I am working with a mutual aid org which has some resources at its disposal (money & labor) to help the folks who live there.
Of course, the people living there know best what they need, and with their current setups they mostly need wood for their stoves, or fuel for their generators, which are running electric heaters. But not all of them have stoves or generators.
I think the next most obvious option is warm clothing and blankets, which it seems like they have in good supply thankfully.
My org has done some building projects in the past and is considering doing more, possibly with a rocket stove type design, though I’m wondering if that’s worth the effort, and our money/time would be better spent providing the residents with more food/clothing/fuel.
If they’re typical silnylon camping tents wood stoves are a huge risk.
You can safely use wood stoves for canvas tents as long as you get a good stovejack, they make great silicone ones now. The problem is that canvas camping tents are typically cost prohibitive for most homeless people.
yeah I guess I should have been more explicit about that. its no good, very unsafe. But other types of structures can accomodate wood stoves with some effort