Progress Hybrid cat question / smoke smell

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I cleaned out the stove this morning after one month burning 24/7, and the cat looked very clean. I didn't even do anything to it. I am also rear-vented.

The only issue I've seen so far is the backpuff where it smells like smoke. I actually don't mind it, and neither does my wife! We're both backpackers, so we don't mind a little campfire smell once in a while.
 
I cleaned out the stove this morning after one month burning 24/7, and the cat looked very clean. I didn't even do anything to it. I am also rear-vented.

The only issue I've seen so far is the backpuff where it smells like smoke. I actually don't mind it, and neither does my wife! We're both backpackers, so we don't mind a little campfire smell once in a while.
If you crack the air open and allow a very tiny flame, the backpuffing should stop.