The Solo Stove

[Grumpy Grandpa]

(1 May 2013, 17:56)Tarrel Wrote: No, it's double-skinned. Air is drawn in to the space between the skins, heated by radiant heat from the fire and then exits above the fire where it mixes with the unburnt products of combustion which then re-ignite. So, you get secondary combustion above the main fire.

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A good test of a backpacking stove is a wet wildcamp in Scotland, where the heather and/or peat don't give you a flat, stable surface for the stove, the wind gusts all over the place, irrespective of where you put your windshield, and the rain soaks everything instantly. In that case it's a Trangia for me every time. The ultralight aluminium 27 weighs less than 800 grams minus the kettle.

Thanks for that. I'll never be backpacking again and will probably not ever use one so the question was academic only but it was the secondary burn that piqued my interest. I like the principle. Heartily agree on the Trangia - mine served me well.