Wood Prep

[pickardjw]

It took me about 5 uses to get it down. If you're like me you'll probably kill it or smoke the tent out a few times before getting it dialed in haha. Lots of smaller stuff and maybe one larger piece if you've got dry wood and plenty of embers.

The damper on the pipe plays a huge role in how fast it burns. Play with it and air intake vents and you can make one load of fuel last over an hour.

[NiteHawk]

Are you planning on sawing and splitting a lot of wood? I don't know if you've used that stove yet but big pieces don't work well in it. So unless you're spending a bunch of time sawing then splitting into small enough pieces a saw is pretty unneccessary.

I just gather smaller dead stuff that I can break down to size with my feet and a rock. 8" long or so. Anything much bigger and it's hard to get enough air flow through those stoves to get it lit.

I'll second this. I have a sven saw that i brought on a few trips and I found I didn't use it because the biggest piece of wood I was using was maybe 2-3" diameter and could easily be broken to size.

[Magnum_Willys]

A lot depends on the temperature.  The XL will blow you out of a tipi with a full load of wood if its not really cold / wet /windy.  I used one in a pinch in a big wall tent and it worked well - stuffed with 3" and even 4" dry logs we could get almost a 3 hour burn out of it.   But in a tipi it would of driven you out of it.   Generally I use very small stuff to keep temp down and one larger piece to get some burntime without getting too hot.    Doesn't take much to warm a tipi.

[snake]

I just got back from a 7 day backpack trip with my tipi and stove, thought I would report my experience.  I ended up bringing a small folding saw that I got at the local hardware store.  It weighed just under a pound and cut wood well.  I am really glad I brought it as I could cut 3" and 4" logs and keep them in the round. I cut them to the exact length I wanted and I got my XL stove to burn for about 2 hours at a time.  I Theres no way I could have broke that size of material by hand/foot.  So I might try to find something a little lighter but most definitely think a saw is worth packing.

[KFhunter]

We used a saw (Silky Katanaboy 650) and a hatchet.  Downed a premo larch and split it like baby firewood

Got the XL stove to burn a good long time

It's not my kit I just stayed in it, I was worried I was gonna crumple it