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Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove
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Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove

Item # 767750

$29.95

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The dependable Vargo Decagon stove is designed to withstand day-in, day-out use by thru-hikers and weekend warriors.

  • Strong and durable design has no moving parts, thereby reducing the potential for breakage
  • Lightweight titanium construction makes the stove ideal for the minimalist backpacker who primarily boils water to make meals
  • Center hole allows easy filling and emptying; stove provides approximately 15 min. of burn time per fill
  • Large bottom stability plate reduces tipping and supports cooking pots
  • Burns only denatured alcohol, sold separately

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Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove Specs

Specification

Description

Suggested useUltralight backpacking
Weight (without fuel)1.2 ounces
Dimensions4.25 x 1.2 inches
FuelAlcohol
Average boil timeUnavailable
Fuel capacityUnavailable
Burn time (max flame)15 minutes
Water boiled per 100g fuelUnavailable
Ease of operationUnavailable
Cold weather useUnavailable
Stove stabilityUnavailable
Pot stabilityUnavailable

Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove Customer Reviews

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Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove
 
2.8

(based on 6 reviews)

50%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (6)
  • Compact (4)
  • Easy to light (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (5)

    Reviewed by 6 customers

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    Feb

    11

    2008

    (9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Build Your Own

    By Bearman

    from Portland,Oregon

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to Light
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Poor heat output

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking

    Comments about Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove:

    This stove is a big disappointment. It burns slow with poor heat output. By making the holes 3/32, performance is improved but not to the point of equalling many homemade stoves. It also needs preheating and a tight fitting windscreen.Further performance is enhanced by lifting the pot above the stove,allowing more air intake and thus more thermal feedback to keep vaporization vigorous.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

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    Dec

    15

    2008

    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Not Worth It

    By Captain Redbeard

    from Bellevue, WA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Easy to Light
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking

      Comments about Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove:

      I REALLY wanted to like this stove. It's very lightweight, very cool looking, nice to have integrated pot stand.BUT the heat output is just too low to boil. I would compare it's output to a low simmer setting on my other alcohol stoves. If you do buy this stove make sure to spill some fuel around the base to make for a very fast prime and use a good windscreen.If you want to buy an alcohol stove get the Trangia also sold by REI.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      6

      2009

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Lightweight...Burns Great

      By Tahoe Picker

      from Lake Tahoe

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Lightweight
      • Solid

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking

        Comments about Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove:

        I bought a Vargo Decagon titanium alcohol stove on a whim while browsing at REI. It looked like a very cool design. Then I started seeing posts about how inefficient titanium alcohol stoves were. So I have been doing some testing. I live at 6,400 feet elev. and there’s lots of snow at Lake Tahoe. I can bring 2 cups of cold tap water to a rolling boil at right around 5 min. 30 secs. every time. It doesn’t seem to matter if I’m outdoors or in. (Our tap water comes from the lake and it’s cold, probably 45-50 deg.) Then I can refill my aluminum pot and get it hot enough to get bubbles on the bottom before the flame goes out. (If I were smart, I’d get a 32 oz. pot) One ounce of alcohol lasts about 14 minutes. The secret to getting it primed fast is to spill a little alcohol on the outside of the stove then it comes out of the jets in about 20 secs. Otherwise it takes about 45. The stove is sensitive to wind and I can blow it out so use a wind screen. I recover unused alcohol easily with a paper funnel. It has a wide base and feels very solid.

        I haven’t used it on a trek yet, but am anxious to. I think I’ll be very happy with it and like the fact that there are no canisters to dispose of.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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        May

        22

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        A huge disappointment

        By jamess

        from Spokane WA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Lightweight

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove:

            Like another reviewer I really, really wanted this to work but it failed in repeated tests in my basement laboratory under what should have been ideal conditions (no wind, moderate room temperature, and warmish tap water). I did not have trouble lighting it and on the first attempt filled it just to the top of the fill hole in the center of the stove. It burned for approximately seven minutes and two cups of water didn't even come close to boiling. So, back to the drawing boards; I filled it all the way to the top and relit. After nine minutes and thirty seconds it ran out of fuel and once again the water (two cups required for all freeze dried meals) had not even approached a boil. This is a product that I definitely will return to REI. Hopefully they'll pull it off the shelves and quit selling it. One tester said he got his to boil water in five minutes and thiry seconds. He must have been using rocket fuel because I used what the instructions required which is denatured alcohol and my results were less than dismal. Its back to my titanium gigapower in the summer and my MSR dragonfly in the winter.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Aug

            29

            2009

             
            4.0

            Love it!

            By Ronrude

            from Iowa

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Dependable
            • Lightweight

            Cons

            • Unstable

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Hiking
            • Motorcycle camping

            Comments about Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove:

            I first used this stove in a 34degree garage with room temperature water and 1oz of alcohol. I got a boil at around 6 or 7 minutes with no windscreen.

            I have learned that you are best using 1oz of alcohol with every fill. More than that and alcohol comes boiling out and flaring up everywhere, less and you may not get a boil.

            Today I finally tested wind screens as I knew I had to get that figured out before going out to the real world. I found a loose aluminum stove liner screen with a stove liner base works best so far. This was tested with a aluminum 2-5 cup coffee pot, GSI anodized double boiler and my new titanium snow peak hybrid. All of this with a High Volume fan oscillating on low and under a 5 speed industrial ceiling fan set on low. (Rough conditions) It worked every time with this wind screen. Finally, field tests in 2 weeks.

            As a note, stability is good. The Snow Peak Hybrid pot is very stable (most stable of all) but the Snow Peak Hybrid frying pan lid tipped off every time. I don't know why, It was even on a very flat surface, but would always tip off. A small hardware cloth supplement pot stand will take care of it if I want to try fry something.

            In summary, you might get more heat from a home made stove, but this one will not crush and last a good long time. I have built and burned up a bunch of soda can stoves as a hobby, but this one is a lightweight tank. It will always be there when you need it.

            Dependable, consistent and light weight. Isn't that what we want the most?

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Aug

            24

            2009

             
            5.0

            Solid, Reliable Solo Backpacking Stove

            By Dutch Oven

            from Santa Fe, NM

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Easy To Clean
            • Easy to Light
            • Lightweight
            • Reliable
            • Stable

            Cons

            • Poor temperature control

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • High Altitude

            Comments about Vargo Outdoors Decagon Stove:

            This is the stove that I carry when I want to cover a lot of ground. I own 2 other alcohol stoves and 1 run by white gas. This stove is sturdy, reliable, and foolproof. There are no moving parts to maintain. It burns cleanly and boils water quickly. You will not find a lighter way to boil water unless you put your kettle in the camp fire. Common goofs include use without a windscreen, using a kettle whose base it too large for the flame, or trying to boil more than 0.75L of water. If you do not expect ability to simmer, you will not be disappointed. Heats water quickly, especially at high elevations.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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