Neat little folding stove

Found a nice little folding stove made by innovative products. I was considering the Nesbit stove but this one uses anything, and has wind guards and storage pouch.
It's 12.97 Wish they made it in Stainless.

Amazon.com : Foldable Pocket Cooker : Camping Stoves : Sports & Outdoors

 

I like the bigger versions, that use sterno/etc....
A heckuva lot easier to set any decent sized pot or pan on, as opposed to those esbit or sterno types....!
And, they are built of heavier gauge steel and should last a lot longer too.
I got the Coghlan's brand.
I also carry the smaller esbit type on my pistol belt, in a pouch with extra fuel tabs, just in case I should ever need one....

 

I have that red steel folding stove - works okay. Sterno doesn't 'cook' very well, it's intended for warming. GI Hexamine or Triox bars work better for actually boiling water for cooking. We can also use charcoal or wood in these stoves.

I have a lighter aluminum folder from our local Publix grocery store - it works okay too.

 

I found a great recipe for making my own sterno fuel...One problem I ran into was metric conversion/ounces...Not being into metric, makes it difficult.I made a mess the first couple times.
It involves simple chemicals like: water, chalk (calcium carbonate), and vinegar..
The nasty is/was the methanol to make it burn.
Expensive for a gallon, and flammable, (not nearly as bad as acetone!).
I planned on making 4-6 quart sized cans, and 2-1 gallon sized cans....
Not sure, as "Seawolf1090" stated, they are not as hot burning as would be needed for real cooking, especially in any quanity!

 

Test the factory Sterno vs.alcohol or other fuels - not nearly as efficient. Takes much longer to heat a couple cups of water! Been there, done that.

 

Sorry for making you guess here it is: The Bivouac folding stove. Takes any fuel.
Foldable Pocket Cooker - 107119, Stoves at Sportsman's Guide

 

Check out the Grover Rocket Stove; burns wood very efficiently. Or make your own rocket stove out of stove pipe. They are used all over the world.

Grover Rocket Stove - Preparedness Saves The Day

They also have an oven option. Very little wood used; just need sticks or kindling.

 

Ultra Light and ultra cool. Weighs next to nothing, folds virtually flat and uses any fuel...the Vargo Titanium Pocket Stove:
Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove

 

If you're interested in lite-weight stove,s the site to check out is bplite:

bpLite • Lightweight backpacking, alcohol stoves, wood stoves, tips, tricks, and DIY hiking gear.

The bunch over ther live and breath lite-weight efficient stoves.

 

We keep tiny folders in each BOB and loads of tabs. They are my back ups for bad weather cooking. One cannot beat a "Dakota Hole" for fuel efficiency, very little smoke, and small thermal image. When car camping sometimes I use a "hobo stove" from a gallon can. Cut holes around the top, 4X4 door in the bottom, and presto-you have a grill on top that you can cook bacon, eggs, toast, etc. on.

 

Hmmm...me likes that Vargo thingy...

 

Me likey too! Might just have to order one......

 

I've been looking at these things in Backwoodsman magazine for years. I finally ordered 2 through Amazon- turned out I was ordering from Sportsman's Guide and they were back-ordered.

I hope they come soon. All the reviews on YouTube look good:

 

Neat thing...but I think I like that Vargo thingy better...I think I just might go DIY on it..

 

I picked up two Swiss "Volcano" stoves complete with aluminum water bottles for 19.99 from Sportsmans Guide. They nest together and operate using whatever sticks, twigs or debris that you can find. Reminds me of a deluxe hobo stove.

I find them to be handy when fuel is hard to find.

 

I just found a new site I've been looking for. Camping Kettle, Equipment Store - KELLY KETTLE® - Camp Kettle boil water in outdoors fast in extreme weather conditions They have these camping kettles that boil water ultra fast with natural fuel. No need to buy and pack extra canisters around - only to have to pack them back out again. I saw these kettles over in Ireland. Apparently they have been over there for over 100 years. Now they have a distributor in good 'ol USA. Bout Time !

 

I like the weight of the Vargo much more than the other stoves. 4 oz is a lot better than 2 or 10 lbs. I have a Vargo Ti alcohol stove that works very well. I really do need to look at a wood stove. All of my small stoves use alcohol or white gas.

 

Thanks for these links, I am new to this forum and am a novice in getting preps set up. Nice to have honest input based on actual expereince.

 

I like the looks of that Vargo thing myself,but I wouldn't pay 57.95 to see a pissant eat a hay bale.57.95 will buy a lot of trioxane or sterno or coffee to make a stove out of the can..seems like the simpler the stove the higher the price.