Hot Tent Camp Testing a new Woods Walker stove with OVEN, Honest opinion! How to roll a stove pipe
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Woods Walker were kind enough to send me a stove to test, This was something completely new to me as it has a built in Oven!!
This was a first burn test and the stove ran great but the oven was a little compromised as the heat inside the oven was not even.
However I did manage to successfully bake some bread and roast some spuds.
The stove can also be used without the oven giving it quite a high heat output, too much in fact for the types of hot tents I use.
If you have a larger tent say 3 or 4 persons then it would be fine.
When configured as a stove/ oven, the firebox is smaller and does need quite a bit of frequent tending.
Music used was downloaded from the RUclips Audio Library:
Music/ Artist: Communicator - Reed Mathis
You eat like a king on your camps, I like it !
I like the idea of the oven built into the stove, I also like your complete honesty …. Thanks a million
Love it when the winter months roll in, No not for the colder weather ,But Wiltshire man is out and about doing what he does best ,Apart from Guitar ,Knife making and a radio ham to boot, Probably missed a few of his other skills .All the best Len
I've got plans to be out camping when it turns cold Len
Cant wait to move to Salisbury!! First thing im doing is scouring all the woods in north Wiltshire for abandoned GoPros!! There must be hundreds b’now.
Nice one Sandy… lovely cinematography… if that’s the right word… I’m sure you know what I mean… all the best …
Yes that's the word:) glad you enjoyed the video Colin
Just what I needed to get me through the night shift .. nice one Sandy.
Hi John, I'm hoping to do a lot more hot tenting, just waiting for a real test...Ice and snow and a north wind:)?
Loved the sounds of the Forest at night Sandy
I have always loved the sound of the mystical owl:)
Good job Wiltshire Man
Really enjoyed that, my mouth was watering watching you cook your dinner.
Glad you enjoyed it John. I reckon I could get most of this kit on my Himalayan
The meal looked quite tasty. Enjoyed the video. Thumbs up.
Hey Thanks Lonny, Great to know you enjoyed the video. I love your channel, been a subscriber for a few years now. Roll on the cold Winter weather, I am looking forward to some nice Hot Tent Camping:)
Sandy
@@WiltshireMan Thanks Sandy for watching my videos as well.
That burner is fantastic Sandy
Thanks Arno
Love watching all your camping gadgets!! Brilliant Sandy.
Another great Vlog 👍 🖖
Glad you enjoyed it RR :)
Thank you for sharing your adventure!
If you can make that in the woods I wonder what meal you can make in a proper kitchen. A man of many talents.
It was all down to the stove Harry. Cooking in the warmth of a heated tent is so nice:)
Thank you for a honest review, so many reviews these days are tainted because the product has been given to the reviewer. I will probably still buy the bigger stove as my tent is bigger than yours and I don't think I will use the oven part anyway. Thank you again.
You do a better meal in the woods than I can do in my kitchen. That really is 5 star dining & accommodation. I definitely think that’s the way forward with our climate, winter time & you’ll still be able to camp out in comfort. Fantastic stuff Sandy, tent looks awesome too.
Thanks Andy, hot tent camping is so much nicer:)
Nice one Sandy I would have to agree with you the small one. Great videography a pleasure to watch👍
Thankyou very much:)
What a lovely way to do a comparison test the whole set up was fantastic. Takes me back to my scouting days.
Great video as always..and so glad that Paul Hollywood didn't turn up to bake a cake in your new oven ;op
Love the sound of owls chattering. I stayed at a campsite in Combe Martin once and you had the owls, foxes and deer all doing their stuff. But what topped it off was the lions roaring from the zoo above the village! Great video again Mr W
Oh the sounds of Lions would be a little scary, I can cope with the local wildlife as the scariest thing in the wood is me:)
Excellent videography. Thanks for making these interesting and entertaining videos.
Thanks Graeme for your kind comment
very much liked this video,and also reviewing that "wider" stove....and you are honest,that is what i like so much......
great to see you Sandy,and you are looking good...your operation last time,did his work.....
love to see youre next video my friend!!
keep up the good work and greetings to the family!!! Wim😘
Thanks Wim
Yes the op on my eye has been good and things are better for me but there are still a few difficulties with the eye, it doesn't blink at all... but so far all is OK
@@WiltshireMan 👍😘
Everybody needs some woods time.
Your camps always look very relaxing. Eating and sleeping outdoors is a great enjoyment for me. Great video Sandy. I always enjoy them.
Glad you enjoyed it Jim, can't beat some fresh air and nature, I am due another dose soon:)
another great video and honest opinion well done sandy
That dinner you cooked looked absolutely delicious.
I can see the thinking that's gone into the big stove. I do however think that perhaps the way to go would be the smaller stove with a Duch oven on top.
Great video honest review on stove enjoyed watching 👍
Brilliant video Sandy!
Pleased you were given the opportunity to review this stove, it was one I was considering and I did wonder about how well the oven section would work.
I would really like to cook pizzas when camping but sadly I don’t think this is going to be the answer.
The standard stove looks good and well made, went together very easily.
Like the way the legs run full length rather than just on the two short sides.
Go with the standard stove, it works well
That's why it's a very good idea on the part of the manufacturer of the stoves, give people more than one option of a design and they can choose one that fits their preference and they will be happier. They both look like excellent stoves and either one of would likely fit the needs of most camping outdoorsmen. Thanks for showing them to us and giving your opinion Sandy. And thanks for letting go "hot tent" camping with you again. Take care and see you on the next one.
I bet it's turning cold over where you are now Terry. Time for a hot tent camp maybe?:)
@@WiltshireMan Ha ha, yes Winter has arrived. More rainy than cold though. The hot tenting does sound interesting though.
Thanks, Sandy. That looked like a hearty meal. 😋 The colour of that tent is really nice. Blends in well. 👍🙂🏕️
Tent blended in well Brian. Coyote brown is the colour
3 stove boy good work.
Interesting to watch and your honest opinion on the two stoves,gives me an idea that I would go for the smaller size as a all rounder ,
Smaller one every time
Thank four the good video keep up the good video
Excellent honest review mate! Excellent! On my way over to share that dinner lol….. very best wishes Sandy 👍🏽👍🏽😎
Haaa, to late I ate it:) It was nice
😁 glad you enjoyed it 👍🏽
👍. Your meals look lovely Mr W
Thanks Victor
A great idea having the oven on the side, I'm sure I would put it through its paces too Sandy but I think as you say it might be too big for the type of tents we use. Nice to have a choice of two and great to see that they are light enough to bring both out with you which is a massive plus point in either stove. Thanks pal.
Thanks Ant, I am loving the hot tent camping, it's just so nice to feel the warmth on a cold night in the woods. These lightweight stoves are the way to go
Did you forget one of your roast potatoes in that new oven? It was to the left of those 2 baguettes you put in.
What a wonderful home from home you created there Sandy, a set up for all seasons. Great review.Brilliant effort. Harry
Hi Harry yes your right, put a stove in a tent and you create a home:)
Great job! Love your vids from the US!
Me and the wife just watched it on the TV , excellent !. She said youre a bit of a piggy eating all that lovely grub LOL.
Haaa, Yes it's being out in the woods I suppose, it works up an appetite:)
Nice one Sandy, made my mouth water with the wonderful looking dinner, can you let me have the details on the camping cot please?
It's just a cheap cot I brought from the local Go outdoors shop David, nothing special and rather heavy
A healthy appetite there Young Sandy .. and I loved your comment "I've got a good eye" for picking stoves .. rather droll eh.
I was after something to go on my Christmas list, Must be getting chilly if you are wearing your buffalo jacket. great to know that it will cook up a nice meal and water for a brew. Thanks for sharing
I had to take the jacket off once the stove got going Oz:)
Just set my woods walker up going to burn off this weekend. Gearing up for the season. Have the firehiking hot tent and my first year trying it
I've just returned from an overnight camp with my hot tent setup and Woodswalker stove. Second year of using it. Works great
@@WiltshireMan done a lot of winter camping will be nice to warm up cook on it and dry out gear. Have good sleeping gear so think will enjoy it
Top vid sandy, loved watching this it was so very relaxing and very interesting also to see you trial new equipment and test it’s durability. Looked very snug and warm which will be amazing once some snow gets on the ground 👍♥️ sending love to all the family stay safe and well 👍
It was amazingly snug in the tent Marcus, I had to take off the Buffalo jacket:)
@@WiltshireMan I guessed you would at that point. No need for it when super snug for the night but great to put on first thing when cold 👍♥️
Hi Sandy. Looks to me like the oven needs raising up off the floor an inch, to allow for some heat to flow all around it. Probably a damper as well, to help direct the gases around. Back to the drawing board? Why not a box on top of the stove?
Still, free toys are not to be sniffed at, and the company got some valid feedback.
All the best.
I think they need to rethink the design a bit if they want to perfect it, but the oven did work, just needed a lot of fiddling and constant feeding the fire and turning the food in the oven
Hi Sandy!! First and formost, great camp and the meal you cooked up looks amazing!!😋 You’re very respectful and to your lands~Leave no trace!!👍 ,,, The two stoves are a great bit of kits, multiple uses on the each!! I have to agree with you that the smaller one is perfect for me-the dimensions are quite right, and it’s very compact for any size tent. But I guess it all depends on one’s out and about trip-both will work!! Very impressed, nice job bud!!👊
Thanks Amante, I'm looking forward to some cold weather camping now and I shall be nice and warm. I suppose over where you are the winter can be very cold. I wonder if you will be doing any hot tent camping?:)
Another great video, I love your honesty .
Some great sounds in your woodland.
Like the tent 👍
All the best to you 🤜🤛
Thankyou:)
Good un as usual Sandy.. Couple of Wiltshire's finest, as the smoky back bacon.. health option the Coconut oil. Noting past and present veggies, how did the allotment yield this year !!
Remarkable what can be accomplished on the small stoves, then, nothin new under the sun.. This all works fine for one night, what if longer or 3-4 days moving on with a Moto camp.. I guess that's in your planning.. until then. Cheers.
I gave up the allotment a couple of years ago, got too much produce nicked!! as for the small stovbe, you can do a lot with it and in comfort inside a nice warm tent
Cracking video Sandy. So relaxing to watch. Great piece of kit those stoves look.
It's even more relaxing being out there with the owls Mark:)
I do quite like the idea of the integrated oven. Looks like there's a bit of a learning curve to getting the best out of it though. Still that dinner looked brilliant.
I liked the idea too Myles but it wasn't perfect
I have the normal woods walker stove, but wish I'd waited for the newer one with the oven. I do like the original but an oven too would be great.
May come down to trying different things with the oven stove bro, it's a good concept though. Sure made for a good video seeing which one you favour in your situation. Safe travels up your way
Yes Ken it is a great concept I agree, but in use it has shortcomings.
Your dinner looked yummy :-) Don't think i would bother with the oven, It would be like a busman's holiday for me lol. I think I'll stick with my Mess tins and Hexi cooker. Don't like the idea of a fire in my tent. The best sleep i have ever had is in a poncho/ground sheet. But thank you for sharing, always like your VL's.
I've had some amazing sleeps out in the fresh air
Wow! that's ingenious (:
Great to do a comparison of the two Sandy, I think your smaller one does the job just right . Think it would take me a while to roll the chimney tho lol atb Dave
Cheers Dave, I've ordered one of those cascade tables, waiting for it to be delivered. Rolling a chimney isn't too difficult, you'd manage it just fine:)
Extremely disappointed that you didn't cook a soufflé, however, roast potatoes and enough meat for a family of four (in 2025) with gravy looked bloody delicious.
All the very best to you and yours 👍 👍 👍 🍻
Haaaha, No need to cook a Soufflé, it would be quite hard in that oven:)
Currently making yummy flapjacks whilst watching.
Yummy:)
Enjoyed the video i think the bigger stove is a design in progress
but both look good stoves cheers Sandy keep up the good work 👍🏕
Agreed, the smaller looks more usable for smaller tents, although with a bigger tent, maybe the bigger would be better - and you can bake a cake 😁
Stay safe and healthy!
Cheers Dan smaller stove is the one to go for
Nice one Sandy I think the smaller one is ideal for that set up I like the idea of having a oven compartment but it didn't seem to work very well but a nice stove I've just done my first hot tent camp this year my video is out on Sunday atvb jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Smaller stove is the better one for sure
I got a screaming deal on the oven stove on ebay so i had to order it. From your video it looks like the oven works just takes a bit of playing around which is expected. I understand you like the smaller more but having ability to bake and also have larger wood storage was important to me. One of the coolest designs ive seen for a stove especially at almost half the price of some other brands. My only concern would be more smoke getting out back door when whole box is in use but i guess we will see!
Nice video Sandy as always mate, but it's looks like your doing it a bit tough in the old dart, will have to cobble up a food parcel for you mate 😁😁
Haa Food parcel sounds interesting:)
Great video as always mate
Lets hope Bitcoin makes some new all time highs soon:)
@@WiltshireMan that would be nice mate. In the process of selling a little bit of my crypto to buy some land and start producing a lot more food. Will hopefully be able to get it all to peolle at fair prices and good quality non GMO chemical free healthy veggies.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏼
Looking at getting this tent, I have the Tangram for 3 season use and I love it.
spot on dude
I need one of those for my house. The Japanese near bankrupt me every winter with kerosene and gas prices.
interesting stove, i've seen / used a few stove ovens and they all have their quirks, chimney ones get too hot, sit on top ones too cool, internal ones uneven.. its just getting used to their attributes really.. the roast dinner looked delicious though :)
Andy right on, they all have there own quirks I like the sit ontop style the most 👌
Roast dinner was good Andy, you'll have to come over to Wiltshire for a camp but you'll have to bring a Pomoly with you, not many flat rocks here to cook your dinner on:)
The oven on this stove worked but it took a lot of tending, I prefer the smaller stove of the two
@@WiltshireMan lovely video btw my Pomoly stove is my favorite amongst the many I own!!😁✊🔥✌💚
Looks like your well into the hot tenting sandy
Haaaha yes for sure, it is the way to go in the Winter:)
Very good comparison Sandy, the stove looks great, Im sure the iron wall was toasty hot. Not convinced about that little oven though, . Ive already decided on a Pomolly stove but this looks like a good cheaper option. ATVB Colin
Pomolly make a decent stove Colin, it's a wise choice
good video sandy , i think they should be able to put wood under the oven bit so it get warmer quicker and the temp go up more , but your like me i perf the smaller one for the size off the tent :)
Smaller one is better Josh
That Flu was the hardest part for me.
Sandy you are amazing 👌⭐️
Haaha glad you think so Fred:)
Got the smaller one.personaly always burn it at home first because of making a better and quicker roll of the chimney
I used a 6ft tube same diameter and rolled it in that with all the rings on.
Havnt seen anyone roll it up and re roll out after the burn.but it is quite easy to keep shape after initial burn.the small wood basket that comes with it is a wast of time.and the wire shelf I may keep but it's a bit gimmicky.alsaid it's a damn good stove.
PS..yes it does warp but keeps it's shape once put back together.you get what you pay for as some of the other brands have double thickness of titanium but are getting on for $1,000 +but much much better chimneys .
Hi David, sofar the Woodswalker stove is doing great, as you say there are a few compromises though but it is quite a cheap stove for titanium
All this and a bacon sarnie for breakfast. Life is good!
Back in the woods again then bruv. :)
Yes Bruv, you need to come and do a camp with me again
@@WiltshireMan I'll find a free day and we shall go out. 👍😉
Great video. Thanks for the demonstration.
That's the first time I've seen a roast dinner cooked in a tent! Please keep this music it fits perfectly. And I like your honest reviews, not being swayed by freebies. Any updates on the fuel diamond? I've bought a couple but haven't dropped them in yet.
Nothing to report about the fuel diamonds, they are still in the tanks of both my bikes and both bikes run fine
@@WiltshireMan I have fix it all snake oil. Wanna buy some ? Only 100 quid per pint.
Great fun - with this stove you can camp all year - Getting cold the end of next week may tempt you out again Sandy ?
If it snows James then I shall venture forth:)
Like the idea of the oven but I think you would have to be very attentive to get an even roast. Mind you that dinner looked 😋 👌
It was a lot of work to get good results from the oven Paul, it needed almost constant attention
@@WiltshireMan sounds like a woman lol 😆
A built in oven eh? whatever next. I think it is a bit of a faff, and clearly doesn't really fit much in, a bit gimmicky in my opinion. Glad you had a decent kip.
I agree Bry, I was hoping it would work better. The smaller stove is the one for me:)
Just a thought, but while there's a pan of water on top, the oven temperature may struggle go above boiling point. I notice that when the temperature read 160 degrees, there was no pan of water on top. Thanks for the video.
Quite possible the pan of water could have robbed a bit of heat
Great video as always maybe you could do a wild camp with some other like-minded RUclipsrs just an idea regards Trevor
II do occasional camp with others but to be honest I'm a bit of a lone wolf
@@WiltshireMan Fully understand I do enjoy your videos on 🏍 and camping 🏕 how to ride a motorcycle and I’ve done lots of camping over the years ride safe and enjoy your camping 🏕
Have I missed a video of fitting a heat proof hole in the tent for a chimney? If not perhaps consider doing one I think it would be interesting?
No you've not missaed that Richard, the stove jack came pre installed
Another great video Sandy, the smaller stove seems to work very well. Have you thought about a small Dutch oven on the top for baking? the tent looks very nice, one Tigris are doing some good tents and things at the moment. Anyway take care and all the best to Mandy hope she is ok.
I'm amazed at the quality OneTigris are turning out now Paul, it's good kit. I have a dutch oven. When I camp with you next I'll bring the hot tent:)
Spot on Sandy.
Is an oven really necessary?
Your original stove seems far more suitable for purpose.
Great job as always matey, and I always feel hungry at the end!!!
TTFN.
The small stove is the best one in my opinion John
Is it just me who thinks Opinel should be using the fact one of the UK’s best knife makers is using there knife on his channel.
There's nowt wrong with an Opinel
Perhaps some insulation around the unheated sides would help but anyway a great honest review.
I'm sure that would make for a great improvement Steve
Great video, excellent explanation on both stoves. Cheers for your review, it's shaped my opinion on the smaller of the two as a choice. With the door design, could I possibly ask if there's much leakage from any smoke? I can see the door doesn't have any sort of seal, same for where the chimney attaches to the stove. Cheers
Don't get any smoke leakage at all until you close the flu damper fully, then it does smoke a bit, I can close the damper down by 2/3 and its fine but any less and it will leak smoke. I think the later stoves also have a better flu connection
@@WiltshireMan thanks for the information, take care
Didn’t see this til today. Great overall test and feedback- had my doubts on this one. You can get a separate oven that sets on top of any hot tent stove, which seems to be the best option I think. I really liked the looks and performance of the Russian Bear stoves, but after talking with the company they don’t do titanium. People - including myself are trying to move away from Chinese product, but tell me who is making all the Ti outdoor kit? China.
ATB 😎
I think a simple oven on top would be much better than the arrangement in that stove
I have the woodswalker as well. I do prefer the "normal" size stove though by the looks it`s too big to carry around other than for car camping. What car camping is concerned, my first choice would be my Orland stove from Danmark. For those there are also an oven available which you can buy seperately but I`ve never really felt the need to use an oven in the field other than a dutch oven. Nice review though :-)
How long have you had your Woods Walker stove? I must admit I love my smaller stove
@@WiltshireMan I`ve used it once just for the burn in. But I also have a Winnerwell titanium stove which was an older model and a bit (from my opinion) more flimsy. I saw the woodswalker on Amazon and for the price I thought why not so I decided to buy it and hence the quality isn`t any different from the far more expensive Winnerwell.
You have gone all posh now Sandy ! you will soon be having Mr Ray Mears over for dinner in the woods ( good skills Sir) how are your puppies getting on ?
Hi Mack, Pups are doing great they seem to get along really well. Yes gone Posh Mack, the stoves are great for the cold long nights:)
Nice set up there. I wonder how a tipi style tent would fair in strong winds
I've been out in some rough weather on the moors in a Luxe Hexpeak tipi and it stood up quite well.
Cheers for the comparison video, my thoughts the oven looks to be a bit of novelty item & if you were not tent bound a Zebra billy Can oven (for the light weight option) would just as good if not better :) Would love to see another video of you clamping that chimney section together again as it now has had its first "memory burn" :)
Yes the Oven sure looked great but performance wasn't so great. No doubt you'll see how the chimney goes together in a nr future video:)
@@WiltshireMan Thanks for the reply, I watched another youtube video channel (Lonewolf) after I made the comment, that stove had a similar flue and had been burnt in (memory). I was quite surprised how it sprung into chimney shape almost immediately & looked very quick to put the bands on to form the flue section. Cheers
Hi Sandy,
I would tend to agree with those who preferred the smaller, simpler stove.
Do you think that the chimney would compromise the tent when it rains?
Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed the calls of the owls.
Regards from S Africa
Clive
Hi Clive,
I've camped in heavy rain now and can report there is some rain ingress but as soon as it hits the pipe or runs down it just evaporates and inside remains dry, even with the stove cold not a lot of moisture gets in
Hi sandy what’s that tent called? Couldn’t quite catch what you said.
Absolutely loving the videos, camping and bike touring very inspiring ⛺️🏍👍
Thanks Lee, the tent is a OneTigris Iron wall. A good tent in my opinion and not too expensive either
Lovely Jubbly. Could you be so kind as to tell me what make of camp bed you used and is it comfortable? Thank you. It would be good to know where the smoke goes in relation to that Oven, over, under and whether or not there is a baffle plate in the top of the stove or not, I guess not due to weight. I think you need good seasoned hardwood and you need the damper in as much as possible without smoking yourself out. I think that with a little bit of fiddling, some aluminium foil etc, you'd get yourself a decent Pie or two out of that stove.
Hi Robert, the heat goes up over the top of the oven then up the pipe and yes a bit of damper keeps the heat in, as for the camp cot, it was just a real cheap thing, perhaps the cheapest one you could find, don't know the make though
I think the thermometer must of been faulty? The temperature difference between the back and the front of the oven would not be that much.
You could cook a Yorkshire pud in that oven
Just about:)
I say ya buy one ya get one free ( ADVERT ) sandy ,, not your intended intention but hey ho 2 for the price of one 👌 like you say sandy I'd opt for the smaller one as it seems more practical in the long run 👍 A good camp with very nice food 😋👌maybe better if the oven had a slider vent lower down nearest the actual fire , so you'd get more heat and possibly no smokiness 🤔👌
Haa something like that Martin, the stoves are made well enough. I'm not sure how the oven design could be improved