Frontier stove

[CampingClaire]

Has any one used one of these? I'm intrigued but not sure how easy they'd be to get steady if the ground was uneven.

No but my dh is lusting after one

I don't like the look of them but having to read through endless reviews they are supposed to be really good.

Just marking my place as I really want one of these and I'd love to hear some reviews!

We've got a Frontier which I absolutely love. We use it in our bell tent, which is fantastic for keeping everyone cosy in there on cold winter evenings. However, using it in a tent does come with the increased risk of fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, etc, so something to think about very carefully and decide for yourself. Opinions vary, and even as a huge, huge in-bell fan, there is no getting around the fact that no stove is safer inside than even the most carefully used one.

Anyway, that aside, the stove is wonderful even if you just use it outside. Packs "into itself", so takes up little precious space in the car. Also light so easy to carry wherever you fancy sitting down with your fire. We've used it as an outside stove too, and it's lovely just being able to sit around the warm stove, food cooking. Any questions, just shout. Big yes from me. Will see if I can find good review links. A million and one, but from memory the fishing guys' reviews were good.

Oh I'd love one of these too but with a toddler and baby I think we'll have to wait a few years.

Erm, sorry, canoeing, not fishing.

Original review. You've probably seen that one.

If you google images it will give you a good idea of other uses, most of them not actually inside tents at all. I like that it's contained, so ok where no open fires are allowed, but closed ones are.

I completely get your point, YouKnow. We started using it when our first was still a toddler and it was perfectly fine. Our second, however, is the kind of child that would throw himself on it given half a chance, so won't be using it inside a tent until he's 18 a bit older. Well, that and I start camping again... [whimp emoticon]

PS: Before ds2 camped in snow over winter. Cosy inside, beautifully quiet. Bliss.

OP, in my overexcitement I missed your actual question, sorry.

Because of the tripod style legs, it's stable even on uneven ground. If I remember correctly, there were little holes at the bottom of the legs too should you wish to anchor it with pegs. I've never done it though - don't think most people do.

Found an old photo of the first time we used it, before cutting a hole in the tent. happy camping memories with ds1 still in a cot

I have one which kicks out a good heat, but I used it inside a teepee without knowing how to do the smoke flaps which wasnt the greatest idea.
With a proper flue flashing it would be fine

I am re-assured by the product description on one website "this will provide sufficient heating and cooking requirements in a disaster situation. Its use is not limited to this function as it can be used as a Multi-fuel camping stove. "

So we don't have to wait until a Zombie Invasion to use it? That makes it much better value for money.

I want one even more now I know it can be part of my zombie apocalypse plan!

I know, it's exciting, isn't it? Lots of the things on this site where I found it are geared to supporting a properly resourced Zombie Plan.

Thanks for all the feedback folks!!! Guess I should let DH get one then?!

Camping in the snow? How did that work? Was there already snow on the ground when you set up camp? I am very jealous I would love to do it and want a stove now!

YouKnow, it was that white Christmas a few years ago - 2011 I think. By the time we camped, just after Christmas day itself, there were areas where there were no more snow, and surrounding only a thin layer. So we pitched on the wet but leafy areas, and took an extra pop-up for all the wet, cold stuff so that we had enough space to lounge around the fire in the bell. It was lovely. Outside we'd wear winter clothes and boots, so not feeling the cold anyway, then when coming inside (early as dark around 4 or 5) we'd be cosy with normal clothes. It wasn't the traditional camping experience, more a lovely, blissful time together. The snow part made everything look and feel so quiet and clean. Think board games, marshmallows, reading kind of set-up with winter exploring in the woods in the day. Only went for a few days though, I think you'd need to be a hardcore camper do do any more than that. I'm not at all, am a bit of a whimp one. I just like the prettiness of it all. Oh yes, and we had a builders' tarp kind of thing on the ground in front of the tent to take off shoes without getting everything inside dirty. I guess if you camp in proper thick snow you might not have the mud problem.

Ooh I like the look of the traveller but its very pricey and too new for reviews!

The frontier stove has been ordered…Watch this space for feedback!

I was looking at these recently.

The thing that puts me off is the flue fitting, and cutting a hole in the tent.

Same here, the idea of putting a hole in my precious terrifies me!

The stove has arrived, been erected in the garden and lit. It's fab. Very stable. Tried boiling a pan of water to test it out...boiled quickly. It's quite smokey to start...tip from DH...make sure you take some really dry wood to get it started or your camping neighbours will be moaning about the smoke! Chimney heats up quickly too - not a surprise I suppose...so the water heater attachment would probably work well too.

There's NO WAY i'd be cutting a hole in my De Waard Albatross though...I'll just settle for sitting around it outside the tent!
Very happy with it...will get back about how easy it is to take to bits and put back in its bag later!

It packed away really easily and its our new favourite toy!!

Yay, enjoy!

Hmmmm. Maybe a frontier and a tarp will be the way forward.They sound ace. I do fancy being snuggled in the tent with a fire though.

you should always put very dry wood in your stove - not only will it smoke and smoke, but it will make the flu tar up and wont burn very hot (unless its Ash, which is the only wood you can burn 'green')
if the flu tars up it will get blocked with real nasty sticky stuff and then wont draw properly and smoke will come out of the stove itself. This is especially important with something like the frontier which only has a narrow single skin flu anyway.