Titanium stove smell

[AgentP]

So no one told me this would happen but my titanium stove and pipe smell permeates through my whole apartment. I tried soaking the pipe in vinegar and scrubbing but even after getting all the creosote off it still has a strong smell. Does anyone have any tips? Do I put it in a trashbag to fight the odor?

 

[GSPHUNTER]

How many times have you used it? Like anything else new it will take a few uses to burn it in. Is there some place safe to keep it outside of your apartment?

 

[Jtb.kfd]

You won’t get rid of that creosote smell. If you are keeping it in an apartment I would buy a tote container with a sealed/gasket lid and store it in there.

 

[AgentP]

You won’t get rid of that creosote smell. If you are keeping it in an apartment I would buy a tote container with a sealed/gasket lid and store it in there.

Any recommendations on a tote container? Do you use one for this?

 

[AgentP]

How many times have you used it? Like anything else new it will take a few uses to burn it in. Is there some place safe to keep it outside of your apartment?

I used it for my elk hunt and we used it for four days straight so it’s been burned properly

 

[GSPHUNTER]

If you are getting creosote smells, you are burning the wrong wood. Creosote is toxic to humans, it is a carcinogen.

 

[Jtb.kfd]

I used it for my elk hunt and we used it for four days straight so it’s been burned

The odor/off gassing you are smelling is going to happen when you burn wood in your wood stove. I use these tote containers in my gun room to contain the odors from gear like my stove/stove pipe. They have worked good for me. I bought mine from Amazon 15 years ago but I would imagine any of them with a decent seal would work.

 

[AgentP]

If you are getting creosote smells, you are burning the wrong wood. Creosote is toxic to humans, it is a carcinogen.

Only way I heard to reduce creosote is to burn seasoned wood, which will not be found when hunting backcountry

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Only way I heard to reduce creosote is to burn seasoned wood, which will not be found when hunting backcountry

Only way I heard to reduce creosote is to burn seasoned wood, which will not be found when hunting backcountry

Burn the driest wood you can find.

 

[dirtshooter]

Good to know, I just bought a Ti stove but haven't burnt it yet

 

[AgentP]

Good to know, I just bought a Ti stove but haven't burnt it yet

When I talked the manufacturer they said ideally seasoned oak would be put through it…. lol
I bought this stove for backcountry hunting so I’m gonna use the wood that is there. So in Colorado that’s a lot of sappy wood. As someone previously stated, I should get a tote box with a gasket and I will. I’ll keep you updated. But I’d say just use the stove. Mindi if I ask what brand you got?

 

[Jtb.kfd]

When I talked the manufacturer they said ideally seasoned oak would be put through it…. lol
I bought this stove for backcountry hunting so I’m gonna use the wood that is there. So in Colorado that’s a lot of sappy wood. As someone previously stated, I should get a tote box with a gasket and I will. I’ll keep you updated. But I’d say just use the stove. Mindi if I ask what brand you got?

Any stove regardless of material will hold smoke particulates/soot. The chemicals adhered to the metal are just byproducts of combustion. I have a homemade heavy steel stove for my wall tents, an older galvanized stove and a Seek Medium TI stove. All soot up the same regardless of the type of wood burned. I have used them all over the country burning all different types of wood. If you take a large propane torch and burn out the stove pipe and stove after your hunt it helps a lot as it dries that soot/creosote out. But, you have to be really careful with the galvanized and TI stoves as you can warp them so badly they won’t assemble easily anymore. Burning dry wood or being selective on the types of wood you burn isn’t realistic in most hunting situations. I pick the best wood available and sometimes that is garbage sap filled wood. It just doesn’t matter at all unless you are burning for weeks on end and dampering your stove way down. In my wall tents I will toss wetter chunks in before bed and close the dampers way down so it smolders all night and doesn’t make the tent hotter than a nursing home. That works great, but by the end of a 14 day hunt the stove pipe has a ton of creosote. I just burn it out with the propane torch. In the back country I burn whatever is available and torch the setup when I get home if its really bad. Either way the smaller stoves get stored in a sealed tote and the steel stove goes outside in a shed.

 

[Jtb.kfd]

Heck, my titanium coffee cup even gets sooted up during each hunt just making coffee while glassing. That happens if I use wood or fire starter cubes.

 

[hrhunter]

I don't have the MLD pot, but I have owned 3 Ti pots (Snow Peak Trek 700, Evernew Ultralight 600ml Short, BPL Firelite 550) and didn't notice a smell with any of them. The MLD pot may be made by the same company as the BPL pot, but I am not 100% sure.

 

[dieselchessy]

These have a foam gasket, wouldn't be a waterproof seal, but should work. Come in a few different sizes. I use them for various storage tasks. Should be able to find one of a suitable size.

 

[RockAndSage]

The hotter the wood, the less creosote you get. Hot as in BTUs. Generally, the denser and drier - and the faster the air-flow - the cleaner the burn.

Wet, sappy pine in a campfire or severely dampened stove = most creosote.

Dry mountain mahogany or oak in a stove with fast airflow = least creosote.

In hunting situations you might be limited, but I've had generally good luck with dead, gray branchwood that is still on the pine trees. The stuff closest the forest floor that dies as the trees grow taller. It's denser than the rest of the pine wood, is generally dry, and you can get it in sizes wrist-thick and smaller usually. It also breaks into stove-length pieces fairly easily, without tools. If it breaks off the tree easily, it's dead and good to go - if it's bendy and doesn't want to come off, it's not seasoned or dead enough yet.

You can get rid of a lot of creosote after a hunt by setting up the stove at home and burning really clean, dense wood, as hot as the stove will allow. One full load, get it going hot, just not so hot it warps things. There are also chemical logs you can get at most hardware stores and even wal-marts in colder areas that are designed to burn creosote. Toss one of those in too. But don't leave the thing unattended.