Wood stove advice

About to pull the trigger on this lil guy for the camper. My question to y'all with wood burners is
1. How much wood do you think I'll need to keep handy for a 12 hour burn
2. Does the stack have to go out through the roof or can it be piped through a wall?
3. How high should the pipe go before I exit through the wall if I do go that route?

Thanks for the help y'all, any advice on an alternative is welcomed. I just kinda figure this can do double duty as a cooking surface and to heat the camper. I'll still have the propane fired furnace and stovetop but I can get wood for free and propane isn't getting any cheaper.

$140 Guide Gear Outdoor Wood Burning Stove, Portable with Chimney Pipe for Cooking, Camping, Tent, Hiking, Fishing, Backpacking

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Gear-O...38084891&sprefix=small+wood+s,aps,1401&sr=8-3

 

What kind of camper? Not sure these are rated for those types of applications......i have installed one in a previous cabin and required specific installation of a sleeve and liner so the roof didn't heat up enough to catch fire.

 

It's a slide in with a pop up. I figured if it was okay for a hot tent it would be okay going through a plywood wall or a fiberglass roof. I don't have many options for the stack other than just a few feet above the stove straight out or 90° through the back wall.

 

Hmmmm, interesting. Honestly I haven't ever heard of someone trying it this way, especially in such an enclosed space. I would imagine it would be very hard to regulate temperature (would probably heat up VERY fast) and the weight of it during travel would be something that would concern me. I am sure you could brace it somehow, but these things are usually cast metal and VERY heavy. Why not a simple space heater? Or are you looking for cheaper means vs any electricity / gas?

 

Oh man... The idea of open burn of any type inside a camper gives me the shivers. Yes, I know, stove/oven. i also know they're contained and don't throw sparks/embers outside of their footprint. Personally, I'd be looking at one of these first, mounted outside, and hot air fed inside. That's just me, though. https://www.tundras.com/threads/semi-relevant-vevor-garage-heater-overland-heater-thread.154049/

or

either a buddy heater (people say they send off a lot of moisture)

or

portable ceramic space heaters (what we use when we're on shore power). 1 will hold our 28' box with bump out at 65*, on med, at 30* outdoor temps.
This guy:

$30 GiveBest Portable Electric Space Heater with Thermostat, 1500W/750W Safe and Quiet Ceramic Heater Fan, Heat Up 200 Square Feet for Office Room Desk Indoor Use, Silver

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W4SN7N7?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

The thought of a slide in camper catching fire terrifies me - moreso because of the total loss probability of camper and truck.....as unlikely as it may be to cause a fire, I just wouldn't be willing to risk it.

 

Im going to be completely off grid for about a month so the space heater is kinda out of the question. I've considered diesel, but I'm very unfamiliar with those and heard horror stories of cheap Chinese ones literally exploding. I don't mind if it gets super hot in here, I keep my gas furnace set to 80°, it's a skinny desert rat thing I suppose. I've seen wood stoves in homebuilt campers and in van conversions, but those don't have canvas like I do. The thought of torching my truck does indeed horrify me.

 

This might be just the ticket. How much space do they need around them to be safe and what kinda fuel economy do they get? I won't really have access to diesel so I'd need to carry what I'll need with me

 

I realize this may not be in the budget, but We have a Dickenson p12000 heater in our little camper and it has been such a treat to own. I will never part with this stove so I justified the cost to myself
Direct vent, no electricity needed, silent operation, and sips the propane.
Just thought I would throw it out there, not many people know about these gems.

 

Gonna look into this. It would probably pay for itself in gas savings over my 25 year old furnace pretty quick

 

just to add, the p1200 is only 5500btu, not sure the conditions you camp in but it keeps our decently insulated 6x12x6 high enclosed trailer cozy down to -15 C.

 

After a bit of consideration I've decided to run the wood burner. At only 20X11X13 and only 50 lbs it shouldn't be a problem. I'm working on a a platform for it to sit on where it'll be about 2½ feet off the floor and I'm going to line the walls around it with sheet tin. I can run the stack right out the back wall (it will need to be sheathed but I'll just use a dryer vent tube for that. While traveling I can move it to the back of the cab and since it's lighter than the seats I'll be removing anyways weight won't be an issue.
Thanks for all the recommendations, I just can't really afford to buy/transport additional fuel and I really like the thought of being able to cook on it. I might be able to ditch propane altogether with it set up like that.