The popular Nomad – Medium was the first Winnerwell Stove to develop a cult following among bushcrafters and outdoor enthusiasts. Its compact size, portability, and rugged 304 stainless steel construction make it the ideal ‘all around’ wood stove choice for cooking and heating in the backcountry.
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Expensive but mostly great
Badly organized online store but the stove is very high quality. Only issue is the top cook hole cover leaks smoke into the space, even when under draft. But I laid some alumunim foil over it and put a pot on top and nothing leaks out now. I'll probably use the rain cover for the tent pipe gasket to do that moving forward, nice to have a use for an $18 piece of steel that should have been included with the tent passthrough.
That's my overall opinion of Winnerwell, greedy pricing but very good. I feel kinda ripped off and happy at the same time. Probably best for most people to buy a cheap one on amazon instead. I live outside all year in cold country so it made sense for me to get the highest quality but I bet the difference isn't huge and a $200 cheapo will probably work just fine for most use cases if likely needing more DIY alterations than Winnerwell.
The door isn't sealed with fiberglass rope but doesn't leak smoke under draft but I still plan to do that myself.
The water heater tank is amazing, going to get the inline oven too eventually.
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Benjamin · October 30, 2026
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Ryan · December 11, 2025
Will give better review after hunting trip
I will start by saying the only reason it’s a three is because I have not tested it in my hot tent yet in the field. I have done the first burn and did enjoy using it during that. I am new to wood stoves and may just not have gotten the memo, but oil from your fingers prints burn into the patina you get when you burn the stove. Would love if you guys would provide something to wipe down the stove with the purchase or put it in the instructions to avoid fingers prints on such a beautiful stove. With that said I am super excited to use it during my hunt in November.