I have three seasons burning my Grizzly. Love the stove. When I need a longer burn time in the winter, I buy compressed wood logs, build up a hardwood coal bed before bed, pop two or three compressed logs in the firebox and close down the air intakes. I can usually get five hours with enough coals to throw in a log or two, open the air intake and the fire will take off.
Adam, yes a small one and you can take the rail off the top for more room. I even saw a video where the person had a bigger steel plate made for the top to cook on.
I’ve always been amazed that people will carry in heavy FULL beer cans ,or soda, then when empty and they weigh nothing they throw them out and leave the trash in a beautiful wilderness. Good video
Been using my Cubic three years now in my RV , Live in Longbeach Washington , My RV is 28 ft long and only use a small heater in the middle of night due to the Cubic , LOVE MY TINY STOVE !!
I know this may be the first time this word is used to describe a woodstove, but it's adorable. Perfect durable, yet small enough to pack to a remote location. I want two!
I have a mini cub as well. Works great in my lil camper. Yes you can cook on it, iI use a 6 inch cast iron frying pan and I also use my coffee percolator. You will love it.
I love that stove, I have a small 100 sqft guest cabin at my remote cabin. I had a Boxwood stove in it and drives you out even at -15f because I have R50 in the ceiling and R21 in the walls and floor. I’m going to try and find one of these.
You can see a home at approx 180 meters. Looks like a back yard, sort of-- like many YT "Explorers." This man has never claimed to be anywhere; he does make suggestions with examples. I appreciate TA 😍❣️👍👍😎💖🍻
What an awesome stove! I always have a water pot on my stove to have hot water for doing the dishes and to wash up. Pretty handy! Hope you enjoy the rest of the winter! All the best from Finland!
Winter is coming to a close. Glad to see you made it through. I'm starting my off-grid cabin in 2 months with a similar budget-zero. It's going to be a small log cabin to start but that will make it easy to heat. Can't wait to get started. PS I have a small wood stove just slightly larger than that and it makes life so much more enjoyable on a cold night. The only downside to a small stove is you have to feed it more often. Mine only lasted about 4 hours.
I retired from the fire service and one of the calls I went on was someone who brought a Maglite to a gun fight. I loved your statement don't bring a hand saw to a chainsaw fight! Lol. I hope you are still close by! My offer still stands to help you out. Good seeing your video
I've got the Grizzly. Love it for my 12x16 off grid Upper Peninsula camp. The workmanship is excellent (I do start a fire and then leave or go to sleep so, obviously I trust it.) Propane was clammy and unsatisfying. It's amazing how much wood I've put through that little metal box. Just like the giant bags of dog food that magically turn into little dog nuggets, the quality of the experience makes it all worthwhile! Another benefit is the size of wood makes the cutting splitting and piling very easy. I built wood bins for the 7" birch and maple chunks I run now. Easy on an old guy's back and arms.
Ahhhh - nothing better than heat from a nice radiant wood stove. I replaced the fireplace in my house with a real wood stove and it's a true joy on a cold winter night.
I like this. Looks like a amazing little wood stove . It maybe rather cramped for cooking on it . But you can do one thing at a time . And apparently it put out the heat . And after all that is what it's made for.
For increased efficiency, install a fresh air hose to the air intake ports. Without it, hot exhaust out = cold outside air forced in. Install a single-wall exhaust pipe at the stove for more heat. The double-wall pipe wastes a lot of heat. Install a screen on the single-wall pipe if safety is a concern.
I love the look and the size of the Cubic Mini. I figure putting one in my fiver will cost me a total (all parts, backing, firebrick, etc) around $1k. Other gassifier woodstoves like the kimberly costs $5k just for the stove, nothing else included.
First vid I have watched of yours and loved it..... Thank you another channel I know I will love and I know my little boy will enjoy watching with me, thanks Stay safe and keep punching 👍👍
The Fatsco Pet Stove and the Fatsco Tiny Tot Stove are superb US made stoves (established over 100 years). The Pet Stove is 9.5 inches high, 6 inches diameter and has an 8.5 inch lantern base and can heat a 24 foot travel trailer (one does, on a beautiful vintage trailer). The Tiny Tot is a couple of inches taller than the Pet Stove. They burn charcoal, coal or wood and are under $300. fatscostoves.com
@@felixcat9318 I love these small stoves. Great for multiple uses for s mall cabins to an unheated shop that needs some help to be comfortable enough to work in the dead of winter. Really well made too from the reading I've done.
@@baltsosser You're right, they're high quality marine grade stainless steel and beautifully cast iron construction. I bought the Pet Stove and it truly is a thing of beauty, with every single piece available separately in case of accidental damage. The liveaboards on wooden boats particularly like them for their high output of dry heat in winter. They only need minimal clearance from walls or furniture too, and their small physical size enables owners to install a quality stove in a small van, cabin or boat and really benefit from it.
Old Milwaukee Beer is just Pabst Blue Ribbon in a different can. Marketing ya know. Had a friend that worked there when they were still in Milwaukee. Just halt the line, switch cans & go. Sold for less, same beer. I was weaned on Pabst Blue Ribbon. I swear Mom put it on our Cheerios when she ran out of milk ! Go Packers !
Now there you go friend. So it's you cheese heads that are chunkin' Old Milwaukee cans in the woods ... not we genteel Southern gentlemen? Tell this to the Aussie above. BTW, I love Wisconsin and am up there twice a year hunting and fishing and visiting an old 82nd Airborne buddy of mine. Some of the best food in the country! Some of the best beer too. ;)
As a builder for over 40 years here is a hint to make any thru the roof install more successful. Always go thru the roof as close to the peak as possible. The lower you go the more water/snow will pile against your flashing and the roof boot and cause a leak. Often right beside the very peak there is little need for flashing or booting the vent whether for plumbing or gas or exhaust. I would not go thru the very peak since you would have to cut the ridge and that often weakens the structure.
Hey Man love your cabin. Your little wood burner heater is awesome. My Grandma had one that she had put into the fireplace. Wow did that thing get hot!!! it would run you out of the house. I think your ideas are super cool and love the t-shirts. I think your logo is completely rad!
I have the same stove in my trailer and here's a tip, when burning hard wood once the fire gets going close the dampers on the stove all the way and enjoy 3 hrs of burn BUT if you're burning soft wood make sure you clean out the pipe every month and get soot cleaning logs and cut it up to size to help with the draft.
@@offgridwarrior hey brother how you liking your stove I got the grizzly and I love it kind of expensive though hope all is well with you man peace from San Francisco
I'm fancying The Grizzly Junior for a 33'x8' motorhome to allow me to travel south as well as chiiiiilly northern snow seasons. Any advice/input? This is my first houseboat on wheels. 😉☺️👍👍🍻
Especially burning Birch wood it’s really dirty. So clean the pipes often. Another tip is to have a flare handy if you have a chimney fire just light it and throw it in the stove it will suck all the oxygen out and kill the fire. Been there done that. A fire captain told me that trick . Thanks 👍🇨🇦
Good tip. I've been through a chimney fire in my old log cabin... Shat my pants watching smoke pouring out of cabin while I was feeding my chickens. I dumped dry powder in the box, broke chimney pipe and dumped it down there too.... What a MESS! Powder and black soot everywhere.
Tom Beckett That's sounds like a really valuable tip Tom! I bet there have been a lot of people that could have been spared a lot of grief if they had known about that one! Thanks much!!
My uncles did. 'Course, they only shot for food, not to call themselves "serious hunters" or anything. They just went to Grandpa's old farm, stayed the weekend, and brought home the deer meat.
The liver at the bottom is a secondary combustion chamber that burns the gases If you use it right you can get a vortech going inside the 1st dairy combustion
Some times you get the bear. Some times the bear. Gets you. If you play chess thinking ahead. Looking at what -if- and preparing. works well.. good stove. A winner. Tks for good show.
Potato peels , keep em (we always had an old fruit basket by the indoor wood pile) when the fire is going good throw in a hand full of potato peels it helps keep your chimney free of creosote .. makes for loss less cleaning and reduces chance of chimney fires...!
This seems like and advertisement for the Cubic-Mini - all of the details and parts for assembly , along with emphasis and praise for how well made it is and how efficient it is - everything you would want in a wood burner - except one missing important feature that isn't mentioned , which is the wood that you use. Cute little stove requires cute little wood pieces to fit into it's cute little body , and you will need to be constantly feeding it (all through the night?) and all through the day - I guess it would be better than nothing !
Meant to add regarding fresh air intake for the stove as it is probably using your cabin air for combustion. That being said only because it looks like you did a good job of filling all of the gaps in addition to covering it with a tarp. Again thanks for the video. From North Idaho.
North Idaho IN DA HOUSE! Good question... the bad news is the Winter Shelter is not air tight. The good news is - the Winter Shelter is not air tight. Bad because when it's super cold and windy you will know it... Good because I don't have to worry about low oxygen levels. Thanks for your comment, all the best to you.
Maybe you should consider a large reciprocating saw other wise known as a (sawsall) where I live, It would easily cut that log in a few minutes and take a blade to cut your vent hole as well in fact it will cut anything . Corded or cordless think about the convenience of cordless when you have to go cut wood.
I have three seasons burning my Grizzly. Love the stove. When I need a longer burn time in the winter, I buy compressed wood logs, build up a hardwood coal bed before bed, pop two or three compressed logs in the firebox and close down the air intakes. I can usually get five hours with enough coals to throw in a log or two, open the air intake and the fire will take off.
Is it big enough to set a small pan on to cook stuff?
Adam, yes a small one and you can take the rail off the top for more room. I even saw a video where the person had a bigger steel plate made for the top to cook on.
Good to know thank you for the information , i have the same stove.
Excellent, thanks for the tip.
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i agree, people that leave trash in the woods, don't belong in the woods
Like expanding foam...
Easy enough to take with you
"AMEN"
Archeologists love it when people leave trash in the woods.
pack it in pack it out
I’ve always been amazed that people will carry in heavy FULL beer cans ,or soda, then when empty and they weigh nothing they throw them out and leave the trash in a beautiful wilderness. Good video
Been using my Cubic three years now in my RV , Live in Longbeach Washington , My RV is 28 ft long and only use a small heater in the middle of night due to the Cubic , LOVE MY TINY STOVE !!
Glad to see you with a good wood burning stove in the the cabin. I really do like that stove!!!
No better feeling than the heat coming off a wood stove! Enjoy all your videos, keep 'em coming!
Thanks Tony, I appreciate your comment - keep well.
Tony Allbright
No better feeling?
Have you tried love? ,Sex?, and many more?
@@matthewhowes2978 Gotta have something which lasts more than 15 minutes and you can show your friends.
I know this may be the first time this word is used to describe a woodstove, but it's adorable. Perfect durable, yet small enough to pack to a remote location. I want two!
I have a mini cub as well. Works great in my lil camper. Yes you can cook on it, iI use a 6 inch cast iron frying pan and I also use my coffee percolator. You will love it.
Looks super well made...perfect choice for your cabin!
I heated a 1200 sq foot home on a small wood stove for 5 years ! Dude that's some work
That is so cool I have to get one . I’ve seen these on other videos and everyone seems to like them so it might be worth looking into
Love mine and use it in my trailer.
I love that stove, I have a small 100 sqft guest cabin at my remote cabin. I had a Boxwood stove in it and drives you out even at -15f because I have R50 in the ceiling and R21 in the walls and floor. I’m going to try and find one of these.
I absolutely love your setup. The wood stove is an awesome touch to your cabin. Thanks for sharing and stay safe
Looks toasty warm! And is so cute! Looks nicely made as well.
So far off the grid you were able to carry that stove & wooden pallet on your back to get it to site.. well done sir 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You can see a home at approx 180 meters. Looks like a back yard, sort of-- like many YT "Explorers."
This man has never claimed to be anywhere; he does make suggestions with examples.
I appreciate TA 😍❣️👍👍😎💖🍻
Good look at what proved to be a useful stove for heating a small cabin.
Mine is even smaller , I have the Cubic Mini , I heat my 28ft trailer with this beauty !
I bet the stove made a world of difference! Nice!
BIG TIME! wish I had this stove at the beginning of Winter.
What an awesome stove! I always have a water pot on my stove to have hot water for doing the dishes and to wash up. Pretty handy! Hope you enjoy the rest of the winter! All the best from Finland!
Winter is coming to a close. Glad to see you made it through. I'm starting my off-grid cabin in 2 months with a similar budget-zero. It's going to be a small log cabin to start but that will make it easy to heat. Can't wait to get started.
PS I have a small wood stove just slightly larger than that and it makes life so much more enjoyable on a cold night. The only downside to a small stove is you have to feed it more often. Mine only lasted about 4 hours.
Good luck with your cabin build D K!
4 hrs is twice as long as my bladder time and it will give me something to talk to myself about as I'm on my way to the pottie !
I have the cubic mini, love it
New to the channel but I love what your doing with this type of she ln ter.Cant wait till your next vieo.Thanks for shering
Great video as always! Fun watching you do your thing! 👍
I just got my cubic mini grizzly. Love it
Nice. I bet you're waiting for Winter now! Keep well.
PERFECT. Now I Want This Pronto. THANKS for the Great Show. (I've been Hooked on Fires All my life, both Outdoors & and Indoors) Nice.
Thanks for your comment Erik. Keep well.
I don’t no much about camp stoves but I bet that stove is one of the best.
Thanks for the great review, mate!
Made sense to me too, was well impressed when you took out the hand saw to cut the log😳👍😝
Warren
Cheers mate, thanks for your comment.
I am so happy I found your channel. You make great videos.
Important to be warm and be able to cook and heat water..Well Done
Your going to enjoy the stove.
@Michael S. Piss off troll. It's a typo.
Well done
Good to see your getting some comforts in the shack mate.
I retired from the fire service and one of the calls I went on was someone who brought a Maglite to a gun fight. I loved your statement don't bring a hand saw to a chainsaw fight! Lol. I hope you are still close by! My offer still stands to help you out. Good seeing your video
Love that little stove.
Very cold cabin build - simple yet functional! Looks inexpensive, too.
You're gonna cook yourself out of there with that stove. They're great!
Love the stove. Thank you.
I've got the Grizzly. Love it for my 12x16 off grid Upper Peninsula camp. The workmanship is excellent (I do start a fire and then leave or go to sleep so, obviously I trust it.) Propane was clammy and unsatisfying. It's amazing how much wood I've put through that little metal box. Just like the giant bags of dog food that magically turn into little dog nuggets, the quality of the experience makes it all worthwhile! Another benefit is the size of wood makes the cutting splitting and piling very easy. I built wood bins for the 7" birch and maple chunks I run now. Easy on an old guy's back and arms.
Thanks for your comment Andrew... sounds like you have things dialed in. All the best to you.
@@offgridwarrior I enjoyed your video and how you are so real and authentic about the challenges we all face when voluntarily "simplifying".
Ahhhh - nothing better than heat from a nice radiant wood stove. I replaced the fireplace in my house with a real wood stove and it's a true joy on a cold winter night.
Most impressed of youre safety precautions, otherwise very good as well :)
Awesome, thanks for the tips.
He didnt leave anything out great job
he build his cabin with that pu--foam
I like this. Looks like a amazing little wood stove . It maybe rather cramped for cooking on it . But you can do one thing at a time . And apparently it put out the heat . And after all that is what it's made for.
Others have had a stainless steel larger plate made for top for large cooking area
Great little stove!
Wow.. I inspire. Good Job and safety information, Be safe out there in the forest. Best regards Ailyn :)
Looking Good
So glad you received everything and installed as perfectly as it could get!👍🏽
Always here for questions or concerns, we’re keeping an eye on ya!😅🔥🔥
You folks rock! Most importantly this little stove ROCKS! Is it weird that I already named it... Scarlett JoHotBox. That's normal right? 😁
I want one for my 6x10 cargo conversion.
That is a well built stove
Its amazing how effectively that a little wood stove can generate
It can for about 30 minutes. It’s a piece of crap that you have to feed constantly.
Feed it good dry hard wood and you'll get a couple hrs of warmth from it if you know what you're doing.
I've been looking for a mini stove for an age. Thanks!
For increased efficiency, install a fresh air hose to the air intake ports. Without it, hot exhaust out = cold outside air forced in.
Install a single-wall exhaust pipe at the stove for more heat. The double-wall pipe wastes a lot of heat. Install a screen on the single-wall pipe if safety is a concern.
Hi Buddy,
We didn't hear much about you these past few weeks. Hope you are safe and healthy! Take care.
Very nice set up! Enjoy your videos very much! Thanks
Very sweet little stove ad nicely buildt.
Amazing your a very practical person
I love the look and the size of the Cubic Mini. I figure putting one in my fiver will cost me a total (all parts, backing, firebrick, etc) around $1k. Other gassifier woodstoves like the kimberly costs $5k just for the stove, nothing else included.
I have 1 I've had a propel 15 years It's in my RV It's good for about 250 square 'Warm to quite well Nothing like a fire
First vid I have watched of yours and loved it..... Thank you another channel I know I will love and I know my little boy will enjoy watching with me, thanks
Stay safe and keep punching 👍👍
Thanks Lee. I appreciate your comment, all the best to you and your little man :-)
It’s a neat little Stove
Sweet little stove.
I've looked at small Marine stoves before designed for use on boats, but well suited to use in a small cabin. Really well made.
The Fatsco Pet Stove and the Fatsco Tiny Tot Stove are superb US made stoves (established over 100 years).
The Pet Stove is 9.5 inches high, 6 inches diameter and has an 8.5 inch lantern base and can heat a 24 foot travel trailer (one does, on a beautiful vintage trailer).
The Tiny Tot is a couple of inches taller than the Pet Stove.
They burn charcoal, coal or wood and are under $300.
fatscostoves.com
@@felixcat9318 I love these small stoves. Great for multiple uses for s mall cabins to an unheated shop that needs some help to be comfortable enough to work in the dead of winter. Really well made too from the reading I've done.
@@baltsosser You're right, they're high quality marine grade stainless steel and beautifully cast iron construction.
I bought the Pet Stove and it truly is a thing of beauty, with every single piece available separately in case of accidental damage.
The liveaboards on wooden boats particularly like them for their high output of dry heat in winter.
They only need minimal clearance from walls or furniture too, and their small physical size enables owners to install a quality stove in a small van, cabin or boat and really benefit from it.
Old Milwaukee Beer is just Pabst Blue Ribbon in a different can. Marketing ya know. Had a friend that worked there when they were still in Milwaukee. Just halt the line, switch cans & go. Sold for less, same beer. I was weaned on Pabst Blue Ribbon. I swear Mom put it on our Cheerios when she ran out of milk ! Go Packers !
Now there you go friend. So it's you cheese heads that are chunkin' Old Milwaukee cans in the woods ... not we genteel Southern gentlemen? Tell this to the Aussie above. BTW, I love Wisconsin and am up there twice a year hunting and fishing and visiting an old 82nd Airborne buddy of mine. Some of the best food in the country! Some of the best beer too. ;)
I subscribed today! Happy New Year 2021. I live on a very rural ranch in Arizona,USA.
Good vid mate
Cheers
As a builder for over 40 years here is a hint to make any thru the roof install more successful. Always go thru the roof as close to the peak as possible. The lower you go the more water/snow will pile against your flashing and the roof boot and cause a leak. Often right beside the very peak there is little need for flashing or booting the vent whether for plumbing or gas or exhaust. I would not go thru the very peak since you would have to cut the ridge and that often weakens the structure.
All good points Tom. Thanks for your share. Keep well.
so now you are nice n toastie, love the cool wood stove. cheers
Hey Man love your cabin. Your little wood burner heater is awesome. My Grandma had one that she had put into the fireplace. Wow did that thing get hot!!! it would run you out of the house. I think your ideas are super cool and love the t-shirts. I think your logo is completely rad!
Thanks Robert, your comment is appreciated! Thanks for your share. Keep well.
TC 18:00 -- Also, having more moisture allows to air to propagate and hold heat inside more efficiently i.e less fuel used. And less drafts.
Thank you for the video. Nice stove.
I have the same stove in my trailer and here's a tip, when burning hard wood once the fire gets going close the dampers on the stove all the way and enjoy 3 hrs of burn BUT if you're burning soft wood make sure you clean out the pipe every month and get soot cleaning logs and cut it up to size to help with the draft.
Thanks for the tips Stephen. Yeah, 3 inch stove pipe is going to clog up fast if you are not burning good/dry hardwoods... All the best to you.
🌲🐻🌲
only 3 hours ?
@@offgridwarrior hey brother how you liking your stove I got the grizzly and I love it kind of expensive though hope all is well with you man peace from San Francisco
I'm fancying The Grizzly Junior for a 33'x8' motorhome to allow me to travel south as well as chiiiiilly northern snow seasons.
Any advice/input? This is my first houseboat on wheels. 😉☺️👍👍🍻
Nice little cabin.
Especially burning Birch wood it’s really dirty. So clean the pipes often. Another tip is to have a flare handy if you have a chimney fire just light it and throw it in the stove it will suck all the oxygen out and kill the fire. Been there done that. A fire captain told me that trick . Thanks 👍🇨🇦
Good tip. I've been through a chimney fire in my old log cabin... Shat my pants watching smoke pouring out of cabin while I was feeding my chickens. I dumped dry powder in the box, broke chimney pipe and dumped it down there too.... What a MESS! Powder and black soot everywhere.
Tom Beckett That's sounds like a really valuable tip Tom! I bet there have been a lot of people that could have been spared a lot of grief if they had known about that one! Thanks much!!
Great video. Amazing cabin, looks cozy. Sweet guns too, I noticed haha!
Thanks Jonathan. It was a pretty cozy spot! Eagle eyes 👌 Keep well.
New to your channel. Awesome idea, thank you.💜🙏
Enjoyed your video. I agree about the beer cans. Big foot might step on it. Blessings brother. Be safe.
☝️🙏💪👉...
Thanks for your comment JD. Keep well.
I'm a PA life lifetime hunter. I don't know one hunter that brings beer into the woods while hunting.
My ex did... but he was a big ole drunk. :(
Much too heavy. Bring whiskey instead..
My uncles did. 'Course, they only shot for food, not to call themselves "serious hunters" or anything. They just went to Grandpa's old farm, stayed the weekend, and brought home the deer meat.
If this was in ground a few feet, its almost what I was tryingnto describe.
wow that is great and like your usb saw to
That's adorable. :D
Awesome video enjoyed it plenty yes propane heat really stinks too... much rather wood heat especially hardwood
That had to be a pretty penny to buy with all that quality .nice little stove
The liver at the bottom is a secondary combustion chamber that burns the gases If you use it right you can get a vortech going inside the 1st dairy combustion
Some times you get the bear. Some times the bear. Gets you. If you play chess thinking ahead. Looking at what -if- and preparing. works well.. good stove. A winner. Tks for good show.
I wonder how a Big Boy Silky Saw would have done? They are so bad ass!
lovely indeed!... must be hell to carry. CHEERS
nice. The rubber pipe jack may melt. but nice stove and install.
Potato peels , keep em (we always had an old fruit basket by the indoor wood pile) when the fire is going good throw in a hand full of potato peels it helps keep your chimney free of creosote .. makes for loss less cleaning and reduces chance of chimney fires...!
I have never heard this... Thanks for the tip Rain Man!
Great this video 👍👍 nice stove
Thanks Michael, loving the stove at the moment... Toasty warm. Keep well.
Cool. Stick a flashlight in stove pipe and it will cast a shadow where you need to cut roof. Next time...
This seems like and advertisement for the Cubic-Mini - all of the details and parts for assembly , along with emphasis and praise for how well made it is and how efficient it is - everything you would want in a wood burner - except one missing important feature that isn't mentioned , which is the wood that you use. Cute little stove requires cute little wood pieces to fit into it's cute little body , and you will need to be constantly feeding it (all through the night?) and all through the day - I guess it would be better than nothing !
If you think the GRIZZLY is tiny... you should see the Cub... a lot smaller!!!
nice stove if i was a little richer i would get one for my little house on wheels
nice
Hay you got a lot of nice stuff there now I hope you have security and able to lock things some people would steal the shirt off your jack
Nice video always keep a kettle on the stove burning wood for last 40 years always ready for a cup of tea
Thanks for the video; Maybe i missed it, that is if you mentioned about proper ventilation while burning your stove, especially while sleeping.
Meant to add regarding fresh air intake for the stove as it is probably using your cabin air for combustion. That being said only because it looks like you did a good job of filling all of the gaps in addition to covering it with a tarp. Again thanks for the video. From North Idaho.
North Idaho IN DA HOUSE! Good question... the bad news is the Winter Shelter is not air tight. The good news is - the Winter Shelter is not air tight. Bad because when it's super cold and windy you will know it... Good because I don't have to worry about low oxygen levels. Thanks for your comment, all the best to you.
Need some more length on that chimney. Need more of a draw past the roof ridge. Might run into issues if the wind is blowing the wrong way.
Maybe you should consider a large reciprocating saw other wise known as a (sawsall) where I live, It would easily cut that log in a few minutes and take a blade to cut your vent hole as well in fact it will cut anything . Corded or cordless think about the convenience of cordless when you have to go cut wood.