Vargo Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove
$59.95
Titanium Hexagon Backpacking Wood Stove Video
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
Imported.
| Best use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Fuel type | Wood |
| Fuel | Wood |
| Burn time (max flame) | Not applicable |
| Average boil time | Not applicable |
| Ultralight | Yes |
| Dimensions | Base: 5 in.; top: 3 in.; height: 4 in. / collapsed: 5 x 0.5 in. |
| Weight | 4.1 ounces |
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Jan 26, 2016Versatile backpacking stove
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Sep 12, 2015Excellent little emergency stove!I bought this for a trip up Katahdin, but was then informed that you can't burn wood on Katahdin... So the stove went back in my bag for a year. It didn't come out again until we were hit w...
Read More I bought this for a trip up Katahdin, but was then informed that you can't burn wood on Katahdin... So the stove went back in my bag for a year. It didn't come out again until we were hit with a freak blizzard a few years ago. I had been carrying this guy around in my backpack for nearly a year at this point and had actually forgotten it was there. This is the only stove I know that compacts down flat enough for that to even be possible! When the gas went out at home, I went out back and chopped up a few small downed limbs (it took almost no fuel at all to cook on this little guy) and started boiling soup in my camping pots out on the deck. If you routinely hike in an area that allows burning wood as fuel and you aren't fond of carrying fuel canisters into the woods, then this is definitely the stove for you. However, if you hike in New England, I'd pass on it. One word of warning - burning fatty woods will turn your pots black. You can scrub the char off with steel wool and some Barkeeper's Friend, but it takes a bit of effort. -
Jul 26, 2015Good backupI just picked this stove up thinking it would be a good option. I tested it out in my back yard to make sure I wouldn't be left with a dud in the field and was overall happy with the perfor...
Read More I just picked this stove up thinking it would be a good option. I tested it out in my back yard to make sure I wouldn't be left with a dud in the field and was overall happy with the performance. Thumb thick sticks about 4" long seemed to work best but feeding the stove was challenging as the side opening really puts out some heat. There were times the flame went out when adding sticks, so I had to blow into the stove to reignite the flame (which was easy). It was breezy today but it didn't seem to phase the stove. You do need to be attentive to this little stove as the fuel burns up quickly, but it definitely does the job. It did take longer than expected to get my meal cooked (rice and sausage) and I would estimate I sat there feeding the stove with my pot on top for 20 min. After the fire burned out, the stove cooled quickly and left very little ash behind. I wouldn't want this as a primary source to cook with, but it does work! -
Jan 9, 2015Test at home first (a lot)I got this for Christmas. I just tried it in my backyard with wood and tried to boil 2 cups of water. It is about 30 degrees outside. I probably made many mistakes. I never got the water to ...
Read More I got this for Christmas. I just tried it in my backyard with wood and tried to boil 2 cups of water. It is about 30 degrees outside. I probably made many mistakes. I never got the water to boil, after trying for more than an hour. And I've been a pyro my whole life, lol! The water was on the verge of a simmer, but stayed that way for probably 1/2 hour, just didn't get up enough heat to hit that boil. The stove didn't come with instructions. I should have read the other reviews first. Here's what went wrong: I placed the wood stove directly on bare ground. No lifters, no hole underneath for ventilation. This wasn't really a problem until I put the pot of water on. 2nd problem - I loaded it up with much wood, and burned up some embers, before trying to boil the water, thinking that there would be more heat to keep the fire going, but the solid stack of embers (1" deep) also prevented air flow once I put the pot on. It was burning fine without the pot, and with the door open, although I was constantly fooling with it (which I don't mind doing). With the pot on, the lack of air kept killing the flames, even when I blew on it, it wouldn't say lit. The ashes built up under the holes in the bottom, next to the ground, making the air flow even less. A nice thing was, I was able to take the pot off, tilt up the stove using a stick, and used another stick to scrape the ashes out from under the stove. Helped a little, but not much. But amazing that with the stove properly assembled, I could tilt it and do that, it seems pretty sturdy to me. I let the embers die down, scraped out the ashes from underneath, and tried to use smaller diameter sticks to see if they would stay lit. No luck. I still wasn't able to keep an active flame going. I will try using some rocks to raise the stove off the ground, and see if that helps. Although I was hoping for a stove that would work without adding "enhancements". I also have the mini Trangia alcohol stove, and I will also test that out one of these days, with the Vargo stove, to see if I can boil water with that combo. I am still glad to have the Vargo Hex stove, it is fun to build a small fire in it. For making a hot cup of tea and relaxing next to my GAR Tarp Tent, it will be perfect. I might try making a #10 tin can into a stand for the stove, for car-camping...but kindof seems at odds with a Ti piece of equipment! I definitely need more practice with mini-fires! (I added a picture of the man who invented the GAP Tarp Tent, in case you haven't heard of it.) -
Sep 11, 2014UltraLight yes, fast noPurchased this stove for our 3 day backpacking trip in High Sierra Nevada Mountains under pretense that we will be primarely using it as a pot stand/wind screen for my Mini Trangia Alcohol s...
Read More Purchased this stove for our 3 day backpacking trip in High Sierra Nevada Mountains under pretense that we will be primarely using it as a pot stand/wind screen for my Mini Trangia Alcohol stove and as a back-up option in case we run out of fuel. In the mode with Mini Trangia this stove was great and boiling time was improved significantly. In order to test it I decided for one diner to used it as a wood burning stove for boiling enough water for 3 people in my group. Considering that we were above 8000 feet of elevation it took forever to boil 1 Liter-1 quart of water. Also it did take considerable amount of wood to reach the desire boiling point. I used aluminum foil underneath the stove primarily to reflect the heat as effectively as possible and to capture all ambers and ashes for was of disposal, even with all that I didn't see any considerable improvement. Clean-up and storage is superb quality of fabrication is a top notch but if you are counting on using this stove as your primary source for food preparation and water procurement I would be consciences of the factors above mentioned. As an emergency back-up stove where wood is plentiful this stove will be fine. I'm planing to test this stove in near future by using Esbit Solid Fuel to see if this will improve performance, also I will be compering it with another Titanium wood burning stove manufactured in Germany all of the results will be posted. -
Sep 7, 2014okThe stove needs longer legs, because while it worked great on our asphalt driveway, it was starved for air on dirt. On dirt the stove and saucepan weight pushed the stove down into the dirt,...
Read More The stove needs longer legs, because while it worked great on our asphalt driveway, it was starved for air on dirt. On dirt the stove and saucepan weight pushed the stove down into the dirt, limiting the air inflow from below. We dug a small pit underneath and put the legs on the edges of the pit. Then it was great. It's really cute, too. I'd almost buy another just to have on a shelf. Yes, you do have to babysit and tend the flames, you'll get soot deposition on your cookware, it is really really hot and will boil water quickly and it'll drive away bugs. You need small, dry wood sticks and a little firestarter like dryer lint or wax paper to get things rolling. -
Aug 7, 2014I dig itI use it with wood fuel in the evenings to boil water and in the mornings as a windscreen for the alcohol stove to boil water while breaking down camp. If burning wood it needs to be attende...
Read More I use it with wood fuel in the evenings to boil water and in the mornings as a windscreen for the alcohol stove to boil water while breaking down camp. If burning wood it needs to be attended to constantly...part of the beauty of being in the woods. After boiling water I dump the burning coils onto my prepared fire for the evening, a great way to start the fire! -
Apr 27, 2014everything it is supposed to beI bought this on a recent trip to Seattle. It is exceptionally light weight, boils the kettle with very little wood, tidies up in seconds, and, most importantly, leaves very little trace in ...
Read More I bought this on a recent trip to Seattle. It is exceptionally light weight, boils the kettle with very little wood, tidies up in seconds, and, most importantly, leaves very little trace in the woods. After a long and fairly harsh winter, there are lots of dead alders here, and they are just the thing to burn in the Varga titanium stove. You do not use big wood, so there is no sawing or cutting involved, just crack off the dry twigs, and in about ten minutes (in 5 degree Celcius weather) the water is boiling for your tea! One note to potential users, you will need some tinder, I used part of a hexamine block, to get the fire started. I am going to get some cotton balls today, and mix them with some petroleum jelly. All in all, a great little stove, weighs almost nothing, fits in your pocket, and a great souvenir of Seattle & the REI store!
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Read More 1.) Light weight, easy to assemble, and packs flat. 2.) Doubles as a windscreen for an alcohol stove. 3.) My cookware fits fine on this stove without fear of cookware tipping over. My only drawback, which is not the manufacturer's fault, is that most parks here in Texas only allow containerized fuel stoves to be used instead of ground camp fires.