Wood Stove+Real Furn.+Hanging Bed

[Txjaybird]

   I just found this blog and haven't read all of it.  There is a couple in Scotland who has converted a 2006 Renault Master van named Runa.   Wood stove made from a "gas bottle"   couch from a cut down dresser     hanging bed from a Ikea shelf set.  

They install the stove pipe thru the fiberglass roof @ have a fight with window film and a furniture massacre

So far I find it interesting, entertaining and good photos so I thought to pass it on.

I can't cut and paste if that is what is done to just click the magic button for access so here is web site

mrandmrswizard.co.uk  also [email protected]

Jewellann

 

[Gary68]

http://mrandmrswizard.co.uk/

http://www.mrandmrswizard.co.uk/blog/

 

[LadyJo]

Not sure I would do that. Either you load fire wood in the van, along with the bugs and spiders and dirt OR you have to open the doors for each piece of wood and let all the heat out.

 

[Txjaybird]

 Thank You       Jewellann

 

[Txjaybird]

I would probably do the wood stove bit.  I like wood fires and can sit around a campfire for hours.  In '78 in TX I bought a van trailer.  An older chopped behind front seats Chevy,  The guy said that the metal in one of the rear door windows was where he ran his wood stove chimney while he lived in it in CO.  I bet he froze his butt off as it was paneled with no sign of Insulation.  One of my best $75 deals.

Jewellann

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

Not sure I would do that. Either you load fire wood in the van, along with the bugs and spiders and dirt OR you have to open the doors for each piece of wood and let all the heat out.

I'd really like to incorporate a wood/coal stove into one of my builds.  I'd carry a bag of charcoal or compressed wood briquettes to avoid having to carry dirty wood inside. Plus transporting firewood is illegal almost everywhere.  I also have access to an unlimited number of hardwood scraps at the cabinet shop I used to work at.  A few five gallon buckets worth of those and you have a toasty fire for many nights.  Plus that's kiln dried so its legal to transport.  

I know lots of people try the wood fire route and give into the easier propane options but I'm a loyalist, I don't mind being a slave to my stove when/as required.  And they are a nice dry moisture killing heat source.

 

[ArtW]

I dunno how much they run, but there are companies that make sheet metal wood stoves to fit in vehicles, or there were

 

[Headache]

I don't mind being a slave to my stove when/as required.  And they are a nice dry moisture killing heat source.

I've got two Fat .50 ammo cans on the way to make little van sized wood stoves out of.  Nothing fancy, just something to take the chill off and warm up some water for tea.  Actually they will be a "little" fancy.  I'm ordering a small ceramic glass panel for a window so I can watch the fire even though it won't be much bigger than a chunk of 2x4, lol.

 

[Txjaybird]

I've got two Fat .50 ammo cans on the way to make little van sized wood stoves out of.  Nothing fancy, just something to take the chill off and warm up some water for tea.  Actually they will be a "little" fancy.  I'm ordering a small ceramic glass panel for a window so I can watch the fire even though it won't be much bigger than a chunk of 2x4, lol.

Those sound really great.  I hope you post your building of those here.

Jewellann

 

[Vagabound]

I've got two Fat .50 ammo cans on the way to make little van sized wood stoves out of.  Nothing fancy, just something to take the chill off and warm up some water for tea.  Actually they will be a "little" fancy.  I'm ordering a small ceramic glass panel for a window so I can watch the fire even though it won't be much bigger than a chunk of 2x4, lol.

Yep, sounds great.  I'd like to see the results also.  And the process, if you take photos along the way.

Vagabound

 

[ArtW]

yep, that I wanna see

 

[Headache]

Will do! I just got them and they are in great shape! If a cheap BBQ grill from the local chain store can last a couple of years with some daily grilling then this will work out fine.

 

[Whitey]

I'd really like to incorporate a wood/coal stove into one of my builds.  I'd carry a bag of charcoal or compressed wood briquettes to avoid having to carry dirty wood inside. Plus transporting firewood is illegal almost everywhere.  I also have access to an unlimited number of hardwood scraps at the cabinet shop I used to work at.  A few five gallon buckets worth of those and you have a toasty fire for many nights.  Plus that's kiln dried so its legal to transport.  

I know lots of people try the wood fire route and give into the easier propane options but I'm a loyalist, I don't mind being a slave to my stove when/as required.  And they are a nice dry moisture killing heat source.

Transporting firewood is illegal in the States?  Hell, most of our rural population would be in jail up here in Canada.  Wood stoves and fireplaces are a way of life.  Have you considered using a pellet stove?

Here in the Pacific Northwest it rains all winter long, so propane is less than ideal in this climate.

 

[Vagabound]

...  Here in the Pacific Northwest it rains all winter long, so propane is less than ideal in this climate.

Does it have something to do with propane producing a wet heat (vs. dry wood heat)?  Seems I ran across that in my reading somewhere.

Vagabound

 

[Almost There]

Transporting firewood is illegal in the States?  Hell, most of our rural population would be in jail up here in Canada. 

It's also illegal in parts of Ontario.

The province is divided into firewood zones. We have parts of the province that have bee infested with Asian Long Horn Beetles and Emerald Ash Borers. In an attempt to stop the movement it is illegal to transport firewood from one zone to another.

I live in what is still a pest free zone and trying to stop the southern tourists from bringing their own firewood to our northern campgrounds is a big problem for the rangers.

 

[BC Guy]

It is also illegal in parts of B.C. as a result of the various infestations such as spruce bud worm and mountain pine beetle.

 

[gcal]

Check out JustinCredible on youtube. His rv is 21 feet and he has put in a wood stive.

 

[TMG51]

Transporting firewood is illegal in the States?  Hell, most of our rural population would be in jail up here in Canada.  Wood stoves and fireplaces are a way of life.  Have you considered using a pellet stove?

Here in the Pacific Northwest it rains all winter long, so propane is less than ideal in this climate.

They don't mean it's illegal to transport firewood down the street to your home, they mean it's illegal to transport over some state lines or other zones.... Due to regional bug infestations.

 

[Txjaybird]

 I still like the way they altered real house furniture to build their van

 

[DannyB1954]

Transporting firewood is illegal in the States?  Hell, most of our rural population would be in jail up here in Canada.  Wood stoves and fireplaces are a way of life.  Have you considered using a pellet stove?

Here in the Pacific Northwest it rains all winter long, so propane is less than ideal in this climate.

I would love to see someone make a small pellet stove. All the ones I have seen are way too large. The transportation of firewood has more to do with the transportation of bugs. one gathers wood where there is a tree desease problem then takes the problem to another area that didn't have a problem until you got there.