Thanks for the thumbs up. You may need stove pipe adapter as Mike had to get. Check it out before you hit the outdoors and let me know if you have any questions. Lastly, I did not need a stove pipe adapter with my Camp Chef stove but Mike did on his Winnerwell. Rick
Very well presented. Very nicely explained. Love the entire set up. The whole bundle and of course the oven! Have had five different Kodiaks, The Cabin tent with the large awning and the walls/screens for the awning, a 10X10 Flexbow VX model, The pick up tent on a Toyota Tacoma, The 8.5 X 6 foot small Flexbow that I call The Cubby and the 10 X 14 screen shelter. Cannot beat their quality and durability!
Your videos are great. I really appreciate you doing this awesome review. I have a motorhome, but there's something awesome about tent camping. It's much closer to nature, plus a lot cheaper, because hookups at campgrounds have gotten stupid expensive since covid started. I was on the fence about buying the 12 X 12 tent and stove, but this very detailed review gave me the confidence to buy it. I ordered the whole system and can't wait until it all comes in. Thanks a lot. Colorado is a beautiful place!
We're glad to help. I just posted the Kodiak Canvas 10'x10' setup on MikenRickOutdoors. We're starting to post everything over there as it's taking to much of my time to upload to five RU-vid channels. www.youtube.com/@mikenrickoutdoors I would like to hear back from you though if you would prefer a channel that is dedicated to only camping or if you're okay with the camping being mixed in with hunting and fishing. Rick
I see some guys install a door gasket on that stove and it really helps control the burn and adds to the length of the burn. Seems like a pretty good hack.
You're exactly right. I have a door gasket I am adding to mine and will be testing it out soon. I found on my Camp Chef stove that it's a "must" in order to control the heat better. Great point and thanks for leaving the advice. Rick
That was a very thorough explanation. Thank you. Do you know how many variants of the large stove there are? I see yours with a window and I've seen one without a window. Is there a double window version?
It looks like they have about 23 versions of the stove and one is a double view with even a view on the front which I would call a triple view. You can see one of them here on Amazon. amzn.to/42zz2Ei Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
Mike has the Winnerwell and I have the Camp Chef, and you're correct, we're both using the same tents, but Mike's is a 12'x12' and mine is a 10'x10' tent. After testing both of these a lot, we both like the Winnerwell stove the best. The Winnerwell stove is lighter and you can control the temperature better, plus having the glass window in the side gives the tent the great fireside ambiance I love. Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
i got a nomad stove by winnerwell m stove the g wood stoves look good to . .but i think i am going mad i just like to collect them i just love wood stoves
I am not familiar with the g stove. Will you provide more information on the name and who sells it so I can check into it more and maybe do a review on it? Rick
Mike has to add wood once or twice each night and last November, here in Colorado, it wasn't an option. Mike also has a Big Buddy heater as a backup. Mike has one of the largest wood stoves with the oven on top. Honestly, you can go with a smaller stove but then you'll have to cut your wood smaller. If I were getting a wood stove for a 10x10, I would go slightly smaller to save space, plus I have found that on really cold nights, I want to keep my cot a few fee away from the sides of the tent. I'm not sure I would want to go with the small, and personally would stay with the medium in a 10x10, but it is a personal preference. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
Hello! I have the exact same set up and the bottom of my stove burns the bottom of the tent even with the fire proof mat and leg extension. Any words of wisdom on how I can remedy this problem?
Mike has a different fire mat than I do and he only has one. I bought two fire mats and have them overlapped some to give more distance in front of the door to the wood stove but it also is doubled layered directly below the stove. Check out this video below to see exactly how I lay it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YoLqkPZeWCo.html I got my heat shield mats from Colorado Cylinder Stoves, and I have not had any issues with my tent floor overheating or melting and my stove has been extremely hot several times. amzn.to/46jH5pw Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
It was glowing red because Mike was trying to get the oven temperature up to 400 degrees when baking the apple pie. We won't be doing that again and other things he cooked, the pipe was not red or barely red. Main point here. The pie tasted great but it's not worth doing due to the high heat required. Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
Hi Rick, Great video! Could you explain how you installed the Winnerwell stove Jack over the stove Jack ring that comes installed in the Kodiak 12x12 tent?
I would like to but Mike is the one who installed it. He is out on a week long fishing trip here in Colorado with his daughter, so he won't be able to respond for a week. He was supposed to make a video of it but hasn't done that yet. I'll forward this message to him so he can respond when he get's home. I apologize for this delay. Rick
Great question, and I'll give you my un-professional answer. I would say yes, but you would want to make sure the stove and oven (if you by that also) are secured well so they don't move around while traveling. I would call and talk to WINNERWELL to get their professional advice. Rick
