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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2016 07:53am
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It's about time for an update! Progress has been made.
In February I decided that I wanted to replace my propane heater with a small wood stove. The Nu-Way worked like a top, but there's just something cozy and quaint about a wood fire in a camp/cabin that propane just can't provide. Plus, I'm no good at sitting still. A wood fire takes a little more attention and tinkering and I like that. I could resist the urge no longer.
I started researching small tent stoves. I ended up finding a small, home based, wall tenting business about an hour drive from my home. They carried 3 models of tent stoves, all well designed and high quality. Road trip! His stoves were very nice, but all very small. However he happened to have 1 larger Cylinder Stove that he brought in to see if he should carry them. He had decided they were too large and heavy for the tenting crowd. It was love at first sight. The perfect size, with warming plate and hot water tank. While it was over budget, it was the perfect stove for my needs and it followed me home.
The stove required a 4" flue system. While 4" stove pipe is commercially manufactured it's not commonly used and I found that I'd likely have to order case lots to get the parts I needed. In the end I bit the bullet and had a local sheet metal guy (older gentleman with a great reputation for his work) fabricate me a stainless flue system. He did an awesome job, very well thought out. I made all of the supports and straps for the flue system myself out of galvanized material with stainless hardware. All of the cut or filed surfaces were sprayed with cold galvanizing for corrosion resistance.
Inside I added protection for the wall by spacing steel roofing off the studs with copper pipe spacers. The floor is protected with a sheet of steel. The wall flashing, which was the fabricators design, stays cool to the touch, even with a hot fire. The setup cost more than I had planned, by a lot. However it turned out very well and should last a long time.
The hole in the wall from the original propane system was re-purposed. I know that this small wood stove will still produce too much heat for the space at times. So I'm turning the hole in the wall into a vent that can be opened or closed. It can be used to shed excess heat during the colder months when the wood stove is used and provide extra ventilation in the warmer months. The outside was covered with a louvered and screened vent. Inside will be a door used to open and close the vent. (I'm still working on that).
I also got around to adding some height to my booth/bunk table. It's much sturdier than before as well. The leg is a piece of PVC pipe that fits into a blind hole on the floor and bottom of the table. The rear of the table rests on a 2x4 ledge and locks into place. It's actually less awkward to make into a bed now as well. Just unlock the rear, tip up the front and pull out the PVC and lay the table into place.
That's it for now. Hope everyone is getting out to enjoy their cabin as the weather warms up!
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Gary O
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2016 08:32am
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excellent post, fun read, as always
luv that floor
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Rowjr
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2016 09:15am
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cool
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2016 09:35am
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Thanks Gary O, I spent a lot of time on the floor. I often get puzzled looks when I warn expected new guests to bring slippers or thick socks, as no dirty shoes touch my floor. My close friends, they all know better and come prepared lol.
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LoonWhisperer
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2016 11:21am
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Man, you do not waste time when you get up there lol Place just keeps on getting better. Great update!
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creeky
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2016 11:27am
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that blue beetle stained booth table looks real good. and the wood stove. great add. hot water will be a treat. and real nice looking install.
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abby
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# Posted: 10 Apr 2016 03:23pm
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agree...great update! better and better. love it!
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 27 May 2016 08:13am
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A bit more progress has been made!
I've finished my vent mentioned in previous posts. The louvered vent was installed outside. Inside there is a flap, hinged at the top with a spring screen door hinge. Some clothes line acts as a cable and runs through eyelets from the flap all the way over to the bedside/booth. There it is attached to a piece of chain, and that chain can be slipped over a hook. Choosing what link of chain is hooked determines how far the flap opens. When things cool off simply unhook the chain and allow the flap to snap closed. No getting out of bed required!
Spring showers are upon us, so it was time to deal with that. The truck camper that donated many of the appliances and windows for the camp came with a home made canopy that I had never even unrolled. Last week I finally had a look at it, improved it a bit and put it into use. The rear of the canopy has 3 hooks that hook through 3 eyelets on the exterior of the camp, under the roof overhang. This is easily accomplished using a custom made specialty tool I call "broom handle with a hook screwed in it". Then the canopy is unrolled and supported at the end with some poles cut from skinny trees. Some rope and tent pegs keep things taught. Interestingly enough the tent pegs have little LED ground lights in them. Not sure how long they will last, but the pegs were only $3 and they are sturdy pegs regardless of the lights.
I've managed to get quite a little wood pile started just from cleaning up some Birch trees around the yard at my "real house". I was also able to get some Pentox on the new trim boards. Here's a nice shot.
Next project is a redesigned kitchenette counter. It will have the same stove and sink, just arranged to allow for some more usable counter space. I'm making it out of OSB with a meranti top that will be stained and sealed. All materials I already have around.
I've been spending a few evenings around the camp lately. I've been busy and it's just so much easier for me to catch a few extra Zs there.
That's all for now. Thanks for looking!
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abby
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# Posted: 27 May 2016 05:55pm
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love it!!
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victorvector
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:29am
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Hi Stainless .
I have to admit that I have been lurking too long.
Great posts , great place .
Thank you for the fun read.
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2016 03:43pm - Edited by: 1300_stainless
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I hope all my fellow Canucks enjoyed their Canada Day long weekend. I'm obviously a bit late with this post, but it's the thought that counts...right? Me and the miss spent the entire long weekend at the camp. Progress was made!
I had been making myself a little level area in front of the camp for chairs and such. A "dirt deck". I had acomplished a bit with the trusty old shovel and rake.
However over the long weekend the same friend who donated "frakenpooper" told me I was welcome to borrow his compact 4wd tractor anytime. WELL! What a handy and fun little toy this is. Using it I was able to expand and level (it was very sloped) my dirt deck by moving in some large rocks and digging some fill from another area and trailering it in.
My serious face. I've always enjoyed machinery. My grandfather owned a mill and I was piloting tractors from a young age. This is a neat tractor and it works well. I may be working out a deal with my buddy to give it a new home. However I've read parts for it are hard to find, so I'm apprehensive and still undecided. I've been doing some maintenance and small repairs to it regardless, to show my appreciation.
All fine tuned by hand. It was hot and humid. I was sweaty, tired and cranky but it turned out not too shabby.
I was also able to enjoy the extra space provided by my new counter top! I started it a month or so before the long weekend and picked away at it. It's a leftover scrap of meranti board from another project, glued to some OSB. Then sanded, stained, and top coated with enough coats of clear floor coating that I lost count. After all was dry it was lightly wet sanded and had 2 coats of antique furniture wax applied. Not the best materials for a counter top, but the only thing I didn't already have laying around from other projects was a $10 bottle of glue. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and plan to periodically wax it for protection. Same sink, same stove, just rearranged. The paint was removed from the stove top and I polished up the old, rusty, chrome as best I could. It's not perfect but even high heat paint just doesn't hold up to the mess and frequent cleaning a stove top receives. I'll wax it up too, sometime...
Everyone should have a Can Cooker. This was my view while I cooked our Canada Day feast haha. Lunenburg Sausage, corn on the cob, potatoes, carrots and onions. Delicious!
That's all I've got for now. Lots of little projects planned, if time permits.
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Hogmaster10
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# Posted: 27 Oct 2016 02:20pm
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Any Progress?
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:49pm
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Hogmaster, there has been a little actually. I need to snap some photos and take the time to upload them soon!
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Hogmaster10
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2016 10:35am
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Good deal, looking forward to it.
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 1 Nov 2016 07:51am
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The "dirt deck" has been completed. I ended up adding a bit more fill to level things out, then topped it off with some pea gravel. After a few rains it has packed down better than expected and is a pretty solid little landing.
The poop shack has made it to it's final resting place. That was quite the process. There are spots in the trail where things got tight, but it made it relatively unscathed. Unfortunately it has been a hectic summer and that's the only progress made with it so far this year.
Another zero dollar upgrade! I made a small propane tank shelter using some scrap lumber, some steel roofing from the scrap pile, left over pentox from the outhouse skids, some green paint from my vent prroject and a tank bracket from the truck camper. This allowed me to move my tank outside, my blankets to where the tank was and now I have some indoor storage for fire wood!
That's about it for now. Hoping to send some time tucked away by the wood stove this fall!
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edge
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2017 04:43pm
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what no christmas decorations this year?
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2017 05:19pm
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The Christmas decor was up actually, but it looked identical to last year. No recent photo's, I've been slacking.
I have got some new 12 volt LED lights installed over the kitchen counter and booth/bunk to replace the 110 volt units. Should be a little more efficient than converting DC to AC and then plugging in LED lights that convert back to DC.
I've also been loving the wood stove. It's no problem to reach late summer temps inside the camp regardless of the temperature outside. The fire has usually gone out by morning, so I throw in an easy to light fire log and crawl back in my bunk until things have warmed up.
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timcook
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# Posted: 4 Jan 2017 08:02pm
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Man you did a good job on your build, i like it sure is cozy looking. ive added 10x10 onto my 15x15 cabin for a bedroom cant beat the cost of a 10x10.
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Green_Wizard
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2017 05:14pm
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Excellent job! A beautiful cabin and a great use of space.
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1300_stainless
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# Posted: 3 Jul 2017 02:45pm - Edited by: 1300_stainless
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Been a while since I updated. Nothing major has happened to be honest. Added a little splash of color to the front door.
We spent the Canada Day long weekend at the camp, as is tradition. Had some BBQ and enjoyed the peacefulness of the wilderness
Aside from visiting the camp my focus has been elsewhere this summer. I have taken up a new adventure/hobby that will no doubt help me with future camp modifications.
If you're interested in following my milling adventures check me out on instagram @west_clifford_timber
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KabinKat
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# Posted: 8 Jul 2017 07:34pm
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Very Nice Set-up!
Great work!!!
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