Decathlon mini wood burning stove.

Anyhow, 450g of pellets ( to get it up near the top ring of holes ) and two eco fire lighter thingies and it was away. :thumb2
After about 10 mins I put my kettle on with 0.5l of water in and timed it to boiling. Just over 9 mins.
Plenty of gasification going on to please everyone. :clap
It was hot enough to re boil the kettle ( which had cooled down a lot ) after 40 mins. It was still giving off heat after an hour but not enough to cook anything on. IMG_4100.jpegIMG_4101.jpegIMG_4102.jpegIMG_4105.jpegIMG_4107.jpegIMG_4111.jpegIMG_4113.jpegIMG_4117.jpegIMG_4118.jpeg
 
I suppose the key question is would you choose to use wood gathered ‘in the field’ from under trees or hedges or would you take pellets with you?

I really want to try a few pine cones to see how well they perform though I’ve got a suspicion you’d need a lot and whenever you added some the fire would burn with a lot more smoke than with pellets.

I’m still happy with what is in reality a very cheap stove and I’m sure it’ll get some use.
 
If I can get the amount of pellets right then I’d take a bag of pellets, kindling and firefighters “ just in case “ the wood at the camp position isn’t good enough. If it is then I’d use that first. I always like having a back up plan. :thumb2
Im happy with the pellets so far though.
 
Northern jock said:
Travelling light, small bag only. Would have been good though
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Still light fires though, there are small open huts by the cross country ski tracks with wood stores beside them, help yourself. Great places to warm up, have a snack. Local habit is fat frankfurter type sausages that you grill on the fireIMG_5591.jpegIMG_5590.jpeg
 
Purely in the interests of science and not because I’m a pyromaniac I’ve carried out more experiments today.

I can report back that the cheaper pellets definitely don’t burn as efficiently as Ooni ones.

Pine cones are shit.

Wood bark does not make an efficient fuel if used the day it’s collected but may improve if dried out over an extended period.

Simply using bits of dead wood about 12-15mm diameter x 50mm long gives off plenty of smoke before burning but at this time of the year it’s probably a bit damp.

So far the NW judge is saying good quality pellets are the way to go.
 
I was about to ask just that.
The only thing left to try I imagine, ignoring gel for now, is very dry tinder.
 
Northern jock said:
I was about to ask just that.
The only thing left to try I imagine, ignoring gel for now, is very dry tinder.
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I was casting my beady eyes over some discarded wood architrave sitting in my shed but it’s soft wood so while it’d generate a lot of heat it’d go quickly.
 
I's always worth remembering that thin & oily bark like cherry and birch will light wet straight from a match, and that ash wood will burn wet, dry or freshly cut.
 
bod said:
I's always worth remembering that thin & oily bark like cherry and birch will light wet straight from a match, and that ash wood will burn wet, dry or freshly cut.
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As soon as the 6’ cherry tree in our garden gets a bit bigger it’s going to be used as fire starters.
 
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