G4Free Camping Stove, Portable Wood Stove with Folding Stainless Steel, Pocket Backpacking Stove Outdoor Camping Hiking Traveling BBQ

The media could not be loaded. Nice quality metal that doesn’t bend to easy. Pretty easy to build. Doesn’t take much wood at all to boil water. I did only heat up a can of soup but there weren’t any “hot spots” of the fire. The food cooked evenly. The weight is minimal. Works great for camping and backpacking. All folded up very easy and fit back in the bag. Bag is also of a thicker material which adds to the durability.

This is a great little stove. I was hesitant given the fact that it is a cheap Chinese manufactured product, so I figured what the heck I will buy it and beat on it to see if it survives and survive it has. I’ve had 10+ fires with this with each fire being 2 to 6 hours with no issues and I anticipate no issues in the future. Absolutely nothing wrong with the design or manufacturing, no sharp edges and pretty easy to put together. Cools down quickly too, a tiny bit of water and 5 to 10 mins it is cool to the touch.Just understand that this is a stick stove, the fuel will burn quickly and with the holes in the base plate you won’t get much in the way of coals. The lack of coals and the small size means you have to adjust your approach a little, so make sure you keep feeding this thing. Personally I like a combination of sticks and wood that I have chopped down to 1” x 1” or smaller.Can you cook on this….I think so. I boiled water within 5 minutes so I would imagine you could cook using the grill plate, haven’t tried it though. Definitely would give this a solid burn before you cook on it.Get a bunch of material and your expectations in check for a tiny fire and you will love this thing. The fact that I rarely ever post reviews is testament to the fact that I absolutely recommend this product.

I plan to use this little stove on my next camping trip. Assembly is easy- the instructions are weird but if you look at the sections carefully they fit together just like a toddlers puzzle! It fits into a great little pouch that is included.I really like that I won’t have to carry any stereo, white gas or propane…just scrounge for sticks and tinder.

not bad, well made

From my Review of the Titanium Model:"This item is compact, lightweight, and performs very well (so long as you manage your expectations). Assembly/Disassembly is easy, especially after you have practiced it 2-3 times. Furthermore, this takes up basically no space in your camping/hiking kit.Maintaining a fire is simple so long as you have some dry tinder or other fire-starting material to begin with; once you have a good flame going, just keep feeding it moderately dry twigs, wood-shavings, kindling, etc. through the open slot and you'll have an impressive amount of heat in your stove. From there, you can quickly boil water or cook by placing your pot/pan on top of the stove. This is where you need to be aware of the limitations; it is not a very large cooking surface, so-to-speak, so you'll have the best results by using compact cookware (such as you would find in a camping-specific individual mess kit).For my purposes (hunting/camping in the Pacific Northwest), this stove has proven itself to be an exceptional part of my kit."The stainless steel model is every bit as good, it just weighs more. For situations where weight doesn't really matter--such as drive-in camping or storing in a vehicle for an emergency situation--I recommend saving a little bit of money and buying this model instead of the titanium one.

You can use these in "no-fire" zones of national parks when back country camping/backpacking. That's one reason to buy one. But there are a lot of similar looking stick stoves out there, and this is said to be one of the best in YouTube reviews. So how did it stack up in real world use?Plus side1. It stays together after assembly.2. It does not warp.3. It is properly ventilated to burn well.4. It has a carry sleeve.5. The edges of the metal plates are not sharp.6. It takes a while to light and get going. And then after some solid burn, goes out if you aren't on top of the situation. If you jam a bunch of sticks wrapped in leaves in, it'll smoke and then relight after a few minutes.Minus side1. The assembly instructions are not good. You kind of have to "torque" it to put the front plate in place.2. It is heavy, nearly a pound. Probably has to be though to stand up.3. The grill is rather useless. Yes, you can slap on a piece of meat and put some bark on it. But since there is no way to regulate flame, there's no real way to grill with it. The flame is either full on or dying. No in-between.4. The cross bars for pots are fine. You can also jam sticks down from up top to get it lit and let them burn down before the pot goes on.This stove is good for heating up coffee/tea water and cooking pasta. I found that cooking any sort of multi course meal for two was a little much. You can do that with a gas powered always on, variable temperature stove, but between cooking meat, pasta, beverage, wash water and keeping it lit, this can turn a quick breakfast or dinner into a two-hour effort. Fun in the beginning, but then it gets old.Plus, if that rock you're cooking on isn't perfectly wrong, it'll creep toward the edge with your pot on top as you push in sticks, and then suddenly...well, you can guess.

I'll begin by saying I haven't used this yet but I've used many similar stoves. I have the stainless version and it is very wll made. No real sharp edges to cut yourself so the finishing is excellent. It's easy to assemble unless you are an idiot. The price is half or less than half of many stoves that are almost exactly the same. How could it be improved? Drill some holes in the side so rods could be put in to hold a trangia burner or a cup for solid fuel. The grill looks like it will be a pain to fit on the top once the stove has been used and the inevitable warping happens. It's such a tight fit that it will be hard to avoid. Or you could dremel the slots in the grill. I have a nice screen grill that sits on the top and will be perfect for cooking but it does not lock on top. This stove is a huge bargain. Grab one before the price goes up.

Received on time and is as I expected, pretty sure it'll be fine. Don't be misled by the 'titanium construction' line, I never expected it to be but it does seem to be some grade of stainless. Pretty happy with it. Would buy again.