So David Rt Poirier asked the question, How well does the stove fit in your canoe? Is that bulky? Thanks David for the question. (Great name by the way. ;-) ) As mentioned in a previous post, its not common for people to take a hot tent on a canoe trip. The main reason being, is that the cotton canvas tent is heavy and bulky, including the wood stove. Our Snowtrekker tent is the 2 Man EXP Basecamp, which weighs in at 21.5lbs, not including the medium Kni-Co stove which weighs 21.9lbs. Obviously, not very light. In the winter, people have sleds to transport all this stuff on a long sled. We are talking 8-10 ft. Get a low resistance sled, (think Magic Carpet material) and all that weight, once you get going, moves fairly well. However, on a canoe trip we have different issues with transportation. First off, if you are NOT portaging, the problem is not much of an issue. The stove we have measures, 19(L) x 10(W) x 9(H). It can easily fit in a canoe by itself. Even the tent, all rolled up, is easily packed, including all the accessories - poles, guy lines, elbows, pegs, etc. Of course there are other factors that will determine the size/number of your packs, (not directly related to the hot tent) such as how long you are going out, the temperatures/weather conditions experienced, etc. This of course will add to the extra bulk/gear you take. But overall for us, fitting all these things in the canoe wasnt a problem. We certainly didnt have much space left over, but we paddled out with a Nova Craft 16ft Royalite Prospector and managed okay. However, IF you decide to portage, youll want everything in packs. As I mentioned, we in fact had everything packed so it COULD be portaged, but on our trip as you know, we didnt. But it certainly made it easier to haul the gear off into the woods or from home. Keep in mind one thing. Nobody at this time of year ever wants to dump from their canoe, but if you did, how you pack your stove is crucial to keeping it from sinking. Loosely wrapping it, or putting it in a bag wouldnt stop it. A waterproof pack or sack would be the ideal solution, especially for carrying as well. Plus, this also keeps moisture (water, rain, snow) from the metal body that can easily rust. So how did we do it? Continued tomorrow.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:47:05 +0000
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