Colorado Cylinder Stoves
™
thanks you for your recent purchase.
The following recommendations should be executed to assure your safety, comfort, and continued
enjoyment.
Not intended for use by children under 14 years of age.
Your Colorado Cylinder Stove is designed for seasonal use. (One month out of the year) to insure
lifetime of the stove (20+ years). Using the stove more often will only reduce the lifetime of the
stove.
Burn your new stove outdoors for at least 1 hour before first use in any enclosed area to
cure the paint and assure any residue or galvanized coating is removed.
To insure no leakage at water valve on water heater, you will need to wrap the threads of the
valve with a layer of Teflon tape (not included) before installing the backing nut.
Never use your stove in any permanent structure such as your home or residence.
Any stove components may have sharp edges or corners, be sure to handle them with care.
Please remember all surfaces of your stove will be hot at all times, and may emit sparks out the
door or up the flue. Always use the included spark arrestor. Check spark arrestor daily to insure
there is no buildup of creosote blocking smoke from going through the spark arrestor. It must be
cleaned every 2-3 days to prevent clogging and reduce the risk of chimney fire.
Keep all flammable material at a safe distance from the stove. Never use flammable liquids to start
a fire in your stove.
Never build an excessive fire, or use firewood full of pitch, this can turn the stove cherry red
which will warp your stove.
Your tent must include a US Military stove jack, or flame retardant Kevlar equal, where your
flue pipe exits the tent. Your stove jack must be located where the stove can have at least 24”
clearance from all sides of the stove to all walls of the tent. If you are using a rain fly you must
have a stove jack in both the rain fly and the tent. Any other application could cause your tent to
catch fire.
If you are using the stove in windy conditions, you may want to secure all sections of stove pipe
at the joints and where the pipe attaches to the stove with sheet metal screws. Windy conditions
will cause the stove pipe to loosen when the tent roof billows in the wind. Also stake your tent
down to reduce movement of the tent.
Always keep your water heater full of water at all times, and when not in use remove
completely to keep tank from warping.
When screwing the legs on the stove, only thread them in 2-3 turns, hand tighten only. DO
NOT TIGHTEN LEGS WITH PIPE WRENCH OR CHANNEL LOCKS! Heat from the stove can
fuse the legs to the connectors attached to the body of the stove if the legs are screwed in to
tight.
Never store your stove with ash in the firebox. The ash will draw moisture and your stove will
rust.
