Gas bottle wood burning stove

no1birdman · Post by **no1birdman** » 22 Jan 2009, 15:49

Hi, if you cannot afford a wood burning stove why not make one out of a empty calor gas bottle. I have made about 10 all different sizes and styles and they chuck out a lot of heat.

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 22 Jan 2009, 15:50

Illegal in smoke control areas though.

DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 22 Jan 2009, 15:55

I wouldnt want to trust one in a home long term.

Has anyone said they cant afford a stove?

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 22 Jan 2009, 16:09

I've read stories of the joints failing and being a bit of a fire risk, but I've also heard of many of them being used successfully for years. I'm not sure I'd feel happy about having one in my van, if was suitable for fitting one.

I've seen a nice one made out of a milk churn, mounted horizontally in a metal frame, with the lid as the door.

RuncornBridge · Post by **RuncornBridge** » 24 Jan 2009, 09:15

Never heard of this before, I'm intrigued. Any pictures?

Ballard · Post by **Ballard** » 24 Jan 2009, 11:06

Here's a cool looking one, handmade in the west country...

http://www.hotpod.co.uk/

Check out his very cool VW campervan conversion.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 25 Jan 2009, 11:42

RuncornBridge wrote:Never heard of this before, I'm intrigued. Any pictures?

Sorry, I haven't. But may be going back to where I saw it sometime.

Filter Feeder · Post by **Filter Feeder** » 25 Jan 2009, 11:58

no1birdman wrote:Hi, if you cannot afford a wood burning stove why not make one out of a empty calor gas bottle. I have made about 10 all different sizes and styles and they chuck out a lot of heat.

Please post some pics!

JohnB wrote:I've read stories of the joints failing and being a bit of a fire risk, but I've also heard of many of them being used successfully for years. I'm not sure I'd feel happy about having one in my van, if was suitable for fitting one.

I knew a guy who swore by stoves made from fire extinguishers in his vans/trucks - they can give out more than enough heat. A stove as large as a blue calor cylinder would be far too hot for a wee space like that.