Preparing for Emergencies Preppers are famous for stockpiling ammunition and canned goods, but there’s no better way to prepare for emergencies than to build your life in a resilient way. Building your home and your routines in a way that allows you to be self-sufficient can help to ensure you and your family are safe …
Moisture Management for Building Tiny Managing humidity and moisture in a small space is an important consideration when designing your heating and ventilation system. Humidity from cooking, showering, and breathing tends to build up quickly in a small space if it’s not well-ventilated. A typical family can add gallons of moisture to the air throughout …
Radiant vs. Convection Heaters When choosing a heat source for your small space, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the technical details like fuel source and BTU output, and overlook how your heater is going to make your home feel. Talk to anyone who grew up in a cold climate with a wood stove …
How soon should I start my wood stove project? Sooner is better! It’s never too early to start planning your project. Heating season in North America starts in early Fall, around the same time as the first cold snap hits the country. Once the prospect of Winter cold becomes a reality, everyone who has been …
Traveling Alaska with a Sauna in tow Kevin is a midwestern native that’s transplanted to Alaska. He’s a outdoors man, builder, and adventurer! From the ground up Kevin restored his F250 4×4 Camper van lovingly named, “Hugo The Big Green Van”. To round out his adventure mobile Kevin hacked up a old box van and made …
Kev’s Alaskan Overland Sauna Gear Trailer @hugothebiggreenvan Read More »
“We wanted our next step to be something of our own, unattached to any one location or schedule …” Watch your financial burdens evaporate into thin air! Ben and Meag Poirier are real life champions of that experience. A young, vibrant couple who travel the country living their dreams while sharing how they do it …
Ben and Meag’s Debt-Free Happy Bus – @Wilddrivelife Read More »
“Anyone who came into our Airstream commented on how it felt like a home with the wood stove.” The Kerr Family has been living tiny and traveling for over three years, and with the Tiny Wood Stove they enjoyed off-grid coziness for the whole family. Check out their story below or on their Instagram @demibrooke. …
“It’s functional, attractive, easy to install with great product support.” Steve built a rugged cargo trailer that he takes camping in New Hampshire year round. The minimalistic build doubles as an ATV garage and features a Tiny Wood Stove for off-grid heat. Tell us about yourselves. Steve Nadeau. I’m someone who works in the major …
“We love the idea of being able to pick up our home and move wherever we want or need to go.” Francesca and Nicholas are living fulltime in their skoolie in Colorado. Check out their story below or on their Instagram @happyhomebodies. Tell us about yourselves. Our names are Francesca and Nicholas Drez and we …
Francesca and Nicholas and three dogs – Skoolie life @happyhomebodies Read More »
“Setting up the stove with a friend was a piece of angel food cake” Michael built a beautiful minimalistic Japanese inspired Tiny House in Oregon. How did your tiny living journey begin? It has been a long time coming. I’d nearly done this three times before, but tiny home architecture and construction had come a …
Adapting a Tiny Wood Stove to a Larger Flue Size Does your structure already have an existing solid fuel rated flue system in good shape? Is your current stove too large for your space, or just needs to be upgraded? Attaching a new small stove to your existing flue can be an attractive option. Reusing …
Connecting a Small Wood Stove to a Larger Chimney Read More »
Detachable Chimneys for Spaces that Move For spaces that move like RVs, buses, vans, and tiny houses on wheels, it’s a good idea to make your chimney detachable. A detachable chimney will help you get the height you need above your roof without having to drive around with a three foot pipe sticking out of …
Heat shields for Clearance Reduction Adequate clearances are one of the two most important safety features of any wood stove installation. (The other is proper materials.) A properly installed and maintained wood stove can be one of the safest appliances in your home. But cheating on clearances can create a very dangerous situation. Don’t Trust …
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pipe Boots Pipe boots are an incredibly versatile flashing choice for wood stove installs. We include a high-temp silicone pipe boot in every roof install kit we sell, since they work well for most installations. Types of Boots Pipe boot mounted on 3″ insulated pipe The two major …
Why is my stainless stovepipe changing color? From time to time, folks will contact us asking whether they’ve damaged their stovepipe. It looks burned or something. Does this mean I had a chimney fire? Is the pipe’s structural integrity compromised? Probably not. Tempering Tempering on our legacy stainless single-wall pipe When you heat stainless steel …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#dd9933″ text_font_size=”22″] FAST & EFFICIENT FIREWOOD for SMALL WOOD STOVES! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Firewood can be a major chore! Small stoves will not accept the traditional 16″ logs so unless you can hire someone to cut wood specific to your stove …
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.91″] Our family is designing a 400sq’ Off-Grid Tiny House that will be super-efficient. For the past 4yrs we have lived, traveled and worked from our little house on wheels — a 1966 26’ Airstream Overlander. The space has been sufficient (176sq’) …
I stumbled upon Keven’s Small Wood Stove installation in his Vintage Airstream while browsing images on google. His 1971 Airstream has been a labor of love for the past few years. He is now living full-time in his trailer and his Navigator Little Cod Wood Burning Stove is his primary heat source. Here are …
While poking around the Airstream Forums looking for other folks that installed wood stoves I found Denise’s thread about brutal Alaska winters in a vintage travel trailer with a little wood stove as the primary heat source. The forum thread is fascinating and full of great cold weather trailer living tips & tricks. Denise …
CASE STUDY: Alaska Winters in a Vintage Travel Trailer Read More »
Tent stoves are primitive lightweight stoves for heating wall-tents (canvas hunting tents) or ice huts. They are essentially a barrel, door and a chimney. Not the most efficient stoves nor the cleanest burning but they are cheap and they do provide heat. While these little stoves are not made to be permanently installed in a …
Thinking about wood heat for your tiny house? Great! Wood stoves can provide affordable, clean and renewable heat all winter long. The first step is determining how many BTU’s you need to heat your space. What is a BTU? A BTU is a British Thermal Unit, a unit of measure which is the amount of …
BTU’s or British Thermal Units is a unit of measure that equals, “the amount of energy needed to cool or heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit”. KW is a measure of power by different sources of energy.
If you’re still unsure about what heat source is right for you lets look at wood stove vs propane heat cost comparison. The cost of fuel for your heat source can be significant! Whether you choose wood or gas each has it’s own cost. WOOD COST Finding sources of quality dry firewood is …
Cubic Mini, “CUB” Price: $595 Dimensions: H12” x W10” x D9” Weight: 27lbs Flue Outlet: 3” Output: 6000-14000 btu Efficiency: ? EPA Certified: No Outside Air Supply: No
Fatsco “Midget” Price: $339 Dimensions: H15” x 9.5” Diameter Weight: 45lbs Flue Outlet: 3” Max Output: ? Efficiency: ? EPA Certification: No Outside Air Supply: No Notes: Top cooking plate is available as an added option (+$138). This is sold as a coal stove. Thoughts: The Midget is like the Tiny Tot but bigger. Simple …
More Stoves and Parts Arriving Soon!
Reserve backordered items now for December shipping.
