I’ve got one just like that, I use it as my sole source of heat in the winter, it works excellent, better than the central heat I used to have, and cheaper. I did a few videos on it already. I recommend one for every home! Great video Dave!
My granddaddy had that exact stove in our cabin. Me and him got to live together in that cabin for a year he had retired and just before i graduated. That is something special most people never get a chance to do. The cabin was all built by hand from trees on our land we cooked many a meals on that old stove with the lids on and the pots or pans right on those two burner spots u dont have to take the two lids off the top of. that stove gets so hot it will cook anything u want to cook or boil. Sadly someone broke in our cabin and stole alot of things and that old stove was one of them love your channel
Now that!!! is a lovely cast iron stove!!!! we have heaps of these in australia, but mostly the bigger kind, this rectangular one would be ideal for my needs, but have not been able to find one in this size here yet... perhaps i can custom order from somewhere. Very informative video Dave, tysvm for your time and best efforts!
Nice for $100ish man. I ended up getting the 'Guide Gear Outdoor Wood Stove' "HQ Issue". On Amazon for about 99 shipped. Looks like they don't offer that anymore.. weird. But it works great. Set it up in the garage. Only mod I did was weld in a bent plate on the inside / over the exhaust so the fire just wouldn't go straight up and out the pipe. But she's heavy iron. The elbows I had made for her were more expensive than the stove lols.
I have found with my wood stove that if I cut my firewood shot by about 6 inches I can take the cut off end and lay it crossways in the front after I have gotten a good bed of coals really helps me maintain the coal bed overnight you can also add a fire brick to the front crossways nearest to the door for a longer burn time. I have found that buy doing this after a lot of experimenting over the course of 2 year that this works well. I even leave my smaller pieces round not split about 4 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches around that I sit on the top of my final load before bed. I go to bed around 10 -11 pm and get up around 530 still have a large bed of coals for easy start up in the am. Also using the damper in the stove pipe will help with the control Especially if you have a 30ft tall chimney with 20 mph winds over night.
I heat my house with one for 15 years. These homes have a fireplace that is open on two sides ...kitchen and living room. I keep a box fan on the kitchen side to blow the heat through out the house...with oil at 3.50$ a gallon its a great way to get thru the winter. After hurricane Sandy I had no electric for damn near 3 weeks....the stove saved me. With a generator running the kitchen side fan I could heat the whole house and sleep like a baby. It is also charming to run it with door open and spark arrestor in front and watch the fire.
I love those old wood stoves! You got a good deal on that stove Dave. I am getting a new one for my cabin this month from tractor supply unless I find a cheaper one in good shape at one of the flea markets. Great video and do you like the stove pipe going out the wall better than the roof or was it just easier to install that way?
Also I use one of those wind by hand BBQ blowers on my stove to get the fire roaring up, £1.99 in the UK so should be as cheap on your side of the pond ( they came from China anyway)...just though I'd mention it. A chap at the stove shop near us said you can season a stove with olive oil like an item of cast iron cook ware, have you heard of this?
Methinks Dave needs to make a short, simple water can / gas can video to educate some folks. That looks about like the Logwood cast iron stove I have in my cabin and it works great. Been using it for three years now. On a -10 degree day I can get the cabin to 90+ degrees if I want to with that model.
an old hollow aluminum or otherwise hollow arrow shaft cut off at the ends makes great bellows when you huff to the spot in need like cold ash coals. blow the top ash off to reveal any coals lingering underneath. *Hint. any bit of red is coal heat. you can clean out exes ash or push it aside while getting another fire going it also can double as a fire tender to flick wood around and is long enough to keep your hands cool if you don't put them in the direct radiance of the heat. best to work at an angle if the fire is hot. 1 more tip, put a pot of water on to keep the humidity up. dry air breathes hard, you need moisture inside and out.
The previous owners of my home installed a cast iron, wood burning stove insert into the existing fireplace; however, after a few fires & closer inspection, I noticed there's NO damper. There's not even enough room to install a damper. Although it heats the house pretty well with it's built in fan, way too much heat escapes up that chimney. It would increase the efficiency probably 10 fold with a damper.
Haha, great video, Dave! I just bought one of these for a little more than your trade. Looking forward to heating my shop. The new version from TSC is not as good IMHO... EPA got a hold of it. Keep spreading wisdom, brother!
I have a question Dave. How many idiots are stupid enough to place a gas can next to the stove? The answer is irrelevant! You don't qualify as an idiot to me. Quite the contrary! I have a stove much like the one you have. I have found that removing the access covers when trying to heat up coffee or tea when just starting a fire, (Like early morning when you just rekindled the fire) is an optimal way to get maximum heat for bringing the pot to a boil. The stove grate is ideal for this purpose. Otherwise you have to wait for the cast iron to heat up. The only thing you have to worry about is making sure that there is enough draw from the stack so you don't have a smoke laden room. L.O.L. I definitely loved the video and want to thank you for all that you do to help me and others to enjoy self reliance. You ROCK my friend! Keep em coming!
love the stove was going to say why jerry can so close then see the word water on the side of it, when slide over do you put something under the lid so not all the pressure on one point? as you do diy metal work a bit of metal bent with a foot one end and a t shape on the top to hold it then the thing can also be used as a pot holder or maybe a clothes holder like socks to dry them near fire
I noticed the newer versions of this stove have secondary burn tubes across the top inside to burn up the smoke so they should burn hotter and slower, using less wood.
You got a bargain there Dave. I love stoves i have multi fuel stoves in my living room, conservatory and even one in my boat. Carbon monoxide alarms with each it's a silent killer.
I been looking for one just to use as an outdoor stove. I am going to build a small poll barn just large enough to have the stove and a small prep table. I already have a good fire pit and hand forged tri-pod and one of your forged pot and meat hook cookers. Do you ever oil it down like other cast-iron?
I just bought one from tractor supply, it looks like yours but it doesn't have a damper , I cannot open the top plate because it's sealed close, I'm wondering if I got a bad stove 🤔
What is the barrier behind it and whats the R rating? Trying to figure out what I can use to put under and behind mine. I worry about a fire. I am running the pipe out of the window. Basically the papers with the stove say it needs several feet all the way around it. I live in a 12 x 20 tiny house so not much room.
I really want to get a little shed/trappers cabin on my property... my one question is how does Iris feel about you spending all your time there? I love my wife but I think I’ll spend to much time in it.
I recently acquired a stove just like this for my deer camp. It does not have a grate/rack for the burning wood to sit on. My question is, is it necessary or can I just let it burn on the bottom of the stove? Thanks Dave love your videos.
Joshua Servello ya just burn on bottom of the stove. I've been using them stoves off and on all my life. Ya can get a grate for some of them but not nessesary.
A magnetic chimney stove thermometer could also be installed on the stove pipe so that it monitors you burn temperature. If one burns the stove at too low of a temperature, you get creosote build up in the pipe. Too high a temperature, you are burning more fuel wood than necessary. There is a goldilocks zone in temperature between too low and too high. www.leevalley.com/us/garden/page.aspx?p=61613&cat=2,42194
bwillan, you are right on, I have been using them for 40 years and would hate to be without one on my stoves. Also can put it on the stove top if you are cooking on the top. We have had to cook on out Temp-wood stove before when without power, back when my wife thought she could not cook on gas stove which this old house was set up for. Guess what happened after babysitting our Granddaughters for 10 days to 2 weeks several times :-( Oh yes ! ( by the way the electricity comes in one side of the house and the kitchen was in the opposite ) Murphy's law
I have one of them bwillan. My stack caught fire a few years ago and it stated that the temp was over 700 degrees! Needles to say, I grabbed the fire extinguisher and was at the ready to spray if needed. I was lucky and it subsided after a few minutes. I have been cautious about cleaning out the creosote ever since. It is a helpful tool if you are there to monitor the stack. Always try to keep the stack clean though. That way, You won't have to suffer the near heart attack that I went through. HeHe!
Dave excellent video, you took your time to explain, didn't feel like you were just wanting to get it over with, maybe future videos will have same effect. Thanks Gene Tucson AZ
Good video, I was thinking you could use a straw/hay bale hook or forge one to remove to top plate if need be, I think it would be easy and keep close to stove.
Happy New year to you Dave, awesome video. I've been using wood stoves of one kind or another all my life. I love them. I can't believe all those peps think that is a feul can lol... To funny. All good they will learn the difference one day. Lol...
I miss our old woodstove, with its bimetal non-electric thermostat... when it cooled, it got more air, and vice versa. No luck finding one today... why?
Fast foward 2022 mine is brand new $400 after the 20% off. I had to have a backup for the house in case I lost power due to the ice storms snow storms.
You need to keep a cast iron tea pot with water in it to keep humidity in the air or your going to have problems with the wood in your cabin drying out...you will also breathe a lot better...!
They unfortunately stopped making these this way, so there’s a lot less versatility. They put filters in the tops, made it one solid piece on top and there’s no draft control in the front. They’re made by u.s. stove company now
I've been told that leaving the ash in the house is a bad thing because the ash puts off carbon monoxide. therefore it should be taken outside and not left in the ash bucket in the cabin.
I’ve got one just like that, I use it as my sole source of heat in the winter, it works excellent, better than the central heat I used to have, and cheaper. I did a few videos on it already. I recommend one for every home! Great video Dave!
A couple of inches of sand bedding in the bottom of that stove will really extend the life of the fire box.
My granddaddy had that exact stove in our cabin. Me and him got to live together in that cabin for a year he had retired and just before i graduated. That is something special most people never get a chance to do. The cabin was all built by hand from trees on our land we cooked many a meals on that old stove with the lids on and the pots or pans right on those two burner spots u dont have to take the two lids off the top of. that stove gets so hot it will cook anything u want to cook or boil. Sadly someone broke in our cabin and stole alot of things and that old stove was one of them love your channel
I love a wood burning stove. We had one like this for years in our house for heat. Great info Dave.
Now that!!! is a lovely cast iron stove!!!! we have heaps of these in australia, but mostly the bigger kind, this rectangular one would be ideal for my needs, but have not been able to find one in this size here yet... perhaps i can custom order from somewhere. Very informative video Dave, tysvm for your time and best efforts!
I did not realize how much you could do with those, that’s sweet! thanks Dave.
Question; how do you keep it from drafting into the cabin with the covers off for cooking?
I have that exact stove in my garage, absolutely love it, often put the cast iron on it to cook as well
Nice for $100ish man. I ended up getting the 'Guide Gear Outdoor Wood Stove' "HQ Issue". On Amazon for about 99 shipped. Looks like they don't offer that anymore.. weird.
But it works great. Set it up in the garage. Only mod I did was weld in a bent plate on the inside / over the exhaust so the fire just wouldn't go straight up and out the pipe.
But she's heavy iron. The elbows I had made for her were more expensive than the stove lols.
Nice stove! I love the size of it! It would be perfect for just little ol' me, myself, and I! Lol!
Keep a kettle of water on the stove to keep the humidity level up and a constant source of hot water for drinks, .etc.
I've got some cool concepts on a pack able wood stove I'll be sharing with ya soon! Another great video!
Now...where's the coffee pot?? And Archway oatmeal cookies...😉
Steve Smith amen on that brother !!!!!!!!
Brilliant! Thank you, I learned a lot from your presentation!
I have seen those stoves at farm stores and wondered how they worked. Very informative video.
Thanks
I have found with my wood stove that if I cut my firewood shot by about 6 inches I can take the cut off end and lay it crossways in the front after I have gotten a good bed of coals really helps me maintain the coal bed overnight you can also add a fire brick to the front crossways nearest to the door for a longer burn time. I have found that buy doing this after a lot of experimenting over the course of 2 year that this works well. I even leave my smaller pieces round not split about 4 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches around that I sit on the top of my final load before bed. I go to bed around 10 -11 pm and get up around 530 still have a large bed of coals for easy start up in the am. Also using the damper in the stove pipe will help with the control Especially if you have a 30ft tall chimney with 20 mph winds over night.
Get you a can of stove black paint Dave . Keeps the rust away . A little PM will keep it burning for years to come.
I was thinking about buying one of these stoves. Great Video...
I heat my house with one for 15 years. These homes have a fireplace that is open on two sides ...kitchen and living room. I keep a box fan on the kitchen side to blow the heat through out the house...with oil at 3.50$ a gallon its a great way to get thru the winter. After hurricane Sandy I had no electric for damn near 3 weeks....the stove saved me. With a generator running the kitchen side fan I could heat the whole house and sleep like a baby. It is also charming to run it with door open and spark arrestor in front and watch the fire.
I love those old wood stoves! You got a good deal on that stove Dave. I am getting a new one for my cabin this month from tractor supply unless I find a cheaper one in good shape at one of the flea markets. Great video and do you like the stove pipe going out the wall better than the roof or was it just easier to install that way?
Also I use one of those wind by hand BBQ blowers on my stove to get the fire roaring up, £1.99 in the UK so should be as cheap on your side of the pond ( they came from China anyway)...just though I'd mention it. A chap at the stove shop near us said you can season a stove with olive oil like an item of cast iron cook ware, have you heard of this?
love my Old Kitchen Queen #107 from the 30s. I use it to heat my Camper, going on three years now..
Methinks Dave needs to make a short, simple water can / gas can video to educate some folks. That looks about like the Logwood cast iron stove I have in my cabin and it works great. Been using it for three years now. On a -10 degree day I can get the cabin to 90+ degrees if I want to with that model.
an old hollow aluminum or otherwise hollow arrow shaft cut off at the ends makes great bellows when you huff to the spot in need like cold ash coals. blow the top ash off to reveal any coals lingering underneath. *Hint. any bit of red is coal heat. you can clean out exes ash or push it aside while getting another fire going it also can double as a fire tender to flick wood around and is long enough to keep your hands cool if you don't put them in the direct radiance of the heat. best to work at an angle if the fire is hot. 1 more tip, put a pot of water on to keep the humidity up. dry air breathes hard, you need moisture inside and out.
The previous owners of my home installed a cast iron, wood burning stove insert into the existing fireplace; however, after a few fires & closer inspection, I noticed there's NO damper. There's not even enough room to install a damper. Although it heats the house pretty well with it's built in fan, way too much heat escapes up that chimney. It would increase the efficiency probably 10 fold with a damper.
Haha, great video, Dave! I just bought one of these for a little more than your trade. Looking forward to heating my shop. The new version from TSC is not as good IMHO... EPA got a hold of it.
Keep spreading wisdom, brother!
Very practical advice!!! Perfect!
I really enjoy your videos
I just got a used one for 200$ used I love it ,and thank you for the grill tip
Thanks Dave for the video
That’s a reeal nice stove you got there Dave ! Good job 👍
Happy New Year !!
I have a question Dave. How many idiots are stupid enough to place a gas can next to the stove? The answer is irrelevant! You don't qualify as an idiot to me. Quite the contrary! I have a stove much like the one you have. I have found that removing the access covers when trying to heat up coffee or tea when just starting a fire, (Like early morning when you just rekindled the fire) is an optimal way to get maximum heat for bringing the pot to a boil. The stove grate is ideal for this purpose. Otherwise you have to wait for the cast iron to heat up. The only thing you have to worry about is making sure that there is enough draw from the stack so you don't have a smoke laden room. L.O.L. I definitely loved the video and want to thank you for all that you do to help me and others to enjoy self reliance. You ROCK my friend! Keep em coming!
I put layer of fire brick in mine, 15 years ago . Works great, easy to clean.
I had no idea about that draft tray, couldn't figure why it was there as a kid. Thank you for the info.
That's a nice stove. I like that.
love the stove was going to say why jerry can so close then see the word water on the side of it, when slide over do you put something under the lid so not all the pressure on one point? as you do diy metal work a bit of metal bent with a foot one end and a t shape on the top to hold it then the thing can also be used as a pot holder or maybe a clothes holder like socks to dry them near fire
I noticed the newer versions of this stove have secondary burn tubes across the top inside to burn up the smoke so they should burn hotter and slower, using less wood.
That's a nice damn stove man and versatile.
😳.. that stove is 100 tomes better than mine ..i just have a U.S. Log burner type .. excellent video.. thank you
I wish they still made the stove like that. You can't lift the plates or move the top on the new ones because of the baffle system.
I have thee exact one in my little workshop. I find that smoke seeps out thru the hinged plate you showed sometimes.
Great video Dave thank you.
What kind of shirt are you wearing it look very warm?
You got a bargain there Dave. I love stoves i have multi fuel stoves in my living room, conservatory and even one in my boat. Carbon monoxide alarms with each it's a silent killer.
I been looking for one just to use as an outdoor stove. I am going to build a small poll barn just large enough to have the stove and a small prep table. I already have a good fire pit and hand forged tri-pod and one of your forged pot and meat hook cookers. Do you ever oil it down like other cast-iron?
I just bought one from tractor supply, it looks like yours but it doesn't have a damper , I cannot open the top plate because it's sealed close, I'm wondering if I got a bad stove 🤔
I live in Belgium and I have the exact same stove!
Small World!
Thx for the vids...:-)
Ed.
Good morning Dave.
What is the barrier behind it and whats the R rating? Trying to figure out what I can use to put under and behind mine. I worry about a fire. I am running the pipe out of the window. Basically the papers with the stove say it needs several feet all the way around it. I live in a 12 x 20 tiny house so not much room.
I really want to get a little shed/trappers cabin on my property... my one question is how does Iris feel about you spending all your time there? I love my wife but I think I’ll spend to much time in it.
Thanks
How about ventilation planning for CO buildup? That has always given me pause about using any fuel heaters indoors.
I recently acquired a stove just like this for my deer camp. It does not have a grate/rack for the burning wood to sit on. My question is, is it necessary or can I just let it burn on the bottom of the stove? Thanks Dave love your videos.
Joshua Servello ya just burn on bottom of the stove. I've been using them stoves off and on all my life. Ya can get a grate for some of them but not nessesary.
Another great video series! Totally enjoyed Yurt series, hoping for another like it.
What type of material is the fire proof board? I have always wondered that. Happy New YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DAVE.
That is a nice setup
A magnetic chimney stove thermometer could also be installed on the stove pipe so that it monitors you burn temperature. If one burns the stove at too low of a temperature, you get creosote build up in the pipe. Too high a temperature, you are burning more fuel wood than necessary. There is a goldilocks zone in temperature between too low and too high. www.leevalley.com/us/garden/page.aspx?p=61613&cat=2,42194
bwillan, you are right on, I have been using them for 40 years and would hate to be without one on my stoves. Also can put it on the stove top if you are cooking on the top. We have had to cook on out Temp-wood stove before when without power, back when my wife thought she could not cook on gas stove which this old house was set up for. Guess what happened after babysitting our Granddaughters for 10 days to 2 weeks several times :-( Oh yes ! ( by the way the electricity comes in one side of the house and the kitchen was in the opposite ) Murphy's law
Fancy ass, just use the spit finger, tsssst test
I have one of them bwillan. My stack caught fire a few years ago and it stated that the temp was over 700 degrees! Needles to say, I grabbed the fire extinguisher and was at the ready to spray if needed. I was lucky and it subsided after a few minutes. I have been cautious about cleaning out the creosote ever since. It is a helpful tool if you are there to monitor the stack. Always try to keep the stack clean though. That way, You won't have to suffer the near heart attack that I went through. HeHe!
Cool vid Dave
What are your thoughts on rocket stoves, such as the Silver Fire Tent Dragon?
The newest version of this stove is all one piece on top with no removal burner lids and no adjustment of the bottom draft
Outstanding
That's my next stove.. Hey Dave.. How far does your pipe go up once it's outside the cabin?
Dave excellent video, you took your time to explain, didn't feel like you were just wanting to get it over with, maybe future videos will have same effect.
Thanks Gene Tucson AZ
Im havin issues with back draft. Any ideas why?
A old range wld also be cool. Get some oven baking on & hot water
Have you been staying out there in this Midwest -10 degree weather?
Is that a Jotul stove Dave, if so what model number is it as I like the functionality of it?
Good video, I was thinking you could use a straw/hay bale hook or forge one to remove to top plate if need be, I think it would be easy and keep close to stove.
Maybe you could pile up some storage heater bricks on the sides of the stove, after you get the room warm? I wonder if that would work?
Muito bom ótimo fogão a lenha valeu abraço
Got my grandfather's potbelly stove, it came out of a railroad car. Also got a wood stove in the house. Saving the potbelly for something else.
Happy New year to you Dave, awesome video. I've been using wood stoves of one kind or another all my life. I love them. I can't believe all those peps think that is a feul can lol... To funny. All good they will learn the difference one day. Lol...
Dave what is the brand and make of your jacket?
Cool! Is this the same stove you reclaimed from the scrap yard? Awesome find!
Have the same stove good choice.
My 1269 e american stove dosen't require a damper? " NO INFO FROM THE DEALSHIP/ PARTS ETC..???
I have that same boxwood stove. Vogelzang. Model bx261
Can you put charcoal in it for cooking?
Do you ever need to use fire bricks, sand, etc.?
were can get one of those?
David: Does your front door on your stove need a gasket rope seal?
sweet! i just picked up that exact stove for 50 bucks
I miss our old woodstove, with its bimetal non-electric thermostat... when it cooled, it got more air, and vice versa. No luck finding one today... why?
Pygar2 Vermont Castings, Blaze King and others still make them.
Taht's a nice stove.
Fast foward 2022 mine is brand new $400 after the 20% off. I had to have a backup for the house in case I lost power due to the ice storms snow storms.
Did you delete trappers cabin season 1?
What is the small plate at the bottom of the door?
how much does this stove weight?
How much does that weigh?
Also included is a iron kettle to raise the humidity of the room with steam.
Seems like if you cooked steaks on it, with the top opened.....if you did not have an overhead vent system....you would smoke up the room some.
Thanks for teaching us newbie’s how to operate them
You need to keep a cast iron tea pot with water in it to keep humidity in the air or your going to have problems with the wood in your cabin drying out...you will also breathe a lot better...!
Cabin's been there a few years already....
They unfortunately stopped making these this way, so there’s a lot less versatility. They put filters in the tops, made it one solid piece on top and there’s no draft control in the front. They’re made by u.s. stove company now
Directions from this same stove, says, to not add a damper!?
,,thanks,,
If you need to explain a wood stove to somebody I hope like hell they aint tripping too😂
I've been told that leaving the ash in the house is a bad thing because the ash puts off carbon monoxide. therefore it should be taken outside and not left in the ash bucket in the cabin.
Before you comment something about the gas can next to the stove read the other comments, its a WATER can.
Grandparents always kept a water pot on theirs to add some humidity in the room
got the same stove.