Melting snow with the Vargo Titanium Hexagon Wood Stove

Reviewing the Vargo Titanium Hexagon Wood Stove, and a simple way to melt snow without destroying your pot.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Vargo
• Titanium
• Hexagon
• Wood
• Stove
• melting
• snow
• crusader
• cup
• bushcraft
• wilderness
• survival

[CdnLifeguard71]

Nice job Paul. I've been looking at these for a while now. It was good to see the crusader cup in the top. How does the C Cup compare in size the canteen cup? Would they sit on top of that pretty much the same way? Thanks

Nate

[englishmaninontario]

@CdnLifeguard71 The USGI and the Crusader are of similar size, so I would imagine it would work just fine.

[knightrebel556]

Very Interesting. But on another note, how much snow do you still have up there? I feel for for ya man!

[englishmaninontario]

@knightrebel556 It's all gone now - I'm going to miss it, it's nice being bug free in the woods :)

[TomsBackwoods]

Thanks for the review! I wonder what your thoughts are on just building a small fire and setting your cup in the coals to melt snow? I wonder the same thing about the bushbuddy . I'm sure it leaves less of a foot print but are there any more advantages to carrying a small wood stove.You have seen and commented on my DIY bushbuddy vid on BCUSA and I still cant convince my self to carry the small wood stove.Thanks for the great review! and keep up the good work!

[englishmaninontario]

@TomsBackwoods Unfortunately open fires aren't permitted in almost all of the areas around here that I can hike, so a stove is necessary. The bushbuddy is on my list of stoves to try, but it's just SO expensive for what it is I find it hard to justify the cost. I am planning on getting one of Antig's at some point though.

[backpackinonline]

I like that add-water method. Dry snow can easily absorb all the added water, unless you get the pot on the fire right away. Your method can give the water a chance to protect the pot from scorching. BTW, scorched pot water tastes bad.

[TomsBackwoods]

@englishmaninontario thanks for the response ..if you have the means DIY they are not hard to build for under $10. I bit the bullet and purchased the bushbuddy ! I have to see if there really is any difference in the way the DIY stove and the bushbuddy burns.....for my own curiosity! lol... cheers my friend! and please look for the side by side comparison vid when the bushbuddy arrives....

[CiaranRooney125]

Very good review Paul, Looks like a fantastic little stove for day hikes.

[englishmaninontario]

@nudgabollocks $55 CDN at MEC. Could probably get it a bit cheaper if I shopped around, but like I said it was an impulse buy :)