I am struggling with my tent decision.

[Mansfield Outdoors]

There is another option, a small open fire inside your tent. After spending years designing a UL wood stove, cutting every ounce possible, I learned that the lightest stove out there isn't a stove at all, it's a tent capable of accommodating an open fire inside. Zero carry weight, available when you want it, non-existent when you don't.

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[jeffpg]

I have 2 of the LBO's, a vestibule, connecting tarp, a nest, and the Lite Outdoors stove. With these I am pretty well set for whatever situation I normally encounter. I used the 2 LBO's in conjunction with the connecting tarp last year in Wyoming for a couple of days with a partner and then packed up high alone with the LBO & vestibule for a weeks stay.

Haven't used the nest or stove yet but I hope to remedy that soon.

 

[dog812]

I have 2 of the LBO's, a vestibule, connecting tarp, a nest, and the Lite Outdoors stove. With these I am pretty well set for whatever situation I normally encounter. I used the 2 LBO's in conjunction with the connecting tarp last year in Wyoming for a couple of days with a partner and then packed up high alone with the LBO & vestibule for a weeks stay.

Haven't used the nest or stove yet but I hope to remedy that soon.

Did you bring poles? Cut wood poles? Use trekking poles?

 

[dog812]

Well I did it, got the lite outdoors stove..
Testing the lbo and stove setup mid November for a 4 day mule hunt.
We'll see how it goes

 

[sneaky]

Well I did it, got the lite outdoors stove..
Testing the lbo and stove setup mid November for a 4 day mule hunt.
We'll see how it goes

The angle you're running that pipe looks like it's putting it awfully close to the tent

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[dog812]

The angle you're running that pipe looks like it's putting it awfully close to the tent

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It was fine, the stove Jack cover blocked most of it. . Gave me the most interior space. Trying to see how I could run 2 guys for a overnighter coming up.

 

[sneaky]

It was fine, the stove Jack cover blocked most of it. . Gave me the most interior space. Trying to see how I could run 2 guys for a overnighter coming up.

Stove opening to the front?

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[sneaky]

Ah, you are running the pipe opening on the same end as the door

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[mrgreen]

Ah, you are running the pipe opening on the same end as the door

Does that have any negative effect on the draft?

 

[sneaky]

Does that have any negative effect on the draft?

They say it's equivalent to running a baffle in the stove. I haven't tried it so I can't speak from experience

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[dog812]

My stove has the baffle. So the fire travels to the back, goes up over the baffle, comes back to the front and out the pipe. Once it got going, it was very efficient, almost no smoke.
This pic was full wood, cooking hot.

Having the door and the pipe on the same side let put the whole body of the stove in the angled part you can't use anyway.. Giving me the most space.

 

[mrgreen]

My stove has the baffle. ............Once it got going, it was very efficient, almost no smoke.
This pic was full wood, cooking hot.

Having the door and the pipe on the same side let put the whole body of the stove in the angled part you can't use anyway.. Giving me the most space.

That sounds like a great setup, thanks for the explanation.

 

[dog812]

Well I did another video.
I wanted to setup the stove again. First time I did it inside... So this one was more realistic. Outside after setting up the lbo...
19 minds total.. I struggled a little....hopefully gets a little quicker.

Seek outside lil bug out + vestibule and lite outdoors titanium stove setup. - YouTube

 

[Ten Bears]

dog812

Thanks for all the great info in this thread. I am currently looking at basically the same set up after freezing my butt off in Colorado. Have you weighed this set up yet and also how bulky is all of this in the pack ? I hunt solo pretty much 99% of the time and I am ready to try a stove, the moral boost alone and ability to dry off is so huge.

Trying to get a roomy set up with stove for around 5lbs, sacrificing my tripod/pan head and switching to just a trekking pole for glassing to save weight to accommodate the added weight of a tipi/stove.

Thanks-
John

 

[dog812]

I just weighed everything up.
With my pole.. 6.2# total
Lbo , vestibule, lite outdoors stove, 12 ground hog stakes (too many), ground sheet, trekking pole adapter, and my 10 oz. mec pole.
I use the mec pole (60") and trekking pole adapter to get the proper 64" height.
I use my trekking poles, so I would bring the pole.
But if you dropped a few stakes and the pole.. Very close to 5#.

 

[FlyGuy]

dog812

Thanks for all the great info in this thread. I am currently looking at basically the same set up after freezing my butt off in Colorado. Have you weighed this set up yet and also how bulky is all of this in the pack ? I hunt solo pretty much 99% of the time and I am ready to try a stove, the moral boost alone and ability to dry off is so huge.

Trying to get a roomy set up with stove for around 5lbs, sacrificing my tripod/pan head and switching to just a trekking pole for glassing to save weight to accommodate the added weight of a tipi/stove.

Thanks-
John

A supertarp with annex and 18" cylinder stove will easily get you there under 5lbs. Heck if you want tons of room a tut with stove (what I use) is about 5.5lbs. Drop the aluminum center pole for either doubles up trekking poles or a cut limb and you can knock another lb off of that.

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[Ten Bears]

Thanks for the quick weigh. I think I am going to run this same set up. It's a tad over what I want but I can keep shaving weight elsewhere to make it up.

I pretty much only use my poles when packing in to set up a spike, after I drop the weight I usually drop the poles. So I will try the adapter.
Going to upgrade my bag and cut some more weight there too. Same with cook system.

 

[dog812]

I got it for the modular design.
Solo up to 4 guys with the same tent basically.
My stakes are too many and not titanium,
No pole... You could def shave a little.
But I'd also add a folding saw. Make wood gathering easier.

 

[KH_bowfly]

I got it for the modular design.
Solo up to 4 guys with the same tent basically.
My stakes are too many and not titanium,
No pole... You could def shave a little.
But I'd also add a folding saw. Make wood gathering easier.

What length stove pipe did you go with? I'm trying to decide for my diy stove project for my LBO. I'm leaning towards 7' since I like raising the setup a few inches. Haven't decided if I want to do that when running a stove, though. Thanks!


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[dog812]

6' pipe.