The Woodgas Camp Stove( XL & LE ) Ultra clean Burning Free and abundant fuel Doesn't need propane Works well in cold temperatures Safer than propane Stay longer on any trip Great for Emergency preparedness Never run out of fuel for cooking outdoors High efficiency Environmentally friendly
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Camping Camping Hiking Cooking onļ hiking, fishing and hunting trips Bushcraft Cooking meals and makingļ tea in the backyard or patio. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Scouting Boy and girl scout troops Ditch cost of buying propane for every trip. Eliminate the waste of empty propane canisters Perfect for emergency use and disaster preparedness. |
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About a year ago, the stove saved my life. I was on a kayak on a North Idaho river early in spring. After capsizing in the river, soaking all my clothes and sleeping bag, and developing hypothermia, I spent a subfreezing night huddled over 10,000 BTU of WoodGas heat. It was one of the worst nights of my life - and I've seen a few. But the stove gave me the heat to survive until morning.Aug 28, 2006
In operating the Woodgas stove I've found:
-Less smoke
-Very little blackening on the bottom of the pot
-Stronger fan
-Deeper bowl
-Sturdier base for heavier pots
-The handle removes for storage and can double as tongs for removing the Hot
cross bar or other hot items.
-The outside of the stove stays cooler due to the air flow.
-The flame mostly stays in the stove rather than leaping up the sides of the pan.
-Price is about the same or a little lower if purchased from your website.
-Seems to boil water in the same amount of time.
Overall it felt like it was better quality, mainly due to the fact that the Sierra stove is trying to be a super light-weight stove for serious back packers. Since I am getting these stoves for camping and emergency preparedness groups/classes, weight is not a concern.
Overall I am very pleased with this stove/price, so that is why I ordered a couple more. After my second order I now have 4 Woodgas Camp Stoves!
Dual Stage Combustion The WoodGas stove effectively burns the fuel twice. In the first stage, combustion air is driven into the fuel to create some smoke (or wood-gas). This occurs in the gasification zone of the above diagram. In the second stage, more combustion air is driven into the chamber to burn the gas from the first stage. This occurs in the combustion zone of the above diagram. The electric fan provides the combustion air in just the right amounts to produce the gas and burn it completely. Benefits:
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WoodGas Technology
Cooks cleanly with very little smoke.
Burns any plant based fuel.
Easy refueling while burning for long cooking sessions.
Great for camping, backpacking, or smores anywhere. (LE & XL Models)
Generates heat of a normal kitchen stove. (LE Model)
Developed by Scientist with 30+ years experience in biomass energy.
History of WoodGas Stove Technology
History of WoodGas Stove Technology
Dr. Tom Reed, a professor of Chemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, first investigated cooking with wood in 1986.
The year before, he had visited Africa and discovered the problem of third world cooking. Cooking in the developing world is largely done over open fires. These fires are often indoors, and are very detrimental to the health of the occupants. Smoke from indoor fires cause emphysema, lung cancer and eye disease. The fires are also very inefficient, causing deforestation.
Dr. Reed was a specialist in Wood Gasification. A process where wood is gasified to produce fuel for heating and electrical production. He decided that applying his gasification knowledge might provide a solution to problems of developing world cooking.
Over the years, he tinkered with various solutions, and by 2000 had built early prototypes of the WoodGas camping stove. Eventually, he and his partners built a prototype ready for manufacture and sale.
In 2005, Spenton LLC was formed to manufacture and sell the stoves. Spenton LLC is owned and operated by James Becker, a resident of Denver Colorado. iENERGY Inc. has partnered with Spenton LLC to market the WoodGas camping stoves .
Today, Tom Reed and his partners run two organizations, The Biomass Energy Foundation (BEF), which works to develop energy solutions using biomass gasification; and WoodGas LLC, which works on developing new stove designs for third world applications. Every stove sold today includes a royalty which is paid to WoodGas LLC and BEF for continuing research and development.
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