Hunting cabin wood stove ?

typing one handed, lease forgive errors. i have had a passle of woodstoves over the past 40 years, and i think that the waterford or some version thereof ie. a small, airtight cast iron stove, would be fine-- you don't have to run it flat out-- you can have small hot fires and regulate heat that way. and open the windows! it will take  up floor space, thoug. me, i would pass on the indoor stove in a building that size and ave a fire pit or fireplace outside.

[GUYZER]

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[daniel reynolds]

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[slowbowjoe]

I'm with you Keith, I'd have to go with a little wood stove. The smallest model of any WELL MADE brand - Waterfords and Jotul's
are both good examples, there are several others. Skip the inexpensive, non-airtight hardware store varieties. See if you can find one without a catalytic system; often there are older models for sale used.

With some attention to the install, they can be safely mounted pretty close to the wall, and don't take up much space. One out of the ordinary option would be a little sauna wood stove - small, light, very well made, some have a little glass window. Small firebox, but you need a small stove. Look up "Help" stoves.

And as Huntryx suggests, a small, hot fire is often a good way to avoid overheating. Good luck!

[Firstarrow]

As much as I absolutely love wood. I would go with b both. The l mount propane has it's advantages,  like immediate heat. When you are at the cabin during cold season,set it at a minimum and hunt all day. Return cold wet etc. Heat already there, then strike up the wood stove.

Having said that I camped 32 nights in my wallet last year and 36 the year before,  there ain't nothing like wood!

[gringol]

Tongue and groove wood siding will probably be a lot cheaper than flooring for the ceiling...

[Slickhead]

with that size of cubic feet, Id go with a small propane.
You can get a small one for 169 bucks

A WB stove would take space and you would have to chimney it.
A wall mount propane takes none and would keep up warm.
Most have oxygen depletion sendors and cut offs (but Id add a battery carbon monoxide detecter.
You can also build a cheap outside stove and pipe the heat in (but more work than needed)

[sticksnstones]

Clarry?
Thom

[habujohn]

We put in a ceramic lined stove three years ago.  It is very nice looking and very heavy.  What is great about it is that it does not get really hot but rather radiates heat like a register.  Runs at least 8 hours with three sticks in it so no waking up at night to stoke it.  Once it warms up you can almost shut it down and kick in the catalytic system which burns the smoke too.

[John Krause]

How to finish the ceiling is killing me. As previously stated I am not a good home improvement type guy. I'm trying to figure out the simplest way to finish the plywood ceiling. Leave it bare and just use a wood sealer? Which sealer? A couple of coats of poly?

Any other simple ideas?
Thanks

[John Krause]

Forgot gratuitous farm pic    Shot of wife at our water fall  


 

[John Krause]

Here is the outhouse that a good friend made for us. He is real handy, built his own house. He heats his house with an outside wood burner and cuts wood on me. We bartered and it was a win/win deal

[cosgood]

Our families cabin is just about the same square footage as yours. We put in a small antique wood cook stove with a small fire box yet large surface area. The larger surface makes it possible to radiate heat for a long time using little wood. Propane is a nice option because you can install gaslights. If you do go with propane, you should consider direct vent. CO poisoning is a definite possibility in a room that size. Pm if you like, my family business is heating and pipefitting.

[macbow]

John, the bathroom in my shop is all chip board and doesn't have any sealant on it.

If you wanted it brighter in there maybe whit paint on the ceiling.
Nothing wrong with naked plywood.

[Kelly]

Originally posted by John Krause:
How to finish the ceiling is killing me. As previously stated I am not a good home improvement type guy. I'm trying to figure out the simplest way to finish the plywood ceiling. Leave it bare and just use a wood sealer? Which sealer? A couple of coats of poly?

Any other simple ideas?
Thanks

John; If that were my cabin I would paint the ceiling white to keep it bright inside. If that doesn't meet your fancy just seal it with a couple coats of polyurethane.

Finally whatever you do settle on for heat source make sure your cabin is not air tight so that the heater consumes all the oxygen inside. Do as Ryan said, install a Carbon Monoxide detector.

Good luck and enjoy!

[groundhawg]

If it was mine, I would put a door on the outhouse. Maybe they do things differently in MO.  

[slim_grim]

Originally posted by groundhawg:
If it was mine, I would put a door on the outhouse. Maybe they do things differently in MO.    

 Exactly what I was thinking.

[Flinttim]

Some years back I made a nice wood stove from a 30 gal water heater tank. Here's the link
http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/recycled-water-heater-wood-stove-zmaz78jfzgoe.aspx#axzz32U7Dqekw
get to page 3 and at the top is the diagrams for building it. The heavier steel holds the heat well. You can also use a smaller heater tank like a 15 gal, just scale the details down to fit, Makes a fine cabin stove.

[John Krause]

We don't need no stinking door! It has a door  
Just gonna go with Thompsons Water seal on the ceiling. Will have three other buds this weekend working on it. Hope to get a lot done this weekend. Also have an arrow shed that needs to get finished. Only 10,000 more screws to go.

[Jock Whisky]

Make one.
I have one made from a 100 pound propane bottle that heats my wall tent  nicely. I've seen them made from 20 pound bottles too. Just need someone who can weld.