Honey Stove Vs. Firebox Stove. A comparison of two popular woodburning stoves. 

I make my living in the backcountry and use the Firebox Stove. It packs easy, assembly is simple, fast and the quality is unmatched. When your 75 miles in the woods and it's -40 you need to get your fire going fast and Firebox gets it done.

I have had my fire box stove for over two years now and it is my main source of cooking. I love how versatile it is. I have used charcoal, wood, wood pellets, gas blocks, Tran Gia. All the different configurations are amazing. And with a Billy can I’ve even made cinnamon rolls in it, and baked a whole chicken. I just love it I can’t imagine using anything else.

Absolutely the Firebox ! Best stove I’ve ever owned

Good comparison. Note that Firebox has a titanium version at half the weight, though at double the price. Further, they have a ‘Nano’ version, which is very lightweight and a fine little stove. Smaller form means you must tend the fire more frequently, but it, like it’s big brother, is hinged and sets up instantly. Though the Nano steel is light, the titanium version is a feather. The steel model you have is bombproof. It will support cast iron, if you’re car camping. Don’t forget that you can use four fire sticks to make a cradle for a billy pot on its side to make an oven. I’m a Firebox advocate, as you might guess. Your Honey Stove is obviously functional, but I’ll go with the Firebox for durability and flexibility.

Excellent! They both have appeal. I just ordered the Firebox, I bought the entire setup for $99.99 the Honey stove is $53.00 depending on where you buy them. I never heard of the Honey Stove. Since I don't worry about weight I chose the Firebox. Very nice video thanks

Honey: assembly required Firebox: no assembly required Me: firebox wins by a landslide

Firebox also makes a small folding 4" "Nano" stove in both stainless as well as titanium. Beautiful little stove!

Simon, What we like about your channel is that you have gear that you like and continue to use. Switching out gear for the sponsorship is not your style and that's one of the reasons that we enjoy joining you on your adventures. Well worn gear shows us that it can handle the day to day use. All our best. Skillet

The Company/Manufacturers are Amazing group of People,,, And Yes,,, made in America,,,!!!! I just bought the Titanium Firebox 🔥,,,, it truly solves the weight problem,,,, Cheers my Friend,,, Joshua

I love my Honey stove, bought one 15 years ago, still going strong..

Just been sitting out in the garden with my brand new Firebox stove. Very happy with it. Thanks for the video.

The Firebox Stove is one of the best camping items I've ever bought

Well thought thru video as usual Simon. All nicely done, and packed with useful information. Thank you.

Now 2019, both stoves are available in titanium. More expensive but each is half the weight of their stainless steel siblings.

Great comparison Simon. Really thorough - thanks for sharing 👍

I have a couple small stoves. I love them. When I don't have time to go out camping I'll use them on the patio for fun.

Great walkthrough, very informative. It was nice to get your personal impressions and see a burn in each stove. I love my Firebox, definitely my goto stove when adventuring with the kids. In that situation the weight is an advantage, pots are stable and when the Firebox is set up and lit that area becomes the kitchen. It really is a campfire in a box! But for solo hiking something lighter is more desirable. The Honey Stove looks like a great option. I especially like a round or hex burn chamber, it seems like the internal convection is better in those stoves than with a square burn chamber. Thanks for posting!

Straightforward comparison which was very helpful. Nice vid. Thanks.

Two good stoves, a great comparison, I've had my Firebox for 5 years now and still going strong, very versatile without to much faffing about. Great video thanks!

Great video as always, thanks for making this Simon. It's made it much clearer and has given me a better understanding of the 2 stoves.

Thank you so much for the excellent review of these two wonderful stoves. Well done!

I've been cooking on wood stoves for a few years now and prefer them. I recently bought the Firebox G2 and found this vid an interesting comparison. The Honeystove scores on weight, the sheer mass of the Firebox certainly makes you think twice before a long hike. Where the Firebox wins it for me is because the Honeystove has to be clipped together. Just too fiddly if you are cold or have had too many drinks at camp! Minor issues are I like being able to load the Firebox with a large log split into four. I get a burn time of nearly an hour which means I can cook my food and then put water on for a drink whilst I eat, without having to feed any more fuel. My conclusion is Firebox wins as I normally camp with a motorcycle, so weight not an issue. If I was hiking I would use a Lixada or Solo, both of which I already have. Honeystove would be a good buy for those who don't have a wood burner currently and lightweight campser. Thanks for this video, good comparison.

Excellent video! Appreciate appreciate your thoughtful insights. Your delivery and editing skills are spot-on! Very enjoyable from beginning to end!

HI Simon, another great video thank you, very thorough. I've bought the Firebox stove also, very heavy compared to some as you say however I'm happy to put up with that with it being so easy to assemble and use. Cheers..Paul

Super video, Simon! Viewers, watch until the end. The Honeybox is more versatile then I thought! But, both stoves are smartly made.

The 5in Titanium firebox is maybe the best cooking stove ever in my experience. I have a SS one too that I use when I go fishing, but it pretty much lives in a tote in the truck and I don't have to pack it on my back

Great video, demo, clarity, audio, visual, prospective. 👍👍

Thanks for reviewing my UK designed and manufactured Honey Stove. You are correct in that it is designed to be as simple and as light as possible for lightweight bushcraft and backpacking activities. Since I began producing it in 2007, many new stoves (and copies) have come onto the scene which offer hinges and other options. But the penalty is always weight. Sadly I have yet to find a UK manufacture who can 'roll fold' in (as opposed to 'weld on') hinges on the .5mm Stainless and Titanium material I specify. You may not be aware that there is an expansion module called 'The Hive' which will expand the Honey Stove to 8 sides offering another solution for larger parties. Soot degrading and warping of the hinge pin is a long term problem which may of these 'cheap Chinese' folding stoves suffer from over time. My other UK designed and manufactured product 'The Pocket Stove' has now been sadly copied by Lixada and several other Chinese copy houses and people should be aware that 'cheap' doesn't always mean 'quality' as their poor performance reflects badly on the original UK name. See backpackinglight.co.uk for more details.

Thanks for this - after watching, I brought the Honeystove from the UK. After a nine week wait (parcel restrictions due to reduced flights) it’s finally arrived along with an Eagle kettle......will fire them up tonight.

Realy enjoyed your comparison test Simon. Great video. I bought my fire box last August I love it plus the zebra billy cans. Amazing equipment to last a life time. The fire box I've used charcoal for my first burn in travone Cornwall cooking scallops. Then burnt drift wood. Amazing taste. I've now just purchased a trangia stove and some hex blocks. And next on my to list cat lit wood pellets. Such a brilliant stove. I have liked watching all of you videos brilliant information you give out and very useful. Thank you for making them. 👍

Really useful video. Thanks for posting!

Really thorough and fair review. Well done. My son and I watched this video and loved it. We are from South Bend Indiana.

Thanks Simon a great evaluation .

Great review. Both are versatile. I’m leaning toward the Honey Stove. The weight and price factors made the difference for me. Thank you!

Great video, just got myself a stove and yet to test it out. I normally use a small barrel barbie but I would use so much wood on it and go home stinking of smoke, I liked the way you showed us how the honey stove works as a mini stove...Nice one Simon...

Great video! for me Firebox is the best, very straight forward & sturdy. Doesn't produce much smokes as we can see in video,because it has very good flow of air on it. Thanks for sharing Simon!

Great comparison video. Thanks Simon.

Very good review on both. Great pros and cons.

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No brainer for speed of assembly firebox. Good vid.

I appreciate your stove obsession. :)

Enjoyed the video. Look forward to more camping information.

Great video once again. I have both these stoves and have been known to carry both if I'm doing a big cook up. I agree the Honey is fiddly when it's cold and wet to assemble. I would suggest for both that you try the Swedish candle method, this gives you a good long burn time. Also worth a look is the Firebox Nano stove. Keep the videos coming and thanks for taking the time to make them.

Just found your channel, good stuff! I have the Firebox nano ti, among other stoves, and I have to say, I think it would replace your honey stove for what you want. No faffing about, and very light weight. Also, the Swedish fire is really the way to go with these stoves. Totally changes the dynamic and the burn time is fantastic.

Very enjoyable to watch. I wasn’t familiar with the Honey Stove. In checking out packable wood stoves last year I found myself drawn to the very simple 180 Flame (little brother of the 180 Stove). It’s simplicity makes it very easy to assemble, flexible and totally packable at ~181 grams. May suit some folks who keep things simple.

I just subscribed, I binged watched your channel, your videos are great, your a very good teacher...this knowledge you have given me and my husband is going to make a lot of things simpler...thank you Jeannie Noll, from Colton, California

Great video. Pro production . Unbiased advice

Sinon.... just stumbled across your channel. Excellent video, review and compairison!! Nice job. Very impressive!!

I think I like the Firebox Stowe Only reason is arthritis and moving small parts and putting stuff together like I saw you do it looked too hard There when the cold or rain or being really tired Thanks good video

Great video! Really informative and well produced. Subscribed! 👍

Love it that Brits coined the phrase "fiddley bits". It is a proper description and I find I use it, even as a Yank, all the time. Considering a Firebox due to it appearing to have fewer fiddley bits.

Thanks for a video Simon👍

Very nice comparison. You did an excellent job explaining all of the features of both stoves. I have used the Firebox G2 and the Firebox Nano for several years and am very pleased with the robust and flexible nature of both stoves. I have never used a Honey stove, but I wouldn't hesitate to purchase one as a back-up. I am a little late in offering my comments (3 years), but as of now, Firebox offers both models in titanium which answers the weight problem for many bushcrafters. Of course, it is expensive which I think is the major complaint to the Firebox system. But, as you suggest, it is a durable and well made product. But, after watching this video, I might pick up a Honey stove for a lightweight alternative. Thanks for your well done comparison.

great comparison of like stoves

First time seeing the Honey Stove. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.

Very well done review!

Another great video, I like to thank you along with a few others for keeping me sane during the lockdowns, keep up the good work ! I hope you don't mind but I' mentioned you on my last video as a thank you !

Many thanks Simon Really enjoyed, very very informative and very well explained in a lovely friendly manor. You just got another subscriber. Cheers Rich

Well done................thanks for the info.

I personally use the lixada fire stove but as you mentioned about the weight of firebox,lixada is also very heavy.I believe tha every stove i almost the same and work the same but its everyones personal choise of what are they going to use.Great video as always Simon!!

I have a few stoves myself.. I do not own the Honey Stove, however. Enjoyed the comparison. I announced the release for the Gen 2 Firebox when it was in PreProduction. I enjoyed the presentation. Take care. Shane

you have opened eyes I thought that these were all just toys and not of much use to seriously but they seem to be great quality

Thanks, Simon! Great video. I'm first time seeing the Honey Stove. Thats cool!!! Hello from Russia.

Great video thank you Simon 😊

At 20:40 it looks like the honey stove will fit inside the cup ready to use. I'll definitely be purchasing one of those. Great review Simon. 👍

Thank you , Simon . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

Great demos. I love my honey stove & the larger hive option too. As you say, only difficulty is cold hand assembly, also hot ash deposits on ground (remedied with a foil base). I like my FB (1st gen) too, but much heavier (noticeably). If i had to buy again, would consider the Bushbox XL instead. Just waiting delivery of my Solo Stove Titan... wooo, lol.

I'm a latecomer to the bushcraft world, so I must say that I do like this video. Very informative. I'd heard of Firebox before this but not Honey Stove. There are other stoves like Honey Stove in that they "go to pieces" and are compact/lightweight but you really can't beat the robust construction of the Firebox; that alone counts for a whole bunch in my book. The trangent (?spelling?) stove option with four sides on the Honey is super slick, but it sure does look wobbly/prone to tipping. I'm a bit apprehensive about that. All in all, you've done a great job of pointing out the feature-rich aspect of both stoves, even if you have to buy add-ons for the Firebox and not the Honey. There always seems to be a trade off somewhere. Thank you for your review.

You are a very good in your explanations. You say clear and calm. Very good videos. Congratulations. Flavio From Brazil

Great video and well done on the comparison of the two stoves

Excellent video - Answered a lot of questions for me - I've decided. FireBox it is for me - Cheers

The honey stove is great. Little loops on the top, too. It seems more stable on the ground.

Was making coffee and cooking a bit to eat , on my way home from 2 dr appointments, at a roadside park , I picked up a few hickory nuts , and noticed they were old and cracked , I put maybe 5 or 6 in my fireboxstove , talk about a hot fire ! I bought a smaller pressure cooking pot , cant wait to cook mixed beans with bacon on my fireboxstove after it burns down , ive a big aochol burner with a windbreak-pot stand to slow cook

I have an old basic 4 sided backpacking stove that is light weight, similar to your honey stove, but for car camping or even here at home I use my firebox to bbq on my porch. I’m just cooking for one or two so the firebox stove is my summer cooking option so don’t heat up the house. And who doesn’t love food cooked over wood? I’ve used it camping so I’m more efficient using the local wood. I love my firebox stove. It’s def a better made stove. It doesn’t smoke as much and I don’t slice up my fingers putting it together. Their nano version is light weight and works really well too. I have both. Thanks for posting. I learned about the honey stove. Looks really versatile.

Thanks for video Simon. Trouble is, I’d like both now! I have a Tomshoo round wood burner I really like but it does take up a lot of space. So now looking at more compact options too. One quick question. Thanks again

Good vid as always mate. Makes me want to get something else as I have been using my solo stove Titan for years now.

nice comparison. Thanks for the video Simon. I have had the same firebox for 5 years. you're right. They are heavy. Good for a bike tour but for hiking I just bought a nano titanium firebox. 113 grams (4 oz) Feels like I'm carrying a feather compared to it's big brother. Does exactly the same things. And the thing i like best is you take it out of the case, unfold it and start cooking. Zero assembly.

Great video. I like them both. I might have to get one... Or make my own

I have the fire box stove, and really enjoy it!

Thanks for the video. I am looking for some kind of wood burning stove at the moment. Having limited use of one hand, your description of the Honey stove and its fiddly bits has convinced me that it's probably not for me! 😉

A great comparison Simon. I have never owned either of these stoves or the Bushbox.....yet, but do have a Lixada Folding Wood Stove (the poor man's version) that works like a dream for me, is very lightweight, robust and cost effective but probably not as versatile as the Firebox. I also have a variant of the wood gas stove (£12) which is also superb when burning twigs, cat litter wood pellets. Thank you for sharing. Paul :)

Excellent video!

Very good comparison video.

Really nice job. Thanks

Well done!

The honey stove is so darn cute

Nice review Simon. I own a firebox, very heavy like you said. I’m going to buy that 5 sided stick stove you had. It is so much lighter I have to at least try it. Huge weight difference like you said.

Well constructed video.

Mr. Simon... I love watching your videos, they are simple and to the point yet full of valuable info for those of us who are willing to learn from others. I really enjoyed this video, very helpful indeed. BTW: do you have a channel on cabinet making? I recall you mentioning that is your profession, I too am a woodworker by trade. However I just do the drafting and engineering part of woodworking now as I closed my Cabinet Shop down a few years ago. Again sir, I love watching your videos, keep up the good work !!!

good video mate, well presented...

I bought my folding firebox a few weeks ago - who knows I may even get to use it soon!

Another great video Simon, I have had a Honey stove for some years and love it great comparison though

Great video. I heard from backpacking light that you could use a old small shoe polish lid to fit in the trangia fitting for using solid fuels

Great comparison video... both good options with different pros and cons... I’ve had an eye on the Firebox but must admit that I do appreciate the very minimalist Honey Stove... guess I need both... lol

To simmon a block in the woods The firebox stove that you have in this video there's one other way of burning wooden at it's called a swedish torch for real well last long time too but that firebox for the weight yeah anything that can hold three 12 quart Dutch ovens full of water and a 5-quart oven on top of all that full water and gets my vote take that on your next camping trip and do a swedish torch in it all it is is a log cut to the size or the height of the firebox quarter it and put the wood back in there backwards so you have a little hole in the center works real good God bless my friend have a blessed day

Thanks for the video mate. Had the gen 1 firebox for a few years naw and it's never let me down enjoy. didn't now about the 4 side trangia honey stove method chears for that.

Firebox assembles like in three moves. Done! 😎👍

Great vid mate, Honey Stove it is, I'm for reducing weight as much as poss, so I'm sold. Cheers.

i'm liking your old honey stove