Flip
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025
This little guy shocked me. Small, sturdily built. I boiled 2L of room temp water (60F outside) to a full rolling boil in exactly 20 mins then it continued to boil for another hour and 20 mins with a half of a "normal" sized firewood (dry oak split into 1" staves"). Burned very cleanly once it's going. Not much of a roar like other rocket stoves I've used but I was keeping it minimally fed.After an easy start, I put two staves in and pushed one in a little every five minutes. So not much work, just got to keep an eye on it since it has such a smart amount of fuel. I'm sure you could walk away for 15 mins if you cared less about fuel efficiency. Once you get used to the draft door you can probably dial it in even more. With the dradr door closed and checking every 5 mins, I had a perfect boil going.My only complaint is it would be nice if it were a little easier to clean, but it's by no means difficult or worth taking away a star.
zhen
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
This is solid for outdoor cooking. It is bulky but it keeps the heat well when burning large charcoal or wood.
Bey
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
The item is heavy.
A. Peters
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024
I just tried this out with a simple water boiling test. I used a small amount of paper and kindling sticks to get it going. I didn’t time it, but I started with cold water and it started boiling in less than 40 minutes from lighting the initial fire. Now that the fire is going real strong, I’m sure the time to boil is reduced considerably. Also, with all the fire brick insulation, the outside of the stove is very warm to the touch. I could easily keep my bare hand on it. It also doesn’t take much wood to get the job done. I’m using packing material wood which is arguably not the best choice, but this performs really well.The only “con” I can see so far, and you should expect this, is that you’ll get soot collecting on any pot or pan used. If the power goes out and I need to boil water, the soot will be the least of my concerns.I definitely recommend this stove.
David
Reviewed in Mexico on June 5, 2024
Lo compré para emergencias y funciona muy bien. Es súper eficiente
Roving Richard of Placerville
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
This is more an emergency cook stove for home rather than a 'car camping' stove It is a cross between a 'rocket stove' and a cast iron gas stove. It's too heavy for hiking but will use anything from charcoal to wood for fuel so great for emergency use and large enough for serious cookware and stability. My home is all electric in a service area with less than 100% reliable power.
Ruth
Reviewed in Mexico on January 25, 2024
Funcionó muy bien
A.W.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
I find the ecozoom versa and its clones like this product to be a little mis-marketed: the true niche is camping, specifically car camping. I cooked for 3 days using just this stove, no jetboil, did not use my BioLite camp stove, didn't cook over the campfire at all. This thing is very simple and very robust and produces an enormous amount of heat. I kept 4 liters of water at a rolling boil in a wide pot with the lid off. Only major challenge is dealing with the hotspot in the middle of the pan, but a cheap stainless steel heat diffuser has really helped with that.TLDR: a great piece of camping kit.
Timothy Chancy
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023
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HJaz
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
When I bought this stove some months ago, it was on sale for around $60, so i though.. well why not?The stove takes pretty much any solid fuel there is. Wood shavings, paper, small branches, thicker branches, firewood (cut to size), pine cones, leafs, dried dung, coal, and whatever else can be used as a solid fuel.The stove burns hot, and the cast iron top make it easy to use it for cooking or heating water for coffee/tea.Just two notes of import:1. depending on the fuel, there can be significant amount of ash thrown or expelled from the top. So careful when using paper, cardboard or pinecones for example.2. the thing gets hot, and I mean really hot. It has a great insulation, which also means that it will take quite a long time to cool down after the flames and coals have gone out.
Héctor
Reviewed in Mexico on October 31, 2023
Excelente calidad, se ve que esta fabricado con muy buenos materiales, se ve muy solido, dandole un cuidado adecuado y no quemando troncos muy gruesos, va durar muchos años, lo recomiendo ampliamente