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Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove

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Shave even more weight off your load by leaving the fuel at home. With the Vargo Titanium Hexagon backpacking wood stove you can use sticks and twigs to cook your meals.

Lightweight titanium design weighs only 4.1 oz.; titanium panels stand up to regular use and hot temperatures without damage
Stove folds flat for compact storage in your backpack; unfold the hinged panels and snap the stove together when you're ready to cook
Conical shape focuses heat upward for efficient cooking; notches at the top of the side panels allow the flames to spread out around your pot (sold separately)
Hinged access door can be opened or closed to control the amount of air that reaches the fire; door also allows you to add more sticks to the fire
Vargo recommends cooking with a pot no larger than 1.5 liters (50.7 fl. oz.)
The Vargo Titanium Hexagon backpacking wood stove includes a nylon carrying case
Remember to practice responsible Leave No Trace principles by only burning downed sticks; gather wood from a wide area away from your camp and scatter any unused wood

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Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove Customer Reviews

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Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove

3.7

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Mar

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Alot in a little Package

By Beaujoe

from The Piney woods, CO

About Me Avid Cook

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Pros

Distributes Heat Evenly
Easy To Clean
Heats Quickly
Retains Heat

Cons

Handle Gets Hot
Not durable
Poorly Manufactured

Best Uses

Simple Meals
Small Kitchens

Comments about Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove:

So i had my eye on this stove for about 2 months. Thought it looked like a really great piece of gear. Found em at my local rei and decided to pick one up. Took it home and after only two uses one of the hinges failed (Bent) making it usless. Returned it with no questions asked and got a new one. So far have had no problems what so ever.

PROS-----
--Light weight( 4.1oz w/o the pouch 5oz with the pouch)
--Very packable
--Can be used as a wind screen for alcohol stoves
--Can be used as a pot stand for alcohol stoves
--Will fit any alcohol stove( Vargo, trangia or homemade soda can stoves)
--Nylon pouch can be used as a pot graber)
--Has a 3in top diameter which will fit most pots
--Boils 2 cups of water in about 10-15 min when using wood
--Very good for simmering over hot coals
--Burns small wood( No larger than your pinkie for a good burn) which is always easy to find
--Burns very hot( creates white ash)

Notes on pros: If you are going to use your alcohol stove inside this, keep the franklin door open. I found that you get poor fuel efficency, with the door closed, as it gets too hot inside and all the alcohol, heet, whatever will boil off.

If you plan on using a Titanium or steel bottle to boil your water, use two tent steaks or cut up wire hanger peices placed in between the vents to fit the bottle on top. The 3in diameter top will not fit a bottle otherwise.

I have also seen someone use this stove as a mini grill. If you flip it upside down it would be easy to grill a small steak or veggies on top( if your taking fresh food into the backcountry).

It does take a little minute to get a boil but whats the rush? Your in the woods, slow down and enjoy yourself. If you want your water to boil in 3min look elsewhere.

CONS----
--Not durable
--Hinges are not welded(Can fail fairly easly)
--Thin titanium(will bend out of place)
--Poor air control from bottom vents
--Flames only want to come out of the gap on the door
--Poor gasification( smoke does not reignite well)
--In my opinion poorly manufactured( In china)

Notes on cons: I feel like this stove needs some minor improvements. For one the hinges need to be welded as they can get caught and bent. The titanium also needs to be a bit thicker. When i recieved my second unit i had to bent the walls back to where they should be. Not a huge issue but for the price it needs to be right. I attribute that to poor chineese manufacturing. Also i have a problem with the flames only wanting to come out of the gap on the door, boiling water only on that one spot. also not a huge issue but it is kind of annoying.

So with all that being said i really like this stove. As a lightweight backpacker im always looking out for multi-use gear. This little stove packs alot of uses into a small, lightweight package. I do wish it were more durable but for the price it does ok. There are other good wood burning stoves out there but they are no where near as packable and typicly are either weight alot more or are twice the price as this one. Its very useful on extended trips when I dont want to take alot of alcohol. As the previous reviewer said it takes about 1oz of alcohol to get it started. To me this defeats the purpose of using wood. If your going to use alcohol to get it started, then just use your alcohol stove. Nature gives use plenty of good tender to use. This stove does require you to sit and feed sticks into it to get a boil. Its not a set and forget stove and does take some practice to get ahold of, just like anything else.

The only reason im not giving it 5 stars is because it is made in china and is just not that well made in my honest opinion. Other than that a great product

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Nov

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great wood stove

By push

from Whittier, NC

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Light
Folds flat
Great temperature control
Lightweight
Light weight
Powerful
Stable

Cons

Difficult to Clean

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
High Altitude
Hiking

Comments about Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove:

I borrowed my burner from my vargo alcohol stove to help get this stove going. It works fine without the burner as well. Water boils in about 7 minutes. This stove allows you to control oxygen with the side door or add fuel to continue cooking. I use ti-ware cookery and your pot will carbon up which is about the only thing that i had to adapt to. Sticks about the size of pencils work best. Also gather your dry wood that is not in contact with the ground for maximum dryness. If you have a vargo burner you can run the stove on pure alcohol. I usually only need about an ounce of alcohol to start the wood up. over all a great buy and a darn good way to cook.

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Mar

2012

2.0

Poor Manufacture and not reliable.

By Ben.Zef

from Big Bear City California

About Me Casual Cook

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Pros

Cons

Uneven Heating

Best Uses

Comments about Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove:

The only useful function for this design is as a wind screen for an alcohol stove. This is what I use it for - only!!!The skeletal design as it is constructed, is too flimsy to take serious outdoor abuse, and does not align well.The hinges are poor, the heat relflection is poor, the bottom "feet" are too thin, and really this stove can't be easily used in the Winter.Vargo is now making a stainless version. Wise choice, since the metal will distribute heat better, and will stand up to a little more abuse.Providing the manufacturer endows the new model with better manufacturing ethics. There is no value to this item other than as a wind screen. You can find better designs for wood stoves by viewing [@] on line. You'll see the real deal.I own quite a few outdoor backpacking stoves, so I know what works and what doesn't. For less money you can get more that really works properly.A # 10 can (hobo stove) does a better job than this one does. And that's a reality we will all have to learn to live with.Good luck with yours (Vargo) and happy cooking!!

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