| Vargo Titanium Hexagon Stove |
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The Hexagon backpacking wood stove folds to a slim compact size, requiring little space in your pack. The individual titanium panels are completely hinged and snap easily into place for quick set-up. Durable titanium construction is able to endure long term heat without damage. The conical shape focuses heat upward, directing it to your pot, for quick efficient cooking. A hinged access door can be opened or closed for air control, as well as re-fueling.
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"Diehard ultralighters scoff at carrying fuel canisters, which become dead weight when they’re empty, and liquid fuel stoves, which are heavy and bulky. After some practice, I grew to love this simple cooker for its versatility: I could use it as a wood or pellet burner on fair-weather trips, but also as an impenetrable windscreen for my alcohol stove (just set it inside) on wet trips, when I knew that finding tinder would be challenging.
The Hexagon consists of a base and a hinged windscreen, which also acts as the pot supports. Cooking with wood (and alcohol or fuel pellets) requires patience and concentration, to be sure. By feeding one dry, skinny branch the length of my arm and a pile of twigs and finger-size pieces of wood through the hinged door, I brought a creek-cold liter of water to boil in less than half an hour. For long trips without resupply, or if you just like the primeval art of fire cooking like I do, this stove does its job, and packs flat to take up minimal space in your pack. 5.2 oz. (including case)"
Backpacker Magazine - Online Review
Our Verdict
To be fair this isn't the stove for you if you are impatient, if you can't wait to get the dinner cooked and eaten this will probably drive you up the wall! However it could well be the stove for you if you relish the thought of cooking with wood and enjoy making an effort with a fire rather than just leaving it to its own devices.
The stove itself funnels the heat from the fire up to your pot - so its quite efficient, it can also be used with a meths burner - so if you are travelling above the tree line its good to have a backup fuel source.
Also remember cooking over wood will soot up your pans.
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Features
- Integrated pan supports
- Folds flat
- Nylon protective carry case included
- Wide base makes for a stable platform
Specification
- Weighs 115g / 4.1oz
- Dimensions: 4" height, 5" base, 3" top diameter (pan supports)
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