I have one of these they are amazing little stoves I have tried twigs etc but find they run best on wood pellets and I can get a 40 pound bag from canadian tire for $6.50 . one full charge of pellets to just below the holes runs for about 1 hour 20 mins , so easy to use its an amazing little stove i now dont head out without it.
oh wow i never thought of using that little pan as an ash catcher thanks for the video. its humbling in a sense as i always say you are never done being a student when it comes to outdoor camping.
Got one almost identical. Brilliant, impressive little stove. Easy to light, clean burning and no need to constantly attend to it - all the opposite to the rocket stove, in my experience. And so versatile. I have the small Kelli kettle which fits perfectly on that stove and works a lot better than with the Kelli burner part. That combo gives you boiling water in a few minutes. The only downside, it's difficult to simmer with it. Though thinking about it, I'll try a perforated metal sheet to dampen the flames. Might work.
I purchased at a stock clearance (in Romania) 3 such stoves at the price of 5.25 dollars, with taxes included, and with free shipping. Brilliant! The seller had no idea what he was selling :)))
I am prepping for the End of the World. (I'm kidding...) However it's a fact that every person will be in at least 3 situation in his/her lifetime where you will be on your own, using the materials you have on hand for at least a week each time. This seems like a fantastic tool. Inexpensive, easy to use, easy to find twigs or other fuel. Great video!
I've just bought exactly the same model, sold by Highlander rather than Ohuhu. I tested it in a strong wind and found it took quite a long time to fry my sausages due to the wind blowing the heat away. Looking forward to testing it in calm conditions like in your video👍.
Nice I just ordered one! The new version comes with a BBQ grill option but there are no videos on that. That might make more of a mess with fat dripping but we'll see.
@@WannabeBushcrafter Yeah I've been looking for something like this for a while, and it's nice to see something that doesn't cost and arm and a leg for it too.
I have a similar wood gas stove. It's mesmerising watching the smoke get drawn downwards. This stove gets very hot considering the small fuel it uses. Most efficient wood stove. Hope to take it out soon and make a hot drink
Thank you, sir, for a very good and clear review! You greatly gave me help to choose this type of stove! Wishing you wonderful hikes and outdoor experiences! With best wishes and greetings from Sweden!
One of the best reviews i have seen . I to have this model .Also enjoy watching all the gassifing wood stoves vids out there. Keep the vids up .. awesome.
wood pellets burn longer. also if you use thicker twigs /branches. cut to length and placed vertical last longer too. I got a cheap one from temu. 14 dollars. a friend bought for me. it works great.
Actually if you put the burn grate in upside down you can safely set the ash collection dish on top and burn liquid/gelled or solidified alcohol or Esbit tabs for a quick brew up of tea or coffee.
@@WannabeBushcrafter no problem, I burn a mixture of wood wool (tinder), wood pellets (kindling) and hardwood charcoal (primary fuel) in mine when I go stealth/wild camping especially in places that have burn bans (no sparks or smoke and if used right very little smell)
I disagree about the wood pellets. It is a poor substitute for wood. I have used the pellets based on UA-cam recommendations but it turns out to be a false claim. The problem with the pellets is that it burns great for 10 minutes when the pellets are fresh. But after the pellets turns black it settles to the bottom losing 75% of its heat. It loses burning surface area and it doesn't allow oxygen to efficiently get to all the pellets to affect a complete burn. I found myself pulling off my cooking pan and using a stick to stir the pellets to increase oxygen and refresh the burning surfaces. Do not use pellets, it's a waste of time. Instead baton 5inch sticks .5 inch in diameter and use it for your fuel. It will burn longer and hotter. Just make sure they are standing to allow more oxygen to flow and more surface area to burn. I always baton a shoebox of sticks and leave it in my car giving me a read supply of fuel. A great batoning knife is the Coldsteel SRK knife or their Recon tanto. Match that to a folding saw by Silky or Corona and you will never have fuel issues again.
Nice video. I have one of these but I can't seem to get the gasification process to work properly? I get a large flame but by the time the fire burns down enough to place a pan on top it needs refuelling and then the large flame reappears. I have used it this way in my back garden but it makes an absolute mess of my pans and my boiling time was a lot longer than five minutes. I've been using splintered dried kindling intended for starting stoves and fires in a hearth or fireplace as I don't actually have a tree or anything that produces twigs in my garden. I have yet to actually take the stove out in my kit as I don't feel comfortable being out and unable to get it working properly. This packs away nicely and would save some room and weight in my pack instead of my other stove and gas canister. Any help would be appreciated.
I had pretty good fires with this stove. I always make sure to use the snap test on twigs, if I can snap a twig with my fingers it generally burns well. I also load the stove right up below the flame ports.
One thing which I dont understand is how do You keep feeding this type of stoves? Do You have to remove the pan during cooking to add some wood from the top? In comparison to the folding "box" type of stoves this seems a bit impractical, as You can keep feeding those from the side without removing the utensils. Or there is something I dont understand? I have been using the folding twig stoves for a while, and recently got curious about these round "gasifier" stoves as well. Another factor is that "box" stoves tend to pack down very flat and dont take up much extra space, whereas gas stoves due to their round shape are best stored inside something else (as You expertly showed in the video :) ).
You're right in that feeding it is harder than folding box type designs. The main advantage of the wood gas stove is that it burns much more efficiently than box stoves and it emits less smoke. So you usually wouldn't need to feed the wood gas stove for as long or for as much twigs as the box stove.
I think most people buy them as a pair from Amazon - myself included. If the stove is listed under a different name, don’t worry, but be sure to get the MSR pot
Thanks for the great review. Could you tell me which size MSR Alpine Stowaway you have? There seems to be 4 sizes: 475 ml / 775 ml / 1.1 ltr / 1.6 ltr. Is it the 775 ml version?
Wannabe Bushcrafter thank you :)). I used you link to buy and it had arrived today. I use everything lol. Dry leaves, wood, charcoals, oil, cotton balls. I was able to cook with it. Is it a good idea to pour vegetable oil on top of everything? I did it and it seems to work. I used my paper fan to shield the wind too. At first I used it to create wind for the fire to be bigger but seems like shield the wind was more helpful
@@levy7749 nice glad to see you have fun with it. Using oil makes the fire hotter. But in a wilderness situation I would not use edible fats on making a fire, plenty of natural kindling can be used for that purpose IMHO.
Ohuhu already screams CHINA COPY!!! and even if the company is not Chinese, it is 100% made in China. Frankly, reducing weight is not everything. Quality of stainless steel is a huge deal and I'm pretty sure there are many Ohuhus, who will fail by for example starting to rust. I've seen reviews on products with more commercially known names and those were made in China as well and had different lack of quality as well. So if you want to be sure that your stove won't fail you, start to look for 304 steel which is 18/8 steel or better 18/10 stainless steel, which most likely only great manufacturers are using due to costs. What good is a stove when it's light but eventually falls apart? People taking that weight thing way too far, like they are walking countless miles per day through the roughest woods, yet with limited surply and other tasks at hand, you can't expect to keep up such level. And if you want to, you have to carry a lot of food and water with you, which ironically causes a lot of weight too. Let's be honest, in a survival situation 90% of people will die. Just on a side note.
Good review but it's better to load with twigs & thicker, packed in the upright, then it can hold more fuel & burn longer.
Thanks for watching! Yeah twigs upright burns better.
I have one of these they are amazing little stoves I have tried twigs etc but find they run best on wood pellets and I can get a 40 pound bag from canadian tire for $6.50 . one full charge of pellets to just below the holes runs for about 1 hour 20 mins , so easy to use its an amazing little stove i now dont head out without it.
Thx for watching ! Yeah this stove runs great on wood pellets.
Was going to mention your site dave bloggs and boom here u are very cool.
40lbs would be around 19.5kg I'd say we're metric here so I have to covert
Yes I have found the same thing wood pellets are better
@@davidlaw233 They give a much more consistent heat.
oh wow i never thought of using that little pan as an ash catcher thanks for the video. its humbling in a sense as i always say you are never done being a student when it comes to outdoor camping.
Glad it was helpful!
I still use mine to this day, 4 years old looks like new and is amazing, got mine for £10. Bargain and it's always in my kit
Thanks for sharing!
It doesn't look new. It looks dark and used from being burned.
Got one almost identical. Brilliant, impressive little stove. Easy to light, clean burning and no need to constantly attend to it - all the opposite to the rocket stove, in my experience. And so versatile. I have the small Kelli kettle which fits perfectly on that stove and works a lot better than with the Kelli burner part. That combo gives you boiling water in a few minutes. The only downside, it's difficult to simmer with it. Though thinking about it, I'll try a perforated metal sheet to dampen the flames. Might work.
I purchased at a stock clearance (in Romania) 3 such stoves at the price of 5.25 dollars, with taxes included, and with free shipping. Brilliant! The seller had no idea what he was selling :)))
Nice!
I am prepping for the End of the World. (I'm kidding...) However it's a fact that every person will be in at least 3 situation in his/her lifetime where you will be on your own, using the materials you have on hand for at least a week each time. This seems like a fantastic tool. Inexpensive, easy to use, easy to find twigs or other fuel. Great video!
Thanks for watching! Glad that you found it helpful!
I've just bought exactly the same model, sold by Highlander rather than Ohuhu. I tested it in a strong wind and found it took quite a long time to fry my sausages due to the wind blowing the heat away. Looking forward to testing it in calm conditions like in your video👍.
Thanks for sharing
I just received one today from Amazon. It seems to be pretty well made. Definitely better than the one I made. I’m going to test it out tomorrow.
Great to hear!
My friend had one camping last week. I ordered one the next day. Can’t wait to give it a try.
Hope you enjoy it!
Nice I just ordered one! The new version comes with a BBQ grill option but there are no videos on that. That might make more of a mess with fat dripping but we'll see.
Nice, lemme know how it works out for you!
I use the mesh grill top regularly. Steaks, burgers, sausages, toast, etc... Works great with all of them.
Yep fits in my billy tin with another pan good bit of kit
Thanks for watching!
Great review. This is one of my favorite stoves.
Thanks man I appreciate it!
@@WannabeBushcrafter
Give link to buy the pan.
Looks nice combo.
@@RideToExploreNature www.amazon.com/Ohuhu-Camping-Stainless-Backpacking-Potable/dp/B0125U36Q2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=ohuhu+wood+gas+stove&qid=1626610771&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExWEg4R0tWWVBEN1JUJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDY5NzIwM01FWEM1WFBXR0NPRiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTcwODA5MU5JN1U5MU01MVFJTyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
You've peaked my interest. Versatile, relatively small, and works well? Sold.
Thanks for watching, glad to help!
@@WannabeBushcrafter Yeah I've been looking for something like this for a while, and it's nice to see something that doesn't cost and arm and a leg for it too.
i have one of these too,had it for several years never let me down sturdy and bomb proof highly recommend it nice review just subbed
Thanks for watching and subbing!
Good review! I've got one on order and must admit that after watching several reviews it seems a great buy. I can't wait to use mine!
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy it!
I have a similar wood gas stove. It's mesmerising watching the smoke get drawn downwards. This stove gets very hot considering the small fuel it uses. Most efficient wood stove. Hope to take it out soon and make a hot drink
Right on
Great little review about a great little stove! Well done.
Thank you kindly!
Thank you for your very informative video. Just ordered exact same stove and pot as yours.
Nice!
You're a genius and a scholar I didn't realize it could fit inside my MSR pot.
Thanks man! :D
What size MSR Stowaway does it nest in?
@@robs9574 1.1 L
@@robs9574 750ml
Concise explanation.. to the point.. no bullshit.. and a pleasure to watch.. excellent presentation thank you!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, sir, for a very good and clear review! You greatly gave me help to choose this type of stove! Wishing you wonderful hikes and outdoor experiences! With best wishes and greetings from Sweden!
Glad I could help!
One of the best reviews i have seen . I to have this model .Also enjoy watching all the gassifing wood stoves vids out there. Keep the vids up .. awesome.
Thanks!
Lets see some more cooking on the Ohuhu stove ,go go go .
Thanks! More to come!
Thanks for the video. I'm also happy to use this stove on my trips and it works well provided the wood is dry.
Thanks for watching!
I'm yet to see a reviewer throw a stanley cup on that and pin it with the foldy legs :-)
Guess I'll have to do it myself lol.
Top work Pal🤘
Thanks for watching!
What do you mean by "pin it" with them? Have you tried it yet?
Are you fitting this in the MSR Alpine Stowaway Pot, size 365 g (775ml); 15.5 oz.?
Yes that's the one.
I too own one of these I've used several times in the past year. Good info. I have subscribed. Thanks
Awesome, thank you!
Try standing all the twigs on end. Pack them tight and then light from above. You’ll get an hour burn this way, without needing to add more fuel
Thanks for watching! Yes I learned awhile after making that video about the impact of vertical placement of the twigs on burn time.
wood pellets burn longer. also if you use thicker twigs /branches. cut to length and placed vertical last longer too. I got a cheap one from temu. 14 dollars. a friend bought for me. it works great.
Thanks for the tips! Yeah this stove has been working out great for me so far.
Actually if you put the burn grate in upside down you can safely set the ash collection dish on top and burn liquid/gelled or solidified alcohol or Esbit tabs for a quick brew up of tea or coffee.
I haven't thought of that thanks for the tip!
@@WannabeBushcrafter no problem, I burn a mixture of wood wool (tinder), wood pellets (kindling) and hardwood charcoal (primary fuel) in mine when I go stealth/wild camping especially in places that have burn bans (no sparks or smoke and if used right very little smell)
What's nice about those gasifier stoves is, that you can burn rubbish that wouldn't burn in a "normal" stove or only with nasty ammounts of smoke.
Yes that's right. It runs on almost anything. Thanks for watching!
I disagree about the wood pellets. It is a poor substitute for wood. I have used the pellets based on UA-cam recommendations but it turns out to be a false claim. The problem with the pellets is that it burns great for 10 minutes when the pellets are fresh. But after the pellets turns black it settles to the bottom losing 75% of its heat. It loses burning surface area and it doesn't allow oxygen to efficiently get to all the pellets to affect a complete burn. I found myself pulling off my cooking pan and using a stick to stir the pellets to increase oxygen and refresh the burning surfaces. Do not use pellets, it's a waste of time. Instead baton 5inch sticks .5 inch in diameter and use it for your fuel. It will burn longer and hotter. Just make sure they are standing to allow more oxygen to flow and more surface area to burn. I always baton a shoebox of sticks and leave it in my car giving me a read supply of fuel. A great batoning knife is the Coldsteel SRK knife or their Recon tanto. Match that to a folding saw by Silky or Corona and you will never have fuel issues again.
thanks for sharing your observations!
It also somewhat defeats the object if you're going to carry around the fuel with you! :)
Nice video. I have one of these but I can't seem to get the gasification process to work properly? I get a large flame but by the time the fire burns down enough to place a pan on top it needs refuelling and then the large flame reappears. I have used it this way in my back garden but it makes an absolute mess of my pans and my boiling time was a lot longer than five minutes. I've been using splintered dried kindling intended for starting stoves and fires in a hearth or fireplace as I don't actually have a tree or anything that produces twigs in my garden. I have yet to actually take the stove out in my kit as I don't feel comfortable being out and unable to get it working properly. This packs away nicely and would save some room and weight in my pack instead of my other stove and gas canister. Any help would be appreciated.
I had pretty good fires with this stove. I always make sure to use the snap test on twigs, if I can snap a twig with my fingers it generally burns well. I also load the stove right up below the flame ports.
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Thanks for watching!
im buying now
Thanks for watching!
Mine has a little grill rack too.
Nice!
i also have similar stove made by FOX outdoor and use it also with nature hike alcohol stove, it's briliant :)
Thanks for watching!
One thing which I dont understand is how do You keep feeding this type of stoves? Do You have to remove the pan during cooking to add some wood from the top? In comparison to the folding "box" type of stoves this seems a bit impractical, as You can keep feeding those from the side without removing the utensils. Or there is something I dont understand? I have been using the folding twig stoves for a while, and recently got curious about these round "gasifier" stoves as well. Another factor is that "box" stoves tend to pack down very flat and dont take up much extra space, whereas gas stoves due to their round shape are best stored inside something else (as You expertly showed in the video :) ).
You're right in that feeding it is harder than folding box type designs. The main advantage of the wood gas stove is that it burns much more efficiently than box stoves and it emits less smoke. So you usually wouldn't need to feed the wood gas stove for as long or for as much twigs as the box stove.
Great review. Wondering what size of MSR Stowaway pot you use to nest this stove. Subscribed.
Thanks, it works with the MSR 750ml stowaway pot!
@@WannabeBushcrafter Thanks very much.
Still a great vid .
Thanks!
Is this better then the solo stove ? It's cheaper and thinner but is it better ?
Good question, I've never used a Solo stove before.
Which size of msr alpine stowaway pot do you have? I'm wanting to buy the combo for a Christmas present. Please respond!! 😊
It's a 750ml one.
@@WannabeBushcrafter thanks so much!
Like everything else from China the price has gone up - as of mid june 2020 - it's $25
Thx for watching!
Today its $35.99 in Canada
2021 Jan. CAD $21, shipping included
www.aliexpress.com/item/4001062925072.html
got it for £13 in a flash sale on amazon UK. believe it is now £16.
Great review. Thanks for the info. Do you know of anywhere online that I can purchase both products together on the same order?
Sure you can get both on Amazon!
I think most people buy them as a pair from Amazon - myself included. If the stove is listed under a different name, don’t worry, but be sure to get the MSR pot
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Thx for watching!
What size MSR Alpine Stow away are you using? Thanks!
Thanks I have the 775ml stowaway pot.
It’s crazy how well these two items work together. Wonderful little stove and pot combination.
Right on! I've had one for years and it is still my #1 go to. Thanks for the vid!
Glad to help!
What size MSR pot does it fit in? As there are a number of options for pot sizes. Thanks
Thanks for watching it fits perfectly with the 750ml stowaway model.
I have that stove, do you remember which MSR Alpine pot do you use? There's 4 sizes, 475ml, 775ml, 1.1lt and 1.6lt which one fit best? Ty!😊
Yes mine was the 775ml model
I love my stove '
Yeah it's a great stove.
@@WannabeBushcrafter Even holds my big cast iron frying pan
sure it's for ash??? would say it's for alcohol
Thanks for watching! It's optimized to work with twigs and wood pellets. But it also works with denatured alcohol fuel but it's not as efficient.
Highlander (Scottish company) sell a version of this stove and they describe the bowl as being for solid fuel.
Thanks for the great review. Could you tell me which size MSR Alpine Stowaway you have? There seems to be 4 sizes: 475 ml / 775 ml / 1.1 ltr / 1.6 ltr. Is it the 775 ml version?
That is correct. I use the 775ml version.
Can I use grass or paper together with wood?
Dried grass and shredded dry paper works.
Wannabe Bushcrafter thank you :)). I used you link to buy and it had arrived today. I use everything lol. Dry leaves, wood, charcoals, oil, cotton balls. I was able to cook with it. Is it a good idea to pour vegetable oil on top of everything? I did it and it seems to work.
I used my paper fan to shield the wind too. At first I used it to create wind for the fire to be bigger but seems like shield the wind was more helpful
@@levy7749 nice glad to see you have fun with it. Using oil makes the fire hotter. But in a wilderness situation I would not use edible fats on making a fire, plenty of natural kindling can be used for that purpose IMHO.
@@WannabeBushcrafter Thank you :))
Can I cook 3 lb of beef on it?
So I make this little grill that you can put on the tripod. With the grill you can grill small amounts of meat.
Yep
Wood pellets last ages for stews
What size MSR Alpine stow away pot? The 1.1L?
It's the 750 ML one.
Which size pot is that so I can purchase one?
It's the 750ml one.
What size is the MSR Alpine stow away pot that this fits into? Thanks!
thanks for watching it's the 750ml MSR Stowaway pot.
What size is the alpine pot? 1.1 or 1.6 liters? Thanks
Thanks for watching! It's 750ml.
Which size MSR Alpine Stowaway pot? I’m seeing several on amazon
I use the 750ml one.
@@WannabeBushcrafter the Ohuhu fits inside the 750ml ?
@@JasonWicklund yes thats right.
@@WannabeBushcrafter thanks!
What size msr pot does that fit into?
It's the 750ml model.
MSR Alpine Stowaway Pot, size 365 g (775ml); 15.5 oz.
Yep that's right!
which size MSR pot fits this stove?
775ml or 1100ml ?
It's the 775ml model
thx
@@WannabeBushcrafter
All I'd say is the pot stand could be better designed
Yeah I believe in a later iteration of this same product they changed the pot stand to be fixed and capable of supporting smaller diameter containers.
What SIZE is that MSR Alpine pot?
1.1 Liter?
1.6 Liter?
Thanks for watching it's the 750ML one.
What size msr pot? 1.1 liter?
Thx for watching. It's the stowaway model so 775ml.
Thank you.
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Thx for watching!
You packed it up wrong. The components are supposed to sit inside one another like Russian dolls.
I think I got it right, everything fits very snug and compact.
Ohuhu already screams CHINA COPY!!! and even if the company is not Chinese, it is 100% made in China.
Frankly, reducing weight is not everything. Quality of stainless steel is a huge deal and I'm pretty sure there are many Ohuhus, who will fail by for example starting to rust. I've seen reviews on products with more commercially known names and those were made in China as well and had different lack of quality as well.
So if you want to be sure that your stove won't fail you, start to look for 304 steel which is 18/8 steel or better 18/10 stainless steel, which most likely only great manufacturers are using due to costs. What good is a stove when it's light but eventually falls apart? People taking that weight thing way too far, like they are walking countless miles per day through the roughest woods, yet with limited surply and other tasks at hand, you can't expect to keep up such level. And if you want to, you have to carry a lot of food and water with you, which ironically causes a lot of weight too. Let's be honest, in a survival situation 90% of people will die. Just on a side note.
Thanks for watching! I've now been using this stove for over 3 years. Nothing has failed so far.
Where did you get that pot with the folding handle do they have others
It's an MSR Sea Gull Stowaway pot that I got from Amazon, they have different sizes for the same pot design.