Thanks Teach for the comparison review. I have the Tomshoo which is similar except more space between the pot bottom and the burner. It's a great stove too and one of my most efficient alcohol burners.
the wind was coming from left to right, so one of the stoves was receiving a cold air current and the other a hot air current, hence the difference in results.
They are the same stove. One company has more money invested in marketing than the other. They need to charge more to validate that spending. Lol. Only the name is different. The finish is actually the same. First and seconds on the plating. As for the boil they are Both very close to the bottom of the pot or pan. Hotter flames and shorter duration compared to a 1 inch gap under the pot. There is nothing to separate the performance of one over another than positioning in location. Or which holes are less restricted or affected by the environment like breezes from various directions. A windscreen would help. I own the “boundless” version. I stuff a half inch of ceramic wool (7.95 on Amazon for enough ceramic wool to make 30 “XBoil” puck type cosmetic tin stoves) in it to get 30 min burn times on one once of denatured alcohol and flames that allows for me to cook anything I want in an aluminum frying pan ie: fish,steaks,burgers without burning it like before the mods. Keep up the good work. Get ceramic wool. Use plastic gloves when first using it. Like fiberglass there are some loose fibers you to don’t want itching your skin. Put some inexpensive wire netting also helps but is not necessary. I do some with and some without. There are plenty of videos on how to make these stoves. The most efficient and inexpensive stove you can make very cheaply. Little know hiker’s secret stove! At least in some circles. Sticking some that wool in all your alcohol stoves pays dividends. I have done it to my trangia as well as made several of those puck type (XBoil) stoves for gifts.
Wow, thank you for sharing. I have seen a few videos where they used ceramic wool. I will need to try it out. Thanks for watching and the great comment.
@@ugly.teacher.hikingI got the thirty minute burn in the bountiful with the wool in the bottom. The pucks varied depending on size of the the puck but was about the same as a trangia in a 30ml tin. Waiting on some 2oz (60ml) tins to arrive. You can put it any small can like a cat food can or empty pellet tin with good results. Also Amazon has multiple sizes of the cosmetic tins. Cheers!
@@ugly.teacher.hikingHave fun and enjoy. My hiking friends appreciate having spill proof stoves with them that I gifted them with; using 60 (2oz) and 80 ml tins I got at a local crafts store. (. Cheaper online). They only need 30ml to boil 2 cups of water. So that’s all they need to put in. I use a bushcraft essentials pocket stove knockoff for my stand. It’s a good wood stove back up with pellets. If you ever got stranded. A weightless half sandwich bag amount of pellets is enough for three boils.. A win-win with that stand.
@@ugly.teacher.hiking I forgot. You can make screen from one of two different Dollar Store offerings. The splatter pan cover and the mesh strainer. Both made from { for lack of a better way of explaining it} fine metal netting. I started with the strainer but switched to the splatter screen because it’s larger more screen to cut out the part I need.
Thanks Teach for the comparison review. I have the Tomshoo which is similar except more space between the pot bottom and the burner. It's a great stove too and one of my most efficient alcohol burners.
I was looking at the Tomshoo! I may need to check it out. Thanks for watching!
You should've tested indoors 👍Good test though
Thank you. I try to do the tests outside so it is a little more realistic but it was extra windy that day. Thanks for watching!
No included dampener to put out the flame and save fuel.
Agreed. You need to dial in the amount of fuel you use. Thanks for watching the video.
Integrated windscreen would be nice
That would be great but we can only wish! Thanks for watching!
I wonder how these fair up with the TOMSHOO one. Similar stoves but slight differences so not quite a clone or a simple rebranding.
I may need to check out the Tomshoo. So many have made comments about it. Thanks for watching the video.
the wind was coming from left to right, so one of the stoves was receiving a cold air current and the other a hot air current, hence the difference in results.
Agreed. Thanks for watching.
They are they same stove. Only difference is the branding!
@@ivandarien yes
They are the same stove. One company has more money invested in marketing than the other. They need to charge more to validate that spending. Lol. Only the name is different. The finish is actually the same. First and seconds on the plating. As for the boil they are Both very close to the bottom of the pot or pan. Hotter flames and shorter duration compared to a 1 inch gap under the pot. There is nothing to separate the performance of one over another than positioning in location. Or which holes are less restricted or affected by the environment like breezes from various directions. A windscreen would help. I own the “boundless” version. I stuff a half inch of ceramic wool (7.95 on Amazon for enough ceramic wool to make 30 “XBoil” puck type cosmetic tin stoves) in it to get 30 min burn times on one once of denatured alcohol and flames that allows for me to cook anything I want in an aluminum frying pan ie: fish,steaks,burgers without burning it like before the mods. Keep up the good work. Get ceramic wool. Use plastic gloves when first using it. Like fiberglass there are some loose fibers you to don’t want itching your skin. Put some inexpensive wire netting also helps but is not necessary. I do some with and some without. There are plenty of videos on how to make these stoves. The most efficient and inexpensive stove you can make very cheaply. Little know hiker’s secret stove! At least in some circles. Sticking some that wool in all your alcohol stoves pays dividends. I have done it to my trangia as well as made several of those puck type (XBoil) stoves for gifts.
Wow, thank you for sharing. I have seen a few videos where they used ceramic wool. I will need to try it out. Thanks for watching and the great comment.
@@ugly.teacher.hikingI got the thirty minute burn in the bountiful with the wool in the bottom. The pucks varied depending on size of the the puck but was about the same as a trangia in a 30ml tin. Waiting on some 2oz (60ml) tins to arrive. You can put it any small can like a cat food can or empty pellet tin with good results. Also Amazon has multiple sizes of the cosmetic tins. Cheers!
@@ivandarien Great, now I really want to make one! I have been think for a while about making them.
@@ugly.teacher.hikingHave fun and enjoy. My hiking friends appreciate having spill proof stoves with them that I gifted them with; using 60 (2oz) and 80 ml tins I got at a local crafts store. (. Cheaper online). They only need 30ml to boil 2 cups of water. So that’s all they need to put in. I use a bushcraft essentials pocket stove knockoff for my stand. It’s a good wood stove back up with pellets. If you ever got stranded. A weightless half sandwich bag amount of pellets is enough for three boils.. A win-win with that stand.
@@ugly.teacher.hiking I forgot. You can make screen from one of two different Dollar Store offerings. The splatter pan cover and the mesh strainer. Both made from { for lack of a better way of explaining it} fine metal netting. I started with the strainer but switched to the splatter screen because it’s larger more screen to cut out the part I need.