Wait, he passed? That's terrible. Such a kind man. Hopefully he died doing what he loved, rip.

Miss this ledgend

Caveman TV aka fire can be relaxing. Thanks for watching!

don't have a garage so heading to the woods. lol

Fire is primordial. You can look into it and be mesmerised. It is like looking into your soul. You can see the past present and future. I think it helped the cavemen keep their sanity.

Oh razor. Know what you mean. I miss my woodstove. Nothing in the world nicer sitting beside a warm woodstove when ugly outside

Mmm...fire good!

Tony English I agree. Thanks for watching.

So true.... keep it dry and get those sharp edges that will often burn even when damp.

Yes, it is a great sound, but makes for a very cool weekend when so damp.

+Waw Hiker Thanks for watching! One pro of a heated shelter is the ability to dry clothing in the rain. The down side it time and effort setting it up and processing wood.

Iam free Yup. Often the larger the stove the less work in wood prep and stoking but more weight and bulk to pack. It's a hard balance when for backpacking. A bit easier with a pulk sled though. Thanks for watching.

Glad yea liked it.

Olive oil for the win. :) thanks for looking.

Thanks for watching and the sub. I appreciate it!

Thanks for watching!

+Glock 22 I also have a Hex 3 and feel bad that Golite is no more. It would make for a fine shelter mods. Titanium Goat sells stove jacks just for such a tent. Once you go heated shelter there is no going back. Thanks for watching.

The bag was nice. Yup, cold and wet is full of suck.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Yea sliding under stuff isn't easy these days. LOL thanks for watching.

They should come pre cut unless something changed as I don't have that model. Once you go with a heated shelter there is no going back IMHO. Thanks for watching!

@@MegaWoodswalker Kifaru used to cut the hole in the stove jack but now they leave it to the customer because people use different types of stoves with chimneys that have different diameters. It's simple to cut the hole.

+Nicholas “Mountainbilly” Pope The stack robber takes heat which normally gets blown out the pipe and transfers it to the tent. It gets too hot to clog as any build up is turned to a fine dust. Also it has an internal baffle plate plus (A) framed spark screens that kills nearly 100% of the floaters even from problem fuels like pine or hemlock. Thanks for looking brother.

I was wondering this same thing and this amazing soul isn't around to ask anymore sadly, but i just found my answer. Thanks👍

I wish Kevin was still here with new adventures to share. His channel was a lift during covid and lockdowns. Stay well and be free.

True and thanks for watching!

@@MegaWoodswalker you're welcome! I love your videos, and I wish I had half of your ambition to go out in the cold. Too my injuries and I'm getting old. Lol

It's usually around 65 but can be over 100F. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

+Bilge Pump Thanks for watching!

Iam free Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks brother!

Never tried it. Let me know how it works out and thanks for watching!

@@MegaWoodswalker it worked great but a buddy of mine told me to carry a pack of chopsticks it weighs alot less

It is a heat grabber, it redirects the air thru the chimney flu to slow it down and capture extra heat. Kevin made it himself.

My DIY heat exchanger/stack robber. Has a baffle plate and A frame spark screens. I use it to reclaim heat which otherwise would blow out the pipe. Also a near 100% spark killer.

MegaWoodswalker Do you have a video on that DIY heat exchanger? And would you recommend the Sawtooth 4 man style tipi's or the Paratipi? I'm looking to buy one or the other very soon. And would you get the small stove or medium stove for these setups? Do any other stove types work with Kifaru that you recommend or should I stick with Kifaru? Thanks in advance, love your videos.

Sigma 3 Survival School Sorry I don't have a video centered on the DIY stack robber but will consider adding info on that in the future. I would recommend the Sawtooth over the Paratipi. I own a Paratipi and it's great but kinda cramped with red hot stove. I have the Kifaru large and small stove but not the medium. For hiking I wouldn't want to carry more than the small for greater than 10 miles or so. When using the sled it doesn't matter so went with the large for that application. Yup any stove would work so long as the pipe fits the jack. Thanks for watching.

I have a mesh screen in the collar and there is another wider screen in the stack robber but still somehow had bad luck in the past with birch bark.Maybe I used too much, hard to say. The spark box is made from a stainless steel kitchen container sealed with SS sheet in one end then a baffle plate in the middle with spark screen on both ends inside. Thanks for watching.

+john jensen Actually it's the opposite. I do use a small ground cloth for under my sleeping bag, it's the 5x8 blue thing that occasionally shows behind the stove but for the rest of the shelter it's a no go. A ground cloth would get burned by the stove, trap moisture and be damaged as I like to process wood inside the tent. Thanks for watching.

It's my DIY heat exchanger/spark box

+seoulkidd1 Thanks for looking and the positive comment. :)

Thanks for watching!

That's the best part. Once the fire is going good it really doesn't smoke up the tent also hard wood smoke as stated is rather nice unlike cigarette smoke etc. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

+keith rice Thanks for watching!

I have both and prefer box as find them easier to cook on. Thanks for watching!

I made my own out of a 5 gallon bucket with the flat top on the top to cook on! It works great, and is very light to carry!

+Wilfred Oikle I find the any wood in contact with the stove starts to smoke in short order. Often the stove is cherry red so that's not going to work for this stove. Thanks for looking.

ahattaway022 In rural areas people sometimes target shoot. My guess that's it.

I believe that's a Felco. You can get those at Home Depot. Thanks for watching!!

I think in the positive 20s F but have done nearly negative 30 F in that tipi before. It's a great cold weather shelter system. Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

That's a Kifaru small stove. They don't still make it however have other models. store.kifaru.net/stoves-c21.aspx Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

Kifaru small stove. Guessing under 4 lbs total. Thanks for watching!

He died

I am not sure what you're talking about. I start the fire with the damper opened. What part of the video are you talking about?

At 10:44 the damper appears closed. Maybe the handle works differently than I thought. I thought the handle should be parallel to the smokestack to be open. Thanks.

That's the open position as can be seen in 18 minutes 39 seconds of this video. Same damper. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/icdkprqkxLfeqHU.html You are correct that dampers should be open on ignition as draft is weak until the system heats up etc etc so I do that or risk smoking up the tent.

@@MegaWoodswalker Thanks!

Great question. I have several ways avoid it. First the dry heat of the stove eats much of it when running. Second I have a liner for the Tipi which totally mitigates that issue though didn't bring that on this outing to save weight. Also have a UL bivy sack for my sleeping bag which is really the only gear item I am concerned about during certain conditions. Thanks for watching!

Thanks WW. I'd be so worried that I was going to bump into the center pole and cause a blanket of water to come down on my gear. Is carrying the liner like carrying 2 tipis? How much does it double the weight?

Ryan DiAndrea No. It's lighter than the tipi however will like everything else adds weight. That said very often condensation isn't a problem and the center pole often doesn't move anything if bumped into. However if the weather is right there can be condensation once the stove dies down.

Agree

It needed to be said my dude

Believe it or not yes. I am working on a new shelter.

@@MegaWoodswalker Good for you!!

@@MegaWoodswalker I've been scouting new winter camp sites

Because Kevin was totally obsessed with hot tenting in winter or fall in bad weather. He did a lot of honest gear reviews also. He did a Florida trip looking for the Skunk Ape, that is totally different and worth a watch.

+Johnny Postman Felco if memory is correct. Thanks for watching! :)

Thanks for watching!

Those 10X camo gloves are both waterproof and breathable (5:47 in the video) but sometimes I like to remove one or both of them for greater dexterity. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching!

Kifaru Small stove! Thanks for watching.

I use friction fire as well. In this video I used both ferro rod and friction fire. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5ODitqovt6mdps.html here is a more friction fire based video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLJkg9iJzde7ZXU.html Flint and steel. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rc6JdMV60MeaZGg.html Don't forget fire via magnification. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eduRrMiK36enYXU.html Good skills to have as they're fun and transferable to other fire craft methods but no. I would never want to be in a position in which I was dependent on spinning a coal etc etc. More so in these conditions. It's why in many videos I go out of my way to stress the importance of packing a modern fire kit. It's just how I look at the world. Thanks for watching!

There is a fiberglass stove jack which allows for it. Thanks for watching!

I have a pulk sled as well. Those are nice. Thanks for watching!

Always on the look out though beyond a few black bears never seen um.

I was wondering if anyone would ask or say anything and was going to do it myself if I didn't find it here.

@@MegaWoodswalker - If you'd like to know the truth, howtohunt.com.

+Paopaowell Pao I only packed minimal camera gear. No tripod beyond a 6-inch and no extra camera lighting. I have my headamp for lighting. Why? Because this is a real world solo bushwhacking outing into a winter storm. It's easy to ignore that fact from the comfort of the keyboard but less so for the person doing it. My pack was heavy enough already. That said I am happy people occasionally view my videos and appreciate your comments. Maybe one day I will consider packing a larger tir-pod and extra lighting for a camera but never on an outing like this with a hypothermia risk. Ice rain is the absolute worst IMHO. Actually I don't need the extra pack weight in summer either. LOL. Thanks for looking.

+MegaWoodswalker that is great i mean that will pretty fast exhausted cause you need energy holding steal camera so pretty good idea for sure and mountain house that is chunks of big meat in there pack when your body hungry wow that is pretty awesome man well done good job we like to enjoy and see how was the feeling when in winter solo camping

Thanks. I do really want a UL tripod that isn't too heavy. Also it would be nice to have an ultra light (UL) hands free camera device that doesn't involve strapping it to my head or chest (need to wear a hat and pack sternum strap is across the chest. One down side is rain or sleet. If I put the camera in it's waterproof case the quality drops but fear using it too long exposed. Who knows but the outdoors is fun! Thanks again for looking and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

+MegaWoodswalker you welcome i was really enjoy you video and i had my hot coffee at now i watching this awesome video keep it up the good work :")

yep, I always carry one

Nope to likly to leak, I carry gelled alcohol pellet starter! No leaking! Very hot blue flame , it burns slowly and for a long time drying out the damp wood!

@@donaldhofman296 that sounds good too, but 50 years ago as far as I know we never had such a thing a gelled alcohol pellets, but I never had a liter fluid container to leak, but at any rate I had to give it up long ago

@@randybird9979 we do now! And I use it! It's much safer!

@@randybird9979 we must be about the same age! I'm a young 67 years!

+Gary Thornbury There are 8 air holes in the door to feed the fire. Too much air isn't good and the same for too little. I also have a damper in the pipe to further regulate the burn. Thanks for looking

Thanks for the explaination, I was wondering.

+Gary Thornbury that made me mad....excactly

+kris kelly I agree i seen guys that packed in snow shovels leave snow on ground ,I would scrape it down to the bare earth ,,, unless it creates mud

kris kelly or if there is five feet of snow.

Brisdad53 ,depends how long you're planning to be in the same spot. Far less steam and moisture if you scrape to earth.Once the ground dries it's far warmer .Wet clothing will actually dry.My personal preference.

Brisdad53 you are incorrect sir

Been using that stove from 2004 or was it 5? No worries cuz the hinges are still fine today. LOL! Thanks for watching!

+daniel mccrea thanks for watching!