3 Backpacking Wood Stoves Put to the Test
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I have a newfound fascination with wood burning stoves, so I picked up three different styles and put them to the test.
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BTW, the Ohuhu stove fits perfectly inside an MSR 775ml stowaway (wide) pot, so it takes up no extra space in your pack. Also, it's a TLUD (top-lit updraft) stove. Pack it full of twigs like a can full of upright pencils and top it off with a little tinder and a Vaseline cotton ball. Light it, come back in 5 minutes to a roaring flame. Boil your water in ten minutes and you still have 10-15 minutes of simmering left. No fire maintenance or feeding needed once lit. It's still heavy but once you dial in a setup like the above, it's low hassle. Also, I've used a computer fan grill to hold small pots on it. The grill easily fits inside the stove.
BEST STOVE REVIEW I'VE SEEN!!
I have watched so many review video's and this one is so direct, simple, on subject, clearly spoken, fast ( not a bunch of side tracked bs ) Good quality video/audio and close up examples of how each goes together works and breaks down. Excellent job.
Plus, I Love the fact that you edited the parts that wastes my time, like lighting the fires, collecting wood etc.
You sold me on the small Lixada stove, it's the one I've been looking at.
A+
I’m an emberlit guy all the way! It’s not finicky. Light a fire, put pot on, cook, eat. Done. I have the stainless steel one for carcamping and the titanium for backpacking. I’ve tried quite a few of them and i like the emberlit. It’s also American made and the founder of the company is really cool! The customer service is top notch. Great comparison vid👍🏼
Great comparison video, I bought the Lixada from Amazon and found that it finally came with cross sections very similar to the Emberlit, which made it very stable for canteens/cups, and at only about 14 pounds. Thanks for sharing.
I love the whole re-branding of this channel, and the direction its heading 👍 Keep up the good work MOD
Really great comparison video on some great wood burning stoves ! Thanks !👍
I always keep a piece of 1/4” grid hardware cloth with each of my stoves. Just set it on top of the stove and it will safely support smaller pots and cups. It's flat, so no worries about bulk. Nice video!
1/4 grid hardware cloth is an essential item for any back packer. .. Cheers.
Thanks! I was apprehensive about getting a Lixada but it seems to perform well in your video. I'm getting the one with the crossmembers like the Emberlit or the Bushbox.
I carry a little piece of hardware cloth for backup. Stack small, flat stones, leaving a hole in the base to feed fuel. Works well, little to carry, fits all pots & pans. Thanks for your vid.
On the round wood gasifier stove you can flip the pot supports to the centre and it then it balances a much smaller pot really well. I also find that filling it and then lighting it from the top is more efficient. I have also just got a Titanium version of the Emberlit from AliExpress and looking forward to trying that out.
Yes, and fyi, Lixada makes a similar round, 2 chamber (gasifier) stove with a fuel entry cut out and a better pot holder.
Yeah the gasifier is a stove that you just need common sense to use.its a damn good stove if used right.but its not idiot proof lol.i prefer wood gas stoves.as a back up anyways.nothing has beat my svea with the sigg tourest base and pot kit yet.but while the sigg has a wood burning configuration its more or less a hobo stove.wood gas stoves just seem to be a more efficient style.and if i wanted to my svea burner will drop in the ohuhu well and so would a trangia.and fuel tabs will work as well as the wax and wood chip pucks and buddy burners.the versitility is there.just have to know how to use it lol.
I have the Lixada one and it's pretty awesome so far. Mine has a cross piece for the top so you can sit anything on the top. Great video
I chose the Lixada folding stove you showed at 1:50 for its ability to fold flat and it has the cross bars to support even a small can or cup. The Ohuhu seems like it might be able to cook with the least amount of wood, but that is not usually a problem.
Thanks for the review it looked really good.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I have ohuhu and really love to make food on it😋👍
Nice review mate. 👍
I have a version of the woodgas Ohuhu made by Livada (£18) and also the much more expensive foldable Bushbox.
I love both and find they work excellent in their own way.
The woodgas stove stove can be loaded up and because you light it from the top and the wood burns downwards so it can last a good 1/2 hr or up to a full hr depending on the wood you burn before you need to refill. Also the flanges on the top can be flipped inwards to mount a small cup or pot to sit on top.
A really great feature of the woodgas burning effect is that once it gets fully going there is NO smoke given off which is fantastic.
It also fits inside the zebra 140mm camping pot.
The bushbox is great for a quick fire that you add wood to when needed and for a longer duration fire I use the woodgas stove.
They both work great with a Trangia too.
Thanks again 😀
I picked up a bushbuddy. Haven’t gotten it yet but excited to check it out!
Thanks for the great review video! I had been looking at the Ohuhu. I just ordered the Lixada. Thanks again!
Nice job! I've made a couple of stoves myself, a fancy feast and blue collar stove called The Wal'e Stove on my channel. I just bought the Emberlit Ti Stove and tak ring in out this weekend...
Nice video, well edited, clear and informative. I just ordered a stove like the Ohuhu you show but made by Lixade
I have the Ohuhu and I keep it in a pot that was part of a mess kit I boaught at Walmart. The stove and pot nest together well and a pan fits over that like a lid and it all fits in the mesh bag the stove comes in. I agree that you need to lift your pot to feed the fire but I'm OK with it so far. Cool video!
Good vid. I bought the Outon stove a few months back at $18. the same size as the Emberlit large stove, but it has hinges and pin, looks identical to your small Lixada. Very sturdy with X pieces for small containers too.
Happy New Year, Great video review to start off the year. Look forward to seeing more. I too have a goal to get outside more often this year to places where I am not working.
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I have all 3, great stoves, and they just work to heat water. Great review.
I love little pack stoves, out of those three I don't have the solid fuel one. I have two gasification stoves, one is a stainless steel one similar to this one and the other is a smaller boundless voyage titanium one, the larger SS one I've got close to an hour of useful heat on a single fill no adding fuel after lit and the smaller Ti one between 30-40 min. With the gasification if filled right and lit from the top you get the best burn with little difficulty, I do prefer my smaller Ti one. I have various hinged (lixada on the way) or slotted put together stoves, for both types I love how little space they take up and with the hinged how easy they flop open to assemble. Great video,
I have had the tiny lixada for 4 years...i love it!! Use it a lot!! Only thing is mine did not come with a pin..i used an old fashioned ladies hat pin...it works...but may be time for a semi retirement party. I like that the pin on yours has a large loop..easy to grab..i also have the big lixada..i really like it too..but some days I'm not very coordinated or patient....my problem..not the stoves.
I like the Ohuhu.. can use smaller cups if you do not fold out the supports... and the thing I like best is you can cook on top of a picnic table. The fire is up off the surface. With Alcohol, it is a backup inside the camper. I just have little twigs to feed in the sides and do not have to remove the pan. In any case.. I like it. Thanks for thew review.
Hello my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this fine review. You did a great job.
I got the Emberlit because it reminded me of the Outers I had in the 80s. Funny thing is, it went together like the little knock off.
Really enjoying your videos. Appreciate the effort!
This video was awesome. Please make more great videos like this.
Got all three. They are all good in their own way and in different situations.
Carry 3-5 charcoal bricketts, in a seal-type freezer bag, and use them as fuel.
ty mate, I'm going on a hike for the first time.. will use this advice
Great advice!
I have a couple versions of the lixada. I like them but since I got my firebox stove, I like it better. I have a gasification stove like your ohuhu but mine has a better top. It can fit a small pot and has a decent opening to feed the fire, which is why I got it off amazon or eBay. But it holds a long fire if you use pellets. I use it for home or car camping. My fav is my firebox nano for backpacking cuz it is a powerhouse.
I love my Tomshoo wood gas stove. And Yes it has a raised collar for ading wood and also a grill
The three tabs on the one you said you would throw out actually work in the folded in position to hold your skinny little Stanley pot. I have both and they DO work together.
For the Ohuhu, simply fold the legs of the potstand inwards like you do when packing it. Alternatively, you can use a small stainless steel trivet as a pot stand.
Atb,
The Solo Hiker....
Thats what I would do.
Lixada hands down because of price, packability, weight and ease of use. Not only can it run off twigs but it can also run off an alcohol stove or esbit fuel tabs. I use this stove all the time, doesn’t cause hotspots unless using thin gauge material like titanium.
Great video. Worth the sub! I like that you used the word "finagle". I actually used it in a video I did yesterday.
Guns, Knives, and Beer Finagle, ay... I guess you like to achieve things thru deceitful ways... good to know
@@avpr1c you seem very sensitive
To use smaller pots on the ohuhu just put the included grill rack on top of the pot rests, great video, love the channel
Great video & great test comparison. Thanks!
A really comprehensive review. Thanks for sharing ATB
Thank you for a great review. Considering one of these for my next trip. Instant heat seems pretty good but can you do a long simmer on one of these? Thank you.
The lixada does come with 2 metal strips that form a cross on top for a pot stand, you can easily stand any pot on top of it and its very stable. A tip for hot spots, sit on top a bunsen burner gauze that has a ceramic center, it displaces the heat more evenly.
30 years ago we used a tin can with holes cut in to it. And it came with free food. And all sizes.
Cans now also come with an inside coating of plastic for extra cooking goodness.
@@mildcamper5429 lol 🤣
Those weren't gasifying stoves.
these are portable as well, compared to a big can
The woodstove you can put a small packable grill grate on top..and you can feed sticks underneath it while cooking...i have that style stove but different brand
My three biofuel stoves are the Firebox Nano2, the Silverfire Solo, and the Kelly Kettle
& which do you like the best?
You can get a small round rack/tray from the thrift store that will probably sit on any of those little stoves to hold up your pot. Very light weight and about 5 to 6" dia.
Great start of the year, awesome video
The lixada hinged is my next stove there are mod videos out there showing how to take 2 1/8” x1” alum flat bars and notch them for a cross bar pot holder to fit smaller pots like the Stanley cook set
My parents got the newer hinged large lixada stove. It works perfectly. I also have the Lixada alcohol stove. Works too and my parents Lixada wood stove will hold the alcohol stove as well.
I've had my emberlit for 8 years.
I just wish they were slightly larger. They tend to fill up with ash quite fast which blocks up the venting wholes and chokes out the fire. I would still recommend these stoves.
Thank you!! I’m shopping now and your video was the most thorough & informative👌🏽
Glad I could help!
Thanks for an excellent video! Fine demonstration/comparison of the different stoves, but... Have you tried either of the two Firebox stoves? I like them so much that I have three of them currently (1 Gen2, and 2 Nano's...all S/S vice titanium). All have various wood, alcohol and charcoal/pellet configurations and built like tanks, plus store down into an easy to carry flat w/an easy/quick assembly. Noooo, I'm not paid/sponsored by Firebox, I just love them! Try'em, you'll also love them also!!! Again, Thanks for the video and hope to see you make a comparison w/the Firebox units, either or both S/S or titanium versions!
I haven't. I was looking at them but decided to go with Emberlit (even if it was a gift, I had it on my wishlist lol) instead.
9:30 put tent (or any metal stick) through those holes at the top to make a grill to rest cups on.
sick, good idea
Great video! I'm planning to look at others. I have the OHUHU and I bought a small grate at the goodwill store to have a larger flat surface on the three points. If that doesn't last, I'll try a wire grate from Coughlans. My bucket list has the Silverfire 2.0 on it.
Simply fold them in like they were made for.
You can push those legs in on the ohuhu to get those pots to fit. Pretty simple. Or use the grill grate that comes with it.
I have a billy pot 14 cent so the huhu works for me and I like that it isn’t flat sheets of metal like the foldable one and all I use it for is boiling water and I don’t really care if I have to take it off for a couple seconds to feed the fire
Great Video! I have an Emberlit clone by Lixada and the hinged Lixada both are Fantastic! Question: Where did you get you stainless steel mug, I Want One!
Keep up the great work!
The trangia holder plate for the lixada can be placed on the top instead, and that enables it to hold the Stanley pot.
Great video review! Thank you for the helpful information!
Hope you guys had a great New Year! I'm just getting back into the swing of things here. Let's crush 2018. TO 100K AND BEYOND!
Modern Outdoor Dweller hi there thanks for your video comparison
there are 2 tips id give to you regards the uses of ohohu type stove being unable to easily support stuff ontop of it
i have cut a curcular fine wire gauze same type as used in construction or heat ducting its impervious to flame heat etc
it sits neatly supported by all 3 pot supports
any sized cup or pan pot will be supported by the rigidity of the wire gauze connecting all 3 points of the pot stand
it acts as a platform so span the pot stands with gauze
ok
the other tip is lexada use 2 tent pegs placed across through the holes on sides designed precisely for it
these stoves are meant to be used in combo with 2 steel or alloy pegs
to act as a cup stand ok?
best wishes dave
i found that lixada has another model of the same type with the hinges that is slightly larger and comes with cross braces so you can put even the tiniest of cups on there.
you can find it on aliexpress.
Hello Taylor.
There is a simple solution for the 'pot is too small for the top' problem. All you need is to get your hands on stainless steel thick mesh. Cut a piece to be about 3/8th inch wider than the top of the stove when assembled, and place the mesh atop the stove after assembly.
If you desire compactness, take the mesh and cut it into 4 equal squares and roll one edge for each piece. Now, you can add a pair of 'pins' to allow you to push a pin linking two mesh sections. Two of these should span the top of the stove easily, but you should allow for the rolled edge where the pin will insert, ,and thus your 'squares' will start out as rectangles before you roll the extra mesh along one edge to make the pin connection slot. Yes, make sure your pins are good steel as well, since they will be spanning the center of the stove.
Another way that is a bit more finicky is to do a similar thing, but with triangular pieces of mesh that are rolled along two edges. The resulting pinned together mesh will have an 'X' of pins through the center, and the pin ends will rest on the upraised edges of the stove.
OR, you can go with the simplest solution... use a 'bag' from a larger folding stove to carry your chosen stove, and a large enough piece of the mesh that will easily overhang all edges of the stove after assembly.
Just a few thoughts,
speaking, Frank-ly
Interesting video. What do you recommend for starting fires? matches? a lighter? I agree with the others great vid
it really helped me and i cant wait to us what im going to get
Try the Solo Stove. I have a few and it's my favorite.
The Ouhu packs with the top pot stand part upside down. Even more compact like that.
tent stakes through the holes on the folding and you could set the pot on top
FYI, a lot of the more modern side-feeding stoves now have an X piece that will support the pot and titanium pack-flat versions are available for $30-$45.
I just got a similar stove for $8 that came with 10 burners from my local army navy surplus
Hi great video. How do you prevent or deal with sooth on the he pans etc ?
Have you tried the Canway Stove? It's similar to the Ohuhu but a bit better IMO. I love mine! 👍🏼
Very useful and nice review.
Thank you so much.
If you haven't already by now, you should check out the Bushbox by Bushcraft Essentials. It's like the Lixada stove, but comes with two metal strips that you slide into slots at the top, allowing you to put even the smallest canteen/cup onto it without balancing issues.
For the Lixada, find a large computer fan grill and fold the arms over each side. I used one over a modified coffee can for quite a while.
The Ohuhu/ Lixada Wood Gas stove can be adapted to hold a smaller pot simply by turning the pot stands inwards.
There is no problem fuelling as it will burn for a long time on a 300 gram load of Wood Pellet/Cat Litter.
Cat litter? What kind of cat litter?
Nice review. Thanks for sharing.
When using a smaller pot on the Ohuhu you could fold in the pot supports for better stability.
I don't think it would harm the stove by doing this.
Am I missing something? The three pot holders on the Ohuhu fold in for small pots / cups. And out for pans (like you had them).
No, you're right. It's maddening😂
6 yrs late but you can cut and add some coat hanger stabelizer hooks to the top of the lixada. this also helps against the expansion from the fire and your pot falling into the fire. Also with the ohoho, I would use a grill or grate cut to size and then you can use any size pot or cup.
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Nice video review! Just one question, do you think the lixada would last a 40 day hike?
I have the lixada stove but just a tiny bit smaller, only weighs 120 gr and fits all my little pots perfectly! Only paid 8 bucks on aliexpress.
Really helpful video. Thank you. I like the little Lixada however does not look like it would hold a GSI cup. Is that so? May just spend the extra money and get a Firebox Nano.
The ohuhu will pack smaller if yoy flip the top piece upside down
Yes, go ohuhu.. go!!
Great test.
great job! really informative and useful video.
Very good review.... very good. Thanks
You're a legend, thank you! Fantastic video.
I noticed your hat! I'm from davidson county! Love your videos!
Great stoves the Ohuhu is the safest . Does every thing .
Rad stuff man! Subscribed
Really thorough, thank you.
Great video 🔥⛺👍😎.
I just searched for a wood burning stove and I was like....wait I know this guy LOL...hey Mr. EDC
Enjoyed the video keep up the good work be blessed
Nice demo! Thanks! I subscribed!😊
Very good review!
Have you ever tried the sierra zip stove?
I have the round Gasification stove & I find it doesnt like to be re fed,... They are a Top Down burning Gasification stove so they really work best fill & burned once.
enjoyed the video..subscribed and went to amazon and found several sizes and models
of the LIXADA stove. If you were to get another one which size would you get...if you did not have one.thanks
Sorry, if the comment comes too late. I have a small 9cm model of Lixada stove and it seems it has a problem with larger pots. While it burns hot enough I feel that the pot is loosing the energy faster than receiving. It's ok to boil a big cup of water, but for a bigger pots I would probably for for a larger model.
Great review