Wood Burning Stoves Education

I'm right here buddy :)

My stoves work under the same concept as a Bushbuddy–they're woodgas stoves. I can never compare to Fritz, he's my idol. But I can say it not as amazing as a Bushbuddy in terms of aesthetics but they are certainly comparable in performance.

It is also made out of paint cans but I'll promise that it'll look nice and work well.

The main intention was to make a wood burning stove that is a work piece and for the moment, not pretty enough to be displayed on a stand :D

Don't overlook the titanium Caldera Cone. With it, you can burn wood, alcohol, or esbit.

–B.G.–

Sorry about that I missed the question

Jeff makes a cool stove. I need to try mine. Just not sure where I hid it.

I have been making portable wood stoves for 22 years
and been making "Bushcooker" type stoves from titanuim
now for 11 years.
I have a series a videos on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/fourdogstoveco that would be a great primer for you and alot of the info covers skills that are needed for any wood burner or multi-fuel stove.
Theres alot of good units out there good luck on your search for the perfect burn !

fourdog

can't comment on those stoves in particular, but Don's stove (Bushcooker Light) weighs in at a very svelte 2.4 oz, nest perfectly in a Snow Peak 600, is very ruggedly constructed (titanium) and not only burns wood efficiently, but also Esbit and alcohol- a great choice for a solo hiker, he also makes larger models for two or more folks

St. Francis, MN … That's bicycling distance from me! OK, it'd be a long day but I'd get to visit Nowthen, MN along the way … before the residents decide to change it's name.

How'd that escape my radar?

But maybe I should sell some stoves first. Hello, my name is Jim and I'm a stoveaholic.

I really like the price point Jeff had on those and since my attempts to make a similar one before have failed I decided to order one. I hope it works out really well but it is going to be hard to test because it seems all the wood around here is fireproof.

Where fires are legal and at least in the southeast where wood is everywhere,
the best things about wood stoves imo:
the simplicity: fuel in, fire out…no priming
Whisper quiet
You pick up your fuel and even additional tinder as you go or at camp
which lowers the amt of alcohol you have to carry or just carry cold as a backup
Provides warmth, just keep adding wood
Extended cooking times including simmering or baking.
light weight. I have one that weighs 1.8 oz that I drink my tea/coffee out of.
And lastly, "fire good"

other thoughts:
Typically a wind screen is recommended since you relying on convection currents there is not a lot of static pressure to overcome any breeze.
Pots will collect creosote. it will usually not rub off on anything either unless you are burning a lot of conifers. some folks clean them when they get home with chafing fuel.
dedicate a pot to your woodstove and cram it in a sack.
Sometimes there isnt any dry wood…
breaking up wood short enough to fit in a woodstove can cause some nasty little hand injuries if you arent careful. tall fireboxes are good. You can use a small saw for the thicker stuff.
There is a lot of really in depth woodstove and alcohol stove testing, design and discussion at bplite.com.

I have a Vargo Hex and a Bush buddy stove. Love them. A little feedback here. Both of these stoves perform excellent. If I had to keep one over the other, I would probably go with the bush buddy though. It seems to just burn hotter and boil water quicker, with it's double wall, vent, gas system. It doesn't take up any extra space, as I am carrying my Snowpeak mug with me anyway. Both perform well though, and I doubt I will use my MSR EGK EX stove much anymore. These little wood stoves are just so simple, and no fuel to have to carry, and silent. They bring water to a boil in only a few minutes.

homemade one from a coffee can cost me $1 for a dremmel tool disc that would cut through metal. it works great and is everything i love about backpacking. simple and simple

stove made from the design of the last post on this page:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=3297&startat=20

as far as educating goes. you'll want to typically put too much wood into the stove to get it going. i find i have the best success when i build loosely and with the tiniest of twigs. bark mashed up amongst it all works great…

i carry a tiny alcohol stove for backup incase it's ever been too wet to get my woody going. i haven't used it in 2 years…

i keep my cookpot in a gallon ziploc (a little AL teapot from gsi) and i do the same w/ my stove. keeps the soot from getting everywhere…

i'd recommend trying the homemade route first. if it doesn't work you can always go buy one later :D

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