When asked why she became a nomad, Mary said, “I want less, and I want to enjoy more. I want to live free from the ways of the world and into more genuineness.” So with a little help from friends, relatives and the nomad community she built a very comfortable home on wheels.
One thing making that comfort possible is a wood stove. “It’s a Dwarf 3kw Lite from tinywoodstove.com. I installed it myself, so you could, too.” The stove is 10 inches wide, 8.5 inches deep, 17 inches tall, and weighs 55 pounds. Mary burns free scrap lumber and the stove can generate up to 10,000 BTUs, which is more than enough for a van.
Mary also created the functional and attractive heat shield behind the stove from a repurposed wrought iron door and hammered copper.
Keeping with the functional and attractive theme, Mary installed a stained glass porthole she had made. She’ll gladly teach others how to do it.
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Bob and Mary,
Please create a video on how to make a stained glass porthole. Many of us are not local to Mary and want to know how to make one.
I am old and retired , want to get a better van than this old cold van I have now , wondering about a wood stove installed to heat during winter . This is my only home and want to travel some before it’s too late . Bad relatives stole my home , a two year battle to get home back maybe soon and then perhaps a life on the road in a better RV life style . It’s not easy to start out as a beginner to this and alone . Hope I can make some friends along the journey .
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I’d really like to seem more on installing that wood stove and also about the cute camper trailer she’s pulling behind the van. Is it hers, did she build that too. More please : ).
Same here !!