Hello
I spoke to some people about my stove coming in from the states. My dad and I came to an agreement that if I bought the lavvu he would buy the stove to keep him warm in his cheap summer bag and to offer an alternative to under my hammock (he is pretty tolerant really ). Anyway after months waiting an hours drive and £40 pounds of import duty (I was of course charged for the pleasure) the stove is in my possession. When choosing the stove I had to try and get the best balance of weight: durability. Although I knew I would never be taking the stove backpacking I decided I needed something that could at least be carried a few hundred meters through the woods. I settled on the Kni-co Alaskan (sheepherder's) stove at just over £120 for the stove, Flue, water tank and side table and he threw in some extra flue to make it lavvu size free of charge. One of the things I really like about the design is the way that everything fits inside the stove for storage and the legs fold up. On the downside of a lightweight stove there is the possibility of a burnout through the bottom but the manufacturer suggests a few cm of dirt to be put in the bottom of the stove to prolong its life. Here are my initial pictures of the stove (there is a lot more flue than this) and I will hopefully try it out tomorrow so i can offer some more photos and
thoughts.
now to turn my "studio" back into a bedroom before somebdy notuces the tarp over the wardrobe and the bed on the otherside of the room.
George
I spoke to some people about my stove coming in from the states. My dad and I came to an agreement that if I bought the lavvu he would buy the stove to keep him warm in his cheap summer bag and to offer an alternative to under my hammock (he is pretty tolerant really ). Anyway after months waiting an hours drive and £40 pounds of import duty (I was of course charged for the pleasure) the stove is in my possession. When choosing the stove I had to try and get the best balance of weight: durability. Although I knew I would never be taking the stove backpacking I decided I needed something that could at least be carried a few hundred meters through the woods. I settled on the Kni-co Alaskan (sheepherder's) stove at just over £120 for the stove, Flue, water tank and side table and he threw in some extra flue to make it lavvu size free of charge. One of the things I really like about the design is the way that everything fits inside the stove for storage and the legs fold up. On the downside of a lightweight stove there is the possibility of a burnout through the bottom but the manufacturer suggests a few cm of dirt to be put in the bottom of the stove to prolong its life. Here are my initial pictures of the stove (there is a lot more flue than this) and I will hopefully try it out tomorrow so i can offer some more photos and
thoughts.
now to turn my "studio" back into a bedroom before somebdy notuces the tarp over the wardrobe and the bed on the otherside of the room.
George
