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

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.

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.