Tent Stove in-line spark box/arrestor

[Scotto]

Ordered one of these for my tent stove and it does not look to be as sealed as i thought it would. Does anyone have any experience with one of these? Does it tend to smoke the tent?

http://www.walltentshop.com/collections/wood-camp-stove-parts/products/in-line-spark-box-arrestor

 

[MontanaMarine]

We use on to help keep embers off the tipi. Haven't had any issues. You can probably find a better price if you look around. We bought one from Montana Canvas a couple years ago, I believe it was $39, for a 5".

 

[Larry Bartlett]

The screen isn't suppose to fit snugly, but you'll find it effective.

 

[camping1601]

Once you get a good fire and draft going there's kind of a suction thing going on. It should draw some fresh air in through all open spaces.

 

[Scotto]

Thanks for the input. I was hoping the feedback would be such that the draft would take care of the smoke issue. I hadn't expected it to be totally sealed but the fit of the screen sleeve and the fit of some of the corners does provide some space for smoke to enter the living space.
Will put it to some good use.

 

[MontanaMarine]

The natural draft does tend to pull all the air in and up the pipe.

You might smell a little smoke when the fire has died, and the last of the heat is leaving the embers. That's when the draft would die.

 

[huntingbigsky]

I had one and had issues with it burping out smoke through the vent when wind would get around 20 mph outside. I contacted cylinder stoves and tried a new sealed heat box that helps produce more heat and also acts as a spark arrestor.

 

[Quikcoog]

I use a what appears to be an identical item from Riley stoves in MT. It works great and I've had similar experiences with the 'airtightness' of the box. I use it with a 5 Dog stove from Four dog stove co.

A little cheaper here also.

http://rileycampstoves.com/rileystoveaccessories.html