Solo woodburning stove and meths burner

Are you referring to this one?

http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/solo_stove.html

It looks very much like a rip-off of Fritz Handl's Bushbuddy.  If it works in the same way, it is quite a fun stove.  I wouldn't place too much faith in the claims of cleaner burning - the pot I use with my Bushbuddy still gets sooty.

In terms of volume of wood, you need a couple of fistfuls of twigs to boil 500ml of water so multiply up from there.  You will also get better results using a windshield.  As you can see from the pictures, the potstand projects upwards from the body of the stove and the flames can be blown horizontally away from the underside of the pot in a breeze.

Bear in mind that you will need a pot slightly bigger than the stove to transport it in as the double-wall construction can easily be dented. 

I imagine that most meths burners will fit inside the stove as alternative to wood burning.  You could also place the potstand on the ground and put a meths burner inside it.

have a look at one of these.

http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/trail_designs_ti_tri_stove_with_inferno_insert_and_baseplate_for_msr_titan_kettle.html

im a big fan of the caldera cone, having used one for the last 4 years. its simple design, efficent on fuel and very light. 20mls of meths being enough to bring a rolling boil.

cooking on it is abit of a faff as theres no control but for pasta-soup and any other packet muck its fine. i cant really comment on its woodburning abilities though but the chap can

chris townsend wrote.

Caldera Inferno Ti-Tri Sidewinder cook system

This is a great cooking system that I really enjoy using, especially as a wood burner. Lightweight, compact, efficient and works whatever the weather. On the PNT I used it mostly with wood for the first 6 weeks and then with alcohol most of the wet final month. It worked fine with both fuels.

other guff on caldera.

http://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ti-tri-caldera-cone-ultimate-ultralight.html

You mention simmering for 8 minutes, instead of simmering have a think about using a Pot Cosy or even a bag cosy for dried foods (pasta, rice etc.). This saves fuel, which is quite handy if using meths. Very easy to make if you are that way inclined.

Moley

I use a bushcooker also a double wall woodburner. If I had to start from scratch again I would again go for a double wall burner but a titanium one. A Bushcooker Lt. The smallest weighs a mere 2.4 oz and is good for boiling water for 1 person.

The tactics with woodburning:

Always make sure you have enough dry wood for 2-3 days and of course enough kindle to light the fire. A dry stash of bark from birch is perfect. If weather is perfect you could carry less.

Each day make new wood to replace what you have burned. Doesn't matter if the outside is wet. Just cut it to pieces and split it and put it in a 'wet' bag. It has 2-3 days to dry. When reasonably dry transfer to the dry bag. I carried in total a medium plastic shopping bag with dry and wet wood, knife, saw and kindle. That was enough volume to cook water each day for a family of 4.

cook water in batches of max. 500ml. More takes to long and isn't efficient.

Make wood with a knife with the batonning technique. Split the wood.

Use dry food that only needs to rehydrate,. Boil water, at to dried food, perhaps try to bring it again to boil and then just stash it away for 10-15 minutes in a cosy or whatever where the pot  keeps warm and hot.

 Almost any spirit cup fits in a bushbuddy/cokker style burner. A windshield is paramount!

Soot is something you have to live with, use a pot that you don't mind it gets sooted.

CALDERA CONE SIDEWINDER by TRAIL DESIGNS

I have the Trail Designs Sidewinder kit with the optional Inferno woodburning insert. The Sidewinder and Tri Ti come with an alky  (meths)  stove and a clever and efficient ESBIT tablet holder called a "Gram Cracker". AS I said, teh Inferno wood burner innards issold separately. A bit 'spensive but well worth it. You can dook in a gale with that stove.

The Sidewinder and Tri Ti are both made of titanium to withstand the heat of a woodburning stove. The Inferno insert cone and bottom screen create a Bushbuddy-like gasifier convection and re-combust most unburned gasses, making it hotter. I can cook for 20 minutes with two big handsful of finger sized hardwood sticks like oak. One handful of wood gets it going and I feed the rest as needed.

 Sidewinder models roll up and fit in a Tyvek sleeve and then fit in the pot for which the stove is made for. The T.D. alky burner must be carried outside the cook pot. For my solo camping I opted for the 3 cup pot/stove combo. I use only ESBIT tabs or wood. Alcohol (meths) is not my thing.

IMHO there is no more efficient woodburner than the titanium Trail Designs stoves W/Inferno insert. And I'd bet they are the lightest and most compact woodburners as well.

CALDERA CONE SIDEWINDER by TRAIL DESIGNS

I have the Trail Designs Sidewinder kit with the optional Inferno woodburning insert. The Sidewinder and Tri Ti come with an alky  (meths)  stove and a clever and efficient ESBIT tablet holder called a "Gram Cracker". AS I said, the Inferno wood burner insert kit is sold separately. A bit 'spensive but well worth it. You can cook in a gale with that stove.

The Sidewinder and Tri Ti are both made of titanium to withstand the heat of a woodburning stove. The Inferno insert cone and bottom screen create a Bushbuddy-like gasifier convection and re-combust most unburned gasses, making it hotter. I can cook for 20 minutes with two big handsful of finger sized hardwood sticks like oak. One handful of wood gets it going and I feed the rest as needed. Much easier to feed than a Bushbuddy, which requires constant feeding.

Sidewinder models roll up and fit in a Tyvek sleeve and then fit in the pot for which the stove is made for. The T.D. alky burner must be carried outside the cook pot. For my solo camping I opted for the 3 cup (750 ml.) pot/stove combo. I use only ESBIT tabs or wood. Alcohol (meths) is not my thing. Tri Ti models should come with a Tyvek sleeve but I don't think they do. You can always make one. It's much lighter than a plastic caddy.

IMHO there is no more efficient woodburner than the titanium Trail Designs stoves W/Inferno insert. And I'd bet they are the lightest and most compact woodburners as well.

BTW, whatever you get be sure you get a pot that is wider than it is tall for maximum efficiency.  i.e. "Mugs" are not efficient pots. This width-to-height ratio thing has been well proven in tests.