Thread: Cooking systems - gas vs hexamine stove/ open fire

I have a variety of set ups. The most convenient is the basic gas stove and billy.

But on some trips I will take a home made folding wood burner stove which can also act as a wind shield/ pot stand for an alcohol stove or hexies. Essentially its a hinged fire box with one side with an opening through which you can feed the wood in or light the alcohol stove/hexies etc.

The wood used are small twigs up to finger size or so - much easier to find in most areas than dry larger campfire sized logs. The fire box itself directs the flame/ heat on to the pot making it much more efficient than an open fire.

The floor of the unit sits on a couple of wire pegs that can be positioned at various heights up and down the unit depending on whether you are using alcohol, hexies or wood. I have drilled the floor full of holes to allow air flow in wood burning mode.






Wood Burning mode


Alcohol Stove mode