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Hobo vs. fuel stove
Hobo versus fuel stove: which one do you prefer?

Usually we travel with fuel stoves, but this year we used a Hobo stove on several tours.



This is my resume:

pro:
- packing size smaller then a fuel stove with bottle: 11,5 x 15 x 1 cm
- because of the chimney effect it burns even real wet wood
- you safe money – less than 1.5 GBP / 2 USD per week
- cooking is no longer a annoying duty for me. I love to collect branches and start and maintain the fire. High romantic factor!

con:
- soot
- you can´t find branches everywhere – e.g. not in desert like areas and on smart regular campgrounds
- if you burn wet wood it smokes a lot, which is a pain for you as the operator as well as for neighbours on the campground – but in moscito infested areas this turned out to be big pro for us: it kept these bastards away
- depending on the kind of wood: heating efficiency is sometimes as good as a fuel stove, but sometimes it´s far below

Quality and prices for Hobo stoves differ very much:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=as_li...5948cfaa042e91

It might even be fun to build your own. Ain´t difficult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuUyWFBVkL0

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I typically use the original hobo stove, which is of course whatever you find lying around. Sometimes requires creativity, but extremely lightweight.
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I typically use the original hobo stove, which is of course whatever you find lying around. Sometimes requires creativity, but extremely lightweight.
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Wow! Thumbs up for this very stylish hobo stove! Where was that?

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I really don't think cost comes into it. For quick cooking or a hot drink I use a tiny gas stove which is about 4 inches diameter by 6 inches high including cannister. 100mm x 150mm. Quick, clean and controllable.

To sit around to chat and have a few s, you can't beat a wood fire of some sort.
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Wow! Thumbs up for this very stylish hobo stove! Where was that?

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That was in the Kalahari desert, Botswana side. Couldn't find a rock if your life depended on it. Bones, however, were plentiful.
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To sit around to chat and have a few s, you can't beat a wood fire of some sort.
So so true
Not a hobo stove but a wood gasification stove- much more efficient and more energy produced with less fuel.
Light at only 300 Grms, awsome moments and memories, leaving no trace on your meanderings.
Wood gasification:
(OldBmw, simmering control is achieved by suspending your cooking pot on a multi notched stick)
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So so true
Not a hobo stove but a wood gasification stove- much more efficient and more energy produced with less fuel.
Light at only 300 Grms, awsome moments and memories, leaving no trace on your meanderings.
Wood gasification:
(OldBmw, simmering control is achieved by suspending your cooking pot on a multi notched stick)
I'd just as soon turn the gas control knob on my stove rather than run a small furnace three feet away from my pot
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You only cook on embers- not flame
The pic is just help those who do not know about wood gasification stoves as it shows the woodgas burn process taking place.
No knobs required
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Also in some countries. (AUS, parts of the US, Namibia) during certain times of the year (e.g. bush-fire/ forest fire season), and every day in some places (e.g. many national parks), solid fuel fires are illegal. Like $100K fine and jail times... when in these situations you can only use liquid or Gas stoves... that "can be turned off instantly"
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So so true
Not a hobo stove but a wood gasification stove- much more efficient and more energy produced with less fuel.
Light at only 300 Grms, awsome moments and memories, leaving no trace on your meanderings.
Wood gasification:
(OldBmw, simmering control is achieved by suspending your cooking pot on a multi notched stick)

They're cheap too

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