Coleman Camp Stove VS Folding Firebox Stove (Wood VS Propane) Boil Test.

Coleman Camp Stove VS Folding Firebox Stove (Wood VS Propane) Boil Test.

While camping with some of our best friends I saw the opportunity to compare the power of the Folding Firebox Stove to that of the Coleman propane two burner camping stove. The Coleman's burners are rated for 10,000 BTU's each and the Firebox was able to boil the water well over a minute faster so that gives us some idea of the kind of heat that is possible from a properly ventilated wood fire.
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[fireboxstove]

Thanks so much for the enthusiastic support Tito.

[samhaveaguess]

also the pan on the firebox has much more surface area to the heat sorce so naturally will heat quicker when testing things like this all has to be as equal as possible! !!! but great video just the same !!!

[Savoystreet]

I think you should use the same type pot on both to really compare.

[timiderte]

Heat distribution is what improves heat transfer. You should have used the same pot to compare equally. Nice video.

[fireboxstove]

Yeah, I know it wasn't exactly scientific. It wasn't planned and we didn't have two of the same pots. I was just trying to illustrate the power potential of the Firebox stove in comparison to something most people are familiar with.
Thanks for the comment.

[fireboxstove]

Yes, That's true. And my pot was aluminum and the kettle was Stainless Steel.

The kettle's base was actually almost the same diameter.

[fireboxstove]

OK, I measured both pots and the difference is small. The kettle is 6.5 inches and the pot is 7'' actually the pot is more like 6.75'' and it starts to round with a max of 7''

Just thought you might be interested. I think the aluminum does boil a little bit faster though.

[fireboxstove]

Yeah, when going for max power it's a real balance, you don't want the fire too big or the flames develop past the pot and you don't want to add too much fuel at one time because it cools down the fire. I'm sure you will learn some new tricks as well, kinda fun going for a speed boil, do a VR.
Thanks.

[fireboxstove]

The Folding Firebox is available on our website for 59.99 a link is in the description of this video.
Yes, I'm sure it would fit your coffee pot

[kellyjohnson]

I think that gas stoves and twig stoves are different animals but I have to say I like both but for different reasons. Personally I like going to my local park and getting a bag full of twigs and use my fire box and my gasification stove to cook outside instead of heating up the house. Coleman stoves or even pocket rocket stoves allow you to control the flame for more finicky cooking jobs but I find I can cook almost anything on my twig stoves with the right pans. I love that I can use debris that nobody wants to cook my everyday meals. Even though the flame on the firebox is intense, I've never burnt anything. Love these stoves

[fireboxstove]

Yes, that's true. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[fireboxstove]

Yes very true, I'll try to get a measurement on both containers.
Thanks for the comment!

[fireboxstove]

Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[jerimassi]

The Coleman offers you a controlled heat source that can be manipulated easily. Also, no flames roaring up around the pot of water, and there you are with no mitts. For an emergency bug out where going lightweight is essential, the firebox stove is best. But for recreational camping, there's no point in going so far back to nature. The convenience and safety of the Coleman is my choice.

[david]

I started watching this and thought as others said about using the same kind of pot for the water and such... But honestly, the bigger issue was feeding that fire for practically the entire video makes me not care which is faster at boiling the water and thinking about standing there feeding the fire just to boil water. And let's be frank, you have two completely different methods of camping going on. No hiker is going to carry that coleman stove on a hike. I really don't understand the point of the test. People who car camp don't usually use a wood fire to cook, and people who hike will never carry a propane stove around...

And it really had nothing to do with which was lit first, it has to do with surface area of the pans/pot. The pan has more surface area to the fire, the pot has deeper water, so it will always be slower to boil than a pan. If you switch them around the pan will win on the propane and you'll still be feeding that fire the entire video...

[minnesotaoutdoorsnorth]

Hello, I have both firebox and coleman stoves...if you had lite them at the same time the coleman would have boiled it first...also you have the surface areas different...if you would have swapped pots then the firebox would have lost out for sure...

   looks like fun though..

   Gary

[argetech]

If you run out of propane, you can just go to the nearest tree and fill up.... *NOPE*
If you run out of wood, you can just go and find some dead dry wood.... The forest is
full of that.. Firebox for the 100% win!

[goyadramah]

Sincerely if this was a real test you should have used the same containers so the surface area was equal when being heated. As the Coleman had to heat less area yet the volume was greater because of the larger height of the container allowed the heat to move slower as compared to the pot which allowed heat molecules to move quicker with less distance. You should have redone the test to make it equal.

[samhaveaguess]

in reality this test is completely mute !!!! for a real test you have to inclue lighting the firebox !!!! so you need to light at the same time not let the fire box burn for 10 minutes first !!!! thats my thoughts anyhow !!!! but these fire boxes are a great idea though

[NTycingProductions]

That was a cool test. but in all fairness, the guy with the propane could have gone and done something else(within viewing distance of his propane stove) and you had to continually feed the fire box and stay by it. I have a firebox and love it, not that that is a huge factor, but a convenience I guess, and then again as long as you are out in the woods you can use the firebox, unlike the propane running out. :) There is nothing like burning some wood for heat and cooking though ;) Yeah firebox