hey Luke, Just FYI, gas wood stove is designed to burn top down. So if you pack the chamber with sticks vertical just below the 2nd air holes, then start fire on top burning from top down, it will burn for 45-60min. I can cook a 3 course meal for 2 person and still have enough heat to make tea without needing to add wood during cooking. Using the top down burning and pack the chamber with enough wood to begin with is the key.
psy Amok absolutly.and im pretty sure that little try is for hexamine tabs not rubbing alcohol.fuel tabs are sometimes called something close to dry alcohol or something like that over seas.but the stove is nice.im ordering one friday.
Packing it worked MUCH better than just randomly tossed in sticks, started the fire with 3 little squares of cut-up Strike-a-Light sticks (just 3 Chicklet-size pieces, but I'll bet shredded would work too) on the top. Perfection. Also note, originally used randome, on the ground sticks which were conifers- burned VERY sooty. 2nd test = packed in maple+conifer+alder: much better (burned off most of the soot!) 3rd test will be oak slivers from the woodshed.
@@joespawldin7833 got mine for $21 delivered! And yes, the tray is for solid alcohol fuel tabs! light & cheap! I understand, though I have not tried yet, that wood pellets work well, too! (With the tray)!!
Mine came with an extra attachment. It came with a circle grill attachment. Side note: if you stack the twigs and sicks so that you have them stand on end, and jam pack them in and light it from the top, the fire will last about half an hour to 45 minutes.
I own one of these stoves and have used it extensively. Think Swedish fire log, cut small pieces of wood around the exterior and starter twigs in the middle. I use wood about 1/2" around the outside (diameter) and 2" long approx. don't cover your catalytic converter holes over. It lasts much longer and even burns long enough to make dish cleaning water and hot beverage afterwards. Hope this helps in you testing. Cheers!
Luke, I bought one of these Ohuhu stoves after seeing your review. I timed a TWO cup water boil test using alcohol, gel wax cotton ball and wood bits. The alcohol boil was around six minutes with no wind block, wood test was the fastest 4+ minutes and the gel wax was awful! Gel wax put off so much soot it was unhealthy to be around and it never boiled the water. It did heat to a near boil but I wouldn't dare drink the water due to the massive amount of soot. Alcohol was the cleanest burn followed by wood then the gel wax. This stove is a great little addition to my car camping kit. Thank you.
Okay I bought one of these and have used it for quite some time. It does work well but it does have one bad aspect. It gets hot beneath the stove. Hot enough that it burned through a chunk of Plywood. The thing to do is either put it on something that wont burn like a flat Rock or put it on a sheet of metal that is raised off anything burnable. Lukes idea of modifying the Pot Support Ring is a good one that works well. I cut a section out of mine and it works just fine.
Mine holds my Heavy Cast Iron frying pan no prob. the alcohol dish great for a ash catcher or making a egg or a single cup of hot chocolate may be two , great review you can get a grill for it works fine
Greetings from Finland near the Russian border. I have watched a lot of your good videos on another channel before I got this channel active. I have a very similar cooker to yours. It works well. I made modifications to it and added a wind shield. Now it's also a multi-fuel cooker. I have a video of it, but I haven't gotten around to putting subtitles on it yet.
Great review. The alcohol burning will come in super handy if there's no dry wood and a few cubes don't weigh or cost much. Really enjoyed the detailed tutorial.
You could use that little tray for solid fuel. Also if you put some chopped wood standing straight up like a Swedish fire torch, and stuff it full. It will burn for a long time.
Luke, thank you for the review! I bought one for 17.99. Fits the bill. Been in Otto North Carolina for a week camping...cold and wet. Red clay on everything, and had a ball. The little stove works great. Thanks again!
fill the stove to the holes with inch size twigs light it on the top and that's it for almost an hour. you don't need to keep feeding it it also works fantastic with cat litter
John James i read the details as dryed alcohol,which is what they refer to as fuel tabs over there.not liquid acohol.thats not saying alcohol cant be used.but i would think it would be not worth the weight of the fuel and risk of spills.
I saw this video last week and I just received my Ohuhu stove today. I can't wait to get on the trails and try it out. Thanks for the video as I was looking at various stoves as we are just starting to hike and camp and what a great inexpensive stove to start with.
Thank you for your review. I just purchased this stove with the bonus little grill $21 on Amazon. I bought it because I heard the pot rest could be used to hack the.MSR Windburner stove so I could use any pot not just their expensive Windburner pots. Jetboil offers an adaptor for their stove, but the hole is smaller making Windburner less efficient. The Ohuhu did the trick. Their pot holder fits better, the little grill was absolute good luck because if you use it on top of pot holder, it holds the pot/ pan even more stable. Should also use wider spread cannister stand if using Solo Windburner and a bit larger pot. Now to round out all my cooking options I just ordered the Trangia alcohol burner to drop into the Ohuhu if needed! I think that should work? I admit I didn’t do my homework enough when I bought The MSR Windburner as I really didn’t catch how expensive the particular special pots are, but with an additional $40 with above I believe I could cook in almost any condition 🔥 🔥🤔
Nice video. This is one of a few Chinese clones of the Silverfire Scout Stove(made in USA). I have two. It will fit inside a 775 ml MSA Alpine Stowaway pot. It also fits inside the Pathfinder 1800 ml bush pot...with room for food, etc. The Silverfire Scout has upgraded to a top ring with fixed pot supports. Similar versions can be found among the clones as well. Silverfire also has the mini dragon pot which is a double wall pot which captures ALL the heat from this stove and keeps it between the two walls making it much more efficient in cold weather. Cram it full, (think Sweedish fire Log(torch), light it from the top down, dont bother with the notch.
Awesome to know the real US brand! I bought a nameless clone, just because I found it new at a used store and figured out what it was. I'd prefer to support the original wharves possible, though, so I'll check out Silverfire.
Luke, I have the gas one stove, same stove, I’ve found if you measure your twigs to all the same height and load the stove with the twigs standing up neatly ,packing them tightly you can boil 3 pots of water or around 38-40 oz of water without reloading the stove. Burning the stove from the top down makes it more efficient. Cutting in the side of the stove destroys the gasification effect and it will smoke like crazy.
Great review!! Got one and it works great! Huge amount of heat and fits perfect in my pot. Feeding hole is an issue if using twigs. Tried with larger pieces like Swedish torch and lasts longer. Thanks Luke!
I have this stove, works great. I bought the Alpine Stowaway Pot 775ml from MSR. The stove fits in the pot perfectly so can be carried without additional footprint in your backpack.
I bought this stove lately and unfortunately there were no instructions in the box :( Was not sure about two items : the basket and the small plate. I saw this little stove in a Rogers Wilderness Adventures video. He didn't show how he put it together. I just saw the result and it immediately impressed me! Seems like a perfect format for my needs. Said to myself : Hey! Luke has surely already tested this product, I searched your CZcams channel and boom! I found it! Thank you :) now i know how to assemble it
Very happy with this stove, (bought the summer before last). A Trangia alcohol burner fits inside it if there are no twigs around. I am using 2 inch diameter cotton pads, soaked in candle wax as fire starters. On my last camping trip, I stuffed soaking wet branches, vertically- that were over 2 feet high, and it was just like a giant candle- looked really neat, and attracted a lot of attention.
(7:52) You could just place the pot holder upside down (extending the legs first). You will have some space to feed the fire if needed. It will also hold a smaller pot this way.
Glad it got a thumbs-up from you, mine is being delivered as I write this! Combined with a 14cm Zebra pot (the stove nests inside the pot) this will be my go-to cookset when I go places I can have a wood fire!
I just found one Used-Like New on Amazon for .01 with free shipping! :) Can't wait to get it. The following day my wife found a used like new breadmaker for the same price on Amazon. Gotta love it!
There are quite a few of these stoves by different companies. I bought one of a different name that weighs 12.7oz. Same price. I received mine 2 days ago. I'm glad I received it before you uploaded this review and drove the price up. LOL! Yes, I would love to see how you modify this unit to receive the wood without having to remove the top portion. Thanks.
I love mine! Great heat, gasification is awesome. Must feed a good bit, but I'm learning. I say no to the hole--but would like to see if it helps. Now--how to clean the soot off your cookware?! That's the question! Like the video!
+Ben Richardson That is the question and I have the answer waiting for you. Do a search on my channel for; How to Clean Your Pot, Cup, Cookware - The Outdoor Gear Review - Luke
I put the grill on top of the stove under my pot. It helps as the top of the stove is a bit big for my pot and also I can load the stove without disturbing my pot. I use the alcohol pan under the stove to catch embers coming through the bottom.
The real question about this stove is... How many times can Luke say "very very" during the review? :D ♥ I added this to my wish list immediately upon seeing this video. Good job, Luke and Ohuhu.
That was the first thing that I noticed... was no feeder hole. So... YES!!! I'd like to see you make that modification... Thanks for sharing Cheers & Atb
What's nice is the fact that if you are camping, and there is no wood available, you can fall back on the alcohol. I've been to campgrounds that were wiped clean of any wood at all.
I ordered one, although I did make one out of a qt paint can and a larger soup can and I was impressed as well. I’m glad you did a test review and I think this will make me happy
These are really great value stoves. Another stove that is maybe worth a look is the Robens Folding Firewood Stove. It is similar to the Redcamp stove (there are many reviews on CZcams) but I believe it is a lot heavier duty. It weighs arond 2.5 kilos so is not a back packing stove. The cost is £37.50 (about $45) in the UK. Would love to hear your take on this one......if you can get hold of one.
Great stove. The issue we have here in the mediterranean region is that outside summer, humidity is very high and wood does not dry well. I've been making fires since I was a young boy and a fire without smoke is sooo rare a sight here.
Hi Luke, great stove, I agree with you, would only use it with wood as the fuel. I vote for the video to show us how to modify it so you can continually feed it with wood. Great little review buddy. Mark & Luke (UK).
Neat!it's possible to make a stove,cooker,out of just about anything,I've done it whilst in the army out of a ration tin a hexamine blocks, easy,light to carry,no weight .good luck to all.
After seeing your review. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on buying it for my backpack hunts. I can't tell you enough how YOUR reviews have helped me. I appreciate ur honesty and how you actually test ur products! Thank you!
Hate to disagree with everyone. I bought this sometime back as it was the first cheap woodgas stove I came across. I make DIY stoves of this type and teach it to children in outdoor camps. The stove is cheap and compact which is the only good thing that can be said about it. At first I could not even get a secondary burn, probably due to the freezing weather. By comparison a homemade paint can with a stainless steel cooking utensil container as an inner chamber worked much better and longer. I tried them both side by side. Later I was able to get a secondary burn in warmer temperatures. It does not work well when significantly below freezing. The chamber is just too small for much fuel and in woodstoves size really matters. It is okay for summer use and backpacking where size is important. The smaller the size the more wood cutting is required to get it to fit in. If you can't make your own then it is passable for casual use but it is not an all season all weather woodgas stove.
Be advised, if you cook an larger meal on this stove it can build up radiant heat under it and start a secondary fire. Be careful with it on less than bare rock or concrete surfaces. It works great on wood pellets as well, a great stove for emergency prepping.
I now have an Ohuhu stove that nestles perfectly (even in the mesh storage sack) inside a MSR Alpine 775ml stowaway pot with the cover locked down, OMG thanks CZcams!
Awesome review especially since you sited both pro's and con's... I totally agree with your comments about adding a hole to add wood or other materials to feed the fire with a pot on top, plus heftier pot holders, pot on the pot holder which would make this an awesome wood stove even with reasonable price increase... Thanks for all you do!
You may have noticed, the stove worked fine until you tried to help it along, smothering it and forcing/creating the smoke it was designed not to produce,. Load the stove first 2/3s of the way up and 2/3s of the way all round with heavy sticks vertically, 2-3 inches high and intersperse smaller twigs/sticks , birch bark, resin, or even dry leaves/pine needles in- between and on top. That should fill the entire stove LOOSELY so the fire/fuel has some air , with the top on. Then light the stove in several places on top and have it burn down. 4-5 small spitball sized tissue paper,cotton balls soaked in alcohol or with petroleum jelly product on top works best. Then LEAVE IT ALONE for 2-3 minutes before putting a pot on unless the fire goes out. It shouldn't unless the wind is too heavy. Having a good windscreen, which is almost as important as the stove or cookpot, eliminates that problem. The stove is a TLUD design, Top Lit Up Draft gasifier stove. The flames should last over an hour with fairly dry fuel. You can either reload then or start feeding it small to medium sticks underneath the pot after 40-45 minutes or so if you are still cooking.
Good stuff I ordered the gas one from Amazon ($16.99). It looks pretty much exactly the same. They're probably made in the same factory just stamped with different brands. The gas one came with a grill too. We'll see how it works. Figure for $17, I won't be too critical of it.
Mate you are a legend it's a sub from me I've watched a good amount of your videos now thank you for the info you've just saves me alot of money as I was going with the solo lite cheers man
I used mine the other day , once I got the fire going I dropped in small chunks of charcoal that I got from a old camp fire , it worked very well . it smoke as much , just drop in a few chunks at a time , so if you are close to a old camp fire try it
Great review as always, but it still doesn't beat the Ikea drainer. I can fit my whole cookset inside the small version of the drainer including a Trangia burner & fuel, Matches, windshield, pegs for pot stand, pot, hanging chain, pot grippers, a scourer and paper to stop it rattling. the drainer was just Euro 2.95.
Cutting holes may effect the principle of how the wood gas stove work. I mention this stove carry take a lot of wood and to make it even more efficient try the Swedish torch method of packing the stove with wood and you should get a very long and efficient burn time. Cheers ;)
Luke could you do an update to this video 2 years later? I purchased one yesterday and am just waiting for it to come in. I was able to find it for $22 Canadian on Amazon, free shipping with prime. Awesome!
I made a gasafire stove like that and I made a higher top. So my space between the fire chamber is a good three inches from any pot I put on it, which really helps feeding in the wood. Just thinking now about your stove, insted of cutting into it to make a hole. Can you make a disk or square plate of expansion metal to lay on top of the three pot stands? Mainly to hold the pan higher on the three legs. Maybe that will give you more room to feed wood into the stove. That stove is efficient enough where you could have it crazy high from the bunner opening and it still will boil water for sure.
Awesome looking stove and great price. I wouldn't cut a slot into the top piece, it may weaken it to the point that it won't hold a pot. Looking at the design, you can probably find that piece in the gas stove parts replacement area at Lowe's or Home Depot, looks similar...hey it's worth checking out
Good review. I just received mine. Can't wait to try it out. Like you, I won't be running alcohol in it often. I may only do this if I desired to use it in the kitchen as an auxiliary/keep hot side burner.
Yeah the ohulo stove is a a animal of cooking stove, I like using charcoal in it. When ya have finished with big camp fire I save up some of the coals that cooled off save some toward next fire, but it does work nice.
I fail to see the difference between that and two tomato juice cans. Mine has a shiny base, 46 Oz tomato can with can opener holes, open top, combustion can set inside for wood/pencil shavings/alcohol/3 charcoal brkts/veggie oil, etc., all at the same time for a raging fireball. The next level has a coffee can that fits into the tomato can which takes in heat from the combustion. You can fry, bake, boil, or frikasee in the coffee can, but there is another level on top of the coffee can where you can fry a hamburger or boil water. I also use a hollowed out can to slip over top of the coffee can for double wall heat conservation and can yet cook on the top. I save the can lids to cook on instead of the stove tops. I cooked two hamburgers and ramen noodles the other night. Burgers done in 2 minutes and 8 Oz water to boil in under 5. $20 for that looks great but isn't stackable to 4 or 5 levels like tomato juice cans. I cook with 9 cans in one stack.
I'm getting one. EDIT.... I just ordered one. $18.99 with Amazon Prime. Thanks Luke. This is my first wood burning stove, I could not see spending the money on the pricey ones. Even if that top burner eventually gives out you could we just put a small grate on it?
Looks like a good little stove. No need to drill holes to feed it though, just lift off your pot for a few seconds & drop your twigs in. If you use the 'Swedish' torch method when packing in the wood, you shouldn't need to re-feed it anyway.
Ijust got mine today in the mail. I also ordered a Sterno folding stove that came in the same package. There are only a couple draw backs. Number one is if you are using alcohol, it is a small capacity and liquid fuel can be dangerous. The second point is the reason it is so inexpensive is it is made by people that earn very low wages. This is something that I really feel bad about.
I have one of these as my back up stove, if I run out of gas or alcohol. Great too at busy campsites when everyone else has nabbed all the wood from the pile and left only the small scraps and twigs.
I have same stove and it burns wood pellets rather well. I got 40 minute burn time and no smoke. So smoke free I brought it into my kitchen and could not smell it burning. Great stove and 16.99 on Amazon
If I have trouble with the size of the pots, I can use an old 1 pound coffee can, cut it down, it will hold smaller cans, or use a frying pan on top, with the smaller pot inside it. Doesn’t sound like a problem for BUSH CRAFTERS! They are always improvising, or starving!
Please add a feeder hole, Luke. Even something an inch or 2 wide would be great. Can't really do much more than boil a small bit of water without one, I'd think. I was looking at this stove probably about the same time you were. Looked very interesting. Thanks for the review! :)
Another idea would be to dremel a slot for wood into the ring of that pot support but I don't know about that. Probably easier to put it in the side of that top chamber.
I just had mine delivered today & bought it for £10 off eBay 😁 Definitely think chopping up some chunkier bits of wood as well as adding twigs would make it burn for longer although will look at your other video of you adding a twig feeder. I'm so looking forward to cooking something yummy in a lovely location somewhere but will test it in the garden at some point. Now what to cook 🤔
luke. the little tray is for gel or heximine type fuel. you can put a trangia type alcohol burner in it works very well. but the tray is not for alcohol.
hey Luke, Just FYI, gas wood stove is designed to burn top down. So if you pack the chamber with sticks vertical just below the 2nd air holes, then start fire on top burning from top down, it will burn for 45-60min. I can cook a 3 course meal for 2 person and still have enough heat to make tea without needing to add wood during cooking. Using the top down burning and pack the chamber with enough wood to begin with is the key.
psy Amok absolutly.and im pretty sure that little try is for hexamine tabs not rubbing alcohol.fuel tabs are sometimes called something close to dry alcohol or something like that over seas.but the stove is nice.im ordering one friday.
Packing it worked MUCH better than just randomly tossed in sticks, started the fire with 3 little squares of cut-up Strike-a-Light sticks (just 3 Chicklet-size pieces, but I'll bet shredded would work too) on the top. Perfection. Also note, originally used randome, on the ground sticks which were conifers- burned VERY sooty. 2nd test = packed in maple+conifer+alder: much better (burned off most of the soot!) 3rd test will be oak slivers from the woodshed.
@@joespawldin7833 got mine for $21 delivered! And yes, the tray is for solid alcohol fuel tabs! light & cheap! I understand, though I have not tried yet, that wood pellets work well, too! (With the tray)!!
broski plz plz plz do a video like this...i can't full grasp what your saying but i would love to see a demo of it.
I'm confused is that not what he did>
Mine came with an extra attachment. It came with a circle grill attachment. Side note: if you stack the twigs and sicks so that you have them stand on end, and jam pack them in and light it from the top, the fire will last about half an hour to 45 minutes.
I own one of these stoves and have used it extensively. Think Swedish fire log, cut small pieces of wood around the exterior and starter twigs in the middle. I use wood about 1/2" around the outside (diameter) and 2" long approx. don't cover your catalytic converter holes over. It lasts much longer and even burns long enough to make dish cleaning water and hot beverage afterwards. Hope this helps in you testing. Cheers!
Luke, I bought one of these Ohuhu stoves after seeing your review. I timed a TWO cup water boil test using alcohol, gel wax cotton ball and wood bits. The alcohol boil was around six minutes with no wind block, wood test was the fastest 4+ minutes and the gel wax was awful! Gel wax put off so much soot it was unhealthy to be around and it never boiled the water. It did heat to a near boil but I wouldn't dare drink the water due to the massive amount of soot. Alcohol was the cleanest burn followed by wood then the gel wax. This stove is a great little addition to my car camping kit. Thank you.
another great alternate fuel for these stoves is wood pellets like the ones for pellet stove space heaters, 10lbs for $4.
Okay I bought one of these and have used it for quite some time. It does work well but it does have one bad aspect. It gets hot beneath the stove. Hot enough that it burned through a chunk of Plywood. The thing to do is either put it on something that wont burn like a flat Rock or put it on a sheet of metal that is raised off anything burnable.
Lukes idea of modifying the Pot Support Ring is a good one that works well. I cut a section out of mine and it works just fine.
Try using an old floor tile!
Mine holds my Heavy Cast Iron frying pan no prob. the alcohol dish great for a ash catcher or making a egg or a single cup of hot chocolate may be two , great review you can get a grill for it works fine
I don't know why but every time I watch your vids I have this sudden craving for some coffee
I got this method you can try.
Step One: Lift up your pot
Step Two: Add twigs, branches, kindling
Step Three: Place pot back on fire
The little things, that escape bright minds. 😂😂
Crap, like i just saw this comment is 2 years old. 😂😂😂😎😎
@@pastorjustin4181 I think lots of people visit the older videos for info. Some of these equipment reviews are timeless. : )
Ido it seams like a lot of complicated work doing all that lifting and addingbthen putting down again....damn man so much work
Greetings from Finland near the Russian border. I have watched a lot of your good videos on another channel before I got this channel active. I have a very similar cooker to yours. It works well. I made modifications to it and added a wind shield. Now it's also a multi-fuel cooker. I have a video of it, but I haven't gotten around to putting subtitles on it yet.
Great review. The alcohol burning will come in super handy if there's no dry wood and a few cubes don't weigh or cost much. Really enjoyed the detailed tutorial.
You could use that little tray for solid fuel. Also if you put some chopped wood standing straight up like a Swedish fire torch, and stuff it full. It will burn for a long time.
Luke, thank you for the review! I bought one for 17.99. Fits the bill. Been in Otto North Carolina for a week camping...cold and wet. Red clay on everything, and had a ball. The little stove works great. Thanks again!
fill the stove to the holes with inch size twigs light it on the top and that's it for almost an hour. you don't need to keep feeding it
it also works fantastic with cat litter
Spot on John 👍
How do you use cat litter with it?
valerie Potter pour the cat litter pellets up to the holes then use tinder on the top to get the pellets going normally burns for about an hour
OK great thank you for the info.
John James i read the details as dryed alcohol,which is what they refer to as fuel tabs over there.not liquid acohol.thats not saying alcohol cant be used.but i would think it would be not worth the weight of the fuel and risk of spills.
fill it with twigs and then light it from top! it is way more efficient. Little smoke, no black pans.
I saw this video last week and I just received my Ohuhu stove today. I can't wait to get on the trails and try it out. Thanks for the video as I was looking at various stoves as we are just starting to hike and camp and what a great inexpensive stove to start with.
Bought it and love it! It's always in my backpack now. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for your review. I just purchased this stove with the bonus little grill $21 on Amazon. I bought it because I heard the pot rest could be used to hack the.MSR Windburner stove so I could use any pot not just their expensive Windburner pots. Jetboil offers an adaptor for their stove, but the hole is smaller making Windburner less efficient. The Ohuhu did the trick. Their pot holder fits better, the little grill was absolute good luck because if you use it on top of pot holder, it holds the pot/ pan even more stable. Should also use wider spread cannister stand if using Solo Windburner and a bit larger pot. Now to round out all my cooking options I just ordered the Trangia alcohol burner to drop into the Ohuhu if needed! I think that should work? I admit I didn’t do my homework enough when I bought The MSR Windburner as I really didn’t catch how expensive the particular special pots are, but with an additional $40 with above I believe I could cook in almost any condition 🔥 🔥🤔
Nice video. This is one of a few Chinese clones of the Silverfire Scout Stove(made in USA). I have two. It will fit inside a 775 ml MSA Alpine Stowaway pot. It also fits inside the Pathfinder 1800 ml bush pot...with room for food, etc. The Silverfire Scout has upgraded to a top ring with fixed pot supports. Similar versions can be found among the clones as well. Silverfire also has the mini dragon pot which is a double wall pot which captures ALL the heat from this stove and keeps it between the two walls making it much more efficient in cold weather. Cram it full, (think Sweedish fire Log(torch), light it from the top down, dont bother with the notch.
Awesome to know the real US brand! I bought a nameless clone, just because I found it new at a used store and figured out what it was. I'd prefer to support the original wharves possible, though, so I'll check out Silverfire.
Luke, I have the gas one stove, same stove, I’ve found if you measure your twigs to all the same height and load the stove with the twigs standing up neatly ,packing them tightly you can boil 3 pots of water or around 38-40 oz of water without reloading the stove. Burning the stove from the top down makes it more efficient. Cutting in the side of the stove destroys the gasification effect and it will smoke like crazy.
Thanks for the review, awesome as usual! I really would like to see how to make an opening for adding wood!
yes how do u reload the burner while cooking? stuff it through the top? no thanks
most all your videos are good, to the point, and informative. Straight and to the point!
Great review!! Got one and it works great! Huge amount of heat and fits perfect in my pot. Feeding hole is an issue if using twigs. Tried with larger pieces like Swedish torch and lasts longer. Thanks Luke!
I have this stove, works great. I bought the Alpine Stowaway Pot 775ml from MSR. The stove fits in the pot perfectly so can be carried without additional footprint in your backpack.
I bought this stove lately and unfortunately there were no instructions in the box :(
Was not sure about two items : the basket and the small plate.
I saw this little stove in a Rogers Wilderness Adventures video.
He didn't show how he put it together. I just saw the result and it immediately impressed me!
Seems like a perfect format for my needs.
Said to myself :
Hey! Luke has surely already tested this product, I searched your CZcams channel and boom! I found it!
Thank you :) now i know how to assemble it
Very happy with this stove, (bought the summer before last). A Trangia alcohol burner fits inside it if there are no twigs around. I am using 2 inch diameter cotton pads, soaked in candle wax as fire starters. On my last camping trip, I stuffed soaking wet branches, vertically- that were over 2 feet high, and it was just like a giant candle- looked really neat, and attracted a lot of attention.
Yes, please make a feeder hole. Love to see the end product. Thx for sharing
+3b camping&bushcraft Consider it done. - Luke
+TheOutdoorGearReview Just a guess is that the woodgas will go wrong way unless it is in the top piece that you put on last
+TheAnnoyingThingOutdoors Oh. Sorry. I read the comment before I saw your thought.
Count me in, I want to see to. :-)
TheOutdoorGearReview did you post a video after you created the hole?
@@TheOutdoorGearReview Was this ever accomplished? If so, is there a link to making a feeder hole on this product? Thank you.
(7:52) You could just place the pot holder upside down (extending the legs first). You will have some space to feed the fire if needed. It will also hold a smaller pot this way.
Thanks so much Luke, just ordered one based on this great review. Excited to test it out, it looks awesome especially for such a low price! Cheers!..
Just got mine tonight, can't wait to try it out. It now comes with a grill cover also. I bought a Gas One brand for $20. Love your channel.
Glad it got a thumbs-up from you, mine is being delivered as I write this! Combined with a 14cm Zebra pot (the stove nests inside the pot) this will be my go-to cookset when I go places I can have a wood fire!
This stove nests perfectly in an MSR Stowaway 775ml stainless steel pot. Too heavy for backpacking for me, but not bad for camping.
I just found one Used-Like New on Amazon for .01 with free shipping! :) Can't wait to get it. The following day my wife found a used like new breadmaker for the same price on Amazon. Gotta love it!
Thanks for 1080p60! Best quality review
love your channel maybe you could do another review of this stove with the intended wood loading
I love mine I use it during power outages. Got to have coffee.
There are quite a few of these stoves by different companies. I bought one of a different name that weighs 12.7oz. Same price. I received mine 2 days ago. I'm glad I received it before you uploaded this review and drove the price up. LOL! Yes, I would love to see how you modify this unit to receive the wood without having to remove the top portion. Thanks.
You just sold an Ohuhu stove, I do believe! I need a compact stove for my first winter camping trip and this definitely fits the wallet quite well.
I love mine! Great heat, gasification is awesome. Must feed a good bit, but I'm learning. I say no to the hole--but would like to see if it helps. Now--how to clean the soot off your cookware?! That's the question! Like the video!
+Ben Richardson That is the question and I have the answer waiting for you. Do a search on my channel for;
How to Clean Your Pot, Cup, Cookware - The Outdoor Gear Review - Luke
and the whole set fits nicely inside a MSR 775 ml Stowaway pot. You can even use the Ohuhu storage bag to hold everything!
Man I spend more money after watching your reviews. A gift here, a gift there, Awesome stuff. Thx for the work.
Nice product & excellent presentation. I'd like to see how the modification affects the secondary burn. Dremel away!
Great clear voice
I put the grill on top of the stove under my pot. It helps as the top of the stove is a bit big for my pot and also I can load the stove without disturbing my pot. I use the alcohol pan under the stove to catch embers coming through the bottom.
Yes, please show us how you adapt the Ohuhu stove for feeding more wood in without lifting off the pot. Cheers, Graham
The real question about this stove is... How many times can Luke say "very very" during the review? :D ♥
I added this to my wish list immediately upon seeing this video. Good job, Luke and Ohuhu.
+AZ Patriot Imagine how many I cut out during the editing process. Haha - Luke
+AZ Patriot The next question is how many times Luke said "Ohuhu" in the first minute. lol or ohuhu
How many times ? Every time !
Yes! Please go ahead and make a rectangular hole to it, I can't wait to watch it, thanks 👍
Will get one. Plus a camping kettle with a tight lid that will fit the stove and pouch inside.
That was the first thing that I noticed... was no feeder hole.
So... YES!!! I'd like to see you make that modification...
Thanks for sharing
Cheers & Atb
What's nice is the fact that if you are camping, and there is no wood available, you can fall back on the alcohol.
I've been to campgrounds that were wiped clean of any wood at all.
I ordered one, although I did make one out of a qt paint can and a larger soup can and I was impressed as well.
I’m glad you did a test review and I think this will make me happy
These are really great value stoves. Another stove that is maybe worth a look is the Robens Folding Firewood Stove. It is similar to the Redcamp stove (there are many reviews on CZcams) but I believe it is a lot heavier duty. It weighs arond 2.5 kilos so is not a back packing stove. The cost is £37.50 (about $45) in the UK. Would love to hear your take on this one......if you can get hold of one.
Great stove. The issue we have here in the mediterranean region is that outside summer, humidity is very high and wood does not dry well. I've been making fires since I was a young boy and a fire without smoke is sooo rare a sight here.
Hi Luke, great stove, I agree with you, would only use it with wood as the fuel. I vote for the video to show us how to modify it so you can continually feed it with wood. Great little review buddy. Mark & Luke (UK).
Looks like a great value. I want one for sure now. Thank you for your as usual outstanding review.
Neat!it's possible to make a stove,cooker,out of just about anything,I've done it whilst in the army out of a ration tin a hexamine blocks, easy,light to carry,no weight .good luck to all.
After seeing your review. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on buying it for my backpack hunts. I can't tell you enough how YOUR reviews have helped me. I appreciate ur honesty and how you actually test ur products! Thank you!
Hate to disagree with everyone. I bought this sometime back as it was the first cheap woodgas stove I came across. I make DIY stoves of this type and teach it to children in outdoor camps. The stove is cheap and compact which is the only good thing that can be said about it. At first I could not even get a secondary burn, probably due to the freezing weather. By comparison a homemade paint can with a stainless steel cooking utensil container as an inner chamber worked much better and longer. I tried them both side by side. Later I was able to get a secondary burn in warmer temperatures. It does not work well when significantly below freezing. The chamber is just too small for much fuel and in woodstoves size really matters. It is okay for summer use and backpacking where size is important. The smaller the size the more wood cutting is required to get it to fit in. If you can't make your own then it is passable for casual use but it is not an all season all weather woodgas stove.
Be advised, if you cook an larger meal on this stove it can build up radiant heat under it and start a secondary fire. Be careful with it on less than bare rock or concrete surfaces. It works great on wood pellets as well, a great stove for emergency prepping.
I now have an Ohuhu stove that nestles perfectly (even in the mesh storage sack) inside a MSR Alpine 775ml stowaway pot with the cover locked down, OMG thanks CZcams!
Awesome review especially since you sited both pro's and con's... I totally agree with your comments about adding a hole to add wood or other materials to feed the fire with a pot on top, plus heftier pot holders, pot on the pot holder which would make this an awesome wood stove even with reasonable price increase... Thanks for all you do!
You may have noticed, the stove worked fine until you tried to help it along, smothering it and forcing/creating the smoke it was designed not to produce,.
Load the stove first 2/3s of the way up and 2/3s of the way all round with heavy sticks vertically, 2-3 inches high and intersperse smaller twigs/sticks , birch bark, resin, or even dry leaves/pine needles in- between and on top. That should fill the entire stove LOOSELY so the fire/fuel has some air , with the top on. Then light the stove in several places on top and have it burn down. 4-5 small spitball sized tissue paper,cotton balls soaked in alcohol or with petroleum jelly product on top works best. Then LEAVE IT ALONE for 2-3 minutes before putting a pot on unless the fire goes out. It shouldn't unless the wind is too heavy. Having a good windscreen, which is almost as important as the stove or cookpot, eliminates that problem.
The stove is a TLUD design, Top Lit Up Draft gasifier stove. The flames should last over an hour with fairly dry fuel. You can either reload then or start feeding it small to medium sticks underneath the pot after 40-45 minutes or so if you are still cooking.
Good stuff I ordered the gas one from Amazon ($16.99). It looks pretty much exactly the same. They're probably made in the same factory just stamped with different brands. The gas one came with a grill too. We'll see how it works. Figure for $17, I won't be too critical of it.
Sold! Going to pick one of these little guys up to go with my new appy trails tarp/tent.
Been subscribed for a couple years. Appreciate what you do.
Thanks for this review of the Kmart brand $4 stainless steel cutlery holder 😉
Mate you are a legend it's a sub from me I've watched a good amount of your videos now thank you for the info you've just saves me alot of money as I was going with the solo lite cheers man
Thanks for the review! Helped me this morning
I used mine the other day , once I got the fire going I dropped in small chunks of charcoal that I got from a old camp fire , it worked very well . it smoke as much , just drop in a few chunks at a time , so if you are close to a old camp fire try it
Great review as always, but it still doesn't beat the Ikea drainer. I can fit my whole cookset inside the small version of the drainer including a Trangia burner & fuel, Matches, windshield, pegs for pot stand, pot, hanging chain, pot grippers, a scourer and paper to stop it rattling. the drainer was just Euro 2.95.
Cutting holes may effect the principle of how the wood gas stove work. I mention this stove carry take a lot of wood and to make it even more efficient try the Swedish torch method of packing the stove with wood and you should get a very long and efficient burn time. Cheers ;)
Great job I have a Lixda looks just like this. God bless brother have a blessed night
Luke could you do an update to this video 2 years later? I purchased one yesterday and am just waiting for it to come in. I was able to find it for $22 Canadian on Amazon, free shipping with prime. Awesome!
I have one coming tomorrow. Can't wait to test it out.
Yes, please show us how you would had an access hole. I own this stove and love it! But yes a spot to add wood would be great!!
I made a gasafire stove like that and I made a higher top. So my space between the fire chamber is a good three inches from any pot I put on it, which really helps feeding in the wood. Just thinking now about your stove, insted of cutting into it to make a hole. Can you make a disk or square plate of expansion metal to lay on top of the three pot stands? Mainly to hold the pan higher on the three legs. Maybe that will give you more room to feed wood into the stove. That stove is efficient enough where you could have it crazy high from the bunner opening and it still will boil water for sure.
Awesome looking stove and great price. I wouldn't cut a slot into the top piece, it may weaken it to the point that it won't hold a pot. Looking at the design, you can probably find that piece in the gas stove parts replacement area at Lowe's or Home Depot, looks similar...hey it's worth checking out
Thanks for reviewing this Luke, got one on the way as my basic folding steel stove isn't always sufficient. Looking forward to trying it out.
Impressive just ordered it off Amazon UK for £13 with free delivery Think that's equivalent to around $18 so bargain thanks Luke
Good review. I just received mine. Can't wait to try it out. Like you, I won't be running alcohol in it often. I may only do this if I desired to use it in the kitchen as an auxiliary/keep hot side burner.
Very good video I very very much enjoyed it, it was very very well recorded and very very well demonstrated. Overall a very very good review. 👍
Yeah the ohulo stove is a a animal of cooking stove, I like using charcoal in it. When ya have finished with big camp fire I save up some of the coals that cooled off save some toward next fire, but it does work nice.
I fail to see the difference between that and two tomato juice cans. Mine has a shiny base, 46 Oz tomato can with can opener holes, open top, combustion can set inside for wood/pencil shavings/alcohol/3 charcoal brkts/veggie oil, etc., all at the same time for a raging fireball. The next level has a coffee can that fits into the tomato can which takes in heat from the combustion. You can fry, bake, boil, or frikasee in the coffee can, but there is another level on top of the coffee can where you can fry a hamburger or boil water. I also use a hollowed out can to slip over top of the coffee can for double wall heat conservation and can yet cook on the top. I save the can lids to cook on instead of the stove tops. I cooked two hamburgers and ramen noodles the other night. Burgers done in 2 minutes and 8 Oz water to boil in under 5. $20 for that looks great but isn't stackable to 4 or 5 levels like tomato juice cans. I cook with 9 cans in one stack.
Post a link with pictures sounds awesome! 👍😎
I'm getting one. EDIT.... I just ordered one. $18.99 with Amazon Prime. Thanks Luke. This is my first wood burning stove, I could not see spending the money on the pricey ones. Even if that top burner eventually gives out you could we just put a small grate on it?
Those foldy supports will hold a stanley cup nice and steady too...
Nice little stove.
Looks like a good little stove. No need to drill holes to feed it though, just lift off your pot for a few seconds & drop your twigs in. If you use the 'Swedish' torch method when packing in the wood, you shouldn't need to re-feed it anyway.
Ijust got mine today in the mail. I also ordered a Sterno folding stove that came in the same package. There are only a couple draw backs. Number one is if you are using alcohol, it is a small capacity and liquid fuel can be dangerous. The second point is the reason it is so inexpensive is it is made by people that earn very low wages. This is something that I really feel bad about.
I think the bush box xl is the best"
A lil' heavy but built well.
So worth the money.......
I have one of these as my back up stove, if I run out of gas or alcohol.
Great too at busy campsites when everyone else has nabbed all the wood from the pile and left only the small scraps and twigs.
Even holds my heavy cast iron frying pan . Easy and portable
I have same stove and it burns wood pellets rather well. I got 40 minute burn time and no smoke. So smoke free I brought it into my kitchen and could not smell it burning. Great stove and 16.99 on Amazon
If I have trouble with the size of the pots, I can use an old 1 pound coffee can, cut it down, it will hold smaller cans, or use a frying pan on top, with the smaller pot inside it. Doesn’t sound like a problem for BUSH CRAFTERS! They are always improvising, or starving!
just dont "flip out" the pot stands. in the closed position i can steady small cups no problem
Just feed it from the top, no need to mod, and keep it wind proof, and keep the Efficiency of secondary burn
Please add a feeder hole, Luke. Even something an inch or 2 wide would be great. Can't really do much more than boil a small bit of water without one, I'd think. I was looking at this stove probably about the same time you were. Looked very interesting. Thanks for the review! :)
Another idea would be to dremel a slot for wood into the ring of that pot support but I don't know about that. Probably easier to put it in the side of that top chamber.
I just had mine delivered today & bought it for £10 off eBay 😁 Definitely think chopping up some chunkier bits of wood as well as adding twigs would make it burn for longer although will look at your other video of you adding a twig feeder. I'm so looking forward to cooking something yummy in a lovely location somewhere but will test it in the garden at some point. Now what to cook 🤔
luke. the little tray is for gel or heximine type fuel. you can put a trangia type alcohol burner in it works very well. but the tray is not for alcohol.
Looks awesome, I just ordered one!
Love your channel!! Very good advices!!
what about using a pizza screen on top? that way the pots/cups are a but more secure.
I used a computer fan grill. Same idea.
I dont think you need to modify. Just add a couple nice big chunks of wood.
Great things because it dont need power or gas 👍 I am gonna buy this thank you for domo, truly enjoy and amazed