woodgas stove trial

[RE8ELD0G]

Just a quick post.
I bought a woodgas stove from Aliexpress last week, was very surprised today when it arrived only 7 days from China.
I obviously had to go and try it out so off to the woods I went with my mum for company.
She brought some venison sausages from Lidl earlier to try and we pre cooked them and got a french stick to eat while we used the stove to make a brew.

I cant believe how well this stove performed.
I filled it with sticks and then used some waxed cardboard and some split fatwood on top to get it going.
The jets only took 3mins to ignite and from then it only took 9 mins to bring 600ml of cold water to a rolling boil.........
I absolute love this stove. To the point where im going to sell my evernew titanium stove kit to make way for a larger ti pot for this stove to fit in.
It will now become my go to kit when going out instead of carrying over a kilo of methanol for just one night out.
I love it, I love it I love it.............

P.s. the venison sausages were absolutely gorgeous in case anyone wanted to know.....

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[demographic]

How much was that neat little stove?

 

[RE8ELD0G]

I paid £14.22 with free delivery. Think they have gone up a bit now will post the link in a sec............

 

[RE8ELD0G]

Its actually gone down in price again now and is chaeper than mine...........

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...able-and-Compact-Cooking-Stove/708400516.html

 

[swotty]

Thanks for that, I've just ordered one on the strength of your post

 

[RE8ELD0G]

I was looking to buy one from Wild woodgas stoves, but at £50 it was a bit steep.
I then found a thread on here about these ones from China and decided to have a pop.
So glad i did, its a really good little stove............if only someone made one in Titanium..........

 

[copper_head]

Mine arrived from China a couple of weeks ago, only used it a couple of times but so far very impressed. Not just how well the stove works but the build quality on mine is spot on.

 

[Paulm]

They are good aren't they

I got mine of ebay a while ago for around twenty or twenty five quid and used it in anger recently on a long weekend break in a field in Kent with the British Blades guys.

Used it for brews, breakfast, lunch and dinners, using some dry tinder I took with me (well it was a wet weekend and I do have masses of dry shavings from my woodturning !) and dry twigs and wood locally on the site, and a few times with a trangia burner and meths.

Very happy with it, efficient with whichever fuel source ( I had hexi tablets with me too but didn't use them), very stable as a support for the MSR 750ml pan I keep it in and for the 14cm zebra billy I used too, whats not to like

Cheers, Paul

 

[MartinK9]

Nice one.I look forward to seeing it close up at a White Rose Meet.

 

[dave53]

thanks for the heads up just ordered one regards dave

 

[Chiseller]

The pan support isn't a patch on the latest original ones though.

Nailed Horbury Bridge rapids .....wooooooo

 

[Chiseller]

Use it enough and you will understand why.v

Nailed Horbury Bridge rapids .....wooooooo

 

[presterjohn]

I love mine too. I put a mini review up on here a few weeks ago about my first experience with it using cat litter! I love the flame patterns. They are very hypnotic and relaxing to watch.

 

[david1]

not ever seen one in real life, does it rattle when packed up..?
looks like to many metal rings to me
should I just buy one and find out ????

 

[RE8ELD0G]

It rattles no more than any other stoves I own.
Just rap them with a tea towel I use for cleaning then and it stops

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[WoodsmanJim]

Great tip thanks! I've just ordered one, £13 delivered, can't go wrong!

Jim

 

[RE8ELD0G]

I dont use small pots though so the stand should be good enough for me.
plus if you dont fold them out they take a small cup anyway.........

will post some pics after my night tonight out to show what i mean.

 

[RE8ELD0G]

So after a trip out i have had a good try using this stove.
For 3 full hours yesterday i was lighting, filling and re lighting this stove and did not even get 500ml water to boil for a brew.
No matter what i did it would burn for 3-4 mins then go out, all the wood just turning to charcoal and not burning fully.
I was really ready to stamp on it and throw it into a bush.........i was soaked from walking in to my campsite and just wanted a hot cuppa.

Then it dawned on me i was using all Ash wood battoned down as fuel, so i decided to try some Beech wood..........

Low and behold it went up like a flame thrower and i managed to keep it going really well for over 2-1/2 hours.

Note to people using this stove........it is really wood fussy.

I will need to try other wood to see what else it like to burn but i warn you to stay away from Ash...... unless you want to make charcoal.

 

[nitrambur]

P.s. the venison sausages were absolutely gorgeous in case anyone wanted to know.....

The missus refuses to eat them after I called them Bambi Bangers more for me!!!

 

[tom.moran]

So after a trip out i have had a good try using this stove.
For 3 full hours yesterday i was lighting, filling and re lighting this stove and did not even get 500ml water to boil for a brew.
No matter what i did it would burn for 3-4 mins then go out, all the wood just turning to charcoal and not burning fully.
I was really ready to stamp on it and throw it into a bush.........i was soaked from walking in to my campsite and just wanted a hot cuppa.

Then it dawned on me i was using all Ash wood battoned down as fuel, so i decided to try some Beech wood..........

Low and behold it went up like a flame thrower and i managed to keep it going really well for over 2-1/2 hours.

Note to people using this stove........it is really wood fussy.

I will need to try other wood to see what else it like to burn but i warn you to stay away from Ash...... unless you want to make charcoal.

how are you prepping the stove? they are supposed to be filled to just under the upper inner holes with small 10-15mm long pieces of wood then lit from the top. ive done this with all sorts of wood and its always worked for me. good bit of pine resin on top and it goes up lovely