I got one of those wood gasifier stoves as mentioned in this thread. I have only used it in anger once, but it was a bit of a sod to use. Feed it too slowly and it starves, feed it too fast and you choke it. I ended up relighting it twice as I got the balance wrong. It doesn't take much either way. It's a nice idea but I didn't get on with it.
I want to try the honey at some point, but right now can't justify yet another stove when I'm already approaching double figures...
J
Sums up my experience with the wood gassifier stove - I replied earlier on this thread (post #9) as an excited new owner of a cheap Chinese copy before I had the chance to use it in anger. I know some people swear by them but I found it very frustrating to use with anything other than bone dry fuel for short boils rather than proper cooking - the need to regularly take the pan off to add sticks cut to a specific lengths was for me a real downside.
I will persevere but in the meantime, I splashed out a bit more than a tenner on one of these Emberlit copies (nb - it seems to be a bit bigger than the originals Emberlits, which IMHO is a good thing).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LIXADA-Stainless-Steel-Folding-Wood-Stove-for-Camping-Cooking-Picnic-AY-6V30-/131620185095?hash=item1ea52ca407:g:XWIAAOSw4HVWEknT
Not super light (600g) and takes about a minute to assemble (unlike the folding ones) but sturdy and easy to light and more importantly, easy to keep going with surprisingly large (and once it is going less than dry) sticks.
The first time I used it, I had it going for 7 hours to make charcloth and experiment with different cooking set ups and last weekend at the North Wood "bluebell" meet, I had it going for 3 plus hours to cook a hearty beef stew for three in a full 14cm Zebra pot and used a full sized cast iron frying pan to do a fry up for three.
Combined with a plumber's mat to catch the fine ash and any ends of sticks which escape from the generous feeding port/bushcraft TV screen, IMHO it is the perfect solution to situations where you want a decent wood fire to cook on or to keep yourself warm but need to keep it off the ground.