Prepping is all about alternative backups, and you have done extremely well. You always leave me interested in what you will teach next. You make learning fun. Thank you for that.
@pineo81
8 жыл бұрын
I'm so grateful for this video. I'm starting a homestead in Nova Scotia and was looking for a small wood stove. This has made up my mind to buy one
@randyrankin3604
4 жыл бұрын
I am too but in maine
@holygoldendoodles
8 жыл бұрын
You have become my new favorite you tube prep per channel. Thanks😊
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+dancing onmytoes Well... thank you very much. We're honored.
@letitiamccann1317
3 жыл бұрын
I gust love yous to yous make me fell happy l going by one for my little home a van all my love Scotland lady xx frome Scotland x
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
8 жыл бұрын
Oh shipping pallets are free and easy to make into small pieces (that's from the people in the truck with the tiny stove) and you can get them basically in the back of any store that gets deliveries! Hope this helps (its free!)
@MaliciousSRT
6 жыл бұрын
They are mostly hard wood and burn very hot too - we heated an old farm house with sliced up pallets back in the day
@5alfalfa
2 жыл бұрын
My Dad used free pallets to heat most of his 1 level 3 bdrm house for years.
@shenikqwamcduffie8974
8 жыл бұрын
Glad to here the stove is working out. I am thinking of buying one because of your review thanks
@frugalgreengirl
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent review! Very complete and helpful. Plus that is the cutest thing ever 😆 Thanks, You both are great!
@dawnkatz8452
8 жыл бұрын
You are such nice people. So down to Earth with common sense about your values. I love you and I subbed.
@TheOldwize13
7 жыл бұрын
Some great places to find small pieces of wood like that is at a place that builds or repairs pallets. At our shop, we fill a tote (64 cu ft. ) every week. Or any place that prefabs homes etc.
@cheryldavis2655
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice stove but with our winter night lows at 68°F to 70°F with 72% humidity our AC would be more speed than a wood stove. I do miss the wood burning smell and popping sound but not the work and cold temperatures. I'm glad your stove is a joy to all bring you the heat you need without to much expense, trouble and mess. You did a great job on the 3 videos in showing the issues and explaining how you resolved the problem with an excellent result.
@lisarichards1956
6 жыл бұрын
My eventual granny flat will be about 450 sq. ft., so I'll need something a little bigger. I'll have a heated slab floor, but I'd like a woodstove for backup. I was the sole keeper of the woodstove for about 25 years in our log house. Wood was our only heat source, so I was always stoking that regular size woodstove night and day, belching smoke when I opened it. My hubby did throw in logs occasionally, but he worked and everyone slept soundly at night, except me, so I did it mostly. This looks pretty cinchy! I like a previous commenter's idea about finding scraps from someone who makes pallets. :)
@marshallcahill4958
5 жыл бұрын
I also have joint problems. I drink distilled water. It lubricates the joints better and dissolves any deposits in the joints. I started using it and it eliminated any joint replacement surgeries. Food for thought. After your videos about this stove I have decided to purchase one of these stoves. Thank you for the guidance.
@mellowyellow7590
7 жыл бұрын
I love you guys!! You've been so helpful with your installation, review, and comparison videos. I couldn't have asked for better reviews.
@danielsmith2470
8 жыл бұрын
Really cool! I've got a 20 year supply of wood if I switched to a setup like you have. I don't mind the work part. That's no big deal.
@cathyleegrantham-schreifel7269
6 жыл бұрын
Your tiny house sounds like my grandmother's house when I was a kid. She always had a grandfather clock that ticked softly in her quiet and peaceful home. She had a nice pot belly wood stove that we used to love stoking for her when we visited. We loved cutting wood to go in the stove and actually used to argue as kids over who got to do it! Can you imagine that? Your woodstove is adorable! Who would've ever thought something that small can do such a great job of heating? Love the quiet and watching the flames. Very calming and peaceful. Such a good time to pray.
@hopeinhim9269
8 жыл бұрын
Very cool little wood stove! Thanks for sharing.
@CUBICMINIWOODSTOVES
8 жыл бұрын
Hi guys, we just wanted to thank you for taking the time to make this video and your previous video. We are so happy that you love your stove. The only draw backs that I heard you point out was the size of wood and the labor it takes to cut it down. I know you have a bunch of wood already, but pressed logs work great as well and they are easy to break into pieces with just a quick hit from a hammer. Not sure if it is more cost effective but it is one way to make it easier getting your wood to the correct size. You can find bags of these pressed logs at your local hardware store. So you may want to try that out. Once again thank you.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Cubic mini wood stove Thanks for the suggestion. If we only used the stove occasionally, that would be an option. Be we are heating pretty much full time with it. We burn the stove about 18 hours a day. It cost me under $200 for an entire cord of wood, which is CONSIDERABLY less than a CORD of pressed logs would cost. I wanted to give my subscribers an honest review of this neat little stove, which includes all of the great benefits, as well as the realistic look at the work involved. But then ANY wood stove, no matter how large or small, takes a lot of extra work compared to just turning up the thermostat. Thanks for creating this neat little stove. Not only does it heat our tiny little place, it makes it nice and cozy!We've had several of our subscribes say that after watching our review, they're going to buy one. Whether they follow through with that, I have no way of knowing.And thanks for put our videos on your website. I think it's helping our subscriber base grow.
@CUBICMINIWOODSTOVES
8 жыл бұрын
+Tinyhouse Prepper (Live simple. Live free) Absolutely, we love the honesty you provide your subscribers. It is more work than turning up a thermostat. I'm glad it works out for both of us, giving our product exposure and giving your subscribers honest opinion, and also expanding your subscribers. So glad that it has made your space more cozy and that you are enjoying it. Makes what we do worth it.
@QUADBOYification
5 жыл бұрын
Love the way you organized it. I noticed by viewing other people with this stove that they removed the upper rail so they can put a kettle or a small pan on it. Others have placed a stove-ventilator on it to blow radiant heat through the house. These fans operated with a TEC and do not need a battery. Free hot air and they look really good. On eBay, they sell for less than $30.
@susansmith4748
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for responding to my question. That means a lot for you to take the time to answer 😀
@wainedodd8055
7 жыл бұрын
it was almost a year ago now but thanks for taking the time. Kimberly who do wood burners do a lamp that goes with it. can be used on any hot top stove. a lamp that gives instant free light via the heat plus charges the internal battery so you can uae it else where. it also has usb so you can charge phones and laptops from the lamp. see a guy on a van dwelling channel review it. may be worth you looking it up. free light and free battery charge from the wood you are already enjoying the heat from. a tip for you for taking the time for us
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
I'm familiar with Kimberly. I've looked at their website many times. But I've never heard of a lamp like you describe. I looked at their site again and I don't see anything like that. If there is any more info you can find, I am very interested in this.
@wainedodd8055
7 жыл бұрын
yea sure I had to have a think of who it was that I see review. look up a van dweller on youtube called JUSTINCREDIBLETV he has a class C. with a wood burner he does a vid giving this lamp a good review. and gives full links to where to get them. two types of the same lamp one with the battery bank that can do as I explained above. plus a cheaper one that's a lamp only free light that only works when on the stove. the other one stays on when off the stove. when off stove runs via the free charged battery bank. I think you will like it and can see it would come in usefull to you guys. check it out let me know. wish I could do you a link but I aint got the knowhow
@Tsiri09
7 жыл бұрын
I was looking at saving up for a Kimberly for my 29' fifth wheel, but the PRICE is an issue. The Mini Cub is approximately a 10th of the cost, IS a gassifier wood stove and will heat my rig at a fraction of the cost.
@wainedodd8055
7 жыл бұрын
i agree they are nice but out of most peoples price range. mine too. but that lamp charger looks awesome. would work on any flat top stove. 29th fifth wheel I'm going to take a big step back and read that again wow
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
I am actually subscribed to JUSTINCREDIBLETV, but I have not seen that video about the lamp. I'll have to go check it out, thanks. It was from him that I first learned about the Kimberley.
@swirlgalaxy
8 жыл бұрын
If you have ever watched any of the narrowboat videos from the UK, they make a heat driven fan, it works buy heat rising off the stove & there is an induction motor that the hotter the fire, the faster it turns. They really help move the heat around.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we're already planning to get one of those before next winter.
@grumpyartist9416
7 жыл бұрын
If you first cut across the grain into the short pieces you require, the splitting will take care of itself. Just a thought. Thanks !
@AEKITER
7 жыл бұрын
Zackly. Thought the same. Any splitting could be done with a small hatchet. No need for a splitter.
@chihuahuas11
8 жыл бұрын
I used to heat with wood and we always used about three cords a Winter. I live in Northern Nevada. This is really nice. I'm enjoying your video's very much!
@Nov111805
7 жыл бұрын
Well Bill......We installed my Grizzly this last weekend. OK, our FIRST mistake was watching your "old" video on installation! LOL LOL That being said.......I had purchased the DOUBLE WALL flue......we figured it out with some "outside the box" thinking but it's in and it's awesome. I also got an EcoFan per your recommend AND of course the tool kit which is now mounted near my little wonder. I had PM'd you about "wood amount needed" but I think (?) hope and pray I have enough AND the man who installed it is like a brother to me.....HE went out and purchased the wood splitter you use because he has a full size stove in his pole barn. So.....big THANKS all around. I love my stove and thank God for letting me discover your video's AND Elizabeth is one of my favorite people EVER and your dad is just amazing. May God bless you all!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
So glad it's working out for you! Sorry about the "old" installation video.
@Nov111805
7 жыл бұрын
That's OK my dear friend! WE GOT IT ...... and you two are in ARUBA and I am so happy for you! God bless you always (and the lovely Elizabeth) .... Thank you so much for your help and suggestions!
@Tsiri09
7 жыл бұрын
found the manual log splitter at Harbor Freight tools website. It costs a whopping $114, the gas powered ones can cost 1K or more.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
Yup. It works for me. I love my little log splitter.
@gianna5869
5 жыл бұрын
so very happy you made this video and showed this stove ! i have been looking fir an affordable stove that wasnt too big . I have a nice double wide but have been so broke i have spent 6 winters without propane heat my first year here in this house i spent 800 dollars for the fuel and was out by march and just using portable electric heaters in rooms being used mainly in bedrooms which can be tricky in coldest months since pipes freeze easy in the coldest months despite the heat wrap on them . why i used the electric is because i can make a payment plan with electric company and pay a smaller amount but not with a propane supplier. I am hoping i can buy this i priced them around 600 dollars which i might not be able to afford for a year or 2 but still this is a great option to consider thanks for the info.
@vernareed5534
3 жыл бұрын
I love this little cartoon at the start of your videos for the Tiny Home!! And the little charactures look like you all!! Along with kitty!! I think when ppl draw smiley faces it looks like themselves!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
3 жыл бұрын
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@vernareed5534
3 жыл бұрын
@@LiveSimpleLiveFree your little smiley face has your smile!!
@Claythargic
8 жыл бұрын
if you added a small fan blowing from near the ceiling in the room with the stove towards the bedroom you would get better distribution of heat. It really doesnt take much to push the heat around, but it does take a little while.
@dukesnyder3607
7 жыл бұрын
Talk to your firewood supplier, often times they have the "odds & ends" pieces that are shorter than 16" and often discard them as unsalable. Also any saw mills in your area? They also have the same and you may be able to obtain it very cheaply, worth the try!! We call those "ice house stoves" in NW Wisc as they get used a lot in our "winter retreats".
@susier9329
8 жыл бұрын
So glad it is working well for you both. My husband and I are looking forward to getting a smaller home someday. Taking notes! Thanks for the videos and love the new graphics on your intro. So cute.
@stattoo32
7 жыл бұрын
I love the hydraulic splitter!!! Great video!
@yvonneluke456
8 жыл бұрын
There's a video here on KZitem that shows how to use old papers for making a kind of kindling for burning in wood stoves. Of course the pieces of paper kindling is for a larger stove I'm sure that you could probably make the size that you would need for your small stove. It uses junk mail and a few other things to make it work. I hope that you and your wife will look into this process for your little stove. Good Luck!!!! Love all of the video's they are very informative and helpful.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Yvonne Luke I've seen the video. It's something that I hope to try eventually.
@yvonneluke456
8 жыл бұрын
I hope that it helps. :-)
@HBird-rm1lw
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the thorough, well done review of the stove and wood preparation routine. Someone suggested bio-bricks but I don't think you can use them in the tiny wood stoves. What I remember being told when I had a small stove is that they burn too hot. They also are expensive compared to wood and have to be kept dry.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+H. Bird I don't know about the heat, but I have assumed that they would be too expensive. Those kinds of "fake logs" are fine if you just burn a weekend fire at the cabin. But if you heat with them full time like we do, cordwood is the cheapest - especially if you cut and split it yourself rather than buying it.
@lass-inangeles7564
6 жыл бұрын
You both explained the operation and benefits of this wood stove very well. Good insights! Thank you for a great video.
@steveklick
6 жыл бұрын
What works good for fire wood also is I go to menards and I just get a bundle of 8ft 1×1's and I just cut em up into small pieces, cheap 2×4's work really good too. Its pine so it will burn faster but its super simple and cheap.
@TheAmatureHobbyist
7 жыл бұрын
we just purchased one for our sailboat that we live on 365... the diesel stove was just giving me massive headaches i'm sure this is a better option. oh Greetings from South Eastern Ontario
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
8 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you are happy with the stove, I saw a little one like I'm getting in a tiny house in a van (truck probably about the size of the smallest flatbed truck - it's difficult translating British truck sizes to yours but this thing was amazing it had a shower and composting toilet and the bed was above the cab. Seeing a similar stove to the one I'm getting in there put a lot of fears to rest. Its small (not quite as small as yours but has the flat top so you can boil a kettle or something. I think yours is beautiful but for my first while in the tiny house I'm not going to be able to afford solar (we can get grants but I will have to have given up my flat in London which I can't do due to commitments for a year or so) however I am going to be spending a lot of time in the tiny house as I have to build an extension to the initial kit build with real trees! I have a portable sawmill which I have to get aquainted with too! I intend to get the kitchen, bathroom and loft in the kit bit then extend into a living space (we don't need planning as its on our ex forestry land and pretty isolated, so its going on concrete piers, posts with rebar that are sunk into the ground and made level) so I need to be living in the initial part as soon as possible so I am not under my sister's feet all the time. She's roughly a half mile away as the crow flies. But I saw this portable solar charger for my phone, and tablet and have a Dutch oven and am sure I'll survive the first little while as long as I have heat (and I have literally thousands of trees that blew down in the storms for firewood and building. .its mostly Sitka Spruce, my sister had a couple of beautiful beech trees that got blown down and she was heartbroken so I have to give them a wide berth unless once I get some experience with the mill I can make her something to cheer her up and help her remember the trees positively). I am enjoying your videos so I am off to look some more. Again, I am really pleased the mini stove is working well for you as I have been through the nightmare of condensation (butane in my case) and it's horrible. Ok good luck and I will update you when I get mine going (Scottish weather conditions permitting lol!).
@Rick-md3ne
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bill & Liz. Another excellent video.
@searcydianne7172
8 жыл бұрын
I love watching you two. You help me to not be so afraid to try this. Thanks!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Searcy Dianne Great! That's what we want to do is encourage other people to step out and do what they really WANT to do, but for whatever reason, they don't think they can. The fact is, if you believe it, you can do it!
@imgettinby
5 жыл бұрын
I know it's a couple years late here, but look for the heat activated wood stove fans. You would just set it on top of the stove and the heat of the stove powers the motor of the fan and it will quietly and gently help move the air through the trailer. Just a thought.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
5 жыл бұрын
Yup, we’ve had one for several years and we love it! 😀👍
@Briebabcock8052
6 жыл бұрын
Talk to your local hardware stores, and maybe even local wood mill plant, sometimes they will give away little chunks of wood like that for free. But the may charge you a little, but its worth not having to split and cut it down to size. And they even may set aside a trash can or two full of those little wood chunks.
@raylovett9187
8 жыл бұрын
Great review Bill, I have been doing some research on this lifestyle over the last 2 years. Thank you for sharing an outstanding "in-depth" look at the installation, operation, and efficiency of this stove. Well done sir!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Ray Lovett Thanks, I hate it when I watch something that leaves as many questions as it gives answers, so I try to be thorough.
@raylovett9187
8 жыл бұрын
You were flawless. Turned a friend on to your channel and fb page, she'll be subbing soon.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Ray Lovett Thanks
@trumpsahead
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. I enjoyed your review very much. I only recently discovered these tiny stoves and most are extremely expensive, the Kimberly wants almost $4,000. Did not like the idea that I may have to feed it wood every hour or so but you reminded me that the electric furnace kicks in if we do not feed the fire. So I am aiming to purchase one this coming late Summer to be ready by Fall. Those little tools were the cutest. Elizabeth seems to enjoy poking around that little fire box. I really think the smallness and cuteness of this stove is a big draw, but of course it is very functional. Hey, thanks for sharing. Lol.
@vanoramarv4193
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I bought one at Christmas and hope to install it into T-Rex this summer. T-Rex is our lifted, 4x4, camper van. I have hardly any clearance to work with so will be pushing the envelope greatly.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+VanoRama RV Before you install it, be sure to watch my new video "Maintenance requirements" if you haven't seen it yet. kzitem.info/news/bejne/r6N40aduomqnq4Y
@dennisalanvids
7 жыл бұрын
BOUGHT ONE! Can't wait to try it out in my tiny airstream! Thanks guys!
@solvitplumbing
8 жыл бұрын
And I think you have done a good job on the installing and go you know if THAY deliver to Ireland regards stephen
@Markam248
7 жыл бұрын
i have an idea for you. talk to a cabinet maker near you and see if you have get his off cuts of hardwood. that should get you into the size you will need to the stove. a lot of time they will give you them for little to no cost.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting thought!
@jimmieburleigh9549
4 жыл бұрын
You can go around where loggers been cutting hard wood and the leave behind the spindly tops and big heave limbs that will be perfect cut in 2 foot lengths more or less and just cut pucks with the chop saw.
@terrylauber5698
7 жыл бұрын
Very nice stove and nice folks too. Thanks for the videos and ideas.
@frozenoem1
7 жыл бұрын
Have to ask considering a new camper build and looking at small wood stoves. Have you noticed an increase in your creosote by burning in the stove at such a low temp, your glass was pretty much sooted up. Admit my stove use of the last 30 years has gone from Fisher's, Glenwoods, to Lopi now, in my old 3000 ft sq house. You mentioned in your video and I can say my consumption old days to now, has gone from 10 cords with Fisher Grandpa to my 20 year old Lopi Liberty (it's has a 2500 ft. sq. rating.) 3.5 cords per year. The lopi is dbl. burn wood stove.Just prefer wood to propane, oil, or gas and electric. Dry heat makes me spoiled.Would appreciate any input, and as an aside - have you looked into magnetic temp. guage to make sure you don't end up with creosote build-up in your pipe. Even db;. burn stoves shouldn't have that much smoke in the pipe if burning at proper temp like 500 degrees safe temperature.
@paulaford3303
7 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful stove. Lovely home. I love it. God bless you both.
@Trid2bnrml1
7 жыл бұрын
You guys are so cute together!
@ronque23
7 жыл бұрын
You guys are great! God bless you two and thanks for the helpful videos. Bills install was very simple. Gonna try to find one for my Class B rv. Thanks again.
@lauriemarvel
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic splitting demo and Liz's comments on how easy it is for her, what about the floor, how do you keep it warm, my feet are always freezing with the propane heater. I wear slippers with a rubber sole, but it's still cold. Great review. Thanks so much, I subbed and liked, I'll share too!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+laurie m We have well insulated skirting around the house. And yes, we do wear "warm fuzzy" slippers, but we find that the floor surprisingly just doesn't get that cold.
@dstorm7752
8 жыл бұрын
Pair of old leather gloves near the stove is a good idea. Also, I'd attach another piece of heat shield to those 2 x 4s behind the stove.
@hollyshaw1984
7 жыл бұрын
I have a regular sized stove and I love it. I really like the mini one too, I'm thinking about where I could fit on haha
@debbykellis1122
8 жыл бұрын
suggestion for a video if you haven't already done it.... maintenance and cleaning for the stove/chimney... ash/soot removal... etc.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Debby Kellis Already planned. It will be coming in the next few weeks. Thanks for the suggestion.
@jeremyv4636
6 жыл бұрын
10 degrees out and SEVENTY FIVE in your camper??!!! Pretty impressive. Thanks for the vids!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
6 жыл бұрын
+Rude Nasty 😊 Ten degrees below zero.
@jeremyv4636
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Lived in the deep south all of my life and I STILL am not used to the heat. We get occasional cool weather and a while back I got suckered into an electric heat pump (they're a joke) Great concept-a way to keep running a compressor during the cooler months so the power company can keep on kickin' my tail. I can't stand hot air blowing so a wood stove is just what the doctor orders for me & mine. Will find one just right for our little house/something for our 1300 sq feet. Won't need a big one at all.
@jimmieburleigh9549
4 жыл бұрын
You should get one of those thermal fans I believe they call it and put on/over stove to circulate the heat.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
4 жыл бұрын
Already have one. 😀 And several videos about it.
@randalsantiago5691
4 жыл бұрын
In the city its mandatory to have a converter to reduce smoke pollution . So when the air quality gets bad they prohibit burning !
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
4 жыл бұрын
And that’s one of the many reasons we don’t live in a city!
@betsyoman7173
8 жыл бұрын
How about putting a small fan somewhere in the house to move the warm air to the back of the house? I also remember that you have an electric heater in the back near the back door. Those flat electric heaters are the ones that I will buy when I need to do it.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Betsy Oman I'm looking at several options for fans, but haven't decided yet. Even without a fan, heat still seems to get to the back. We like the bedroom cooler for sleeping anyway, so it works out well.
@jamesbaker6803
8 жыл бұрын
get a brush and keep your stove pipe cleaned to avoid build up inside the pipe that is a must best of luck good viedo
@danburch9989
7 жыл бұрын
Use the chop saw to cut across the wood. Then a light hit with an axe or maul will easily split. The manual log splitter wouldn't be needed. Sell it and buy a sawzall. You'll find processing wood with a sawzall is relatively fast.
@susansmith4748
8 жыл бұрын
Bill and Elizabeth, great little woodstove. Back in the 70's I heated with an air tight stove and Bill your right it too almost two cords of wood to heat the small house. Is the top big enough to put a small kettle of water on?.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Susan Smith This stove has a really nice looking little brass trim around the top. We really like it, but it was in the way of a pot. So I took it off. Now the stove isn't quite as charming, but we can now put our old fashion coffee percolator pot on top of the stove.
@nrood3821
7 жыл бұрын
its nice to see all the cool ideas yall come up with to do stuff in a small space. and seeing this wood stove be so small and it put out so much heat is nice. its nice to see a well built small item work so well. and its size works so well. do yall have pets like a cat? if so how do they deal with the stove being on and hot? i hope yall haven't had an incident where the cat jumped up on it to want to sit on it. i have a newer younger cat that is jumping up on the counters in the kitchen and other stuff to check things out and im nervous that he would jump on the stove on any of that is on and hot.
@2000talon
8 жыл бұрын
I have a woodstove in my 59' camper, no other heat source and my camper is a 8x14 so half the size of yours.i love my woodstove, but it does go out couple times a night, so every few hrs im getting up to start it again.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+2000talon WE have electric baseboard heat that kicks in for a few hours at night when the woodstove goes out. We burn about 18-20 hours a day.
@Knightangelink101
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I was able to find all the things you used easily. I subscribed and looking forward to seeing more
@rickpowell7785
8 жыл бұрын
I love what your doing. I would like to do it to someday. Thanks for the videos.
@qaz9258
6 жыл бұрын
Where is the intake? A common issue is the air escaping the flew must be replaced by air coming in from somewhere. This made stoves and fireplaces counter productive as it pulls frigid air in any and all tiny cracks around the dwelling, until some one installed a dedicated intake for them. Being I did not see the intake on the last video during the install I am left with that question.
@mindyvaughn8217
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent wood splitter! Love the mini wood stove!
@bjornmundt5801
8 жыл бұрын
This seems to be the perfect heat source for those who life in the country, in small houses or trailers and/or those who have less money to spend. And it is environmentally friendly because no naturell or propane/butane gas or heating oil.
@bentleyrichardson4283
6 жыл бұрын
i only use 3 blocks 0f wood for the whole day in -20 degrees and i have 1100 sqaure ft to heat all air tights work better then the old ways of heating i use 6 single cord a winter thats all in mobile home have for 25 years
@az55544
7 жыл бұрын
push some poplar, willow sticks into the ground. let them grow for 4 or 5 years. cut to about 3" high. sprouts will grow each year. you can coppice firewood that you can harvest and cut short with loppers.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea.
@paulahavens2764
4 жыл бұрын
great video thanks well done and it was very informative. Thanks for sharing. Thinking about getting one, but not this year yet.
@geraldhenrickson7472
8 жыл бұрын
Great video, very nice stove choice. I process my wood like you and find no one talks about this aspect of a mini-wood stove. love it! for exercise, I use an axe yet I am very careful. Mght find a manual wood splitter like yours... Thanks again!
@unitedstatesdale
6 жыл бұрын
Try warming cups of water for tea or put a couple of foil wrapped potatos on it. Thanks
@ownTer
8 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! Looks like i may have found my stove for the house! Thanks for posting the video!
@sjr7822
6 жыл бұрын
Sweet. can you heat water on the woodstove. Is there room? I have to handle 7 cords of wood, stacking, hauling, and what a mess wood makes. I'm getting near 80, wondering if I'll be able to continue. But, there isn't anything like the heat coming off of the woods stove! Enjoyed the installing the unit, and the follow-up. Well Done~
@trumpsahead
8 жыл бұрын
I'm back, my 2nd comment: I just today ordered the mini Cub from Canada. I did not order the flue pipes and cap hoping I could get it in the USA close to home in NY. I should receive the stove mid-April, which will be cool enough in the evenings to get a fire going in my trailer home. In the meantime I will be storing wood and searching for a seller of 3" stove pipe. ciao.
@munchichi8
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing us how to use the manual log split. I have always wonder how easy it is to use one. It seemed to be effortless in using.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+munchichi8 I did the old axe (maul) for years. But at 59, I just don't have the energy for that anymore. This log splitter is easy to use. And it seems slower than an axe, but with an axe I have to stop to rest a lot. With the splitter I can just keep working, so it takes about the same time, with less energy.
@scottfoster2487
7 жыл бұрын
I would get a fan that is powered off the heat of the stove to move the heat. Great idea for the smaller homes.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
We already have one. I will review it soon.
@Daoism11
5 жыл бұрын
That mini manual hydraulic wood splitter is epic, the whole thing is very efficient. Thank you.. Where did you guys buy the stove & the tools please?
@ouvickie
8 жыл бұрын
I love that manual splitter!!
@northcountryhermit5057
6 жыл бұрын
Lot of moisture in that wood!! look at that white smoke...Also, pallet wood pal....pallet wood. And YES, you can buy tiny pieces, for a fraction of a cord. They're called "ends and scraps" and you just have to go to the mill....They'll fill your truck for $100.
@TI14928
4 жыл бұрын
A couple of things I miss from your old channel the animation and the miny wood stove
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
4 жыл бұрын
I’m hoping to do a new animation. It takes quite a while. We’ll still have a wood stove. 😊
@FernbarkFrist
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. Mine is on it's way. Looking forward to using it and doing my own review. I am guessing I will like it as you do. You should do a separate wood splitter video. I think my Harbor freight splitter video is my most viewed video.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Fernbark Frist I've got a video "How to cut and split wood without power."
@FernbarkFrist
8 жыл бұрын
Oops. My bad.
@SuperHurdman
7 жыл бұрын
Hi if you want free wood go pick up pallets most places up here in Canada will let you take them for free the only thing is you got to go get them and most are hard wood I am sure depending on location you should be able to get them for free. Hope it helps also for the nails if you get a magnet just sift threw the ashes to get the nails out it.
@Grahamplaysgo
8 жыл бұрын
You could use wood briquettes which are really easy to break up and burn hot.
@Nov111805
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am almost into year 3 of RV living. My first year I had a huge moisture issue.....year 2 I had 200.00 monthly electric bills (winter) and part of this winter I was able to be in a house....right now I am back in the RV waiting on spring.....this fall when the nights/weather turn colder I WILL have a cubic mini woodstove in my RV! I have written to the company and they are excellent to talk to and deal with. I will be ordering my stove and yes, the tools within the month? My best friends husband will install it for me this summer. God bless you both and I love all your video's and am going to start watching the ''tea with Jesus'' video's......I found you recently and need to catch up. CAN I ASK 1 THING? Have you switched out your flue to the double walled now? IF SO......ANY ISSUES WITH CREOSOTE? Thank you for your time!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
We have just received some double wall flue, but we have not yet had a chance to change it out. At this point, it probably won't happen until summer, since winter is almost over. I expect, though, that the double wall will eliminate most of the creosote issues because it will keep the gases inside the flue much hotter. I'm hoping that with the double wall, we will be able to damp the stove down a little at night to make it burn a little longer. Right now we have to keep it wide open to burn as hot as possible to try to control the creosote. I will do a video on the new double wall flue, but it won't be until next fall after we get it installed and use it for awhile.
@Nov111805
7 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU so much for taking the time to answer me! You and Elizabeth are my RV living guides and I felt so blessed to find you. Due to your experiences I am going to also get the grizzly stove. Mine will be installed this summer and next winter will be SO MUCH better. God bless you both and keep you safe in His hand!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
We love our Cubic. The only challenge (besides the creosote, which I think the double wall will take care of) is that we have to process the firewood into 6" pieces. That takes a lot of extra work. But it is AMAZING to actually have a fireplace in an RV! And it keeps us nice and cozy. It's good that you have electric backup heat because the Cubic will not always be burning since the burn time is only a couple of hours.
@Nov111805
7 жыл бұрын
With your recommendations I will get the Grizzly and like you do set my free standing heater on a setting to come on when it gets cold enough. I am ''catching up'' on your video's. I am a disabled woman in her early 50's and this will be the summer I will follow Elizabeth's advice and get rid of the extra and keep it simple. Thank you again.....I also will be using the double wall flue and I have all summer to cut my firewood and if I work at a little at a time I will be winter ready by fall. God bless you both and I look forward to your next video. OH! I will also have an Ecofan! Duh.....excellent video on that as well.
@catherineandoliver8151
8 жыл бұрын
Yea!! Happy for you!!!
@Ken6151
7 жыл бұрын
This may duplicate previous posts. For the resplitting, an axe will do most of it much faster. It would really be great if the stove drew combustion air from outside. As it is, it is using air that is already heated.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
7 жыл бұрын
I split wood with an axe for years. Now I'm too old and lazy for that. My splitter is actually faster for me now because using an axe I wear out too fast and have to take too many breaks.
@OneWomanNomadRVLife
7 жыл бұрын
That splitter was awesome, good to have things that don´t break and don´t need gas. How do you se to that the burner doesn't´t take upp all the air?
@artlandry233
8 жыл бұрын
I love the install! Now you have to rig up a way to get a pot on the top so you can simmer your stews all day for free!!
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Art Landry I agree. That brass trim around the top looks very nice, but it serves no purpose. It is purely decorative. I've discovered that it is easily removed. I haven't done it yet (I have to wait for the stove to be cold, but we keep putting more wood on the fire, LOL) but I plan to take that trim off so that I can set a coffee pot or a pot of stew on top of the stove.
@mikenonya9741
6 жыл бұрын
You only sleep 5-6 hours a night? I go 9-10 hours with naps at noon and 5. Love the vids, keep em up, gotta go now...sleepy
@heybulldog137
7 жыл бұрын
just a thought...how would a small fan work in tandem? if it were positioned on that wall heat shield to the left, blowing across the top, it might do well. just a thought
@mikesmith5375
8 жыл бұрын
While the K and the Dickerson are both great stoves this one has grabbed my attention for the lower price and quality.
@dkrebo
8 жыл бұрын
What regulations did you have to deal with in your state? I know with Mobile Homes, there are different regulations that 'normal' homes, such as requiring fresh air intake, extra clearances, et.. Are RV's under those regulations? I know each state is different, I'm just not sure where to start looking. Great site... I look forward to learning a lot from you!
@johnbessent9461
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video thank you guys so much Army Ranger
@luhoffma8836
7 жыл бұрын
good demo thanks
@lada152
6 жыл бұрын
hi great vids glad you posted on stove bought one like what you done with it thanks keep vids coming
@rktek77
8 жыл бұрын
Hi there to both of you. I've just discovered your channel and I am thrilled about all the good advice you give to newbies like me. I am still wondering if I will get into a time-consuming wheeled Tiny House construction or just buy a used camper like yours and save me lots of money and time. I live in Montreal Canada and today I've decided to finally go visit the Cubic Mini Woodstove manufacturing place since I work just next to it. Now, my big concern with the trailer camper option. Is it possible to insulate an old 80's trailer for winter considering the fact that temperatures can sometimes go below minus 40 degrees Celcius here in Quebec? Have you ever had concerns about this issue or got in any improvement projects of that kind? Thanks again. You've been a great help to my future Simple and Free life! Take care people...
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
8 жыл бұрын
+Pascal Houde We've done a considerable amount of renovation to this old trailer, including adding insulation and upgrading the windows all around. We live not too far south of you, and we can easily get -10 F (Don't know what that is C). All of our renovations are well documented on out channel. Just go to our main channel page and then look at all the "RV to tiny house Renovation" videos. They are pretty extensive, but then, I've been a builder for decades, so I can easily do it all myself. We've survived this first winter just fine so far (though, of course, it has not been a particularly cold winter)If you go to the Cubic plant, please tell them you saw the video from "Tinyhouse Prepper." They recently added my video to their website.
@rktek77
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I will definitely watch all your renovation videos that I wasn't aware of. And count on me to put a word about you to Alex from Cubic Wood Stoves. I gotta go back to the plant, it was closed when I arrived there today.
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