If you came here looking for a camp stove for your next hunting trip, or any outdoor adventure that requires enough heat to warm up a wall tent, then this should be your last stop! This is the most rugged and portable camp stove available today. The Ellis Stove was designed and is manufactured by Butch Ellis, a long time Elk hunter and employee of the US Forest Service. Here's what Butch has to say about camp stoves... "A Good Stove Must Be Truly Portable: Most of the stoves I have tried over the years really were a decent product, but they all lacked one important feature....portability. The all said they were portable, and that was true...sort of. Some stoves have no way to break them down. Sure you can pack them on a horse, but they take up too much space and are just too bulky. Other stoves come with an assortment of bolts and nuts required for assembly. The last thing I want to do is spend 20 minutes putting together my stove after a long day packing in. And that bag of hardware is always looking for a way to get lost in the undergrowth. Not my idea of a good time! The Ellis Stove Comes To Life About 10 years ago I decided to solve the problem for myself. The ideal stove had to have three key features: 1. Lightweight but strong enough to withstand years of rugged use. 2. The ability to break down and set up quickly without extra parts to lose. 3. Small in size but able to produce enough heat for a wall tent. My first attempts were a bit crude, but I stayed the course and decided not to compromise any of the features I truly needed. Necessity really is the mother of invention, and after much trial and error I believe I have built the best portable stove available today. A Rugged Stove For The Serious Camper This is the best portable stove you will ever find. That may sound like a bold statement, but after you see the features I'm sure you'll agree. Quality is never compromised and each stove is hand built one at a time. I have spent 10 years perfecting this stove to be the best product out there for portability, ease of use, and warmth. This stove will produce an incredible amount of heat for a small package, and takes only seconds to set up and tear down. The fire box is constructed of 20 gauge cold rolled steel and will burn wood or coal. Legs are constructed with 3/16 " by 1/2" steel. The stove pipe consists of 5 joints 22 inches long, constructed of 26 gauge cold rolled steel with a 4" opening. The pipe pieces nest together for ease of packing. Total weight is 35 Pounds Including stove pipe. The stove is broken down by removing 2 pins and folding the back & front of the stove in under the bottom of the fire box. The two sides of the stove fold in like an accordion allowing the top to rest on the bottom of the stove. The legs fold as the front & back of the stove are being folded. This process only takes about 15 seconds. Stove Dimensions: Set up: Firebox 11" x 14" x 23" Stands 21" high Folded: 14" x 23" x 1 1/2" Stove Pipe Diameter: 5" at outlet tapering to 4" at stove end. An In Depth Look At The Ellis Stove Each corner of the stove has an area of overlapping metal. This is an important feature as it helps keep the stove as airtight as possible and adds to the overall stability. Notice the bend in the lip around the vent cover. Adding a bend to a piece of metal greatly increases it's strength. The door of the stove is bent in the same fashion as the vent cover. This increases it's strength and provides a snug fit between the door and the front panel. Another bend in the front panel greatly increases it's strength and prevents you from cutting your hands when adding fuel. The edges around the front and back panels have a double lip. This helps to keep the stove as air tight as possible and increases it's stability. This is an inside view of the side panel. The strip of metal shown here covers the hinge that allows the stove to fold flat. This provides protection for the hinge, adds to the stability of the stove, and helps keep the stove as air tight as possible. We are so sure that you will be completely satisfied with your purchase that we're offering a 1 year no questions asked money back guarantee. That gives you plenty of time to use the Ellis stove and see for yourself what a great product it really is. If at any time during the first year you decide it's not living up to your expectations, return it for a full refund. It's that simple! Resources: Image(s): Butch foldup
