Solo Stove Lite Review // Lightest Stove With Unlimited Fuel
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- In this Solo Stove Lite review I’ll be simply using it and sharing my thoughts along the way. I’m also going to be combining the Solo Stove Lite and 900 ml pot which pair very nicely together. My initial impression is that this tiny little stove can get meals and hot drinks done well for one or two people, if they aren’t in a hurry. Also included as a bonus at the end of the video is a short Solo Stove Lite Alcohol Burner test and overview.
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Loved the segment on not overpacking while pulling a scale and cutting board out of your backpack. Great deadpan delivery :D
Haha! Yes!!!! I love stupid jokes. I'm glad you liked it. I watched too much Red Green Show as a teen.
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What kind of alcohol ? Rubbing alcohol? Or liquor ? I have two of these but have never tried them . I thought dryer lint was only for fire places . So maybe I should start saving dryer lint? Is the special fire starter fuel for this solo stove? Can you use fire start small little log for this solo stove ? Thanks
Lol, I must be too autistic because I did not get that this was a joke 😂😂
Don't know what you do for a living, but if that doesn't work out, there's always comedy. And a youtube career. Well done, great stuff.
Haha! Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the humor.
I'm tempted by the solo stove lite. I have the Ohuhu, and I have used it for a few years now. It is a great little packing stove, but I can see that this one is a better design (at three times the price). My main complaint about the Ohuhu is coming in so many pieces and weight, at nearly 2 pounds. Don't get me wrong. I really love it. It is the first stove I got that is the wood gasification type, and given I live on the Appalachian trail, there are strict rules about what you can use. Technically the Ohuhu (and the solo) don't qualify, but I've run into several rangers / DNR and have yet to have an issue. I simply tell them the truth. It is a twig stove, I am not building a campfire, and it is more environmentally friendly than any white gas, propane, or other fuel burning stove.
Have also used the Ohuhu just outside of Pray Montana in February, in brutal conditions, and it works just fine. Great for using deadfall, and even small green sticks from pines. The Ohuhu seems to be less vulnerable to wind than this Solo, but it is also more of a pain to reload with fuel.
But the more I camp, and the further I go, the more that weight begins to bother me. So this solo stove looks really good to me.
Will look for one on sale.
Just leaving a note of thanks. I can appreciate the level of effort it takes to create videos and I'm grateful you and other creators do it.
Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to say that. I feel the same way about everyone I watch online. So much valuable info is presented. I feel like they are all my friends in a way.
Jobs are good, too. I have one that even pays me money. YT pays me in warm-fuzzies.
I appreciate the information. I saw the length of the video and expected to find it long winded, but felt it was a smooth flowing narrative and very informative. Thank you !
Thank you for the encouragement and feedback! Yes, it sure can be a challenge to include enough info and still be concise.
Nicely done, good sir! You have a better audio/video and delivery than people 50x your channel size. Bravo! Pretty sure I'm gonna pick one of these up. Peace and love
Great review! I always love seeing smaller channels producing really great content.
Thanks so much! Big or small, it should be made with the benefit of the viewer in mind. :)
This is a great instructional video, you moved right along quickly with the details & didn't waste any time. The info is good confirmation & I don't mind at all feeding the fire. It looks so simple, resembles some home-made tin-can stoves, but more durable. If one is concerned with fumes (due to breathing problems), you might need to use a more natural starter, like dry grass, etc... Thanks again! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for the feedback and the usage tips. I appreciate it!
Great review. I've been going back and forth on this stove, but I think I might give it a try now!
Did you try this stove? What do you think?
Great video but you should keep your wood below the upper holes on the stove for the most efficient burn. It will also leave less of a char on the pot and you won’t need nearly as much wood.
Thanks for the tip! I'll try that next time.
I just got one of these the other day, once you get the fire going it ends up producing a beautiful and even flame. It is very well designed and safe but a fire starter is a must.
And see, that defeats the entire purpose and marketing campaign behind the “backpack.camp.survive” theme. In a real world survival scenario, you won’t have a fire starter. Being able to create a fire in the stove it crucial. Something this stove doesn’t allow for very well.
I have that stove (the Lite) and its larger brother Titan. Love them both! I carry a extra small dry bag of hickory chunks and they work great if the local bio fuels are wet. Both sizes are perfect for both ultra lite cookware and cast iron cookware !! ❤️ that aspect since most stoves are used for one or the other types of cookware. Using cast iron on them makes for a "crazy good" steak dinner👍.
Nice! I wondered how cast iron would do as I've only used it with the light weight stuff so far.
Best reviewer of this stove!!
Try sarting it with thicker sticks in the bottom and small twigs on top (an upside down fire). It sounds wrong but it works. It will soon gasify and become smokeless and you won't have to continually feed it to get your cup of water boiled.
Great advice! I'll try it.
Thanks for the review! Just scored one of these at an REI garage sale, looking forward to trying it out.
Well fellow naturalist, what is your review for this stove? Would very much like your thoughts. Bless
How are you liking the stove?
This was a fantastic review and you’ve got a really great style. Subscribing for sure! Many thanks!
I'm glad you liked it!
Pulling out the scale earned a like
😜 it seems to me that corny humor is popular among people who have watched this video. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the thorough review. It will help me make my decision.👍
My pleasure. Glad you found it useful!
What a sweet stove. I like not needing to carry fuel!
How does it handle adding damp twigs and leaves?
I love the part where you have the leveling table and scale as essential equipment. :) Good review, thanks.
Haha! I couldn't resist being goofy. Glad you liked the review.
I was recently “gifted” one of these as a 5 yrs of service from a company. I assembled the stove, filled a cut up soda can with 70% isopropyl alcohol, filled the pot with with about 10oz of water. From initial light to full rolling boil I’m averaging 3min. Unfortunately even the isopropyl burns incredibly dirty. It’s a surprisingly efficient little stove, but it’s efficiency is also a bit of a weak point. Alcohol you can eat and forget, wood or wood pellets would definitely require a lot of babysitting. The only way you could start a boil while you set up camp is with alcohol. Clocked 2 tablespoons of alcohol at a pretty consistent 10 minutes.
I'd have to agree with you about boiling water while you set camp. When using wood this stove requires constant attention.
And you won't nearly blow up your neighborhood like I did last night when I tested my traditional gas stove! (hadn't used it since last fall and was checking it out). Bought this today and hope I have your success. Thinking of getting the alcohol stove as well.
Yeah, splozuns are bad. Glad you like the stove!
Great video, good information. You are an effective educator.
Thanks so much! That means a lot to me.
Nice review, around the holidays they are always buy one get one free. That's how I got mine.
What!? I wish I'd known about that deal.
Everyone doing backcountry camping should own this one.
I've had the Solo Stove Lite for a lot of years and really like it. I made it lighter by switching out the pot that comes with it for a Snow Peak Titanium 900 ml one. The last 4 years or in that area I got a Firebox Nano Gen 2 Titanium stove, It's a lot lighter and I can use longer sticks in it. I can even fit it ( folded ) in my Maxi Titanium Canteen cup. The Nano , it's X box , stuff sack and a Evernew titanium alcohol burner are stored in the cup.
That sounds like a good kit
I’ve had one and the smaller trek pot for 15 years or so. It’s been on 100 or so summer camps, weekend campouts and hunting treks. Still works great. Recently got one of the pellet tray inserts and it will probably do another 15 before I gift it down to a grandkid starting scouts.
I'm not aware of the pellet tray. Sounds like a super cool addition!
Thank you for this video, great presentation. I'd recommend the green labelled version of that alcohol that you are using, it's much healthier than what you have there.
Thanks for the feedback and the tip.
I think the smokeless aspect of this is the most impressive point
No smoking in the forest! Yeah, I think that is pretty sweet.
Thank you for the review
My pleasure! Thank you for the comment.
So efficient. Cook bbq charcoal with one or 3 briskets. Crumble 1. Lol. My friend had old military nz one. Very efficient as well for morning coffee... it works great . Good in vehicle for emergency heat and little wood or pellets around .. life saver.
I also just love the simplicity of this stove. As long as you find some twigs and you have a way to light them on fire, you're in business
Nice review !!!
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope it is helpful to you.
Own a "sierra zip stove" that is over 25 years old now. It has a AA battery powered fan underneath that quickly turns the fuel into a blacksmiths forge. The battery lasts about 6 hours worth of cooking but this solo stoves design works very well without a fan. For car camping try putting in longer burning 100% mesquite charcoal chunks after you get it going. Put a little grate on top & its an effective bbq as well 😋
This sound amazing. Tiny BBQ. I wonder if this method, properly controlled, could be used for smoking things. You've got me thinking. Also, someone else had asked if charcoal would work in this stove and I didn't know. I hope they find your comment.
I have this stove and love it... if you are prepping a dehydrated meal, your only boiling about 1-2 cups of water. With sticks and natural fuel, I was just behind a msr micro rocket my friend was using, alcohol burner is just as fast as the micro rocket!
Nice. Yes, I boiled a liter just for 'science'. ;-)
Great review thx!
Glad it was helpful!
Well done. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
If you want a lite dual fuel set up, I use the solo lite with a toaks titanium alcohol stove (0.7ozs), toaks1100ml titanium pot and a set of titanium cross bars. The Lite serves as a stand and windscreen for the alcohol burner (I boiled 16ozs of water in 7 minutes with that configuration) or you can use them both simultaneously with the cross bars on the alcohol stove and a wood fire in the Lite. A couple of other pros, great for cooking food on a stick over it...smokeless once you get it going (you forget how big a deal this is until you try something else and have smoke in your face)...extremely easy to start a fire in it...could also be used as a fire starting tool to get some hot coals going in less than ideal circumstances to use to start a bigger campfire. I have the Lite, Titan and the Campfire and LOVE all three! They usually have a pretty good sale before Christmas.
Very nice! Thanks for the good info
I love the Bonfire and Campfire.
I just grabbed two Lites and two Titans in the two for one sale.
Given how awesome the first two perform, I have high hopes for the small and tiny ones
WHAT!!!??? I gotta check into this 2 for 1 sale! Thanks for the tip!
load the stove full and let the fire burn down to no smoke. It will burn long enough to boil the water without making the pot black with soot.
Happy to be here
I'm happy you're here, too.
I have the original Solo Store Lite. It works great and fully burns your wood fuel.
Very helpful
Much appreciated!
Great video! Definitely a compact stove to carry around when you have limited space. The camera quality is amazing. The zoomed in shots are crisp quality. What camera are you using?
Thanks for the compliment! I'm using the Canon EOS M50 (old version). I made a video about it. ua-cam.com/video/BOp3_JxMRNA/v-deo.html
These stoves are really impressive, but do remember that they must cool down before stowage, something gas/burner stoves seem to do quicker.
Good point. I may not have considered that one yet.
i love this stove been packing it for about two years. You can burn pine cones, trash, leaves, needles, and so on so on.
I need to try more stuff in mine I guess.
I mean this is what camping is. Who cares if it takes for example an hour. You're there to enjoy nature
Fill up the bucket with joy, no matter how few the drops.
You can put bigger sticks in it to last longer.great stove
Good idea!
Nice review! Maybe a silly question - Can I cook food in the pot 900 or is it mostly meant for boiling water for dehydrated meals?
Cooking should be fine but could be a pain to clean.
The only way to avoid any kind of "carbon footprint" with a backpacking stove is not to use a backpacking stove, and drink cold water and eat sushi and raw vegetables. No problem if that's your thing, but most of us don't. So I don't sweat the minor bit of "pollution" you mentioned concerning the compressed gas fuel as opposed to what you're emitting from the Solo Stove. I love the Solo Stove too. Good video.
Yes, good points. I think I may have miscommunicated my intent about pollution. It was about the disposable (recyclable) fuel canisters. The burning the fuel would be a negligible difference IMO.
Really great review. Have you come across the firebox stove? Wonder how it compares
I've not used any others. Full disclosure: I only review stuff I buy (mostly) on my own. Since I don't need two stoves...
How does it do for actual cooking meals? Trying to prepare for when the power goes out and need to cook food
This is a Smokeless Biomass Gasifier Stove. Do not fill to the top with wood. You have to burn the fumes and smoke.
Your beard awakens in me feelings I didn't know I had.
Its a gassifier stove top down burn...awesome vid
I'm showing my inexperience, eh? Thanks for the education and the compliment. I appreciate both.
@@MyLegitReviews keep Making vids , now lets get cooking .
Cool little self fed stove, would it work good using a small frying pan
I think it would work fine so long as the handle of the frypan was not going to imbalance it. I suppose that applies to any small stove, though. Not that you would take a cast iron pan backpacking, but the weight balance of that would probably keep it steady.
You briefly mentioned, but does any heat radiate outwards from this? or is it mainly for cooking? im thinking about using it just as a heat source on my apartment balcony on a small tea table.
A bit nothing to crazy but you can feel heat radiate on your hand at about 3inches not much more
@Stephen Cochran -- It's a STOVE , not a Heater ! Unless you're huddled right on top of it , the amount of radiant heat is going to be negligible .
As others mentioned, you won't get much radiated heat from this.
Thank you,
You're welcome!
And if you bring a small bottle of dish washing liquid and coat the bottom of your pot before you start cooking, it helps getting the soot off the pot after your done and go to wash up
I'll have to try that. Seems counterintuitive.
I have a different brand stove of this type. i want to try a mini Swedish torch in it. I have not even "burned it in" yet.
I WAS, tempted to get one of these, (May still, for the no-smoke thing) YET A wood stove like Emberlit (I have a DIY one) Once fire is started,... you can use a stick that is an inch + thick and 3 feet long, (never have use longer than 8 to 12 inches, just making a point) and slowly feed it in as it burns down. rather than, NEEDING to break down tiny pieces.
Being able to feed longer sticks sounds super useful. I wonder how the flame and heat compares.
That is a smoking little stove! I have been back and forth on twig stoves for years and I think it is time to get off the fence.
This is the only one I've ever tried and I'm impressed. The air flow is what makes the magic. I've seen a bunch of people make in ground fire pits this way and they also burn hot and clean.
I wonder if the standard stainless steel GI canteen cup will balance on top of this stove?
The hip-hugging shape? If it is what I'm imagining, then I think that would be pretty difficult if possible at all.
Thanks
Welcome
We should also be able to use charcoal pieces with these things?
Great question. I want to both say yes and no. The idea is the gasification of the fuel and the flow of fresh air. So, would charcoal (assuming you mean BBQ briquettes) act the same? I don't know but it would be a fun experiment.
did you have to refill the alcohol p[art way through - it appeared this way?
Yes I did. The wind was part of the problem.
Cat food can alcohol stove...less than 2 oz. Alcohol in a little plastic bottle, 3 oz. But it is nice to not have to carry fuel!
Good thing you didn't overpack 😂😂
The Solo stove and 900 ml pot bundle is now $140 at Amazon. I bought mine separately a couple of years ago for $70 + $35. I wish I'd bought the Toaks titanium stove and their 750ml titanium pot for almost half the price and almost half the weight of the Solo. 😣
The Solo is well made and heavy duty, and 900ml is more than 750ml, but usually titanium is twice the price of stainless, not half the price of stainless.
If I wanted ultralight, at least in warmer weather, I'd carry the soda can alcohol stove I made, which is 0.3 punces, and FREE.
Yeah, every ounce counts. I honestly don't know why these are so expensive other than the brand they have established.
I know this is 2 years old. But put a china hat on there and heat resistant reflector.
You got your self a tiki torch and small space heater.
What is a china hat?
The pot 900 is the best - pour spout rules.
I liked it, too
Can I use a pot I found in my kitchen? Or does it have to be small?
I think any pot would be fine so long as it would balance. That would be the hard part.
👍
I like pot.
Great video, but 70+ bucks for this stove is way too much money. All the best.
Yeah it is quite expensive. I wonder if anyone has a quality DIY option for this?
@@MyLegitReviews I've made 2 DYI gasifiers which work very well but are heavy for the size. Finding quality stainless with thin walls is fairly expensive. A friend sent me a stove made by Ohuhu which works VERY well . $25 from Amazon. I have seen large gasifier stoves in Bangladesh and Indonesia which are fueled by waste rice husk. They work very well for water purification, desalinization and some are used for steam engines.
Thanks for your reply.
How does that compare with the ohuhu stove would you think?
I don't have any experience with that one. Sorry I can't help.
I understand a alcohol stove should be about 1 inch away from the pot for an ideal boil test. Looks like you are closer to 2 inches or maybe 2 and a half.
Good video though, I enjoyed it.
Thanks for the tip and the kind words. I appreciate the encouragement.
(check their 'instructional' videos -- the stove is a "bottom fueled / top light" stove)
*facepalm* Yup, that would have made sense. I think I was too excited to think of that.
Good review. Take that dryer lint and put vaseline in it and you’ll only need 1/4 of what you used.
I hadn't thought of that. I'll try it!
My bags pretty much always got everything for any situation my adhd aspie Aquarius mind is always prepared for the unknown
I couldn't even carry my pack if I had everything in it that my anxiety needed to be quenched. 😂
Way to make sitting in your back yard look like a long hike lol. Killer stove tho.
Yeah, it was fun to see if I could pull off the trick for a little bit. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I’m buying one because twigs are in abundance and propane could run out at some point to your point.
Awesome! Do you like it?
I like they are a silent burn.
Good point! I really like that, too.
Depend what fuel u use
Can you use solidified alcohol tablets as fuel?
I don't know. Sorry.
If you want to keep the soot from forming on your Cups & Pots , place a clean ( no paint ) metal lid from a 1 Quart Paint Can on top of your wood stove , and then place your Pot on top . -- Vary the size of your lids for the size of your wood burner .
Smart! Thanks for the tip.
would a can of stereo work?
Stereo in a can sounds awesome! "Just spray it, then play it!" "Pour it, then score it!" "Glug it, then dub it!" "Shake it up, then shake it up! Yeah!" I'm guessing you meant "Sterno" and got autocorrected. I don't know the answer, though.
The scale... I really laughed my ass off...
Thank you! I'm glad somebody got a laugh. That makes my day.
19 minutes to boil a cup of coffee ... Now there is some real efficiency .. you can probably start your fire at Basecamp, and your coffee will be ready after you have completed your summit of Everest !!!
LOL! Yes, forever.
What are prices on solo stove?
One limb. Of your body. I think this one was $110 USD (going from long ago memory)
STICKS??? I have traveled all over the USA & Canada (some Mexico) MC ride & camp, In the Desert (85 Smiles from the closest legal dirt road,) and visit Down town Chicago, Detroit, etc etc..... Point,.... You can ALWAYS, find "something" that burns. Even on average rainy day. (Under bushes etc) Sticks to Cow Pie's, Tumble weeds, Any old dry twigs brush etc etc etc.
I’m going to buy one, pretty good review.
Btw you look like the sherminator 😂
Thanks! And....now that you mention it...LOL!
How hard to clean?
Not hard. When I let it burn properly it cleans itself. There is almost no ash left after it burns itself out so for a wood fired item it is very clean.
Cool peace ✌
I approve this message. 😎
You sound fine
I feel like a friend is telling me about his stove.
Well, I guess we're friends, then. Albeit with a very limited history but still... [fist bump].
Not sure if this is in the comments elsewhere, but you need to add 20% H2O to the alcohol stove to get the desired effect.
I have no idea about this. I need to learn the proper usage. I've learned a lot of things from cool people like you here in the comments.
First time viewer of your channel, the rest of the world uses metric, nobody can relate to lbs an oz….
Welcome! Hope you found it to be helpful info. Here's another tip: any search engine will convert measurements for you. My pocket computer even does it! Pretty sweet times we live in. And my school teachers told me I wouldn't have a calculator everywhere I go. Pfft... 😂
@@MyLegitReviews lol, of course, but i can also spend that time watching a channel that quotes imperial and metric... 😜
Hah! Yes you can, but you'll miss my amateur presentation and misguided humor. At least you know where you stand, with two meters planted firmly on the ground. (See, I can do metric...)
Lol..... hiking that LOOOOONG trail in the backyard lawn huh?!
"The longest trips are closest to home" - Me. Lol.
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This type of stove should be lit from the top
Please offer these stoves in TITANIUM VERSIONS 👍
If Solo Stove does see your request, I wonder what the reply would be. My first thought is that it would be a big jump up in price.