Using Fire Logs

[parshal]

I'm sure this has been discussed before but I thought I'd post about it anyway. I was using my 12 man tipi last week with a cast iron cylinder stove when we were hunting sage grouse. It was never warmer than 38 and intermittent snow/rain and high winds. I've been bringing those fake fire logs along with me and have used them a couple times but this time we used them most of the trip. I found with a little practice it was easy to set the intake damper and a get a couple hours of nice steady heat. If I opened damper for more air it would easily run us out of the tipi. I'll be bringing these along every time I take the stove (which requires a car anyway). There's very little ash as well.

The only complaints I have are they can be a bit tough to get started and they'll put off a noticeable odor outside the tent if there's low pressure and light wind.

 

[mtswampfox]

Watch for residue in the flue and fire box. Cant imagine a chimney fire in a tent

 

[parshal]

I noticed no buildup when I took the chimney apart after burning five logs. That's a good point, though, and something to pay attention to. I once burned an old pine I found that burned like fatwood. I still have pitch dripping out the pipe connections from that one.

 

[92xj]

Build a wood fire that will leave you with a nice red coal bed. Once you have your bed, place 2 north Idaho energy logs on the coals, reduce your intake damper and have nice heat for the next 8 hours and good warmth for 4 hours after that. By far the best things for long burns. Been using them for a while now and can easily make it through the night and still be plenty warm in the morning.