Hi Jason,
Its a for real request, actually many folks have apparently thought about
it, I have had a few replies.

Go to West marines site and look a the heaters section. They sell a solid
fuel stove you can put in a boat that burns wood or charcoal, puts out 8000
btu.

If you camp in the cold it might be nice to heat your van with some
pinecones  no?

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Kirk" <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Wood Stove Westy

> Is this a real post or another of Friday's follies? I suppose you found
> interest in the fuel temp gauge as well. I've got one. How about a
> conveyor belt running through the center of the van from front to back
> for passing items from the front to the rear passengers and vice-versa?
> It's only a thought, but with a little work it could be a reality.
> What's next... bolt on snow shoes?
>
> Jason
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> > Doug in Calif
> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:20 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Wood Stove Westy
> >
> > Okay, I need some fuel for thought.
> > The only wood stove I have ever even seen a notion of is the one pic
> of
> > Otmar's strectch vanagon camped witht the smoke stack of a wood stove
> > sticking up about 6 feet above the van with smoke exiting the stack.
> >
> > I just emailed him to ask what  type of wood stove he was using in the
> > vanagon.
> >
> > I would like to hear any thoughts or ideas from all those folks out
> there
> > who may have thought about installing a wood stove in the westy or
> > standard vanagon for camping in cold weather.
> >
> > I would like to make an attempt at designing a wood stove for the
> vanagon
> > that is very small. I need feedback on flue pipe routing and where in
> the
> > westy or standard vanagon a small woodstove could work .
> >
> > Any related thoughts about this idea you folks may have had would be
> > greatly appreciated. I will certainly post my end results of this
> project.
> >
> > It is my thinking that a portable "micro" wood stove that has many of
> the
> > advanced features of the new generation wood burning stoves have for
> home
> > use would be in interesting addition to westy winter camping.
> >
> > Please feel free to p-email me with any of your ideas or feed back.
> >
> > Again what is only a thought or desire can become a reality.
> >
> > Doug