Simple Ultra-Light Wood-Gas Stove

This is a very simple and inexpensive and lightweight stove that burns wood found on the trail. The double-wall desing pre-heats incoming air allowing for a complete burn and intense heat. Design is credited entirely to HiramCook. I simply made a video showing how to make the thing.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• stove
• wood
• lightweight
• ultralight
• backpacking
• bushbuddy

[pongoid]

Looks nice, works great on hard flat surfaces in trials, but doesn't work in the dirt due to progresso can being too long. You'll see when you try it out in the field. You have to dig a hole under it. Also you will find that pot support melts because the stove is so hot. Instead, modify a tuna can with vent holes and a fuel hole on the sides, and you'll get better results, plus it doubles as a snuffer. Good luck!!

[frankasauruswrex]

@pongoid I didn't have any trouble with it in the dirt, cooked three meals a day for 4 days straight and then used it again for 2 lunches and a dinner on another trip and it worked great. I could see the screen getting hot and bending but it hasn't yet. The tuna can is a good idea though, I will have to try it! Thanks for the comment.

[cobalt120]

Hi.

Using a piece of screen just above the bottom on the inner can is a good idea.

In my tests i never found that holes in the bottom (bottom flat, not the bottom sides) of the inner can was of any use. The addition of the bottom flat part holes make the air flow unstable for a gasifier. Even if after a time the holes clog with ashes.

This new design is more in tune with the bush buddy.

[wmdrtr]

Very cool. Hiram has contributed a lot of time and effort doing things that we don't have to now. I really like the design. Thank you

[hiramcook]

Great video. Thanks for sharing this. The only suggestion I have is to drill the holes in the outside can before you cut off the bottom. The can bottom helps you keep from bending the can when you drill. I found that out on my second stove I made. :-)