Stove advice

[Teapot]

I was wondering if you experienced preppers might be able to give me some advice about getting a stove that is pretty versatile and affordable.

These are our ideal criteria for a stove:


- We need something which we won't have to spend a fortune on, I'd say £60 max inc a pan/stand preferably

- Fairly lightweight/portable/not too big

- Would be good but not essential if it can carry some water too

- Varied natural fuels and preferably compatible with a spirits burner. Low smoke would be good. 

- Fast to boil, low fuel consumption



So far we're considering chimney types such as mkettle, ghillie kettle, Kelly kettle, Swiss army volcano kettle, but we're wondering what your opinions/experiences of these kinds of things are and what you might recommend...

[tigs]

you could try the honey stove , its flat pack so needs assembling every time you use it http://wildstoves.co.uk/survival-stoves ... ney-stove/

[moocher]

What are you wanting it for?
Kellykettles not fast but ok for boiling water,with just some twigs etc.
I've never cooked with mine as couldn't be bothered to faff around with a Tiny pan on top of it.

[bulldogeagle]

depends if your static or moving around? if static a Rocket stove £59.95, if not a Honey Stove £38.99 or a Pocket Stove £21.99 see: www.wildstoves.co.uk

[hobo]

Rocket or Pocket as above @ wild stoves.

[bulldogeagle]

Rocket or Pocket as above @ wild stoves.

there's an echo on here!

[Optimystic]

We are looking to have a stove put in to our house in order to reduce Electricity costs and as we only have electricity in the event it fails we can keep warm and cook..
So, we got a local stove installer round to give us a quote... just to install a basic stove (which we already own, so are not buying from him) he quoted.... £5k +vat.. yep.. five thousand pounds... now even i know that is extracting the urine..its a simple job of a flue pipe either up thru the roof (we have a bungelow) or out thru the wall..So, back to getting more qoutes!..lol

[Teapot]

Thanks all of you, that's really helpful! we're thinking the honey stove looks like our best bet. That wild stoves site is awesome btw - thanks for that link!

[90.]

x2 for kelly or volcano kettle, I've used mine for 10years or so always handy left in the back of my landy its ideal for warming mre's or soup noodles etc.

Regards.
90.

[Grunter]

Apologies for bumping this thread but i'm thinking of getting a rocket stove.What i would like to know is beside wood, twigs etc could compressed wood pellets also be used?