Mark, thank you for reading and responding to your viewers. It takes time and commitment and shows that this channel isn't all about you. Knowledge is best when freely shared. Your words of caution are perhaps not as appreciated as the facts, figures, and techniques. They are at least as important as the others. God bless you and your family! 🙏✌👍
Looks like a very interesting little stove. The top plate could use a bit of modification. I’m surprised they didn’t send a grill that fits in the top to give another purpose to the stove when plate is removed. I’m concerned about the smoke leaking through the top plate. It it had some lengthwise ribs molded into the bottom of it that would have kept it from warping. I would love to see more use with a Dutch oven as you cook a pot of chili as you enjoy your stove. The side wings look useful as warming trays for your coffee as you cook. Your lack of suet is also because of the totally dry heart wood maple. I would like to see some logs put into it for a long burn for a day. Yes more videos of actual using this stove for an afternoon. Another great video Mark. I also appreciate your replies to comments. Sometimes I learn as much from the comments as I do with the video.
This one seems to be of much better build quality. I like how the side racks lay fully horizontal with the cook surface, and have load bearing arms. Thanks for sharing.
Well thanks a lot Mark. Yet another piece of equipment I can’t live without, partially because of another one of your exceptional reviews and thinking“it would be handy for something sometime “ Looks like your snow shovel is having a quiet winter SO FAR. Stay well.
That is a slick little stove! It reminds me of the Sims Stoves we used to use when horse packing in the Rockies in our base camp. Add a reflector baker and you have a complete kit. Even better when you have a 4 legged friend to carry it for you 😄. Looks like a very well made and well thought-out stove. Looking forward to your long term review!
Hello Mark and thank you for the video. Looks like a well built stove and would be great for car camping with a wall tent or pulling on a sled behind a snow machine. Would also like to see a smaller one built of titanium that you could pull behind a sled while snowshoeing kind of like from the Calvin Rutstrum era.
Seems like a better desined stove than the last one. I like it, but if you are looking to have a good night's rest, you would want something bigger. Bigger stove will let you load more fuel and dampen it down for a longer burn. With this stove you would need to burn in the chimney sections in alternating sequence for a safe use. I like wood burning stove than anything else but my experience showed me that the people who looked best rested in the camp ground are the ones with kerosene heaters. Haha. Thanks a ton, Mark.
I like this stove, I enjoy playing with different types also. Because this particular stove has a large removable top I think I would try building the initial fire through the top so that I could maximize the amount of wood and how it’s organized so that when it is lit you could close everything except the draft pan, leaving it open about an inch and a half for about 10 minutes then close it completely or almost. I would only then open the door to reload the wood. This should achieve the maximum heat and burn rate of the fire. Cheers 🍻
You might get a couple of 1/2-in steel tubes and run them from some holes you would form in the corner of the burner grill up to the back and right to the chimney where it goes out that may create a secondary burn which might keep the chimneys clean
As ar as preps go, this is right up there as a must have, especially if you live in a winter zone. A lot of people in Europe would be very grateful for one right about now... I've heard of using alcohol burners in them instead of wood, for emergency use in an apartment etc. perhaps you could try and see how that would work out too, and wouldit be hot enoughfor cooking.? Thanksforthereview
With fore thought I'm feeling the only reason for the aluminium top plate is for lighter weight and initial starting then replacing and feeding threw the door. I very much like the foldability of the legs, ashpan and level side shelves. The snap placement of the bottom smokepipe is solid as well as the rest of the pieces going up. Really like it so far!
Good review! Fix? Bend up a small "U" channel to go over the leg joints to keep them tight. Also slide your screen (spark arrestor) on the inside of your chimney pipe so you won't have to mess with it. We didn't camp out once this year. Florida has only fall and that's even too short!
Mark, I'm glad you didn't show us this stove before I spent a week building my last one. At that price, I'd probably have ordered one. They put a lot of thought into the features. One question - does the fire plate fit inside the ash drawer? It looks like the flange that supports it would allow a slightly narrower plate with no loss of function. Might make packing a bit easier. The top plate and chimney ring should also fit in there.
Both the fire grate and top plate will fit inside the ash drawer but then you can't gate all the stove pipe sections in. Thanks for commenting my friend
I'm looking at one of theirs that's similar to the model you're showing, the one I'm looking at is slightly different. For Canadian prices I'm leaning towards it at $119 before tax, it is as light as the other fold down ones I was looking at with a better price.
Nice 👍 , too heavy for me though. It occurred to me that this stove, and the last one, would be good ones to convert to pellet stoves. You wouldn't need to modify the stove itself just diy a hopper and a burn basket/tray so the pellets didn't go flying everywhere.
@@jongjoorhee931 I don't know what they charge where you live but around where I live big bags go for about $8-10 . Are you sure you're not looking at smoker pellets? Those are naturally more expensive, considering food safety standards and all
@@shawnr6117 I live far away and all the pellets I get are conifer pellets. Canadian and New Zealander alike. The bags say hardwood but in small prints, conifer pellets. 20 lb bag about 15~20 USD. Smokers pellets could be found but they are very expensive. True hardwood pellets for fuel are not around.
For sure. The longer the chimney, the better the draft, at least until a certain point, but you can go with a single tube if you wanted. Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark I love your channel and I really like that V stove but I would've liked to have seen a practicle way of removing the aluminum top plate and I wish you would've shown the installation of the first pipe. Thank you for your videos the gear the information and all the work you do for this channel.
The idea on how to remove the top plate while in use had not occurred to me until I was making the video. I will be sure to include it in the follow up. I had meant to show the installation of the first stove pipe section but did not realize I had left it out until editing. Again, I will be sure to include it in the next video. Thanks for commenting
I started using cast iron when I was a kid in Japan. My American father had two cast iron pans from his mother (my grandmother) who still lived state side. After I cook with them (same skillets) I run hot water from the faucet and while the cast iron is still warm I run the hot water in it and it is squeaky clean. Then wipe it out, use a paper towel with flax seed oil on it and wipe the inside of the skillet while the oven is on medium low heat. Put away until next time. My 3rd generation skillets are 70 plus years old and will puttering to shame… cast iron is also healthier than teflon
The Aluminium top plate is a good idea but personally I would seal that up after a few burns and it has taken whatever shape it’s going to end up with. Like the fact that the side support/handles look like they are perfectly level and square to the top of the grill, so many stoves have slopping plates make them rather useless. The clean burn was probably down to the very dry Maple being used. Out of stock in the UK but it’s priced at around £200 pounds which seems a fair price for this stove.
I share your frustration. I did have a link to a video Vevor sent me showing the process, not that it was easy to follow. I can not find that link now. Could you ask Vevor through their support line?
all the heat went up & out the chimney...to test for hot plate warping u needed to close the ash / air / draught door to hold the heat in....we'd piss that aly hot plate off & replace it with stainless
thank you ... but it's not entirely clear to me why you need a hole cover on the lid. Especially when it is hot and warps, how do you lift it off without burning yourself (where you can see how it is already smoking out)? The leg collapses during the video because it has no safety catch. I can well imagine how long the canvas bag will stay white. Is this a Chinese death trap invention?
I agree about the hole. It appears to be common in a lot of Chinses design. The idea is that you can take the cover off and cook over open flame. The issue is with air/smoke leaks and warping. Thanks for commenting
Hey Mark,,, Great Video,,,, I also believe that this stove is a Upgrade to the last one. One question,,, Why do you think they designed this stove with a “Removable top Plate “,,,??? Might it in some way add to the Clean burn,,??? Especially seeing that the top plate is made from a different material then the rest of the stove.,,, why,,,??? Still hoping for your complete “Pemmican” video,,,, Blessings ,,,, Joshua
I think the removable top plate is to offer an open fire pit as an option. I could do without it though. Pemmican video has been recorded. Took four days. Just needs the right time to release. Thanks for commenting
Interesting, but really don't like the aluminum top plate. Smoke loss inside a tent is really bad. Wouldn't take the chance. Wish they'd have just made it solid. Otherwise it's a really compelling design.
Better than the last one, but that top? I’ve seen a few stoves that just try too hard, or think they can replicate a real kitchen wood stove in cast iron with aluminum, or thin stainless. Little, thin things like this,imo, need to be more worried about being solid than having dubiously useful extras that have the potential to smoke people out of their tents. It’s just a weak point that can ruin a long awaited holiday. I’d be curious about not having a damper in the chimney for your next review. These little guys need to be as air tight as possible so you’ll get the maximum control, and nighttime burn times. I bet they didn’t include it because the top piece would leak like crazy. But they have to be able to shut down reasonably well, and not smoke. I may actually be in the market for one in the next couple years in an effort to extend the family camping season, and for hunting trips.
Part of the reason may have been that the stove needed to create a draft before it started to really pull the smoke up the chimney. However, the plate leaking is still a concern. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft I purchased a vevor, but found one for $100.00 less (more in my price range), then the site you listed. I always search the Internet for the items I am interested in, in hopes to find the same item in my price ranges... So your review Videos helped me out to make s final decision in my years of searching for the hopefully perfect stove. Thank you again 🥰
I have said pretty much all I want and need but one last thing. Condensation. You will have to deal with it in a day or two after camping trip. Otherwise you will have a nasty moldy mess.
Mark, thank you for reading and responding to your viewers. It takes time and commitment and shows that this channel isn't all about you. Knowledge is best when freely shared. Your words of caution are perhaps not as appreciated as the facts, figures, and techniques. They are at least as important as the others.
God bless you and your family! 🙏✌👍
Thank you for your kind words. When I started this channel it was about growing a community. It still is. That is why I answer every comment.
Thank you, this video is helping me in the search of my stove.
These are the types of videos that help me.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
Looks like a very interesting little stove. The top plate could use a bit of modification. I’m surprised they didn’t send a grill that fits in the top to give another purpose to the stove when plate is removed. I’m concerned about the smoke leaking through the top plate. It it had some lengthwise ribs molded into the bottom of it that would have kept it from warping.
I would love to see more use with a Dutch oven as you cook a pot of chili as you enjoy your stove. The side wings look useful as warming trays for your coffee as you cook.
Your lack of suet is also because of the totally dry heart wood maple. I would like to see some logs put into it for a long burn for a day.
Yes more videos of actual using this stove for an afternoon.
Another great video Mark. I also appreciate your replies to comments. Sometimes I learn as much from the comments as I do with the video.
Yes, the I will be watching the top plate to see what happens. Lot more testing to be done. Thanks for commenting
Make us a wee cup of tea on it.
Thanks Mark,
Good luck.
Will do. Thanks for commenting
This one seems to be of much better build quality. I like how the side racks lay fully horizontal with the cook surface, and have load bearing arms. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, it is, but also heavier. Thanks for commenting
Thank You...
Im so glad the top piece did not warp... kinda like the damper being the ash drawer. Thanks, this maybe the one⛺🔥😊
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Well thanks a lot Mark. Yet another piece of equipment I can’t live without, partially because of another one of your exceptional reviews and thinking“it would be handy for something sometime “ Looks like your snow shovel is having a quiet winter SO FAR. Stay well.
We paid for that snow free day shortly after with 40cm. Then minus 25c. Then rain. Go figure, Thanks for commenting
Great Looking Stove & Great Price Too, Thanks For Sharing This Here, Mark ! ATB T God Bless
Thanks for watching Terry
That is a slick little stove! It reminds me of the Sims Stoves we used to use when horse packing in the Rockies in our base camp. Add a reflector baker and you have a complete kit. Even better when you have a 4 legged friend to carry it for you 😄. Looks like a very well made and well thought-out stove. Looking forward to your long term review!
Not aware of Sims Stoves. Will look them up. Thanks for commenting
Hello Mark and thank you for the video. Looks like a well built stove and would be great for car camping with a wall tent or pulling on a sled behind a snow machine. Would also like to see a smaller one built of titanium that you could pull behind a sled while snowshoeing kind of like from the Calvin Rutstrum era.
Would love to have a titanium wood stove. Will see what I can do. Thanks for commenting
Good looking stove and initial burn Mark , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thanks, you too!
Seems like a better desined stove than the last one. I like it, but if you are looking to have a good night's rest, you would want something bigger. Bigger stove will let you load more fuel and dampen it down for a longer burn. With this stove you would need to burn in the chimney sections in alternating sequence for a safe use. I like wood burning stove than anything else but my experience showed me that the people who looked best rested in the camp ground are the ones with kerosene heaters. Haha. Thanks a ton, Mark.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I have been looking at the portable diesel heaters for that reason
I like this stove, I enjoy playing with different types also. Because this particular stove has a large removable top I think I would try building the initial fire through the top so that I could maximize the amount of wood and how it’s organized so that when it is lit you could close everything except the draft pan, leaving it open about an inch and a half for about 10 minutes then close it completely or almost. I would only then open the door to reload the wood. This should achieve the maximum heat and burn rate of the fire. Cheers 🍻
That is an interesting way of doing it. Thanks for commenting
You might get a couple of 1/2-in steel tubes and run them from some holes you would form in the corner of the burner grill up to the back and right to the chimney where it goes out that may create a secondary burn which might keep the chimneys clean
Interesting idea. I have not heard of that before but I like the concept. Will give it some thought. Thanks for commenting
As ar as preps go, this is right up there as a must have, especially if you live in a winter zone. A lot of people in Europe would be very grateful for one right about now...
I've heard of using alcohol burners in them instead of wood, for emergency use in an apartment etc. perhaps you could try and see how that would work out too, and wouldit be hot enoughfor cooking.?
Thanksforthereview
I have not considered trying alcohol inside this. Will give it some thought. Thanks for commenting
With fore thought I'm feeling the only reason for the aluminium top plate is for lighter weight and initial starting then replacing and feeding threw the door. I very much like the foldability of the legs, ashpan and level side shelves. The snap placement of the bottom smokepipe is solid as well as the rest of the pieces going up. Really like it so far!
My thought for the aluminum plate was quick conduction of heat to a pot or pan on top. But it could be weight as well. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft fast conduction of heat very true. I feel every detail is well thought out and engineered as well. Where are they sold?
@@coreyschultz7018 Link in the video description
Good review! Fix? Bend up a small "U" channel to go over the leg joints to keep them tight. Also slide your screen (spark arrestor) on the inside of your chimney pipe so you won't have to mess with it. We didn't camp out once this year. Florida has only fall and that's even too short!
Great suggestions. We are just coming up on spring here...well. another three months maybe. Thanks for commenting
Great Review Brother. Probably cooks well too. Cheers
Thanks for commenting
thanks Mark
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Mark, I'm glad you didn't show us this stove before I spent a week building my last one. At that price, I'd probably have ordered one. They put a lot of thought into the features. One question - does the fire plate fit inside the ash drawer? It looks like the flange that supports it would allow a slightly narrower plate with no loss of function. Might make packing a bit easier. The top plate and chimney ring should also fit in there.
Both the fire grate and top plate will fit inside the ash drawer but then you can't gate all the stove pipe sections in. Thanks for commenting my friend
I'm looking at one of theirs that's similar to the model you're showing, the one I'm looking at is slightly different. For Canadian prices I'm leaning towards it at $119 before tax, it is as light as the other fold down ones I was looking at with a better price.
Their quality is definitely good and the value is high. Thanks for commenting
Nice 👍 , too heavy for me though. It occurred to me that this stove, and the last one, would be good ones to convert to pellet stoves. You wouldn't need to modify the stove itself just diy a hopper and a burn basket/tray so the pellets didn't go flying everywhere.
Converting to pellets is something to consider. Thanks for commenting
Self feeding pellet stove is nice but real hard wood pellets(ie. oak) are not too cheap.
@@jongjoorhee931 I don't know what they charge where you live but around where I live big bags go for about $8-10 . Are you sure you're not looking at smoker pellets? Those are naturally more expensive, considering food safety standards and all
@@shawnr6117 I live far away and all the pellets I get are conifer pellets. Canadian and New Zealander alike. The bags say hardwood but in small prints, conifer pellets. 20 lb bag about 15~20 USD. Smokers pellets could be found but they are very expensive. True hardwood pellets for fuel are not around.
Curious if you have to add all the stove pipe pieces or if you can miss a couple if you dont need the max height
For sure. The longer the chimney, the better the draft, at least until a certain point, but you can go with a single tube if you wanted. Thanks for commenting
well done yet again Mr.Y :+)
Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark I love your channel and I really like that V stove but I would've liked to have seen a practicle way of removing the aluminum top plate and I wish you would've shown the installation of the first pipe. Thank you for your videos the gear the information and all the work you do for this channel.
The idea on how to remove the top plate while in use had not occurred to me until I was making the video. I will be sure to include it in the follow up. I had meant to show the installation of the first stove pipe section but did not realize I had left it out until editing. Again, I will be sure to include it in the next video. Thanks for commenting
I started using cast iron when I was a kid in Japan. My American father had two cast iron pans from his mother (my grandmother) who still lived state side. After I cook with them (same skillets) I run hot water from the faucet and while the cast iron is still warm I run the hot water in it and it is squeaky clean. Then wipe it out, use a paper towel with flax seed oil on it and wipe the inside of the skillet while the oven is on medium low heat. Put away until next time. My 3rd generation skillets are 70 plus years old and will puttering to shame… cast iron is also healthier than teflon
Good information. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraftI have no idea how this was tagged to your video. I am very sorry.
The Aluminium top plate is a good idea but personally I would seal that up after a few burns and it has taken whatever shape it’s going to end up with.
Like the fact that the side support/handles look like they are perfectly level and square to the top of the grill, so many stoves have slopping plates make them rather useless.
The clean burn was probably down to the very dry Maple being used.
Out of stock in the UK but it’s priced at around £200 pounds which seems a fair price for this stove.
I will be sure to try a number of different things with the stove over time. Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark, i cant find any info on how to pack the chimney back inside....🙏
I share your frustration. I did have a link to a video Vevor sent me showing the process, not that it was easy to follow. I can not find that link now. Could you ask Vevor through their support line?
@MarkYoungBushcraft I sent an email but figured it out myself later that day. I took a photo for next time 🙄 Thanks for all the great info 👍
Cool thanks mate
Most welcome
Its been a year, any new information on this this stove yet🤔⛺🔥😊
Sorry, no. I don't yet have a hot tent to use this in. Thanks for commenting
Be careful I melted a hole in the top plate of mine from getting it too hot. Vevor sent me a new one within 2 weeks.
WE NEED THE REVIEW!!!!!
May be a while. No hot tent right now. Thanks for commenting
Thanks Mark.
Thanks for commenting
Mark have you used it overnight? In your opinion will it hold up to a Wyoming/Alberta winter?
No, i haven't. Our winters don't get that cold. Thanks for commenting
I could be wrong but shouldn’t you use hard wood for you first burn. It will run hotter and longer. Great video. Thanks for sharing👍
Maple is a hardwood, that’s what Mark used. It was very dry, the main reason there wasn’t any soot.
You are correct
all the heat went up & out the chimney...to test for hot plate warping u needed to close the ash / air / draught door to hold the heat in....we'd piss that aly hot plate off & replace it with stainless
Yes, a damper would help with heat loss. Yes, aluminum is not a god material for this use. Thanks for commenting
thank you ... but it's not entirely clear to me why you need a hole cover on the lid. Especially when it is hot and warps, how do you lift it off without burning yourself (where you can see how it is already smoking out)? The leg collapses during the video because it has no safety catch. I can well imagine how long the canvas bag will stay white. Is this a Chinese death trap invention?
I agree about the hole. It appears to be common in a lot of Chinses design. The idea is that you can take the cover off and cook over open flame. The issue is with air/smoke leaks and warping. Thanks for commenting
Too bad don’t sell a grill like attachment for the the top cooking portion.
Would be nice. Thanks for commenting
Hey Mark,,, Great Video,,,, I also believe that this stove is a Upgrade to the last one. One question,,, Why do you think they designed this stove with a “Removable top Plate “,,,??? Might it in some way add to the Clean burn,,??? Especially seeing that the top plate is made from a different material then the rest of the stove.,,, why,,,???
Still hoping for your complete “Pemmican” video,,,,
Blessings ,,,, Joshua
I think the removable top plate is to offer an open fire pit as an option. I could do without it though. Pemmican video has been recorded. Took four days. Just needs the right time to release. Thanks for commenting
Interesting, but really don't like the aluminum top plate. Smoke loss inside a tent is really bad. Wouldn't take the chance. Wish they'd have just made it solid. Otherwise it's a really compelling design.
I agree. Still, it is early for me to pass judgement on it. More testing needed. Thanks for commenting
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Better than the last one, but that top? I’ve seen a few stoves that just try too hard, or think they can replicate a real kitchen wood stove in cast iron with aluminum, or thin stainless. Little, thin things like this,imo, need to be more worried about being solid than having dubiously useful extras that have the potential to smoke people out of their tents. It’s just a weak point that can ruin a long awaited holiday.
I’d be curious about not having a damper in the chimney for your next review. These little guys need to be as air tight as possible so you’ll get the maximum control, and nighttime burn times. I bet they didn’t include it because the top piece would leak like crazy. But they have to be able to shut down reasonably well, and not smoke.
I may actually be in the market for one in the next couple years in an effort to extend the family camping season, and for hunting trips.
Fair enough Jim. Not sure what to think of the aluminum top plate. A agree about the damper and may add one to see if it helps. Thanks for commenting
When you were trying to start the fire before the woods sticks caught fire, there was smoke leaking out of the top lid
Part of the reason may have been that the stove needed to create a draft before it started to really pull the smoke up the chimney. However, the plate leaking is still a concern. Thanks for commenting
Time to cook an English breakfast on it....😉😘✌️🇺🇸🇨🇦✌️
I can do that. Everything but the taters as I am keto but I am sure I can come up with a replacement. Thanks for commenting
😂 Mini blizzards 😂
yeah, just a few flurries. Momentary whiteouts
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😂🤣😂 You made my day, thank you 🥰
Here in Kentucky, a Mini Blizzard shuts down the ENTIRE State 😂
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I purchased a vevor, but found one for $100.00 less (more in my price range), then the site you listed. I always search the Internet for the items I am interested in, in hopes to find the same item in my price ranges...
So your review Videos helped me out to make s final decision in my years of searching for the hopefully perfect stove. Thank you again 🥰
I have said pretty much all I want and need but one last thing. Condensation. You will have to deal with it in a day or two after camping trip. Otherwise you will have a nasty moldy mess.
Yes, condensation is a real concern in the winter. Thanks for commenting
Not for 300 bucks...
Thanks for commenting