Diesel Tent Stove (Hunter Mfg. "SHS") U.S. Military Issue

This heater is awesome! They throw ALOT of heat for their size, and they don't smoke, don't stink, and are cheap to run. They are designed to heat a 5-10 man tent full of soldiers in -50F to +60F temperatures....and believe me, they work great!

Since switching over to the SHS from using my propane wall furnace, I have cut my heating costs by more than half.
And it's easier to afford a few gallons of diesel than it is to come up with $400 for a tank of propane (just to watch most of the heat go out the chimney) For mine I built a 10" diameter ducting heat scavenger around the 3" diameter chimney pipe. I used 2 sections of the stainless steel chimney supplied with the heater for the two bottom sections by the burner chamber where it will have to take the most heat. Inside the 10" duct there is 3 foot sections of 3" ducting to serve as more surface area to scavenge more heat from the chimney.....There is a 12v "squirrel cage" fan with a section of 3" flexible aluminum duct going in to the heat scavenger where it blows air into the heat scavenger, around those 3" sections and blows the heat out the register at a pretty decent velocity....it works great, and it keeps the hot air moving throughout the place. The blower doesn't run out of hot air to blow out of that heat scavenger either!!!

I recommend you READ the instruction manual on these, coz if you are an idiot you can cause a flash fire with these.
NEVER attempt to light one or refuel the tank while it is still hot. NEVER attempt to relight it if it goes out until it has completely cooled.....Hot fuel vapor can spontaneously ignite and cause a flash fire. NEVER leave them unattended!!! Like anything else, safety requires common sense and know-how, so please read the instructions and you will enjoy the SHS safely!

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[BelloBudo007]

What a great heater. Thanks for the video. 

[esnap]

@slamdvw Yeah, i'd just use gasoline.

[slamdvw]

Interesting.. never thought to use alcohol to start an oil stove. Thanks!

[jmbrunson34]

What size stovepipe is used?

[georgiabigfoot]

what kind of economy do you get on this heater ? roughly how many hour will it burn on one gallon of diesel ? a 10 man arctic tent is only 17x17 feet, so if you used this lets say in a 20x20 cabin would it heat it ok ? many thanks, GB

[yesiamanalien]

@sk8en13 words cannot describe my facepalm

[99cachorro]

we should all try to save money on energy

[95thousandroses]

This is fake

[econoroller]

@sk8en13 It's a heater. Military issue, made for heating tents. Runs on diesel fuel. Didn'tcha watch the video? it's all right there maing! These would make an excellent greenhouse heater for greenhouse gardening in cold weather regions. They are designed for -50F to +60F weather temperatures. The only thing hydroponic around here is in my lungs already ha ha ha ha ha

[sk8en13]

That's cool I have no idea what it does but it looks like a hydroponic set up lol