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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
By cherokeXena
Sure, carrying cans of fuel might be faster but carrying this stove is better due to being able to use anything that burns for fuel. I have tried everything from dried cow manure to leaves,dried grass and wood. The best is thumb sized pieces of wood. I fixed a meal of dehydrated stew (homemade)on the stove Solhuma Vital Survival Stove. It took about 20 minutes from collecting the small pile of thumb sized sticks(about 20 of them) to eating the meal. Cans of fuel might be faster but this stove is less to carry and fuel is everywhere. It also leaves a very little footprint since the little fan that runs about 20 hours on 2 AA batteries causes the fire to burn hotter and burns any remaining fuel up to fine ash. (Rechargable batteries and a small solar charger fixes the complaint about still using non reusable resorces.)
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
By CAtexas
Got this stove as a gift for Christmas. I really had my eye on the JetBoil PCS, but received this by surprise. We took it to the back yard the first morning, threw some leaves into the bottom, lit them with 1 match. You toss in smaller pieces of wood as you go and the fire really gets going. There's a speed control fan that keeps the burn rate high and a slide out damper for heat control. I've used it several times since then and loved it. Ash has been a bit annoying, so keeping things covered helps. I also had to learn to be patient. Let the fire settle down before putting pans and cups over the cooking area. Burn time is good for small amounts of fuel. Most people will be interested in boiling water, which it does nicely. But this stove really shines when you cook on a skillet. Amazingly fast.
Fan uses 2 AA battery (take a few spares)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
By Theodore S. Andrews
This stove is compact, very solid feeling with shiny polished windscreen pot stand. Starting a fire is the easiest thing due to the airflow as it blows any fire to a red hot ember and lights heavier wood pieces. The fire is very controllable using the fan sliding door. Cooking on a skillet was a joy as I could control the heat to keep it just right. Most wood stoves have no heat control. The high speed makes it burn like a forge, very hot. The fan allowed me to use damp wood, actually wet and blew it enough to get it lit and burning with almost no smoke. I highly recommend this stove for camping or emergency use for cooking or to create major heat at a camp. I think its fun to use and really will heat up water or cook a meal faster than any other. The fan is almost silent, not at all bothersome. I posted a video of stove use on youtube, search vital stove, my site is daddated1, I have my video there. Enjoy.
