The Wood Stove

I’ve been watching Canadian YouTuber Jay Legere’s channel for some time. I got inspiration from his obsession for wood stoves. I came up with a wood stove design of my own for the campers. My goal is to solve as many problems of a camper as possible without complicating the design too much.

As an aluminum alloy fan, I thought of the stove to be made of aluminum. It would be more durable, lighter and better conductor of heat compared to its sheet iron counterparts. The stove would have glass on its front door. Placing the glass in front would make the fire visible from outside, radiate the infrared light better to heat and illuminate the tent better. The design of the stove would direct the soot to the back of the stove to keep the front glass clear. The baffle would have traps to burn soot. The flue would have two dampers. The first one would control the flue gas flow to control the wood burning rate; the second one would connect the paddle box to the flue. Having a removable paddle box above the cooking section of the stove allows odorless cooking inside the tent. The paddle box would be covered by a removable fireproof sheet so that it can transform into a cloth hanger. This allows easy drying of cloths above the stove.

The temperature of the stove and the cooking area would be measured using an accurate digital thermometer. It would be powered by a Peltier electric generator. I also thought of adding a small electric generator on the chimney operating by the flue gas. It would be used to charge the lanterns and the mobile devices within the tent.