Honey stove or Bush cooker

[Johnnyboy1971]

Which would you buy.

I have a honeystove but the last time i used it my hands were wetand cold, causing me dificulties to assemble it.

i have seen some reveiws on the bush cooker but would like to hear peoples opinion on them before i buy.

The Honey packs down really well compared to the bushcooker but the bushcooker im sure will fit inside my billy so doesnt need to be compact.

I run my honey with both wood and Trangia. How does the Bushcooker fair with a Trangia burner..

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

John.

 

[Shewie]

The Bushcooker/Bushbuddy burns hotter and more efficiently due to the woodgas being burnt off. I sold my Honey when I got mine

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

The Bushcooker/Bushbuddy burns hotter and more efficiently due to the woodgas being burnt off. I sold my Honey when I got mine

Do you only use it as a wood burner?

 

[Shewie]

Do you only use it as a wood burner?

I use the top piece as a pot support and wind shield for my meths stoves too.

 

[Andy BB]

The USA board love the emberlit stove - the general impression seems to be that its better than a Honey stove (easier to put together, easier to feed wood, more control over flame etc). Loads of reviews on google - here's one I found http://www.bushcraftliving.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11979

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Seen the emberlit review and liked it.

 

[Trunks]

The Bushcooker/Bushbuddy burns hotter and more efficiently due to the woodgas being burnt off.

How stable are these Rich? they look as though they would topple over fairly easily...

 

[Toadflax]

If I had to get rid of one of these two, it would probably be the Bushcooker.

I found that the Bushcooker needs almost constant attention to keep it burning well (when it's woodburning) - I haven't tried it with other fuels. Having said that, if you can keep it going, it does burn very well.

Although the Honey Stove can be a bit of a fiddle to set up, I've found it more flexible and a bit more reliable - in that you can stoke it up and leave it with less attention than the Bushcooker. I've used wood, hexy and trangia burners with it.


Geoff

 

[chas brookes]

Hi all
another one to consider is the Wild Woodgas stove link below
I recently purchased one and I am very impressed wider base than Bushbuddy and packs really small

http://wildstoves.co.uk/wood-cooking-stoves/wood-gas-camping-stoves/wild-wood-gas-stove/

 

[JonathanD]

Both very different stoves that perform equally as well in but in different circumstances, depends on entirely when, where and what you want from a stove. What may be the best for me and where I use a stove may not be best for you. I also have both and use whichever best suits my needs for a particular trip.

 

[JonathanD]

How stable are these Rich? they look as though they would topple over fairly easily...

No, not at all. That isn't a worry with them.

I particularly like the Bush Cooker/Buddy as it doesn't create smoke at all once running, great for those camping occasions when you don't want smoke giving your presence away.

 

[Andy BB]

Hi all
another one to consider is the Wild Woodgas stove link below
I recently purchased one and I am very impressed wider base than Bushbuddy and packs really small

http://wildstoves.co.uk/wood-cooking-stoves/wood-gas-camping-stoves/wild-wood-gas-stove/

That looks a really nice piece of kit. Trouble is, so does everything else on that website! I really fancy the rocket stoves they've got on there as well!

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Both very different stoves that perform equally as well in but in different circumstances, depends on entirely when, where and what you want from a stove. What may be the best for me and where I use a stove may not be best for you. I also have both and use whichever best suits my needs for a particular trip.

I understand that they are two very different stoves but my biggest issue with the honey was the assembly when especially when you start to loose a bit of feeling and dexterity in your hands and fingers.

The bush cooker/buddy has only two parts to assemble if it's to be used as a wood burner or just one if with a meths stove.

 

[Twodogs]

I use one of these brought it second hand off of here , love it .
bit bigger than a honey stove but a lot easier to set up ,

http://www.magic-flame.eu/home_f.htm

Twodogs