Help me design a DIY twig stove

[johnspenn]

Here's a blog post detailing my prototyping.

And a short video of my latest effort...

Thanks!

[Slo-go'en]

Yikes, I'm surprised this guy didn't start a forest fire. If you going to use a wood stove, at least clear all the leafs and twigs and other combustibles away from the stove first! Better yet, put it on a big rock.

Here's my wood stove. A Dinty Moor beef stew can with a row of 1/4" holes drilled along the top and bottom and a couple of 1" holes to feed sticks in from the side. I painted it black with high temp paint to keep the can from rusting. It fits into MSR titanium pot. I wrap the stove can in a cut down plastic shopping bag to keep the inside of the pot clean.
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[Crossup]

You might not want to reinvent the wheel-
One of the nicest off the shelf items to base a stove off of:

ikea "ordning" cutlery caddy http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30131716/

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[johnspenn]

Yikes, I'm surprised this guy didn't start a forest fire. If you going to use a wood stove, at least clear all the leafs and twigs and other combustibles away from the stove first! Better yet, put it on a big rock.

This was in my back yard, and I was babysitting it the whole time. I did clear the duff from underneath. I had a piece of aluminum underneath, and I actually wanted to see if it would spread, and it never really did.

I would definitely take better precautions and use LNT principles out on the trail. Thanks for showing your stove!

[zelph]

Try stacking your twigs in the vertical position and light from the top.

thanks for sharing your DIY project :-)

[johnspenn]

Try stacking your twigs in the vertical position and light from the top.

thanks for sharing your DIY project :-)

I will try that at some point. I've seen it done in some of the smaller box-like twig burners. Thanks for the tip!

[johnspenn]

You might not want to reinvent the wheel-
One of the nicest off the shelf items to base a stove off of:

ikea "ordning" cutlery caddy http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30131716/

https://backpackinglight.com/forums/...7176/#comments

Missed this one somehow. Hey that's a nifty little item, and I put it on my Amazon pricewatch list. If it gets cheap enough I'll have one (or more) to play with. Thanks for the link!