Originally Posted by
KirkBeiser
The other intriguing option are the small contained wood burning stoves. I know some will immediately say this is a huge fire hazard but they haven't seen these in operation then. This is great because you have a 5-6 oz stove and you don't have to carry any fuel. Of course you have collect some twigs every time you want to cook. Your pot also becomes a sooty mess. One of my PCT friends seemed to always be covered in soot.
I've also been intrigued by what I have seen of these since they first appeared about a decade ago.
I don't see that there is a fire danger issue (the same as with all other proprietary stoves) so long as the flame remains contained, and that comes down to user competence.
But there is always a lot of fuel lying around in the form of small, dry twigs to feed such a stove. However, I think both weight and the inevitable wait to get up to sufficient heat might (note, I said, might) be an issue.
I think there have been several posters here use them over time, although I can't remember who.