Stove fan in wall tent?

I have a eco fan from canadian tire. Bought it a few years ago. It is the bigger model. I find it circulated the heat quite well in my 12x14 tent. They are pricey though
 
Agree, point it towards the cooler area away from the stove. Another big improvement was hanging a USB dual-fan laptop cooling fan from the ceiling peak to blow warm air down. Of course, you'll need a small power source to run it.

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Wow, didn't think they'd make such a huge difference.

I was thinking of getting a cheap knock off on Amazon just to try it off, but I'm now comtemplating the real deal.

David
 
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I've used them winter camping in a 9x11.5 Snowtrekker tent and did not find any value. They are a PITA if you are cooking or heating stuff on the stove. YMMV.
 
I have a price conscious one from Amazon works great for three years running now and makes a huge difference keeping the ambient temperature even all over the 14'x16' tent
 
The last tent hunt I was on had a fan mounted right on the wood stove. It was mounted on an angle, close to the back, so the blades just missed the chimney.

It ran with convection air currents, generated by the heat coming from the stove. It needed quite a lot of heat to run but it was very good at moving air around and once the blades started to rotate, within 15-20 minutes the whole tent, 10x16 wall tent, was warm right to the floor, which was covered with a waterproof tarp to stop moisture from evaporating from the ground and condensing on the roof.

It didn't appear to be home made, the frame was iron but the blades were aluminum.

I've been seriously thinking of doing one more elk/moose hunt out of a tent this fall. I know a place not to far from where I live that has both and doesn't get much pressure. One of those fans has been on my to do list.
 
I think they are awesome, princess auto has some for sale quite often. Both stove top or pipe mount. They definitely need heat to work and will slow down as your fire cools, but when initially heating the place up they are great for added circulation.
 
We have used an old dehumidifier fan (120v) fed with an inverter from 3 or 4 12v batteries for years. Not the most efficient set up but it works. Used to charge batteries from the generator but found it quicker to run a cable from a truck to the batteries. Quieter than the generator. Batteries are also used for LED lights and charging radio batteries so we already have them in the hunt party.
 
I’ve been using a FireHiking tent stove in my wall tent for a couple of seasons now, and adding a stove fan made a noticeable difference. Before the fan, heat would just rise and sit at the top. With the fan, it pushes warm air across the tent, making it way more comfortable overall—especially when drying gear or trying to warm up after a long day.
 
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those thermo-electric fan units are great , we've used them ice fishing with great success
My brother had one mounted on top of the Buddy Heater via a custom plate that clips to the top of the buddy heater.
Really helps get rid of the condensation that builds up inside the ice hut when it's real cold out and helps the heat fill the entire tent.
I've been meaning to pick one up and this thread has reminded me to get one before fall rolls around ;)
 
those thermo-electric fan units are great , we've used them ice fishing with great success
My brother had one mounted on top of the Buddy Heater via a custom plate that clips to the top of the buddy heater.
Really helps get rid of the condensation that builds up inside the ice hut when it's real cold out and helps the heat fill the entire tent.
I've been meaning to pick one up and this thread has reminded me to get one before fall rolls around ;)
Something like one of these?

https://ww w.cabelas.ca/product/112130/lakco-heat-stream-cooking-grate
 
not exactly as my brother's contraption was rectangular and sat above and back from the direct heat that rises from the buddy heaters.
There is a limit to how much heat those thermo-electric fans can handle before they malfunction so I wouldn't mount it right over the heat like the cooking grate is positioned. Instead I would make a thin gauge sheet metal mount that is exposed to the heat and a thicker peice of steel flatbar , say 3/16 x 3" x however long, to mount the fan to, spaced back out of the direct heat. The sheet metal will transfer the heat to the flat bar which in turn will activate the fan. This is how my brother's is made and it;s real simple and as a bonus was just made with scrap material and cost nothing.
 
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