G2 Folding Firebox

[dandan]

I have one of these coming from USA , after it was featured on Kickstarter.
Has anyone got one of these stoves yet , and if so , can we have a heads up on it?

Thanks


Je Suis Paris !!!

 

[Codger_64]

Interesting item. I've tried several variants of small trig stoves (not this one) and am yet to find one that works as well for me as the Emberlit. Please do a review when it arrives.

[video=youtube;hazUUEWl3U4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hazUUEWl3U4#t=33[/video]

 

[Raymond1000]

Some time back I looked at them. The versatile one was too heavy. Their small version weights about as much as an Emberlit. Versatile, it wasn’t. I stuck with the Emberlit.

 

[Codger_64]

IMHO, in the best configuration, these twig stoves are "carburators", regulating the fuel/air mix using venture effect. Mikhale's Emberlit is most efficient of the ones I have tried so far. Others not so good, being punctured boxes with not a lot of thought to draft control. Admittedly there are many I have not tried including this one.

 

[neeman]

IMHO, in the best configuration, these twig stoves are "carburators", regulating the fuel/air mix using venture effect. Mikhale's Emberlit is most efficient of the ones I have tried so far. Others not so good, being punctured boxes with not a lot of thought to draft control. Admittedly there are many I have not tried including this one.

As above
The Emberlit big and small are fire places with a draft to burn wood

The Firebox Nano is a great folding box but it has no draft to it so fails as a box

 

[Skrapmetal]

Draft or no, when I watch that video I am baffled by all of the moving pieces and setups. Very complicated for being a little metal box for burning things.

 

[Codger_64]

Draft or no, when I watch that video I am baffled by all of the moving pieces and setups. Very complicated for being a little metal box for burning things.

Hah! One of the pitfalls of over engineering! Making it adaptable to many configurations and fire sources. Several box stoves attempt to be adaptable like this and get away from the simplicity (and IMHO utility) displayed by the classic Emberlit.

I liken it to the improvements made in cars over the years. All with best intentions. The 1963 Falcon I had could be worked on with a minimum of tools. Carbs, fuel pumps, water pumps and starters could be changed out by reaching under the hood and undoing a couple of bolts. No sensors, nothing to reprogram. Even a caveman could do it. Today's cars require a shop of tools and computers to read sensors etc. Not to mention increased manufacturing and retail costs.

Still I find the variants coming onto the market to be interesting. And I hope some member here has one and can give us a review. All the better if it can be a head-to-head comparison with a simpler twig stove with draft.

Some time back I experimented with the Emberlit and a BEMCO aluminum oven using different fuels. Seasoned hickory ran the oven thermometer up above 700 degres F., nearly enough to melt the aluminum oven!

 

[tek77]

I have the 1st gen, without the bottom cut outs for wood feedind.
The weight is the biggest draw back for me (and the reason emberlit ti is always in my back pack)

Other than that, it performs well as wood stove (no real difference when compared with the emberlit)
Perfect car camping stove?

 

[Dcaggie06]

IMHO, in the best configuration, these twig stoves are "carburators", regulating the fuel/air mix using venture effect. Mikhale's Emberlit is most efficient of the ones I have tried so far. Others not so good, being punctured boxes with not a lot of thought to draft control. Admittedly there are many I have not tried including this one.

The emberlit is tough to beat considering how small it breaks down. But IMO nothing burns wood like a solo stove. Those things are engineering marvels. Unfortunately they're pretty bulky so I stick w my emberlit when I'm light packing.

 

[Raymond1000]

The emberlit is tough to beat considering how small it breaks down. But IMO nothing burns wood like a solo stove. Those things are engineering marvels. Unfortunately they're pretty bulky so I stick w my emberlit when I'm light packing.

The Core 4 breaks down like an Emberlit. It’s a wood gasification stove. If I wanted a super-efficient version of the Emberlit, that would be my choice.

The flip side is, the Core 4 comes with a gazillian extra pieces to assemble.

 

[Dcaggie06]

The Core 4 breaks down like an Emberlit. It’s a wood gasification stove. If I wanted a super-efficient version of the Emberlit, that would be my choice.

The flip side is, the Core 4 comes with a gazillian extra pieces to assemble.

So on this! Thank you!