I have a similar stove and it works great. Mine has a different configuration at the top, but the rest seems the same. I thought about drilling extra holes, too, but was planning to do it on the sides rather than the bottom - maybe a few centimeters up from the floor. That way, when ash builds up, the side holes above the ash will keep the air flowing. Currently, I just remove the pot stand then grab the middle section with my pot grabber and tap it on the base a few times. This helps the ash to fall through the bottom and restores decent airflow when ash build up becomes restrictive. Thanks for sharing! Cheers from USA! 🇺🇸
Working on a follow up video to optimize this stove for different fuel types, so you might want to check that out when it goes up. My next test is drilling holes in the sides, but low to the grate so I still maximize the rocket stove effect, but we are thinking along similar lines. That is pretty much what I do for the ash build up, just to clear the holes and get that air flow back. Great to hear you get on well with yours, and thanks for taking a look and commenting.👍
I didn’t realise the potential of that type of stove. Your innovations and skills have certainly pushed the usefulness of that bit of kit to the limits. Well done and thank you 👍
Thanks, great to hear it was helpful in your decision making, I chose the one with this shaped pot stand so it also works with a meths burner, and able to feed the fire without removing the cooking pot. 👍
I love my wood gas stoves ( solo stove and gashawk ). A you need to cook is some small twigs to get it going and a dry 7-10cm branch ( deadfall) of 1-2m length. Get the fire going with small twigs, then saw off and baton from the deadfall for fuel. I also do it bottom up, like you demonstrated, but I then continue with thicker pieces, not small branches.
Appreciate you taking a look, its interesting how we all develop different ways to use this type of stove to suite our circumstances. I find small branches up to thumb sized perfect for a brew up, but switch to larger lumps for cooking also.👍
Took me a while to figure mine out, too! I have an Ohuhu stove. I came across a video explaining the correct way to load them. If you stack thumb to pinky sized pieces of wood about 5-10cm long vertically (it is supposed to get pretty cramped) in the stove it will light perfectly from the top and burn at a very steady temperature for about 20 to 30 minutes. Any other method of just dumping in the sticks requires other tricks like the ones you demonstrated here.
Thanks for the info, yes tried that method many times and found that for anything other than perfectly dry fuel it does not work so well. Have also learnt though that my stove is not as tuned up as it could be, which could make a difference.
They sure are, but have worked out they are poorly designed and need optimizing to work efficiently. Am working through the process and will share once I have it all worked out. Thanks for taking a look. 👍
I have a similar gassifier stove, nice and cheap off amazon, works a charm. there is smoke when you have a pot on it, but so little smoke it's not a bother. When the fire is left to burn openly it's spot on, no smoke at all. very light, collapses tovery little, Can't ask for much more.
Agree, they are pretty neat little stoves and quite cheap, or at least the knock off versions are. Thanks for taking a look and commenting, appreciate it. 👍
I also put my remote gas stove in it, run the hose through an air hole and reconnect. It's a windshield/pot support and if you fiddle just right you still get that secondary burn 🤘
@@mark.a.cornish seems to be the height of the widest part of the gas flame in relation to the top holes so altering the gas stove height, gasifier height or flame intensity all seem to affect things so you can get it to kick in on a fairly low gas input set physically high up or on higher gas the gas stove is physically lower but I find on high gas the 'bloom' is widest lower down and then once you get the secondary going you can lower the flame as you raise the stove. I never expected the effect but once it happened I was like 'Ooh I can USE this!' lol.
Yeah, understand they work best with perfectly dry pellets, have zero interest in carrying them into the woods with me though. I believe that in some US national parks you can not collect or burn wood so would make more sense in that scenario.....Otherwise not interested.
I have a similar stove and it works great. Mine has a different configuration at the top, but the rest seems the same.
I thought about drilling extra holes, too, but was planning to do it on the sides rather than the bottom - maybe a few centimeters up from the floor. That way, when ash builds up, the side holes above the ash will keep the air flowing.
Currently, I just remove the pot stand then grab the middle section with my pot grabber and tap it on the base a few times. This helps the ash to fall through the bottom and restores decent airflow when ash build up becomes restrictive. Thanks for sharing! Cheers from USA! 🇺🇸
Working on a follow up video to optimize this stove for different fuel types, so you might want to check that out when it goes up. My next test is drilling holes in the sides, but low to the grate so I still maximize the rocket stove effect, but we are thinking along similar lines. That is pretty much what I do for the ash build up, just to clear the holes and get that air flow back. Great to hear you get on well with yours, and thanks for taking a look and commenting.👍
I didn’t realise the potential of that type of stove. Your innovations and skills have certainly pushed the usefulness of that bit of kit to the limits. Well done and thank you 👍
You are welcome Giles, and great to hear from you, hope you are keeping well and still out and about enjoying the countryside.👍
Very informative video I was on the fence about gittin one but after watching this I think I will
Thanks, great to hear it was helpful in your decision making, I chose the one with this shaped pot stand so it also works with a meths burner, and able to feed the fire without removing the cooking pot. 👍
They do work pretty good. Excellent video
Thanks , works well and have used it a lot👍
I love my wood gas stoves ( solo stove and gashawk ).
A you need to cook is some small twigs to get it going and a dry 7-10cm branch ( deadfall) of 1-2m length.
Get the fire going with small twigs, then saw off and baton from the deadfall for fuel.
I also do it bottom up, like you demonstrated, but I then continue with thicker pieces, not small branches.
Appreciate you taking a look, its interesting how we all develop different ways to use this type of stove to suite our circumstances. I find small branches up to thumb sized perfect for a brew up, but switch to larger lumps for cooking also.👍
Took me a while to figure mine out, too! I have an Ohuhu stove. I came across a video explaining the correct way to load them. If you stack thumb to pinky sized pieces of wood about 5-10cm long vertically (it is supposed to get pretty cramped) in the stove it will light perfectly from the top and burn at a very steady temperature for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Any other method of just dumping in the sticks requires other tricks like the ones you demonstrated here.
Thanks for the info, yes tried that method many times and found that for anything other than perfectly dry fuel it does not work so well. Have also learnt though that my stove is not as tuned up as it could be, which could make a difference.
I have one of the wild stove ones. They are fiddly to get going and lots of work to keep going. But good stove overall. Nice tips with the airflow.
They sure are, but have worked out they are poorly designed and need optimizing to work efficiently. Am working through the process and will share once I have it all worked out. Thanks for taking a look. 👍
I have a similar gassifier stove, nice and cheap off amazon, works a charm. there is smoke when you have a pot on it, but so little smoke it's not a bother. When the fire is left to burn openly it's spot on, no smoke at all. very light, collapses tovery little, Can't ask for much more.
Agree, they are pretty neat little stoves and quite cheap, or at least the knock off versions are. Thanks for taking a look and commenting, appreciate it. 👍
I also put my remote gas stove in it, run the hose through an air hole and reconnect.
It's a windshield/pot support and if you fiddle just right you still get that secondary burn 🤘
Thanks, that is very interesting, a secondary burn using gas sounds awesome🤯👍
@@mark.a.cornish saves a little gas, I'm not scientific enough to get numbers though.
@@OldNavajoTricks It all helps. What does the fiddling involve? Height of burner compared to secondary air holes maybe?👍
@@mark.a.cornish seems to be the height of the widest part of the gas flame in relation to the top holes so altering the gas stove height, gasifier height or flame intensity all seem to affect things so you can get it to kick in on a fairly low gas input set physically high up or on higher gas the gas stove is physically lower but I find on high gas the 'bloom' is widest lower down and then once you get the secondary going you can lower the flame as you raise the stove.
I never expected the effect but once it happened I was like 'Ooh I can USE this!' lol.
@@OldNavajoTricks Brilliant, and thanks for sharing this, will definitely have a play around when I get a gas stove.😀👍👍
So what brand is it? do you have a link?
The Tomshoo version is the closest I can find to my several year old model, added a link for you in the description under the video. Hope that helps 👍
I have one..fanbloodytastic
Only cost me £15.00
If you use pellets. It's last alot longer mmm
Yeah, understand they work best with perfectly dry pellets, have zero interest in carrying them into the woods with me though. I believe that in some US national parks you can not collect or burn wood so would make more sense in that scenario.....Otherwise not interested.