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I am from Washington but hunt many states for elk. My main weapon for elk is archery during the rut. I also fish for salmon and steehead in Washington.

My wife is starting to accompany with me as well. Having a stove for heat is a wonderful add on.

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If I take the tent/tipi along with me for a few days of fishing will the stove provide enough heat to dry the waders over night?

Will there be a ton of condensation? Is there a way to remove it?

How about when there is snow out?

Hi

It sounds like you get out a lot.

Honestly, I do not know if the stove will dry waders over night. I would suspect not, unless you run the stove most of the night. In that case get an XL, it fires back up real easy.

Condensation, has a few resolutions. First, run the stove to dry out, normally this keeps condensation at bay in the evening, but in the mornings there will usually be condensation. A liner resolves condensation issues totally.

There are a lot of variables in regards to condensation. First, site location (wet ground) , weather conditions etc.

The site will most likely be wet. I am picking up a drift boat so I can run down rivers and camp as well.

I am not sure the durability of the tipi but I plan on tracking the use and how it holds up. I can get by with turning the wader inside out and drying them out. If they are a little damp in the morning well, I will have to live with that. Anyway, I can also weld up a heavy duty stove to use with the tipi as I will camp next to my truck or I will be floating down the river and camping next to the drift boat.

They are pretty durable as long as you you take a little care. We offer a slightly heavier version as well, when weight is not so critical.

The stove will run pretty well. I would expect it would dry waders about as well as your home stove if you use one. Normally with my boots or shoes they dry pretty well. It also depends on how long you run the stove for and how wet.

Condensation is not a big problem if your tent is big enough. Meaning if you're able to sleep not too close to the walls in such a way you won't touch the walls involuntary. Due to the steep walls of the tipi design and lack of horizontal seams the condensation rolls down the inside of the tent wall down to the ground. No dripping. When there is lot of wind you also have less (even no) condensation.

We sleep with 4 persons in a 6 men without any problems and yes we live in a humid country....

It's amazing how hot a tipi gets when the stove starts cranking up. We recently camped in a pretty good snowstorm and condensation was minimal due to the heat!

I'm close to ordering a BCS2, and wondering about stove pipe installation. I currently have a Ed T stove that Ed recommended for the BCS. Ed's stove has a 3 inch stove pipe. I'm considering a stove that has a 4" pipe for the future. Just comparing online options at this point. My question is why not have my BCS built with a 4" pipe opening and use a 4" stove during a winter outing, and 3" say during Bow Season? Do I have to have the correct pipe insert for any reason? This came to me when folks started talking about adapters for a 4" it occurred to me that a 4" insert would work for both. I asked this question of Evan Hill of Hill People gear and he said there was a butterfly option that might work. I'm concerned about security of the pipe during wind or maybe this would not be a problem.

I have no experience with backpack stoves. I've never started a fire in Ed T's stove. I'm trying to kit myself up and would like to know your thoughts on the stove pipe installation. Thanks

Our port is a pie cut out. It is easy to expand if need be by just extending the pie and will still work for smaller pipes as well.

Thanks for your comment Kevin. I will probably just order a 3" and look at it. An adapter is just another item to carry along and possibly have troubles with. Thanks again.