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I OffRoad in my Jeep quite often and I wanted to test out a few of the portable stoves out there.This is one that I found a lot of enthusiasm around and decided this item would make my cut.Pros:-Little Weight- Relatively inexpensive at around $20- Burns almost anything you put in it- Stainless Steel- Assembly in less than 10 seconds- Pieces fit together easilyCons:- A bit flimsy (Base and Pot Stand)- Constant feeding of combustable material- Takes a bit of time to cool down after firing, so you can't use it and move on quicklySo I had a chance to test this out recently and compared to other portable stoves that could run you $100 plus.With some caveats, this little stove really performed. The stove come in a net storage bag to secure the pieces for travel. The stove comes in six pieces and can be fitted for wood type fuel or alcohol. Each requiring a different setup. Wood fire setup takes 5 - 10 seconds. The alcohol setup takes about 15 - 20 seconds as more pieces are required. You also have to option of cooking on a grill top or pot stand.(Instructions come with the unit on setup for either wood or alcohol)Pieces the unit comes with- Base- Double Wall Burning Chamber- Burning base- Pot Stand- Grill- Alcohol TrayAll pieces seems to be pretty solid with the exception of the base and pot stand.The base is not made of as thick of metal as the rest and the pot stand legs are in my opinion just askingto be broken. But time will tell and I can understand wanting to keep the weigh of this down for hiking, etc.Wood Setup requires - Base, Burning Chamber, Burning Base, Stand or GrillAlcohol Setup requires - Base, Burning Chamber, Burning Base, Alcohol Tray, StandMy first test was Wood Fuel. (Note: this this will burn other solid fuels like Charcoal, Wood Pellets, etc as well.)Alternate fuel may not be a bad option or you will have to keep feeding this stove constantly with little twigs to keep the fire. Its not that bad but it is require attention. I opted to start the fire with twigs and then once I had a good fire going add wood pellets to help feed it. This little stove gets HOT. Once you have a good fire going you can boil water in minutes. However, one draw back is that of course, you are unable to really control the temperature. So this stove is best used for hot drinks and/or quick meals. Extended cooking sessions are not its primary use. For what it is .. it does a great job.Next test was the Alcohol Tray. You can use either Esbit Fuel Tabs or Denartured Alcohol. While these fuel types will last a while longer than the wood feed fire. It is not nearly as hot of a fire.I tested this with my Stowaway Pot (1.6L) I fits in nicely for stowage. It also allows for the storage of additional items like fuel cells or wood pellets, matches, etc.All in all, this little inexpensive stove is quite worth its meager price. An excellently built rocket style fire unit that is light weight that any enthusiast should have in their pack.

I was unsure about buying this, as it seemed like a cheapo made-in-China model, but I was wrong; this is an outstanding product.The first time I tried it, I started with a few dead leaves from the ground, and covered them with a teepee of small twigs. I just lit the leaves with a long-handled lighter, then stepped back. Within about 30 seconds, the sticks were burning and flame was rolling out the top of the stove. It really was that easy. I kept feeding in sticks (none bigger than my finger; no saw/hatchet required), and within about 7 minutes I had 3 cups of water at a rolling boil. I was using an MSR Alpine Stowaway 775 ml pot, which was stable and well-supported. I was never concerned about the stove or pot falling over. The wood burned hot and fast, so I needed to add sticks every 1.5-2 minutes. This required lifting the pot off the stove for a moment, so use a pot with a handle. There was little to no visible smoke, as long as I kept the sticks below the upper air holes.Once I was done boiling the water, I stopped adding sticks, and let the fire burn itself out. In less than 20 minutes after lighting the fire, all of the wood had completely burned to ash, which I was able to shake out through the holes in the bottom; no hot coals or half-burned sticks remained. Those ashes were already completely cool, so I didn’t even need to douse them. The stove itself was cool enough to repack by the time I finished shaking the ash out.The bottom of the stove (below the row of air intake holes) remained cool to the touch the entire time, so I could could have picked up the whole stove and moved it while burning, if I needed to. Picking up the stove would also allow lighting it from below, through the holes in the bottom, using a match or small lighter, in case you don’t want to carry a big long-handled lighter.I love how small the stove is when collapsed. As noted elsewhere, it fits perfectly into the MSR 775 ml pot, as if by design. There is room inside the collapsed stove for a small lighter and a few solid fuel cubes, which you could use if sticks are not available.This is not as light as the titanium stoves on the market, but its convenient form factor, low cost, and ability to accommodate solid fuel cubes mean that this will be my go-to backpacking stove for the foreseeable future.Some of the negative reviews complain about the need to keep adding sticks, or that ash builds up and blocks air flow if you leave it burning too long. If you are looking for a stove that will burn all evening without tending, then this is not the product you want; look into a gas stove ... or a campfire. But if you just want to be able to heat a meal fast and get on with your business, all without packing a gas canister or a hatchet, then this stove is a good choice. I intend to carry an MSR PocketRocket if I'm backpacking above the tree line, or if there is a wood-fire burn ban, but to carry this stove everywhere else (including in my bug-out bag), since it will never run out of fuel.