Living in a tent does not come with the comfort that a normal house will give. However, you are open to a viable option in different types of climates. If you are camping in the winter, then it might become a necessity for you to set up a burning stove in the tent. This is especially so if you will be staying outside for some days. By doing this, it can give you a fresh feel of your camping experience.
Nonetheless, it should be noted that using a burning stove inside of a tent has risks associated with it. Besides, you will most likely have no Fire Watch Guards to help you out in any unwanted situation. Therefore, we must highlight some of the things to take note of when using a wood-burning stove in your tent to avoid danger.
As you are planning to use a wood burning stove in your tent, here are some things you must consider:
You will have to protect the areas around the stove by using a flame retardant mat. This will come in handy if hot embers escape. A lot of manufacturers would suggest that you roll back the groundsheet of the tent and then place the stove on the ground directly. In addition to this, you will need to put a spark arrester on the flue’s top so that hot sparks would not land on the tent.
Furthermore, you will have to move combustible items far away from the stove because they can get very hot quickly and you should also try to put in place a means of extinguishing the fire in case of an emergency. Lastly, you should endeavor that every hand is kept away from the surface of the hot stove.
There have been a lot of tragic and preventable deaths that have been reported due to carbon monoxide released when people brought warm BBQs into camping tents and there is a campaign running for a long time that focuses on sensitizing people about this. It should be noted that the same could happen with a wood burning stove. The only difference with a tent stove is that most of the fumes are expected to be directed outside of the tent up the flue. Nevertheless, there are still certain precautions that you should take and they include the ones below:
Endeavor that your tent is well ventilated. When you do that, you won’t have to worry that the door is open when the stove is hot. Normally, you should design your tent in such a way that would allow airflow through it to have a supply of fresh air.
While some campers do this and get away with it, it might not be the same for you. Therefore, do not take any chances. Even if you want to leave your stove through the night, you should get somebody to stay up in fire watch, manning the stove and ensuring there’s enough ventilation. You should bear in mind that not having your burning stove on at night wouldn’t cause many issues. This is because you would most likely still have good sleeping bags, clothes as well as clothes. Besides, your tent might still have some residual heat when you enter your sleeping bag.
Now, you have learned how to use a wood burning stove in your tent.
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