How To Cook Using Wood Camp Stoves

A basic technique for any camper is to learn how to cook using a wood camp stove. Wood camp stoves, also known as trail stoves, allow the camper to use the natural resources around them for cooking fuel. This ability takes up less space when packing and avoids any issues with flammable container laws and travel. Wood camp stoves are easy to use and easy to set up.

To cook using a wood camp stove you will need:

• Cinder block or thick brick.

• Small wood chips or twigs.

• Fireplace matches.

• Wood camp or trail stove.

• Cooking pot.

• Food of choice.

Steps

1. Set up the wood camp stove. To begin cooking using the wood camp stove you will need to start off by setting the stove up. Place the stove on a cinder or other thick block or brick. You want to make sure the stove is off the ground and away from any materials that may ignite and spread fire to the campsite. Place the stove with the air vent facing the wind. Fill the stove about halfway up with small wood chips or twigs.

2. Light and stoke the camp stove fire. With the stove filled halfway of wood chips or twigs use a fireplace match to ignite the fire. To stoke the fire you can blow into the air vents, use an air stoking tube, or allow the natural wind in the area to do its job. Continue to add bits of wood and twigs to keep the fire going.

3. Start cooking. When the fire has reached the level you are comfortable with it's time to start cooking. Place the cooking pot on top of the wood camp stove. Fill the pot with the food, soup, or liquid of your choice and allow to cook normally. Add more wood, twigs, or other natural fuel as needed through the large exhaust opening.

4. Clean up the area. When you are finished cooking on the wood camp stove begin to clean up. Put the wood camp stove fire out by using water, sand, or allowing the fire to go out on it's own if you are camping overnight.

Remember to always keep safety first. Make sure that all fire is completely out before leaving the campsite. For ease of clean up use foil in the pain and around the stove area. Allow all pieces of the stove to cool down before packing or disposal. If you notice that the burn time is increasingly slow and you need it to speed up then take the advice from the experts at Trailstove.com and reduce the amount of wood you are using in the fire taking the less is more approach.