Here's a link to the same deal from last year and you can search the discussions for more information about the Solo Stoves (this is usually the best price of the year for the stove units, and one of the best prices on the other Solo Stove firepits and bundles): Last year's Solo Stove deal discussions
An easy way to have enough wood to fuel the stoves is to use pruning shears or loppers to cut thin branches (1/4"-1" diameter) into short sections and then stack these vertically in the stoves. This is easier than using a knife or hatchet to break off kindling pieces because you also need to cut them into short sections that fit and these may only be a couple of inches long.
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EDIT: However, cooking food directly on a grill over flames on a Solo Stove is not the best way to grill because the flames are more likely to put a layer of soot on the food and it is more likely to catch fire. Chimney starters using charcoal is a much better way to do a high temp grilling than using the Solo Stove units with a wood fire unless you can hold your food high enough to not burn.
Chimney starters work great with charcoal, whereas these Solo Stoves do not work well with charcoal at all--they work best with small pieces of wood, twigs, pine cones, needles--basically any small burnable bits that are a couple of inches in size or smaller.
These Solo stoves are made for slightly slower and more controlled burns. Plus, they have bottoms, so you don't need a fireproof surface underneath them like you need for chimney starters (which will constanly drop hot embers). You can also feed them with small and random pieces of burnable material--chimney starters need objects bigger than a couple of inches otherwise they fall through the bottom.
I can use the Campfire model of these stoves as a small campfire pit for a few people sitting closely around it. Coupled with an inserted stainless steamer basket, I can fill it with wood pellets for an easy fire. A cupful lasts about 30 min.
For those interested in seeing what other Solo Stove owners do with their stoves and firepits, you can visit their FB page (though almost all the posts deal with the larger firepits):
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Chimney starters work great with charcoal, whereas these Solo Stoves do not work well with charcoal at all--they work best with small pieces of wood, twigs, pine cones, needles--basically any small burnable bits that are a couple of inches in size or smaller.
These Solo stoves are made for slightly slower and more controlled burns. Plus, they have bottoms, so you don't need a fireproof surface underneath them like you need for chimney starters (which will constanly drop hot embers). You can also feed them with small and random pieces of burnable material--chimney starters need objects bigger than a couple of inches otherwise they fall through the bottom.
I can use the Campfire model of these stoves as a small campfire pit for a few people sitting closely around it. Coupled with an inserted stainless steamer basket, I can fill it with wood pellets for an easy fire. A cupful lasts about 30 min.
For those interested in seeing what other Solo Stove owners do with their stoves and firepits, you can visit their FB page (though almost all the posts deal with the larger firepits):
https://www.facebook.co
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There are several recommended strategies for getting the most efficient burn: including stacking vertical columns of wood sticks to fill the interior and then starting the fire from the top for a top-down burn. You'll need to experiment to see what works best.
But, it will be easier to keep going if you can feed the fire regularly so it never burns down too much or it will be more difficult to get it going again.
EDIT: If you get the larger firepits, you'll find that they will go through quite a bit of wood because they are burning efficiently and producing a significant flame and fire, rather than just starting out with a good flame and then smoldering like a regular open camp fire pit. So, yes, they can use more fuel if they are burning steadily the entire time.
These are small, so I'd get the largest one if you don't need compactness. As for 2 Titans vs 1 Campfire: it depends on if you need to cook on two pans/pots at the same time. For 2 people, probably one stove is enough. If you need to cook many dishes, having 2 stoves gives you more flexibility--but I think I'd still get 2 of the larger Campfire models. The wider diameter provides more stability for larger pans and pots. Also, the smaller diameter of the Titan means the heat will be concentrated in a fairly narrow area and if you have a wide pan, like a 10" pan cast iron pan, you'll get a hot spot in the center.
But between AMEX offer, AJ CB, and coupon code, pretty good score.
But between AMEX offer, AJ CB, and coupon code, pretty good score.
There are smaller knock-offs (some which collapse into even smaller parts--you can search on Amazon or other shopping site for "portable wood camping stove" to see other designs) of the smaller version that sell for less and some work on the same principle of using a double wall to produce a secondary burn.
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