Why is this the best way to heat your deer blind? NO MORE FOGGY WINDOWS!

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[ChilcoteForestryServices]

I love it. The best thing about it is the idea of taking your scent and getting it up and away. Also the anti-fog effect

[bradleyschneider]

I've also heard stories that deer are curious of wood burning smells they tend to come in to inspect what's going on, all animals as a matter of fact, plan on putting a wood stove in my stand for next year too thanks for the video. I made a wood stove to heat my house about 40 years ago same concept as yours with the baffle only I could pull it out about 8 inches when I start the stove up or crack it open or closed to get the fire going! Good content my friend!

[joshwillard]

Thanks for the helpful vid. I just put a woodstove in my Ice shack and I was trying to find a lightweight way to deflect the heat behind the stove . Your blinds look great!

[stevegermain]

What a great way to get the kids involved too I won't be shivering and complaining speaking of complaining I just read every comment why does it negative people even bother thank you for sharing

[grdelawter]

That is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing that with me! I’m tired of freezing

[kevinburgess]

i think u are spot on, great video, i hunt in mid michigan myself, thanks for sharing 👍

[seanbalch]

Mark. Love it. Good luck getting me to go home with that setup

[josedelacuadra]

Cozy warm setup. I gather there are deers that come by my 42 acre parcel. I look forward to build on your idea. Thanks. Good hinting!

[kenkrawczyk]

My dad built a awesome deer blind a few years ago in Ludington that is pretty spectacular. All reclaimed materials that he got from a carpenter buddy. I gave him a hand putting it together. When he mentioned putting in a wood stove I was concerned about it spooking the deer.

I found from personal experience that it’s just the opposite. I been in it numerous times and the deer tend to be less spoked than without the fire going. I’ve had a group of does with the wind blowing the smoke directly at them bed down and hang around for a few hours. That would never happen without the smoke hiding the human scent.

Not only does it keep you warm and able to stay out longer, it also helps you see more deer and is a great way to keep your scent down.

[leejohnson]

Great idea! That is just like the stoves we used to use in our ice fishing houses in Maine, back in the day. They work great! Once it got going, I'd be in my T-shirt.

[grdelawter]

Ok, I just happened upon your video again after 10 months. I re-read all of the responses. I’ve got to say that it’s easy to see that you are a kind helpful person with a ton of patience! I could use more friends like you. Anyway, I see in the comments the division of comments and I can understand. I lived my life in big cities for my work. I’d drive hours to go hunt. I enjoyed every minute of it. Even freezing or getting soaked in the rain. Then I retired and bought a small farm. Put in a wood stove and it’s my primary source of heat. Yes, I think 90% of all of the neighbors also heat with a wood burning stove. There is almost 4, 000 acres of public hunting land across the road from me. The deer smell that wood smoke everywhere! My best time to hunt bucks is late season as my farm gets loaded with big bucks escaping the public land.
Anyway, my point is that until I experienced the move to live in remote country (44 sq miles & 9, 000 people) in my county, I would have not believed you either. Now I can testify, wood stove in your elevated box blind is like the most enjoyable addition to my hunt other than the 170’s bucks.
Other guys can choose to believe or not. Every other one asks the same question, smoke scaring deer🦌. I also think your scent being drawn into the wood stove is burnt and eliminated. I’ve found that it’s like trying to convince people that God exists. I’m sorry that I’m rambling. My final thought; I think your video is not only valid but “on point” and could be so helpful to older hunters. Might you consider reshooting the video to edit out the mistaken size and just call the exhaust pipe a metal flue. Ask the welder guy to give you $20 on each stove you sell for him. Even if you don’t, I just wanted to say thank you for making the video about a fantastic idea.

[obedcasillas]

That's awesome. I'm going to look into switching

[archerystud]

I'm impressed on what you do thanks

[redneckoperations]

Oh wow, I never would have thought the smell of the wood stove wouldn’t spook deer! Cool idea.

[spartanhunter]

Great video...Thanks! Honest question.... I have a few box blinds... our plan is to put up three more. I concluded I wanted more than a buddy heater and was planning to go NuWay propane. I love this video... I love the idea of wood heat... I also 100% agree with your point on the wood stoves/scent. In fact... we burn wood in our bunk house and so do most of our neighbors. So any given day you smell wood smoke in the woods... from wood stove heating to campfires in the summer (and some even burn their garbage still in the boonies). With that said, I think the smoke scent HELPS us. It doesn't hurt us. My honest question.... Do you ever find the "hassle" factor resulting in sitting there cold? Starting a fire isn't that hard... BUT... i can just anticipate getting in the blind... being a 'little cold' and sitting there contemplating... do i want to start a fire? I use my propane heaters now with a lot of on and off... turn it on for 30 mins... warm up the blind and then turn it off...It is a turn of the tank and the push of a button and it is on.. Second question... I presume shutting the bottom vent is all you need to do to snuff it out? Do you do that 30 mins before you go in? I love the idea of wood (funny how the propane tank shows full until suddenly it is the coldest day of the year). But I do have a little fear of the hassle factor resulting in us not using them? Thoughts?

[docink]

Nice stoves. I use a similar system around my portable heaters but I attached the metal to small spacers so the metals about a half inch away from the wall, I leave about an inch gap at the bottom and air circulates up behind the panel keeping it cool. You can feel the warm air rising behind the panel

[barrydeacon]

Great idea! Good heat source as long as doesn’t spook deer? Plus you can heat your coffee or soup! 👍 B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦

[calhiser]

I built my own "copied the four dog stove " only in stainless steel wrather than titanium.
And with a baffle.
For safety, so that the wind doesn't shake it apart. All chimney joints need to be sheet metal screwed together. especially in tents!
The small round crock pot works great on top. If you can sit all day, you can have a nice afternoon meal.

[georgeshotrodbarn]

Twenty years ago i talked to a old timer and asked him what they used to us for scent control and he said wood smoke. he said they would hand there cloths by the fire place to make them smell like wood smoke with so many people burning wood the deer were used to the smell.

[markkimball]

Would work for me too in north east where we hunt. Cold weather here too. Not as bad as it was but it’s my way to hunt. 👍🦌