August Bushcraft All dayer - OHuHu stove, birch bark & flint, char wood, pancakes.
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- In this, the seventh of my 'monthly all-dayer' videos, I trial my new oHuHu wood gas stove, experiment with using flint to scrape birch bark and as a striker for my ferro rod and cook pancakes over the stove on my new skillet.
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2. Get outside.
3. Develop new skills.
4. Push your boundaries.
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I'm absolutely thrilled you enjoyed the stove! I love mine. Very easy to carry, very easy to use, very easy to fuel, and next to nothing left behind when you're done. If you're at LS next year, we'll have to do a bushcraft lunch in the parking lot! You bring the pancake mix. ;-)
Exceptional video explaining the proper use of a twig stove. So little readily available fuel required and a more than adequate burn time. Keep up the great work Craig.
Very kind of you Keith, thank you for the feedback.
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I love my OHUHU Stove
Hi Steven, thanks for watching it's really appreciated.
I'm glad you're also enjoying using the stove. I've recorded an update if you're interested....?
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Lovely, i love my woods stove!
Great bits of kit 🔥
this type of stove is the only one i have taken out for years.
Thanks for dropping by, how are you getting on with your own version of this stove?
Works in all weather
Chopped nuts dropped onto the uncooked side of a pancake are great. Hickory nuts are ESPECIALLY good!
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Thanks for the tip 👏
Well done! Not many vids showing the right way to use these. You nailed it!
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Excellent....
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Another very successful "Bushcraft All-Dayer" mission, with all available goals achieved, well done Craig. Never tried a gasifier stove, but use a similar packing technique with my bushbox stoves - never even thought of putting the stove on its side though to make it easier to pack, thanks for the tip.
Best video I've seen of the ohuhu. Thanks
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One of the best review and demonstration on how to use this stove.. i have one but not exactly like that and love using everytime i go out into the woods..!
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Looks like the advantage of burning the fire from the top down is it's more like a wick on a candle, so it should burn in slower and more controlled manner.
Whatever it is, it certainly works!
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Also you’ve earned a subscriber. I can see the survival light and curiosity in your eyes. I have the same look. Glad to see men from the same paths with a similar interest.
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I bought one of these stoves, something like $16 USD on Amazon. Absolutely fabulous! I sautéed some wild mushrooms, then boiled a 6 cup pot of cold water in my coffee pot (it took 8 minutes). As a bonus, deconstructed it fits perfect into my bush pot. What a cool find. Thanks.
I'm glad you've also had a good experience with this stove. I wish I was a confident in my mushroom foraging/ID skills! Thanks for taking the time to drop by my channel, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. Have a great weekend 👍
Thank you so much for making this video! I have that exact stove and I just got it out to try it out today. I had not seen anyone pack the stove like you did. Although I haven't looked real hard but I clearly see how much more efficient your way is versus what the instructions say to do. Yesterday I tried out a similar stove and I was constantly feeding the fire through that small space between the stove and the pan...so tedious and annoying! It only took 7+ min to get 16oz of water to a rapid boil ONCE I got the fire going properly! THAT took me a good hour AND I went by the instructions...my mistake! I can "hear" my father's voice telling me from above..."Susan, assess and adapt! Monkey were you listening to me?".
My father was a former military and served during the Vietnam war for many years. We did a lot of camping and fishing. We didn't have any fancy gear they had then so he taught me how to do things the "old way". My father taught me so many things. One of my favorites was slow baked fish. All we had was salt, pepper, butter and tin foil. After our cheese sandwiches for breakfast we did catch some nice fish early in the morning. We cleaned and carefully wrapped the fish we caught that morning in the tin foil and buried it in the sand underneath a flamed out fire we had going all night for warmth. After we buried our fish we left to hopefully catch more fish that afternoon. Hours later we came back and had an absolutely fabulous dinner of slow baked trout! If we had not caught anything that morning we were not going to have anything to eat for dinner until very late IF we caught anything at all that afternoon.
Such a precious memories...for some reason your video brought those memories back to me!
Thank you so very much!
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Very good. Very informative and educational. Thank you very much
Thanks for watching and commenting Thomas, I'm glad you found it useful.
Blah blah blah blaoooh pancakes :-D
Okay, I'm in haha!
And give Willow a stick lol 🤘
LOL, I'm glad the pancakes won you round in the end 😉
@@TheBushcraftPadawan you can't beat some good stodge/comfort food when you're on the Fells, baconburgers etc are great but pancakes/rolls? That's a level of confort right there :-)
Thank you for this video, your video covered the whole processes and the results on how to use the wood stove correctly.
Recently bought a similar stove which didn't include any instructions, your demonstration has helped immensely, very much appreciated.
Demonstrating how to char wood was an added bonus for a newbie like me.
Liked and subd
Thank you
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Very clear video, and my heart warmed to you when I saw you clear the leafmould back to bare earth. These stoves get *spitefully* hot underneath.
I like your dog.
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Just like Willow, my black Lab always finds the puddles and and enjoys laying in them. He also likes to eat wood so I have the same problem as you. I will say though that he is a great companion and I don't mind putting up with his quirks. I guess he's just doing what Lab's do.
Really enjoyed your video. I enjoy using wood gas stoves simply because fuel is easy to find, they burn very efficiently, most of them are very stable, they nest well on pots and other smaller pots or accessories can nest inside them as well. I prefer them to my alcohol stoves, collapsible stoves or any gas stove for the reasons listed above, plus, I just enjoy a wood fire, weather it's an open fire, or in a stove.
Great video. Really enjoyed setting back and coming along with you.
Hi there and thank you for taking the time to watch and comment it's really appreciated. What's your Lab called? I'm glad that he causes you the same problems that Willow causes me 😉, but you're quite right I wouldn't change her for the World.
I agree on your sentiments about the wood fire, that's one of the reasons I use my Ohuhu so often when a bigger fire isn't required.
@@TheBushcraftPadawan No thanks needed. I really enjoyed watching and leaving a comment.
My Lab's name is Buddy. Buddy actually saved my life once while I was at work. I'm a type 1 diabetic and buddy has been trained to alert me when my blood sugars drop below a certain level. He was the youngest dog ever having graduated from the service dog school where he was trained to save his masters life. He was 4 months old at the time.
What exactly happened is kind of a long story, but let it be known that when the paramedics arrived, they found me unconscious on the floor next to my chair which had tipped over when I collapsed. According to the paramedics, my blood sugar had dropped to zero and they credited Buddy for having saved my life. I thank God, and Buddy for my being here today.
All that being said, I'm more than willing to put up with those minor problems. Even if that situation had never happened, he'd still be my buddy. We have a real tight bond, and can see you and Willow also have a tight bond.
After watching your video, I made some char wood for the first time today also. Thanks for sharing that idea and for responding to my comment.
You and Willow have a great day.
Great video Craig , liking the stove , it seemed to work really well
Thanks for watching and commenting it's really appreciated 👍
loved it craig I have one of them myself I love it and the thing I like most is that once the wood bernes down it just about becomes smokeless good for stelth camping thanks again for sharing buddy
Hi Lawrence, hope you're keeping well? Thanks as always for supporting my channel by watching and commenting, it's really appreciated.
It's good to hear that you also find this type of stove to be of use, I'm confident it will become a staple part of my kit when I'm not planning on having an open fire.
Those wood stoves look great, I seen one in action at the bushcraft show and it's on the shopping list. Great video, all the best dude 👍
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Really excellent video mate, been using a very similar cheap chinese wood gas stove for over a year they are brilliant, using a flint for striking a ferro rod was new to me, and really good supervision from Willow too
Great video
Great all-dayer Craig. That's a decent wood stove mate, definitely a winner during the summer months, I haven't had a fire through the summer (less my alcohol stove) due to the extreme heat we've been having. Looking forward to the colder weather coming in. I'm glad you got on with the char wood, I prefer it to the char cloth, I find it more robust and one piece lasts longer, plus its free. Thanks for sharing, buddy, take care.
Hi Andy and thanks as always for watching. I think I can safely say that this stove had earned its place in my Bergen when I'm not planning on having an open fire.
Thumb's up video. Thanks for sharing!~John
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Cheers Craig .. Another great video ! I'm a big fan of the Solo re-gasification stove and would highly recommend. I've never tried charwood for fire starting so it's on the list for this week. Thanks again buddy 👍🐺
Thanks for watching and commenting it's really appreciated 👍. Let me know how you get on with the char wood.
Great vid, I've been using my stove in the wrong way, thanks a million
Hi Steve, it was great to read on Facebook that my video has helped you overcome some challenges you'd previously had with your wood gas burning stove.... onwards and upwards!
I found you through this video, looking for information on wood gas stoves. I'm making the switch! However, this vod3o was so useful and well put together im sticking around and have subscribed. Thank you! :)
Oh and... maybe attempt making some lye to make soap from your ash one day. I certainly plan to!
I did a video on the wood gas stove a few weeks ago saying about it's proper use. You do it so much better than me.
Just got one today and had boiling water in about ten minutes! Awesome video!
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When starting an upside down fire, have you ever tried a shor squirt of alcohol onto the kindling? Maybe a drop or three down into the base wood? May not need it on dry wood, but could help damper stuff. Just a thought from the For What It’s Worth Department.
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I tend not to carry alcohol with me as I prefer to try and work around the challenges that Mother Nature throws in my way 😀
My stove arrived today......
Great news, let me know how you get on 👍🔥
Good Video Very Useful, Thanks.
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Must be good having a four legged assistant to help you out! Looking at wood stoves at present so handy to see your thoughts on this one, leaning towards the firebox at present though. Enjoyable video again, take care out there.
Hi Trev thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I'm not 100% on these things, but I'm unsure as to whether the firebox stove is technically a wood gas burner, I've never seen one with a double wall construction which is what I think it would need to channel the air / gas. Please do correct me if I'm wrong, as I'm keen to expand my knowledge in this area - cheers!
And as for the four legged assistant..... she's more hindrance than help 😉
You are right the Firebox is not a wood gas burner (unless I have missed a something somewhere!), been trying to locate the OHuhu model here to have a look at so far to no avail.
Well done video, most entertaining!
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I have a robens wood stove, there really good and efficient. Great vid as usual. Thanks
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Awesome buddy awesome.. I’ve just brought same stove .. will be adding BushCraft to our channel .. all the best Chris & Sam
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The Bushcraft Padawan you are welcome buddy .. glad I found your channel .. cheers Chris & Sam
Very enjoyable mate. Just for info I sit my stove in a MSR stowaway pot 775ml, a perfect fit and great space saver. Just watched a few from your back catalogue. It's easy and relaxing watch. Cheers Sel
Thanks for watching and commenting Sel, much appreciated. On the day I shot this video I carried it 'loose' in my pack, however I plan to see how and where it fits into my cooking pots before I use it again. Thanks for the tip and please consider subscribing if you'd like to see more from my channel.
Cracking little stove that......belting out the heat.
Great video as usual Craig. My Woodgas stove fits into the MSR 775ml Stowaway or the Zebra billy :)
Hi Angela and thanks for watching and commenting it's really appreciated. On the day I shot this video I carried it 'loose' in my pack, however I plan to see how and where it fits into my cooking pots before I use it again. Thanks for the tip and please consider subscribing if you'd like to see more from my channel.
The 750 ml MSR pot has got to be the best storage IMO. Used it for months out In the field. Super durable, can use it for a frying pan, a way to boil a soup, or to just make some tea. It’s an overall great pot and stove setup.
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The wood gas stoves are fantastic. But using your ethos of traditional. Look at a Firebox stove. Packs down a lot smaller and easier to refuel. 👍🏻
Wood gas stoves also burn well with wood pellets!
When you started burning the birch bark on the twigs you could see the air being drawn into the flame.
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great video :) like !
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Having picked up a bargain wood gas stove for £5 at a recent BCUK Midlands meet your video was quite timely has to how to prepare it correctly. Thank you. Hodge
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Great video Craig. I’ve got not one but two of this type of stove. That should be enough of an endorsement but I will elaborate: the longest cook time I’ve gotten has been 45 minuets. This was more than enough time to boils water for tea and cook a meal. The rest of the time I used to boil more water that I put in a 1.5 liter container (wrapped in socks) to use in my sleeping bag and I had water that only need rewarming for breakfast the next morning.
Hi there and thanks for dropping by my channel. I too was pleased with the burn time of just a single load of small twigs, very economical! If you're not yet a subscriber, it would be great if you were ;-)
The Bushcraft Padawan Thank you for your reply and I’ve subscribed to your channel..I know the editing takes a lot of time and videoing makes even simple tasks more complicated (at least it does for me) You’ve got great content keep up the good work.
The good thing with these stoves compared to firepits is the tiny wood consumption. For an open fire you need a lot of wood which you get in a forest but this thing you can light it even in your garden with rose twigs.
So Craig. Looks like the OHuHu stove done the job. Can you tell us how long the fire burnt or gave of heat. Loving the videos during lock down 2020. Many thanks.
The problem I have with this stove is it has no feeding port and a serious burn can happen if you feed it from the top, especially if you are a new bee or overtired, mistakes can be made without thinking.
You are quite correct that there is no feeding port with this stove and that if you were to handle the hot cooking vessel on the top without due care that you could well incur a burn.
Having said all of that, I have now been using the stove for years without it being an issue.
if you think thats handy, try using wood pellet cat litter as the fuel. you simply load the burn chamber with the litter, and start a fire on top. i like to use hand sanitizer to get it started cuz i always have some on me, but any method works. main thing i like about the litter though is it burns for a very long time. i built a wood gas stove with a smaller burn chamber than yours, and it burns for over two hours with the pellets. in fact, im gonna go use it to make some tea.
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Sorry Craig. Just asked the question after the pancake baking when you moved on to the charwood section. Should have known you where going to cover it. Thanks
The new version of this stove comes with a BBQ grill option. You could get to camp make some charcoal in the char tin and have a BBQ in the evening!
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@@TheBushcraftPadawan To be honest I was only looking at the stove but I'm in camping mode right now so I subed. I will check out some of your other videos I'm sure. I ordered the stove, I'm thinking the charcoal would be amazing for a little BBQ. I'm going to try that when I'm out in the next camping trip. Take some sausages frozen in a cooler bag and do it on night one before they warm up. I might just take some purchased charcoal for cooking and pack that so I can BBQ faster. I would only need a small amount for a 1 night BBQ test.
@4:02 Sorry to be a bit nitpick, did you mean "gamut" rather than "gambit" of different stoves ?
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Can you char pretty much any wood and get the same results? I char cloth and that works great and I’ve never seen the charred wood before. Cool video. I have a Toaks wood burning stove and I’m thinking of getting one of these Ohuhu ones as well. Looks like it works great.
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I'm not 100% certain in 'any wood' can be charred, but my assumption would be that if it is in the correct 'rotten condition' then it would be possible. Let me know how you get on if you decide to try it for yourself.
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When the pot holder legs are folded in are they able to be used for smaller pots, or do they only work folded out?
What do you use to store your butter/keep it cold’ish while out on a long hike?
tbh, I'd rarely carry butter when out for a long period of time due to the risk of it spoiling, so I'd usually opt for something similar, but more resilient, that I could decant into a small pot of some description.
How has the OHuHu stove been holding up? Inexpensive enough. I made a stove out of a SS utensil dryer, bolts/nuts, and a few other odd bits. Bought a Self Reliant Outfitters alcohol stove with it -more for car travel/emergencies. The price and portability of the OHuHu stove looks good
I can also use the stove to burn wood, but like the OHuHu stove it's not a gasifier type.
Hi Lewis, the Ohuhu is still going strong! My only concern might be the hinge/pin on which the 'pot rest' folds in and out but after 2 years it's still going strong and earns a place in my daysack if I want to enjoy a 'wood fire' without having to manage a much larger 🔥.
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@@TheBushcraftPadawan Craig, Thanks for the response and information about the stove. I may purchase one, though the 1-2 person Solo has my attention, I always try to avoid Amazon preferring t support actual businesses. $20 vs $70 provides a compelling reason to go with the Ohuhu stove, besides I won't be using it that often. Already subscribed because you provide clear cut information and engaging presentation as you go through your decision making process.
OHUHU on Amazon was US$12 with shipping - you cannot beat its wood gas technology and hour of cooking heat. About perfect unless you are above the timber line then a ziplock bag of pellets will do nicely.
I really like all this fire making stuff lol but I often think why o why is a 10p incredibly light very reliable bic lighter not used ? That’s all I do ! Works every time lol ......
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What is the size of your cast iron.
It's probably around 20cm diameter.
Thank you for the video.
What is your "real" job if not walking around the woods of Britain?
My day job sees me helping our clients use certain pieces of technology to train their employees and workforce.
@@TheBushcraftPadawan How did you start up on Bushcraft, was it an interest you had developed back in the Army? We are about on the same level of exploring techniques and materials as I am also challenging myself to new things while in the woods. Like that time I combined urban stealth camping with a Dakota Fire Pit for a concealed campfire. I've heard that Birch bark is nicely flammable but have been more impressed with pine's "fatwood". Speaking of which, I am finding fatwood quite a bit more reliable. It's waterproof, rot-proof, and highly flammable. Its also natural as opposed to much of the stuff sold in the stores which are products of industrial process and are often not ecologically safe.
I was wondering if somebody could answer me about how the metal turns blue , does that mean it won't last long ?
I've no idea Tokejuana, but I do know is that the stove is still going strong as of February 2020 🔥👍
Hi Craig! Successful day! I enjoyed watching you firing your OHuhu. It looks pretty similar to my wood gas stove and I love it. Once it burns, no smoke rises and it is very efficient. I like burning pine cones. They ignite pretty fast and don't leave too much ash.
But I have to try your method next time. Stuff the stove full with twigs and burn it upside down. Seems to be more relaxed, because you don't have to throw on more fuel constantly. Even thou my stove has a little gap where I can feed it.
I also use a heat resistant mat (carbonfiber) under the stove to protect the underground. It is normally used for welding and soldering. Something like this ->
www.amazon.co.uk/Monument-2351a-Soldering-Brazing-X10in/dp/B0001P0FJA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1535555381&sr=8-4&keywords=soldering+mat+heat+resistant
Have great week. Looking forward to your brown bag video, because I want to get one. :-) ATB André
Hi Andre, thanks as always for watching and commenting. Good idea on burning the pine cones, I hadn't thought of that.... I'll give it a try next time I'm using the stove, also a wise move on protecting the ground with your heatproof mat 👍
Can anyone tell the Name of the Wood used to make the coal? I am from germany and cant figure out what its called in german. So maybe there are different words or decripitons for the wood i can translate into german.
to me it looks like very old and dry wood and the word i am thinking about is "soft rotten wood" if i translate it into english
The scientific name for the species I used is Sambucus Nigra (known commonly as Elder here in the UK).
I hope that helps you with your search for the German equivalent.
@@TheBushcraftPadawan Thank you very much I found the German name of it :)
It is a lot easier to lay the sticks horizontal and you can still tightly pack them
It is good to watch a video with someone who understands how to use these stoves properly but your way of lighting the stove using birch bark is a lot of mucking about,
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Wtf spawned into ur mouth that u just started chewing there 😂 (17:20)
Next time try less talking and more cooking.
It was a pancake, how much more cooking does it take? 😉
Why "bushcraft" when you bring all your food from home? Just use a modern gas camp stove.
You're playing at primitive when everything you use is modern store bought stuff anyway.
Hell, why not just do all in your backyard? Saves a trip to the woods.
Show me on this special doll where my video hurt you HarryRoger1739...
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I'm not sure I get the point you are trying to make?