The formed sacrificial flue pipe guard mounted in the exhaust port of a dome stove.

This post describes the use of a sacrificial guard tube for a rollup flue pipe as pipe adaptor and storage device. Introduction The initial purpose of the sacrificial flue guard was to protect the rollup flue pipe from the ravages of the combustion in the hot KISS Stove. This hasRead More →

A view of the KISS stove flue pipe, looking down length (2,400mm)) of the pipe assembly.

This post describes improved roll up flue pipe holding rings and other holding rings for ultralight tent stoves for winter backpacking. Introduction Holding rings are what I call the little rings that hold roll up flue pipes together in a pipe shape (I might have given them other names inRead More →

Dome stove flame guide.

This post describes various cheap options to make replacement flame guides that are a crucial working part of a tent heating dome stove. Introduction The flame guide in the KISS Stove is a thin stainless steel foil wall, between the fire dome floor and ceiling. It cuts across the fireRead More →

Regulation of burn rate with regular 40mm flue pipe by removing fuel tube and having sloping fuel sticks.

Experiments to cool the hot tent stove This post describes possible ways of making the KISS tent stove run a little less hot so as to slow the rate of decay of some critical flue pipe components. This post is a prelude to other posts; Part 2. that describes aRead More →

The formed sacrificial flue pipe guard mounted in the exhaust port of a dome stove.

A sacrificial guard tube for a KISS tent stove This post describes a guard tube for the stove pipe on a tent stove. It sacrificially protects the roll up foil stove pipe from damage. I have had an enquiry about the KISS stoves ‘flat-out’ burning action being a little bitRead More →

Dome stove4

The simple tiny tent stove is designed to provide warmth and cooking within a small winter tent while backpacking and camping. “The stove is the product of years of experimenting, learning, fun, blundering and obsession. It has resulted in a truly simple, hot, sweet, compact, light, fiddle-free, efficient tiny tentRead More →