I love this setup! The three items; steamer, trivet, and pie pan should all be easy to source at a second-hand store and would be cheap. When combined with the bag of pellets and the fire starter it is a perfect setup to keep in an "emergency bag" in the trunk of the car. For someone on a tight budget, this would be about the cheapest possible setup that is robust and reliable.
I love this idea, the simpler the better, no crafting or elaborate tools required. I have often thought, but with no followup, that a small bag of pellets would be a good no fuss emergency fuel or a backup when your planned fuel wasn't availible. No mess, safe and stable to store, long shelf life, light weight, ect. Thanks demonstrating.
Lots of useful tips there👍I’ve been using tea lights and saving the residual wax and when you open a vitamin bottle if there’s any cotton wool I save that. I thought the cotton wool dripped in the wax left to cool could be used as a fire starter
This is a great low cost alternative to the Firebox but I believe the Firebox will out perform and outlast the vegetable steamer stove. I like using both but if I had to choose it would be the Firebox. As long as I could afford it. Thanks for comenting
Great video/ idea. Ever since I watched this video I have picked up about 6 steamers in thrift stores. If you clip 4 metal binder clips on the top "petals " facing down, you keep them from moving and get flat surfaces to rest pots on. Instead of disposable pie pan , I got 2x aluminum pie pans ( angled sides) or cake pans ( 1" deep, straight sides) from Dollar Tree to take along as base pan and cooking container. Really like the wood pellet idea, I think a squirt of non scented hand sanitizer would start them faster.
Very informative and useful video. My suggestion would be to use some wire; i.e. coat hanger wire, bicycle spoke, modified wire staples, etc. to make 2 or three wide shallow "U" shaped clips and use the existing holes in the leaves to "lock" the leaves together at a desired amount of "openness". These would hold the steamer as desired so that a pot or container could sit right on top of it. 3 such spaced around the perimeter would make it very secure, I believe.
So glad I saw this video. I love when people repurpose items! You certainly have great ideas. I can"t waiting to try this myself. I have learned so much. Thank you!
I use a few binder clips to give the sides structure. They also create a simple platform for pots. Not incredibly strong but good enough for some needs.
Great video. I picked up a veggie steamer about 1 1/2 years ago to act as a fire protector for mr IKEA stove, but found it worked as a portable fire pit, wind shield for my "penny stove", and Esbit stove. I use a cookie tin top for a base ( and as a top smoke plate on my IKEA to prevent crud build up on my pot). Now I'll look for the dollar store trivit. All these ideas came from you...thank-you. You might remember me, I made the "Dutch oven" from a pot, bunt pan, BBQ ceramic bricks, all from the Goodwill store.) Once again thank you for the handy tips...it's like going through old Mechanics Illustrated or the Backwoodsman magazines.
My friend and I got both got the veggie steamers and I threw one into my camp box that I call my box of tricks. I have camp gear, a small propane grill, a gasifirer stove and I sure like the pellet stove idea. What a great way to use that veggie steamer when wood is wet, nd the propane is gone. Thanks. My thought was to isolate some embers from a camp fire. Turn the veggie stove upside down and cup over the ember and heat up a cup of water for tea. No idea if it would work. But that's my two cents worth.
You have quite the kit made up. Interesting idea on using the steamer upside down. I will give it a try and see if it will work. Thanks for commenting.
You did a video with Chinese wood stove. I bought the large version of the folding Chinese firebox stove and bought a medium steamer and it works perfectly inside the stove. No need for a pan underneath and the fire is concentrated to the top. I know your friend sent you the stove but they came up with an even bigger version of it and the steamer stoves work perfectly along with modified stand to lift the pot. Or lower it down inside. Semper Fi
You brought up an idea of a larger folding steamer basket underneath a smaller folding steamer basket. The upper perimeter may keep the lower basket stable as the lower keeps fire and the upper grills. One will fit in the other, quite compact and two stoves in one package when needed. Note that the hard stand off feet of some prevent one into the other, there are some that have the removable feet. Good tidings from Mission, B.C.
Mark I know you like to experiment so here is something I was taught by a ww2 British Army soldier. A container filled with sand then add gasoline or alcohol small amount . It burns quite well under control.
Great video, Mark. I think the wood pellets are a viable alternative fuel in many instances, thanks for your videos captioning the use of them. The low cost/high efficiency is key. A small baggie of them goes for a long time.
Mark my friend I love the way you up-cycle every day items and adapt them for bush craft. It goes to show you dont need the £250 whatever - if you have an imagination and a bit of creativity anyone can have great performing gear at a fraction of the cost. Keep the videos comming 👍👍👍
Thank you for your kind words. I find it fun to re-purpose items for use in the woods, I see it as a modern bushcraft mindset of using available resources...at least kind of.
Common sense and ingeniuity wins again! Got one hiding at the back of the cupboard I can use :) Wood shavings and wax is a great idea too - as a green wood worker I've got plenty! Subbed :)
Hi Mark. Watched you vid on veggie stove. The wife and I looked all over town for one. New to you, Home Hardware etc. On our way out of town we stopped into Giant Tiger. There on the hanger was 4 for sale. Only $5.75 ea. They we're small but we bought 3 of them. Off to the dollar store for a trivit. I am also trying different types of fuel. Cedar kindling strips first off. Thanks again for this video and I have subscribed. Hope to see you on the trail someday. I am only 100 miles away. Colchester County.:)
Thats great. Im using a collander with a cake rack on top. If i want to bake i use a piece of sheet steel as a heat diffuser. Been using it since november 2020!
@@MarkYoungBushcraft good onya. Just a hint-if making breads use a heat difuser and turn bread half way through baking. Dont expect fantastic results-baking should be done in a dutch oven for great results but who backpacks with a 5kg cast iron dutchie?
Veg steamer as a wood pellet stove! Good Idea particularly since I have one like yours. I use carbon fiber felt under the wood stoves to prevent collateral damage also place aluminum foil on top of carbon fiber to prevent the discoloration of the felt that happens when the glowing pellets fall and rest on the fiber. I have cooked directly on top of wooden camp tables, without damage, with this arrangement. There is also a small round grill with legs that would fit well with your steamer stove. Amazon sells them. I boil water or heat a foil encapsulate meal in the bottom of a zebra billy and use the steamer in the small pan that came with the billy can, both the same time. Good video, like the sharing of ideas, we all can learn from one another.
I am just starting to explore what I can do with carbon felt since I found a cheap source on eBay. I like you ideas on cooking as well. Thanks for commenting
Cool, well, hot, but you know what I mean. I have a metal steamer and a round cooling rack, both unused in a back cupboard. And even a small alcohol gel stove in the shed. I've never seen you before, but up you popped on CZcams. Subbed. Jon in rural BC, Canada
I'm loving your videos! You are like watching a professional television host with a great voice, who loves going out in the woods and doing everything that I love to do as well! BTW, I bet using a couple of large paper clips, you could insert it into a couple of the steamer basket wings to control the spread diameter. Keep up the great work!
Hi Mark. I use a little of the pellets soaked in the lid of my alcohol container to start the others off. It works good. I've used it with a driver for a couple of years with no problems at all. Good video.
Yesterday I picked up a large stock pot strainer at the thrift store I hope to turn into a large hobo stove for when I have larger groups of people out on a hike. I like the idea of closing the steamer around the alcohol stove to retain heat. Kind of like the Caldera Cone concept. Thanks for commenting
Well presented and informative video Mark. I have a veggie steamer that is 3-4 years old and ready to be re-purposed; thanks for some innovative concepts for the next phase of its usefulness.
A large screw twist pipe clamp that you can twist open to fit inside the steamer when open with another clamp on the outside to slip onto the open edge to hold it in place. Use it over a alcohol jet stove. You could try and make a stove bottom that the steamer opened up and slipped down into a dual wall. I see a light weight titanium wood stove Designed like this. The main body with a fuel hopper like a rocket stove then a tituamium pot that fit inside with a lid with the closed steamer clamped down over the top. 😉👍
Wow. Very creative design. You could probably build and market that. I am not sure I am talented enough to put that together but I will consider it. Thanks for commenting
I leave mine curved in. There's sufficient stability for a pot, air flow, and heat is directed only to bottom of pot. Also works with fuel tabs. Cheers
@@MarkYoungBushcraft I have made windscreen panels that fit in the open sides of the folding stoves and use in the first partially open position so All heat is focused on pot instead of escaping around it. 8 minutes to full boil. I use the Coghlan tabs as less expensive, smaller, no smell or residue compared to Esbit. Cheers
Yeah that's pretty good! Good video fella, I came by it looking at others, I always say take council from all - wisedom is in decerning it's value, (Tacitus? Probably Sun Tzu). I had looked at drain strainers in the past, the things you place over plug holes in the sink to stop material blocking the plumbing below. I'm going to have a look see at your other stuff now. The stuff on my channel is mainly bike & traiker camping, music and stuff about Cameras....a bit of cooking too.
Oh brilliant. I have a couple metal trivets I picked up at a thrift store years ago that I seldom use. Think I will try that out. Just bought wood pellets so interested in trying them out too. Thanks for posting
I saw this steamer at DG today in karnes city TX. For like $3 .. and now after this vid. Yes will be going for it awesome idea for stove. Keep up the good work
Great video Mark, between the trivit, steamer and the pin tin should be very budget friendly and also the wood chips is great for those very wet days! Tfs. Take care and many blessings my friend,Nikki.
In order to use the accompanied small pan that comes with the Zebra pot, in conjunction with a steamer device, holes must be drilled in the small pan to allow steam from the bottom pot to rise into the top chamber where the steamer device sits. Cooking two dishes at one time.
Great video Mark, I picked up one at a thrift store after your first video and since found a smaller one at Dollarama. I haven't had a chance to use them yet but plan to when I get out in the spring. Cheers!
Excellent! Excellent! I didn't read the comments yet but how about placing a flat round piece of steel with a 3" diameter hole in the center and place a 3" pipe on top to turn it into a bit of a rocket stove? Maybe have different size pipe that could be fitted together to play with different chimney heights for various applications? And try different diameters too. I'm also wondering about how something like this could work in a wood stove? You have my brain spinning, Mark! I may make a vid to try some of these ideas out, I'll share if I do. Your channel is great!
Use veggie steamer inside a Weber charcoal grill (round grill) to burn pellets in the charcoal grill. Still wanting to see how the veggie steamer works as windscreen for triangia (and a firebox nano G2) - trangia alone and firebox nano with triangia inside it, both using HEET. .
I had been planning on an update to a video I made using a charcoal chimney but adding a veggie-steamer for pellets. I have tried it out and it works great. Thanks for commenting
Use a cake large cake pan that the open steamer can fit down into. Then take a smaller cake pan and cut the outet wall off and tgen JB weld the smaller cake pan wall inside the bigger cake pan. Now you can open the steamer and slip it down into the cake pan's. Then cut the cake pan on just indide the inner cake pan wall that was JB welded into place. Then use a cookie tin and cut a fuel hopper into it on a hinge with the cake pan being able to sit down into the cookie tin snuggly. You could design a tin that allowed you to close the steamer and place it in the cookie tin and then be able to place the cookie tin lid back onto the tin like nornal. Rough concept. Refined concept make it all out of light weight Titanium in order to market it. The steamer could be opened up then set upon a round metal ring with four fold out leg's that lock into place ounce pulled out from their closed position to support the open steamer grill top. You could even incorporate the steamer's little leg's to fashion slip on footing for the fold out leg's on the support ring. 😀👍
Excellent video Mark as always. Good information. I think you could put something together for newbies to the hobby to get involved without spending a fortune ie value village, Would be very good for Canadians. Frankly I am fed up with videos whose intention is to link to buying stuff through them. Good work Thank you
I love making videos on DIY items. I feel it fits in with the philosophy of bushcraft. I do have production items I will be reviewing but you can be sure I will give an honest opinion. Some people do not want to spend time making gear so those video will be for them, Thanks for commenting
To add on to the alcohol stove combination. I've been playing with this same idea over the last few weeks. Using a capillary 8oz soda can stove or a 8oz side-burning aluminum bottle stove, (both at 2" height and not needing a separate pot stand), puts my 900ml wide base Lixada titanium pot at the perfect height for the vegetable steamer to act as a cone/windscreen. This also helps keep the flame off the handle of the pot. With this combination I was able to boil 3 cups of water in 6 mins 15 seconds (amount for 2 mountain house meals). My issue is I'm currently using a Toaks small wood stove combined with the alcohol stove so can I convince myself the extra 5.75oz of the vegetable steamer is worth it, or just drop the $45 Toaks for a $5 vegetable steamer since it doubles as a wind screen so well...
Sounds like a good setup. I have a number of similar DIY alcohol stoves as well. I don't have the Toaks stove but I do have the similar Lixada version in stainless steel. I think I would consider them two different setups. As good as the steamer stove is with wood, my Lixada is better. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft hopefully my pot supports will show up this weekend and I'll be able to test my theory on running the Toaks with only 2 of the pieces. I also want to try out using one of those light weight bubbler blowers with this stove. I saw a tin can video where a guy used one and it was pretty impressive.
Good question. I have three different size veg-steamers I picked up so I can't give you an exact measurement but my suggestion would be that the "fins" are opened outward past the straight up point and some type of grill that keeps them from opening the rest of the way would be best. That is why I chose the trivet I am using. Optionally, a self standing grill like the Coughlans or a tripod would work. Thanks for commentinf
After doing a bit of looking around here on CZcams, I'm wondering if anyone has ever made a wood-gas stove using a bundt pan? (That round cake pan with a cone in the center.) Not sure where you would add extra holes in the middle cone, but I think you should be able to get a very nice flame out of that shape of a stove.
I have seen videos where a bundt pan has been used to boil water similar to a Kelly Kettle but I have not seen one used as a wood stove. I will give it some thought and maybe pick one up at a thrift store to give it a try. Thanks for commenting
I bougth the Grilliput one, last summer but I was not used the condition in nature here in the south of Sweden was not of the kind there it was on the safe sid for make fires out doors! It was to meny big wood fires as it was without me burning out doors! Hope that next summer will be a little more "normal" wath now that is! We have just now a bit of more winter then wi have had the last year's. At least the dog like it ! BarbroSweden
We have been having very dry summers as well with high risk for forest fire. I am unable to make a fire most of the summer. Our winters are not as cold as they used to be and we are getting much less snow. I hope your winter and summer improve. Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark, A very nicely done ✔✔✔ video as well as the ongoing series of DIY gear that's based upon utilizing low cost items. I was wondering if you could share your thoughts on the DIY alcohol stove? I was imagining something that appears to be similar, but I was uncertain about the specific elements of your design. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us!
I was waiting for someone to ask about the alcohol stove. Simple design that I have been playing with. As soon as I can be sure of a source for the items I made it from I will do a video on it. Thanks for commenting
Very nice video. Thank you for sharing the info. I was wondering, have you though about those metal paper clip things, the larger sized ones. They are pretty small and multi use and I bet about three of them would hold the steamer in any position you choose. I look forward to more of your videos. Have a great day.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I have not tried using the paper clips but they sound like a great idea. If I leave the "handles" pointed up they may act as a pot stand as well. I will give it a try. Thanks for commenting
Yes, you would have to lift the pot to re-fuel. Small challenge. I do have a video coming out in one week that will address that. Thanks for commenting
I put the pot on after about three or four minutes but the flame intensity increased for about 15 or 20 minutes before it started to die down. It was a bit of cold day so it took about 8 to 10 minutes to bring two cups of cold water to boil. Thanks for commenting
It is working out great. I plan on doing a long term review sometime in the spring after it has been in a few more fires. So far so good. Thanks for commenting
Gotta admit, when I saw the video, I thought it was kinda silly, but hey, a little stove for one or two dollars? Like for sure it's no firebox, but for the money, not a bad idea. Keeps the fire small, and contained, and in wet conditions can double as a wind break, and the foil could be used to add to the wind break height. Good idea. I'd keep looking for a better grill though. Something a little smaller. Even what you have, but maybe cut it down a bit, to contain and focus the fire and heat a little better, and not just run up the side of the cup.
Can I assume you mean as feet for the stove? It does have small one inch feet now but they may have to be replaced as they look a bit fragile. Unless you meant to have them stick up through the floor as a pot rest. Hmm...interesting idea. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Oops .. I realise I wrote this while watching. I mean as a pot stand. Basically like the stove stands but pointing up. Does that make sense?
On your last video,you tried wood pellets with lump coal.This time with pellets with wax chips was much better,How about wood pellets with wax chips And broken. up lump coal,to about same size as pellets.Just thinking coal might stretch burn time.Quien sabe?
I have played a bit with both the pellets and charcoal. I find I tend to use pellets when dry wood is hard to find, it can also help to dry out the damp wood. I tend to only use charcoal for cooking and usually only during fire bans (we are permitted to use charcoal here). Just my thoughts. Thanks for commenting
Well Mark I hade wrong was looking a the grilliput bowl. .... it was fare more expensiv today then your wedgie steemer! Sow goodluck with that! I bougth it last summer but I was never out for hike or outdoor cocking, it was fare to dangerous because of the heat and the dry nature. It was many wood fire withoute me out and playing arround, but the chans is soon there I suppose! BarbroSweden
I tried this recently. I failed at it miserably! My husband sit and watched and laughed. I will try again when it is just me giving it a shot!
Good for you not giving up. Small stoves like this need small pieces of dry wood. Start small and then add to it. Let me know how it works for you
By using that trivet, that is an awesome thrift store stove that most anybody would be able to afford. Seems to work quite well as well.
Hi Lonnie. That is what I was hoping to achieve. A project that was cheap and very easy for most people to put together. Thanks for commenting
I love this setup! The three items; steamer, trivet, and pie pan should all be easy to source at a second-hand store and would be cheap. When combined with the bag of pellets and the fire starter it is a perfect setup to keep in an "emergency bag" in the trunk of the car. For someone on a tight budget, this would be about the cheapest possible setup that is robust and reliable.
Great way to look at it John. A person could make a few setups like this and keep them stored in different places. Thanks for commenting
I love this idea, the simpler the better, no crafting or elaborate tools required. I have often thought, but with no followup, that a small bag of pellets would be a good no fuss emergency fuel or a backup when your planned fuel wasn't availible. No mess, safe and stable to store, long shelf life, light weight, ect. Thanks demonstrating.
Pellets are amazing in stoves like this. Thanks for commenting
Lots of useful tips there👍I’ve been using tea lights and saving the residual wax and when you open a vitamin bottle if there’s any cotton wool I save that. I thought the cotton wool dripped in the wax left to cool could be used as a fire starter
Great tip! Thanks for commenting
I’ve also seen fire blankets used with camping stoves to reduce fire risk. Put under the camp stove to protect the ground from by ashes.
Yes, carbon felt or fiberglass blanket works great. Thanks for commenting
Cheaper and better than having to spend more money on Firebox stoves. Thank you. This is awesome.
This is a great low cost alternative to the Firebox but I believe the Firebox will out perform and outlast the vegetable steamer stove. I like using both but if I had to choose it would be the Firebox. As long as I could afford it. Thanks for comenting
Great video/ idea. Ever since I watched this video I have picked up about 6 steamers in thrift stores. If you clip 4 metal binder clips on the top "petals " facing down, you keep them from moving and get flat surfaces to rest pots on. Instead of disposable pie pan , I got 2x aluminum pie pans ( angled sides) or cake pans ( 1" deep, straight sides) from Dollar Tree to take along as base pan and cooking container. Really like the wood pellet idea, I think a squirt of non scented hand sanitizer would start them faster.
Right on. The paper clips and pie pans are great suggestions. Thanks for commenting
That's what I was wondering about. Steamer fins are not very stable/do not stay in position well. The binder clips sound like a good idea!
Very informative and useful video. My suggestion would be to use some wire; i.e. coat hanger wire, bicycle spoke, modified wire staples, etc. to make 2 or three wide shallow "U" shaped clips and use the existing holes in the leaves to "lock" the leaves together at a desired amount of "openness". These would hold the steamer as desired so that a pot or container could sit right on top of it. 3 such spaced around the perimeter would make it very secure, I believe.
Excellent suggestion. I will give it a try. Thanks for commenting
So glad I saw this video. I love when people repurpose items! You certainly have great ideas. I can"t waiting to try this myself. I have learned so much. Thank you!
Glad you liked the video. Let me know how it works out for you. Thanks for commenting
I use a few binder clips to give the sides structure. They also create a simple platform for pots. Not incredibly strong but good enough for some needs.
Right on. Good suggestion. I will give it a try. Thanks
Great video. I picked up a veggie steamer about 1 1/2 years ago to act as a fire protector for mr IKEA stove, but found it worked as a portable fire pit, wind shield for my "penny stove", and Esbit stove. I use a cookie tin top for a base ( and as a top smoke plate on my IKEA to prevent crud build up on my pot). Now I'll look for the dollar store trivit. All these ideas came from you...thank-you. You might remember me, I made the "Dutch oven" from a pot, bunt pan, BBQ ceramic bricks, all from the Goodwill store.) Once again thank you for the handy tips...it's like going through old Mechanics Illustrated or the Backwoodsman magazines.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Have you considered making a video on your dutch oven? Thanks for commenting
My friend and I got both got the veggie steamers and I threw one into my camp box that I call my box of tricks. I have camp gear, a small propane grill, a gasifirer stove and I sure like the pellet stove idea. What a great way to use that veggie steamer when wood is wet, nd the propane is gone. Thanks. My thought was to isolate some embers from a camp fire. Turn the veggie stove upside down and cup over the ember and heat up a cup of water for tea. No idea if it would work. But that's my two cents worth.
You have quite the kit made up. Interesting idea on using the steamer upside down. I will give it a try and see if it will work. Thanks for commenting.
I use to have a steamer basket, past one up today at goodwill, going back tomorrow to get it..this is the best ideal I've seen..TY
It is an easy DIY project that I am sure you will enjoy. Thanks for commenting
You did a video with Chinese wood stove. I bought the large version of the folding Chinese firebox stove and bought a medium steamer and it works perfectly inside the stove. No need for a pan underneath and the fire is concentrated to the top. I know your friend sent you the stove but they came up with an even bigger version of it and the steamer stoves work perfectly along with modified stand to lift the pot. Or lower it down inside.
Semper Fi
Great suggestion. I will give this a try and include it in my update video. Thanks for commenting
Great video,I found an unused Grilliput fire basket in a charity shop. It cost me pennies as no one knew what it was used for.
Good find. Love it when that happens. Thanks for commenting
Just purchased an Ikea " klockren" steamer insert, and came along this video. Hopefully i can use it like this , thanks for sharing !
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
Wax and wood chips, that's a neat idea!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for finding my channel
I've also seen people use egg cartons (the flammable kind) with dryer lint and wax. Each egg cup can split into multiple fire starters.
Excellent. The trivet worked pefectly. Great find! I enjoy your videos. A gentleman in the woods. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed and thank you for your kind words
You brought up an idea of a larger folding steamer basket underneath a smaller folding steamer basket. The upper perimeter may keep the lower basket stable as the lower keeps fire and the upper grills. One will fit in the other, quite compact and two stoves in one package when needed. Note that the hard stand off feet of some prevent one into the other, there are some that have the removable feet. Good tidings from Mission, B.C.
Interesting idea. I don't know which brand (maybe Ikea) but I have seen baskets with folding wire feet. Thanks for commenting
Mark I know you like to experiment so here is something I was taught by a ww2 British Army soldier. A container filled with sand then add gasoline or alcohol small amount . It burns quite well under control.
That is an interesting idea. Might give that a try. Thanks
Great video, Mark. I think the wood pellets are a viable alternative fuel in many instances, thanks for your videos captioning the use of them. The low cost/high efficiency is key. A small baggie of them goes for a long time.
Glad you liked the video. I agree that pellets are a great fuel. I have a few mores stoves I want to test out with pellets. Thanks for commenting
Mark my friend I love the way you up-cycle every day items and adapt them for bush craft. It goes to show you dont need the £250 whatever - if you have an imagination and a bit of creativity anyone can have great performing gear at a fraction of the cost. Keep the videos comming 👍👍👍
Thank you for your kind words. I find it fun to re-purpose items for use in the woods, I see it as a modern bushcraft mindset of using available resources...at least kind of.
Common sense and ingeniuity wins again! Got one hiding at the back of the cupboard I can use :) Wood shavings and wax is a great idea too - as a green wood worker I've got plenty! Subbed :)
Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for subscribing. I dabble in green woodworking, mostly spoons, but very much enjoy the art and science of it
Bet the Wives are like . You better not touch my dishes with iron skillet up in the air . .lol
LOL...hmm, that iron skillet would work well in the woods😅. Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark. Watched you vid on veggie stove. The wife and I looked all over town for one. New to you, Home Hardware etc. On our way out of town we stopped into Giant Tiger. There on the hanger was 4 for sale. Only $5.75 ea. They we're small but we bought 3 of them. Off to the dollar store for a trivit. I am also trying different types of fuel. Cedar kindling strips first off. Thanks again for this video and I have subscribed. Hope to see you on the trail someday. I am only 100 miles away. Colchester County.:)
I am glad you found the video helpful. It would be great to meet up some day. Thanks for commenting and subscribing
Thats great.
Im using a collander with a cake rack on top.
If i want to bake i use a piece of sheet steel as a heat diffuser.
Been using it since november 2020!
Right on. I plan to start baking on this and a few other stoves. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft good onya.
Just a hint-if making breads use a heat difuser and turn bread half way through baking.
Dont expect fantastic results-baking should be done in a dutch oven for great results but who backpacks with a 5kg cast iron dutchie?
Veg steamer as a wood pellet stove! Good Idea particularly since I have one like yours. I use carbon fiber felt under the wood stoves to prevent collateral damage also place aluminum foil on top of carbon fiber to prevent the discoloration of the felt that happens when the glowing pellets fall and rest on the fiber. I have cooked directly on top of wooden camp tables, without damage, with this arrangement. There is also a small round grill with legs that would fit well with your steamer stove. Amazon sells them.
I boil water or heat a foil encapsulate meal in the bottom of a zebra billy and use the steamer in the small pan that came with the billy can, both the same time.
Good video, like the sharing of ideas, we all can learn from one another.
I am just starting to explore what I can do with carbon felt since I found a cheap source on eBay. I like you ideas on cooking as well. Thanks for commenting
Mark Young can you share the link you found for the felt?
This steamer set up is great; thank you.
@@jeanward1252 www.ebay.ca/itm/1pc-Carbon-Fiber-Welding-Blanket-Plumbing-Heat-Shield-Fire-for-Industrial-Worker/273623769067?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Love it! Nice job Mark. Been using wood pellets for a while now great to see how efficient they burn in the steamer . Thank you.
I am finding wood pellets to be a great backup fuel and in many cases a great primary fuel. Thanks for commenting
Cool, well, hot, but you know what I mean. I have a metal steamer and a round cooling rack, both unused in a back cupboard. And even a small alcohol gel stove in the shed.
I've never seen you before, but up you popped on CZcams. Subbed.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Glad you enjoyed the video Let me know how the project turns out for you. Thanks for commenting and subscribing. Greetings from the other coast
That works really well !! Great demonstration Mark, thanks for sharing
Not bad at all and the price was right. Thanks for commenting Wayne
I'm loving your videos! You are like watching a professional television host with a great voice, who loves going out in the woods and doing everything that I love to do as well! BTW, I bet using a couple of large paper clips, you could insert it into a couple of the steamer basket wings to control the spread diameter. Keep up the great work!
Thanks you for your kind words. The paper clip idea is worth trying.
Hi Mark. I use a little of the pellets soaked in the lid of my alcohol container to start the others off. It works good. I've used it with a driver for a couple of years with no problems at all. Good video.
I've also used a metal strainer which works good and is stronger. The only problem is it doesn't collapse down like the steamer does.
With the alcohol stove I use the steamer more as a funnel to direct the flame around the pot. mor
Yesterday I picked up a large stock pot strainer at the thrift store I hope to turn into a large hobo stove for when I have larger groups of people out on a hike. I like the idea of closing the steamer around the alcohol stove to retain heat. Kind of like the Caldera Cone concept. Thanks for commenting
Feeling inspired to find my own little gems at thrift shop.. no bushcraft todsay will head out with Wife to see what we can find .. thanks Mark !
Hey Steve. I find I tend to look at everything I see in the thrift store thinking "what can I make out of that?"
Well presented and informative video Mark. I have a veggie steamer that is 3-4 years old and ready to be re-purposed; thanks for some innovative concepts for the next phase of its usefulness.
Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for commenting
Clever! Use very cheap Thrift store kitchen stuff or junk to save you making the stove from scratch with lots of drilling and other wirk. Great ideas!
Simple, cheap and effective. The best kind of DIY project. Thanks for commenting
A large screw twist pipe clamp that you can twist open to fit inside the steamer when open with another clamp on the outside to slip onto the open edge to hold it in place. Use it over a alcohol jet stove. You could try and make a stove bottom that the steamer opened up and slipped down into a dual wall. I see a light weight titanium wood stove Designed like this. The main body with a fuel hopper like a rocket stove then a tituamium pot that fit inside with a lid with the closed steamer clamped down over the top. 😉👍
Wow. Very creative design. You could probably build and market that. I am not sure I am talented enough to put that together but I will consider it. Thanks for commenting
I leave mine curved in. There's sufficient stability for a pot, air flow, and heat is directed only to bottom of pot. Also works with fuel tabs. Cheers
I will have to try the fuel tabs. I have never been a fan of them as I find it difficult to bring water to a boil. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft I have made windscreen panels that fit in the open sides of the folding stoves and use in the first partially open position so All heat is focused on pot instead of escaping around it. 8 minutes to full boil. I use the Coghlan tabs as less expensive, smaller, no smell or residue compared to Esbit. Cheers
Nice upgrades! I think you have a great little stove going on there!
And it packs up pretty small and light. Wish I had shown that. Thanks for commenting
Excellent video! I enjoy you exploring your thought processes. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed. I find it rewarding to as this is probably my only real creative talent. Thanks for commenting
Thank you for more information on utilizing a vegetable steamer❗️
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
Great lil cook system there, Mark ! Performed like a champ ! Thanks & Be well ATB T God Bless
Hi Terry. This turned out to be one of the better DIY projects. Simple, cheap and effective. Thanks for commenting
Yeah that's pretty good! Good video fella, I came by it looking at others, I always say take council from all - wisedom is in decerning it's value, (Tacitus? Probably Sun Tzu). I had looked at drain strainers in the past, the things you place over plug holes in the sink to stop material blocking the plumbing below. I'm going to have a look see at your other stuff now.
The stuff on my channel is mainly bike & traiker camping, music and stuff about Cameras....a bit of cooking too.
Glad you stopped by. Hope you enjoy the content on my channel. I will be sure to check out your channel as well. Thanks for commenting
Excellent video Mark. I appreciate the way you present ideas
Thank you very much. I know the ideas are not the most original so I hope to present them in a way that is watchable. Thanks for commenting
Very interesting video. I love homemade stoves. Thank you Mark.
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for commenting
Oh brilliant. I have a couple metal trivets I picked up at a thrift store years ago that I seldom use. Think I will try that out. Just bought wood pellets so interested in trying them out too. Thanks for posting
Glad you found inspiration in the video. Thanks for commenting
That is cool! I need to get me some wood pellets for my wood stoves and do some videos with them. These are so awesome!
Wood pellets are a great fuel for these stoves. Thanks for commenting
I saw this steamer at DG today in karnes city TX. For like $3 .. and now after this vid. Yes will be going for it awesome idea for stove. Keep up the good work
Glad you found the video interesting. Hope the project works out for you. Thanks for commenting
You're definitely right about one thing. No matter what you do, a thousand people will always have abetter idea.
True story. Thanks for commenting
Great video Mark, between the trivit, steamer and the pin tin should be very budget friendly and also the wood chips is great for those very wet days! Tfs. Take care and many blessings my friend,Nikki.
Hi Nikki. Good to hear from you. Yes, this turned out to be a great little DIY project. Thanks for commenting
Great video, very thorough covering all aspects of using this set up. Looks inexpensive and easy to use.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
In order to use the accompanied small pan that comes with the Zebra pot, in conjunction with a steamer device, holes must be drilled in the small pan to allow steam from the bottom pot to rise into the top chamber where the steamer device sits. Cooking two dishes at one time.
I have seen that done before. Looks like it would work great. Thanks for commenting
Thanks Mr. Young, good idea will have to try it for sure .
Good day Sir.
You are most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Great video Mark, I picked up one at a thrift store after your first video and since found a smaller one at Dollarama. I haven't had a chance to use them yet but plan to when I get out in the spring. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed the video. The steamers may not last a long time but at thrift store prices, they can be replaced easily. Thanks for commenting
Excellent! Excellent! I didn't read the comments yet but how about placing a flat round piece of steel with a 3" diameter hole in the center and place a 3" pipe on top to turn it into a bit of a rocket stove? Maybe have different size pipe that could be fitted together to play with different chimney heights for various applications? And try different diameters too. I'm also wondering about how something like this could work in a wood stove? You have my brain spinning, Mark! I may make a vid to try some of these ideas out, I'll share if I do. Your channel is great!
LOL...you have the mind of a true inventor. Great suggestions and I am motivated to try some of them out. Thanks for commenting
I like the trivet idea.
Simple, cheap and effective. The best kind of idea. Thanks for commenting
Brilliant! Liked. Subscribed. Awesome in simplicity and versatile.
Glad you enjoyed the video. The best kind of DIY projects are the simple, effective and inexpensive ones. Thanks for commenting
Use veggie steamer inside a Weber charcoal grill (round grill) to burn pellets in the charcoal grill.
Still wanting to see how the veggie steamer works as windscreen for triangia (and a firebox nano G2) - trangia alone and firebox nano with triangia inside it, both using HEET.
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I had been planning on an update to a video I made using a charcoal chimney but adding a veggie-steamer for pellets. I have tried it out and it works great. Thanks for commenting
Cool video, I haven’t seen the original I’m going to go watch it.
I hope you enjoy the original. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for another great idea idea!
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
good video mark ,i have a steamer basket . they are a good multi use peace of gear . even for steam baking biscuit and eggs ,
billy joe
Great idea. I will remember to try that. Thanks for commenting
Oh! I'd love to see a video on how to steam bake biscuits using the vegetable steamer stove
i do have a video on steam baking , if you are interested ..
Thank you for sharing
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Excellent !,, thank you 👏🌹👏🌹👏
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Use a cake large cake pan that the open steamer can fit down into. Then take a smaller cake pan and cut the outet wall off and tgen JB weld the smaller cake pan wall inside the bigger cake pan. Now you can open the steamer and slip it down into the cake pan's. Then cut the cake pan on just indide the inner cake pan wall that was JB welded into place. Then use a cookie tin and cut a fuel hopper into it on a hinge with the cake pan being able to sit down into the cookie tin snuggly. You could design a tin that allowed you to close the steamer and place it in the cookie tin and then be able to place the cookie tin lid back onto the tin like nornal. Rough concept. Refined concept make it all out of light weight Titanium in order to market it. The steamer could be opened up then set upon a round metal ring with four fold out leg's that lock into place ounce pulled out from their closed position to support the open steamer grill top. You could even incorporate the steamer's little leg's to fashion slip on footing for the fold out leg's on the support ring. 😀👍
Another amazing idea. Any chance you could make one up and do a video on it?
Pretty creative!
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for the update :-) I love how you engage with your audience & have just subscribed
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If you put your smaller steamer in your bigger on and loop a tie wire threw the holes that would fix most of your problem with the stove
Interesting idea. Thanks for commenting
Excellent video Mark as always. Good information. I think you could put something together for newbies to the hobby to get involved without spending a fortune ie value village, Would be very good for Canadians. Frankly I am fed up with videos whose intention is to link to buying stuff through them.
Good work Thank you
I love making videos on DIY items. I feel it fits in with the philosophy of bushcraft. I do have production items I will be reviewing but you can be sure I will give an honest opinion. Some people do not want to spend time making gear so those video will be for them, Thanks for commenting
To add on to the alcohol stove combination. I've been playing with this same idea over the last few weeks. Using a capillary 8oz soda can stove or a 8oz side-burning aluminum bottle stove, (both at 2" height and not needing a separate pot stand), puts my 900ml wide base Lixada titanium pot at the perfect height for the vegetable steamer to act as a cone/windscreen. This also helps keep the flame off the handle of the pot. With this combination I was able to boil 3 cups of water in 6 mins 15 seconds (amount for 2 mountain house meals). My issue is I'm currently using a Toaks small wood stove combined with the alcohol stove so can I convince myself the extra 5.75oz of the vegetable steamer is worth it, or just drop the $45 Toaks for a $5 vegetable steamer since it doubles as a wind screen so well...
Sounds like a good setup. I have a number of similar DIY alcohol stoves as well. I don't have the Toaks stove but I do have the similar Lixada version in stainless steel. I think I would consider them two different setups. As good as the steamer stove is with wood, my Lixada is better. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft hopefully my pot supports will show up this weekend and I'll be able to test my theory on running the Toaks with only 2 of the pieces. I also want to try out using one of those light weight bubbler blowers with this stove. I saw a tin can video where a guy used one and it was pretty impressive.
What would be the ideal opening to make a wire grill/cross piece to prevent the steamer from collapsing in mid cook?
Good question. I have three different size veg-steamers I picked up so I can't give you an exact measurement but my suggestion would be that the "fins" are opened outward past the straight up point and some type of grill that keeps them from opening the rest of the way would be best. That is why I chose the trivet I am using. Optionally, a self standing grill like the Coughlans or a tripod would work. Thanks for commentinf
Yay! The original Mark is back! :-) Very happy viewer here 😜
I do enjoy making this type of video. Thanks for commenting
Im a little surprised the pellets burned so well. I never had much luck with them in hobo or rocket stoves.
I find it is all about airflow and not adding too many pellets at once. Thanks for commenting
I like the DIY solutions best. ;)
So do I. Lot of fun. Thanks for commenting
Very good 👍
Great idea
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for commenting
After doing a bit of looking around here on CZcams, I'm wondering if anyone has ever made a wood-gas stove using a bundt pan? (That round cake pan with a cone in the center.) Not sure where you would add extra holes in the middle cone, but I think you should be able to get a very nice flame out of that shape of a stove.
I have seen videos where a bundt pan has been used to boil water similar to a Kelly Kettle but I have not seen one used as a wood stove. I will give it some thought and maybe pick one up at a thrift store to give it a try. Thanks for commenting
turn it upside down, top of stove, second stove for burner. Very unusual comment. In Cambodia we use chips from an old latex tree for fire starters.
Good tip. Interesting. The sap in latex trees must be very flammable. Thanks for commenting
Good video!
Thank you very much
good ideas
Thanks for commenting
I bougth the Grilliput one, last summer but I was not used the condition in nature here in the south of Sweden was not of the kind there it was on the safe sid for make fires out doors!
It was to meny big wood fires as it was without me burning out doors! Hope that next summer will be a little more "normal" wath now that is! We have just now a bit of more winter then wi have had the last year's. At least the dog like it ! BarbroSweden
We have been having very dry summers as well with high risk for forest fire. I am unable to make a fire most of the summer. Our winters are not as cold as they used to be and we are getting much less snow. I hope your winter and summer improve. Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark,
A very nicely done ✔✔✔ video as well as the ongoing series of DIY gear that's based upon utilizing low cost items. I was wondering if you could share your thoughts on the DIY alcohol stove? I was imagining something that appears to be similar, but I was uncertain about the specific elements of your design.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us!
I was waiting for someone to ask about the alcohol stove. Simple design that I have been playing with. As soon as I can be sure of a source for the items I made it from I will do a video on it. Thanks for commenting
Thank you for your quick response and I look forward to seeing more!
...Cheers...
Thanks for commenting
Very nice video. Thank you for sharing the info. I was wondering, have you though about those metal paper clip things, the larger sized ones. They are pretty small and multi use and I bet about three of them would hold the steamer in any position you choose. I look forward to more of your videos. Have a great day.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I have not tried using the paper clips but they sound like a great idea. If I leave the "handles" pointed up they may act as a pot stand as well. I will give it a try. Thanks for commenting
Mark Young Remain crafty my friend. :)
Mark, thanks for sharing, great information.
You are most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Great demo Mark! How many pellets do you normally use, about one cup? Thanks for sharing.
Hi Jackie. Between one and two cups. I can get 500ml of cold water to boil easily with one cup in the Solo stove. Thanks for commenting
Love your vids. Like this stove but if you are burning twigs, how do you add more twigs without removing the pot?
Yes, you would have to lift the pot to re-fuel. Small challenge. I do have a video coming out in one week that will address that. Thanks for commenting
good video Mark !!
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for commenting
How long did it take for the wood pellets to get to cooking temp from the start?
Thanks, Train Flea..
I put the pot on after about three or four minutes but the flame intensity increased for about 15 or 20 minutes before it started to die down. It was a bit of cold day so it took about 8 to 10 minutes to bring two cups of cold water to boil. Thanks for commenting
Neat stove!
Works great. Thanks Randal
You seem to be liking that Camelwill billy Mark.
It is working out great. I plan on doing a long term review sometime in the spring after it has been in a few more fires. So far so good. Thanks for commenting
Gotta admit, when I saw the video, I thought it was kinda silly, but hey, a little stove for one or two dollars? Like for sure it's no firebox, but for the money, not a bad idea. Keeps the fire small, and contained, and in wet conditions can double as a wind break, and the foil could be used to add to the wind break height.
Good idea.
I'd keep looking for a better grill though. Something a little smaller. Even what you have, but maybe cut it down a bit, to contain and focus the fire and heat a little better, and not just run up the side of the cup.
Simple, cheap and effective. Best kind of DIY project. Closing the sides in may be helpful. I will give it a try. Thanks for commenting
My diy wood fire starter is toilet paper tubes stuffed w/ dryer lint.
Good suggestion. Thanks for commenting
Intriguing...
Thanks for commenting
I've been thinking about this and my input is 3 or 4 stainless steel bolts through the base and secured with nuts on the inside.
Can I assume you mean as feet for the stove? It does have small one inch feet now but they may have to be replaced as they look a bit fragile. Unless you meant to have them stick up through the floor as a pot rest. Hmm...interesting idea. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Oops .. I realise I wrote this while watching. I mean as a pot stand. Basically like the stove stands but pointing up. Does that make sense?
@@karlboll yes it does and I like the idea. I will give it a try
On your last video,you tried wood pellets with lump coal.This time with pellets with wax chips was much better,How about wood pellets with wax chips And broken. up lump coal,to about same size as pellets.Just thinking coal might stretch burn time.Quien sabe?
I have played a bit with both the pellets and charcoal. I find I tend to use pellets when dry wood is hard to find, it can also help to dry out the damp wood. I tend to only use charcoal for cooking and usually only during fire bans (we are permitted to use charcoal here). Just my thoughts. Thanks for commenting
Well Mark I hade wrong was looking a the grilliput bowl. .... it was fare more expensiv today then your wedgie steemer! Sow goodluck with that! I bougth it last summer but I was never out for hike or outdoor cocking, it was fare to dangerous because of the heat and the dry nature. It was many wood fire withoute me out and playing arround, but the chans is soon there I suppose! BarbroSweden
I hope the vegetable steamer works for you. Thanks for commenting
brilliant
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Wow great idea!
Thanks for commenting
Mark ! The grilliput bowls is the same thougt as the wegie steemer perhaps more pricy offcourse BarbroSweden
Yes exactly. I am sure they got their inspiration same place I did. Thanks for commenting
👍👍👍👍Nice job 👍👍👍👍
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Great info👍
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