Great review/test, finally someone who can actually, properly start a fire and knows his materials, thank you for an informative video. Its the stove I will be purchasing!
Always love your stove reviews! Another sweet setup for sure. That was a fair amount a water that you boiled up pretty rapidly for a natural fuel stove. The fact that it all nests together is awesome too. I presume being titanium it doesn't take too long to cool down?
Thank you brother and happy belated thanksgiving to you and your family and God bless y'all. Now, to answer your question, no it doesn't take long at all to cool down. About 8-10 minutes for the stove to cool and about 5 for the pot once empty. It was about 20 degrees out during this test and the stove cooled down in about 8 minutes flat. I love the concept, I'm gonna run it for a few weeks and find the sweet spot for gasification. I'll definitely post a follow up.
Nice! I’m loving the large stove so far. And you’re right, the pot stands are sold separately but you can also make them with a tin can and tin snips for free 😉.
I have the small one and it’s great it just needs to be loaded how you loaded yours and it’s great. Takes a while to get going but once it does it’s great. For the weight size, and free fuel it’s hard to beat. It also has kept me warm under a tarp on adverse conditions before
With wet wood the prosess get harder, but it is one of the better twigoven if you have to use semidry wood. The chamber get so hot that it dries wood fast.
Great video. I wonder if laying a couple tent stakes flat and lifting the bottom further from the ground would give even cleaner burn. Lots of people say this stove is starved of oxygen. I keep thinking this must be one of the better backpacking wood stoves because its tall and has more of the chimney effect potential. I've also seen some stoves with battery powered fans like the lofi wood stove that burn much hotter and completely smokeless so more air intake must be better!
more air flow is better for more heat and less smoke. that's 100% the reason behind a poor wood fire. My house's wood stove is proof of it. I can even burn damp wood as long as I preheat the stove/chimney, and then open the air intakes all the way. You can also see it by analizing different fire making methods. These stoves need #1 foil on the ground to prevent ground moisture from evaporating and dampening the fire. That also helps prevent spreading the fire to the ground. #2 wood as dry as possible. with larger pieces of wood you can literally shave the outside to remove outter damp layers. #3 prestacking it with wood #4 a first fire as hot as possible to kickstart the pyrolysis. I stack it to the brim with twigs and kindling, and only put the pot on after it has subsided a little. #5 optional: As I use an alcohol stove as backup, I'll often times preheat the stove (with wood inside) by burning just a little alcohol under the burn chamber. Like a spoonful of alcohol will make a huge difference.
Coal cracker bushcraft just posted a video on this very topic. You can in fact source material in any condition but you're correct, it won't be easy. An alcohol stove works well in winter conditions, but what happens when you run out of alcohol? Why not use this or the smaller one as a wind screen and back up option? Never know when you may need a woodburning stove, this works great as a windscreen for a trangia or cat can stove.
I pulled them from another stove kit but Toaks does make them. They’re selling for $9 on eBay. Link: www.ebay.com/itm/TOAKS-Stove-Cross-Bars-Stove-Rack-Pot-Stand-Stove-Bracket-/223308924613?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
😂 you never know when you’re gonna need wood. If you really wanna know what’s in my day pack, let me know in the comments and I’ll do an updated video for my current gear load out. 👍
@@freelancestudeyo5885 I'll make a video once I'm out of the hospital seizure stage of life...but stay tuned I hope to get some new videos up very soon.
Leave a gap between the wood you're burning to allow airflow to burn upwards unimpeded. Think rocket propulsion. You're allowing the fuel to burn with the air being directed in one direction. Smoke is minimal and you gain maximum burn efficiency. I'll make another video soon showing the process.
Great review/test, finally someone who can actually, properly start a fire and knows his materials, thank you for an informative video. Its the stove I will be purchasing!
Great to see someome who isn't a twig feeder!! Your way iis the best and easiest way!
In a way I'm a twig feeder. But that is me reading the fire and if what I have is wet. If that makes since.
Always love your stove reviews! Another sweet setup for sure. That was a fair amount a water that you boiled up pretty rapidly for a natural fuel stove. The fact that it all nests together is awesome too. I presume being titanium it doesn't take too long to cool down?
Thank you brother and happy belated thanksgiving to you and your family and God bless y'all. Now, to answer your question, no it doesn't take long at all to cool down. About 8-10 minutes for the stove to cool and about 5 for the pot once empty. It was about 20 degrees out during this test and the stove cooled down in about 8 minutes flat. I love the concept, I'm gonna run it for a few weeks and find the sweet spot for gasification. I'll definitely post a follow up.
@@BackpackDad Thanks Drew! And to you and yours as well!! Geez it was frigid out there for sure!! Hope you got some sweet black Friday deals!! 😉
@@DMSAdventures oh yea! I got some new stoves and toys to be reviewed soon!
I like the way this stove handles the burn chamber ventilation.
That design may be difficult on the manufacturing side but I think it is the best.
I got the 1.6 L pot & the large-size stove, but the 1.1 L pot is just as good. The Crossbars are sold separately.
Nice! I’m loving the large stove so far. And you’re right, the pot stands are sold separately but you can also make them with a tin can and tin snips for free 😉.
Hi Speedy, can you nest a 900 milliliter pot in that pot? Also, how well does this stove work as a windscreen for an iso stove or alcohol stove?
Yes
@@sheilamorot443 that’s good to know, thanks for the assist!
I have the small one and it’s great it just needs to be loaded how you loaded yours and it’s great. Takes a while to get going but once it does it’s great. For the weight size, and free fuel it’s hard to beat. It also has kept me warm under a tarp on adverse conditions before
Amen to that. It really is a versatile piece of gear!
Nice review, i just got the almost exakt same setup, 1100 ml but with bail handle and a 400 ml. Cant wait to try it. Love that hobo stove 👍
It’s definitely one of my favorite pieces of gear!
With wet wood the prosess get harder, but it is one of the better twigoven if you have to use semidry wood. The chamber get so hot that it dries wood fast.
Great video. I wonder if laying a couple tent stakes flat and lifting the bottom further from the ground would give even cleaner burn. Lots of people say this stove is starved of oxygen. I keep thinking this must be one of the better backpacking wood stoves because its tall and has more of the chimney effect potential. I've also seen some stoves with battery powered fans like the lofi wood stove that burn much hotter and completely smokeless so more air intake must be better!
more air flow is better for more heat and less smoke. that's 100% the reason behind a poor wood fire. My house's wood stove is proof of it. I can even burn damp wood as long as I preheat the stove/chimney, and then open the air intakes all the way.
You can also see it by analizing different fire making methods.
These stoves need
#1 foil on the ground to prevent ground moisture from evaporating and dampening the fire. That also helps prevent spreading the fire to the ground.
#2 wood as dry as possible. with larger pieces of wood you can literally shave the outside to remove outter damp layers.
#3 prestacking it with wood
#4 a first fire as hot as possible to kickstart the pyrolysis. I stack it to the brim with twigs and kindling, and only put the pot on after it has subsided a little.
#5 optional: As I use an alcohol stove as backup, I'll often times preheat the stove (with wood inside) by burning just a little alcohol under the burn chamber. Like a spoonful of alcohol will make a huge difference.
Good video, poor practice using it on a public bench, even if it's elevated the heat can burn the table easily
Nice. Light a fire on the picnic table so the next people have to deal with it.
Thanks Karen.
@@KingTesticusBut it's true. Sad counterexample for leave-no-trace. Good video though
That is a groovy cook kit, but I think I'll stick to my alcohol stove. Wood may not be easy to gather when it's white out conditions or a downpour.
Coal cracker bushcraft just posted a video on this very topic. You can in fact source material in any condition but you're correct, it won't be easy. An alcohol stove works well in winter conditions, but what happens when you run out of alcohol? Why not use this or the smaller one as a wind screen and back up option? Never know when you may need a woodburning stove, this works great as a windscreen for a trangia or cat can stove.
Hi, great video. Where did you get the stove arms? Or where can I get something similar? I'm in the US.
I pulled them from another stove kit but Toaks does make them. They’re selling for $9 on eBay.
Link:
www.ebay.com/itm/TOAKS-Stove-Cross-Bars-Stove-Rack-Pot-Stand-Stove-Bracket-/223308924613?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Do you carry that log in your bag? 😆
😂 you never know when you’re gonna need wood. If you really wanna know what’s in my day pack, let me know in the comments and I’ll do an updated video for my current gear load out. 👍
@@BackpackDad what’s in your backpack?
@@freelancestudeyo5885 I'll make a video once I'm out of the hospital seizure stage of life...but stay tuned I hope to get some new videos up very soon.
How do you reduce the smoke? My small wood stove from toaks smokes like a chimney. Don't matter of the woods is wet or dry.
Leave a gap between the wood you're burning to allow airflow to burn upwards unimpeded. Think rocket propulsion. You're allowing the fuel to burn with the air being directed in one direction. Smoke is minimal and you gain maximum burn efficiency. I'll make another video soon showing the process.
Dont fill it to much, and the moist wood must have really good airflow.