Lets see some pictures of what you guys use.
I'm looking for ideas about what to get next so I've turned here for inspiration.
Asa
I'm looking for ideas about what to get next so I've turned here for inspiration.
Asa
Show us your stove.
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The garden 'stove' 
Tentipi Firebox
Yukon Firebox
Honeystove 09 (shown here in bottom corner) - my favourite at the moment.
Bushbuddy.
I could show another dozen stoves and cooking set-ups but these are to hand.
LBL
Tentipi Firebox
Yukon Firebox
Honeystove 09 (shown here in bottom corner) - my favourite at the moment.
Bushbuddy.
I could show another dozen stoves and cooking set-ups but these are to hand.
LBL
Jetboil cup cooker... when a fire is out of the question...
And a Swedish Army Trangia set too, and an old Primus Globe trotter set but I dont use this one much anymore...
And a Swedish Army Trangia set too, and an old Primus Globe trotter set but I dont use this one much anymore...
Here are a few pics of our Yukon firebox
As a blazing fire to help keep warm. Sorry about the poly bags I ended up with a collection of different wood types/ sizes/and ages scattered amongst several bags.
Closer view wth a bit of foil to reflect the heat into our seats
Cooking some spag bol with the fire ticking over. That is a 16cm Zebra kettle on the left and a British Army No2 pan on the firebox. The latter being exactly the right size and shape for the Yukon.
And a better view. This time with a 2.6l tatonka billy
The link is here:
http://www.canoepaddler.me.uk/fireboxes.htm
I sit it on the tray/table to protect the grass and the grill lets me keep the hot pots off the grass. Additionally, I can pick the whole lot up and move it closer to, or even into the tent as it becomes less of a fire and more hot embers.
It's just a posh box, with some holes in it, but it seems to work well and folds up flat.
I've also got one of these http://www.woodgasstove.co.uk/ which I run with a solar panel powering the fan. This is brilliant, a few easy to light twigs at the bottom of a twig pyramid lit with a long barbacue lighter (to reach the bottom) and this thing lights instantly, burns lke a furnace and seems impervious to weather conditions. Its meant to use a tenth of the fuel that an open fire uses.
The solar panel holds rechargeable batteries so when its dull, the fan runs from the batteries. Without the fan, it doesn't really work at all. You can light it with a firesteel/matches etc but it seem to come up to heat much quicker when its lit from the bottom.
I would love to try the wood gas stove with a Kelly Kettle.
For quick and easy we have just bought a Primus Eta EF with the heat exchange pots. Runs on gas, but very efficiently and uses far less gas than other gas stoves. My test in the garden brought 1 litre of water to the boil in 2.5 minutes, it was windy but not especially cold. Useful for when fires aren't allowed. The standard size models come with an insulated carrying case that you can sit the hot pot in (with rice etc) where it will keep cooking while you cook the meat/sauce on the stove.
A sort of a take on the old hay box cooking idea.
OK enough now, but I do have a few other stoves
Graham
As a blazing fire to help keep warm. Sorry about the poly bags I ended up with a collection of different wood types/ sizes/and ages scattered amongst several bags.
Closer view wth a bit of foil to reflect the heat into our seats
Cooking some spag bol with the fire ticking over. That is a 16cm Zebra kettle on the left and a British Army No2 pan on the firebox. The latter being exactly the right size and shape for the Yukon.
And a better view. This time with a 2.6l tatonka billy
The link is here:
http://www.canoepaddler.me.uk/fireboxes.htm
I sit it on the tray/table to protect the grass and the grill lets me keep the hot pots off the grass. Additionally, I can pick the whole lot up and move it closer to, or even into the tent as it becomes less of a fire and more hot embers.
It's just a posh box, with some holes in it, but it seems to work well and folds up flat.
I've also got one of these http://www.woodgasstove.co.uk/ which I run with a solar panel powering the fan. This is brilliant, a few easy to light twigs at the bottom of a twig pyramid lit with a long barbacue lighter (to reach the bottom) and this thing lights instantly, burns lke a furnace and seems impervious to weather conditions. Its meant to use a tenth of the fuel that an open fire uses.
The solar panel holds rechargeable batteries so when its dull, the fan runs from the batteries. Without the fan, it doesn't really work at all. You can light it with a firesteel/matches etc but it seem to come up to heat much quicker when its lit from the bottom.
I would love to try the wood gas stove with a Kelly Kettle.
For quick and easy we have just bought a Primus Eta EF with the heat exchange pots. Runs on gas, but very efficiently and uses far less gas than other gas stoves. My test in the garden brought 1 litre of water to the boil in 2.5 minutes, it was windy but not especially cold. Useful for when fires aren't allowed. The standard size models come with an insulated carrying case that you can sit the hot pot in (with rice etc) where it will keep cooking while you cook the meat/sauce on the stove.
A sort of a take on the old hay box cooking idea.
OK enough now, but I do have a few other stoves
Graham
Here is what I use, a Gillie kettle, it boils all the water we need and does the cooking as well (big enough for 2 but a bit of a push for 4)
I use a Nimblewill stove. I used to use a Wayland style hobo stove, but found the Nimblewill more space economical. I use wood fuel in mine rather than other kinds. I just like the idea of cooking on fire because I'm an old romantic at heart.
You can't buy them (I don't think) - you have to make them yourself. You can easily find the plans (which are free) by Googling 'Nimblewill Stove'. Mine's stainless steel, but some have made them from titanium.
What I like most about this stove is that it packs flat - a very good advantage.
You can't buy them (I don't think) - you have to make them yourself. You can easily find the plans (which are free) by Googling 'Nimblewill Stove'. Mine's stainless steel, but some have made them from titanium.
What I like most about this stove is that it packs flat - a very good advantage.
Some really nice wood burners, but what about some meth burners? trangia type stoves?
I'm looking at them more as I'd be on campsites more often than in the middle of the woods.
I'm looking at them more as I'd be on campsites more often than in the middle of the woods.
Any trangia is good ,the 27 is ideal for two and the 25 is good for upto four.
You get two pots ,a frying pan and with the "k" series you get a kettle.They come in ultralight,nonstick,duossal,hard anodised and plain old aluminium.
After years of using all types of stove ,I have settled on the trangia,the first stove I ever bought,they are just unbeatable.
You get two pots ,a frying pan and with the "k" series you get a kettle.They come in ultralight,nonstick,duossal,hard anodised and plain old aluminium.
After years of using all types of stove ,I have settled on the trangia,the first stove I ever bought,they are just unbeatable.
I've got a trangia, not sure what series but it's round and comes with two pots, a kettle and a frying pan I'm ust wondering what else people use.
The Tatonka is a good little meths burner Asa, cheap aswell
Do a search and you should get plentys of hits for them. SimonM did a nice little review on some burners not to long ago.
http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product397.asp
Honeystove will take multiple fuel types including alcohol, wood, hexamine etc......
Honeystove will take multiple fuel types including alcohol, wood, hexamine etc......
Bush Cooker/Buddy. Love the tinyness of it and that it fits so neatly into the Tibetan titanium pot....
Also fits my mug too for a quick brew...
Gimme a natural wood burning stove any day. No smoke either once it gets going.
Also fits my mug too for a quick brew...
Gimme a natural wood burning stove any day. No smoke either once it gets going.
For meths stoves, I have a white box stove http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product230.asp
I sit this inside a bushbuddy or honey stove for protection form the wind. It gives the versatility of a wood stove, plus meths for emergency.
In fact I'm not a fan of the white box stove finding it very tempremental in windy weather even when sheltered. I often fail to boil my 600ml of water as I run out of meths. It needs to be at exactly the right distance form the pan for it to work well.
If you want to reduce bullk from the trangia, then I would go for the honey stove and use your existing trangia burner in it. This then gives you a wood option as well.
I think now a days I would prefer the Tatonka burner (just from what I've read as I haven't used one) but as you have the trangia any way...
Graham
I sit this inside a bushbuddy or honey stove for protection form the wind. It gives the versatility of a wood stove, plus meths for emergency.
In fact I'm not a fan of the white box stove finding it very tempremental in windy weather even when sheltered. I often fail to boil my 600ml of water as I run out of meths. It needs to be at exactly the right distance form the pan for it to work well.
If you want to reduce bullk from the trangia, then I would go for the honey stove and use your existing trangia burner in it. This then gives you a wood option as well.
I think now a days I would prefer the Tatonka burner (just from what I've read as I haven't used one) but as you have the trangia any way...
Graham
a honey well stove and a Trangia Burner gives you a massive range of options
or make your own Pop can meths burner as well easy and fun to make
was always scheptical about these types of stoves but my mate got one of the group buy and its works really well as a wood burner and designed to fit the Trangia. also Hexi block or Green heat gel (Dof E approved
also avalible as a Trangia insert ). good size for Billy cans my mate used a 16cm zebra and Crusader Mug etchad a trangia knock of from Lidels for £8 no kettle but as good as other wise and cheaper than a trangia Burner on its own.
ATB
Duncan
How much time you got
Here are a few, I have LOTS more, I'll try and do a new video this year and show a couple of dozen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qz4kIpV9c.
Here are a few, I have LOTS more, I'll try and do a new video this year and show a couple of dozen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qz4kIpV9c.
I've already suggested a meths option, but my original post with the Yukon were from camp sites South Penquite in Cornwall and Cloud Farm on Exmoor.
I also have an email from a Camping and Caravanning Club site where "fires" are banned saying, after seeing pictures of the firebox, they were happy to let me use it on their site. But to be fair fires and camp sites are a bit of a problem
It was for camp sites where fires are banned completey that I bought the Primus Eta. Quick and no hassle. I find meths slow and expensive for camp site use and for camp site use I have for years used Parafin pressure stoves such as these:
I now make the effort to find camp sites that allow fires, and use the gas ETA in emergencies. If I was looking for a stove for proper camp site cooking I would stick with my existing stoves (in picture) or look at the modern versions. Primus Omnifuel or Optimus Hunter+
Graham
The ETA is very good for a gas stove, the Hiker + is just a Nova in a can, IMHO your better off with the Nova as it packs very small. The Omnifuel is excelent as like the Nova can burn paraffin and naptha it also burns gas. I have a couple and are well pleased with them, mount one in a Trangia for just about the fastest boiling stove going, certainly quicker than a Jetboil.
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