what apparatus do you cook on? what have you cooked recently? post pictures of your shit.
i just bought a twig stove. did i make the right choice? i'm new to this whole camping thing.

>>2829600 (OP)
They're good for coiling water, as long as you have easy access to plenty of small sticks. If you're in an area that regulates when and where you you can make a camp fires, these fall under those regulations, unlike gas camp stoves. Just something to keep in mind.

>>2829601
*Boiling water

>>2829600 (OP)
You bought the worst type of stove

>>2829600 (OP)
i could tell you my experience with cooking over fire for 2+ years, but since no one ever replies to my posts on this board im not going to give you any tips at all. just figure it out yourself

Pic is mine. Works great. Inb4 wind. Using a different pot now (the handle ended up encrusted with filth and I didn’t feel like wrapping another one, so I bought a titanium pot on Aliexpress).

>>2829604
They’re fun though

>>2829618
I’m sorry to hear that Anon. Just know that I read every post even if I don’t reply.

>>2829618
tell me
i will appreciate your wisdom

>>2829601
the stove i bought also takes alcohol burners
but i wanna cook with fire, that sounds more fun

>>2829600 (OP)
ive been thinking of making a stove like this one for a while now
shouldnt it be possible to use a can opener and "open" both sides of a steel can and flattening that out and cutting a pattern into it make it stand up and function properly?
has anyone tried this?

>>2829626
Designing it as a gasifier is probably the better option.
https://www.coltercousa.com/journal/2015/4/1/diy-wood-gasifier-backpacking-stove

>>2829600 (OP)
I usually use a trangia but I got one of these recently (not this exact model) and it’s pretty good. It’s small and pretty light

>>2829648
Otherwise I use a trangia like this one which is pretty compact but usually requires liquid or pellet fuel which I don’t always want to carry

>>2829600 (OP)
>did i make the right choice?
honestly not. i cooked on wood fires for years before getting a real cook kit. dealing with soot innawoods is not very pleasant. now i use a trangia 27 with alcohol stove. it's not the lightest or cheapest option but i think the design is brilliant and consider it more versatile than a canister stove and single cup / pot.

>>2829618
i'm replying to your post :^)

>>2829620
cat can stove anon! if i could make one upgrade suggestion, consider ditching the handle and using a mini pot lifter

>>2829624
>but i wanna cook with fire, that sounds more fun
constantly feeding twigs into what effectively becomes an ashtray in your backpack is not "fun"

>>2829650
i'm not trying to buy another fuel bottle but the 0.3 L one would've been better than 0.5 L; trangia's own fuel bottles are really high quality.

>>2829600 (OP)
cooked korean spicy stir fry pork when i was at the campground with my ol lady. got this wok at a thrift store and i swear by it for cooking stuff on the fire now

>>2829735
Thrift stores are great for pots and pans. Legit cooking outside is kink, but in a much different way than boiling water for something dehydrated.

>>2829756
yeah, actual outdoor cooking is quite nice indeed. i've resisted buying a trangia nonstick pan and a clickstand for my second stove. unironically, to buy a food dehydrator instead. the dehydrator seems like the better value, plus i could probably use a "real" puffer jacket that actually packs down small.

>>2829756
yeah i've pretty much acquired all of my outdoor cooking shit from the thrift store. before i had the wok i found a decent cast iron but i prefer just cooking on the grills when i can so it didnt see much use

my stove arrived
it's a little bit smaller than i thought it would be but oh well

>>2830104
Good for fuckall except boiling water and you'll need 4 lbs of twigs for that

>>2830105
>4 lbs of twigs
wood has almost exactly half the energy density as alcohol and a third the density of propane/oil. you dont need a crazy amount of wood to do something sensible
now obviously being a solid wood doesnt pack down as much as liquid alcohol or a gas in a canister, and obviously any moisture or dirt in the wood has no energy so yes, your joke is funny
but the tldr is that you only need an ounce or so of wood to cook something (and thats much easier to find in the woods than alcohol or propane)

>>2830129
you underestimate it anon. i have one similar sort of construction that i've used a few times and I had to gather sticks 4 times and restart the fire twice while trying to cook 6 eggs

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>>2830129
There's a reason why even through - hikers carry gas stoves and not twig stoves. You'll find out one day in a few yrs if you stick with the outdoors.

I usually cook on those fire-pit grills you see at campgrounds; I should get one of those if I ever try to hike on the Appalachian Trail.

>>2830129
>it’s easier to find wood than stove fuel
There’s a 100% I have stove fuel with me, but twigs are at the mercy of the weather. They’re fun to use but don’t try to pretend like it’s a pragmatic decision.

>>2829620
iconic

>>2829600 (OP)
>chesey instant stovetop potato bits
>2 packets of cooked chicken
>boil half a pot of water, add the potatoes and let them soak for like 10 minutes
>add the cheese powder and the chicken packets
wa la, and everything that you make innawoods tastes better for some reason.

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>>2830342
i figured it out
i live in australia, it doesnt rain much and when it does its very predictable. im also surrounded constantly by trees shedding twigs (containing flammable resin) and dry leaves (containing flammable resin)
its no surprise that twig stoves are stronger here than probably anywhere else

>>2830379
i'm op and i used the twig stove for the first time yesterday. i'm also australian.
i made a corned beef hash. well it was supposed to be that but i forgot to bring oil so i had to cook the potatoes in water because they kept sticking to the pot so it was more of a shitty little stew than a hash but it tasted alright. i need to buy a cooler so i can bring raw meat with me.
the stove performed better than i thought it would from reading some of the replies itt. it got hot enough to cook everything and there was dry wood everywhere, i barely needed to stand up to reach for all i needed. with a fire starter and a match it was piss easy starting the fire, i'm defintely not a bushcrafter.
i want to get an open grill design like >>2829648 and >>2830167
but soon i'll need a gas stove for spring and summer when fire bans come into play.

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>>2830129
Twig stoves are not too bad, but honestly the best fuel for them is actual firewood. I like to use mine every now and then, if I am in a mood for some larping. Pic related is a very old photo of mine, early COVID era. I will bring my own firewood with that twig stove though, that is because fuck collecting twigs from the nature.
If I was to go on a longer trip, I would instead go with a trangia or a gas stove.

Sportsman's is blowing out the last-gen jetmeme for $80 so I just picked one up. Gonna be doing some motocamping at altitude and it seems like a pretty good option. Gave it a test boil and it sure as hell does go fast, think I might want to get the pot support and a little pan for it though so I can at least cook some real stuff.

>>2830660
I dont know if things have changed but previously jetboils were really good at boiling fast, but also only good at boiling fast. You cant simmer or anything. I've found pocket rockets much better for a wider range of flame size to cook with

>>2830520
a small titanium twig stove is a very larpy item, especially with pavement in the background. i completely understand wanting to bring fresh ingredients including meat the first night. you're probably well off with a small trangia kit, it requires 0 maintenance and you can find a gallon of fuel for it at any hardware store for like $20. protip, put neodymium magnets on the simmer ring cover so you can safely remove it. the wood stove prolly isn't terrible if your wood isn't wet by default, but that doesn't change the soot problem.

>>2830661
Wouldn't shock me if that was still the case, it doesn't seem like you can get the flame that low before it cuts out. Might be alright for bacon and eggs or a steak or whatever though. I can live with it as nothing but a boiler too though, given the motocamping use case, where I'll only be out for 3 or 4 nights tops and will never be that far from civilization so I can pick up fresh ingredients or whatever.

oh yeah, what i meant to post in whatever /out/ck/ thread currently exists:

https://www.backpackingchef.com/dehydrating-food.html#dehydratingfoodbycategory

i ordered a less fancy version of picrel and would like to start making dehydrated meals next week. last year i started sous vide, which was bulky but equivalent to home-cooked meals when heated (boiling water reused).

i wanna do a late summer week in the new england AT and i think having most food be dehydrated, with shelf-stable (high acid, low fat) sous vide dinners, would be best.

>>2830220
i'm trying to see how an aeropress would fit into my backpack now with a trangia, which seems to pack slightly shorter and wider than that pot. i'd always given up on camping coffee and prefer to bring black teabags instead.

>>2830679
yeah i'm thinking the same thing now. it's been a few days and my backpack which i put it in still strongly smells of smoke.
it worked well but i don't think i can handle the smell, i look and smell like some chain smoking bum with that backpack on now. i reckon i'll save the fire cooking for campsites with actual fire pits now lol.
can a trangia cook food beyond just boiling water? i am afraid that it won't put out enough heat. say for example frying sausages or making a small stew...
and that is not pavement, it's a big flat boulder i found.
thank you for the help

>>2830661
With firemaple's petrel pots, there is really no reason to buy a jetboil anymore.

>>2830718
Get a stick and hang the stake, this shit will be filled with ashes
>>2830521
if the point is having your cookware on top of the fire, why not hang it with a line? Or just put the resistant cookware in the fire?

>>2830687
When im through hiking, I pack nescafe single serve coffee pouches. I only bring this "aeropress go" system when im doing a weekend camp (Or less). Congrats on the dehydrator! I've got a 9 tray excalibur. It's great

>>2830701
>yeah i'm thinking the same thing now. it's been a few days and my backpack which i put it in still strongly smells of smoke.
i cooked on open fire for years until i finally bought a cook kit. carrying around a sooty pot sucked.

>can a trangia cook food beyond just boiling water? i am afraid that it won't put out enough heat. say for example frying sausages or making a small stew...
yes, the first thing i did to test it was to make bacon and eggs. i wouldn't recommend frying anything sticky but have heard great things about the nonstick pan's durability. it's a very fuel-efficient system that packs down into itself.

>>2830739
gotcha, an aeropress would probably be nice for weekend trips. i've seen so much shitty coffee that i decided to just bring teabags. i might try brewing espresso, freezing it as cubes, and making vacuum sealed servings to reheat sous vide.

i can't wait to start dehydrating food and believe it'll work well with my vacuum sealer. just another tool in the arsenal. some foods don't thaw well and others don't rehydrate well.