You can also burn cat litter (wooden pellets) and with a full load get a burn time of around an hour. I now carry mine in a zip log bag (so that if it’s dirty it doesn’t mess up or stink up my other kit).

Please do not overfill the stove or it will not be able to draw air through the jets and will not function correctly. Its hinged design makes it easy to set up and take down, and it folds flat enough to fit in any pocket. As the fire consumes the longer sticks, just keep pushing them in a little further until they’re fully consumed. Additionally, the set includes a mini alcohol stove with clear gradations for easy use, offering an alternative fuel source when necessary. If you don’t want to actually burn wood in the stove, it doubles as a reasonable pot holder for a trangia-style alcohol stove (see pictures).

Long story short is that air is drawn through a chamber, heated and mixed with the wood gas and injected back into the flame giving you a secondary burn increasing efficiency and removing any smoke and the endless scrubbing of soot from your pots. My cooker fits together great when folded in one particular way, and much less well when folded another way.

Strong firepower: it only takes 3 minutes to boil 1L water (change with weather, fuel, and cooking ware accordingly). To get around this, I fashioned supports from coat hangers (you can see them in the pictures) and then went on to develop a ‘grill’ plate that I can put on the top so that I can barbeque fish/meat directly over the flame. The build quality of the stove itself is certainly of a high standard, nor burrs, sharp edges or dodgy welds. Comes with a storage sack for convenient carrying, great for camping, fishing, backpacking, hiking, picnic, etc.

It’s little more than a hinged stainless steel unit with one corner that connects into a square that is held together with small metal tabs. But, after a few uses the metal becomes darkened (on the inside) so it becomes obvious how to fold it. Nonetheless, the Lixada Titanium Folding Wood Stove remains an excellent choice for those seeking a lightweight and environmentally friendly cooking solution.