I have one of the Hunter model woodburning stoves manufactured by Cylinder Stoves of Utah. I'm pretty sure it is the same stove bigbulls is talking about in his post. Here is a picture of the stove -


Here is a link to Cylinder Stoves website - http://www.cylinderstoves.com/ . I have the complete package including water tank, warming tray, and nesting stovepipe. I use it to heat a 12'x14' Montana Canvas wall tent. I am extremely happy with the stove. If you pack it full and damp it down it will burn all night, and keep the tent warm! If you open the vents on the front of the stove and open the damper it will make the interior of your tent so hot you'll think you are in a sauna. The water tank is great too. If you put it on the side of the stove toward the door it forces the heat back into the interior of the tent. It will give you hot water anytime you need it, and as an added bonus it humidifies the inside of the tent preventing the dreaded dried out sinuses and nosebleeds. Every detail on the Cylinder Stoves are very weel thought out, and I would highly reccomend them.

I purchased the tent, frame and stove package from Cabela's. I chose to purchase from Cabela's rather than manufacturer direct for two reasons: 1.) Total cost was actually less because of Cabela's freight charges 2.) Cabela's has the best customer service in the hunting industry.

I have also hunted out of wall tents heated with Cabela's Sheephearder's brand stoves, both the Packer and Alaskan models. These are both good stoves and will provide plenty of heat. The only complaint I have about them is that you better have a good pair of leather gloves on every time you try to open the stove door or adjust the vents, otherwise you better pack plenty of burn cream and bandages.

Here is a picture of my tent set up in northern Wyoming during the fall of 2000. It was about 15 degrees when this picture was taken, and the inside of the tent was toasty warm.


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Edited by - RuRu12 on 09/10/2002 22:00:42