Wall Tents Tips and Tricks

[snake]

How often do you guys have to clean your stove pipe and or spark arrestor?  My spark arrestor gets plugged about every other day if not  every other day.  i am burning good wood, dry lodgepole or Tamarack.  Is it because i choke my stove down really low at night so it burns longer? 

[ghosthunter]

Well I got rid of the spark arester. I take one with me but seldom use it.

This year I also took out the damper. I found in the three stoves I have I can control heat with air flow.

But in 20 days I cleaned the two tent stoves once during the trip. And cleaned them up when I got home.
The third stove in the cook shack pipe stayed clean for 20 days, but we run that stove wide open all the time.

The best way I found to get the build up out is to put them on the campfire get hot gently tap.
Sometimes I use a weed burner.
You can get them too hot so don’t over do it.

[Magnum_Willys]

Gotta scrap it or move to bottom of pipe next to stove where it will burn itself clean. 

[Rainier10]

This year my wife and kids were in camp all day with the stove dampened down. Three days in I needed to clean the pipe.

I just let it cool off, break it down and use a Doug fir branch and needles to brush it out.

[7mmfan]

This year my wife and kids were in camp all day with the stove dampened down. Three days in I needed to clean the pipe.

I just let it cool off, break it down and use a Doug fir branch and needles to brush it out.

This is what I've always done. Often just a couple good drops on the ground and some slaps on the side will get a large amount of the build up out. When we remember them, we have a pair of welders gloves we bring so we can heat the pipe up and do this, works exceptionally well.

[snake]

Thanks for the advice guys.  I am heading back up for another 4-5 days.  I will have to throw the pipe in a fire i guess and get all the build up out.  Seems like the guys who burn their stove  hot all the time have less build up. 

[ghosthunter]

Thanks for the advice guys.  I am heading back up for another 4-5 days.  I will have to throw the pipe in a fire i guess and get all the build up out.  Seems like the guys who burn their stove  hot all the time have less build up.

That's been the result for me burning three stoves. The cook shack is 10X20 and drafty so that stove is full bore all the time. And stays cleaner.
Little tougher in the 10x12  wall tents. Running those three dogs at full throttle will melt the legs of my cot.

[snake]

yeah that's about it. I'm in a 12x20. with a 4 dog.  it will burn you out in a hurry if you let it roar. main reason i choke it down so much is so i don't have to get up much in the middle of the night.  Usually get up 1 time.

[Night goat]

I was told burning a beer can would clear it out with a hot fire going ans would prevent buildup

[Alchase]

Lessons learned tip from this last hunting trip.

Don’t forget the propane hose for your Little Buddy Heater in the garage when going on a 7 day hunt with nights in the low 20s!

And if your sleeping bag zipper partially tore away from the bag about a six inch length on your last hunting trip, it is a fantastic idea to remember to replace it “before” your next hunt that you forgot your propane hose on!

Just saying

[Rainier10]

Couple of great tips right there.

[2MANY]

I was wondering if these wall tents have a roof or only walls?

[skeeter 20i]

I was wondering if these wall tents have a roof or only walls?

Nope you have to buy those separate.   

[2MANY]

If that's the case I might go with a roof tent first.
At least it protects from the rain.

Then as the budget allows I could add a wall at a time.

[Boss .300 winmag]

If that's the case I might go with a roof tent first.
At least it protects from the rain.

Then as the budget allows I could add a wall at a time.