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Gman98
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06/13/2014 03:11PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Hello, as some of you guys know I'm gearing for canoe tripping this summer and it has come time to get a stove. I like cooking over an open fire and will whenever I can, but I might not always have that oppurtunity. I was wondering how many of you guys use twig stoves on your solo trips in places where you can't use fires?

Thanks, Alex
 
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OldFingers57
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06/13/2014 03:51PM  
I don't believe you would be able to use a twig stove to cook on if there are no fires allowed due to something like a fire ban. You would need to use either a cannister or White gas type stove instead.
 
06/13/2014 07:57PM  
If you are looking for something very cheap, research DIY alcohol stoves. If you're looking for low-middle of the road (still very cheap), look for the Chinese pocket rockets on top of a butane Coleman fuel canister (I think we paid $5 for ours and there was a thread on it not long ago). If you want to go the whole way, there are lots of options. I really like the MSR stoves with the external fuel canister. Dragonfly, Whipserlite and others are pretty good now you're talking over $100 for the stove and canister.

Twigs have a use too but as OldFingers said, it wouldn't help you in a fire ban and you need an alternative.
 
MNDan
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06/14/2014 12:26AM  
I've got an Emberlit Ti that I carry as backup. Not sure if it would be legal to use during a fireban, though I got approval to use my Kifaru stove in my tipi during a fireban one fall...
 
OldFingers57
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06/14/2014 05:39AM  
quote MNDan: "I've got an Emberlit Ti that I carry as backup. Not sure if it would be legal to use during a fireban, though I got approval to use my Kifaru stove in my tipi during a fireban one fall..."


That's because it's a closed system and does not have an open flame to it. The flames are contained in the stove with the door shut. Whereas your Emberlit is an open system and has exposed flames to it thus not allowed in a fire ban.
 
Blackdogyak
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01/04/2022 09:36AM  
Old thread. Still valid I think.
I carry a cheap Amazon Chinese twig stove. Tomshoo I think. About $20 when I got it. Works pretty well. Good to save on use of relatively inexpensive camping gas. Using pine twice will create a good bit of soot mess on the pot...so for me, that's too much of a hassle. Get good dry hardwood twigs. Best part is it's really light and fits perfectly inside my MSR Stowaway pot.

It takes more or less continuous monitoring and feeding. So it's totally fine for boiling water bit not so great for cooking a meal.where you need a constant heat or need to vary the heat up.or down as you cook.
 
Loony_canoe
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01/04/2022 02:38PM  
I agree this is a good thread, wood stoves are more popular than ever.

The Forest Service is much clearer on there rules now. During fire bans wood burning stoves are not allowed.

Last year was different for me with the fire bans, since I cook either with the US fire grate or more often a bushbuddy wood stove. Carrying a butane stove was a real change for me. I now they are simple, but I find the noise they produce offending.

I especially like the ability to collect twigs to fuel my stove, and not worrying about running out of fuel. Although, special care is needed on rainy/snowy days. Not carrying fuel is one small way I lower my carry weight on longer trips.
Part of my enjoyment is the feeding and care of the fire in the stove. Having a small little fire to care for makes the wait for boil go by fast, and feeding it has a certain entertainment value.
 
Lawnchair107
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01/04/2022 07:30PM  
I agree, feeding the twig stove is almost the best part. We’ve been taking ours to heat our morning coffee. Works great.
 
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