KOVEA SOLO STOVE

This radiant heater is designed to use light vertical butane cylinders (~40F min. temp. at sea level - SL); light vertical Lindal valve winter mix propane/butane gas mix canisters (~20F min. temp. at SL); light inverted Lindal valve winter mix propane/butane gas mix canisters (~0F min. temp. at SL); or heavy 1lb propane tanks (~-40F min. temp. at SL) via a Kovea adapter as fuel sources. The canister connection is designed to swivel to the inverted mode after the preheat tube and bulb is hot and the stove/heater is then set to low. After inversion the stove/heater will automatically provide maximum heat although the valve was initially set to low just prior to the inversion. Stoves/heaters that allow canisters to be inverted, require preheat tubes so the gas fed in liquid mode can be vaporized before it comes out the burner. THE PREHEAT TUBE AND BURNER HEAD MUST BE AT MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BEFORE YOU INVERT THE CANISTER INTENTIONALLY OR INADVERTENTLY WHILE MOVING THE STOVE. As mentioned previously, the offsetting benefit of this restriction is that it allows you to run the stove/heater to 0F using lightweight inverted Lindal canisters. This heater is the lightest option to heat 1-2 occupants or dry clothing in a peak ventilated tent or tarp efficiently. Only a small amount of convection heat is generated; convection heat, moisture, and the CO plume go out the roof vent rather than staying in the shelter. The cone shaped radiant heat component moves laterally to stay in the shelter and heat/dry the occupant(s) or hanging wet clothing. One of the attached photos shows the cone shaped laterally dispersed radiation pattern at 3’ distance between the radiant heater (7" diameter cone) and the target stucco wall at a 55F ambient temperature with light wind. The known heater diameter allows you to gauge the size of the radiated heat zones. The radiation pattern is highly focused so that at 3’ distance only a wide torso or hung wet clothing is heated. With radiation, the air in between the heater and surrounding the cone shaped target isn't heated and consequently move up and go out the tent's roof vent like it does with a convection heater or stove. Another of the attached photos shows the worst case CO I detected, in the heater plume, was 18 ppm. 35 ppm for 8 hours is considered a safe working environment and so I am comfortable using it in my peak vented GoLite SL5 or similar shelters while awake.

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It is very well made, very clean metal work but it is a flawed design, when gas is put true it spits and creates jets of flame before it starts functioning as a heater the mesh ball in the center is not dens enough to contain the initial jets of gas. USE with extreme caution. In my opinion it is very expensive for the way it performs but the built looks and feels very well.