Bushcraft Essentials Outdoor Stove Bushbox XL

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comment by Bushcraft Essentials: cooking with fire produces heat, again this is not a flaw but a desired feature.

The finish of the box is great, and it feels reassuringly solid as you'd expect from stainless steel.

The exactness of the engineering, the hinges, the edges (I’ve need to file other makes) and the way it fits together is very impressive. Assembly is a simple affair, all you do is open the stove apart, drop the 2 internal flaps down inside "which is helped by gravity anyway! The relatively high weight meant i also bought a ti bushbox to carry but it is a fair bit less stable and more fiddly in use and the lack of ideal trangia height support is also annoying. It is difficult to say whether or not the titanium will warp when a very hot fire is built inside, as I have not yet had a really hot one.

the size of the stove is just right as i don’t need to maintain the fire so often as with smaller stoves . The best way for this is to use flat pliers, grip the full leg and bend it back carefully and gently. Such as under a protective tree, a little cave or a lavo (A lavo would be perfect as i have experienced a real open fire inside one, a warm, cozy night!Everything fits perfectly AND has been designed to be practical (managed with a knife or tent pegs so you never burn your hands, versatile so you can use various sources of fuel from solid alcohol to normal wood and it is big enough to fit large pieces without having to remove your pot or cup). It also alowes you to use bigger sticks for burning, wich makes it a little less nessecary to 'babysit' your fire.