Hot-tent Stove Review. A Look at the Pomoly Ti Mini Stove. Is it worth the money?

A review of one of the amazing range of Pomoly heaters/stoves - the Ti Mini. I haven’t done a full review before, but I’m so taken by this little addition to my stove arsenal that I wanted to share it with you.
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[@BalaNakanishi]

Or you check out the Whislux G1 stove when there are others competitors on the market that will have a great price.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I think both your side shelf/grill as well as your stove jack is brilliant. I have a silicone baking mat that I have bought for just that purpose. I have successfully made several homemade stove jacks. I like your stove shelf/grill and may "borrow" that concept to make one or several for myself. I have several stoves with side shelves and really like them and miss them when using stoves that do not have any. Thumbs up for sharing.

[@Canadian_Craftsman]

I really like your rack idea that's a nifty tool to have with the stove, opens up allot of options!! I'm absolutely in love with my T1 mini the colors are awesome I did the same for the chimney pipe I used a huge painter's pole to role it up stay strong&healthy safe&happy!!(=✌💚

[@MrHatetheplayer]

Pomoly is the Cadillac of titanium stoves. i have the t brick mini, and it works wonders in hammock shelter. thanks for the idea of using tube to help roll the pipe!

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

I intend buying this stove when lockdown looks like being relaxed. Great tip on the rolling of the chimney. Thanks

[@fourbyforester]

definitely like the review. The stove is such a nice piece of equipment. So small, almost like a toy, but so well engineered and capable. I played the video on 1.5 speed and it still was very relaxing.👍

[@RichardOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@daveedwards6567]

Nice video Richard fun and interesting big thanks 😊

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Thanks, Richard. Loved the grill you made. Great idea. Your sons music sounds like a movie soundtrack. 🙂👍👍

[@Kenbur]

great review Richard. was wondering how they set up and work after your camping with it. you will have to show us how to bake on it next time you use it while camping. atb

[@jawa134]

A great video - thanks for sharing.

[@CaptMaxADV]

Awesome! After about 2 months I finally ordered mine today! Can’t wait! Great grille!

[@craiglake6091]

It's great to see a bushcrafter who is also a great Dad.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Looks like a good stove. Thanks for showing us. Take care.

[@marksadventures3889]

The cost is a barrier to many, but as in all things others will see a market in producing cheaper versions. I've been thinking about a home made affair using an old ammo box. It would be heavier but I would only be carrying it when using my trailer or velomobile.

[@janmariolle]

Nice review. Thanks!

[@lokisdad8626]

Love your diy grill/table. Another youtuber I watch (lonewolf902) uses a foam pool noodle for rolling the chimney before first burn. He has a lot of experience with Pomoly stoves and hot tenting. Stay healthy.

[@matthewdixon7274]

Definately on the wish list now! I like how durable and low maintenance titanium is and at 2kg vs 12kg there are more possibilities. Wonder what the Fire Trough ™️ Ti would weigh? 🤔

[@leannecapewell7672]

Lol you do make me chuckle 🤭 thanks good review

[@RichardOutdoors]

I'm so glad!

[@ronnyhuysmans4120]

great black thumbs up for you too :)

[@Saxonpod]

Got to say, I love mine too. Like your homemade stove jack. The OneTigris stove jack is too small for their own tent so will probably make my own too.

[@wolframgarten4365]

Two black thumbs up!

[@diamondtbar9818]

What a fantastic stove! But at $435.49 USD... ouch... However, for dedicated hot tent campers (which I hope to be someday) I would definitely buy it. Thanks for the review!

[@BoltonMaverickoutdoors]

I've just ordered the T1 a bit bigger for use in my one tigris iron wall until I get my luxe peak xl

[@michaelp.8550]

I can really only confirm this review. I have had this oven for a short time and am absolutely thrilled. It is really worth the money. The tip with the grill grate is just great. Thank you for this informative and entertaining video. Greetings from northern Germany

[@alexanderstohle]

Love the side shelf/grill but my OCD had a fit when the barbeque grill was upside down ;-)

[@lucyb15]

So helpful, thanks! I've been investigating each little stove I see but hadn't looked at this one.

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

I've been wanting that stove for a while now, the folding design promises to make setup ( when tired, cold, hungry) much more manageable. The cost is a bit off putting...

[@RichardOutdoors]

Yes, Titanium comes at a premium 😢

[@marksadventures3889]

Great video Richard- I did enjoy the review.

[@renzdealexandria1189]

Mine just came in this week 💕

[@nathanieloliverpeake792]

I have this same stove and have to say that the wood time varies considerably due to many elements. If you have smaller or medium sized pieces of wood going at a good burn and create a good ember bed and then want to put a larger piece on for more duration, the transition time for it to light and get hot again can be quite great. We used this stove a couple of times after backpacking into remote areas in colder climates, rain and snow, and there really was no dry wood available, we had to find already downed wood that looked like it had been seasoned a bit and it still was a bit moist on the outside, we were able to make this work but this also affected our burn times and such. We only had access to pine and birch which aren't the densest of woods and on average for a good constant burn to keep up warm in near freezing conditions we were only able to get around a maximum of 30 min burn time. For me this was the biggest draw back as being in a hunting and foraging mode we are expending a lot of energy and wanting a good nights sleep. I do understand that it is a pretty small stove and burn times will be low, but my sleeping schedule was thrown off quite a bit having to tend the fire every 30 minutes or so. This can be different when you bring already seasoned high quality wood to your camp but in realistic backpacking situations i found the weight of my hot tent and wood stove would have been better spent in some 0 degree gear for sleeping a bit more comfortably. Anyone have a similar occurrence to this?

[@sparrowflying864]

How about a bag of charcoal? Would that be better?

[@Chris66able]

Basically, you are a bit thick.

[@paliaha706]

I just learned of stove tents yesterday. Nice camera placements 🎥⛺️🌲

[@melclarke4186]

Great review Richard, what a cracking bit of kit, I thought it looked good on your first video with the OneTigris. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the heads-up with your mate Joe's coffee, I ordered some Pioneer blend which arrived today and it is really nice. Cheers Mel

[@RichardOutdoors]

That’s great. Thanks Mel. I know Joe will appreciate the support. ATB.

[@ianrtilley]

Looks a great little stove Richard

[@Utah_Mike]

Thx Very helpful

[@stephendavies923]

Your daughter gives you the Hi because her dad is awesome. Not blowing smoke up your *** but you are very entertaining and watchable. Thank you.

[@brianmcgugan6392]

Hi A couple of alloy roof tile clips would keep the legs on your grill in place a could stay on and swing out of the way when on the stove.They are easily bent. Brian

[@williamwelsh82]

Entertaining review Richard - a definite 'thumbs up' 👍

[@DaveDoesOutdoors]

Nice 1 great bit of kit ... love the cook rack to Looking good my man - atb 👍🏽👍🏽

[@kevinsmith9437]

great stuff as we have come to love..

[@felixcat9318]

I really liked this stove, but I couldn't understand why they chose to make it out of 1mm thick titanium, which to my mind contradicted the purpose of an ultralight titanium tent stove, as the majority of such stoves then available were around 0.5mm to 0.6mm thick. I bought a Seek Outside Titanium Cub Stove, this is a collapsible, solid panel box stove with a titanium foil roll up stovepipe. I ordered the cooktop of the Cub U-Turn Stove because I wanted the smaller 2.5 inch diameter stovepipe aperture it had in place of the 3.125 inch diameter pipe the stove was originally specified to take (as I felt that the original diameter was far too large for the firebox size). The 9 foot titanium foil stovepipe and the Cub Stove weigh in just under 2 pounds complete (1.96lbs). I have since added a 0.5mm thick titanium expanded mesh grate, but I haven't weighed that yet. Having disabling injuries means that I cannot carry a backpack and so I use a bicycle to carry everything (including me) and that's why I became so focused on the weight of everything I take with me (including the bicycle). As a Brit, I arrived late to the tent stove 'party', it being a mostly US and Nordic countries based activity as far as I could tell. As the weight of the tent stoves got lighter due to the widespread use of titanium sheet and foil I grew more interested, despite the truly eye watering costs to buy and import one. When I finally realised that any titanium tent stove I bought would outlive me, I treated myself to one (through gritted teeth!). A tent stove (and tent, obviously), together with an Alpacka Raft Packraft and a compact folding bicycle make for a very capable and comfortable escape kit.

[@stewartsetter3921]

Love this, I may just have to get myself one of these.

[@NathanielOutdoorAdventures]

Looks like a great bit of kit

[@brightantwerp]

Beautiful!

[@steveconnor8164]

Great video and the stove is amazing. Fantastic channel👍

[@MrCastleJohnny]

got it! i liked the review.. and love the stove :D

[@crabtree8822]

nice review Richard

[@MattF12765]

Great tip. Richard when you rolled the chimney onto the pvc tubing did you start in the middle or got 3 people, one each end plus you in the middle?

[@RichardOutdoors]

Actually, my wife and me were at the ends with son in middle. The rolling errors usually begin at the ends so stuck the adults there! 👍

[@julesgardet659]

Great video. Have the same. 👏

[@stewitwooit9744]

Hi Richard, the stove looks good however the flue would really worry me. Carbon Monoxide is a killer, so would much prefer a flue that is tubular and interlocking. Either way a carbon Monoxide alarm would be a must.

[@RichardOutdoors]

They’re pretty proven, with no recorded casualties as yet?

[@andyrr30]

Good review thanks 👍 would love one but can not justify the price yet!

[@WindinyourSails]

Great review Richard. Just wish someone could come up with a clean burning fuel about the size of brick that would burn for 8 hours or more so it's snug and warm all night instead of having getting up every hour or so to feed the fire.

[@countryside_guy]

Hotties and Homefire heat logs both go all night in my van wood burner.

[@Chris66able]

@@countryside_guy Do they affect the glass though ?

[@jonahtwhale1779]

Great idea about the grill! What did you use to soften the steel?

[@RichardOutdoors]

Hi. A blow torch.

[@pixrainbow]

Thank you, I'm thinking of buying one of these. What was your experience of having it shipped to the UK from the US please? Did you have to pay import taxes and a fine from the Post Office? I would be really grateful if you could demonstrate how to use the plastic tubing to mould the pipe. Thanks again.

[@RichardOutdoors]

Hi. I’m afraid I can’t demonstrate it as I’ve already done it but I used a youtube video. I think they ship from China. I didn’t pay any excess. Thanks.

[@pixrainbow]

@@RichardOutdoors thank you Richard!

[@fishermans1friend]

Great video! Which Pomoly stove would you get for solo 1-2 overnighters in the new Pomoly Stovehut 70 tent? I'm pretty sure that I want the folding option. So the T1 line and not the bit lighter Timber line. Which also excludes the bit heavier brick line. For the window decision, I think I would like at least one side window. So, which T1 would you get? - T1 mini 3 with 3 windows, 10l chamber, 30,5 cm long, 2,65kg, $509 - T1 perspective, 3 windows, 15l chamber, 38cm long, 3,9kg, $505 - T1 ultra, 2 windows, 20l chamber, 3,6kg, 44cm long, $575 So basically do I want a 1kg lighter mini or a bit bigger perspective or even ultra where I can put in longer woods. Cooking area I don't need so much. Also, not the side shelves, though I'm not entirely sure about that :) And I'm thinking about taking my ebike for traveling, so I don't have to carry everything while still being limited in total capacity.

[@RichardOutdoors]

Hi. Personally (unless you need a large cooking area) I haven’t needed anything bigger than the mini. I’d go for the Mini 3.

[@user-kg5vj5pw5d]

T-brick mini the top!

[@countryside_guy]

My problem with the design is the air gaps where it folds wouldn't help with fire/air control.

[@RichardOutdoors]

Seems to work very well, but a valid observation. Thanks!

[@Canadian_Craftsman]

When the stove is full and damped down it doesn't breath or flow through the cracks it's very air tight works AMAZING!!(=✌💚

[@kuchb01]

Thank you for an honest review. I really liked the cook top setup you added! I'm considering this stove to pair with the Nortent Gamme 4... any thoughts on this setup? Or should I consider the T1 FLAME (big brother to the T1 Mini) as a stove with that tent?

[@RichardOutdoors]

Hi Brian. Game 4 new to me so haven’t any experience with it. As long as designed for hot tenting, you’ll be away. I really can’t think why I’d need anything bigger than the mini as I was warm as toast in the One Tigris! ATB.

[@AnniKurka]

There are many similar products on the market with cheaper prices.

[@RichardOutdoors]

Quality comes at a premium.

[@anndebaldo7381]

Double thumbs up! ATB

[@matteotamberini2152]

Great stove Get a grill for the inside of the stove so it doesn't burn the bottom of it out 👍👍👍

[@RichardOutdoors]

Unlikely with Ti!

[@matteotamberini2152]

@@RichardOutdoors 🤣😂😅 ye ok 👍

[@michaelsrowland]

does rain not get in in the opening of tent for the chimmney?

[@RichardOutdoors]

It’s such a minuscule gap, I’ve never had a problem, especially if the chimney is hot!

[@malcolmT]

👍😁 👍

[@GraemeNiimi]

I bought one and returned it

[@RichardOutdoors]

Why did you buy it then?

[@mickybetts7957]

I'd sell a kidney for one of those stoves! Would LOVE to try hot tenting!

[@MarriedToTheKGB]

Hello. Did you get stung for VAT and import duties when getting it posted to you? thanks

[@RichardOutdoors]

No. Just paid what the total said from the website.

[@MarriedToTheKGB]

@@RichardOutdoors wow you was lucky. I am worried about getting hit hard by VAT and import fees

[@MarriedToTheKGB]

@@RichardOutdoors how long from the order on line did it take before you received it? thanks

[@NatureBoy711]

how's your stove holding out so far...... any warpage?

[@RichardOutdoors]

Still as true as when I bought it.

[@ugoaltar5888]

Pouce bleu :)

[@abefrohman1759]

Camping gear becomes an addiction and there’s no support groups, only angry wives and friends who are enablers.

[@christophewaeles3767]

Whislux G1 is your better companion.

[@RichardOutdoors]

I disagree.

[@dorsettyke]

😂 👍🏽

[@AnaCanabal]

too expensive.

[@RichardOutdoors]

Quality comes at a premium.

[@AndrewHirano]

Poor after-sales attitude and does not admit quality problems.

[@RichardOutdoors]

Always found them very good in my experience.