20 minutes clip for information which could be given within 30 seconds. 👎

It’s nice to see that someone finally got it right. I can get 40-50 minutes of burn time doing it this way without ever adding additional fuel. Thank you.👍

Nice demonstration, I’ve been using this stove for years. When I’m done and it has cooled I give it a proper wipe down and then load it up with twigs for the next trip. Since I sometimes use this while driving to remote work sites it’s nice to have it ready to go for coffee breaks enroute.

It's nice to see someone who actually loads the stove correctly! I love my Ohuhu stove. Simple yet efficient way to cook while camping. Spoiler... try loading it with wood pellets. Works great as well.

I've seen pretty much every video i found with a gasifier and this is one in hundred dozens that actually gets it right. Congratulations good sir, you have a brain!

It's good to see a video that actually gets the loading and lighting of this kind of wood gas stove right for a change! Yes, you can do a bottom up burn like most other videos show for just about every wood burning twig stove, but the fires burn down very fast, and you would be constantly feeding them, (and often choking them) with sticks. I have been using a Tomshoo wood gas stove (I chose it for the excellent ventilated pot stand) for close on four years, and where I can, I burn wood or wood pellets (I favour wood pellets just because they burn for so long.) When I cannot burn wood because of local restrictions, I still use the Tomshoo stove, but, I configure the fuel chamber to use my Trangia alcohol burner rather than wood. This works very well for me and I now always have the Trangia and fuel as a backup. Best video on how to use a wood gas stove on KZfaq! Thanks.

I’ve just ordered one of these and was looking for reviews and how-to videos. This looks fantastic and the fact you have a Labrador and are a veteran made me subscribe too!

I just purchased one of these stoves, because I liked how it packs down. But now that you explained how gasification works, I am really happy I ordered it from Amazon. Thank you very much. You have a lovely little buddy there.

Hi Craig. Great video & great advice... after watching this video, I now know where I've been going wrong with my stove (ahomi/tomshoo style with the wind breaker on top). Tried it out a few times and never got a great burn using twigs & sticks, but got a better burn using wood pellets (cats don't like it when I rob their new litter). Now i'm itching to go to my permission to try it out Keep the great advice coming as its always welcome (2 years in wild camping - wanna be bush crafter [ I use that term lightly :) ]

I just got one of these gasifier stoves and was looking at how to get it going properly before I take it on my next wild camp. Very concise and informative video thanks mate. Gonna trial this in the garden and then pop it in my pack. Liked, subbed and set notifications on. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Brilliant!!! A most educational and enjoyable video on using this stove correctly. Just ordered this on Amazon because of your video. I also liked and subscribed to your channel. Honestly... The dog had a lot to do with us being captivated by this information. Thank you. We wish you and the pup good health and continued success. We'll be watching.

Hi Craig, good to see someone showing it the right way. I love my gasifier stove. After some mistakes in the beginning, I got it right and now it serves me well heating up my meals and my coffee. ATB André P.S. Your pidgin German sounds brilliant ! :-)

you are the only guy that finally lit the thing right and cooked something with it... perfect... i made one out of two cans and have tested it on a couple of occasions. but i have never cooked something on that stove yet. i do have every confidence that it will work.. cool very cool J

This is the best explanation on the use of a wood gas stove I have seen thus far.

Great video. Looked into these stoves before but not realised their capabilities. Thanks for sharing 🙏

First video I’ve seen of someone actually filling the stove with a proper load of wood. Great job.

Man, I wish I watched this before trying to cook dinner last night. I'll be trying this again in a couple weeks when I get another free evening in the woods. Thanks for keeping me from throwing my stove into the trash 😂

Nice! I'm feeling really good about ordering this stove. It will replace my old and worn solo stove from 2011 that I was excited to get back then but this new one by OHUHU is better in every way. I've only seen one other video where its packed correctly and can burn a long while without adding more sticks.

You can make these even a bit more efficient by wrapping the outside with a high temp insulator of some kind, as well as with some crinkled up (but reflattened mostly), heavy duty aluminum foil (with shiny side facing towards the inside). What this will do is speed up the gasification process and keep the internal temps hotter for longer, so that it will burn more clean and efficiently for longer. Obviously don't block the bottom air intake holes, but the rest of it should be covered. Another tip/trick is to get a small piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, crinkle it up (but mostly re-flatten it), and set the stove on top of the shiny side. This will do two things, it will somewhat protect the ground from getting scorched, and it will direct the IR radiating downwards, upwards. IR acts differently than convection energy exchange, which via a gas, tends to rise upward (actually, that is not quite accurate, and a major simplification of the process, but it will have to do for now), but IR is a type of light, and thus more wave like, that like a lightbulb giving off light, tends to radiate out in all directions (unless focused/reflected), including downwards. Reflecting the IR going down, to go up, also will speed up the gasification process etc. And if you're using the stove to cook, it will help to speed up the cooking a bit. (Even better, cooking wise, would be to form the Al foil into a more parabolic shape).

We purchased one of the "clone" stoves a few months ago to test. Our "new improved" model came with a small round grill w/ folding handle, a large bottom tray to catch ashes that fall through the holes in the burn chamber and a small tray intended for use with liquid alcohol, gelled alcohol and solid fuel tabs. Depending on how you configure the stove parts, any of the above mentioned fuels may be used as well as cans of chafing dish / gelled alcohol fuel. There is no need to carry a separate wind screen as the stove casing performs that job. For us, this is a true multi-fuel stove. If you are in " stealth mode" and desire a quick cup, burning alcohol has zero smoke signature, then you can pack & run quickly. When there is more time, nature provides all the FREE fuel a person could ever use. BTW, when wood is burned efficiently, there are actually LESS emissions produced than if that same wood was left to rot on the ground producing methane gas. Great and informative video man, you now have a new subscriber.

Because of your video (and the dog) I bought a OHUHU stove and have used it back packing multiple time. I absolutely love it. Fantastic posting, Bushcraft Padawan. Well Done. Thanks, so much

Just had mine delivered today & glad I stumbled on your video of keeping it lit for longer. Definitely had to subscribe 👍 Super excited to try it out & Willow is such a cutie 😊

First the horse, then the man. (Cavalry saying) I was thinking of not using my similar stove anymore, till I saw your vid. I shall try it again now. Cheers

Great video Sir !! I just purchased one of these and was educating myself before it arrived. I'll definitely be sure to load it up proper beforehand on my first burn.

Awesome video! I just bought one of these stoves and really appreciate the tips. Thank you!

Nicely shown, the extra burn is called the secondary burn and is also the hottest portion of the total burn available from these types of wood burning stoves. Have one myself and also the std small Lixada box type. Love your vids by the way, always entertaining and informative.

Thank you for doing this. I had all but given up on this stove because I couldnt keep a hot fire going long enough to boil water. Going to try this method for sure.

i can not tell you how many times i have shouted at youtubers using woodstoves wrong nicely presented and done correctly

Thanks for video , I have similar stove on order so will be making full use of your advice . The Kelly Kettle Trekker has been my go to for bike packing this summer . Never having to worry about buying or carrying fuel has convinced me to convert to relying on wood exclusively . Thanks again , liked and subscribed .

Nice to see a proper explanation of how these gasifiers work. Watching your demonstration helped me to optimize my Tomshoo gasifier - totally different beast now... I get a hotter and and more sustained burn - thanks! Think I'll take a look at the other posts you have on your channel!!!

Hi Craig ‘ thanks for putting this video up. I have been wanting to buy one of these stoves for a while now but have been put off buy not knowing how to use it correctly. Your video has given me a bit more confidence. 👍👍

Good content mate keep them coming I've now ordered one of these stoves.

Thank you for this video. Well done! It appears to be a very nice stove.

Got mine today. Cannot wait to try it out.

oh i put the unit on a small light weight wire stand also . Keeps the heat from burning the ground or log that ive set it up on , also gives a bit more air flow . Great vid .Well done .

No, there is a secondary combustion of the gases of the fuel. The extra oxygen added to the gasification of the wood is what makes it so hot. The air draw in through the sides of the combustion chamber actually cools the inner walls, not heats them up.

This is the best review of this stove👍

Hi Craig, Some day I may need to make or buy one of those stoves. Just don't have much of a need for one right now since most fires are banned here most of the time and I just haven't been getting out. Really nice looking place you are at there! I am jealous! Still stuck sheltering in place here... sigh... Stay safe, be well and all the best from California 💛

Hi Craig, thank you for a cracking vid. I’ve just bought one of these stoves from eBay for the princely sum of £12. I wondered how to lay up the fuel and loads of people say just throw bits in, as you have just proven they are all wrong! Keep up the great work.

Top vid as always. Question, did you find out what was in the small canister in your £10 package??

I have one of these stoves, it works really great with small stick. Thanks for sharing

Very enjoyable video, thank you.

Nicely done... the stove setup and, even more so, the dog.

Love the video, I was watching other videos no this stove and thinking the same thing, so I definitely got to buy this little stove . Thanks

Nice. Thank you for loading it properly, most do not! The top down burn is how gasification stoves like these work. Have the same one, and have been very happy with it (although supplemented by a small lixada gas stove as well). You've got my sub, cheers from Canada. 👍

it's not the hot air being ignited, it's the hot air igniting unburnt fuel ie smoke, that is what makes this type of stove so efficient and low smoke ( when used correctly as you are perfectly demonstrating )

very well explained the reasoning behind it

Thank you, excellent info

Great video, thanks for sharing your information. Also, beautiful dog and well behaved. Subbed.

Just got one for a backup for if/when I run out of propane. Good to see how to use it properly. I’ll have to practice at home.

I subscribed because of this video. It is very well done and very entertaining. Yet it was the promise of how to use it correctly that was the bait. Sure enough, I’ve been using too small fuel. And, I’ve been cooking on too thin pans. I’d dismissed my Canway two summers ago, your video has brought it back. Great job and thank you.

Love mine , done eggs , hamburgers hotdogs , sausages , got the wee grill works , used my heavy cast iron frying pan on it also . Still got to make a cup of hoyt chocolate in a cup still , well be trying that in two to three days from now . Awesome vid . Thank you .

Very interesting and thorough presentation! Already subscribed! Greetings from Greece!

Have same stove nested in MSR Alpine Stowaway Pot, 775 mL. Always in my pack. Thank you for the stove tips. Cheers.

I bought one last week I've tried it out its a good piece of kit.

Super informative, B.P. Thanks man :)

Perfect on the loading. So many people just stuff the fuel in haphazardly all the way to the top, blocking the air holes and then complain that it doesn't burn well 🤦‍♂️ A minor correction on the physics of the thing. The air does not combust. Air can't combust irrespective of how hot it gets coz it doesn't have the 3 elements in the fire triangle. What the double wall does do is create a chimney draft effect to "pump" air in through the air holes at the top. This then enables the volatile organics in the gas coming off of the wood to combust creating an efficient (more or less) smokeless fire. About 30% to 40% of a wood fire's chemical energy is in the VOCs which vaporise and rise as smoke in a normal fire. Gasifier stoves work to combust this which is what makes them such fantastic little bits of kit. Keep the great vids coming! ✌️

I love the dog at the end... absolute Lab.

I like the way you loaded the stove up. Another video i watched just sorta chucked in some kindling which had me wondering how long the flame would last on a single load and how efficiently it would cook. So the video answere both, thanks!

I have this stove. Had trouble keeping it burning. Your video helped for sure. Ok off to make a fire 🔥

Great video, bought a stabilotherm one on the back of this content.

Great video Craig. Love my woodgas stove. Pleased you have got yours going correctly - if I remember a video from several years back you had problems :)

Thanks for this and the comments also.

I have had one a few years, the only drawback is they are bulky, just ordered a cheap folding firebox, not expecting the same fuel efficiency but better in a small day pack, great instructional vid Craig

Ha! I’ve had one of these for a couple years. I’ve had varying success with it, often improved by some kind of fire starters (cedar/wax), but have struggle with letting burn down or filled too much, even with maximum attention to it given. Why? Because I was loading it haphazardly. Like most videos show. Tried a few different methods that came to mind. This is the best way by a very long shot. Thanks for posting. Liking and subscribing!

Interesting note to those who are fire pit lads , talk to your forestry guy and show him your stove you may be able to use it since its a gassifier stove and doesn't throw off embers and has a small foot print and is easily controlled . Just a thought /Happy cooking etc .

great video learned a lot thanks

Nice one bruv 💚

Wood gasification is a great technology that needs a little preparation to use to its best effect. I like the Ohuhu stove and see its documentation is not so clear. This video was useful about the Ohuhu wood gasifer stove albeit wandered slightly off target. Keep up the good work.

Great tutorial!

I love how you are speaking your dog's thoughts.

Already subbed mate. Looking forward to your next videos

That omelette plot twist at the end 👌 Thanks for the how-to. Lab tested.

Sweet dog and great video.🐕👍

Just tried it and he's bang on...I've been using mine wrong. Just got a 45min burn at mad hot flame by packing it full of 3 to 4 cm twigs laid in a tightly packed criss cross pattern up to the top of the air holes and let it from top. Completely counter Intuitive. Try it. Also got about 20 mins of embers that would have been good gor barbecue a burger of kebabs.

Awesome thanks 👍

Love this - been considering one of these stoves and it's great to see how long a brn you can get. Impressive. Omlette looked good too!

Many of these stoves come with a small metal saucer that some reviewers call an alcohol burner. Others have ascribed it’s best use is as an ash pan , and place it under the fire pan to catch the ashes.The problem with this is that approximately 80% of the fire pan’s air flow can be blocked by this saucer. Actually, a base for the stove should be constructed to keep soft earth from being pushed up and blocking air flow into the base chamber. The constructed base should be approximately 1/8 th to 1/4 in larger than the diameter of the stove base, thus providing guaranteed air supply and serving as both an ash pan and protection from fire or scorching the surface supporting the stove. I have made several of these for my stoves using aluminum flashing. It’ll last forever!

Perfect video. Many thanks.

I just purchased this stove on Amazon. Thank you for showing me how to use it properly. One question: if I set this stove on a wood picnic table, will the table catch fire?

Tyvm 4 showing us. Just bought 1

So far mine is in use in the back yard and day outings coming up metal detecting and or gold panning a quick break with the Ohuhu stay hydrated and fed . And great heat to warm up the soul .

Good to see you forego the modern Spork in favour of the classic 'Racing Spoon' and is that a Mk1 SIGG. Great video mate, I'll try packing my stove the same way, John.

I have several of these types of stove and have my own way of lighting it based on my experience over time

Nice instruction. Thanks

Hi! Just subbed to your channel! I was wondering what backpack is in the background. Looks interesting. Thanks!

I also use it same way. My tip is that you should use hard wood. The stick width should be about an inch to an inch and a ¼, or an inch and a ½. Hard wood burns hotter and lasts longer. I get a burn time of 3 to 5 minutes for gasification to start. About 12 minutes of a big flame. 5 mins of smaller flame followed by small flame for about 5 minutes. Then the hot coals give lingering usable simmering heat for about 15 mins. All in all, usable heat for about 35 to 45 mins. Enough time to cook a proper meal. ATB, The Solo Hiker....

Thank you for the proper instructions for this stove... your video is much more informative. Just curious if you should have heated your water first then cooked the omelette when the stove was burning more hotly?

Im looking to get one of these types as I noticed that the wood gasses can burn making a hotter flame, perfect. Love how you bring your puppy into the vid, beautiful girl.... Thanks for the vid

I just lost my dog, Zoey, to a brain tumor and have been trying to keep my mind busy. I'm going to get out more so I just got this stove and have been trying to learn how to use it, so I'm really excited to find this video. I wish I was a more outdoor person Zoey would have enjoyed that, but we move on. I loved seeing your dog in the video though made me happy and sad. Give them a big hug for me.

You did do it right . I've had my Tomshoo for many years now and use it just like you use yours .. The Right Way

Finally someone who use this stove the right way. The video is 3 years old, I am interested on how this stove holds up, do you still use it?

I've just ordered one of these. This will be a great help. Would a piece of foil under the stove enable me to gather up the ash fallout,or stop falling ash igniting material on the ground?

My Tomshoo stove is on the way I'll be solely useing blackthorn hardwood litte to no smoke so many use the wrong softwood then they complain about not getting enough burn time etc they haven't a clue on the right trees to get hardwood from fair play i know this is an old video but its really annoying to see countless vids now on these types of gasification stoves used so improperly you nailed it on how to fill em up and use properly well done 🔥💯👍

I keep a Ohuhu stove for emergencies. I got wood chips to burn. Also I put in a small pair of hand loopers to quickly cut wood to length. I was looking for a video that shows the correct way of loading the stove just to be sure I was correct so I can go back and tell some other KZfaqrs that they're doing it wrong.

Craig have you ever experienced any issues with the pot supports? I have seen many comments about their being "flimsy", but I've never had any problems. Great video!

This is very interesting actually. I used one of these for the first time recently and whilst it was very good for cooking up some noodles and a coffee, I was basically "feeding" it as I went. This resulted in the heat output yoyoing and it even almost went out at one point because of a sort of "flameout" situation. Next time I will try it your way and just load it up, light it, and burn all the way through.

Cool, thanks - I am ordering the stove!

I like how you season your cast iron pan.🇨🇦🤙

Will it work with a can of alchohol fuel in a bad weather situation, as a rain storm & no dry wood period ? And one thing that seems missing from other similar stoves is,..... doesn't seem to be a way to add fuel without lifting the cooking pans off of the stove ? Will wood pellets work ?