Has anyone used a wind screen that works well with this stove? A recommendation would be great!
931140
Take the grid off the burner, put some small pebbles in the dish - this will allow the pot or pan to be a lot closer to the flame = wind not so much of a problem.
931141
A lawn chair laid on its side. Looks funny, works good, free (if you already own a lawn chair, that is) Optionally DIY, cut two sides off of an appropriately sized cardboard box, leaving the bottom and two sides. Face the corner of the remaining sides into the wind, put stove on the bottom. Looks Hillbilly, works good, almost free. I have used both.
931142
We use this stove for camping and it works great! WE love it! We did buy a wind screen but it was so short I didn't feel like it did much but I guess anything is better then nothing... I highly recommend the stove though!
931143
I'll get a big paper box, cut the top and front sides, cut a hole at backside and sit this stove inside the paper box, pass the fuel line through hole. The paper box will be a nice temporary wind screen for camping. The bottom of the paper box need to be bigger than a open stove, ( >27" x 12"). If the card boards get hot, please turn the fire down a little bit, or wet the cardboard, or switch to a even bigger paper box. After the camping trip, the paper box could be tossed into a camp fire.
1980951
Not sure, it's definitely long enough to go around the stove. I don't know how tall the burner sits off the table top. The screen is about 5 1/2" high, shoo if the pot sits higher than that then it won't properly block the wind. The bottom of the pan needs to sit below the top of the screen.
792694
I've used it in some descent wind (10-15mph sustained) and we ended up creating a wind block to assist. The fire burned just fine, but the heat was being lost rather quickly to the side as the flame was pushed. After the wind break, it did just fine and we had our water boiling in only a slightly longer than normal amount of time.
1682835
Gregg, I didn't notice the picture you mentioned but I have owned two of these and neither had any storage of any kind. It is a very simple screen that somehow magically makes the wind not so annoying. Our first was stolen, so someone else liked it too!
1041138
Hi~! I use mine in my screened in porch. There is no wind there, so it doesn't fall down. If you are putting it imside your house and not directly in front of a fan, there should be no problem. I LOVE MINE!!! It hides my mop and bucket!!!
542456
I deferred your question to my wife, who does the majority of our grilling. Her reply was that she has noticed no issues with the wind cooling the temperature and so far, we have not had an issue with the wind blowing out the flame, even without any type of wind screen.
1267687
I wouldn't call it a windscreen :) I will say, since I literally brewed with it today in Baltimore, that the wind had no effect on it. But I will also say I had aluminum foil wrapped around the burner. The tight flames create by this burner makes wind a non issue if you ask me and if it's what you are worried about.
2210968
Mine has blown out several times on windy days, best to have some kind of wind blocker just to retain the heat if nothing else.
1242672
No, we have not even while using in fairly windy conditions as we did this last Saturday night. It's on a block patio just 10 feet from our wood screened porch and is 70' upwind from our woods. Absolutely love this fire pit!
45409
Yes, by itself with alcohol stove (Trangia or the knock-offs) its okay but Esbit or the other tabs (Sportsmansguide and Coghan brands I think) you will want additional wind protection because solid fuel type flames are even lower velocity compared to alcohol jets and just need to keep centered on the cup or pot its heating. Just make sure enough air gets to the burning tab or alcohol flame to keep it hot. Or else set up behind a log or rock or even your pack for additional windblock.
1439603
Yes, I also had a Calico "wind resistant" model and replaced it with the Hot Shot line- they have worked the same and performed well.
840745
I have not done so, but the surface is large enough to place cooking pots or pans on. It may prove difficult to regulate the temperature of the stove top, but you might try spacers under your cooking pans , or just lift them off for a while if it gets too hot. I keep my unit from overheating by limiting the amount of wood I load in to it.
400062
It gets fairly windy at my house and I've never had an issue. I keep the weber cover on it also if that helps.
276213
We have had ours for 10 years and never had a problem with wind. If you are buying it for the applicable Weber grill model it should fit well and wind won't be a problem.
907273
from what I was told, a blower fan should not be used with a vent free stove. It is specifically meant for vented stoves so the heat goes into the room and not up the chimney. It may be a safety hazard to use it with vent free stoves. I returned mine without even trying to install. Please get professional advice before buying / installing one.
734359
It is not a stove, it's a "screen" that folds out if you want to build a fire it prevents the wind from blowing the fire out. Can also put a small pot on top of the screen once fire is build underneath. I recently bought a better one thru Amazon that is "180 tack" brand. They also sell ash pans to go underneath to keep the fire from catching the ground on fire and catch the ash from the wood etc. It folds out into a triangle and seems much more sturdy.
1752482
Nope! This stove is the best I have had to date. And I have been through a bunch!