Make your own charcoal pellets. Just put wood Pellets in a close metal container, and put it in your.campfire. Make sure you have a small hole in the end of can. As soon as the gases burn off remove from fire, let it cool down and then remove pellets.
I have tried building my own small wood stove similar to this. Why bother? For $40 you have a great little heater/cooker here. I was experimenting around for use with charcoal briquets, as well as wood. With my experimentation, I have found that 10-15 briquets are usually more than adequate for cooking a meal. My guess is this would work for briquets much better than any of my scratch built junk. I get the feeling this would cook much better with charcoal instead of wood.
I found this through a review video while researching making my own. It was exactly what I wanted and at $40 made it not worth saving a dollar or two to make one. They also have a bigger one for $97 (still 1/3 a solo) but wasn't right for what I wanted. You can use any fuel you have on hand. I'm sure briquets would burn a little longer. I just tried the pellets because Steve is a long time YT buddy and I wanted to try them as well as support him. Thanks for checking out the video and commenting!👍
Very cool. How did you start the fire? Ever use just smoker pellets in it? Was thinking it would be very easy to pack just pellets when overlanding. Plus there’s restrictions about hauling wood, it prevents transportation of pine Beatles
I started the fire with paper towel under the wood and dropped a match. Not very hi tech! It lights very quick and easy. I have not tried just pellets...yet! Will be doing that and charcoal briquettes soon. Thanks for checking out the video!👍
For $12 off Amazon, I'm surprised it didn't burn up! It's a thin warming rack that I imagine is not designed for the heat that pit/stove puts out. It seems to work fine the few times I've used it. Thanks for checking out the video and the comment!👍
Never actually seen a solo stove in person but I assume you could find a rack to fit. I like this stove because it comes with the ability to put a pot or pan on it without buying anything extra. It was a bonus that I found a round rack and the 7" fit perfectly. Thanks for checking it out.👍
All good! I’ve been searching for an accessory that’ll hold a pot, or rack, on the mesa for a while with no luck. May just need to grab one of these guys at that price.
Have successfully cobbled together numerous "wood gas" Solo type stoves from juice & soup cans over the years, because the price of "wood gas", Solo stoves has been prohibitivly high (between $100 & $200), in most cases. This Wal-Mart knock off, for about $40 is something that is much more reasonable. Could never understand how, and why retailers will have a product made in a 3rd world, low wage country, yet expect to be able to charge the same price as if it were made in the U.S. with American labour costs?
I agree. I looked at making my own the saw how "cheap" they were on Amazon. I saw a video on the Walmart version and decided it looked better than the Amazon stoves at half the price of the Solos. Thanks for checking out my video and the comment.👍
FYI, when a plane is flying over you stop the video and say, Take two. In your case you messed up nine times so I don't know what to say.
Thank you for the feedback!👍
LOL😆@@robertcrowjr
Thanks for taking the time to make and share your videos.
Thank you for taking the time to check out my channel.👍
This fits perfect with the solo stove campfire nesting pots
This is excellent for emergency. Power outages when you need to cook for the family.
Make your own charcoal pellets. Just put wood Pellets in a close metal container, and put it in your.campfire. Make sure you have a small hole in the end of can. As soon as the gases burn off remove from fire, let it cool down and then remove pellets.
That's a great idea! Thanks!👍
Great video Robert. Really happy that the Charcoal Pellets gave you the flavour you was looking for! Thank you for the recommendation.
Thanks Steve, but being in one of my videos could hurt business!😮👍
Nice!
Thank you very much!👍
Sweet lil stove, definitely great for camping, that flame had some height!🔥 appreciate ya sharing, have a great one Robert, stay safe brother!😁👍
I have tried building my own small wood stove similar to this. Why bother? For $40 you have a great little heater/cooker here. I was experimenting around for use with charcoal briquets, as well as wood. With my experimentation, I have found that 10-15 briquets are usually more than adequate for cooking a meal. My guess is this would work for briquets much better than any of my scratch built junk. I get the feeling this would cook much better with charcoal instead of wood.
I found this through a review video while researching making my own. It was exactly what I wanted and at $40 made it not worth saving a dollar or two to make one. They also have a bigger one for $97 (still 1/3 a solo) but wasn't right for what I wanted. You can use any fuel you have on hand. I'm sure briquets would burn a little longer. I just tried the pellets because Steve is a long time YT buddy and I wanted to try them as well as support him. Thanks for checking out the video and commenting!👍
I love the cooling rack idea!
Nice little stove. I’m intrigued by those pellets! Gotta check into those!
Thanks for sharing this video, like a lot of the other people I was considering trying to build one but now I think I'll just give Walmart some money
Every once in a while Walmart gets something right. Especially in the camping/outdoor section. Thanks for checking my video out and commenting.👍
Very cool. How did you start the fire? Ever use just smoker pellets in it? Was thinking it would be very easy to pack just pellets when overlanding. Plus there’s restrictions about hauling wood, it prevents transportation of pine Beatles
I started the fire with paper towel under the wood and dropped a match. Not very hi tech! It lights very quick and easy. I have not tried just pellets...yet! Will be doing that and charcoal briquettes soon. Thanks for checking out the video!👍
I'm a little concerned about the warping of that rack. Should true stainless steel do that?
For $12 off Amazon, I'm surprised it didn't burn up! It's a thin warming rack that I imagine is not designed for the heat that pit/stove puts out. It seems to work fine the few times I've used it. Thanks for checking out the video and the comment!👍
Are these accessories compatible with the real solo stoves?
Never actually seen a solo stove in person but I assume you could find a rack to fit. I like this stove because it comes with the ability to put a pot or pan on it without buying anything extra. It was a bonus that I found a round rack and the 7" fit perfectly. Thanks for checking it out.👍
All good! I’ve been searching for an accessory that’ll hold a pot, or rack, on the mesa for a while with no luck. May just need to grab one of these guys at that price.
@@Cincinnatis the titan replacement ring fits the mesa perfectly and is a great addition to a solo stove kit
have you tried charcoal yet?
@@865P I will be trying charcoal and then pellets this weekend. Stay tuned for results!👍
Have successfully cobbled together numerous "wood gas" Solo type stoves from juice & soup cans over the years, because the price of "wood gas", Solo stoves has been prohibitivly high (between $100 & $200), in most cases. This Wal-Mart knock off, for about $40 is something that is much more reasonable. Could never understand how, and why retailers will have a product made in a 3rd world, low wage country, yet expect to be able to charge the same price as if it were made in the U.S. with American labour costs?
I agree. I looked at making my own the saw how "cheap" they were on Amazon. I saw a video on the Walmart version and decided it looked better than the Amazon stoves at half the price of the Solos. Thanks for checking out my video and the comment.👍
Taste like a hotdog.
Yes it did!👍