Fltom Camping Wood Stove, Portable Hot Tent Stove with Sectional Chimney Pipes, Stainless Steel Wood Burning Stove for Tent Shelter and Cooking Heating

The stove is just right size and weight and quality for my use.I do not have a wall tent, and I just want to use the stove on the patio for warmth and mood.For $99, the stove provides all that I can ask for.I was pleasantly surprised to see the damper included. The pictures did not show it. I was wondering whether I should fork out extra $$ for the damper unit. It works just fine. A damper is a 'must-have', if you want to prolong the burn-time.The chimney pipes sections fit very well, and the tolerance is such that there is no smoke leaking from the joint. The chimney base is solid, once installed with three screws and nuts. The damper section fits tightly, and the chimney column does not sway, once erected all the way.The circular lid is well cut, and the hole that it covers is pressed just right, so there is no moving around the recess. It is so convenient to boil water in a pot, and let it simmer with the lid over the hole.Smoke escapes a little from the door in the beginning of lighting. But it minimizes, once the stove body is hot. If the damper is closed, it leaks through the door. If this is a problem for the tent users, you can buy fiberglass rope and insulate the gap between the door and the body.The glass on the door is more than 1/4 inch thick, and is fastened with 4 fasteners. It fits inside the recess, and stays there once installed.Some folks complain that the stove wall warped at the first burn. Well, if you blaze at the first burn, it will warp. In order to avoid this there are two ways of doing it. 1) Pay multiple Benjamins and buy the one with thicker walls. You will also buy10 lbs of extra weight, too. 2) Execute the initial burn with a moderate heat, and let the burnup-cooldown cycle repeat a few times--with a moderate heat!This way, the steel will have time to get tempered to expansion and contraction without the radical differential. If you burn the stove with excessive heat, there is always the risk of warping, since it is made with thinner gauge sheet metal. If you really are bothered with warping, get a cast iron stove. (Well, the back panel warped a little, but not to the degree it matters. The side panels did not, at all, due to the embossed, four-prong patterned stamping. If the manufacturer added the stamping to the back panel, it would not have warped at all.)I do not like the versions with side window, although it would provide the viewing pleasure. One window is plenty good enough for me. It also brings the cost down.The stove legs are sturdy, and they are of the same length, so the stove sits stable on the flat surface. The cut edges of the legs are sharp, so one might want to sand them down a bit.The stove has the double wall construction (rather, it is a channel running from the back along the top portion inside) with the catalytic principle, so it seems to reduce smoke emission, theoretically.The ash tray/drawer works double function of air inlet. Also it has the bevel at the front edge to aid dumping the ask cleanly.There are other finer points for the stove, but you can find them yourself, once you get it to play with. I am all good with this one. I wish I bought it sooner.One Week After:The fire lasts about one hour to hour and 15 minutes, with the firebox half full, with both the damper and air inlet wide open. In the dark, the top and side panel, and the damper section glows dull red, with the damper and air inlet wide open. If you pull out the ash drawer about an inch, the glow becomes red. Conclusion: The stove will not overheat, if fuel is not loaded to the full.The surface developed light rust along the top welding seam and top corners. So did the joint that connects the firebox to the chimney. I left it out in the rain a couple of nights. Steel wool took care of all these. I steel-wooled the surface of the chimney for a good measure, for it discolored a little. It appears the part that had been subjected to the high heat developed the light rust.I'm keeping this stove for sure.

I put this in my tiny cabin so it won't ever get moved. Used it a few times and has worked well. Puts off good heat.

Went together great!! I used hi temp loctite on all threads AND stainless lock washers on ALL screws, 4 for the window and 4 for the legs. I might drill a 2nd hole for legs so they can't pivot although they don't seem like they will move but a mishap is not sth u want in a tent stove (gust of wind, twisted leg = no good!). Otherwise it's perfect, portable, light, and very well thought out design!I went for the vertical version because I read many reviews saying side exit stacks want to tip the stove and is not stable. I Love the little window, Ash tray and wood rack. I will take 2 aluminum cooky sheets for under and behind as a type of hearth or maybe attach them with 1inch spacing as a permanent heat shield.. we will also hand sew in a stove jack and see how that goes ito water coming in with rain. Jack arrives today so will see how best to install in our vintage coleman hillary tent.Will update after we have tested it.. and will do a preburn to vent off any oils or smells before we leave :)Update after first camp:So we took this to the desert, fantastic little thing. It heated our vintage sears tent up in 5 minutes. The rack warped and is unusable but I ditched it for more room inside.Damper mod: I bought a 6 buck 3 inch damper, removed the plate, and used a hole saw and cut one from 1/8 plateand tack welded it onto the rod. I then dremel cut 2 slits halfway thru 2 sections of pipe as thick as the damper rod, that way I can drop in the damper and slide the two halves over each other essentially pinching the rod from 2 sides. If I don't want to use the damper just overlap the slits, thats why i cut it halfway only.. it works very well.The stove does burn out pretty quick but thats a small trade off, we take oak charcoal too, between that and the damper it works great. They really should include a damper!Packs up great and it so lightweight its awesome. We use a rectangular milk crate to pack it in, and then we use the crate as a table to set the stove on as well sincethe stacks are short..We had no blow back issues despite a pretty windy 2nd night. Super happy, my buddy had his 200lbs stove and i laughed all the time, imagine hauling a solid iron stove to the desert, no thanks!

I can't imagine how anyone would give this a negative review!It was boxed securely, undamaged and easy to assemble.The firebox grate warps when it gets hot but it's not damaged, and it doesn't hinder the performance of the stove whatsoever.It's a solid well-built unit.The stove top is 14" off the ground and it'll hold 30 lbs. easy. The stovetop opening allows open flame contact with pots through a 6" open hole for a fast heat and hand warming. It's like sitting by a small open fire.I don't intend to pack it far, so 15 pounds isn't an issue.The welds on the spark arrestor cap aren't beautiful but function fine. The stove pipes are sturdy and fit together nicely. It's easy and simple to use, move and store away. It'll take an 11" stick of wood and it'll warm a small tent very nicely even in frigid single digit weather and it doesn't smoke if you understand how it works.It was $89.99 and I expect it to last me forever, it will, but I'll update if it doesn't.

I bought this stove for $100. I already have a stainless steel knico stove and a titanium seek outside stove, so I didn't want to spend too much on another.Bottomline: I will be buying another one of these in the future.Bad:- One of the leg screws was bad, but this was easy to replace at the hardware store. Others have commented that the legs are wobbly without locktite. Mine was also wobbly, but when I replaced the screws, the legs were solid. Just buy new machine screws for the legs or use loctite.- the ash grate warped after the initial burn it. It doesn't affect the performance of the stove, but it's a little harder to take out, and it makes storing the stove pipe inside the tent a little tighter. If they sell replacement grates in case the warping eventually gets worse, that would be fine given the inexpensive cost of the stove overall.Good:+ Chimney was a little wobbly, but it did not fall over and it did not seem unsafe. It was much less hassle than the roll up titanium tube for the other stove I have, and I didn't worry about burning off the zinc like on the galvanized pipe with the knico+ No smoke. I made sure the fire was well established and then closed the door and the pan underneath. I had no issue with smoke; I ran the stove outside, so that may have affected airflow. I have not tried it in a tent yet, but will update when I do. Opening the door or the pulling out the ash pan underneath slightly are how I controlled air flow. I did not see any secondary burn inside the stove, but there was no visible smoke out of the chimney+ Easy to carry and store+ I'm used to stoves without glass, so that was nice in a stove this sizeOther thoughts:+ There was a little smell during the initial burn, but nothing at all like burning of galvanized stove pipe. I'm not worried about my kids being around it now after the initial burn in.+ The stove got very hot during the initial burn in so it cooked off any residual oils/etc, but also gave the stove a patina (got parts of it blue, but mostly brown patina). Will see if this rusts eventually (my knico is completely rusted at this point)+ It would be nice if there were a damper, but for the price point, I really can't complain