Decided on a wood stove

Looks nice – can you post a link?  The photo isn’t so clear…

Here’s the link.  I think this stove was in a BPL head to head review with some other stoves and did actually very well.
https://littlbug.com/littlbug-junior-stove/

Looks nice – I especially like how it comes apart to go in your pack.  I have an Antig Outdoors Woodlore stove (sadly, no longer available, but it was only about $30 and weighs 6.75 ounces).  It’s a woodgas stove and this video, if you’re interested, shows it in action.  One thing I really liked about the Woodlore stove is that it was easy to keep feeding it twigs even when the pot was on the stove because about 1/3 of the pot stand was open to the fire.  One thing that I’m curious about with the Littlbug is how well you can keep feeding it when your pot is on the stove.

Using a wood fire is fun and really nice when you know that the weather is going to cooperate.  If there was a chance of nasty weather I’d bring an alcohol stove and fuel as a backup.

One thing that I’m curious about with the Littlbug is how well you can keep feeding it when your pot is on the stove.

Here’s a pretty good video of it in action.  You can also use it for a wind screen for an alcohol burning stove so it is pretty versatile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sesECu07Pxs&feature=plcp&context=C3e7864fUDOEgsToPDskLyM7pAX4axOVDvO9Bykc2h

Have you checked the Picogrill from Switzerland?

Thanks for the link to the Littlbug Jr in action – I hadn’t paid much attention to the measurements and it’s larger than I expected it to be.  I hope you enjoy it!

Give us a trip report please!

It just shipped so as soon as I get it and setup I’ll post some pictures and a video of a test run.

Congrats on your stove and joining “the club” of back-packable wood stoves. I like wood stoves too. I use mine in “wood mode” for melting snow to save carrying white gas fuel. It can even a survival stove if SHTF in a big way.

I have a Trail Designs titanium Sidewinder stove fitted to an Open Country 3 cup pot. With the optional Inferno gassifier system I can burn wood at a very hot temperature with the recirculating O2 to burn unburned gasses from initial combustion.

I mainly use it for ESBIT fuel tablets for 3 season camping. the Sidewinder and its large Tri-ti are the most efficient stoves for alcohol, ESBIT and wood I’ve ever seen, so light and so compact when rolled up for packing.

Anthony has a cool little BPing stove, but I’ll put in my usual plug for the $15 car-camping / power boating / backyard option from any Home Depot or Walmart:

Not UL at all, but it handles much bigger pieces of wood (less sawing!), bigger pots, and with its wider base, is more stable than the BPing options.  It is SO much less smokey than a campfire on the ground, that I greatly prefer it.  The BTUs are screaming out the top (a bent V of rebar can serve as a spacer / grate) and sitting around it on camp chairs warms me up a lot more per wood burned, than an open campfire.

$15!

And, it is one of the best ways to grill a steak.  Put a grill on top and you will get a good resteurant sear: over 800 F.  Sear your steak on both sides, wrap it in foil and wait 15 minutes.  The best charred rare steak you can make.  My 2 cents.

It’s been a few years since I used it, I have the little bug sr.  Used it when I was the chief cook on backpacking trips of 12-16 men.  I love it.  Always worked grate.  I could put it just about anywhere I wanted. I was able to control heat well.  And only a few ashes to clean up afterwards.  It was perfect.  I hope you enjoy your little bug jr.

Nice Jason and thanks I think I’m going to love it.  I love changing things up a bit when it comes to cooking setups. Sometimes I just like doing things the ole fashion way by gathering some wood, making tinder, and starting a fire from scratch and enjoying the warmth and crackling of the wood.

David:  that is pretty interesting I really never thought of that and have used them many times for getting my charcoal ready for our Webber grill at my buddies cabin. Cool idea and cheap.