Tent with Built-in Stove

Watching so many videos on RBM outdoor tents that expands like an umbrella triggered my inspiration. I thought of a variant of the tent with built in fabric wood stove.

Inside the tent, there is a section for wood stove. That part is covered with a fireproof material (in gray). I thought that material can be extended inward like the rest of the tent mechanism to form a stove. The flexible frame inside the fireproof fabric should be made of metal to withstand fire. The knitting on the fabric should also be made of fireproof material. The fabric forming the stove will have heat conducting metal woven on it to better transfer heat.

There would be two sections expanding out of the tent wall to form the wood stove. The one at the bottom would form the stove, the one on the side would form the fluepipe which has an opening outside the tent.

The wood would be loaded to the fabric stove from its side. There would be a fabric latch to control the draft to the stove. The latch would seal to the rest of the stove with a steel Velcro. Just next to the stove latch, there would be an air vent to supply fresh air to the stove. This design reduces the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning inside the tent. The ground placement of the stove ensures warmer floor compared to stoves elevated from ground.

Having a built-in stove inside a tent would be a lifesaving feature. Imagine you got wet during camping and because the weather was mild you didn’t bother carrying a stove. With a built-in stove you can lit a fire inside the tent and dry your clothes as well as yourself.