Heating а Tent with a Log Torch

Hello friends, in this video I will show you how to heat a

tent

with a Finnish style wood stove, also known as a Finnish wood

torch

. There are several methods to heat a

tent

without a portable metal stove. You can install a long log space light outside the tent close enough for the heat to radiate through the wall of the tent. You can also heat a large rock and carry it inside the tent. You can easily find a large rock in the root ball of a falling tree, even in a snowy forest, but this video will demonstrate how to heat a tent using a stream of hot air from a metal tube passing through a Finnish wood-burning

torch

. .

I've already tried this method using a traditional campfire, but this time I wasn't satisfied with the results. I am using a Finnish torch with a curved tube as a modification of the previous method. I have to say right off the bat that I was pleasantly surprised at how well the store's

heating

method worked this time. First of all, we will need a metal tube for our experiment which I used. The curved steel tube of the headrest of an antique metal bed The headrest was rusty, so it took me some time and effort to disassemble it into parts and clean them both outside and inside.

Ok, now we have everything we need to perform the tent

heating

experiment. the snowy forest a tube and wood thermometer I hid some dry segments of a fallen spruce last summer so I could save time cutting it now I left the wood segments wedged and suspended in the original trunk so they could stay dry now we need To make a Finnish wood torch, the wood torch, unlike the Finnish wood candle, keeps the entire fire within the wood segment, burns slower and more economically to maximize economy and heating duration, are the two features that I want to achieve in this project.

There's a lot. There are ways you can make a log torch, but I'll use the easiest one: It's about 10 degrees Fahrenheit -12 Celsius outside and all the moisture in the wood freezes, so it's pretty easy to cut wet wood since the frozen moisture swells. the log. However, inside, my log segments are dry because they were kept suspended above the ground, so it's not that easy to cut them without a wedge to make a log torch tent heater, you need to cut a wood segment into three or four large pieces and remove the cold part of each piece enough to be able to loosely feed the pipe into the channel formed because I was cutting wood for two log torches (for two experiments).

I warmed up very quickly, my trusty Finnish Billinas #9 ax rose to the challenge. I think it is one of the best all-purpose axes out there. I even used it to build my log cabin on Lake Ladoga. Traditionally, you would reinforce a Finnish log torch with viza, a rope made from spruce branches. I will leave a link to my Below is the video on how to make craft rope. However, I will use my homemade clamp and steel wire as it is much faster. Time is valuable in the northern winter forest because the day is short and I need to assemble two log torches and my tent before it gets dark, the reason I need two log torches is because I need to test two shapes of pipe metal, a pipe with a single elbow and a U-shaped pipe.

First we will try an experiment with a U-shaped steel pipe, obviously, we would have to insert the U. shaped pipe into the triangular opening of the torch before holding the torch assembly once I added legs to this log torch it became heavier but is still quite mobile. I can easily pick her up by her legs and take her to the store to warm her up. a tent, well, we need a tent))) this means it's time to set up my proven UP5 model tent. It is a spacious five-person tent, almost a small studio with no annoying neighbors and yet a great location.

It will not be easy to heat such a large space, which makes the experiment even more interesting and reliable. My Russian-made double-wall tent has an umbrella-like frame that allows you to set it up quickly. Now is the time to turn it on. Our wood burning torch, like I said before, I nailed three legs to each wood burning torch for better airflow and stability. Next, I cleared a small spot of snow so the wood burning torch wouldn't fall on the tent once the snow melted underneath. I didn't have a shovel, so I just stomped and shoveled the snow away with my legs.

I was glad I had my custom-made gaiters on which kept the snow from getting into my shoes and getting my feet wet. I'll leave a link to the gaiter template below in case you're interested, as you can see I nailed the legs with their longest parts to the bottom and checked the torch assembly with my weight, however I decided to install the torch upside down to use its longer leg as a support for the metal tube. The tube will be suspended in the air and will not press on the snow under the torch or the inside of the torch.

I made a V cut in the tip of a previous leg and now the heating tube is securely secured. You can also use two nails. To ensure this if you don't have a sword to make a V cut, the easiest way to light our firewood torch is to plug the center hole at the bottom with a piece of bark and then fill it with dry branches and wood chips only. You need a match to light the fire, so I didn't do a great job of cutting and reassembling the log segment into a torch with no radial gaps, this means the fire will consume the torch faster through those gaps, which is why I put A little bit of snow.

Use them to extend the life of the torch once the torch reaches its cruising temperature you will not see any flame outside the walls of the torch the inside will smolder which in turn will heat the fresh air inside the pipe flowing into the store. Air enters the tube below the level of the torch, preventing carbon monoxide from mixing. It is very cold outside and the long aluminum tube cools quickly if the first segment of the tube is too hot to touch the second segment that is closer to the tent. The tent is noticeably cooler to improve the efficiency of the torch.

I decided to move it closer to the tent and this is where I made a mistake. I didn't push my paws to the ground and faced the consequences later. My tent has two entrances. so you could use one door to pass the heating pipe through and use the other for all other needs. Please note that I am not forcing the airflow in any way, but the airflow is significant. I am using a small pen to demonstrate it, it is certainly my store. It is big and it will take at least an hour to heat the top through such a small diameter tube without overfeeding, that is why it is still very cold inside the tent, but I have to wait to see if this method of heating the top tent works, so I decided to use a short nap in my cozy sleeping bag.

I napped for at least an hour and a half before getting out of the sleeping bag to measure the air temperature. The air got very warm inside the tent even though I forgot to close a small chimney hatch. meaning it would have been even hotter inside once I put on my shoes and looked outside. I saw that the torch fell on its side because I forgot to push its legs to the ground, the torch melted the snow and evenly, which caused I'm glad I didn't put the torch too close to the tent as it would have burned a hole in the wall, although the fallen log torch could still have worked longer.

I couldn't wait to try just one. curved pipe design of this method, so I prepared and lit my second torch to save time. I used the same nailed legs, but this time I used my clamp to brace the torch over the legs, which held the log pieces together evenly. tighter, resulting in smaller spaces between them, resulting in longer burn time. Plus, thanks to the additional metal wire clamps, the torch ended up being extra strong. I got a little carried away jumping on it to demonstrate its durability))) I think I could adopt this simple idea of ​​just holding the pieces together with steel wire to make primitive log furniture for my cabin I drove two nails into the bottom opening to prevent small branches falling through it it was easier and faster to light the fire without a U-shaped tube sticking from the opening, another advantage is that you can easily move a lit torch from one place to another, something you really couldn't do with a lit campfire.

That's why I decided I like the single elbow tube method better because the U-shaped tube can't be removed from the lit torch if necessary. The temperature is 10 degrees Fahrenheit -11 Celsius. Now the efficiency of a wood heater depends largely on the temperature gradient; In other words, the greater the temperature difference inside and outside the tent, the better the airflow. I got to 57 degrees +14 Celsius inside and that's taking into account that I didn't completely knock on the second door, so there is a temperature gradient of 47 degrees Fahrenheit and 25 degrees Celsius. To be honest, I didn't expect such an impressive result, I would venture to suggest. you can reach tropical temperature values ​​in a small tent the temperature of the air coming out of the pipe is definitely above 140 degrees Fahrenheit +60 degrees Celsius unfortunately the scale of my thermometer maxes out at 140 Fahrenheit +60 degrees Celsius here are A few words about safety methods, firstly, there is no fire inside the tent, secondly, there is a constant flow of fresh air entering the tent, you are fully protected against carbon monoxide poisoning because the pipe receives fresh, cold air below the level of the lit torch, also a log.

The stove can be used to cook food even while the tent is heating. Personally, I like the modification of the single elbow pipe method better. You can put the tube in or out at any time, which makes it easier to light the fire for cooking. certain dishes or carrying a burning wood torch to another location, however, the U-shaped piping scheme receives the fresh air from the side and, in my experience, if a small burning ember falls through the torch, it will not You will smell no smoke inside the store. If that happens, you can barely smell smoke inside the tent, so my conclusion is that it was an interesting experience and a successful experiment, it is a lot of work but safe and effective, plus carrying three short metal tubes is much easier than carrying a portable metal stove while traveling in the snowy nature I think this method can be improved further.

If you have any ideas on how to make it even more efficient, please write below. I'd love to hear your suggestions lastly if you turn off a locked torch a little before it's completely. burned, you can get an unusual and primitive piece of furniture. I haven't figured out how I could use it. Let me know if you have any ideas what can be done with it. The wood burning torch idea has many other practical applications, e.g. I recently posted a video about an original bushcraft dish I called vertical shish kebab. It's a skewered spiral potato with a hot dog inside.

I have grilled the dish over the campfire many times and always found it delicious, however, the vertical cooking method has its Advantages: Firstly, you don't need to rotate the skewer, but the dish cooks faster and more evenly. . Secondly, skewered dishes cooked on the vertical stove taste better than kebabs cooked on traditional grills. Regular kebabs drip fat onto the coals, causing a slightly burnt taste and smell. while kebab dishes cooked on vertical stoves do not drip fat onto the fire, but rather drizzle themselves, which enhances their own flavor. When I cooked my skewered spiral potato dish, the fat from the seasoning ran down the potato as it cooked, spraying it with a meaty flavor.

I do not do it. I think I may go back to the traditional horizontal grill. More detailed instructions on how to make a vertical stove and prepare food on it can be seen in my video: Swedish Torch / Vertical Stove Cooking / My Bushcraft Recipes, the link is below if you liked this video maybe you can share it with your friends let let good people see good videos this is Max Egorov, st. Petersburg, Russia and a final note. I only produce one or two videos at most per month and if you don't want to miss new content like this, you can click the reminder bell to receive notifications.

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