Wood burner in small tent

[Bushcraftsman]

Hi there,

Just quick question. How dangerous would it be to put a small ammo can woodstove in my polish army lavuu? I'm thinking of having the stove situated at the entrance and chimney poking out the door rather than cutting any holes into the lavuu. What are the dangers regarding fumes etc? Like carbon monoxide poisoning?

 

[MartinK9]

Have a look on this thread:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52079&highlight=

Addo might be able to help on this topic.

HTH

 

[Bushcraftsman]

Thanks for the link Martin! Guess that pretty much answers my question!

 

[rik_uk3]

Those poncho tents are very small, use one at your own risk and be very very careful, in my humble opinion they are an accident just waiting to happen.

 

[firefitter]

Hi all,
Just joined the forum and hate to jump in with the 'know it all' line but woodburning stoves are my business and I'd hate to read about you in the news!

Fire risk is the obvious thing but carbon monoxide poisoning is what'll kill you. You're burning carbon in a restricted oxygen box which makes CO in massive quantities so if you don't flue it directly to the outside world and make sure it doesn't leak into the tent you'll just fall asleep.

But having said that, like everything else in this safety driven world if you KNOW the principal dangers then you can take steps to avoid them.
I've used a stove in a yurt type tent so the difference is just a matter of scale I guess.