Well I have to say I was very excited, when my all new 2009 Honey stove arrived.
The first thing I noticed was the weight or should I say lack of. I mean this thing weights next to nothing.
One of the best things about the stove is its versatility, in the fact it can be used with just about any fuel source. You can use hexamine tablets, any meths type burner, or just as a small wood burning stove.
For some of the fuel options, you don?t need to use all of the side plates, make the pack size smaller and lighter again.
It has several height levels and 3 bases, these can be changed around to suit what ever type of fuel or burner you are using at that time. The lower base nicely accommodates a Swedish Army type meths burner, and the centre one has a cut-out that houses the Tatonka size meths burner perfectly.
Over the years I have tried all types of stoves, and always gone back to the basic army hexi stove, just for its simplicity. The one drawback to this stove is its ability to turn into a great lump of rust if it spots a drop of rain. Not a prob with the Honey stove as its made from 0.7 mm stainless steel
So, can you ditch your trusty hexi stove?? as the Churchill dog would say ?Oh Yesss?.
I tested the Honey stove over a weekend on Shap Moors in the snow and then the rain, and it performed perfectly. I have heard that people had struggled to put the stove together, but I had no such problem. It went together in no time, and came with a full set of comprehensive instructions. In fact, the third time I put it together, the lads made me place my hands in the icy cold stream till they were numb, and then attempt to put the stove together. I still had it together and lit in under 2 minutes.
This stove comes highly recommended from me. If you want a versatile, lightweight, small stove then this is for you.
I would just like to thank Bob from backpackinglight.co.uk, for the stove.
I have added a few things, although these are not necessary. I made a small raised base to keep it off the grass.
As I tend to use hexamine quite often which makes a mess of the base plates, I made a small .7mm inner to keep the stove cleaner.
I also had a bit of a tinker and made a small pan to fit this stove.
Please see photos below. Hope you like.
The first thing I noticed was the weight or should I say lack of. I mean this thing weights next to nothing.
One of the best things about the stove is its versatility, in the fact it can be used with just about any fuel source. You can use hexamine tablets, any meths type burner, or just as a small wood burning stove.
For some of the fuel options, you don?t need to use all of the side plates, make the pack size smaller and lighter again.
It has several height levels and 3 bases, these can be changed around to suit what ever type of fuel or burner you are using at that time. The lower base nicely accommodates a Swedish Army type meths burner, and the centre one has a cut-out that houses the Tatonka size meths burner perfectly.
Over the years I have tried all types of stoves, and always gone back to the basic army hexi stove, just for its simplicity. The one drawback to this stove is its ability to turn into a great lump of rust if it spots a drop of rain. Not a prob with the Honey stove as its made from 0.7 mm stainless steel
So, can you ditch your trusty hexi stove?? as the Churchill dog would say ?Oh Yesss?.
I tested the Honey stove over a weekend on Shap Moors in the snow and then the rain, and it performed perfectly. I have heard that people had struggled to put the stove together, but I had no such problem. It went together in no time, and came with a full set of comprehensive instructions. In fact, the third time I put it together, the lads made me place my hands in the icy cold stream till they were numb, and then attempt to put the stove together. I still had it together and lit in under 2 minutes.
This stove comes highly recommended from me. If you want a versatile, lightweight, small stove then this is for you.
I would just like to thank Bob from backpackinglight.co.uk, for the stove.
I have added a few things, although these are not necessary. I made a small raised base to keep it off the grass.
As I tend to use hexamine quite often which makes a mess of the base plates, I made a small .7mm inner to keep the stove cleaner.
I also had a bit of a tinker and made a small pan to fit this stove.
Please see photos below. Hope you like.
