Stainless Steel stove,Compact Design Perfect for Survival, Camping, Hunting & Emergency Preparation

Portable, stainless steel, ease of use and design...... are the pillars for this stove. Portable: -No better way to put it. -How many other stoves can you disassemble and put in your - Pant pocket/bag/backpack/jacket/day hike bag/cooler/backpacking backpack? It comes with a case to keep the soot from coming into contact with yourself/items in bag. -Folds flat as promised, incredibly thin (so much so, it took me back holding it, and I thought to myself "and you can really cook with this thing?"). -Did I mention you don't need to pack your fuel! Just grab sticks/grass/pine cones as you walk on your hike/trail/in your yard. So all you're paying for is the stove, baring matches/fire strike/other lighting method cost. Stainless steel: -Talk about awesome option, for those of us that live in areas where it rains. This model (I've not tried out the titanium) feels stout and can hold good weight (I don't own a Dutch oven, yet, but it could handle it). -DON'T BE AFRAID! The stove looks nice when you first get it, but after use, it will change to rainbow and soot colors (which just means you're using it!). Use baking soda and vinegar to get majority of soot off. Ease of use: -Ever tied your shoes? Put a puzzle together? No different with this stove! -Fits together nicely and tightly. Make sure to put in good flammable tinder to get hot, then start putting in thin sticks through the opening in the front, working up to larger diameter sticks (essentially when you have enough coals to light/sustain larger pieces of wood.) If you need a good tutorial, go onto U-tube and the founder has a good line of videos to get you set. Design: -This caught my eye right away. The stove is like a mini ziggurat of Mesopotamia (pyramid with flat top). This accounts for the stability, as opposed to competitors who use a box/rectangle structure. This stove does not want to topple over! ***As others have said, make sure to take OFF the clear plastic shipping covers on each panel (it keeps the panels looking pretty prior to using the stove), when you first get it, or you'll be burning plastic (and breathing in plastic fumes :( ).*** I've been using this stove, and it not only cooks well (and smokeless, if you do it right) but it radiates heat because of it's steel make (I've heard titanium heats up fast, but also cools fast too, but to be fair, I have not used one yet.). CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS STOVE! I can see it lasting the lifetime guarantee the maker gives it!

This is a great piece of gear for backpacking, lightweight camping or even just a quick fire in the backyard. It comes together or apart in a few seconds, but it’s very sturdy, especially with the crossbars installed at the top. We bought the stainless steel model. My understanding is that the titanium model is much lighter, however, in a 30-40 lb pack, would I notice the difference? Probably not. After “breaking it in” first in our fireplace to ensure it worked fine, we took it in leau of a gas stove on an overnight backpack trek. The great thing about any wood stove is the limitless fuel around you. Even in the dead of winter, there were plenty of small branches, bark and fuel nearby. We brought along an Altoids tin with some tinder (cotton balls, dryer lint) and both at night and again in the AM, we easily got a little blaze started in the stove, which we fed with fuel once it was going. Unlike another wood stove model I have, there are no vents on the bottom panel of the Emberlit, so in short order you get a nice bed of embers with almost no worries about any dropping down and scorching the ground under the stove. With the large front opening and side vents, there seemed to be plenty of airflow into the fire. I think you could also use the assembled side panels as a small wind shield, if you needed to for some other purpose. It’s a hungry little beast, but also generates a great flame and a good amount of radiant heat, which was very welcome! We warmed and dried our socks and thin gloves on the metal side panels a few times. Felt heavenly. In the morning, I put a full pot of water on top of a decent flame, and boiled it in fairly short order. Your cooking gear will get some soot on it, but to me, that’s just part of the deal. At least with my order for Amazon, it came with a convenient carrying case (pro tip: pack some char cloth or tissues or cotton in between the panels when they’re flat so you’ve got plenty of tinder). Once it was cool, everything comes apart and fits flat. The pouch is small enough to even fit in your cargo pants, most likely. Downsides? Not many. It’s smaller than my other backpacking woodstove, with a smaller front feed hole, so I guess that’s a constraint, but not a big one, in my opinion. It’s plenty big for most sticks, downed branches and other fuel you’ll find. The only other downside I can possibly mention is that the edges of the metal were a little sharp. Certainly not “stitches” sharp, but I guess you could cut yourself putting it together. If you tried. I didn’t. Overall, highly recommend. Truly a great piece of camping gear.

This was really a surprise for me. I've had this stove over a year and used it on many occasions. It packs down very small, if not light, and is easily assembled in 30 seconds or so. Its diminutive size means that you don't need to build a large fire to really get a lot of heat. It's easy to drop stuff in and get things cooking. The side window for larger sticks works well. Once the fire is self sustaining and you have some coals, it's simple a matter of laying a few larger sticks in the side and pushing them in as they burn. You can boil a cup or two of water on this thing in no time flat. Make sure that cup has a lid though, or you'll have ash everywhere. What's nice about this setup is that you can slowly stoke a fire all night on it without worrying about using up too much fuel. I like cooking over iso-butane/propane more with something like a pocket rocket because it's clean and light and fast, but for longer term trips where I don't mind the weight, I may bring this to augment my cooking system so I don't need to carry as much fuel. One final note, and really this seems obvious, but seriously have some respect for how hot thing thing gets. It will carve through your skin and turn it to dust like a hot knife through butter. I think if I had to buy this again, I'd buy once, cry once and opt to spend twice as much to have it weigh half as much with the titanium version.

I just received my Emberlit stove in the mail a few days ago (only two days with free non-Prime shipping!) and it didn't stay pristine for long as I immediately set to work making a fire in it using small twigs and sticks from around my house. It performed beautifully with a strong smooth flame out of the top of the unit if it is given a steady diet of sticks. It eats wood just a bit faster than I thought but burns clean, strong and hot. It helps a great deal that I can feed it slightly larger and very long sticks through the side port as they are burnt down (looks like you are feeding a robot!). I boiled some water for some hot chocolate in very little time. The stove is smaller than I thought, but I love the size and once assembled it is super sturdy. The only downside I can note is that it is fairly messy to put away with all of the soot on the inside of the stove. This will be the case with any disassembling wood-burning stove, but it is a nuisance and worth mentioning. The main reason I wanted to write this review is that I've read a lot of reviews that indicated it would be better at this price point if the stove pieces came with a case. MINE DID! It is not the most robust thing in the world but it certainly works. In addition to the large thick ziplock style plastic bag, the stove pieces also came in a flat sleeve made of woven bright orange nylon on one side and clear plastic on the other side, which is secured with a snap. Pictoral instructions for assembling the stove are printed in white on the clear plastic side of the sleeve. Its not the most durable looking thing in the world but it is a nice addition to the package. Also worth noting is that it came with the pot-stand cross bars even though they were not mentioned in the product description. I hope this review helps. Please up vote this review so people know about the new case :) ***Update*** Nov. 2014 Just wanted to add a quick update to this review to say that this little stove saved my bacon last weekend on a camping trip. My wife and I'd brought plenty of food but stupidly forgot to bring propane fuel for our stove. Not that we would have starved, but cold food is a bummer, especially when the weather is chilly. Firewood collecting inside the National Park Campground was not allowed so we had no way of heating up our food over a campfire, until I remembered I had my Emberlite :) Gathering small twigs and sticks from around our campsite was no problem and it gave us enough fuel to have some hot soup one night and the all important boiling water for coffee and hot chocolate the next morning. Really glad I had this thing with me :)

I am a solo stove owner/user and for what it is it's a great stove with that being said I purchased the Emberlit a few months ago and have tried to destroy/melt/liquefy this thing by fire since and no can do! I've put the solo aside and have been using the Emberlit every chance I get, this item is light weight packs flat and assembles quickly and easily the pouch that comes with the stove is kinda flimsy but with some patience and Gorilla tape the pouch becomes very tough there is also assembly instructions on the pouch itself. I use canteen cups so the cross members to the stove are not needed as the canteen cup fits very well with no balancing act required, to give you an idea of the top surface area a military style canteen cup takes up about half of the top surface which makes feeding wood very easy from the other half of the top or from the generous opening on the side I easily can put 2 inch wide wood thru the opening on the side, unlike the solo stove this stove does not require pre-measured wood fuel to work I have put 6 inch plus in length thru the top and thru the side feeding opening there is no limit to length.The solo stove is a multi fuel stove and I believe Emberlit should advertise this stove as the same because it is, the cross members not only fit across the top as shown in the photo but also fit in the center during assembly which turns this stove into a wood burner, alcohol burner, esbit and heat tab burner (with double or triple folded tin foil to length on the cross members) and a sterno can will fit in it also making this stove a true multi fuel stove with no modifications just rearranging of the cross members.What sold me on this stove and maybe you also was a youtube video called "Emberlit upside down fire". This stove is the real deal and at $35 you can't go wrong I could have bought 3 of these for the cost of my solo stove and the alcohol burner for it.This is my new "go-to" stove and the solo is on the shelf.

2ND Review" I still love this stove just NOT Outdoor Shopping the seller for this product. I purchased what I thought would be my 2nd stove as I stated in my review below. Only this would have been a gift to someone who also loves this stove and uses mine way to often. I also encourage a friend to buy at the same time I was purchasing mine. I got my purchase for a mere $12 and my friend paid full price. He got his withing 2days while I got excuses of the product is unavailable and you can always get something else blah blah blah or wait. As you know if you wait they make you wait SO LONG and you never get the product. SO THIS IS A WARNING NOT TO BUY FROM OUTDOOR SHOPPING BECAUSE IF YOU GET AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT!!!!! They could have compromised with me if that were the case but they didn't and tried to sell me the story of there are no more available when clearly they are still shipping them out even as I write this re-vised review it still doesn't say this item is unavailable. Also they didn't tell me it was unavailable until I contacted them!! If you really want the Emberlit which I say go for it! Get it at www.emberlit.com and not Outdoor Shopping. Again the stove is AWESOME just don't buy it from Outdoor Shopping. DON'T BUY FROM OUTDOOR SHOPPING>>>>>>>>> DON'T BUY FROM OUTDOOR SHOPPING>>>>>>>>> DON'T BUY FROM OUTDOOR SHOPPING>>>>>>>>> SPREAD THE WORD 1st Review: Awesome stove! I need to purchase another one. This stove folds down to almost nothing in your pack. Easy to get a fire going and burns for quite a while. I recommend you buy it now. No camper, Hiker or prepper should be without this stove. Easy to assemble and disassemble and stores flat. It weighs less than 11.3 oz & it's stainless steel. No need to carry fuel just burn some dead wood found in the great outdoors. The stove will hold the weight of any pot or pan. You can even drop the stove and it will not come apart. It's very sturdy. Great for camping, backpacking, bushcraft, wilderness survival, and disaster preparation. Awesome Camping Stove.

Great little stove. I've owned mine for over 3 years, and it still works like new. It isn't as shiny as new because of soot, but it works just fine. I've used it with twigs and small branches, esbit fuel cubes, and with a Trangia alcohol burner, and have never had an issue getting water to boil on this stove. You can even flip it upside down for a make-shift fire pit, and burn larger pieces of wood like a little mini camp fire. I really love how it folds up for a very slim storage, and can easily be packed in a pouch or bag. I carry mine in a slim, MOLLE mil-spec side pouch, and I would recommend something similar for a couple of reasons: 1. The stove will get dirty when burning wood and other fuels, and may rub off onto clothing or other gear. 2. The stove will be very hot if you try to, or need to pack it away too soon. 3. When you disassemble the stove for storage, there are some sharp edges that can poke through cheaper materials. A quality, mil-spec pouch will be rugged enough, and durable enough to handle these issues. If you are an ultra-light hiker, there is a titanium version of this stove available, but for the majority of people, I think the stainless steel version will be fine. Most people aren't going to notice a big difference between the two stoves. I haven't had a chance to use the titanium version yet, but from some of my past experiences with titanium gear, it can be very hit or miss. I can definitely say that this stainless steel stove is solid, and built to last.

Amazingly, my local Bass Pro Shops had the Emberlit stove in titanium, several Esbit stoves, a Vargo titanium stove, and a Bushbox. To be honest, I was not very impressed with any of them. They all seemed very thin and flimsy, so I got a folding Esbit stove because it was by far the cheapest. It's a great little stove if you have fuel tablets, but it's not strong enough to hold a heavy pot, and it's too small to fit all but the smallest sticks into. Enter the Emberlit steel version. After reading various complaints about the weight of this thing and watching a video about it by Preparedmind 101, I realized that this might be the sturdy, tough mini-stove I was looking for. Right out of the package, I was pleased with this stove. It was very easy to set up, though sliding the last panel into place after the baseplate is in takes a bit of pressure. Unlike prior reviews suggest, it did not come with a weak cloth bag, but rather with what appears to be a heavy-duty plastic envelope with a button closure. If that tears or wears out, this thing will fit in a Ziplock bag. The baseplate keeps your wood about 3/4 inch off the ground, so the ground will get hot, but not catch fire easily. Once the thing is set up, the two crossbars just lay on top and they stay in place nicely, but are easy to remove. The stove is very sturdy, even with the cross-bars off. My son and I field-tested the stove on a camping trip this weekend. As others suggested, we put big sticks in the bottom and tinder on top, using some cat-tail fluff on top, then my son got it lit with a ferrorod and striker. A match or lighter would make it even faster. Due to the reflective properties of the metal, the inside of the stove gets very hot and keeps the wood burning well. However, the wood burns down very fast so you have to have some sticks on hand to feed through the hole in the side. The side port is small so it's really going to be twigs, but if you have enough you can cook for as long as you want. In a strong wind you might need a windscreen, but all the sides are solid so we didn't find we needed one at all, even when the wind kicked up. It took about 10 minutes to boil a quart of water, and since the stove was very hot after that, the next quart went faster. After cooking was done, the stove broke down easily. Of course there is some soot deposition but not as much as I expected. All in all this was a fun stove to use, very easy to set up, and very strong. It's not terribly heavy for its size but if weight is an issue, you might want the titanium version. I was happy with the solid construction of the stainless steel.