long IME unless you keep feeding it.

The bigger stove is a little better on Burn time simply because of bigger chunks of wood....but even then they won't burn all night.

 

[Brad@Argali]

Thank you for your answer. Glad to know that the stove does not have to be extremely air-tight.

What would be your recommendation for stove length and volume for a 2-person shelter?
Is pipe diameter important for smoldering the fire or you can adjust the damper for the same amount of airflow?

I'm sure there are a lot of opinions on that but at least 12". We make ours at 15" for a reason but you might find you don't care about anlonger box. A two person shelter doesn't need much of a stove to heat it up, but IMO tiny stoves are annoying to use. I would get one you can use with more than a 2p tent in case you get a bigger tent. not sacrificing much in weight.

As long as the pipe is at least 3" in diameter you'll be fine. the dampening system of the stove is very important for longer burn times.