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12-07-2016, 01:33 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Cubic Mini Wood Stove
was watching a youtube video where they were using a Cubic Mini Wood stove....
Cubic Mini Wood Stoves - CB-1008 CUB Cubic Mini Wood Stove
cub vs. grizzly.... you'll see some better feedback about the cub
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12-07-2016, 02:40 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Kent, WA (Seattle)
Posts: 414
Year: 1987
Engine: 6.9L Diesel
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I thought about getting one of these briefly, I ended up getting another "tiny stove" off craigslist which I intend to use for $240 if I recall correctly. Looks a lot like their cubic mini grizzly. I Don't know a lot about wood stoves and I haven't used it yet. I can't say if I am proud of my decision, but it's heavy enough to suggest it's thick gauge metal. The dimensions are 14.5x16x11 in case you're curious. I will probably have a better idea come March or April of 2017 how I feel about it.
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12-07-2016, 03:51 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: near Christiansburg VA
Posts: 692
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 44 or 66? 11 rows
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I would worry about needing to add wood every hour or two through the night... anyone have any experience that could address this?
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12-07-2016, 04:00 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Kansas
Posts: 492
Year: 2000
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: Your mom +1
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Yes you will absolutely be adding wood every hour or so. I have a much larger stove in my bus (Englander 18-TR) that takes up to 16" pieces of wood and find that it can go around 4.5 hours before I need to add wood. Mine IS a little too big for the bus, but I can go to sleep around midnight and only have to stoke the stove when I wake up to pee(I love getting older) about 4:30 or 5:00... Plus it has been keeping me at a pretty consistent 80 degrees inside the bus while it has been in the middle teens to lower 20s at night, burning only one large chunk of wood at a time... Like I said in my build thread. Its way too big but I can hang out with all windows open in a blizzard in my undies if I want...
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12-07-2016, 04:20 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Pensacola and Crystal River, FL
Posts: 647
Year: 1998
Coachwork: AmTran International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: Navistar 7.6L
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I want a heavy steel self feed stove/furnace that uses wood chippered wood free from the tree trimming trucks.
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12-07-2016, 05:07 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 108
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I don't heat my bus at night, when I wake up, the little buddy heater is by the bed, light it while still in bed, get out of bed when bus is warm.
This is the way I did it too when I was still working (before I retired)
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12-07-2016, 05:42 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slaughridge85
Yes you will absolutely be adding wood every hour or so. I have a much larger stove in my bus (Englander 18-TR) that takes up to 16" pieces of wood and find that it can go around 4.5 hours before I need to add wood. Mine IS a little too big for the bus, but I can go to sleep around midnight and only have to stoke the stove when I wake up to pee(I love getting older) about 4:30 or 5:00... Plus it has been keeping me at a pretty consistent 80 degrees inside the bus while it has been in the middle teens to lower 20s at night, burning only one large chunk of wood at a time... Like I said in my build thread. Its way too big but I can hang out with all windows open in a blizzard in my undies if I want...
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You only have to get up once?!?!?
Amateur!
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12-07-2016, 05:44 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dapplecreek
I would worry about needing to add wood every hour or two through the night... anyone have any experience that could address this?
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Yeah, that second comparison video enlightened me and turned me off of either one... Maybe it'd work in a shortie, but not in a full sized bus.
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12-07-2016, 05:46 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluespoet
I don't heat my bus at night, when I wake up, the little buddy heater is by the bed, light it while still in bed, get out of bed when bus is warm.
This is the way I did it too when I was still working (before I retired)
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My 2 milk house heaters and lights are on a 3 channel remote controlled outlet... LOVE THAT LITTLE REMOTE!
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12-07-2016, 05:46 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Danglebury, Tejas
Posts: 310
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: IH 3800
Engine: Navistar DT466E
Rated Cap: 72 passenger
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Silly question: any of you guys try the 12v electric blankets? They work a treat, are WARM, and dont draw much current. Caveat: I'm in south texas, so I'm not really in a place to give them a full and proper work-out, but if they work as advertised up north, this might make for some extra Zzzzzs for you guys.
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12-07-2016, 05:53 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Not a silly question! But, it's been 35 years since I've used an electric blanket...
But it looks appealing this week
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12-07-2016, 07:45 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Richmond Virginia
Posts: 932
Year: 1984
Engine: 366 Big block Chevy! :) w/ Stick shift
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slaughridge85
Yes you will absolutely be adding wood every hour or so. I have a much larger stove in my bus (Englander 18-TR) that takes up to 16" pieces of wood and find that it can go around 4.5 hours before I need to add wood. Mine IS a little too big for the bus, but I can go to sleep around midnight and only have to stoke the stove when I wake up to pee(I love getting older) about 4:30 or 5:00... Plus it has been keeping me at a pretty consistent 80 degrees inside the bus while it has been in the middle teens to lower 20s at night, burning only one large chunk of wood at a time... Like I said in my build thread. Its way too big but I can hang out with all windows open in a blizzard in my undies if I want...
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Woa, i too hit the sack around midnight and almost always wake to pee at 4 or 5
All the cool kids are doing it...
I wouldn't trade getting older for nuthin!
OK so adding wood; I have to add wood about every half hr or more, to this empty propane tank stove, and i put it out before the end of the night, and turn on the propane fireplace.
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