CAMP STOVE VARIATIONS 



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'PON this plate there are shown a few 

 variations of camp-stove designs some of which 

 are excellent for certain uses and some of 

 which do not seem to be practical except 

 under conditions which impose unusual require- 

 ments upon the camp-stove design. 



The details for design of these stoves are not 

 covered in a special drawing because those 

 desirable features are covered directly or 

 in modified form by parts of drawings on other 

 plates. 



Each of these variations in type is discussed 

 under its individual heading. 



The desirable stoves for campground use 

 are those shown in plates III-A, VII, VIII, IX, 

 X, and XI, or variations of some of these types. 

 Figures 3 and 4 in plate XI A especially when 

 providing for a combination top grate and top 

 plate may be adapted for use as a fireplace or 

 as a camp stove. 



CAMP STOVE WITH GRATE 

 AND SLIDING TOP PLATE 



The usual method of designing combination 

 op grate and top plate is as shown in plate X 

 or as is shown in plate VII. In the first instance 

 the plate is hinged over the grate and in the 

 second instance the plate is removable. 



Figure 1 shows a suggested method of 

 providing a shding plate which may be pulled 

 to one side as shown in the drawing, thus 

 exposing the grate for broihng and grilhng. 



This type of design is not simple. Such stoves 

 are expensive to construct. The top plate if too 

 thick decreases the heating efficiency to a very 

 marked extent. This stove does not seem to have 

 a definite place for campground use in the for- 

 ests and is therefore not recommended. 



CAMP STOVE WITH ASHPIT AREA 

 IN FRONT OF FIREBOX 



This type of stove is similar in design to the stove 

 shown in ligure 4 with the exception that the 



shallow enclosed pit in front of the firebox is 

 added to this unit to serve a dual purpose as 

 follows: 



(a) To be used as an ashpit in areas where there is 

 abnormal fire hazard. (There seem to be very few 

 areas where this abnormal precaution is necessary 

 especially if a hearth of flagstone or mineral earth 

 is provided immediately in front of the firebox.) 



(b) To provide a space into which to pull the live coals 

 so that a toaster or a grill may be placed across the 

 top on which to broil steak and other meats. 



This added feature constructed as shown in 

 figure 2 makes an abnormally long unit of a 

 camp stove. This ashpit area is in no way es- 

 sential if the combination grate and plate is 

 used for the top. 



CAMP STOVE WITH GRATE 

 IN BOTTOM OF FIREBOX 



In some areas where a condition of excessive 

 moisture (rain or fog) prevails it is sometimes 

 desirable to so construct the camp stove that a 

 bottom draft may be procured through a grate 

 in the bottom of the firebox. Such a type of de- 

 sign is not generally recommended except where 

 the condition of the wood used for fuel is so 

 affected by the moisture that this additional 

 bottom draft is necessary. 



CAMP STOVE WITH SOLID TOP PLATE 



One of the most practical camp stoves is that 

 shown in figure 4. The efficiency of this stove 

 might be much increased if it were so designed 

 that a combination grate and plate properly 

 hinged as shown in plate X were used. The 

 soUd plate on the top of this stove does not 

 permit any use for broiling over a grate and 

 neither does it provide opportunity for use as 

 a hreplace with the top plate raised as shown 

 in plate XI, figure 2. It is also desirable in 

 these camp stoves to provide a damper pref- 

 erably in the chimney as shown in plate XI A, 

 figure 5. 



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