Turn Your Tarp Tent Into a Hot Tent - Stove Installation
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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This is the final installment in the 3 part series on how to make a "do it
yourself" hot tent. The first video in the series showed how to make a very efficient and popular modified design tipi tent.
• Make A Tarp Tent Tipi ...
The second video in the series showed how to make a woodstove that is large enough to heat a 4 man tipi shelter in a Northern winter.
• Make A Hot Tent Wood S...
This final video shows how to make a stove jack and how to install it in a tent so that you can then use your stove in the tent to make a very cozy and comfortable cool to cold weather shelter
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i don't comment or interact often on social media but honestly deserves a like a Sub and a comment... keep it up
"Nordic" tipi [made in China] and matched stove = $4000 +
Tune in to Far North Bushcraft and Survival and learn how to make this setup for less than $100...
At the end of the day this sort of knowledge is priceless.
It would be an honor for the wife and I to meet you folks. Perhaps our trails will cross one day. Until then God Bless..
Larry
+TatDarYow thanks Larry. It would be our honor to meet you folks as well.
Thank you for this series. This is a doable project for someone like me. Limited budget, limited ability to deal with a heavy walled tent & "traditional" tent stove. FWIW..... I "see" another use beyond hunting camp or winter car camping. Here, we are subject to hurricanes in summer & ice storms in winter that take out the power. Sometimes for 2 weeks or more. This is economical enough to make, practice with it, and then store for use in the backyard when the grid goes down. A warm place to stay following an ice storm. A dry place to cook following either event. And an alternative to going to a crowded, noisy, shelter, if, heaven forbid, a storm damages the house. I know i'd rather be "camping" in my backyard, if I have the choice.
About the only other material prep work that I can see, would be having a stash of dry wood. Much of the rest of the goods needed, could come from the house, itself. From blankets off the beds to cans of beans & soup from the pantry. (Folks with wells & grid down would have to add potable water & sanitation solutions. Ours is a Sawyer SP181, 5 gal bucket, water filter kit & a Luggable Loo 5 gal bucket toilet kit.)
Again, thank you. Hope that others will see the full potential of what your series represents.
+Oldtimer Lee You are welcome and thanks. Yes you are right. A shelter of this sort would be very do-able for an at home emergency. Good thinking.
Always enjoy yall`s videos Lonnie & Connie !
GOD Bless !
ENJOY....THE SIMPLE LIFE
+Wolf Travels2 Thanks. for kind words and for watching. I appreciate it.
Wow, I am absolutely deep impressed...my brother is also watching and can`t believe..You give the best bushcrafter knowledge in the whole web...Thank you very much from Germany. Siggy and Olli, Walther, Andy, Helmut, Manne und Stefan..
+Siggy Schlimmfinger Glad you liked the video Siggy, Olli, Walther, Andy, Helmut, Manne und Stefan. Thanks folks for watching. Greetings to you all from Alaska USA.
Well done , man , like the diy stove jack . Thanks for sharing,
+Kullcraven Bushcraft someone has made a comment in this video about putting silicone in a 2 liter pop bottle with mineral spirits and shaking it up and then painting it on the fiberglass fabric. I had thought of oding that method but decided to use the one I did in this video. My next time I will use the silicone mineral spirits method.
hmm never heard of such a thing. lol
Got me thinking about a good shelter for the hunt. Practical and cool. Thanks for the ideas and knowledge.
+skijoer55 You are welcome. I also have plans of possibly using mine while hunting in the future.
I just want to say
Thank you 🙏 very much
Another great video. You have the solutions in your head, and your hands to make it works. Cool.
+Jorn Andresen Thank you. Glad you liked the video.
Thank you so much, was looking forward to this post. I made the tent, have to find a bucket and work on the stove now before winter sets in!
+David Anstey Yep winter isn't very far away, at least here in the North country. Hope the tent turned out well for you. I sure am happy with mine.
+Far North Bushcraft And Survival We're only a month away from killing frost, here in central NC. So, winter, isn't that far away for us either. Summer's heat and humidity has finally broken & we're already getting comfortable nights, for a change.
You and Wranglerstar are the best on youtube.
+Wesley Razorenov Thank you. I have also enjoyed the Wrangler Star videos I have watched.
I'm going to start my stove soon. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Really good series!! Thank you very much for posting these three videos!!
+Roclans Farm You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Your videos are brilliant. Remind me of a tv series when i was a kid softley spoken . Knowledge from a bearded chap. In the same calm manner. . .
Genius! I love the step by step process! I will share on Facebook!
+Daliwolf Bacon Thank you very much for the sharing of the video series. Glad you enjoyed them.
Just gave this video a thumbs up. I haven't figured out how to share from this phone but as soon as I get to my laptop I will share. New sub. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome. Thank you for subbing. I appreciate it and want to welcome you to the channel.
Great job. I think if I did this project I would do it with Canvas, but your concept it rock solid. Keep up the good work.
+4570levergun Canvas should work fine as well. I really like the poly tarps for the totally waterproofness and can be packed away wet if needed. I have a friend who stashes his poly tarp tents in a safe place in the woods in several strategic locations and if it is raining when he packs it away to leave, it does not matter.
that is looking really good , now you can change you stove out to a small rocket stove a lot less fuel needed on cold nights. Great looking setup though !!!!!!
From what I know of rockets stoves, they are really not very practical for me since they require frequent feeding as far as I know. This stove has lasted me 5 hours between fill ups.
Fantastic set
Wow, what a great video. Thank you!
Great little series...
Great work and Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again! I made my own teepee yesterday, do the next step will be the stove jack! (And I project to add a little air vent)
You posted the video the right day for me! ;-)
+svetiS2000 Great. Hope you enjoy your new home made hot tent as well as I enjoy mine.
very nice
Great series sir. I think I found a project to do this year with my children. Thanks for sharing this.
I shared it on 5 survival groups on FB.
+SpiritofWildWings Thank you very much for sharing. I really appreciate it. I guess that must mean that you enjoyed the videos. Glad you did if that is the case.
+Far North Bushcraft And Survival I absolutely loved them.
Great Looking Homemade Setup Lonnie, you did a great Job....
+FSBushcraft Thank you. Glad you like it. Can't wait to get it out during the winter.
+FSBushcraft Don't have to wait for winter! Around here, our first killing frost is due in about a month. A small fire, on frosty mornings, just enough to take the chill off, sounds good to me. Especially if it also brews up a pot of coffee. :-) Maybe scramble up a couple of eggs & a rasher or 2 of bacon. So, what if I have to open the front flap. Nice to scarf down a good breakfast with gloveless WARM hands! ;-)
This is awesome! I want to make one now.
+rchanger0804 Good luck with your new project. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine
Great series really enjoyed you process. Great results . Thanks.
Would you change anything if you made another one in the future.
+zuckertube. Thank you. I in fact do plan to build another one. The next one will be a bit larger and I will go ahead and put a liner in it. I plan to put a liner in this one as well. Otherwise I don't plan any other differences at this point.
Thanks, Always a pleasure !!!!! You always teach me something new !!!! Love you guys !!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😇
Lonnie just got done watching your Tepee hot tent videos they were excellent and I just shared them on Facebook to all my friends and I told my friends to send it to their friends Exedra I was wondering if you have any videos on hot tenting in Arctic conditions something about that cold and the hot tent what a combination take care
Lonnie I think you should have taped that outline all the way around where are you were cutting the tarp and then sold the velcro to the tape and through the tarp just a thought
Most excellent video. I like your style.
Thanks, good useful information.
Fantastic video. Really enjoyed this. Thank you as always.
Loved the video.Do you leave the tarp up or take it down?What size tarp and thickness do you use?I got a spot in the woods that I want to set up a site to get away from it all .
If you don't have a rotary knife, use an x acto knife or box cutter with snap off blades. Cheap and very useful tool.
A piece of cardboard for a cutting surface. Possibly clear nail polish on the fiberglass cloth edges in addition to sewing, to really stop that fraying.
+Lukiel666 I'm afraid that an exacto or similar knife would be very difficult to use in this circumstance. The knife would tend to pull the fibers apart. It would probably work but might make the job much more difficult. The nail polish might work to help stop the fraying temporarily but being as hard as it is, it may have a short lifespan of adherence since it may break up when the material is bent and flexed.
Just spotted this video :-)) 10/10 my friend ...! From Scotland uk
nice job man
that is cool
+YeshuBenPandera Thank you.
What a great set-up! ... Clark
Thank you very much for your videos. You're a fantastic instructor! I was thinking that perhaps a little bottle of Fray Check from Walmart or a fabric store on the edges would pretty much stop the fraying. May take more than duck canvas for art but I am still going to be sewing my edges. Or was that the purpose of the silicone? What was the silicone for?
The purpose of the silicone was to waterproof the stove jack to stop rain or snow melt from soaking through to the interior of the shelter. It also provides extra durability and rigidness to the fabric.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Thank you so much for your response. I am going to be making my own, now.
May need to shorten pole a bit to allow sides to be staked out a bit. Figure stake back two corners then take opposite two into center and stake giving entrance then stake sides about every 4'. Up 3' From ground about every 4' have guide rope to side center stake pulling side out to form slight walls giving little more room inside tent. Entrance can be staked inside or out depending if one is inside or out exploring
You may or may not have seen the video that i did where I show how to make a pyramid tent. However I believe the dimensions of my cowboy range or pyramid tend is about 11 feet square foot print.
Make A Pyramid or Range Hot Tent On The Cheap
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@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I was thinking of making a walking stick 6.5' to 7' long which could double for center pole for tent. May just need to tie sides out a a bit to make tight.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival shorter than 7 foot if tarp is actual 16x16?
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival would have 3 sides at ground level being 16 foot with center pole or center ring to tie to limp. Figured to have guide line up sides 2.5-3 foot in from corner every 4 foot. Then down from center about 3 foot another set.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival thank you for link.
this is a FANTASTIC VIDEO! I love it! 2 questions. does the pipe get hot where it pokes out of the stove jack? and, does it get hot enough to melt the silicone ring you glued on the stove jack? fantastic video. you earned a new subscriber today! :D
First of all thank you very much for subscribing and welcome to the channel. Glad to have you here.
Yes the stove pipe can and will get hot at the point where it goes through the stove jack.
Silicone is capable of handling high heat. Regular silicone should handle 400 + degrees Fahrenheit. My homemade stove jack has colored very slightly where it touches the stove pipe but not enough to hardly notice.
Hi what size tarp have you used please.
Thank You much appreciated..
The tarp is a 12 foot by 16 foot if I remember correctly. I stated the tarp size in the video. A 16 X 20 tarp will give a roomier version.
One thing I noticed is that your stove pipe is higher than your tent, therefore giving you an execellent draft. Were you in the Boy Scouts?
I was never in the Scouts but was both a boy attending as well as an adult leader (including state level) of a Christian based boys group called "Royal Rangers."
How does it fair in the wind? A style with more poles be better?
It is not the pole in this design that is the weak point but rather the stake placement. My wife and I were in a wind storm last fall with this tipi that had caused damage to different stores and signs in several towns in south central Alaska. We were out caribou hunting / camping and had no idea that such a storm was coming. The shelter held intact very well but nevertheless had me worried. Finally in the middle of the night I took down the center pole and let the tipi lay on top of us. We were finally able to get back to sleep then. We used heavy duty tarp for the material for this tipi and it is a good thing we did. It survived the wind storm just fine with no damage. It would have helped if I had put in one more pole from the base of the tipi to the peak and place the pole directly toward the wind. That way the pole would have provided a rigid divider to split the wind and deflect it off both sides. As it was, the wind would dish in that whole side of the tipi with each gust.
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Can you use the carbon fiber soldering protector that you used in your alcohol stove as a stove jack, instead of fiberglass?
+B Little I wrote a long detailed answer to this question on your former post of the same but the answer is not there for some unknown reason. I must have forgot to send it after I wrote it. Anyway I think that the black fiber material would probably work as a fire barrier but as I wrote yesterday, at the time, my tipi happened to be spread out on my house floor since I was installing a partial liner in prep for an expected campout next week. I measured my stove jack and it was about 13 inches by 13 inches square. As you stated, that black material is only 12 X 9 inches. Assuming you have a 3/4 inch seam overlap that will leave you with a width of 7.5 inches. Now if you use a 4 inch stove pipe then that means that you will only have 1 and 3/4 inches between hot stove pipe and the tent material. That would worry me personally. I think you would need more distance for safety. I understand that you can get a smaller fiberglass matting in hardware or auto stores used for auto body repair that would be a cheaper route to go than how I did it.
Primo job!! Gorilla tape is a super long lived product. I have used it to patch nail holes and rips on poly tarp for years. I use tarps to cover roofing projects against the weather as I have long open times during construction. The tape adheres for years, in all weather even below 0 degrees F! I was planning on making a tarp teepee for use in Jan.-Feb. next year for an annual trip for Trout. It is about 11 miles mostly on lakes with 1 flat portage and a second steep steep portage of about a mile. I used to haul over 100 lbs on a tobagan. I am now too old or too lazy ( or my knees are )!
I want to go faster and lighter so I can enjoy more time fishing. My canvas tent is excellent but too damn heavy nowadays. If you don't have proprietary ownership of your design, may I use it? Thanks for the well thought-out design and the effort you ( you and your wife ) have expended on your videos. With RESPECT from Northern Minnesota.
PS Cold camping in below 0 weather is a misery I am not very fond of.
+Circumpolar Bear Cult PPS: I have a 35 year old Kenmore sewing machine-- great tool!
+Circumpolar Bear Cult I have no proprietary ownership of the design and the design is shown and explained in detail here in this video series just so that others can make it for themselves. It is freely shared so that folks can get as much enjoyment out of it as I do.
+Circumpolar Bear Cult lol I totally agree with the sleeping out in the cold. I too have had (recently sold) a heavy duty but heavy canvas wall tent that I loved, but it literally weighed 80 pounds and was best set up when there was more than one person. This is my replacement for that tent. This shelter weighs a tiny fraction of what that canvas wall tent weighed and is easily set up by one person.
+Circumpolar Bear Cult Sounds like that just might be the same sewing machine as my wife's machine. Hers is 37 years old. She loves her old machine and cringes every time I ask to use it lol. It has held up very well.
looks like rain would run down the stove pipe to inside. There is still a rather large gap between your tent jack and the pipe.
Yes Josh is right. There are very occasionally drops of rain that get in that gap but almost immediately sizzle away to nothing once they hit the stove if they do not land on the pipe first.
Do you have to have any sort of ventilation for it to be safe?
I have been camping in hot tents in one form or another for maybe 15 years and have never had a problem. Woodstoves require oxygen to burn. The oxygen is being sucked into the stove from the tent interior. This creates a slight negative pressure which in turn sucks in outside air to replace the consumed inside air. As long as your stove is vented properly through the stove pipe then the hot gases will rise up the chimney pipe and escape outside. It will be hotter inside the stove of course than it is outside the stove. Heat rises and the stove pipe should be the highest place of the stove system. the rising action of the escaping gases creates a suction within the stove known as draft. When the stove is burning strong you can hear the air current being sucked into the stove from outside of the stove because there is so much suction or draft.
Out of curiosity, what kind of wear-and-tear does the fiberglass put onto the sewing machine?
As I recall, the fiberglass was quite easy for the machine to handle.
+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Cool. Thank you!
Anyone know why it has to be coated with silicone? The video doesn't explain why. Wracked my brain, but can't figure out why silicone is necessary.
The reason is twofold. First it strengthens the stove jack and gives it more lateral rigidity. Second it waterproofs it.
I don't comment too often, but I have say your videos are extremely informative, entertaining and just downright enjoyable. Keep 'em coming! God Bless.
Fred Thorne well said !!
Very true!
Definitely. Come spring, I’ll be trekking around North America. I’ll be using this project, and a few others, during my journey. He’s a cool cat.
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This is good stuff.
And you didn't even say "tactical" even once!
That's appreciated. :)
Thank you for your kind words. That was very tactical of you. :o)
hahaha
Lol
I realize you did this years ago, but for future reference and any one else who might be reading this, you can use a line of glue just inside the line that you want to cut. You can use Elmer's glue, but that does take a while to dry. There is a product found in the sewing sections of fabric and craft stores and even some Walmarts called "Fray Check", it's a type of glue that does just that, it keeps fabrics from fraying. It's sort of like fast super glue. You can run that along your cut line and let it dry a few minutes before you cut. It's much faster than sewing and it really seals in the threads so they don't fray off.
Also, for something as tough as fiber glass and Velcro where it's hard to push sewing pins through, get a box of paper clips and just clip the velcro where you want it. Or you can use the spring clothes pins like mini clamps to hold the velcro in place. If using paper clips do not forget to *remove* the paper clips before it gets to the needle! Do not sew over pins either if that's what you're using. If that needle strikes a pin, it can bend and get caught under the throat plate and cause a nasty jamb which can also throw off the timing of the machine ruining it. The needle could also break sending the sharp end right at your face! So remove pins before they reach the needle of the machine.
Wonderful comment. It's much appreciated
for the window idea; why not make a 2 layer application, one layer of mosquito net or screen and one layer of clear plastic - giving you venting and protection from skeeters lol !
+inchawaydotcom That is an excellent Idea.
Hello Lonnie,
Very well thought out series. My 21 yo daughter has overheard a couple of your videos and now watches them as well. That is truly priceless. You are very kind to share you knowledge in an accessible way,
+Mark Osborne Say high to your daughter from my wife and I. We are glad you folks are watching. I enjoy sharing these videos and you folks enjoy watching them. We are all winners in this deal. :o)
Use duct on the outline of the fabric when you cut to prevent fraying. Then you can roll edge and sew.
Hi Lonnie, not only is this video extremely instructive but it's also entertaining. I appreciate your detailed instructions and your calm demeanor. Will definitely share with my outdoor friends. Thanks for taking the time to post this.
I'm just blown away...this is terrific! Most excellent work...Thank you. :)
Love your videos, I probably said in the stove building one, how happy I was to see a stove I can build (I can do the little rocket/hobo stoves) as I'm going to need one in the first stages of building my cabin in Scotland, to keep warm and heat water/food on. The lack of welding is what's made all the difference. I am ok with drills and doing a bit of woodwork but welding isn't something I can see myself learning at this late stage. (I couldn't afford the tools either...we've got a portable chainsaw mill and I have the basics that will be needed to build the cabin proper, as I am starting with a kit build barn type cabin but need to add on at least one room which is bigger than the kit build to accommodate living space as I eventually want to get a cooking wood stove with the oven bit. I also want solar as I'm a good mile and a half off grid and don't want to be on grid at all. Thanks for posting. I think a lot of people are downsizing and its not just in the wilderness that these skills would come in handy.
I just wish some of the local councils and government would see the sense in the tiny house movement for homeless people. If they were taught how to build tiny houses and utilise skills such as building woodstoves, homelessness could be dealt with and give people a bit of dignity back by helping to build their own places. All the council would have to do is allocate space (government grants for solar could be pooled and put towards a central energy bank and shipping pallets could be used for building and heating).
Personally I taught my kids wilderness survival and how to keep warm, build shelters, light fires using birch bark and pine resin etc.
The world needs to relearn how to work WITH the planet, not against it and perhaps we may just end up having a future after all. Thanks for posting. .I always tell anyone I know who is interested in becoming more eco friendly to watch channels I like so I will share (and more and more are coming around to living more simply). x
+Anne Anderson (Foxiepaws) Good luck with your project and hope it goes well for you. My wife and I have a small 12 X 16 feet remote off grid cabin and we love it. We don't live there but use it only recreationally right now. It has solar power that we use to power 3 L.E.D. lights as well as charging of our phones and tablets.
***** Thanks for your nice reply. Your cabin and the tents and stuff look wonderful. I hope mine turns out as well as yours has.. I'm still catching up with your videos and enjoying them greatly.
Sounds idilick. im ofen up in scotland camping/prospecting.
You would be surprised how easy it is to weld. The cheap starter mig welders are a great way to learn.. although the slightly more expensive Lincoln or Hobart courterpart would be optimal. Anyone can tac weld. With some trial and error an old dog can learn how to lay some nice beads . Don't be scared to give it a try, less then $500 CAD you could have an efficient set up, could even get started for $200 or less.
The pace of the videos and the thoroughness make them easy to learn. If i had to guess, this is a man that has learned his life lessons the best way which is trial and error.
I ordered my tarp and will be making one soon! Thanks so much for the great videos on this topic and I can't wait to make and use my own hot tent! There's nothing like a little heat in a winter camping trip to make it sooooo much more enjoyable- and without emptying your bank account!
Let me know how it goes for you. I hope you do videos on the project both during construction as well as in use.
Yes I definitely will! thanks much!
This fantastic trio of videos has been a boon in my early hiking adventures. I am a very hands on guy, I'd rather make something than buy it. I have always used tarp tents so turning one into a tipi was just an obvious evolution. I used a larger 16x20' tarp so it can hold me and 3 friends. At first I didn't think I'd make the stove too, but after watching some more videos on youtube I got the idea of building an ALICE frame to accompany it. With the empty stove hooked onto my frame I can use it to carry supplies as a sort of dual purpose backpack. The stove, stove pipe (kni-co), tent and other supplies came out to be about 60 pounds, which I thought was pretty reasonable for a 4 person, heated tent. Thanks a ton, Lonnie!
Man I wish in Germany it would be a bit more like in Alaska... Too many people over here...
Lonnie, This is Brent we talked a few times about birch oil and where you lived, used to work on the slope. Just so you know who I am... I have made the same set up but with canvas and we went about things so similar that it is a little spooky. The one thing I did find that works well is before you cut the fiberglass, is to mix mineral spirits and cut the high temp silicone and apply it with a brush. This allows the silicone to seep into the glass and bind the fibers. So you can cut it without it fraying, and still get the fire rating and waterproofing. This is a DIY method that is like what the commercial guys use. Works well to water proof nylon tarps too. Anyhow Keep the good work up on these videos. You know I always look forward to the next one.
+brenterwin99611 Yes I am familiar with the mineral spirits or paint thinner and silicone recipe for water proofness though I have yet to try it. I am planning on trying that recipe on the duster long coat I am wearing in the intro to this video. It needs reproofing. That is a good idea to use that to "bind" the fiberglass weave. I will try that next time. I may still go ahead and do that to the backside of this one since I did not have enough silicone here at the house this time to coat both sides. Thanks.
+brenterwin99611 Thanks. Had thought about silicone before cutting the fiberglass. Hadn't thought about mixing with mineral spirits so it would penetrate & bind the fibers better. Appreciate the advice.
That is really cool Lonnie I have to say I am very impressed by your setup.
Jason
+Primal Outdoors Thank you Jason. I have lit and burned the stove in the shelter half a dozen times and I am very pleased with the total package. I would like to eventually make another hpt tipi that is a couple feet wider across to be used as my wife and my main tent for hunting and winter camping and use this one more for solo trips.
I don't often make comments but credit where credit is due, it's great video and tutorial. Thank you for making and sharing with us.
Great Vid !!! Love that Setup ,,,,,ThumbZ UP Brother !!!
+DeeMan Kustumz Appreciate the thumbs up for sure. Thank you.
Lonnie awesome DIY video, I would like to see of you and your wife using this tent in the next couple of months. The setup looks great inside.
+Elvin A Millan We will be using this hot tipi this winter and plan on videoing it when we do. Thank you.
That's great...
Excellent conclusion on the tent and stove making series! I think you made a good call on the pipe location. When that stove is going well, it will be plenty hot enough inside that you will not need the extra heat from the pipe. Drying space is far more important. For possible spark holes, maybe think about an elbow to route the pipe away from the tent. It does requires a support bipod or tripod though, so its extra work on set up. Great idea on the stove jack rain deflector. I am going to borrow that for a mod in my tents!
Measure twice and cut once, Connie‘s as sharp as one of your knives. I love the logic you use to design your projects, experience shines through. Thanks both.
Dude! Stitch Velcro on it before cutting it! SMH
Also if you want to cover up the rest of the grass inside the tent you could always use a fire blanket to do that :)That would be especially great for getting off the wet ground if you were ever setting up the tent while the ground was already wet.
I agree. I often cover the snow floor with rugs and tarps.
A scrap of window screen would also give you a bug free vent for warm weather, and let in light. Many thanks for these videos, very helpful
Interesting project, I might've used PVA or superglue to control the fraying on the cutting areas and before stitching on the velcro material. The silicone coating is an interesting thought, perhaps starting from that you could have perhaps avoided all fraying without any glue.
Finwolven silicone coating makes it waterproof
Greetings from Buenos Aires my friends.
Lonnie,
Great job, and as you know I have been waiting for this. You have really given a lot of thought to this whole project and I am sure you are right proud of it. I will now wait till you get this out during the Winter and put to good use. In the mean time I am going to start making one for my self. Thanks.
Laying a line of super glue will set the material and you then cut on it without fraying. Fraycheck is a similar product for regular sewing and not superglue or CA glue. It probably would not work on glass.
Really enjoy Lonnie's building things. This and the galvanized ductwork box wood stove he made are just great. Really great alternatives to buying expensive titanium stove since I'm not sure if I will use them much. I can start here and then buy something really nice if I find I use it often.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience!!
Subscribed...cool video. I enjoy learning, and especially about anything that is DIY and/or outdoors...that's my style...cheers mate!
Great video...I made my own stove as well and used it in a tarp teepee...Check it out and let me know what you think...Thank you.
+13prevail Watched your stove build as well as the tarp tipi hot tent video. Good job. Enjoyed watching how you put the things together. Some good ideas on the stove especially.
Very informitve as to the makung of this type of tent . Also a way to do it cheeply .Thank you .
thank you so much for these vids. my husband and I were planning on buying a new tent, a hot tent, and a stove, but we have so many other items we are wanting to upgrade and purchase we have decided to try to make the tent and stove our selves via your vids. what a blessing to have found your channel, we truly appreciate it. have a beautiful day
Great demonstration and useful tips, thanks for sharing bro, wish you a great week, Taro
+Taromovies Swiss Bushcraft Thank you Taro. Hope you have a great week as well.
+Lonnie.Awesome job my friend very nice indeed. Think I'm gong to try this on canvas tarp. I've bought a 5X20 going make me one For my land in Alaska. Thank you Lonnie. For this amazing How to video.
My dad would often put a large rock next to the fire and get it good and hot, then wrap it in a towel and bring it in the tent.. worked pretty good when it got cool at night, probably not good enough when it's -10, though.
Hey, this Hobart Fiberglass welding blanket (4x6) could be used as (escape) fire protection poncho/blanket in the event of a house fire.
lonnie you just amaze me with your vast knowledge. always a pleasure to watch your videos. regards nick from scotland.
Deep....Thanks...I'm so tired of seeing everyone's new purchases from Amazon....A man of the earth...
I crossed your videos about the nylon tipi. First I wanted to sew a walltent from canvas myself. But I think your way is much more budget friendly. Very well done! Thank you for sharing
I believe this setup with an insulated construction tarp , although bulky and heavier would be better for winter. Here it can be -40 Manitoba Canada and windy. Just having a Colorado low coming thru 1 foot of snow another foot possibly winds 40 to 55 mph
Yes, this is the video I missed. thanks. Hey, this is good stuff and inventive. Clever !! A larger square (rolled up to carry or stored inside your stove) might be sewn to be placed under your stove for safety reasons.
Next time, try using a zig zag stitch to control the fraying. You can make the stitches small. The will really do a better of job preventing fraying. Even old machines often have a zig zag available.
The use of PINKING SHEERS would drastically reduce the fraying problem.