YILI Outdoor Camping Stove, Portable Tent Wood Stove with Pipe, Heating Burner Stove for camping, Ice-fishing, Cookout, Hiking, Travel, Backpacking Trips

Is it perfect? No. Does it smell horrible when you first use it? Yes. Is it worth the money? Absolutely!!I read the previous reviews and went for it anyway, couldn't be happier with this little stove. Sure, it's not a high end unit but it arrived well packaged and in one piece. Not much for assembly, just pop in the window, unfold the legs and put the stove pipe together. Some older reviews mention cracked glass and door screws that loosen but the current version has fixed these issues. The door hinges are good stiff rivets and the glass slides into a pocket rather than the old screw in place design. So far everything is holding up well!In regards to the paint, we did the initial burn off outside and thought we had it cured but we were wrong. On the first run in the tent we got it going good and hot and the paint did burn off more which was pretty nasty, but it aired out just fine. The seller clearly states the paint needs to be cured and to burn it off before using in a tent, make sure you get a good hot fire going! Once the paint was cured so far it's holding up well and not flaking off.First run in the snow was great, 22 deg F outside and 75 deg F inside the tent. Cook top worked well for boiling water and frying up some chicken. This was all done in our cheap walmart teepee tent to see how we might like hot tent camping. We simply taped the stove jack in for testing, so far it's held up well but I wouldn't recommend doing it this way long term. Now that we know the stove works great, we'll be upgrading to a tent designed for a stove jack for sure.Only issue so far is with the damper in the stove pipe, it's hard to tell exactly where it's positioned and it doesn't hold in place very well. Wind can blow it closed, which can cause the stove to back up and smoke out the tent. When positioned correctly it works well, but it needs to be modified to stay in place better or removed. I wouldn't trust an overnight without a carbon monoxide detector as is. Too easy for it to close up unnoticed.Last thing I'd like to say is regarding the seller. My order got lost by the carrier for well over a week, I messaged the seller and they were very quick to respond and resolved the issue right away. I highly recommend picking up this stove if you're thinking about giving hot tenting a try, and pick it up from YILI! They're awesome!

First of all, it’s a low cost stove. Otherwise, it is a great bargain! Could it fit in my pack? If it had to. Did I buy it to fit in my pack? Nope. This stove will be great for cooking on and keeping my tent warm when it is cold.The paint issue others have mentioned? I got a newer model with better paint, it appears. I’ve run this stove every day for the last three days, about 6 hours each day. No bubbling and no peeling. I’ve run it cooler up through running it flat out as hot as I can get it. Nothing warping, just takes a good breaking in. The direct flame disk on the top? The first couple of times I ran it I did so with a cast iron weight on top of it, seems to have tempered it flat, and it hasn’t warped during subsequent use.Only two issues I’ve had to deal with: 1) The dampener on the stove pipe. Tightened it up, marked it, and now I just turn it in one direction, and I know the position in the pipe. 2) The racks/handles on the side were bent all wonky at the factory. I plan to take a pair of pliers and bend them properly at some point before it goes out on a trip. No smokey leaks, and the second night I ran it the wind was 40mph gusting to 60mph. Overall though this little stove is very solid. Is it a foldable titanium stove? Nope, and it was a fraction of the price. Does it come with a spark arrestor? Nope, but I have the exact style I want on order, so I won’t be dealing with a cheap one.Overall a great stove for the price. If you are looking to get into hot tent camping as I am, this stove will do everything that you need without breaking the bank. Now spend what you saved on a more expensive stove and get a great hot tent!

Great little stove! Best value at a low price.We did an initial burnout in our yard to burn any chemicals etc out of it. I definitely recommend doing so.The handle, damper, and some of the rivets needed tightening or adjustment. Some of the finishes on it are cheap, but none affected the operation or effectiveness.The flu gets really hot, so be careful.The chimney pipes are also 2.65" (irrc) which is an odd size, so it's hard to find accessories that go with it. I had to fabricate a spark arrestor (strongly suggest using a spark arrestor) on my own because I couldn't find one.As far as effectiveness, we have boiled water on it and used the stove in our bell tent, and it went well. I had to get up to feed it a few times in the night (it was 21 degrees outside) but it worked well keeping my family and me warm.It seems this thing will last for decades with proper care.

It's good value for the money perfect for camping (maybe not backpacking ) ,emergency warmth and cooking in case of power outage weather in Canada or texas apparently small and portable ,lightweight in comparison to other similar sized stoves, folding legs ,a glass window unique to price range, good but not great metal thickness that in turns adds to its portability easily improved with a couple of bricks if in an urban area or rocks when camping just put them on or around the stove to maintain and retain the heat more efficientlyeasy to assemble for use and take apart metal parts are not sharp but are thin and gloves while not required are always niceSome assembly required for first use but nothing too complicated just dont tighten the two screws that hold the glass window too much as it may crack I live in florida and purchased with no regrets used it the two days that got fl cold (55°)As a side note my wife doesn't enjoy a open camp fire as much because of the smoke in the face and. The afther smell on your clothes and skin but with this stove the chimenie is above us and the smoke blows away without disturbing us while providing some heat and visible dancing flames

This stove exceeded expectations. It's also very nice for cooking on, which IMO makes it a valuable survival tool beyond warmth. It burns about an hour on a load, though it is better to feed it fairly often, bbq briquettes will give the longest burn times. It comes very nicely packaged, store it in the box to protect it and keep things from getting sooty. I quite enjoyed being able to fire it up from my cot in the cool mornings.A few notes on use and safety.If you fill it with wood, particularly pine, and pinch off the vents, pitch will boil out of the wood but not burn, then condense in the chimney and run down it and burn when it gets to the hottest parts, smoking out your tent. All stoves will do this (pictured). That can also gum up a fine mesh spark arrestor. To avoid this, simply give it enough air to burn completely, so there is little to no visible smoke from the chimney. If there black stuff running down your chimney, you need to address the problem. Let it burn out, put it outside with the affected chimney segments on the bottom and fire it up to burn it off - then give it more air in the future to prevent recurrence.The chimney draws air into the stove, so it doesn't leak smoke as long as it's used correctly. Again keep the vents more open if it leaks smoke. Before opening it to add wood, open the vents all the way for a minute so it is drawing a lot of air - that prevents much, if any, smoke from coming out when you open the door. Blowing into the fire to stoke it also makes a lot of smoke, it's better to toss in a fistful of pine needles and light them with a lighter then shut the door. The flareup from the needles will get the chimney drawing well, giving the fire air and drawing the smoke up and out. That will kick off fresh wood on a bed of coals with little smoke.The window does soot up pretty quickly, it's not useful without regular cleaning. It'd be good to have a matching plate of aluminum or steel to replace in case it breaks. In a pinch a beer can could be fabricated into a short term replacement.