I used to use plain cooking oil but was told it will turn rancid, although I never noticed that. What do you use.
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What do you use to rustproof your wood stove in the off season?
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I had the same problem. I haven't found anything that really works. I tried cooking oil that I didn't care for, it seems like it turns funky and a little sticky . I still haven't found anything that I can put on that will work.
Now at the beginning of the season I try to check everything out and make sure everything works. The stove I try to give it a good burning to burn any debris off. I'm not sure if that's right or not but that's what I do.
Now at the beginning of the season I try to check everything out and make sure everything works. The stove I try to give it a good burning to burn any debris off. I'm not sure if that's right or not but that's what I do.
How about putting it in a big plastic bag with some silica gel packets?
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Why not rub the entire stove with oil and then burn it in very hot?
Like you do with iron pans?
I have prepared my tent stove in this way and it works really well.
Of course, the stove should then be stored in a dry place when not in use.
Like you do with iron pans?
I have prepared my tent stove in this way and it works really well.
Of course, the stove should then be stored in a dry place when not in use.
Light wipedown with WD-40. I go over it with a torch and give it a burn-in before the first trip. My stove is stainless though, not sure how it would work with mild steel.
Yes, stainless will still rust, especially when heated.
Yes, stainless will still rust, especially when heated.
My mother used Stove Black aka Stove Polish on the stove at our cabin, this was for a cast iron stove. She is not around to do this anymore and it's probably been more than 25 years since it was last applied. Some surface rust can now been seen on the top but I'm quite sure the cast iron will still be intact 25 years from now even if I never redo the Stove Black.
If you do a Google search for Stove Black you will lots of links including videos.
The stove I refer to above is a cook stove from the mid-1960's which has some components (oven) which are plain thick sheet metal, the metal that encases the oven has rusted badly and now has holes. The actual firebox is lined with cast iron and is still very solid.
If you do a Google search for Stove Black you will lots of links including videos.
The stove I refer to above is a cook stove from the mid-1960's which has some components (oven) which are plain thick sheet metal, the metal that encases the oven has rusted badly and now has holes. The actual firebox is lined with cast iron and is still very solid.
I cheat, it's all stainless
Thanks for the ideas, I’ll just stick with plain old cooking oil.
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Sorry to be late (and have no experience with a hot tenting stove) but, if you're worried about it turning rancid, would smearing the stove with a light coating of Crisco work? Seems like it takes me a couple of years to go through a whole tub at home & it ages well.
Maybe get it warmed up a little & rub beeswax onto it?
Maybe get it warmed up a little & rub beeswax onto it?
I painted mine with high temp automotive manifold paint inside and out several years ago, it's made with crcq raw steel and over the last 5 years the only thing that's rusted is the unpainted false floor. Every fall I haul it out, touch up any missing paint from bumps and bangs and do a slow burn in with charcoal to cure the paint- a $15 spray can is plenty to do touch-ups for years. I use the same on my pipes (cheap galvanized ducting with the coating burned off) and I finally had to replace a couple of elbows last year, not from rust but from getting crushed.
So I used a wire wheel to clean off a light coat of rust, then applied a light coat of EVO, (extra virgin oil) to the stove and my favorite tripping cold handle frying pan.
I ignored the interior, it's got a light coat of rust but after so much use its still solid, even both the false floor and real floor have held up well.
I ignored the interior, it's got a light coat of rust but after so much use its still solid, even both the false floor and real floor have held up well.
Hey Robin, my shop tools (bandsaw, table saw, jointer) have cast iron tops. They are all located in my unheated barn, and with the humidity we get here in Pennsylvania, I periodically do a light sanding and an application of Johnson's paste wax (makes 'em nice and slippery for pushing wood). I wonder if that would work for you?
I must say, I admire your stove and fry pan... that suggests to me that you're both warm and well-fed when you're out! I'm still portaging so I go for light weight gear as much as possible, but I can see the day coming when a big skillet breakfast would go well...
I must say, I admire your stove and fry pan... that suggests to me that you're both warm and well-fed when you're out! I'm still portaging so I go for light weight gear as much as possible, but I can see the day coming when a big skillet breakfast would go well...
Hey Pat, cherish that can of Johnson’s Paste Wax. They stopped making it a couple of years ago, so of course that auction site has even partial cans selling for big bucks.
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Wow, didn’t know that! When it’s gone I guess I’ll use the Briwax.
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Robin, Your stove really looks good. I think I might give my old stove another try with your Olive oil system. It sure would be better to see a nice, seasoned stove instead of that rusted stove of mind. Thanks for posting.
Yea buddy, the stove comes in handy, especially on cold mornings!
Thanks, I used a wire wheel on my Dewalt “cutter grinder”, knocks off the rust quickly. My stove has seen a lot of use, now over 100 nights, although I sleep with it cold.
I've got two tent stoves now, a kni-co and a G-stove. The G stove is stainless, and has not rusted. The kni-co is rusty, I haven't treated it in 15 years, but it is fine. Our Outers club had Great West stoves that were 50 years old and had never been rust treated. They were rusty but still intact. I don't know what point I'm trying to make, other than perhaps a justification of my laziness.
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This morning here in North Central Penna. temps were 68F and felt like Fall. With the temp so low the thoughts of a nice warm wood stove, cooking a big farmer's breakfast, a canvas tent and sitting in the morning air sure has the old juices flowing. I don't think I've looked forward to Fall and hitting the trail as much as now.
IDK, sitting out in the shop, smoking cigars, drinking beer and listening to Bryan James just gets those gear “tinkering” juices flowing. Been too humid to paint canoes, gotta do something.
Me too, every day I make new plans, pretty soon I have to load up and go.
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