Kifaru stove users!?

[dittydogood]

I have a medium oval stove on the way to me now and I was curious how you prefer to cut chop or break wood to fit it in the stove. Is it worth packing a saw or hatchet to break down larger logs? I image the quality of the fire is higher with larger logs not? Along with not having to constantly fuel it. Just looking for tips and tricks when it comes to putting that thing to work


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[NJDiverDan]

The quality of wood and how quickly I can process it is better when I pack my Agawa saw. At 18 oz it is worth carrying to me and I consider it part of my total pack weight when bringing the stove.

 

[Jake Larsen]

The quality of wood and how quickly I can process it is better when I pack my Agawa saw. At 18 oz it is worth carrying to me and I consider it part of my total pack weight when bringing the stove.

2nd this.

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[Clarence]

Agree with others. Take a good sharp pruning saw. Way more efficient and half the weight

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[mtnbiker208]

your only burning kindling, don't even think logs.
this is not a house stove. constant feeding.

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

+1 for a good lightweight pruning saw...not sure how big the opening is on the medium kifaru oval but one big advantage of the lite outdoors stove is the extra large opening, feeding in split logs and building up a solid bed of coals is no problem. I made an ammo can stove with a 4x3" opening a few years back, could only fit small sticks in and THAT thing needed constant feeding. Being in the pacific northwest I always pack a larger full tang fixed blade as well to baton larger sized logs down to size and get at the dry center.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

I've never been a fan of carrying a saw. It is easier and quicker to just break it to length.

 

[jmike]

Using a saw works for us, breaking the wood is way to loud to me.

 

[Lawnboi]

Even saw and a splitting hatchet. For making big wood. I will carry this a lot of times if I’m not going far. I’m already carrying the stove, might as well make it worth it.

I at least carry a small folding saw. Otherwise.

Sticks work in a pinch. But depending on how wet it is might not.

If I can find some nice 6-8” rounds to split it’s about perfect. Burns good and hot, not feeding every 2 minutes to keep it glowing.

 

[Stid2677]

These titanium camp stoves, are not like a steel cabin stove. They leak too much air to pacl full and burn all night. More of a contained camp fire, slowly feed it and enjoy the heat, crawl into your bag and go to sleep. I cut duraflame logs into chunks and use those to get it going, keep a pile ready in the morning and, unzip my bag and get the stove going and stay in the bag until the shelter is warm. Another trick I use, is to use a large rock to break sticks into sizes that fit. I lay a limb on another rock and throw my breaking rock against it and break them into stove sized pieces. A titanium straw and sleeping pad blower stokes it quickly.

Steve

 

[JG358]

No saw or hatchet for us, we just break sticks to length. Mostly spruce and aspen around here.