Hey guys,
just bought a brand new wood stove for my wall tent. I’ve heard it’s good to preburn these things but not finding a lot of good info. A couple of questions for some of you stove vets:
1. how long should I plan for the preburn (ive read 2.5 hours as well as 6 hours)
2. How strong is the smell? I live in a townhome and I’ll be burning it on my patio. Is it strong enough that neighbors standing 15 feet away might smell it? If so I’ll try to plan for a time when they won’t be outside.
3. Non preburn question: do you set your stove directly on the ground when it’s in your tent or do you bring a mat to set it on? If mat, any type of material to use/avoid?
many thanks for the help! feel free to drop any other tips I should know as a newbie to wood stoves!
just bought a brand new wood stove for my wall tent. I’ve heard it’s good to preburn these things but not finding a lot of good info. A couple of questions for some of you stove vets:
1. how long should I plan for the preburn (ive read 2.5 hours as well as 6 hours)
2. How strong is the smell? I live in a townhome and I’ll be burning it on my patio. Is it strong enough that neighbors standing 15 feet away might smell it? If so I’ll try to plan for a time when they won’t be outside.
3. Non preburn question: do you set your stove directly on the ground when it’s in your tent or do you bring a mat to set it on? If mat, any type of material to use/avoid?
many thanks for the help! feel free to drop any other tips I should know as a newbie to wood stoves!