[sixball]

It snowed here a couple of inches yesterday. Today is sunny & cold 30 at 2:00 PM. Snow is gone from the south slopes but hanging on the north. Partly cloudy tomorrow then chance of snow the rest of the week 6" possible. Oh well, we've had the most beautiful fall weather I remember here. If this is climate change you may have to develop a wood burning cooler. I used to tell people that when I was a kid in Texas in the summer it was so hot we built bonfires to cool off. 

[chopper526]

Supposed to go up to 70 tomorrow, unseasonable for sure, but I'll take it!

[Rattiac]

Last night I stayed in the trailer (backyard camping) and fired up the stove.  Experimenting with the draft and different woods.
It low 20's and a strong wind. Opening the window only a 1/2" maybe less.  Once the fire was going I closed the stove damper and the upper about a 1/4 turn.  Seemed to help.
Things I burned was 1x1x5 Douglas fir and a few 1/2" pieces the same length.  Also burned some cherry tree branches.
Heated up good. Jumped in the sleeping bag with a wool moving blanket over the feet also helped.

Did try using a fan at the rear facing towards the back doors pointed up.  It helped the ceiling from getting hot and moved the warm air around better.
Slept great but didn't want to get out of the bag when I woke up.  40 inside.
Fired up the stove with a full can of pellets and tried making coffee with it which worked well.
One thing I noticed with the pellets is they seem to flame out quicker than I thought but smolder forever.
The stove didn't cool off for a few hours. 

Turning the heat shield inside out (reflective side facing pipe) was the way to go and the stainless deck plate didn't even heat up.

I think im going to do 1 more test session next weekend to get the perfect camping recipe down using what I've learned last night.
Also Lowe's sells these "kindling" wood packs for $5
You can break em up by hand and work perfectly for getting the fire started.

Quick video perculating coffee this morning.
https://youtube.com/shorts/UxIlr8Q2eYo?feature=share

[Rattiac]

Ordered another Eco fan.  This one clamps to the pipe.  Tried it out on the elbow facing at a 45° upwards. Seemed to work good.
Might have gotten this fire too hot 🔥.  Pipe started glowing 6" above the stove.  Had to choke it down and it went back to normal.
Only used about 5 pieces of wood.
Installed a CO detector too. No problem there.

https://youtube.com/shorts/fVXpS3pjUwk?feature=share

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[EDNY]

Wonder how much heat is lost via that exhaust pipe...maybe something like this might capture some of it? (Read the reviews)

https://www.amazon.com/Stovepipe-Reclaimer-Radiator-efficient-Collars/dp/B00PE0XUBC/ref=asc_df_B00PE0XUBC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312131438568&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2595807483230693406&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005054&hvtargid=pla-567992836020&psc=1

[sixball]

That is the kind of thing I was trying to describe earlier. Thanks for posting that link.

[chopper526]

Simple concept and a great idea!

[62131]

That concept was used on the old fuel type salamanders

[Rattiac]

Testing it twice this weekend.  I moved the clamp on eco fan to below the elbow.
This helped a ton moving the warm air forward.
It says not to go above 350° but the pipe near the top only got to 150° most of the time and 200 when it was really hot.
I think im ready for another campout soon now that I've had some tuning time. 

[sixball]

Lots of snow & cold wind to test it here.

[Rattiac]

That just arrived here.  Snow squall warnings ⚠️on my phone.  Probably be a 1/2" in the morning. 😉

[sixball]

We got 8" in the last 24 hours. It was snowing had this morning when we had to take my wife's Jeep to the shop for new suspension bushings and to out the 4 wheel drive. It quit working two days ago. She made it our of here and into the shop in Carson on the slickest roads we have seen in several years.

Just saw that the 1970 December snow fall record for the Sierras was broken today 193.7"!

[Rattiac]

It's been awhile since my last test. Was sick last weekend so needed to recover first. 
Last night I cut up some of my cherry tree 🍒 limbs and gave those a try.  Burned well and no popping/cracking at all.  Then before bed I tried a full cup of pellets.  This was way too much.  Had a bit of an "overfire" for about a 1/2 hour.  😳
Pipe was glowing mid height and the back of the stove. Temps inside reached 85°. I was sweating and opened the door for a bit.
This was a good test for the fire proofing in the door. Fire died down and all was good.
Woke up this morning warm in the sleeping bag but didn't want to get out to 40° temps.

Well now I know how much pellets it'll take.  CO alarm didn't go off.  Had the window vented about an inch. 
Think im ready for another campout, but not the backyard.
Oh yeah.  Bought another fire extinguisher for the trailer and got a squirt bottle of water just incase.

[sixball]

You are getting it dialed in! Makes me think of a large can of pellets hanging on the wall with a tube to the stove and a string activated valve you could work from bed. Rube Goldberg goes camping. 

[Rattiac]

Here's a video on how I setup the wood stove when camping. 
https://youtu.be/zHYaCZEkzFE

Weather is good here.  The urge to camp is strong.