Homemade Wood Burner / Stove From Gas Bottle... How I Made It

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@d4ve587 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome you can burn a log and drop a log at the same time 🤣👍😎👌

@UrbanVanlife 4 жыл бұрын

man i love how you just do things how you want , im like that why buy it when we can build it . and secondly toasting mallows while droping the kids off at the pool , great idea

@uncledodge9396 3 жыл бұрын

With the welding I was always told it doesn't matter how pretty it is as long as it works. Nice build up, I use angle iron to make a frame for the door that stands out from the stove body, this makes it easier to create a door and get the door seal right.

@jameskyle380 19 күн бұрын

First gas bottle wood burner I saw was in some traveller friends of my Dad in the early 90's. Installed in a lovely chrome and mirrored twin axle 1950's original caravan with separate bedroom. Really threw out the heat which was nice on a cold and rainy day.

@greenmanoffgridcaravan 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a good DIY wood burner! Perfect for cold nights!

@Straitjacket808 4 жыл бұрын

Great job. Looks great.

@johnmandy 4 жыл бұрын

I love the Bender Burner ❤️👍🏼😎

@annmcwilliams1230 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good and it works well done.

@2e0txe 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic build on the burner. Personally I think I would of favoured the flat top so you could also cook on it and save on using the propane.

@sue-eg6zz 4 жыл бұрын

Job well done Ash, it's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it 👍

@hughjones3163 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus that's ingenious man wonderful rustic finish 👍👍

@suepaulbrown9512 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the anticipation, whilst I had no clue what you were building Paul Brown knew exactly what you were up to!

@Chris_905 4 жыл бұрын

Super job , well done Ash 👍

@onemanandhiswhippet 4 жыл бұрын

Great job 👍😀🐾

@campervanchris4171 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great 👍🏻

@woolleycodwanderers4833 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's brilliant 👍 ... 😘🤗❤️👵🏼🐾🐾🤠

@wobbleboxadventures 4 жыл бұрын

Great log burner dude love how you made it and didn't just buy one great effort fair play keep up great vlogs 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

@dnsmoker 4 жыл бұрын

Great add to the van ash defo a game changer 👍🏻👍🏻

@dreadedscotslass 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great Ash,

@El-Tel63-Terry. 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice indeed 👍🏻

@DUB-sential 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job mate.. Looks good.

@peterdrury8859 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@jasonpetley2836 4 жыл бұрын

Great job 👍

@011CJ Жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@fouter81 3 жыл бұрын

You definitely have one of the coolest vans in the whole youtubes.

@ianb2560 4 жыл бұрын

Wood burner is excellent Ash well done mate.

@JR90. 4 жыл бұрын

Loving these tinker videos 👍

@manchestervanlife 4 жыл бұрын

That looks cool that dude I like how you came of the side of your van , think I’m guna do a log burner next got some good ideas of this video cheers ash , another top vid 🤟👊🚚

@DustyKorpse 4 жыл бұрын

Proper job 👍

@Gr8Gasping 3 жыл бұрын

That is so clever 👏👏👏👍

@tinman7159 3 жыл бұрын

Love it !!

@waynebowmar3070 4 жыл бұрын

That’s mint ash your the man bro 😃🤘

@ka17614 4 жыл бұрын

Always wanted a wood burner in the van, not got the room though...great vlog!

@floresavu7522 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats for the idea! The stove looks very nice. Thank you for sharing this, it is inspiring! I want to buy a mini stove to install it in my tiny van and seeing you doing this already, gives me more courage to do it. I also chose the stove, instead of the diesel heater, because it is cheaper.... And thank you for showing us a different kind of life style, one who offers such freedom. Hugs from Europe! 🤗🤗🤗

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 I would definitely recommend having both heating options in the van though, just in case! Always better to have options. Diesel heaters are so cheap to buy it's worth it for a backup 👌🏻

@LukesVanLife 4 жыл бұрын

Sweeeeet! I get asked alot why have I not built a shower? It's coz they take up so much space. Great job buddy. Look forward to seeing it soon, I wanna feel that warmth :)

@stek2190 4 жыл бұрын

Good job mate 👍👌

@whitevanman9500 4 жыл бұрын

Thought you were quiet Mr Pollard, So much more space and im sure you will use it wey more than the shower.. Boble will love his new best friend and Marie to ...Winner Winner!!👏👏👏🐾👸🚐👍

@helenversteeg4516 4 жыл бұрын

Genius! 🤓

@sailingavocet 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! We live on a sailboat, which is a pretty similar lifestyle. Maybe when we finish sailing around the world we will get an RV or Van :) Safe travels ~

@davidreilly7213 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👌

@vanessasouthern1792 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@simonking559 4 жыл бұрын

Wowchers.....nice fab dog😜👍

@TheOffgridNomadUK 4 жыл бұрын

Looking good iam looking to see if I can fit a log burner in my overlander at the min off down sat to chat with builders if theres a safe space

@mp180170 3 жыл бұрын

Loved your honesty top man keep it up liked & subbed 👍🏼

@hellelaursen3340 4 жыл бұрын

the rain has free passage if there is no hat on your chimney Nice woodburning stove 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@ivecamperbuild_thomas4084 4 жыл бұрын

You did well Ash

@davemac3081 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Ash, bet you wish you had it in Chamonix last year in minus 17

@spazda_mx5 4 жыл бұрын

A CO and smoke alarm are a good call for any living space 👍 Good job, personally I think I'd miss not having a shower, but that's just me.

@2e0txe 4 жыл бұрын

Its ok having a shower in the van, but when you aren't connected to a source of water, you soon run out

@memuzzi1 4 жыл бұрын

Cracked me up. Good on ya.

@doogiehowser78 3 жыл бұрын

good effort mate

@zjeng1 2 жыл бұрын

You keep appearing in my video searches. Not for a van conversion this time, but wanted to build a log burner insert for my fireplace. Great build dude!

@erolaras1868 Жыл бұрын

Im watching it carefully and seems very nice job . But i do have a suggestion for you . As you know if we happened to use this kind of heater in small room or camper , then it would burn the oxygen of the room quickly . So what i did once on mine one ,?, I weld a tiny metal pipe to where it takes the air in to heater on the bottom ( where you've put screws ) and then to adjust the incoming air , i did modified a little air tap the way i could either open the tap to get more air or the other way around . And i did run that pipe out of the room ( or camper ) . So that way the incoming air was from out side not inside while the heat was staying inside . Just a suggestion .

@LostInEurope Жыл бұрын

Yea that's a great idea and if I was to build another one I would definitely have an external air intake. 👌 also I would make a flat top for cooking haha

@roygardiner4002 4 жыл бұрын

I was all set to ask how you did the upper machine weld ! Good job mate, keep warm....

@HarneyPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ash, if you want to save money on fire lighters, get some cottonwool balls and smoother them in vasoline. Store them in a zip lock bag. I do this when I go bush camping here in west australia. works real well

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

Good tip! cheers 👊🏻

@CriftinsCampers 4 жыл бұрын

@@LostInEurope Pine cones make superb fire lighters just grab a few when you see them.

@matsf8268 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@tracebuk 4 жыл бұрын

Flipin, bloody-hell Ash thats Mega Brill..... all you need now is your subbies to save you small logs then as you go around the country just have a mini meetup an fillup yer log-store. :-)

@roygardiner4002 4 жыл бұрын

No problem putting the fire out then as you get ready for bed, just swing around whilst......

@SANTO971 2 жыл бұрын

I had DIY wood burning stove made out of bottle. But.. Smoke and CO2 detector (or two) is a must. Also I added thermal switches mounted them on back wall away from the stove and metal chimney feed throughs, connected it to a warbler. They work as high temperature alarms. Just a safety procuration that may safe ones life. Edited: ad a fan 12V computer type, will boost efficiency and makes heating up easier.

@lifesasprinter4409 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant mate, and a canny haircut aswell 👍👍👍👍👍

@thedicksons1284 4 жыл бұрын

that looks great and a wee bit of Blackfriars matt black stove paint and your welds will look factory...nice one.....my only concern would be water entering the flue without a domed cap..id also do spillage test...just a lit taper moved around the stove door when its running full pelt to ensure that the flame of the taper is not blowing out into the van but hey...if it aint smokin it aint broken lol

@machien321 4 жыл бұрын

...If only you had that in Chamonix Ash!❄🔥

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it 🤦‍♂️ I pretty much have unlimited power now I'm not using the diesel heater

@emanuelmoreira9597 4 жыл бұрын

Looks nice, well built! On the exterior of the van, what material did you use to make the connection between the van and the chimney? Looks some kind of high temperature rubber (the chimney probably gets very hot!).

@jamessones4044 Жыл бұрын

I need one of these for my tent this winter. Inhaling candles is not happening again.

@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN 4 жыл бұрын

Ash, coal fires like air from below, wood fires burn better ( more efficiently with air from the side or above. If your going to be burning wood, put a vent on the door, take that grate out and put a vermiculite fire brick in it and fill around it to flatten it off with fire clay and you have a great wood burning stove that's also easy to clean out. You can also not use a vermiculite fire brick by always leaving an inch or two of Ash in the bottom, it's really just as good. With the gate and bottom air vents, with some vermiculite fire brick around the lower level inside walls, sides and back, not front, then you'd have a great anthracite burner ( coal stove ) Great job all the same mate 👍👍👍

@rogerrabbit6522 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one, just keep your loo emptied regularly otherwise you might be heating up some smells.

@frenchysvanlife 4 жыл бұрын

Pukka job mate looks awesome! Have you looked at how much it increases your insurance, had any probs with ur current insurance covering it? Love to have one in mine.

@Builditfixituseit 4 жыл бұрын

Love it mate....I've got a tip for you if you're interested?..A cool fresh air intake from your old shower plug hole! It would be way more efficient and it wouldn't try sucking in air and dreaded moisture from other air gaps like windows and door gaps etc..this would make sure that your van would be bone dry. The cleaner the burn the more efficient it is.🤩 Marshmallows on the shitter 🤣🤣🤣👌 Best Regards Adam🤙 .

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

I have thought about this and was going to do it but after living with it for a while I actually run it a lot with the door open so I can watch the fire 😊 I build a mesh fire guard that clips over so it cant spit

@Builditfixituseit 4 жыл бұрын

No worries mate just thought about it and had to share with you😁🤙

@soundbuffet 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work !!! im thinking about makin similar Wood stove for my van.i was wondering would it Worthy to conect a pipe for the incoming oxygen to bé sucked from outside ? so thé oxygen in the van would not bé used.thank you

@LostInEurope 2 жыл бұрын

Yea for sure it would be much more efficient and stop the drafts being pulled in. This was a very simple build just to get me going 👌

@hosnbros 3 жыл бұрын

“And I’ll be able to toast marshmallows while I’m having a shit”. 🤣👌 hahaha fuck that’s the best way to look at it. Love the build mate!

@toastieup 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@rikkiesix 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice build man, love it. Do you think you will be able to find wood for the stove in chamonix? ;-)

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude! I dont think that will be a problem 😉

@UrbanVanlife 4 жыл бұрын

the safety squad hahahaha

@frozenoem1 4 жыл бұрын

Only suggestion is to make sure your ash bin is sealed to keep ash from burning in open container. And you may need to raise your stack a bit for good draft. Nothing beats a Woodfire!🤣

@sailingavocet 4 жыл бұрын

smart!

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

Good advice 👍🏻 although I dont actually keep ash in that bucket. It's just there to go from the burner to outside really

@frozenoem1 4 жыл бұрын

Cold ash is okay for outside disposal. But, warm embers or still hot ash disposed outside can cause fires. Only been wood burning for 48 years, prefer to keep my 37Million acres of woodlands unburnt. Reason I suggested air tight container for ash.Have survived a few woodland fires caused by people who didn’t let ash go cold, or never extinguished campfires.

@andydavidson 4 жыл бұрын

what was the fire cement/sealant stuff you used?

@susanadam6094 4 жыл бұрын

2 Huskies so floor space was more important than a shower that I property wouldn't use that often 😊

@cedricerleward 3 жыл бұрын

That chimney needs a spark arrestor at the top

@slyboy1966 4 жыл бұрын

Love it buddy. TOASTING MARSHMALLOWS WILST HAVING A SHIT 🤣🤣🤣👊🏻

@markdiroff1479 4 жыл бұрын

Fire extinguisher ...good idea. But store it away from the wood stove. If a fire did start, it would most likely be by the stove. You dont want to risk getting burned to get to the extinguisher!

@alistairwilkinson3502 4 жыл бұрын

I want one! Whats the deal with log burners and insurers? Are they bothered?

@icba4907 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job but a flat top is a must for a kettle/pot.

@jamiehamilton6887 Жыл бұрын

i like the door, so im making a new door, but welding is not for everyone so my one has a glued on upside down drainage for the chimney to squeeze over, and a hole on the bottom for ventilation and the ashes and the whole thing sits up in an old 3 legged stool for the old billy can to collect the ashes. too lazy to paint it or make a video but it rocks

@brentcarrol2976 10 ай бұрын

Keep in mind that I've only used it for a couple weeks, that being said, so far so good kzfaq.infoUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM . Using it at 8 ft. by 8ft. deer blind that is insulated. I have to keep the door cracked for it to get enough air to burn, but that is very likely the wood I've used. Much better quality than I expected for the price. Now if I can just take it easy in the beginning it won't be 90 degrees in my blind. All in all it seems like a keeper.

@normanmart7933 3 жыл бұрын

Most people don't use tgeir shower except for wet stuff, they take up space and a lot of water

@whu58 4 жыл бұрын

Dumping logs in two locations at the same time whilst toasting nuts & marshmallows is the way to go Ash - BTW, did it put your van insurance up by much?

@thecorbies 4 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhh! Don't even ask that. He probably didn't think of it.

@bobbymoore8277 4 жыл бұрын

Extended snorkel, eat my dust elf and safety hahaha

@destoni86 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 "I'll be able to toast marshmallow while taking a shit"

@604roger 3 жыл бұрын

Is it better to use thick iron in the construction so it takes longer to cool down after thus longer heating time?

@LostInEurope 3 жыл бұрын

Technically yes, it would perform a lot better but would also be 4x heavier than the gas bottle

@604roger 3 жыл бұрын

Lost In Europe good point and space to heat is small so the bottle you are using is sufficient..... thx for the quick response 👍

@jamessones4044 Жыл бұрын

The flat top would allow for stew pot?! Or to heat anything up

@LostInEurope Жыл бұрын

If I was to build another then I'd definitely make a flat top for cooking 😊

@van-gabondramblinrose6398 4 жыл бұрын

How much did it cost Ash? Just wondering how it stacks up against a bought burner.

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

Bottle was free and the flue came to about £80 ish with all the bits 😊

@ProjectAmber 4 жыл бұрын

FITTING LOG BURNERS, WEARING BEANIES, YOU VANLIFERS ARE ALLLL THE SAME!!! Haha 😉 cracking build bud, good to see how it come together, now we can both get pally with emergency services 😆👍

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

I know man, think I'm just gonna unsubscribe from everyone to be honest... 🔥 Cheers dude 👊🏻

@ivecamperbuild_thomas4084 4 жыл бұрын

Ash can I ask what size Tyers do you have on your van . Not that I will be getting them for a while it will just give me a idea what to get and how much money I will need to save thanks

@LostInEurope 4 жыл бұрын

235 75 15 bud. They about 100 a corner

@ivecamperbuild_thomas4084 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ash that’s what I thought they would be as I have 225/70/15 on now and there is loads of room and I would only be going up one size