Vesto Wood-gas stove

[littlebiglane]

Anyone had any experience of this wood-gas stove?

http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/stove/singlestove/vesto/

 

[woodstock]

What price were they

 

[Shambling Shaman]

What size are they? it says its based on a 25l can?

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

What price were they

232 Rands, South African currency 13 rand to the Pound.

232/13 = £17.8.

Nick

 

[Jared]

If you look at the PDF/Word literature there is a few pics of people using them. Certianly looks pretty big. 25l is day rucksack kind of volume.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

If you look at the PDF/Word literature there is a few pics of people using them. Certianly looks pretty big. 25l is day rucksack kind of volume.

Thanks for that.

 

[demographic]

Mighound like a daft question but they don't have a battery powered fan or anything stupid to they?

I have seen a few small wood stoves that need batteries and thats just not happening IMO.

 

[littlebiglane]

Mighound like a daft question but they don't have a battery powered fan or anything stupid to they?

I have seen a few small wood stoves that need batteries and thats just not happening IMO.

Hi,

Not it has no battery power. I was thinking of using it (when not using an open fire) around a camp (5-days fixed) rather than it as a back-packing one. For cooking for 5 people. Looks quite good. Very efficient. Cheap too.........

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Mighound like a daft question but they don't have a battery powered fan or anything stupid to they?

I have seen a few small wood stoves that need batteries and thats just not happening IMO.

Like you I thought it was fan/battery powered, one of the photos shows a wee fan, maybe it turns with convection ?

Nick

 

[Glen]

Like you I thought it was fan/battery powered, one of the photos shows a wee fan, maybe it turns with convection ?

Nick

1 of the shots looks like a fan at the bottom but I think it's actually the way the vents are formed to create a swirling vortex as the air is drawn up.

 

[littlebiglane]

Hi,

Not it has no battery power. I was thinking of using it (when not using an open fire) around a camp (5-days fixed) rather than it as a back-packing one. For cooking for 5 people. Looks quite good. Very efficient. Cheap too.........

I am gonna try and get a sample shipped so I can test it. I'll let you know how I get on

 

[andy_e]

Looks impressive, too big for my needs I think but still interested in how you get on.

 

[happybonzo]

Looks like it was made from a 25L oil drum... Knowing of some the stuff that is made in South Africa it may well be - Oil Can Guitars They're quite nice to play as well!

 

[arjuna]

it s fits in your backpack

arjuna

 

[spamel]

After watching one of the videos, it seems that the vane at the bottom doesn't turn but makes the airflow swirl to get a vortex in the burn. They look huge, but they would make a great stove for a large group of four or five people.

 

[littlebiglane]

After watching one of the videos, it seems that the vane at the bottom doesn't turn but makes the airflow swirl to get a vortex in the burn. They look huge, but they would make a great stove for a large group of four or five people.

Have sent them an email but after a week or so they have not responded