a real wood burning fireplace is possible
A few wood burning units are available for boats and small spaces. has anyone tried ?
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Camp, Forrest, Camp! wrote:
We use a 14 x 14 cabin every winter that is heated by a wood stove about the size of a microwave. The cabin is 80 years old, hasn't burned down yet, and as far as I know, no one has died. If we can safely have a wood stove in a small wooden structure for 80 years, why can't it work in an RV?
Is your cabin on wheels?
A cabin is a permanent structure.
A wood stove used in a cabin will have some sort properly installed of stack/chimney with some sort of minimum height over top the roof giving you at least 8ft to 12ft of stack/chimney. This allows a good draft which IS important if you would like to wake up in the morning.
Good chance that your cabin also has more insulation than a RV and has limited underside exposure to winter winds.
Your 14x14 cabin is at least 4ft WIDER than a typical RV which would be 8ft.
Small woodburners tend to have a big appetite for wood due to the extremely small fire box. Makes it difficult to regulate the heat and makes for real short burn times. Also requires little "splinters" for wood which aggravates the short burn times even further.
My home wood furnace takes logs up to 28" in length and 14" in diameter. Heating 1200 square ft it typically gives me 8hrs burn time per load.
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