Charcoal is pressed wood particles that have been "gassed off". It will certainly burn in your gasifier stove as it wound in any container, but it won't gasify.
Th is has been a big question for me also. Kind of ironic that it is a prepper from Florida that presents it. Way too go, fantastic presentation, a wonderful door of opportunity for the science of carbon, one of earths great wonders
Great video, I probably won't use charcoal, but i'll try it out. I just am now building my wood stove. Got a quart paint can from ace hardware for $2, and a progressive can, waiting until i eat the soup and the time to build.
Thanks for the video. Heading to the NP's for an extended period this late spring thru summer when finding wood may be a little tricky. I planned on bringing plenty of charcoal and now I know it will work well.
I couldn't find wood pellets so I went to the pet store and found cat and pet litter. Paper and wood varieties. Actually the paper pellets you can buy at the supermarket here in Australia.
Check out the BBQ section at Wally World, Home Depot, any store that sells pellet smokers. Can always check Amazon too. I attacked my legs to the bottom of the soup pot. That way they can swing up and down. I woke up to 27 BELOW this morning and had to drive an hour to have a procedure done on my back. The truck -32f in a few spots. Great video as always.
I might have to try some lump coal in my wood stove but that crap burns fast!! The suggested videos are abunch of ppl living in vans videos LOL!! *Have a good'nnn*
thank for the weather update ... here's my response to that 16 degrees here , but i got my mr heater big buddy going on the screen porch this thing cranks lol
today it's only getting up to 10, seriously why do i stay in new england ? come one spring ! in actually going hiking tommorrow how crazy is that lol, gonna try out a bunch of gear tho that'll be fun , wish me luck guys lol
FloridaBoy Bushcraft & Survival Oh yeah! It's 1 degree right now, below zero every night.. gonna get 10 below this weekend! That's without the wind chill.... enjoy the warmth down there!
I HAVE USED 2 BRIKETS OF CHARCOAL AND 1 0Z. ALCOHOL IN A CAT FEAST MODIFY STOVE (insulation and one more aluminum interior wall ) AND THAT GIVES ME 25/30 MINUTES COOKING TIME (flames ) AND 20/25 MINUTES SIMERING TIME FOR A TOTAL OF 55 MINUTES .
Do you combine the charcoal and the alcohol in the same stove? Do you have to split the briquettes to make them fit? Interesting idea, I may have to try it...
I believe too much heat is escaping from your pot stand. I think a windscreen around it or a solid pot stand made of sheet metal with large holes around the very top would improve your effective heat on the pot.
Very cool Matt, I have wondered about using a bag of wood pellets in my stove at the tent location. Even a bag od charcoal is light to bring in if I had too. The ash would be the biggest mess. Anyway Mr. it;s hot out there, we got to a high of -24c today just the same as yesterday. Cheers Matt and have a great day and a Happy New Year.
+78 F for Matt in Florida, -15F for Sean tonight in Canada. I tried charcoal and wood pellets one time, but it was below freezing up here, and everybody started doing pellets, so I never posted it.. Heat output was low for pellets in my stove, but they lasted well. I wonder what a combo of the two would do? Thank you for the video, Matt
I see that it's not a feasible solution for boiling water or cooking but would you say this would be good for keeping your hands and body warm out in the winter?
This is very interesting, I just got 2 solo stove campfires (2 for 1 sale) - and it eats wood fast! :D I wondered if i got a few briquettes of charcoal, if it was hot enough to really boil? Your's seemed right there but not really boiling yet. Charcoal seems long lasting but not as hot as twigs and sticks. I want to check out charcoal and maybe wood pellets (maybe mix of all) ... I saw another video that said wood pellets were way too hot and uncontrollable ... whaddaya think? Nice video!
Did you try it with no feet, or did you just assume the feet would help? I am very curious if they made a difference because you already have air holes at the bottom. Also every charcoal video I find people are packing 8-9 briquettes in, when really you do not put that much wood in, I wonder if 2-4 would get you the gasser effect with secondary combustion.
Yes I did. I put the feet on for a little more air flow to see if it would gas but it did not. I also tried it with it about half full. The charcoal does not give it enough umpfff to create the wood gas effect but it still works great for cooking and gives off virtually no smoke.
My wood gas stove cost me the price of a can of Progresso soup, and asking a guy at a Chinese restaurant if I could have the jasmine tea tin on the counter. Super cheap and very replaceable, yes. But there's some sentimental value, too. Call me an old softy!
What is it with people. About sut on a pot. Camp pots get dirty. So you wash the pot. Big deal. People are search baby's when it come to dirt. GET OVER IT ! 25 YEARS ago you would be the laughing stock of the neighborhood. We're have all the MEN GONE !
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Charcoal sounds good to me 👍
It worked really well
I have been using charcoal in my wood gasser for a while. It works good.
Why didn't you tell me sooner...lol
I was largely assuming you were watching the videos. My bad.
Charcoal is pressed wood particles that have been "gassed off". It will certainly burn in your gasifier stove as it wound in any container, but it won't gasify.
Very true, it will not gassify but it turns the woodgas stove into a hell of a small charcoal grill...
Those L brackets with wing nuts are an excellent idea. Thanks.
Thanks! They make the charcoal work great...
Th is has been a big question for me also. Kind of ironic that it is a prepper from Florida that presents it. Way too go, fantastic presentation, a wonderful door of opportunity for the science of carbon, one of earths great wonders
Thanks! I am not really a prepper but many different fuels will work in a wood gasser...
I put charcoal in my Firebox stove all the time.....Usually, just a base layer underneath the sticks..Works great for sustained heat.
It does! It is a great base to a fire in a small stove and you only need a couple of briquettes to last a long time...
Great experiment! Thank you for this. I will try charcoal in my stove next time i go camping.
Try it! It really works great and burns for a LONG time...
It's 72 in AZ today and beautiful! Now I gotta try out charcoal n my DIY stove!
It is 34 in C FL this morning, charcoal works pretty good!
Wouldn't that make you hot? 72F + charcoal heat you are looking at 140F...
The Ohuhu stove runs like a champ on charcoal.
That is good to know...
Great video, I probably won't use charcoal, but i'll try it out. I just am now building my wood stove. Got a quart paint can from ace hardware for $2, and a progressive can, waiting until i eat the soup and the time to build.
Awesome. It will work out well...
Very helpful.. 😊👌
Thank you so much for info..
Most welcome 😊
I’ve been curious about this recently and really appreciated you talking through the logistics. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks! Try it, works great...
Thanks for the video. Heading to the NP's for an extended period this late spring thru summer when finding wood may be a little tricky. I planned on bringing plenty of charcoal and now I know it will work well.
It really works great in a wood gasser
slick vid! could feed a family of 4 of that thing no problemo!
You could! It burns for an hour easily...
I couldn't find wood pellets so I went to the pet store and found cat and pet litter. Paper and wood varieties. Actually the paper pellets you can buy at the supermarket here in Australia.
I tried that also but I still could not find them. Maybe I will have to order some...
This stove is super for multiple People with that much burning time
It is really pretty versatile. I am still using this one...
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival yes, i use my silverscout stove with my nature hike alcohol stove-it's a kknock off trangia model :)
Glad I found your channel relaxing as hell thanks Matt!!!
Thanks! I try to be relaxing...lol
Interesting test.
Thanks for the video
No problemo buddy!
Check out the BBQ section at Wally World, Home Depot, any store that sells pellet smokers. Can always check Amazon too. I attacked my legs to the bottom of the soup pot. That way they can swing up and down. I woke up to 27 BELOW this morning and had to drive an hour to have a procedure done on my back. The truck -32f in a few spots. Great video as always.
That is WAY too cold for me...lol. I am still looking, I will find the pellets soon
I might have to try some lump coal in my wood stove but that crap burns fast!!
The suggested videos are abunch of ppl living in vans videos LOL!!
*Have a good'nnn*
It works pretty well.
Oh yeah works good
it does. I am going to try wood pellets if I can find some...
thank for the weather update ... here's my response to that 16 degrees here , but i got my mr heater big buddy going on the screen porch this thing cranks lol
high of 12° near St louis
Lol...I just have to rub it in some times...
I definitely took notes in this video. Great video my friend.
Thanks. Charcoal is a good option...
today it's only getting up to 10, seriously why do i stay in new england ? come one spring ! in actually going hiking tommorrow how crazy is that lol, gonna try out a bunch of gear tho that'll be fun , wish me luck guys lol
Lol...that is WAY too cold for me
Another great vid Matt, awesome test n great to know info!! Thanks bud!
Thanks buddy! How is it, pretty cold in NH?
FloridaBoy Bushcraft & Survival
Oh yeah! It's 1 degree right now, below zero every night.. gonna get 10 below this weekend! That's without the wind chill.... enjoy the warmth down there!
Ty for the share
No problems my friend...
I HAVE USED 2 BRIKETS OF CHARCOAL AND 1 0Z. ALCOHOL IN A CAT FEAST MODIFY STOVE (insulation and one more aluminum interior wall ) AND THAT GIVES ME 25/30 MINUTES COOKING TIME (flames ) AND 20/25 MINUTES SIMERING TIME FOR A TOTAL OF 55 MINUTES .
Do you combine the charcoal and the alcohol in the same stove? Do you have to split the briquettes to make them fit? Interesting idea, I may have to try it...
I would like to know about your stove, can you post a link to build instructions? Thanks
Sure, rub it in that it's so nice there. Looks like that worked good.
It worked out pretty well, I am still trying to find the wood pellets though...
I believe too much heat is escaping from your pot stand. I think a windscreen around it or a solid pot stand made of sheet metal with large holes around the very top would improve your effective heat on the pot.
Probably so. However it works pretty good if you don't need a lot of heat, kind of cooking on a medium stove...
I picked up wood pellets at wal-mart in the pet section sold as cat litter.
I am still trying to find them. Our Wal Marts down here have a lot of different things than up north...
They may also have large bags in the grilling area......good luck.
Don't know about there but here you can get bags of wood pellets....... In the pet section. Cat litter.
I have been checking...
Very cool Matt, I have wondered about using a bag of wood pellets in my stove at the tent location. Even a bag od charcoal is light to bring in if I had too. The ash would be the biggest mess. Anyway Mr. it;s hot out there, we got to a high of -24c today just the same as yesterday. Cheers Matt and have a great day and a Happy New Year.
You too buddy! hope you don't freeze...charcoal is a good option
I use wood pellets and also paper pellets and they work good. The wood pellets burn about tice as long as the paper ones.
I am making bricks from recycled newspaper for those warmer days......
the best fuel for this is wood pellets. They burn eficient. 300 grams will last you 45 minutes of burning.
I agree. I have used wood pellets in mine several times
Hmm, I built a mini wood gas stove with the idea of backpacking. It needed a lot of tending to. I wonder now how charcoal will burn in it.
Try it, works great!
+78 F for Matt in Florida, -15F for Sean tonight in Canada. I tried charcoal and wood pellets one time, but it was below freezing up here, and everybody started doing pellets, so I never posted it.. Heat output was low for pellets in my stove, but they lasted well. I wonder what a combo of the two would do? Thank you for the video, Matt
Thanks. I am still experimenting with alternative fuels for the wood gasser. Wow, it is REALLY cold up there...
I see that it's not a feasible solution for boiling water or cooking but would you say this would be good for keeping your hands and body warm out in the winter?
It really works pretty well for cooking but would be a great handwarmer. The charcoal lasts a long time...
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival Ok, thanks
Not only is it feasible for cooking depending on the application it's more efficient and cost effective than most fuels.
This is very interesting, I just got 2 solo stove campfires (2 for 1 sale) - and it eats wood fast! :D I wondered if i got a few briquettes of charcoal, if it was hot enough to really boil? Your's seemed right there but not really boiling yet. Charcoal seems long lasting but not as hot as twigs and sticks. I want to check out charcoal and maybe wood pellets (maybe mix of all) ... I saw another video that said wood pellets were way too hot and uncontrollable ... whaddaya think? Nice video!
It is hard to get a boil with charcoal but it is super long lasting. I use wood pellets in this stove also and they work great
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival Put a 12v fan under the stove. :))
Did you try it with no feet, or did you just assume the feet would help? I am very curious if they made a difference because you already have air holes at the bottom. Also every charcoal video I find people are packing 8-9 briquettes in, when really you do not put that much wood in, I wonder if 2-4 would get you the gasser effect with secondary combustion.
Yes I did. I put the feet on for a little more air flow to see if it would gas but it did not. I also tried it with it about half full. The charcoal does not give it enough umpfff to create the wood gas effect but it still works great for cooking and gives off virtually no smoke.
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Thanks! I just subbed you also...
Charcoal works in mine, but I use less charcoal than I do wood. Charcoal burns much hotter than wood. Be careful, so you don't wreck your stove.
It does use less and gets VERY hot. I figure if I wreck the stove, it is only a $5 that I made so then I can do a video on making a new one...lol
My wood gas stove cost me the price of a can of Progresso soup, and asking a guy at a Chinese restaurant if I could have the jasmine tea tin on the counter. Super cheap and very replaceable, yes. But there's some sentimental value, too. Call me an old softy!
Lump charcoal, to be exact, but I prefer cooking with briquettes for a more gentile and long-lasting flame.
Only a couple briquets are needed to do just about anything, looks like.
You really do not need very many...
u want me to send u a baggie full of wood pellets? i have a pellet stove, and always have them
No thanks, I will find them just have not looked in the right place yet...
time to test charcoal in a twig stove
Go for it...it works pretty well
What is it with people. About sut on a pot. Camp pots get dirty. So you wash the pot. Big deal. People are search baby's when it come to dirt. GET OVER IT ! 25 YEARS ago you would be the laughing stock of the neighborhood. We're have all the MEN GONE !
Lol...I never clean my canteen cup off