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wellington womble

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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 14 7:23 pm Post subject:

baldybloke wrote:

I've used both rocket stoves and woodgas stoves. I pack the woodgas stove on the bike when I go off camping. It's really efficient once you get it going and packs down really small.
However the rocket stove is probably more versatile if you have the space.

The wood gas sounds good, too. Is it wood smokey? (this is a plus for me. A little woodsmoke makes awesome bacon!)

I don't want to use a lot of space - I'll have other arrangements for most meals. I just want something for a quick coffee and a simple meals. Quick, efficient and capable of making an omelette, a burger, and processed pork sandwiches. And maybe a boiled egg, without having to wait half an hour for a hot enough fire, or waste a whole load of fuel because I lit a fire to boil a kettle.

12Bore

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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 14 8:18 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

This looks quite funky. And folds flat which could be good with limited boot space.

This is somewhat cheaper.
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wellington womble

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 14 5:55 pm Post subject:
I like that a lot, but it's not a small single burner stove, which is what I need at the moment (I might get one as well, though for other occasions)

dpack

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 14 6:17 pm Post subject:
if you have a car use that to charge things, kelly kettle will boil water almost as fast as an electric one and cook dinner with sticks or charcoal

wellington womble

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 14 5:48 pm Post subject:

We don't use the car when were away. I'm not actually that bothered about charging things. I want a single burner wood stove that's fast and efficient. At the moment it's between the biolite, the woodgas and the solo. There's a biolite on ebay, and if that goes for silly money I'm probably going for the solo. The lack of a grill and the secondary burning thingy are what's putting me off - I like woodsmoke! Which is also why I don't want a storm kettle.

sean
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 14 7:13 pm Post subject:
The storm kettle with the cookset* means that you take the kettle off when it's boiled then stick the grill over the fire. Thus giving you smoky bacon. The cookset includes a grill.

sean
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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 10:54 am Post subject:
This looks OK and cheapish. Made in China but I bet 90% of the pricey ones are too. Evil Amazon Linky

Tavascarow

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 11:29 am Post subject:

A couple of things with woodburning is the amount of soot it leaves on your pans, you wouldn't use it in the porch of a tent unless very well ventilated & when your wet & cold & need a warm meal the most your fuel is wet as well (unless you're carrying some dry).
Trangias have gone green by default now anyway.
Meths is gone from most shop shelves & being replaced with bio-ethanol.
Far more controllable & cleaner than twigs IMHO.

dpack

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 11:54 am Post subject:
twigs dont leak into ones loaf or fill a space with flammable vapour:lol: for carry fuel i recon good charcoal is hard to beat and most places there are enough sources of wood to replace it.

Tavascarow

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 2:38 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

twigs dont leak into ones loaf or fill a space with flammable vapour:lol:

for carry fuel i recon good charcoal is hard to beat and most places there are enough sources of wood to replace it.

Anyone who carries liquid fuel in anything other than a recognised container made for the purpose deserves meths sandwiches.

I wouldn't use a trangia in an enclosed space like the inside of a tent but fine under an open porch/vestibule when it's tipping down. I backpack & weight & size are important.
You wont convert me I've been using Trangias for over twenty five years & only just had to replace the simmer ring & the pot holder/top windshield, & that only because I was using it with far to big & heavy a pot.

dpack

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 3:40 pm Post subject:
i recon i can make a brew and cook dinner as fast with sticks /charcoal as i can with a stove kelly kettles are ace for boiling a larger amount of water and with a decent bung can be used as a water carrier that is only a little heavier than a reused plastic bottle .

Tavascarow

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 3:50 pm Post subject:
Just seen this.

wellington womble

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 5:37 pm Post subject:

I never did buy one. I still might though. I can tow the caravan now I have a whole car, so I can always use the gas in there. I prefer wood though, where it's practical. I like the idea of being able to make a cup of coffee and a bacon sandwich on wood without having to wait for the bucket barbeque to heat up. I think I would use it a lot more than the barbeque. They do a barbeque version too, now.

dpack

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 5:47 pm Post subject:
for a brew and to cook a few rashers some small twigs or split dry wood can do the job very well stuff the diameter of a pencil is ideal for that sort of thing

dpack

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Posted: Wed May 20, 15 5:51 pm Post subject:
big kit to light a few sticks in is daft knowledge weighs nothing and packs down into a very small pocket

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