Ultralight tent stove on a bush pole above the snow.

Ultralight Tent Stove-for Alpine Camping Part 3 Safe and effective use This post is the third in a four-part series on my efforts to design a truly ultralight tent stove. My aim was to efficiently and cleanly provide cooking and warmth from a small number of bush sticks to enhanceRead More →

Boiling water in two big pots with plenty of heat to spare. The flame is controlled by wing wall. Gas combustion is completed outside of the main burn chamber.

A backpacking wood stove with a blower-An overview  “designed to burn damp or wet wood” Amongst my ultralight wood-fired blower stove, there is a stove for everyone in the range; from large to small, single to double pot, ultralight rollup to non-roll-up, DIY budget student stoves, base camp stoves and evenRead More →

An ultralight alpine woodshed for keeping a little 'stach' of dry fuel sticks for your next visit.. It is sewn Tyvek with zip down one side

Ultralight backpacking woodshed for stashing dry fuel This post describes an ultralight backpacking woodshed sewn from Tyvek to store and manage dry fuel sticks for snow camping. Introduction to an ultralight backpacking woodshed If you are like me you probably enjoy your alpine areas smothered with snow for skiing, butRead More →

Blower stove safety warning This describes the safety warnings for using a blower stove. These small wood-burning cooking stoves are designed for outdoor cooking, using very small quantities of dead tree sticks. By design, only a small portion of the loaded fuel sticks will be burning at any time. TheRead More →

Blower stove instructions- parts, assembly, starting and running This is my blower stove instructions for assembly, starting, running and idling. Introduction For all my blower Stoves of different shapes and sizes can be easily started by a simple but systematic starting procedure to get the stove burning quickly. Getting theRead More →

Introduction For ultralight blower stoves, without a wing wall extension, an air tube extension can help to keep the blower fan and power supply safely away from the stove’s flames. The dragon head fitting can do the same, but can also act as an air deflector for makeshift stoves inRead More →

Large 'Heavy Weight Stove' with primary pot in position and wing wall ready to receive a second pot.

Sturdy double pot stove This is a tough a sturdy double pot stove that is a little less light and compact to be ideal for ultralight backpacking. It is a very tough blower stove that is suitable for base camps, picnics, pulk, sledge and vehicle-based camping. Introduction to the sturdyRead More →

An assortment of 'make shift' pot lids that make the stoves light and backpackable. From top left: An old faithfull frying pan/lid of many years service, sponge 'tins' from opportunity shop,

Backpacking pots, pans, lids & lifters This is about backpacking pots, pans, lid and lifters that can be make backpacking cooking effective and enjoyable without needing to spend much. Introduction There are many pots that can be used for cooking on a blower stove. While most will do the jobRead More →