Keeping warm in the cold, some tips and information about furnaces

Here are a few tips, when the nights get cold. I have only travelled in the summer, but here in Sweden it can bite quite cold even then. :)
Use a isolating bed to sleep on. During some road trips I sometimes use an airmadress to sleep on. It takes minimal space.

wearing extra clothes to bed to stay warm. BUT, they
should NOT be cotton. Cotton holds water and makes you colder--synthetic only in
the cold. A got tips is heavy wool or synthetic boot socks for your feet (dry ones!). Fleece is for example a good material, and not so expensive. Microfleece is incredibly warm.

If your car is unisolated like mine is there is a tip for cold weather and sleeping, place the clothes you are going to wear the next day under your blankets so you can get them warm before you put them on.

Isolation: Cover your sides in the car / van by hanging ThermoReflex / Reflectix or a Space Blanket over the entire door or window. Tha can make a difference also (if you seal your place of, keep some air coming in somewhere so you can breath. Measure the oxygen level (instrument) to be shure. Use small magnets to hold the ThermoReflex in place, taping the magnes in place.

In my next car I will probably get a heater (solid fuel heater, marine) that I can use charcoal and wood for. Either I build my own from a propan gas bottle (P11) or end up getting something like this that I found on the Internet:



Picture from: http://www.go2marine.com/product/20010F/newport-solid-fuel-heater-00-newsf.html?utm_campaign=googleshopping&utm_medium=productfeed&utm_source=googlebase&WT.mc_id=gb1

Non-rust stainless steel construction

Heat output 3000-8000 BTU

However, I would have prefered the possibility to warm water, or do some food on the Stove, so probably have to build my own.

Probably use a straight pipe, 3 inch flue. no bends, so it is easy to keep clean (i know, missing som of the heat radiation. Probably harder with bends it you cant diassemble it..

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Another alternative is this furnace:




Boat furnace, Image from: http://www.gaiamarine.dk/ovn.htm

 Size: H: 370 x B: 240 x D: 240mm. Pris i about 4000 danish crones.
 It´s a danish guy who makes this, read more here: http://www.gaiamarine.dk


Another option I found is this wood stove:

Smålandsspisen in "child" size, fully functional. Its is a small copy of the real Smålandsspis (Småland Stove):

Width: 360 mm
Deepth: 300 mm
Height: 290 mm
Weight: 27 kg
Smokepipe diameter: 56 mm

The swedish price is about 5250 swedish crones. Aproximately 800 american dollars (in todays value)


Picture from: http://www.bastuspecialisten.se/art/zoom/sm%C3%A5landsspisen-barn/SSBM

This was originally called: "Husqvarna no 2" during  late1800, but it is remaid and now called "Smålandsspisen no 2".



This is the original from about year 1920. Husqvarna no 2
Picture from: https://www.stadsauktion.se/1110/107029-barnspis-husqvarna-no-2/
(Sold for 1200 swedish crone in an auction)

Other sites, 

Diesel Heater: Glembring, A swedish firm in Gothenburg: http://glembring.se/kaminer/

Installed on a boat by "Perra" from Oxelösund. This is pretty much a copy of the Danish Refleks stove.




Glembring Diesel Heater in a boat, picture from user "Perra" from Oxelösund http://forum.hamnen.se/attachments/seglar-snack/12201d1237821609-vedkamin-i-bat-2008-09-29-12-19-33_0001_resize.jpg

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Photos from Jesper H.

Looks like a painted Refleks..

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Refleks 66M, This is what I bought.
This furnace has an outer shell that protects so it wont get red and you can have it pretty close to other stuff. Just use a stainless steel sheet or whatever to protect.

Took a trip south of Norrtälje to buy this Refleks 66M. I haven´t tested it yet though.

The Kimberly Woodstove is good looking!
"A Mini Wood Stove Engineered For Smaller & Bigger Spaces When Close Clearances Are Required…"

Screenshot from there homepage:
https://www.unforgettablefirellc.com/kimberly-wood-stove/?fbclid=IwAR0pRqjPd2_1Vh1Q4h6JCcPHP2LgDt9MnlIsh8DOgandQVkdAm8YdkjPstc

Stoves made out of rolled plate steel are tough, highly resistant to damage and is weldable, so if you wish to add some featers Steel is the way to go. However, often the steel stove looks ugglier.
Wood stove from vedkaminer aktiebolag (A swedish company): http://www.vedkaminer.nu/kaminernew.htm

Kamin UGGLAN

Kamin LAXEN I
Lenght: 47cm
Width: 30cm
Height: 41cm (legs 22cm)
Weight: About 15 kilo
Smokepipe diamenter: 10cm

Price for this: 1681 kr
Picture from: http://www.vedkaminer.nu/kaminernew.htm

Laxen without cooking plate, unfortunatly no separate air intake.

Stove Öringen:
Solid Cast iron instead of steal, looks better, more thermal mass
Lenght: 40 cm.
Height: 41 cm, (legs 20 cm. )
Width: 31 cm.
Weight: ca 23 kg




Stove Öringen, price 2588 kr:
Solid Cast iron instead of steal, looks better, more thermal mass

Tiny Tot: http://www.fatscostoves.com/

Nice mini stove in this van. I think it's a Cubic Cub Wood stove.

 Cubic Cub wood stove, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3bBPCvoaf4

Cubic Mini Wood Stove

Isolerande väv som dom isolerar fönster och taklucka med. Verkar bra!

Winter in a van - Vanlife Finland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ25SqBKZYM
Ser ut att vara samma friskvattentank som Jula säljer. 10 Liter med tappkran


It was 1,4 metre wide fabric and it costed 14 euros per metre. :) 7 layers total.

Photo from Chris A

Photo from Izzy F.
Nice build!

Cubic Mini Wood Stove

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A pretty big stove.

Photo from Josefine E.

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It’s Cubic Mini Stove from Canada
Less than 2 kW tror Vantastic, 1,6-1,8 kW.

Tiny wood stove install to campervan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2yzkCgORDw&lc=z22dwxw41sqmifuuvacdp435lrh5io4nswytotvkh2hw03c010c.1518623754112290

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Some smaller furnaces
Trolla
Norrahammar nr299 tex


Norrahammar 48



---- Liten kamin för värmeljus ----------
https://www.netauktion.se/auktion/produkt/liten-kamin-for-varmeljus

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Wood stove in Tarifa:


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Volkswagen T4 -2000
Vedkamin (woodstove), 100 cm bed..

Small little woodstove in a Volkswagen T4.

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Photo from Jeremy

"My van is parked for the winter & not moving with the stove in it ever." - Jeremy
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Emergency setup. Dangerous.. Cant recommend this!!
 clay pot. And clay tray
Dont splash water on it.. "the stress from rapid cooling will cause it to severely crack and sometimes shatter!!"