Brew in the Woods - Testing Stoves

[Janine]

I have had fun with the Bushbuddy, Caldera stove and titanium esbit tablet stove..
these are a set of photos put together when I was demonstrating the merits of the Bushbaby (I mean Bushbuddy !!) and titanium stove to my son and a special needs lad I work with.
I do a lot of Bushcraft with all the special needs children I work with..
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...7&l=c4f9b94d90

Caldera stove is here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...7&l=a9a1aade3f

[Kieran]

It is bigger than the Bushbuddy and packs smaller and is very light. However, the Bushbuddy is a wood gasification stove and consequently burns very efficiently with very little smoke as we saw yesterday. It is also fair to say, from the ashes left at the end of the burn, that the Bushbuddy makes the best use of the available calories.

I really liked the Honey Stove but think it is important to realise the difference between the two systems. Ultimately, the Honey Stove is a very nicely made fire box which does no more than contain and concentrate your fire. It is a very neat design but the same result can be derived by building a fire in a tin with holes in it. The Bushbuddy actually increases the efficiency of your fire.

Martin

is this the same?
http://www.bushcooker.com/

[Martin]

is this the same?
http://www.bushcooker.com/

Yeah Kieran, I believe the Bushcooker is a copy of the Bushbuddy. It seems identical except for the price although I have heard that it doesn't perform so well but I really don't know as I haven't used one.

Martin