Worth $19? - 🔥 TOMSHOO Budget Gasifier Wood Stove - Review
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Remember the Canway Wood Stove?
This is its competition which features a very similar design but there are some important differences.
Is it Better or is it Worse?
This is my review of the TOMSHOO Wood Stove!
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Weight : 14.1oz for the stove and legs; the entire stove and all components is 1.06lbs
Price : $20
Recently I reviewed the Canway Wood Stove and this stove from Tomshoo is very similar. In fact, it shares in essentially the same design but with some minor changes.
First off it is lighter weight than the Canway stove as it features thinner metal. The pot support system is different as well.
Wood and Alcohol Stove
There is two versions of this stove, this one and a version which has a handle on the bottom support. That version is $30 and isn’t worth the money in my opinion.
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· Sturdy & Stable: This camping stove made of durable stainless steel. The windproof serrated cross stand offers a stable platform for your cookware and increases heat contact.
· Unique Design, Efficient Burning: The wood stove has the double wall inside makes cold air to be heated fast when entering the chamber, thus significantly improve burning efficiency.
· Unlimited Fuel: Use the twigs, leaves, branches, wood as fuel to cook a meal on your hike, and the stove includes a tray to hold solid alcohol fuel.
· Foldable & Lightweight: Easily collapsible into a compact size (5.4" x 2.8") and packed in the mesh carrying sack for convenient storage. At only 1 pound.
· What You Get:1*TOMSHOO Camping Stove,1*Alcohol Tray, 1*BBQ Grill Net 1*Mesh Storage Sack, 12-month worry-free warranty and friendly customer service.
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Pros :
Good quality gasifer stove.
Good design, simple to put together
Stable!
Very good quality - no flex at all- impressive for $20
With good materials, it takes roughly 3 minutes for the gasification process to start and the stove is ready to go.
Wind resistant.
Thanks to the size, it can burn for a very long time and it is easier to simmer with than some wood stoves.
Coals will stay hot very a very long time
Good quality mesh bag.
Centralized flame
Legs are solid into place, stable
Comes with the grill over which is awesome
You don’t have to use the included alcohol plate, you can uses a different stove if you want to. If you were going to, I would leave all of this at home and built a pot stand out of sticks or rocks
Compatible with any cup or pot - this can’t be said with all wood burning stoves.
Cons :
Doesn’t feel as substantial as other wood stoves, which is especially true with the Canway stove in mind.
Summary :
You all know that I like wood stoves like this and with the Tomshoo stove, the trend continues. The design isn’t unique but it is different than some of the other stoves on the market. It is lighter weight and for some, that will be important.
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I have the same but the top section has 4 prongs that swing out for larger pots, I've used wood but burns quickly then I tried wood pellets, but the secret to the wood pellets is if you use cotton wool shove it in the middle of the wood pellets, add a bit of metholated spirit in to the wool, and this will help the wood pellets to start the burn, and have it 3/4 high of wood pellets, light the cotton wool , and this will give instant burn time of at least 45 to 50mins which is perfect for boiling potatoes and other veg in a big pan ... which I'll be doing this week whilst myself and Angie are camping, also I'll be using my Biolite stove with wood pellets to as it last longer plus bbq grill with it, and in the morning I'm using an Alpkit Jetboil type stove for a quick brew ... 😉👍🍺🍺 love your reviews Luke. .. ps try it with wood pellets and as they are hard to get to burn quickly use some cotton wool and lighter fuel soaked in the cotton wool , and you can literally start cooking ..
It’s counter intuitive, but I’ve learned a top down burn is preferred with these. I fill the chamber with thumb to finger sized hardwood (splits even better). Packed tight. I light a tiny twig fire on top. (A starter tab helps but is not mandatory). As the twig coals filter in the gaps, the hardwood catches, giving a mini Swedish torch effect. Up to 15 min burn time before it goes to coals which maintain a low heat for another 15 to 20. This method allows you to make a pot of rice from intense boil down to a steamy long simmer 30 mins covered with NO REFUELING. With dry splits of hardwood, the top down method will boil 40 oz of water without having to stuff sticks in during the burn. Takes practice, but doable.
Luke , my Man, use the grill without the pot holder.
I've been checking these on Amazon, and there's also Lixada and a half-dozen or more other brands with exactly the same stove. So what's likely happening is that a couple of Chinese factories are rebranding these stoves under a number of different names to increase sales. Capitalism, Chinese style... :-D
Theft.
I have the same exact stove. I got it because of the pot support structure. Unfortunately it is the only really cheap part and does not sit well/level. Other than that, it works great! I've used it with wood but I've also used wood pellets like you would use in a smoker. That also works great. I've used a small cast iron skillet on it and that works really well.
Seen this video and picked one up from Ebay for £12.99 + free postage. I haven't gotten around to firing the little stove up yet but all the parts are there so I am sure it will work as seen on TH-cam. Thanks for the review.
Great review. Like you said there are a ton of these stoves on the market. I had one similar to this one and it was good in my opinion I ended up passing it on to a buddy of mine from work when I bought the Solo 900 pot and stove which I like better because the stove nests inside the pot. But for $20 you can't beat that stove for sure.
The 775ml MSR stainless steel pot will hold this stove and protect it during transport.
Excellent stove! I'm using many products from this company, very budget friendly and good quality for the money.
Great video. Your presentation is concise and the editing is excellent. Lots of gasification in the stove and none in the content. Thank you for posting.
The grill is actually very useful. After flame is out, you can remove the windscreen and put the grill on top to cook a good size steak, sausages and whatnot for one person.
Do you do much grilling? Cleaning the stove after grilling a steak on top of it must be quite a job. Baked on grease and juices that run down the inside and outside of the stove would be hard to remove. Also meat grease dripping down into the coals would flame up, and with no way to move the grill and meat farther away from the flames, would burn the meat.
Dayum brumfield your grill must be clean and looking new every time you used it huh yeah the grease will drip down but heat and fire will get most of it burnt off it's a little grill for c sake not a pot or pan
I'd mostly grill (small) fish (fillets) and maybe veggies with this, not so much meat, but I'm sure you could grill a reasonable sized steak with it if you prefer that.
Brumfield You’re right Sir,but to fix that problem I would just use small frypan,,I mean how much do you like to clean your oven at home or greasy barbecue...
@@barrybrum i have the Ohuhu and it works great grilling , the more u use it the better u get .
Excellent review. I have this stove for my cook kit. All of the parts nest (collapse down to 3"). This in turn nests into my 2 liter pot, with enough room to nest a fuel canister, a BSR stove, folding spork, and small alcohol bottle. 3 is 2.
Thank you. I've been looking at some more expensive & complicated versions. Now I can get this one & move on to my next item I will need.
Hello Luke, thank you for the review, great looking stove and at a affordable price, I just may have me another stove. Thanks again, have a wonderful week, take care and God bless you and your Family always. 🇺🇸🔥☕️🇺🇸👼🏻👼🏻
I prefer that stove over the others. Pot stand is definitely best, it will handle many different size pots with stability.
As for the bag, for $20 bucks you can’t expect a Prada. 😊
It's pronounced Tom Shoe. Hope that helps Luke. 👍
Solid! Been using this and the solo stove for a few years now.
How does those two compare?
Alexander Friis Solo has a better build quality... but 10x the quality? Solo does have a lifetime warranty, so kinda? Maybe? I prefer the solo obviously and I’ve got more than 1 person needs.
@@supersymun how do you feel about performance?
Alexander Friis in terms of heat, they’re the same.
I have this stove I love it . I've used the grill once to grill a hamburger it work ok had to let the fire die down a little . Thanks for doing a review on this stove .
I bought one a couple months back. Love it! I put thumb to two fingers wide pieces of wood standing up in bottom but below the gasifier holes and then top with my tinder to light. From this way of filling I've gotten 20 minutes burn and another 10 minutes of decent heat. I wouldn't recommend using it on top of wood like in the video....maybe having the ash catcher under made it okay.
I have an inexpensive eBay stove similar to this one. I ordered a top piece from Silverfire since it's a copy of their Scout stove, which works much better than what it came with. These stoves all burn well, but they really excel with wood pellets. They also fit perfectly in an MSR 650ml pot with the handle that folds over the lid and latches in place.
There seems to be several of these floating around under different generic brands. I have basically the same one under a different name without the grill. Even came with the same crumby mesh bag. The stove is pretty great though. If you do want to be able to use it for an alcohol stove the civilian version of the Trangia fits in it nicely and it acts as a wind break and pot support and is far cheaper then the Trangia Triangle and is more versatile.
Great, concise, clear review. Thanks, bud!
Hey just an idea but maybe the grill should be used without the pot support trivet and the bowing in the middle of the grill would not be such an issue?
Thanks Luke. Definitely I'll give it a try. Looks pretty good.
If you find them for $13 like I did, they are perfect for fitting in a 16cm zebra pot, and can boil it when full without feeding fuel. But you have to practice with it. It's best to have hand pruners and tilt the stove sideways to fill with wood before putting on the pot stand
I have the same stove. My grill wasn't dented and so far the bag has held up with no loose strings. Great stove for the price.
Honest review, thank you.
I have this stove and would recommend it to anyone looking for one. I like the fact that the pot holder portion fixes in place and doesn't have those thin moving legs (they seem like a weak point in my opinion), and the little grill is a nice addition as well. The grill mine came with was in good condition, no bends or defects, and the bag was in good condition as well, no loose stitching. Money well spent in my opinion.
50% off on this now on Amazon. Makes it $15. Just saw the video earlier tonight, going to purchase this now.
I have the same stove, if you drill out the square holes in the base with a step drill and increase the air flow the burn is much cleaner and the charcoal phase burns the fuel fully. One of the rules you find out from experience is not to add fuel above the height of the internal air holes . Thinner steel is better, the kind of temperatures in the stove won't degrade stainless steel so thicker metal won't be any benefit, the only worry is that Cheap Chinese stainless steel can be a very low chromium content and some of it will actually corrode.
Can I aldo drill extra holes instead of drilling out the square holes?
Thank you. Wish you the best from germany
They work great with pellets also. About 20 minutes burn time for each cup of pellets and you don't have to keep feeding it. The grill works great for toasting bread once the flame goes out.
I hate to say it, but the way you are using this stove is wrong, because of the way this stove works. Mind you, this is actually a wood carburator. The fire is not burning from the bottom to the top, but _the other way around,_ from the top to the bottom.
And because of this, you need to reverse the usual layering of fuel that you are used to, with the small pieces meant to kindle the fire at the bottom and with the huge pieces on top. In this stove, you need to place the large pieces of fuel _at the bottom_ and the small tinder _at the top._ Another difference to a normal stove is that you need relatively little space between the pieces of wood/fuel, unlike what you are used from other stoves. You can cram you fuel into the stove a lot more tightly. What also works quite well is to fill this stove with small wood pellets just large enough to not fall through the grate at the bottom.
The way this works is that when the fire at the top starts to burn, it will suck in air _from the top,_ which is then getting heated up and sucked towards the bottom. On its way down, it heats the fuel up and makes it release wood gas, which is _then_ sucked to the top again in the double wall of the stove and burned, creating _quite_ the heat as a result.
Seriously, this stove can produce an _immense_ heat. I get half a liter of water to boiling point much faster than with any other hobo stove or portable mini stove I have tried, provided it is filled correctly.
Thank you for that review. That has helped me allot. Great videos and I look forward to them. Thanks !
I bought this in 2018 identical to the one in the video.
Yesterday I bought the updated version which is taller and has the handle.
The updated version, in addition to being slightly larger and higher, has a much larger ash tray (it is exactly as large as the diameter of the stove, so the risk of igniting the ground below is zero.
I must say that you had bad luck with your carrying bag, in both stoves my black bag is perfect and has no damaged threads.
Thanks for the video
i dont trust the ash tray i would still use a resturant half hotel baking sheet
My little grille is also concave. If you have an extremely small cup, you can use the little grille without the crossbars.
Fun review. I'd be interested but I already use a Bush Buddy. Now that I think about it, maybe just one more stove.
I have that Tomshoo and have used it for the past 2 summers. I love it. I've also used it as a base/wind guard for my Trangia, on days where I didn't have access to wood. So far it has served me well, with no problems whatsoever. For the price, in my opinion, it gives me the best bang for the buck and it's a lot of fun to use.
Great review Luke.
I have the Ohuhu version of the same stove. They all come from China with various top grids under various names.
I sent a Canway (same stove) back because half of the lower unit's square holes weren't punched out. Bought the Ohuhu instead. Turned out to be the same stove.
It's a hit or miss on QC on any of these Chinese Gasifier stoves. But, as you mention, for the money they are quite effective at what they do. Defects aside, I would say it's worth owning one.
I have one almost exactly like the Tomshoo (Tom's Who? Tom Shoe?) The bag mine came with is a lot sturdier. A little grill woulda been nice, but I've got one that works well with it anyway to better balance the pot on top. The one I have is well warn and well used. Beats that Lixida one for sure.
I have this stove and love its simplicity. Couple things to mention for those heading outside with a family: If you're like me, you're cooking for more than just one person. I use the a MSR Alpine 1.6 liter pot with this stove. It allows me to carry the pot with the stove inside. Heavy - yes, but I'm cooking for 3 - it is also a wider pot. This makes feeding the fire much more difficult. I also have a difficult time keeping the flame going on the calmest of days. I have remedied this by purchasing a silicone drinking straw to blow on the coals to bring it back to life. No more watery eyes and runny nose from sticking my face up to the stove to blow on the coals.
Pros: Here in Wisconsin, there is free fuel everywhere. As long as it is dry fuel, you're good to go. (tip - gather WAAAAY more than you think you'll need.) This stove also works perfectly no matter how cold it is outside. No need to warm up cold fuel cans against your nice warm body. I love this stove!
I love mine!! I use wood pellets.. Fast, hot....
Thanks for helping to put Americans out of work.
Land of opportunities use it don't be a hater bc you can get a job with endless traits/careers all around
@@profd65 blame the people who move the companies overseas jackass
Good review!
Great video. Thank you!
I bought the SOLEADER and the Base Plate came cracked and the support leg's can only be used in it's most outter position needing a bigger pot. I'm going to look for a better quality stove even if it costs more.
Thank you for the information! Looks like a good stove for the money. Cheers!
I really like gasifier stoves, I have had a couple over the years, and the one I carry now is my favorite so far. it is a Lixada I got it for around the $20 mark on Amazonand it seems to have a better quality stainless than some I have tried.
hello, i use the same stove, the grill is a joke 🙂 , i always us a pan, it works, especially with a handful of pellets, it burns clean and long, primary for camp or canoe use. with strong winds and pellets, i prever a foldable windshield, than is burns save and clean. For small things i use also my trangia burner oder a smaller tin inside for a cup of coffee or only fast fried sausages. it works fast an clean.
I love it, really dig the grill, maybe the updated version will include a hot dog skewer?
wish they make a titanium version.
They do
Great review. I won’t be throwing my stainless stove over for this one because they’re too much alike. That said I’ve got a gift card for REI and have been considering the large TOAKS titanium wood stove (about 8 ounces but about $60) and was wondering if you’d ever done a review of it.
Thanks Luke
Yeah, excellent video.
...always good review info, i saved a few dollars before i buy, watching your vid. first ,..
To some, it might be worth noting that this design of stove nests snugly inside the MSR Stowaway Pot 775ml. However, the downside of the MSR pot is that the lid is designed in such a way that what ever rain water runs off the lid goes inside the pot
Would have liked the reviewer to have stated how long it took to boil the water in the pot he was using. It IS important to know this.
Nice review Luke. Looks like a decent stove. I'm sure worth $20.
Get aliexpress its loads cheaper on there than it is on Amazon
Great review... Now what about titanium next to stainless steel...? Which are the pros and cons... or the differences between both...? Thanks...
Luke I'm going to order one, great review. The only flaw I can see by the video is the ash cup is smaller than the base thus letting ash possibly get through. Not a big deal, just wondering if well never mind, this has to be the best stove video review you have done. Love it big wolf family.
Its not designed to be an ash cup that's why.
I can't help thinking, just poke some holes in a big tin can. How complex should a hobo stove be?
The gasifier section allows this stove to burn hotter than a simple hobo stove, and therefore smoke less.
@@rulrich45 I know what a gasifier is, and that ain't one of them. That one is a marketing term for "second piece of a three part hobo stove."
@@ernststravoblofeld it is a gasifier, its a TLUD stove design. Top lighting updraft gasifier.
Nice reporting. Thanks
stoves like this are batch load stoves and they are top lit and they burn down. The idea is NOT to start with a batch of hot coals at the bottom and then add more fuel. You have it backwards. This is not a #10 Hobo stove.
Correct, its a TLUD , top lighting updraft gasifier stove .
I have one and love it! Can’t say enough about them.
Hello Luke, great review on the Tomshoo stove. Keep up those great reviews. The very best you, Suzie and family. 🤗
The grill, I would use it for grilling dried fish from the Chinese market
This comment aged like milk lol
TomShoo is a Lixada Brand
I have one of these and like it a lot. Like another commenter, I really like the little grill, too. That grill is one of those things it is nearly impossible to find on its own, at least here in the U.S. I also like the removeable cross-brace pot support over the hinged kind on other stoves. It is the little things that make this stove kinda great. At least for me.
I just make my own out of coffee and soup tins. Good review.
I did buy one. Worked great. I always thought that stainless steel would no rust. Well with the heat of the stove and damp weather it does not!. The inside rusted away in a year. I have learned now to treat these stoves with a mineral oil to help them last.
If kept dry during the course of the camping trip, it will nicely avoid any rust. But I also carry a 3 x 5 “ microfiber cloth-sprayed with a WD40 type of oil & kept in a zip-loc bag. Keeping the stove dry is key, and easy to do as well especially when stored.
I really like my canway, but I agree with you about the pot supports. Thanks!
How about a series on American made products?
If you have a drill, go buy a $2 double wall soup thermos at Goodwill and make your own in 20 minutes.
teaddub that sounds like it might work. To get gasifier stove to work well the optimal level they have to have certain ratios of outer and inner spaces.
@@m005kennedy of course, but that ratio is very forgiving if all you want to do is boil water. If you want to fuel your car or your home, those numbers become much more important.
Is the jet boil something you would ever review?
I have a lot of TOM SHOO stuff and it is pretty good for the money. The Ti stuff is something I am very satisfied with. I have a 2mX2m tarp I use for a ground sheet and abused it pretty much all the time, never failed.
hi Luke i got my wood burning stove on wish for about £8 pound which works out about $14 and its absolutely brilliant
You don't have to start the fire from the bottom up. Cover the ash grate with solid wood and cover that with twigs or whatever. start a little fire on top of the twigs and it will burn from the top down.
Ps... If you are using wood don't put the little bowl in the bottom, it won't do anything.
Can you drop a can of alchohol fuel down inside for emergency fire, like being in a bad rain storm , no dry wood anywhere ? Better than an Ohuhu ?
That's in my basket right now!
instead of the mesh bag.. mine stays upside down in a cheap ebay pot/pan set... fits perfectly in the pot... and room in the middle for wood spatula and mini spork. mini bic.. P38.. and some salt/pepper packets.. I don't think the model with the handle attached to the stove would fit tho.
i'm pretty sure you have to take the top section off to use the Grill?
Great! Which size is it? S or S4. I don't know the difference betwen those sizes, and You can get it in those options. Thanks!
Would have liked to have seen you actually use the grill. It is part of the stove and should be part of the review. Thx
Good enough for a single burger or maybe a small sausage.
Beside the the cost, how does this compare with other types of stoves?
Luke, what made me a true believer of this little stinker was a pot of cheese grits in about 20-30 mins. BUT...... the secret is to use Velveeta cheese. The more the better. Along with fried fish........Lord have mercy
Thanks for this review Luke, and please, continue to review budget products, it really helps! Appreciate your approach and sincerity input on every review.
Strength and Honor
Hi Luke, I bought the Ohuhu after your review. How would you compare this stove with it?
Is it possible to burn nothing but hardwood pellets with this stove and no accelerants? I've tried using the configuration and assembly you illustrated using about 300g of hardwood pellets from a brand new purchased 40-lb bag and absolutely could not get them to ignite using a lighter or matches. Any paper I put on top of he hardwood pellets would flame up and burn down and be extinguished once the fire got to the hardwood pellets.
I have this stove...got it for my bday 2 years ago and love it!!
I have this stove...I hate it! I could never get it to burn correctly. It resides in the back of my wood shed now.
Wish I could see a demo of the alcohol stove
I have had trouble keeping mine fired up. Recently went back to the Little Bug Junior which seems almost foolproof. Maybe a tinder problem on my part, The Tomshoo really needs the right wood to keep going.
With twig stoves, they all work a lot better if a windshield is set up to block the breeze.
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I use many things from TOMSHOO..They have great titanium pots. They are like Toaks but cost less. I've used them so many times and never had problems. So all depends but Still, they make some good stuff in my opinion. Moslty their Titanium products.
They use the infinity symbol for their "oo" so I like to say "Tomshinfinity" or "Tomshinity"
Woth mentioning is that the version with the handle on the lower part also comes with a larger achpan that is bigger.
Easy to use and it lives with an esbit alcohole stove and some cookware in my car. :)
This would speak more to me, if I got to see proof that it is actually burning the wood gas. That orange flame is a low heat flame. Wood gas burns blue.
Having 2 ft flames is not ideal. It's wasteful and dangerous.
My stove arrived the bag was better stitched, and the grill didn't have a dent in it, but is a bit flimsy. I think your review was very fair. I is a good stove though. It works well with my wider box mess tins without the cross support, and the top of it acts as a good wind shield, and has a good gap for feeding sticks. It makes it a joy to use. I have seen other designs, and although I haven't used them, I think the extra height given by the windshield and that gap for feeding sticks might give it an advantage over them. I noticed the caraway has near identical designed shield as well. Great review.
The grill is supposed to be slightly concave to be more stable when, unlike his placement on top of the crossbars, the grill is placed properly directly on top of the main stove body. Mine has held up well for it’s several months of use. So, quality wise, it’s just fine.
I would grind or file some small notches where the pot supports go, so they don't move around..
I have this stove and I find it very difficult to get it to function reliably,in fact my home made stove made out of a old biscuit tin is much less hassle and boils a kettle of water in a fraction of the time.As for gasification any wood burning stove or open fire for that matter will gasify once hot enough.
I certainly would not recommend this stove on camping trips without the backup of a more reliable stove .