oh wow i never thought of using that little pan as an ash catcher thanks for the video. its humbling in a sense as i always say you are never done being a student when it comes to outdoor camping.
I have one of these they are amazing little stoves I have tried twigs etc but find they run best on wood pellets and I can get a 40 pound bag from canadian tire for $6.50 . one full charge of pellets to just below the holes runs for about 1 hour 20 mins , so easy to use its an amazing little stove i now dont head out without it.
I purchased at a stock clearance (in Romania) 3 such stoves at the price of 5.25 dollars, with taxes included, and with free shipping. Brilliant! The seller had no idea what he was selling :)))
Got one almost identical. Brilliant, impressive little stove. Easy to light, clean burning and no need to constantly attend to it - all the opposite to the rocket stove, in my experience. And so versatile. I have the small Kelli kettle which fits perfectly on that stove and works a lot better than with the Kelli burner part. That combo gives you boiling water in a few minutes. The only downside, it's difficult to simmer with it. Though thinking about it, I'll try a perforated metal sheet to dampen the flames. Might work.
I am prepping for the End of the World. (I'm kidding...) However it's a fact that every person will be in at least 3 situation in his/her lifetime where you will be on your own, using the materials you have on hand for at least a week each time. This seems like a fantastic tool. Inexpensive, easy to use, easy to find twigs or other fuel. Great video!
I've just bought exactly the same model, sold by Highlander rather than Ohuhu. I tested it in a strong wind and found it took quite a long time to fry my sausages due to the wind blowing the heat away. Looking forward to testing it in calm conditions like in your video👍.
I have a similar wood gas stove. It's mesmerising watching the smoke get drawn downwards. This stove gets very hot considering the small fuel it uses. Most efficient wood stove. Hope to take it out soon and make a hot drink
Thank you, sir, for a very good and clear review! You greatly gave me help to choose this type of stove! Wishing you wonderful hikes and outdoor experiences! With best wishes and greetings from Sweden!
Nice I just ordered one! The new version comes with a BBQ grill option but there are no videos on that. That might make more of a mess with fat dripping but we'll see.
@@WannabeBushcrafter Yeah I've been looking for something like this for a while, and it's nice to see something that doesn't cost and arm and a leg for it too.
One of the best reviews i have seen . I to have this model .Also enjoy watching all the gassifing wood stoves vids out there. Keep the vids up .. awesome.
wood pellets burn longer. also if you use thicker twigs /branches. cut to length and placed vertical last longer too. I got a cheap one from temu. 14 dollars. a friend bought for me. it works great.
Actually if you put the burn grate in upside down you can safely set the ash collection dish on top and burn liquid/gelled or solidified alcohol or Esbit tabs for a quick brew up of tea or coffee.
@@WannabeBushcrafter no problem, I burn a mixture of wood wool (tinder), wood pellets (kindling) and hardwood charcoal (primary fuel) in mine when I go stealth/wild camping especially in places that have burn bans (no sparks or smoke and if used right very little smell)
Nice video. I have one of these but I can't seem to get the gasification process to work properly? I get a large flame but by the time the fire burns down enough to place a pan on top it needs refuelling and then the large flame reappears. I have used it this way in my back garden but it makes an absolute mess of my pans and my boiling time was a lot longer than five minutes. I've been using splintered dried kindling intended for starting stoves and fires in a hearth or fireplace as I don't actually have a tree or anything that produces twigs in my garden. I have yet to actually take the stove out in my kit as I don't feel comfortable being out and unable to get it working properly. This packs away nicely and would save some room and weight in my pack instead of my other stove and gas canister. Any help would be appreciated.
I had pretty good fires with this stove. I always make sure to use the snap test on twigs, if I can snap a twig with my fingers it generally burns well. I also load the stove right up below the flame ports.
I disagree about the wood pellets. It is a poor substitute for wood. I have used the pellets based on RU-vid recommendations but it turns out to be a false claim. The problem with the pellets is that it burns great for 10 minutes when the pellets are fresh. But after the pellets turns black it settles to the bottom losing 75% of its heat. It loses burning surface area and it doesn't allow oxygen to efficiently get to all the pellets to affect a complete burn. I found myself pulling off my cooking pan and using a stick to stir the pellets to increase oxygen and refresh the burning surfaces. Do not use pellets, it's a waste of time. Instead baton 5inch sticks .5 inch in diameter and use it for your fuel. It will burn longer and hotter. Just make sure they are standing to allow more oxygen to flow and more surface area to burn. I always baton a shoebox of sticks and leave it in my car giving me a read supply of fuel. A great batoning knife is the Coldsteel SRK knife or their Recon tanto. Match that to a folding saw by Silky or Corona and you will never have fuel issues again.
One thing which I dont understand is how do You keep feeding this type of stoves? Do You have to remove the pan during cooking to add some wood from the top? In comparison to the folding "box" type of stoves this seems a bit impractical, as You can keep feeding those from the side without removing the utensils. Or there is something I dont understand? I have been using the folding twig stoves for a while, and recently got curious about these round "gasifier" stoves as well. Another factor is that "box" stoves tend to pack down very flat and dont take up much extra space, whereas gas stoves due to their round shape are best stored inside something else (as You expertly showed in the video :) ).
You're right in that feeding it is harder than folding box type designs. The main advantage of the wood gas stove is that it burns much more efficiently than box stoves and it emits less smoke. So you usually wouldn't need to feed the wood gas stove for as long or for as much twigs as the box stove.
I think most people buy them as a pair from Amazon - myself included. If the stove is listed under a different name, don’t worry, but be sure to get the MSR pot
Wannabe Bushcrafter thank you :)). I used you link to buy and it had arrived today. I use everything lol. Dry leaves, wood, charcoals, oil, cotton balls. I was able to cook with it. Is it a good idea to pour vegetable oil on top of everything? I did it and it seems to work. I used my paper fan to shield the wind too. At first I used it to create wind for the fire to be bigger but seems like shield the wind was more helpful
@@levy7749 nice glad to see you have fun with it. Using oil makes the fire hotter. But in a wilderness situation I would not use edible fats on making a fire, plenty of natural kindling can be used for that purpose IMHO.
Thanks for the great review. Could you tell me which size MSR Alpine Stowaway you have? There seems to be 4 sizes: 475 ml / 775 ml / 1.1 ltr / 1.6 ltr. Is it the 775 ml version?
Ohuhu already screams CHINA COPY!!! and even if the company is not Chinese, it is 100% made in China. Frankly, reducing weight is not everything. Quality of stainless steel is a huge deal and I'm pretty sure there are many Ohuhus, who will fail by for example starting to rust. I've seen reviews on products with more commercially known names and those were made in China as well and had different lack of quality as well. So if you want to be sure that your stove won't fail you, start to look for 304 steel which is 18/8 steel or better 18/10 stainless steel, which most likely only great manufacturers are using due to costs. What good is a stove when it's light but eventually falls apart? People taking that weight thing way too far, like they are walking countless miles per day through the roughest woods, yet with limited surply and other tasks at hand, you can't expect to keep up such level. And if you want to, you have to carry a lot of food and water with you, which ironically causes a lot of weight too. Let's be honest, in a survival situation 90% of people will die. Just on a side note.
