Now That's a Survival Stove: Emberlit Titanium
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- An amazing piece of survival kit, the Emberlit Titanium folding pocket stove really works. At just 6 oz, it can be integrated into any system. I'd backpack with it and it’s a viable choice for Bug Out Kits (BOKs). There are some significant downsides to any wood-fueled survival stove and these are shown in the video. But the fuel is free, it functions as tiny fire pit (legal in burn restricted areas!), it elevates your fire off the ground (to avoid moisture problems), it generates radiant heat, it's compact, and it will boil water and fry stuff.
Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 10 out of 10
Not tested but shown is the Bushbox Titanium pocket stove, but it seems too tiny to be useful (don't buy it)
Emberlit Emberlit Ul Titanium Stove (reviewed, REC'D) amzn.to/1NYJkEc
Emberlit Stainless Steel stove: amzn.to/1H05he5
Emberlit Fireant,Titanium: amzn.to/1NYJlYL
Heavy Duty Outdoor Bag Bushbox: amzn.to/1kAT8Ys
Optimus Crux Lite Stove (blows away this stove): amzn.to/23xe5pq
MSR PocketRocket Stove (destorys all the above stoves in functionality): amzn.to/1H07B4Y
Nice to se he made an good running product. I remember back in the day he came out with his first version. Now thinking back on it.... Man time flies fast
This brings me back to the good ole days of Nutnfancy
I bought this over a year ago-- love it -- got it in my emergency kit
Totally cool portable stove, just 6 oz. And it works. Some downsides you need to consider but overall it works and is a smart thing to pack along in your BOK. -nutnfancy
I think the design could use a few improvements up top like some sort of grill or crossbeams, like on the firebox but the weight and bottom end look very well thought out. especially the ability to feed longer pieces of wood, this will really simplify the fire maintainence. Thanks for the review!
I've had one for years and highly recommend it as well. It weighs nothing and is flat so I always take it with me on backpacking trips as a backup. Usually I stick long skinny sticks in the door and prop it up so it's level then just gradually push them now and then. Once it got started I never had to blow into it. The cross bars I don't bother going corner to corner either. It works fine just sitting on one of the curved sections and less hassle getting it on or off. Also, the cross bars work great on Trangia type alcohol stoves.
Thank you for the kind review. I was at a prepper Expo down in Albuquerque when you posted it. I just got home and can finally watch it on my computer. BTW, It turns out we are neighbors.. the Emberlit shop so to speak is just down the road from you in Sandy.
I like the Silver Fire Scout for self-propelled travel and LOVE the Survivor Rocket Stove for truck camping. No problems even in a downpour!
Wow, that is a lot bigger than I thought it was. Always looked tiny on amazon, I have to pick one of these up for the Bug out bag, far better than my folding wood stove.
Met the designer years ago at a gun show, super nice guy. I have a few of these in the stainless which is heavier, and he has a smaller version that I have in titanium. Ti is the way to go. Like you said great for Bob kits, these and a Jetboil and you can do anything.
A few other things that people should know about this. First off, it is freaking awesome to have in your kit. One thing to note is when he mentions how the cross beams can warp because of the heat. The same thing happens with the structure walls as well over time. This can be a problem if you're moving it around/jostling a lot while you have fire in it. So it's best to just let it sit in place when your using it (makes sense). I had the opportunity to hold both titanium and stainless steel versions in my hand, and the weight difference was staggering. Even if you threw in a MSR pocket rocket and a fuel canister with the titanium stove, it would only be a tad heavier as the stainless steel version. Emberlit also makes a smaller version of this call the fire ant both in stainless and titanium.
I have a full size stainless version and a titanium mini for backpacking. Both work great and both work well with the trangia burner. I love them both. Highly recommended.
Definitely gonna buy one, or one similar. When I backpack the areas I go to often ban campfires and this seems like an excellent option to get my fire fix.
Why did I think that stove was 3x larger than it is... until you picked it up with the needle-nose?
+Joe Stubbernubbensteingenson It comes in lots of different sizes. I've seen prototypes that can hold up dutch ovens.
Thats cool. I want one the size of a chair.
+Joe Stubbernubbensteingenson they'd make you one if you wanted.
I've always liked reviews of this kind of gear. Especially stoves.
I have one and love it! Plus it's made in Utah USA! Great video Nutn!
Awesome stove ! I have it and love it. I never thought of using a multi tool to move the fire around. Very good tip, thanks.
Looks sick the way it's being anodized by the heat!
I have the Stainless Steel version. Works great, you can use fuel tabs instead of wood for wet conditions and it weighs less than my MSR Pocket Rocket and a full fuel canister. I would add one negative to the list it's messy; so before you throw it back in your pack bring along a zip-lok bag and put it in that before putting it in it's storage case.
Hey Nutn, I've been using Emberlit for a long time. It's a great emergency option and easy to carry. The newest version (FireAnt) is even better! The FireAnt has a tray that sits higher to be used with an Esbit tab or an alcohol stove (Trangia) besides wood (or other flammable material) without the tray in place. The FireAnt is even lighter and seems to burn even better (better air flow).
love titanium, a big plus is that it get's heat anodized when you use it, so it doesn't look so boring xD
My buddy uses one of these as what I call a personal crotch heater when backpacking. Nice to use small wood to keep a small fire to keep you warm.
bought one when they first came out...work great!
I pack my D-Power stove everywhere. I keep my gas and the stove in the provided bag. Works like a charm.
My dad was fire marshal/arson investigator. City where we lived had an ordinance about no fire pits, but cooking with fire was allowed. If he was called about a fire pit, as long as they had some hot dogs, nearby he couldn't do a thing. Granted most those people who called on their neighbors were busy bodies who had nothing better to do.
That's a great kit. I have had one for over a year. Great video Sir :)
firebox makes one of the best folding stoves. really want to get the second generation one.
That looks like a great puzzle box stove. If you ever need it for some unforeseen circumstance, it would be worth the few ounces to always keep in a pack. I have some that are steel.
blowing with bamboo is pretty effective, my grandmother mother few years ago still use wood stove.
That thing is really cool. I think I'm going to get one and throw it in the truck for emergencies and camping. Last time we went camping I used a Weber chimney charcoal starter as a way to get our campfires raging. Stuff the chimney with brush, add a bit of dryer lint and light it with a spark. Instant raging fire that can be used to light the big camp fire. I need to test and see if it's possible to boil a pot of water over a chimney.
dude that's a great idea..I bet I'd work just fine with a light mod or two..
Been looking at the smaller version of this stove, glad you did the review on it. Hope to see more philosophy videos soon those are my favorite.
Looks like briquettes would work great in there too !
10/10
I've seen these for sale, and they are pretty spendy (well duh, titanium).
Around where I am, there's basically no backpacking places that allow fires during the season. Best to stick to MSR pocket rocket and isobutane, or alcohol stoves. If you're allowed to have a fire there will be a pit for it. :D
I like the Firebox Nano as well as it's an all in one deal. It folds up and doesn't have separate parts unless you need the cross bars or something. There are many nice small wood stoves though. The nano though you don't have to take apart into 4 or 5 pieces.
Without a doubt a great choice for bugout. Flat, light, tough, abundant fuel. Total win..............
Awesome video nutn... maybe we will soon see a update on your bug out kit/bug out mindset. Your video on the reasons to not bug out is awesome, but it is always nice to get an update
Hey Nutn, you do know that Emberlit is just down the road from your house right? Decent review here. I love Emberlit's kit. This is a smart idea for SERE, in that it gives you a light way to cook fast with a small kit and pick up and move the ash leaving almost no mark to dispose of, or it can be used in a Dakota pit to hold up your cook kit. If you use titanium then you can grab the metal shortly after the fire burns out because it dissipates heat so fast, which too gives you mobility. I just reviewed the Fire Ant this week and those were some of the take away's.
I have the steel one and love it. it's nice to have a decent place to rest a kettle to boil. I've never timed mine but I think you'd get a quicker boil with softwood like spruce if it's available near camp
I love my emberlit stove in stainless, really good piece of gear. The same company also makes the fireant stove its is small but can be used with alcohol burners and esbit tabs.
luv ya nutn. Emberlit UL Titanium stove weighs 5.45 oz and is 6" high, and website assures it is corrosion resistant.
Well, I'm a cheapskate. I have a #10 can that I saved from the trash, it weighs 8 3/4 oz. and is 7" high, as is. I know a #10 can will work fine as a small wood stove cuz I've done it before, but I didn't try to trim it in such a way as to reduce it's weight.
I think I can cut off an inch, including that rolled over ring, from the top edge, drill a bunch of holes in the side of the can and cut out a fuel feed window and get it close to 6 oz.
I also saved a pair of my son's old school pants that has a hole in the seat. The can fits in a pants leg easily, so I can cut off a pants leg to use as a carry bag for the stove.
Only downside is it won't collapse flat and it doesn't have that Ti cool factor, but who gives a flip if it rusts?
I'll use an old coat hanger as a grill/pot support, bent back & forth in Z's such that it'll rest over the top of the can in use and nest in the can when not in use.
My weight will approach the weight of your system and my costs are $0.00, as opposed to $80. (Today is 11/10/2015 I'll update this post when my project is complete)
** 11/17/2015 - trimmed #10 can stove is 6 3/8 oz, that is not including a coat hanger grill. I'll carry the two extra ounces. It's a much better value in my mind, but some people have money to burn, I don't. I still need to test this with a good burn...
** 11/26/2015 - tested #10 can stove & coat hanger z-grill a few days ago. Kept a fire going for 1 1/2 hrs and boiled up 1/2 liter of water for a cup of coffee twice. Worked like a charm! Only issue with a stick-n-twig stove like this is it takes constant attention & feeding. Of course one wouldn't really run it for 1 1/2 hrs while camping, just 20 minutes or so. ** I also found a stainless steel, thin walled doggy water bowl at the thrift store for $1, almost the same diameter as the #10 can stove. Works like a charm on the stove!
Merkewares that makes it is based out of Utah I believe. They make other cool stuff too. The creator is part of The Brothers Of Bushcraft which collaborated on many of the tops knives and others.
The fireant version allows you to plugin a trangia alcohol stove and has a slot for placing a fuel tablet. Weighs less than 3 ounces.
Awesome product review as always, but I sure wish you had hiked in the mountains of Utah to review it. Love the Project.
I like that Tops Armageddon Knife. Don't own it but own some other Tops knives and love them.
I'm very surprised you like this.
Awesome Nutn.
I've been really interested in this little stove. Just never could convince myself to drop my poor college student money on it. But I think it can grab it with confidence!
+osiris5432 the stainless steel is 5oz more, but its half the price
Very cool stove I like it , Thanks
Am I the only one who kept eying that Topps Badger and wondering when Nutn was going to say what it was? It looks quite capable and handy. I predict yet another blade being added to my growing collection.
I got the stainless steel one so that it'd survive a little longer, but for 35 bucks with Amazon Prime..its awesome.
Absolutely Crazy! This video is NOT 30 min to an hour long! Nutn' must not be feeling very well today. :-)
The emberlit and the pocket bellows seems like a winning combination. The pocket bellows would have helped you there.
Nutn,You really need to check out the SOLO STOVE, I use the small one on all of my backpacking trips here in Maine. The stove is double wall steel construction and fully nests into my 900ml titanium cookpot. furthermore I am able to nest my "fancy feast" alcohol stove into the whole system for use when biofuel is really wet or I'm feeling lazy.worth cecking out,Keep up the great work!-Mountainfighter409
I just found an upgrade from my Vargo. Thanks nutn.
dude that's freaking sick or no maybe I might try that
Keep up the gear reviews! Miss the old backpacking videos.
Damnit nutn', this is two items today you are going to make me go out and buy. Oh well.
+pikap864 You are welcome ;-) One of my jobs is to spend your money wisely. I'm getting another as well, for kit. -nutn
I like my Firebox stove Ti, made in UT, USA, maybe a little heavier, just folds up and burns better without all the maintenance to the fire..
Will have to check it out... TNP Thank you for the review!
I have one and love it! Plus it's made in Utah USA! Great video!
+Troy Roper III Hey I know that guy!
I'm your only subscriber now!
Totally "stoked" to get one.
hey Nutn', put a small battery operated fan to stoke it and I bet it would really cook. Or try putting brick or stones around it to reflect the heat back in.
Been waiting on this review for a long time man
Good stuff! I've had a bush box for about 3 years like it a lot but to reduce weight even more may have me getting the rusty old wallet out
Awesome and really good price
Thats interesting that the supports would bend or break if they got too hot, There was once a plane made of 93% Ti and it could get to 1000+ degrees in some areas getting punished for hours at a time without breaking. I'd like to see this put through some kind of parts stress test. Perhaps making the gauge a tad thicker for those parts would solve the problem.
good for bringing fire into a shelter safely
Once you start adding a pot (to boil water) to your gear, you might as well carry a Kelley Kettle. Nothing's faster for boiling water on random fuel.
love this part of tnp especially
Bought it. Thanks nutn
"Let's see how long it takes to boil... this amount of water."
Haha, thanks nutn; very scientific.
Sweet set up....
Another great review, you should check out the 180 flame stove.
Cool review. Thanks!
So it gets 10/10 even though the parts bend when they get hot?!
good review, glad you are giving attention to the lightweight survival wood stoves. please check out the firebox nano.. it's my favorite out of the current options, i think you and your subscribers will really like it.
You darn near converted that thing into the "Emberlit Portable Folding Forge."
Driveway review. Nice!
Boils water in 8 to 10 minutes? That how long my stove takes! Nice
Sweet!
There are lots of brands of titanium folding stoves. Would love to see you try the Firebox Nano and they make a bigger version that you can review too.
Love God Love your channel. Nutn buy yourself a cookset quit using miss nutnfancy pots.lol
would the boil time have been less by cooking with a thin skinned camp pot vs. a high end thick bottom culinary pot?
That is awesome!
What do you think of the Solo Stove? Have you used it? When I use it, it consumes all the fuel, down to white ash. I've found it to be very efficient, though not as compact.
Ti warps bad when you get heat spots like that did the pieces lay flat after folding it back up?
How do you rate this (and the similar firebox nano) against wood gas re-burning stoves (e.g. solo stove)?
Maybe an adjustable wind screen to lock in the heat to speed up boil?
I have been thinking of getting a folding stove like this. But if i'm not having a larger fire for warmth and cooking, I would get 2 rocks and make a twig fire between them. I carry a small grate to span the 2 rocks anyways.
Need one, want one.
Firebox Nano in Titanium....better alternative than the Emberlit Ti due to its design and ease of set up and take down. You should do a tabletop comparison. I think you will find that there is NO comparison as to which is superior and offers more value
I'm undecided between this UL Compact Design Titanium Emberlit or the toak titanium, please give me your advice? You've had experience with TOAKS titanium wood stove? I do not know what to buy
good kit
You reckon if it would work better if you put some stone slabs or rocks around it to keep the heat from radiating out the sides so much?
2 feet of vinyl tubing fitted to a length of aluminum arrow or copper tubing will allow you to blow into the flame box without wasting your breath and bending down,
What's the blade sitting next to it?
And I might buy the stove, be great for backpacking.
Would pair great with my Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe
trangia... can't beat the simplicity, weight, effectiveness and uses denatured alcohol. and you can use it in a phone booth and you don't have Nothing to worry about. very clean burning.
I like the stainless steel model, I plan to bug out in a car so the extra weigh isnt an issue
What about facing the window towards the wind so that the fire gets more oxygen so you don't have to blow on it. I had to use a wood in a trangia stove once as we ran out of fuel, worked just like this stove!
It would take way less time to boil water in a pot with less thermal mass that conducts heat better, like a titanium backpacking one that you would normally use with it.