Try packing in the pellets or wood - tight - to a couple of inches from the secondary holes and then lighting from the top. You will be amazed. This approach is counterintuitive, and all your good logic will fight doing this and pretty much convince you it will fail before you start... just try anyway. This stove is a TLUD (top-lit-up-draft) stove is designed to gasify and then re-burn those gasses. You are starting the fire like classical fire-pit, which is a common misunderstanding when getting to know the properties of this kind of stove.
I just loaded my card to purchase from Solo Stove for thier spring sale, but truly the cookzoom, is more than just enough. Thank you for the work you did.
Thank You. I was in the same boat And debated between the two but ultimately decided on this one because of how small it packs up yet how big it is when it’s together. The cooking bracket is a bonus also. I was excited to make this video because I could not find anything on this to actually show how it works when I was deciding between the two so hopefully some people find it useful.
It seems to put out a lot more smoke than a solo stove. Maybe it’s a real good camera. I could see black smoke coming off the fire pit. I do know that none are truly smokeless. I don’t mind the smoke. I’m just comparing the options. To save money. Buy no fire pit. Save money. Best smokeless fire pit. Spend money ( I don’t know what’s the best with all the competition out there). I do like that it has a stand for the pit and a pot.
Honestly, it depends how hot you have it if you haven’t loaded and super hot with dry wood you’ll have essentially almost no smoke. If the woods, a little bit wet and the fire is just getting going, then you will definitely have some smoke until it gets heated up. Overall I’ve been extremely satisfied with it.
@@JeremiahMcintosh Thanks for your response. Let’s say; you just use it in the backyard. I understand that people like what they like. I’m looking at the practical aspect of it. I noticed in a video of yours. You made a small smokeless pit. You can make a larger one. I do understand that it saved time. You plan on spending time burning wood anyway. I don’t mind the smoke from burning debris. Your neighbors may beg to differ. A junk yard would have old rims or 55 gallon drums or dryer etc… I don’t have the tools to make my own. I would not spend time on making a smokeless fire pit if I did. I do like the concept. It’s great to have people hang around a camp fire. I made a similar purchase. Flat pack camping grill. I can just burn wood on the ground. Forest rangers want a fire contained. I cannot control the sparks. I just want a excuse to tell a judge in case something happens.
Thanks, I ordered this on Thursday and got it on Sunday (yesterday). Works well! One thing I'd like to try to get is a spark screen for the top as I had some newspaper, cardboard and normal household burnables in there and some of the material floated up and landed on my composite decking. I tried some hardware cloth, but I didn't have a great way of getting it to stay put without putting the top rim piece on top of the screen, which makes it harder to add more fuel. Anyone figured out a good fitting spark screen for the top to keep burning material from floating out in windy conditions?
That's a good idea you thought of using the pellets on the wire mess, I think I need to look for one for the house and one for the woods when I'm hunting
Thanks for this. I was looking for reviews of the Redcamp smokeless fire pit and this is basically the same thing. It comes with a grill instead of the stand but everything else is the same.
Solo stove has much less smoke and has a heat deflector that is great for people sitting around and will keep you warm. However, the Solo is expensive as a negative.
The amount of smoke is about the same once you get it nice and hot that will be the same with any smokeless fire pit. One thing I like about this one better is the way it packs up for transport!
Make a tube out of that stainless steel mesh......about as bi around as a coke can........put tube in middle of the stove and fill around it with wood pellets until it is about 4" from the holes at the top.......paper and fatwood in the middle of the tube will get it lit......I think you will be pleasantly surprised......you might have to experiment a little with the diameter of the tube.....
Since you posted this video about a year ago, I was wondering how the metal in your Coozoom has held up over the year. I read other reviews on amazon saying that the inners rusted after only several uses so I was wondering how well this has held up over time and with frequent use. I want to be able to burn paper and natural cardboard (not corrugated or stuff with lots of plastic or paint on it) to reduce my footprint on the landfill and recycle plants.
It’s actually holding up great however when not in use I clean it out and store it in my garage or keep it covered to keep the rain out. It did get rained on one time during use and I had no problems with it however, if you left it out in the rain uncovered all the time and it had wet coals in it, I could see the tray inside rusting out over time.
Nice video! Did you notice the discoloration on the outside of the stove after the first fire? I have a friend with a solo stove and his hasn’t done that. Any other negatives you have found to the one you tested?
Yes as you can see when I started it on day 2 of burning the pellets there was some discoloration but I think you get that with most stoves like this from my research. So far I love it and have not found any negatives however I’ve only had three fires in it so far Because of the weather here. I didn’t show it in the video because I was done filming but after I showed burning those pellets I threw all kind of stuff in this fire pit including some dead foliage from my outside planters a bunch of dry leaves that were on my patio and multiple buckets of sticks that were laying around the yard and it incinerated it all with very little ash at the end as I showed in the video when I dumped out the screen the next day. I debated for days between this and the Solostove Ranger because the Ranger has been on sale for about $230 with the bottom stand but I ultimately decided this one because of the included cooking bracket and the size and I’ve had no regrets yet. With that being said I have not had the opportunity to use a Solostove for comparison but like I said very happy with this one so far especially for the sale price of $140 as of 3/12/22. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
All the links are in the description of the video just open it up with the little arrow next to the video title then select more. The screen only works well if you’re using pellets if you’re only Burning wood you do not need it and it did seem like the screen I used was slightly too narrow and covered all but a few holes as I showed in the video.
Yes i watched the video its a very good display, i am probally going to be getting me one. Just wandered after a few burns if it looks to be a solide unit 👍
It doesn’t work as well that way unless you leave a hole in the center for air circulation inside because it will block all the air holes in the bottom.
@@JeremiahMcintosh Leon is quite right, this design is a TLUD (Top Lit Up Draft) stove, or a simple gasifier that is composed of a vertical tube that is filled with small pieces of wood, or densified biomass like pellets, balls or small briquettes. This is called a 'fuel bed. ' It is ignited at the TOP, and underfed with primary air from a grate at the bottom. This is quite different from a traditional fire. Give it a try.
@@ryefield73 is the flame self limiting doing it that way, so there wouldn't be any concern about it getting out of control with such a large load of wood?
I bought a round grate for the top but haven’t had a chance to try it yet. You do have to have hot coals in the bottom without much flame to cook on a grate but I’m sure it will work well.
@@JeremiahMcintosh okay another quick question: do you find that it smokes less after “breaking it in” by burning off any manufacturing residue that you mentioned might be the cause of the smoke in the video?
It actually smokes when you first start it till you get it nice and hot but I think this is how all smokeless fire pits are. After you get it nice and hot and it starts burning from the secondary burn holes there is way less smoke and what smoke there is pretty much goes straight up from the heat. I saw more smoke the first day I lit it but i think that was because it was very windy and new.
Try packing in the pellets or wood - tight - to a couple of inches from the secondary holes and then lighting from the top. You will be amazed. This approach is counterintuitive, and all your good logic will fight doing this and pretty much convince you it will fail before you start... just try anyway. This stove is a TLUD (top-lit-up-draft) stove is designed to gasify and then re-burn those gasses. You are starting the fire like classical fire-pit, which is a common misunderstanding when getting to know the properties of this kind of stove.
Thanks for saving me a sizable sum of money... by buying a CooZoom instead of a Breeo. That's much appreciated!!!!!
I just loaded my card to purchase from Solo Stove for thier spring sale, but truly the cookzoom, is more than just enough. Thank you for the work you did.
Thank You. I was in the same boat And debated between the two but ultimately decided on this one because of how small it packs up yet how big it is when it’s together. The cooking bracket is a bonus also. I was excited to make this video because I could not find anything on this to actually show how it works when I was deciding between the two so hopefully some people find it useful.
It seems to put out a lot more smoke than a solo stove. Maybe it’s a real good camera. I could see black smoke coming off the fire pit. I do know that none are truly smokeless. I don’t mind the smoke. I’m just comparing the options. To save money. Buy no fire pit. Save money. Best smokeless fire pit. Spend money ( I don’t know what’s the best with all the competition out there). I do like that it has a stand for the pit and a pot.
Honestly, it depends how hot you have it if you haven’t loaded and super hot with dry wood you’ll have essentially almost no smoke. If the woods, a little bit wet and the fire is just getting going, then you will definitely have some smoke until it gets heated up. Overall I’ve been extremely satisfied with it.
@@JeremiahMcintosh Thanks for your response. Let’s say; you just use it in the backyard. I understand that people like what they like. I’m looking at the practical aspect of it. I noticed in a video of yours. You made a small smokeless pit. You can make a larger one. I do understand that it saved time. You plan on spending time burning wood anyway. I don’t mind the smoke from burning debris. Your neighbors may beg to differ. A junk yard would have old rims or 55 gallon drums or dryer etc… I don’t have the tools to make my own. I would not spend time on making a smokeless fire pit if I did. I do like the concept. It’s great to have people hang around a camp fire. I made a similar purchase. Flat pack camping grill. I can just burn wood on the ground. Forest rangers want a fire contained. I cannot control the sparks. I just want a excuse to tell a judge in case something happens.
good stuff nice that it can be portable for camping trips..
Great review, I ordered one and I am happy with it.
I just got a never used 19" from an auction for $50. Excited!
Sweet! You got a great deal!
good job Jeremiah, concise with lots of info. i would like to see some cooking with it over a nice bed of coals
Thanks, I ordered this on Thursday and got it on Sunday (yesterday). Works well! One thing I'd like to try to get is a spark screen for the top as I had some newspaper, cardboard and normal household burnables in there and some of the material floated up and landed on my composite decking. I tried some hardware cloth, but I didn't have a great way of getting it to stay put without putting the top rim piece on top of the screen, which makes it harder to add more fuel. Anyone figured out a good fitting spark screen for the top to keep burning material from floating out in windy conditions?
I purchased it and it works great. Thank you for the helpful review.
You’re welcome! I love mine!
Nice! Can't wait to see if your center pipe works out for pellets.
Looking for one word ingenious,thank you...
Loved your video on the fire pit. Just set mine up today will try tonight with pellets.
Sweet. Make sure you use a screen mesh or they will fall through the holes.
I like burning a combination of both wood and pellets.
That's a good idea you thought of using the pellets on the wire mess, I think I need to look for one for the house and one for the woods when I'm hunting
Nice Visualizing and explaining.
Thank you brother very much
Just got a "pandahome" looks identical and works well. The screen on the bottom is a wonderful idea 👍
Thanks for this. I was looking for reviews of the Redcamp smokeless fire pit and this is basically the same thing. It comes with a grill instead of the stand but everything else is the same.
I was actually looking at that one as well and decided to go with this one because of the stand.
Question: Does heat emanate from sides as well? Or does the heat mainly emanate from the top?
Yes you still get some radiating heat from the sides but not as much by your feet. You do get more from the top though.
SWEET REVIEW! THANKS!!
You’re welcome!
thanks for the video!
Thanks Caleb! Your welcome.
great vid . . very helpful in decision over SoloStove . . like all the features thnx
Thanks Mark! They also now have a 19” version as well but it is a little shorter. I haven’t tested that one though.
very smart design 👍
Solo stove has much less smoke and has a heat deflector that is great for people sitting around and will keep you warm. However, the Solo is expensive as a negative.
The amount of smoke is about the same once you get it nice and hot that will be the same with any smokeless fire pit. One thing I like about this one better is the way it packs up for transport!
Great video. Love the stove
Thanks. It’s the first one I’ve owned and there was a lot of back-and-forth on which one to get but glad I purchased this one.
Make a tube out of that stainless steel mesh......about as bi around as a coke can........put tube in middle of the stove and fill around it with wood pellets until it is about 4" from the holes at the top.......paper and fatwood in the middle of the tube will get it lit......I think you will be pleasantly surprised......you might have to experiment a little with the diameter of the tube.....
Since you posted this video about a year ago, I was wondering how the metal in your Coozoom has held up over the year. I read other reviews on amazon saying that the inners rusted after only several uses so I was wondering how well this has held up over time and with frequent use. I want to be able to burn paper and natural cardboard (not corrugated or stuff with lots of plastic or paint on it) to reduce my footprint on the landfill and recycle plants.
It’s actually holding up great however when not in use I clean it out and store it in my garage or keep it covered to keep the rain out. It did get rained on one time during use and I had no problems with it however, if you left it out in the rain uncovered all the time and it had wet coals in it, I could see the tray inside rusting out over time.
Nice video! Did you notice the discoloration on the outside of the stove after the first fire? I have a friend with a solo stove and his hasn’t done that. Any other negatives you have found to the one you tested?
Yes as you can see when I started it on day 2 of burning the pellets there was some discoloration but I think you get that with most stoves like this from my research.
So far I love it and have not found any negatives however I’ve only had three fires in it so far Because of the weather here. I didn’t show it in the video because I was done filming but after I showed burning those pellets I threw all kind of stuff in this fire pit including some dead foliage from my outside planters a bunch of dry leaves that were on my patio and multiple buckets of sticks that were laying around the yard and it incinerated it all with very little ash at the end as I showed in the video when I dumped out the screen the next day.
I debated for days between this and the Solostove Ranger because the Ranger has been on sale for about $230 with the bottom stand but I ultimately decided this one because of the included cooking bracket and the size and I’ve had no regrets yet.
With that being said I have not had the opportunity to use a Solostove for comparison but like I said very happy with this one so far especially for the sale price of $140 as of 3/12/22.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
@@JeremiahMcintosh thank you appreciate the insight
Thank you this video
Your welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Good video bud
Thanks!
Thank you for the video. Where is the link for the screen? Thank you. Sorry if I missed it
All the links are in the description of the video just open it up with the little arrow next to the video title then select more. The screen only works well if you’re using pellets if you’re only Burning wood you do not need it and it did seem like the screen I used was slightly too narrow and covered all but a few holes as I showed in the video.
Thank you!!
Did the heat warp it to make it hard to setup, i understand the color change from the heat, does it feel like a well built pit?
Yes i watched the video its a very good display, i am probally going to be getting me one. Just wandered after a few burns if it looks to be a solide unit 👍
I’ve had some very hot fires in it and no issues with it warping. It’s worked out great so far.
Have you tried filling it with wood or pellets and lighting it from the top and let it burn downwards?
It doesn’t work as well that way unless you leave a hole in the center for air circulation inside because it will block all the air holes in the bottom.
@@JeremiahMcintosh Leon is quite right, this design is a TLUD (Top Lit Up Draft) stove, or a simple gasifier that is composed of a vertical tube that is filled with small pieces of wood, or densified biomass like pellets, balls or small briquettes. This is called a 'fuel bed. ' It is ignited at the TOP, and underfed with primary air from a grate at the bottom. This is quite different from a traditional fire. Give it a try.
@@ryefield73 is the flame self limiting doing it that way, so there wouldn't be any concern about it getting out of control with such a large load of wood?
Got a link to the video showing the stove you made out of a popcorn can?
I didn’t actually make a UA-cam video on it but I posted a reel on my Instagram.
@@JeremiahMcintosh that would explain why I couldn't find it🤔
Have you tried cooking something on it?
I bought a round grate for the top but haven’t had a chance to try it yet. You do have to have hot coals in the bottom without much flame to cook on a grate but I’m sure it will work well.
Are you in Pennsylvania ?
How is it holding up so far?
Can the ash fall through the bottom holes easily?
Ive used it about 5 times so far and it’s holding up good. The bottom holes are 1/2” and the small ashes do fall through easily.
@@JeremiahMcintosh awesome! Thanks for the reply!
@@JeremiahMcintosh okay another quick question: do you find that it smokes less after “breaking it in” by burning off any manufacturing residue that you mentioned might be the cause of the smoke in the video?
It actually smokes when you first start it till you get it nice and hot but I think this is how all smokeless fire pits are. After you get it nice and hot and it starts burning from the secondary burn holes there is way less smoke and what smoke there is pretty much goes straight up from the heat. I saw more smoke the first day I lit it but i think that was because it was very windy and new.
@@JeremiahMcintosh okay cool. Thanks again.
Lol but does it have a bicycle ebike mounts? so you can take long ebike trips and use it as a stove and heater
Lol it packs up pretty small you might be able to strap it on a rack 🔥🚴🏻♂️🔥
i love i t
Is it sturdy enough not to tip over?
Yes it is sturdy if you have it on the stand correctly. I haven’t had any problems with mine yet.
U didn’t cook on it.