How do you like wood stoves?

This guy is one of the coolest and most likable blokes on KZfaq 👍👍👍

how many other people here have watched Erik's videos multiple times?

Sunday morning coffee and an Erik video. Holy moment 🇬🇧

Sitting by the stove, watching the flames and listening the cracking of the wood and the stove is probably one of the greatest ways to relax👍👍👍 .

"it's like having a good friend. Someone to take care of and feed." Love this line. Tack för ytterligare en rogivande vid. Trevlig första advent.

Already had my morning coffee. Guess I'm having another.

I like everything you do Erik. It is not just about the stoves. It is about every thing you do in the woods ❤. Much love and appreciation.

Gotta love how you know this guy could start a raging fire on snow, with wet wood, in the rain with a single match.

The natural simplicity of your videos is very refreshing, thanks Erik.

Every New Year's celebration we car camp in the snow in the wilderness in Oregon USA. We will get a wood stove and practice making coffee-- not forgetting the all important "thumbs up". Thank you for your beautiful videos and encouraging us to get out in the snow.

I use my bushbox often. It has become a good friend, as you say.

Thank you! Well done! You are enjoyable to listen to and charismatic.

I really like mine, for the reasons you mention, but also because the fire is fully contained. I have used mine camping under a tarp in pouring rain, just collecting small pieces of wood as I find it while hiking, like the dead pieces underneath fir trees. I just let it burn out when I’m done, wait for it to cool off, and put it back in the small plastic box I store it in, along w extra matches, extra bags, and my tiny plastic containers of salt and pepper.

I like this guy's way of speaking.

Oh yes! We love our little wood stove! You pick such beautiful places to have your coffee. Thank you Erik again.

I love my Kuenzi Magic flame.

Hi Erik from Virginia...I cannot believe I'm watching your video only two hours after you uploaded it. It was worth it, plus I'm an early riser anyway. I have several wood burning stoves including the Firebox that you have. I have smaller ones for quick stops along the highway and I just want a cup of coffee; or I'll use a butane stove. I'll use my Firebox on overnight hikes and backpacking trips. For overland camping I bought the UCO camp grill which is large enough to place one of the artificial fire logs in it to start, add wood as it builds then grill my steak, hamburgers or whatever my menu includes. After cooking I'll keep the fire going and just sit and watch the best television ever :) There's something about a small well-controlled fire that is very satisfying. I love your videos. Great photography and content.

Have a nice sunday! And thanks for the video! Greetings from Finland. 👍

I adore this metallic tinkling sound when the stove heats up or cools down... :-) I appreciate the audio component of your videos - great idea to focus on this..!

A wood stove is as you say a great piece of gear but also a nice companion when you are out alone!

Fire boxes are a new invention that are advanced versions of Hobo furnaces. A good idea because dry wood is everywhere in forest and the ash left after use is very invisible. Smoke and soot is its cons. You need to be extra careful when use it. From tree can make million matchsticks and by one matchstick can start burn down million trees.

I like woodstove , it has so much soul to it and it lets me better connect with nature.

It's been a hard day at work, watching your video really make me feel relaxed, thank you, Erik

I like the wood stove because it doesn't require so much work then a normal fire also the flames are properly controlled by the "box".

Beautiful shots of the forest, Erik! The sun shining through the trees, on the snow and on your face, it must have been very pleasant. And a kettle full of great coffee, I guess it was a wonderful trip. Thank you for all your videos, whether shots of the forest, snow, birds singing. Keep doing what you do, because it's the best! 🙃🌲🌲🏔️🏕️☕

I like them for solo outings when I'm fairy confident it won't rain.

You can always count on a thumbs up after the first sip of coffee. That would be a good logo for a T-shirt

I always like that thumbs up, after the coffee drink. Good work Erik👍

Hi Erik thanks for movie. Have a great sunday!

Firebox rocks!

Like em and use them often in our forest areas. On bycicle or hiking trips the foldable BE Bushbox LF (about 500 gramms), for short half day cooking trips a well working DIY double wall, made of a big fruit can ( bakery/pastry shop), inner/combustion chamber: Ikea cutlery rack. Cons: bulky / about 700 gramms. Warmly lit scenes in winter evening dying sun, spending hope before the cold night s darkness brakes in in these times..... Thank you Erik for sharing! Thumbs up! Regards&Cheers from a full-time foggy lakeside place. :-/

amazing wood stove

That was a nice time to film this video, the sun was golden and made everything look warm. Very practical stove and nice to watch a fire too Take care 🔥 🇨🇦

Would love to see your review of the gas stove. Thanks for all the lessons.

I would like to say a few things about The Firebox Stove, I've been using one for several years, its a great item, although heavy but in a good wood area it gives independence from reliance on gas etc. There are loads of Chinese knockoffs, if u want to support the guy who invented it, buy a Firebox from the American guy who developed it. Sweden is the ideal country for it, in 2018 I cycled the full length of the country and cooked with the firebox everyday, fuel is just everywhere however wild fires began to take hold over the whole country, that summer and I had to be ultra careful, there was an open fire ban, everywhere. If u do wild camp. I really recommend it, its a superb little cooker and my top tip is: carry leather work gloves, to avoid burnt fingers and the soot, also keep the gloves in a plastic bag. It's not possible to regret buying somthing this well thought out or with such utility.

Nice video and nice stove. I use the Bushbox XL. Thank you.

I have the titanium firebox same same as yours 👌🏻T69 Love it👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

Good Morning Erik .. Very nice 👍 .. thanks for sharing 😊. Yep .. wood stoves have a character of their own. Fuel Source .. when it is dry and suitable wood is widely available, here in Switzerland, we often have fire bans in our forests. During the wet times, no fire bans but then, depending on how much cutting and clearing has taken place, dry wood .. one has to sometimes search it out. As a backup, I keep a stock of wood that I have sourced earlier from forest cutting and clearing and sun-dried on my 3rd floor balcony flat. Lovely ulta-dry stuff, already cut into 'finger twigs' .. just begging to be taken out and used .. and which I and my Bushbox LF gladly oblige 😊. Charcoal Briquettes are a useful option. Light in weight, low-ish heat .. ideal for morning breakfast oats and such. Also, an Annual Tradition .. Old Years Eve, sitting on the Balcony under a blanket with my little Malti-Poo, toasting Marshmallows over a Bushbox / Charcoal Fire and drinking hot Glühwein out of a Thermos whilst watching the Firework Display across the Rhine over in Germany. She, Taco, loves her Marshmallow Titbits and the Fireworks don't faze her at all. Take care ..

“Stick stoves” are great. In the woods you can pretty find anything that will burn. Thanks for sharing. Take care and stay safe.

Wood stoves are very good for forest treks. No shortage of twigs for fuel. Portable campfire. You are correct that you cannot use it for all occasions. However, it is my favorite type of stove.

I learn a lot from you videos Eric. Thank you 🙏

Great footage again

Unpretentious and genuine. Thanks Erik great videos.

I love how he turns a coment on one of the simplest objects into a moment of peace and almost meditation. (And I love my wood stove, I have no other)

Every time I see you make coffee on that stove, I'm thinking, "I've got to get me one". Somehow it makes it look like the coffee would taste better.

Well done Erik, I like your gear videos.

“Like a good friend you care for and feed “. Poetic. Enjoyed the narrative review. The golden light and nature shots were excellent. Terrific video, as usual. Thank you, Erik.

I LOVE my firebox. It's a little heavy in steel, but it's so solid. I have no doubt it'll out last me. The heat it makes is insane, and it's easy and very versatile. Maybe a little more than one person needs for a day or over nighters, but it's just so easy. And all that's needed is a few sticks. My personal method, when I may be out for a few days and don't know the weather, is to take my Trangia too, and use the stove as a pot stand/wind screen for rainy days, or when it's too cold to leave the tent for tea. Planning on getting the firebox nano for this spring for short trips, or where weight really matters.

Great advice for using the firebox. Thanks Erik!

Awesome video man. Have a great weekend, Andreas 🇸🇪

I really enjoy your videos. But for me the challenge with using a wood burning stove are the summer fire bans around the western states of the US, particularly Colorado. I have a similar stove but have not been able to use it yet! Propane only.

Dear Erik You Are so Great. I Watch Your all videos.Love From India 💜💜💜💜.Can I Get A Heart From Erik.

The really good thing about these stoves is you can use any fuel source. whether wood through to gas. It takes seconds to set up. Never go out without one into the woods!

Nice Erik

I love the firebox. Only cons are how dirty everything can get. But my favorite to cook meat on.

Kom just hem efter en solo camp i Stockholm! Bra video ❤️

I wish you sold narrations of audiobooks! You've got an awesome voice.

Great video my friend! That must have been crazy cold, -24 is crazy!lol The coldest I've ever been in was -33. Anyways, I always love your fires and coffee! Keep grinding on that outdoor adventure life brother. Are you planning on doing any Ice Fishing? best, pnwfullstop

So chilled after watching this Erik. I use the IKEA ordning cutlery drainer as my wood stove. My small cookset nests perfectly inside it, along with two tent pegs as support. Cheap and very effective. Keep on producing this amazing content. The best outdoor channel on KZfaq.

Thanks, Erik! I really my Firebox stove.

Really nice visuals and Woodstoves are awesome because you can have a fire and it is not as obvious that there was a fire (Burn marks) as with a campfire. Especially in countries where you have to stealth camp.

Hi Erik , I m your subscriber when u were 5k..My special request to you, can you show your home tour once please and a Q&A like what you do when you are not hiking ..Please

I love using the metal sticks on the firebox to position and hold a trangia spirit burner. Making tea or coffee this way near the river, ocean, or in the forest is such a comfort. Such a good quality piece of kit and will last a lifetime. Keep up with the inspirational videos! ✌️❤️ From Vancouver Island, BC.

Loving these little films Eric, it's wonderful hearing your views on some of your well used bits of kit. Many of which I also use. Thank you for all the hard work you put in bringing us along on your trips. Atb Jay

I like the Firebox Nano Gen 2 in Titanium. It's small , light , does everything a stove should do and cools really quick. I can use a small Brass Trangia or a Titanium Evernew alcohol burner for a quick cup of coffee or some fast hot water. I hammock camp ( Florida's wilderness ) so trees and dried branches are always available. For the auxiliary burner a small bottle of alcohol ( ***food grade 190 proof ) and I'm set for the trip. No canister to carry or bottles or white gas and when used up still carrying the empty containers. My surroundings furnish everything I need... After All...When camping who doesn't enjoy a campfire ( affectionately called a Backpackers TV ) mine is a small , personal , portable and a contained one. *** The food grade alcohol can be used as a disinfectant ( you will learn some new woods if used that way ) burns clean and can even be diluted as a after dinner beverage at the end of the trail , if desired.

Nice flat so more space in bag I like it 😊

I think you are spot on - it can sometimes be difficult to find dry wood in certain areas, but proper time and environment, certainly a good choice

What a perfect explanation on this stove. Spot on. Thanks for the video. Take care and stay safe, Al

I think one of the beauties of the wood stove is the lack of work needed for it. The typical campfire requires a pile of wood while these small stoves can be fueled with scraps of wood and sticks available on any forest floor.

Great content and channel. I’m getting back into camping and bushcraft after over 20 years putting the last of me kit together then time to get out there I’m but anxious but also really looking forward to it. Nothing like cooking on an open fire, early morning coffee, sat having a hot drink with a window view to die for or in my case to capture being a photographer. Channels like yours and others I watch / follow but also learn from really help push / inspire people to get out there especially now more than ever with COVID and stuff. THANK YOU 👍😀🙏

i carry a gas stove when hiking in the woods. if the weather is fine, i will find three or four stones to build a wood stove. and when it rains, i will use the gas stove in my tent.

Thanks so much for another explanation of your gear choices. They often confirm my own experiences and give great perspective. Thanks again, Erik!

Great video and review! Love firebox stoves!

Would you ever make a video on how you maintain gear? Especially the things you've had a long time, like tents, shell pants/jackets, and down jackets. Appreciate the longevity of your gear, you make great use out of it!

The view of the fireplace in the snow is so nice. Your voice is too good to hear. Thank you. Fighting. Subscribe, from South Korean KZfaqr Woongkham.👍👍👍👏

Like the stove. But I usually watch your channel for coffee ☕ ☺️ 👍

Excellent as always Erik 🔥🪵🏕

I need to try one of those, thanks Erik

I like making and cooking on small fires when dispersed camping, and on softroading & hiking adventures . The Firebox is intriguing; thanks for sharing your thoughts about it. I use the UCO Flatpack Firepit & Grill. It packs down small, although not as small as the Firebox. It's small enough for day hikes & car camping, but probably too heavy for long backpacking trips. Because of it's small size, it uses short lengths of firewood & appears to be efficient. It puts out a lot of heat, suitable for one or two campers. The fire needs to be fed often with wood, but small logs are usually easily found and processed. If on the move, the fire can be quickly extinguished.

Erik I don't know if you know that the Firebox is also designed to take the Trangia burner (which I see you also use)... Coffee guaranteed, fast or slow, wet or dry. 👍 (Keep up the good work... You tube without the headache!!)

Great video. Inspiring.

《Ode to a Firebox》by Erik Normark

never had one because I believed the soot was going to get everything black, but great points. The enjoyment it brings is evident. I guess one will be in my future. Thanks!

I recently purchased a Fire Box stove on Amazon. It has very solid construction, but it also has some weight to it. Nice stove. Thank you Erik.

hi erik i got a bushcraft essentials bushbox xl and a smaller no name one. besides the ones i make myself. these are mostly woodgasifier stoves. i also use the solostove and the biolite. that one is heavy though. more for car camping. the bushbox or firebox type stoves got the advantage of being able to cook over the open flame (grilling a sausage or a steak). woodgas stoves cannot do that. everything takes on a slight taste of diesel if you do...... i know i am picky. but if you only cook in a pot they are unbeatable. you can make them easily out of old food cans. cheap, lightweigt and a lot of fun. take care. love your content.

Absolutely great and amazing

Double Thumbs Up! 3:55 & 4:18

Thanks for this video Erik. Well explained. As mentioned before I have a titanium Trail Designs Sidewinder cone stove that is precisely fitted to an Open Country anodized aluminum 3 cup pot. As well I have the optional INFERNO insert to make is a VERY hot and highly efficient "gassifier" stove. I use my stove with ESBIT tablets in summer (such as both times I backpacked the Grand Canyon). And for winter I take it for melting snow and saving my petrol fuel. For tinder i always carry a small ZipLoc plastic sandwich bag filed with Vaseline (pertoleum jelly) soaked cotton balls. Works very well. My Sidewinder cone stove Rolls up into an old dress sock for compact storage.

Gotta love the soot! Makes the experience complete! Ha! Love my Firebox and having morning coffee with Erik! Thanks! ATB

I love my Bushbox, always keep it in my bagpack. Great!

Nice! I have the same stove model. The size makes it usable as a portable fireplace but on the negative side it's quite heavy.

Gorgeous scenery!, beautiful sunrise!, great commentary! I’m a woodstove addict! I have the emberlit original, the emberlit fireant, the firebox nano and the solo stove. If I’m going into the designated wilderness areas then I take the solo stove with the trangia backup to burn in the solo stove. The solo stove doesn’t leave ash all over the place which is key for the designated backcountry sites we have to stay in here in New England. But for going into my local woods and tromping around, the firebox nano is great! Its also a little more challenging getting going so it makes it fun! A buddy of mine who was a canister stove guy, just got an emberlit original which he took with us on a recent pack trip. He absolutely loved it!! We were using a backcountry site with a fire ring area. These firebox like yours Eric and the emberlit original are actually big enough to use as a cheery fire as well as for warmth and burns wood and delivers heat way more efficiently. Thank you again Eric!

There are times when the fire is also magic and warm up my feelings.

If you want to cook in your tent vestibule with this stove, you can with either the Trangia burner or the gas ring holder. Don’t forget to try the Swedish firetorch method using both wood and charcoal briquettes - both burn for ages without supervision 👍 I have the 5.25” Gen 2 stainless steel version and the nano in its case. Group and solo / duo cooking taken care of 💪

Chris Frueh - thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a run.

Good presentation. I don’t have one, but this seems great.

great stuff keep it up

I love a fire, but here in Australia - even Tasmania - there’s almost no chance of being allowed to have a fire other than on private land and even then it’s often not allowed.

I like my one. It’s like campfire in a box.