Think Small, Miniature Firewood and Tiny Solo Mesa Stove. Is this worth doing?

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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2022
  • First attempt at making miniature firewood and finding the best fuel for the Solo Mesa mini Stove #solostove #firewood
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  • @robmatthews7972
    @robmatthews7972 Před rokem +11

    Just thought to take some time to come back and say why I haven`t been watching and will not watch any more of your videos as you made come discerning political comments I do not agree with a few weeks ago. I was enjoying the development of the WV property but I don`t care anymore. I am a genetic product from Lancaster Co. Pa. but was reared as a southerner and a Floridian.

    • @OutdoorsWithTheMorgans
      @OutdoorsWithTheMorgans  Před rokem +146

      Thanks for letting me know Rob, I have been worried sick day and night wondering why Rob Matthews hasn't been watching. If I were to offer prizes for strangest comment of the week I would send you two!

    • @chrisbarr1359
      @chrisbarr1359 Před rokem +38

      @@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Mike made "discerning" comments? How could you? Next time make idiotic, stupid & ignorant comments, which Rob prefers!

    • @Z-Bart
      @Z-Bart Před rokem +24

      @@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Just when I thought I had seen it all. Ba-bye Rob.

    • @iandownie9848
      @iandownie9848 Před rokem +35

      Hey man, live and let live. I don't recall what Mike comments were about but his or yours are of equal value even if you don't agree. Political comment will always generate differing opinions. Being an outsider, I have no dog in this fight. Just accept that we are all entitled to our own opinion even when it may not be the popular view.

    • @ryan71100
      @ryan71100 Před rokem +19

      Bye Rob 👋🏻

  • @madsciencegary3830
    @madsciencegary3830 Před rokem +28

    You are SO smooth spreading rock from that bucket. I'm always impressed.

    • @EuroYardService
      @EuroYardService Před rokem +3

      Thought the same. What looks so easy and effortless actually requires a lot of hours to practice besides having raw talent 😊

    • @JustAFlyover
      @JustAFlyover Před rokem +3

      It is amazing. Those buckets are extensions of his hands. I've never seen anyone so smooth.

  • @jhamric95161
    @jhamric95161 Před rokem +4

    I don't think I have ever seen anyone as smooth as you, Mike...putting that rock down!

  • @Brineytoes
    @Brineytoes Před 9 měsíci +1

    I have the first model Solo stove that I have kept for hurricane emergency cooking. It is smaller than the Mesa. I have used it once in 10:years, to cook hot dogs! Now we have a travel trailer and it’s going camping! I can cook a lot in a small iron skillet or other small cookware. I can make coffee, tea, warm soup, cook eggs, a burger, all sorts of things. I will use twigs and scrap wood I can pick up at Lowe’s for free. No one needs a fire in the mini to last 45 minutes.

  • @jamesroward4130
    @jamesroward4130 Před rokem +2

    Yinns Love your FireStarter. Great job!

  • @TODinWY
    @TODinWY Před rokem +1

    Really nice background music in the first 1:55.

  • @jq2911
    @jq2911 Před rokem +62

    This stove started as a Bush Buddy by the hiking community. It's a wood stove for cooking your food or boiling water for dehydrated food. It was made to use natural wood fuel found on the trail instead of carrying alcohol bottles or canister fuel. It's also good to use when there is a burn ban during dry conditions on the trail.

  • @rickw.5267
    @rickw.5267 Před rokem +4

    Hello Mike & Melissa, and Morgan family. Happy New Year! Looking forward to all the things you will be doing in 2023. Blessings from Rick in N.H.

  • @leonlaffoon9989
    @leonlaffoon9989 Před rokem +3

    Now that's too much like playing around, but you do you. That's what keeps a lot of us coming back. HNY to you all.😁

  • @jacobsmeltzer2306
    @jacobsmeltzer2306 Před rokem +2

    I love to see and hear hunter walk around when you guys do the videos. I miss hunter in the videos.

  • @robertdunaway9872
    @robertdunaway9872 Před rokem +3

    You can take a damp rag and put it in your old ashes and clean the glass on your wood stove. It works pretty well. I did it for years.

  • @DBlank72
    @DBlank72 Před rokem +4

    Good to see Hunter, I hope he is doing well.

  • @roy40oz
    @roy40oz Před 2 měsíci

    I like the East Oak table top fire 🔥
    They're all pretty fun

  • @nickpetrancosta7812
    @nickpetrancosta7812 Před rokem +1

    Your awesome

  • @NewtonWashinton
    @NewtonWashinton Před rokem +2

    Great Idea Mike 1" x 1" cut to a 4" length, Nice little stove good for Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, S'mores, and Marshmallows. and of course a bag of fire starter.... 👍👍

  • @1944chevytruck
    @1944chevytruck Před rokem +2

    LOL!.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

  • @robschwartzenburg8933
    @robschwartzenburg8933 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful old international at the start of the video

  • @charlessabinjr7661
    @charlessabinjr7661 Před rokem +18

    I agree that the sawn method would be safer than the split wood.
    As I watched you spread the rock on the driveway, l thought that watching a man do what he likes to do, with the skills to do it well, combined with a beautiful morning, is a stress free way to start a day.
    Happy New Year, 2023!
    PRAYing! ... for all the family, friends and associates ... Health, Safety, and Success in the coming year.

  • @thekiltedsawyer
    @thekiltedsawyer Před rokem

    Glad you got Nathan Elliott his bag!

  • @EYALAVRAHAMI
    @EYALAVRAHAMI Před rokem +1

    Happy new year beautiful family! May god bless you all this upcoming year 🙏

  • @donflack3778
    @donflack3778 Před rokem +3

    That is good stuff! Works very good. 😉

  • @olddawgdreaming5715
    @olddawgdreaming5715 Před rokem +23

    Happy New Year Mike and Melisa and families !! Thanks for sharing this video about the fire starter and the small Solo Stove. Everything was awesome and so good to see Hunter doing his Supervisory Trip making sure you kept Axle safe during filming. You all have a great year and keep up the fun. Fred.

  • @arjanvogel6444
    @arjanvogel6444 Před rokem +2

    Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all guys, there are also very small wood burners they use them to heat up vans or boat's or little spaces and there you also need this little woods.

  • @ledbyonme2064
    @ledbyonme2064 Před rokem +1

    Okay so I think I forgot to say this happy New Year to all the Morgan's far and near,!!!

  • @barrywinters1142
    @barrywinters1142 Před rokem +1

    I love the variety of your music setections

  • @rondastump8930
    @rondastump8930 Před rokem +1

    Luv ur videos and watching ur family etc. Thank u so much!! God's blessings!

  • @PS-rr2jt
    @PS-rr2jt Před rokem +1

    Watching you spreading that stone was really satisfying.

  • @halfwayfarmsandoutdoors3550

    I clean my stove glass by using a damp paper towel dipped in the wood ashes. Works wonders. After I get all the suet scrubbed, I take another damp paper towel to clean it off and then a dry one to dry the glass off. Ashes are free.

  • @judithfairchild8620
    @judithfairchild8620 Před rokem +1

    Have a Blessed Great New Year

  • @michaelfreehling1914
    @michaelfreehling1914 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year to the Morgans. Solar stove, camp coffee pot, rich brew of coffee, smelling good tasting even better

  • @Z-Bart
    @Z-Bart Před rokem +3

    I could see having one of those when I'm out ice fishing. Right now I have a taconite pellet sample can that I put charcoal into before I head out.

  • @BG-vq9fd
    @BG-vq9fd Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year all

  • @tonandmarc
    @tonandmarc Před rokem

    I bet that fire smells amazing !

  • @bhaskarparam9711
    @bhaskarparam9711 Před rokem +1

    Me and my husband had a great Christmas I received a lot of gifts from him

  • @andrewdalzell99
    @andrewdalzell99 Před rokem +1

    ✨Happy New Year✨🍾🥂

  • @richfabian6534
    @richfabian6534 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year Morgan Family

  • @paulfrew6291
    @paulfrew6291 Před rokem +1

    Happy new guys hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and new year

  • @templar1694
    @templar1694 Před rokem

    Solo stoves are great companion during chilly days.

  • @williamconnelly5143
    @williamconnelly5143 Před rokem +1

    Welcome Back Morgan family. Happy New Year!!!

  • @tonto8069
    @tonto8069 Před rokem +2

    Happy new year Mike and Melissa. Great to see Hunter checking up on you guys to make sure you guys were being safe.

  • @garyfox8170
    @garyfox8170 Před rokem +2

    Best way to clean glass on stove is wet paper towel dipped in fire ashes wipe glass and dry with clean paper towel . Recommend method of Pacific Energy wood stoves.

  • @jbbrown7907
    @jbbrown7907 Před rokem +2

    I fired the ceramic kilns in college. I made a little ceramic kiln that took one by one by 4 inch sticks. I got that little kiln up to cone #9

  • @OldIndyRacer
    @OldIndyRacer Před rokem +1

    When I go out hunting or fishing or overnight in the woods, I use what is available for my stoves. I have a kelly kettle and a bush buddy. It is just so convient when I am on the move or it is just me.
    BUT when we go overnight camping in parks, you can't go scavaging in someone else's campsite or go deep in the trees to get the fuel. ( and sometimes you can't cut anything in a park ) So yes, I am a woodworker, so I cut long strips of some of my scrap maple or oak and chop saw them short and bring them with me. I usually grab a couple handfuls of planer shavings. So in that venue, I think there is a market. Add your fire starter and you have the whole package. 👍 I cut my pieces 1/2 to 3/4 x 3 inches.. And a few largers pieces. I don't use it for any recreational times. I fully cook on these. At a camp ground I cook everything with them.

  • @victorflores9790
    @victorflores9790 Před rokem

    Beautiful table

  • @floydferguson5366
    @floydferguson5366 Před rokem +1

    Great video!

  • @retiredsockmonkey7257

    Thanks for your videos. Love them

  • @raymondparker1110
    @raymondparker1110 Před rokem +3

    Oak and hickory chunk wood, sold for use in smokers by Lowe's, Home Depot, and other stores, burn phenomenally in this stove. I've split down some of the largest pieces that come in the bag, but for the most part just throw them in the way they come. After getting a good coal bed going, the larger chunks really extend burn time without having to continually add extra in. This is my go to fuel, along with pellets, which are finickier but burn great as well. Lots of options with this Mesa, gotta love it !

  • @fthwheeler1
    @fthwheeler1 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year !

  • @keithbeynon3878
    @keithbeynon3878 Před rokem +2

    My parents used to have a international scout like you videoed at the start of your video. It was a nice vehicle.

  • @scottbaldwin515
    @scottbaldwin515 Před rokem +2

    Hey Mike, not sure if you’ll see this or even if someone has already commented on it… there’s already 130+ comments. A way that I found to clean the stove glass for free and in my case better than ANY product that I’ve ever bought is by simply taking ash from the stove and mixing into a small bowl with a little water. Mix it to a paste and(doesn’t take much at all). Then just wipe the paste on the glass with a rag or even some paper towels, very little elbow grease is needed, then simply wipe off with a clean rag. Just a tip that I learned years ago and again, works just as good if not better than any products you can buy… and a lot cheaper 😁
    Happy New Year! Thanks for the vids.
    Scott

  • @danielbowser130
    @danielbowser130 Před rokem +1

    The glass cleans up really good with a wet paper towel and ashes from the stove. Or a hot fire will also clean it.

  • @OntarioFirewoodResource
    @OntarioFirewoodResource Před rokem +2

    Happy new year!

  • @307j.o.a.t9
    @307j.o.a.t9 Před rokem +1

    Hey Mike... for cleaning the glass on youre stove, try wetting your rag with a little water then dipping it in the ashes in the stove and wipe the glass with that. Dry off with a dry spot of the rag. Cleans perfectly.

  • @fleminj2pa
    @fleminj2pa Před rokem

    Thanks, Mike! You gave me an idea. 👍🏻

  • @jamessanders4310
    @jamessanders4310 Před rokem +2

    We missed your videos. Hope you both enjoyed a little break…

  • @aprildelia4244
    @aprildelia4244 Před rokem +1

    JENGA " WOOD " BE PERFECT FOR THE MINI FIRE PIT ! LOL !

  • @alittleofthisandalittleofthat

    Mini solo… got one for Christmas. Yes mini wood is needed. Lol

  • @johnsandell4501
    @johnsandell4501 Před rokem +1

    Continued successes this coming year.

  • @jonmcgovern5266
    @jonmcgovern5266 Před rokem +1

    I must admit I very rarely read comments on videos on CZcams so this may have been mentioned before. Up here in Alberta many rural people burn wood as their main home heating method.
    They use an accessory called a thermo-electic fan to circulate warm air from their air tight stoves. The device uses heat from the stove to convert to electricity which drives a fan motor to push warm air from the stove. A magnet hold the fan in place anywhere on the top of the stove. This a very effective way to fit a a movement systen to any stove with a flat surface. It warms a room up pretty quick. Up here prices range from $80.00 and up depending on the size of the unit. Just a thought.

  • @jackcox5337
    @jackcox5337 Před rokem +1

    That was nice old Scout that went in front of you.

  • @erikowren7894
    @erikowren7894 Před rokem +4

    I feel like you would need to make a mini fire wood cutting jig for a box blade type cutter maybe…. Great fun to try. Thank you for sharing..

  • @terrancesnyder9323
    @terrancesnyder9323 Před rokem +1

    GOOD MORNING, GOD BLESS YOU & HAPPY NEW YEAR

  • @wyattearp1418
    @wyattearp1418 Před rokem +1

    HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!! Will be a great year watching more “Outdoors With The Morgans” videos with new adventures of doing things!! Can’t wait. Enjoyed today’s video. Also Love the Fire Starter, introducing it to my five brothers and more friends. Thanks for sharing.

  • @virgilviereckjr.6881
    @virgilviereckjr.6881 Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing guys,
    Happy New Years to all of you guys. Take care, all the best, and God bless.
    ✝️❤️🙏🇺🇸🗽🌩🌬️🌊⛴⚓️

  • @fxdpntc
    @fxdpntc Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year Mike and all the Morgans. 🎉

  • @ChickenLips412
    @ChickenLips412 Před rokem +2

    14:44 New OWTM tee-shirt slogan: “We Don’t Burn Pellets. We Burn Real Wood. “

  • @vdsgw52
    @vdsgw52 Před rokem +2

    Maybe paint a 1/4" white line across the table right where the center of the wedge is and that would be faster.

  • @davidn1369
    @davidn1369 Před rokem +1

    You got me Mike.
    I got almost to the end before I realized I was watching an infomercial 😉
    Happy New Year.

  • @josephpedone2004
    @josephpedone2004 Před rokem +1

    Good morning Morgan family ☕️ Happy New Year on this wonderful Sunday, currently 50° here in Philadelphia and ready for a Mummers String Band parade… have a blessed day

  • @smokinbutts2
    @smokinbutts2 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year! Hopefully 2023 is a great year! Tell Hunter Hello!!

  • @danbrophy3785
    @danbrophy3785 Před rokem

    You are my fire sole mate. I love fires, anywhere anytime. I can watch it all day long. And I’ll burn just about anything.

  • @NSResponder
    @NSResponder Před rokem

    Mike Morgan brings you today's lesson in economies of scale.

  • @geofreypejsa54
    @geofreypejsa54 Před rokem

    Have a Day Mike and Melissa! Looking forward to your next video

  • @Norseman220
    @Norseman220 Před rokem +6

    Happy new year to you and your family from Norway. I don't comment very often, but I follow your channel regularly. I have tried several products for cleaning the stove glass and found that if you put water on a curled up newspaper page (Or some other sturdy paper) and dip it in the ashes that has burned out it cleans the glass better than most store bought products. Just a new years tip for you plus it saves money.

  • @jeffhartmann2469
    @jeffhartmann2469 Před rokem

    Nice to see you Axel….have a fun and healthy new year!

  • @TheChief3102
    @TheChief3102 Před rokem +2

    Happy New Year Morgan family! I hope you’re new year is full of prosperity and good health!

  • @matthewward631
    @matthewward631 Před rokem +6

    Happy New Year! A few years back, I took one off those charcoal starter things, added 3 L brackets to the bottom, add 4 L brackets to the top. I took a small piece of expanded metal (with a hole cut in the middle for loading) and bolted it to the top. When I’m in the woods cutting, I just toss some small wood and twigs in it give it a quick light and put the coffee pot on top. Makes great cowboy coffee!

  • @cyndikarp3368
    @cyndikarp3368 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year.

  • @jimconnor8274
    @jimconnor8274 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year Folks out there in Morgan World!

  • @NehemiahRodgers
    @NehemiahRodgers Před rokem +1

    Happy New year!

  • @rodbagley1686
    @rodbagley1686 Před rokem +5

    Happy new year to the Morgan's. I bought a cheap Chinese knock off sorta like that little stove you bought. Mine was about 20 bucks. Only about 5 inches tall and 6 inches around when in the box. Put it together about twice as tall. Twig stove. Great for motorcycle camping. Free fuel most places. Doesn't make much smoke and makes a hot fire for cooking. Fun to play with in the evenings when there is not much to do after dark. I cut a bunch of dead ash rounds about 4 or 5 inches long. Split with a axe. Fast and easy for what I am doing.

  • @davidingram353
    @davidingram353 Před rokem +1

    My son-in-law uses small wood in his smoker and a small pizza oven. I get him a couple rounds twice a year and he loves it.

  • @waterhammer5807
    @waterhammer5807 Před rokem +1

    Use the white ash and wet paper towel to scub your stove glass clean. Finish it with another wet towel and dry with a clean one.

  • @danclower3831
    @danclower3831 Před rokem +3

    The Ooni pizza ovens use 5 inch wood for their wood-fired ovens. I don't remember what they sold the wood for but I've just been cutting down my firewood into 5 inch chunks then splitting it with a hatchet.

  • @peterkoster5053
    @peterkoster5053 Před rokem +1

    Using some of the firewood ash in your cloth as an abrasive helps clean the glass easy and at no cost.

  • @michaeljheinz3336
    @michaeljheinz3336 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year Guys.

  • @victorflores9790
    @victorflores9790 Před rokem

    Very nice! I like it.

  • @michaelstem5319
    @michaelstem5319 Před rokem +3

    Looks like a great little stove. This weather is great here in central pa. Love your videos

    • @michaelstem5319
      @michaelstem5319 Před rokem +1

      So glad to know you live in pa i grew up in state college cut and delivered firewood for 35plus years. Now live in Houtzdale not far from there.

  • @eksemos
    @eksemos Před rokem

    May your 2023 be a blessed year! Thanks for the wonderful look into your family life so far... truly inspiring! Hope you had a great break between Christmas and New Year! 👍

  • @chrisbarr1359
    @chrisbarr1359 Před rokem +3

    I think that split wood ignites faster than wood cut on a saw because of the texture. If people use this on the trail for a 'short duration fire' to heat water or cook some food using just Fire Starter would be the best option for them. Market that!!

  • @marlin6084
    @marlin6084 Před rokem +5

    The cubes for the mini solo stove I feel is your best option….. if you offer the cubes you can send them in small packaging saving on shipping costs as well as the boxes……you could have a travel kit with a stove, wood cubes and fire starter

  • @johnquinn3899
    @johnquinn3899 Před rokem +1

    Lots of info here.
    HAPPY NEW YEAR to All. John

  • @brucebello2049
    @brucebello2049 Před rokem +1

    Hello Mike, just wanted to let you know why I watch every video you post asap, it’s because they are great, informative, high production values and always interesting, please keep up the outstanding work, oh, congratulations on the fire starter review on Out Of The Woods, thank heavens he finally got to try it!

  • @njb7209
    @njb7209 Před rokem +2

    Just thinking about you! 🎆

  • @Westenberg007
    @Westenberg007 Před rokem

    Nice!👍

  • @davidwhelchel109
    @davidwhelchel109 Před rokem +2

    Happy New Year! Was able to order some fire starter for my brother-in-law this morning. Thanks!

  • @OutdoorsWithTheMorgans
    @OutdoorsWithTheMorgans  Před rokem +14

    Fire Starter Here! www.outdoorswiththemorgans.com/shop

    • @jordanspedowski9555
      @jordanspedowski9555 Před rokem

      MIKE I think that what Hanna was talking about is the different small wood stoves, that can be used in a small cabin

    • @12ThManOffGridAK
      @12ThManOffGridAK Před rokem

      I mostly use a few chunks of match light charcoal to get my fires going.

    • @leeklemetti1887
      @leeklemetti1887 Před rokem +1

      An interesting little burner, kinda fun for camping. Try cubing the wood chunks for a smaller but fuller load.

    • @OutdoorsWithTheMorgans
      @OutdoorsWithTheMorgans  Před rokem

      Watch the end of the video

  • @sarahturck8365
    @sarahturck8365 Před rokem +2

    We tried out our new Mesa Solostove this afternoon before we saw your video. We split oak and pine for our wood burning stove to heat our house. When we do the splitting, we end up with small chips and bark. We used these to burn today. It worked really well. Now we have a use for the scrapes and can enjoy a table top fire while relaxing on our back deck. Happy New Year

  • @papadave9061
    @papadave9061 Před rokem +11

    Mike, the best way I've found so far to clean the glass is to use a damp rag/towel dipped in ash. Then wipe clean with another damp clean towel.
    Oh, and Happy New Year!

    • @TheTaff224
      @TheTaff224 Před rokem +1

      We use kitchen roll with ash, then you just drop it in the fire and burn it up..no waste.

  • @kearnsey64
    @kearnsey64 Před rokem +2

    You could heat up hotdogs and sausage on a skewer over that too! I like Melissa's idea of the Jenga game lol!