Bell Tent for information -4 (Wood Burning Stove)

wood burning Stove in your bell tent

4. Using a Wood Burning Stove in Your Bell Tent
   One of the massive positives of getting a bell tent from our viewpoint, is the power to make use of a wooden burning range inside one. If you’re meaning to convert your bell tent for this function, you’ll want to suit a flashing package to the tent, which suggests, for those who don’t have already got a gap in your bell tent, you’ll want to chop a gap within the aspect of your tent.

Take it from me, it’s a nerve-wracking however easy course of – even I managed to suit ours with out a drawback.

Inside our 6m canvas bell tent
Take fireplace security severely when utilizing a wooden burner in a bell tent
Wood burners ought to be used with nice care. Take a have a look at this security recommendation from The Camping and Caravanning membership.

Glow wood burning stove Gizmo cat approves (that is his delighted face)

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Tips on utilizing a wooden burning range
A wooden burning range can solely be utilized in a cotton canvas bell tent with a correctly put in ‘flashing’ package or vent. This creates a gap for the chimney to undergo and permits smoke to be vented.
Your bell tent will nonetheless should be properly ventilated when a wooden burning range is in use, even with the flashing package and chimney in place.
Wood burning stove are created from forged iron and are, as you would possibly anticipate, heavy, so do take into account their weight and dimension earlier than shopping for.
Check that your canvas has been specifically handled to make it fireplace retardant. If it hasn’t, you should buy it and deal with the material your self however keep in mind that this may occasionally influence the pure breathability of the cotton canvas.

Make certain you utilize a carbon monoxide alarm, take a small fireplace extinguisher and we additionally suggest a fireplace blanket, poker and heatproof gloves.
Thoroughly learn the range producers recommendation and security directions earlier than you utilize a wooden burning range.
Use an acceptable heat-proof base for your wooden burning range to sit down on, we additionally suggest putting a thick rug underneath that so that you don’t danger damaging your groundsheet.
Remember that not all campsites permit fires, so verify upfront to make sure you gained’t be breaking campsite guidelines through the use of one.
Oxford canvas and polyester bell tents are NOT appropriate for use with wood burning stove.