Recommendation for a Folding-box packable Wood Burning Stove

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Hi,

I have been using alchol stoves, but crazy as it seems, methanol in any form is very difficult to obtain
So, I am looking at a contained twig firebox

I am hiking and walking in Israel, where there is a lot of pine woods and scrub wood
Plenty of twigs on the dry ground

I see two current threads on the Emberlite and the Vargo
What other stoves are available?
What works succesfully about the specific stoves and what does not work?
The differences between the metals


thanks in advance
 
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I have a Trangia, which is superb, but since methanol fuel availablity is very poor, I cannot use it for hikeing the Israel Trail
 
Id say Emberlit
But thats only because I have one and it works good for me
I havent tried much else in the way of twig fuel type small stoves

what works for me is it uses seriously small amount of fuel , it is easy to feed while cooking , it doesnt take that long to cool down to pack up .
there is very little in the way of fall out from the stove

the downside for me is that it is a good stove for one or two people , I travel with 3-5 , it is my personal time stove only

this is my experience only tho
 
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Mannlicher
Yes, and this trread is here so not to side track your thread....

Myal,
This is the information I need

Thanks

Anyone else?
 
I took the Emberlit to the river again yesterday for a 16 miler overnight trip. I just made coffee and baked a pizza for supper. But I put more effort into breakfast. Fried eggs and bacon, hashbrown patties and biscuits with coffee. It would be time consuming to make all that for more than one person though on such a small stove and pan. To get this extended burn (mostly punky softwoods available for fuel), I added a couple of charcoal grille briquettes. I haven't tried it, but I suppose one could do an all briquette fire where wood was scarce. As it is, the river gravelbars where I camp stay pretty well picked over. But no one wants/needs the fuel that is just perfect for the emberlit. Good luck with your hunt. I've not tried any other twig stoves other than the ones I used to make from a metal coffee can. They worked, but not this well. And they burned and rusted out pretty quickly.
 
You know long before there was any Emberlit or Vargo I read about an old Biker Guy that would take 4 motorcycle license plates and hook them together with rings . Like large key rings . and it would lay flat. But he talked about opening them up to make a square and putting twigs and pine cones and such in them . light that and lay a small grill over the square license plate and cooking a steak. It worked for him. Any way this was 35 years ago. This is what I think about every time I see someone use a Emberlit or a Vargo. Just saying.
 
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Do a search for the Honey Stove and Hive Stove from backpackinglight.co.uk and have a look.
 
I am fairly sure I will order an Emberlite in steel
I like the side loading while the fire is burning

Thanks for all your advices
 
I just got one and have done a grand total of 2 burns in it. Will try boiling water tomorrow. Will need to figure out how to get a Trangia to sit higher in it as part of tomorrow's plans.

My immediate reaction is that the size of the size port and the need to keep several pieces of wood next to each other means that a certain size stick is really preferable (a bit bigger than thumb sized). If this is the case, I could see need to baton more wood than I would normally for an open fire if smaller sticks weren't super available.

Not sure this would be any different for any of the side feed stoves though.

I have some ideas on the Trangia
 
I've never had to baton perfect sized wood yet. The size I need is usually ignored by most campers before me who build bonfires.
 
Check out the Folding Firebox Nano Ti

fairly light , can be used with your alcohol stove or with sticks.
 
The Emberlite is the one I intend to get. The price has been holding me back for what you get.

I have been using alchol stoves, but crazy as it seems, methanol in any form is very difficult to obtain.
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Methanol is a hazmat item now. Places simply won't sell it to you and few carry it. I had to provide a copy of my business license to even buy any.
 
I can buy denatured alcohol anytime in my Ace Hardware paint section. Of course the owner and staff know I am a contractor and I buy a lot of stuff from them.
 
Methanol (a type of alcohol) is not the same as the alcohol you can buy at your local walmart or Ace in the small bottles. (I use the laboratory grade methanol. So, it may be a bit "more pure".)
 
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Methanol (a type of alcohol) is not the same as the alcohol you can buy at your local walmart or Ace in the small bottles. (I use the laboratory grade methanol. So, it may be a bit "more pure".)
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More pure? Dunno. The denatured alcohol I buy is in a metal quart can and sub-labeled "Shellac thinner" and "Excellent alcohol and chafeing dish fuel" It's recommended uses include fuel for marine stoves. I use it to clean paint brushes and remove label gum from building materials. It certainly is not rubbing alcohol with water content.
 
I buy methylated spirits here .. alcohol with some toxic muck added to make it posionious to drink , but OK to burn and use as solvent still .
 
For some reason methylated spirits, denatured alcohol, HEET, meths, are very difficult to find at all
I found some 'Spirit' which is the word they use here to indicate methanol
But it is so poor quality that it will not come to a bloom in the stoves...

Hence this tread to find a twig stove, in a land where there are plenty of twigs on the ground

I have been listening to the YouTube presentations from the maker of Emberlite
He puts out some intelligent videos on bush stuff that he has well though out
Made me think on some stuff
Like to place your emergency whistle on your pack shoulder srtap, so it is always in mouth's reach of it
Manitoba someone...

I will order an Emberlite
Ordering from outside the country always takes for ever to reach here
 
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