Inexpensive Alternative Fuel for Solo Stoves with Incredible Burn Time!

[@TheWuky22]

TIP: These bricks are compressed saw dust and most effective when added to an established, raging fire. They will burn for a long time. They are not effective for FIRE STARTING. Remember to start small (w/ tinder and kindling), not with full logs, which is what was happening in this video.

[@straightcutministries6894]

Ya, but these guys were pretty sloshed before doing video obviously! 🤣

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Good point, since then we've used them sober successfully!

[@timsolomon8352]

However they did get it started with a candle 🕯 basically lol.

[@YdoIneedahandle869]

This is some great advice from someone who sounds like they’ve done this a time or two!!

[@hoots55]

Y’all are having some fun! Love it!

[@kristopherjones126]

Don’t know if it works but you guys are funny as hell!

[@ExposedRoot]

You were the first that I have seen over the years to mention one of the biggest issues I have with solo stoves. I am a camper I also have a terracotta chimney on my deck I also own a BioLite fire pit and as of yesterday I bought a three pack of Mesa solo stoves for $75 on clearance. The Mesa is perfect for my rock garden for when I just want an hour Don't want to have to do a full burn and then wait for burnout. The Mesa is perfect for a summertime chill for an hour before bed. He is the problem that I've seen over the years with solo stoves and why I would never buy a full size. You mentioned it, you don't get to see the fire burn. When I burn a fire camping or in my chimneya and even in my BioLite 99% of the enjoyment is watching the wood burn washing it break down looking for those hot spots and poking it with a stick.. I feel like solo stoves are great for people who really just don't want to mess with fires and/or feel that they enjoyment of a fire is just watching the flames lick out the top. For me and my friends it's exactly as you described it. Sometimes it's just about sitting there listening to the crackle poking it with a stick watching the wood break down and throwing another log on the fire. You don't get that with solo stoves. You get convenience but you don't get that mesmerizing no conversation needed Just fixate on a hotspot or a piece as it breaks down in the flame. You get a convenient self-contained couple of flames licking out the top. I truly love the little Mesa I got for my rock garden but would never get a full size. For portable fire pit I still say the biolite firepit beats it out for someone who's looking for what I want.

[@ExposedRoot]

This also nothing better than radiant heat from the actual fire when it's 30° F out. If it's 30° out and you've got to move back because your Crocs are melting and the fires hot enough to actually produce less smoke then it's good to go.

[@kristopherjones126]

Love the Revel you guys

[@WNTRCMPR]

I saw those bricks the other day in Tractor Supply and had no idea. I have a Yukon for the deck and a Ranger for car camping. I will definitely give these a try! I picture them being perfect for car camping and would fit nicely in the Ranger do to it’s smaller size.

[@WNTRCMPR]

@@raggar101 I did not get the exact brand mentioned as it was different at my local TS store. But, yes, I did try them and they worked very well considering. I got around 45 minutes to an hour from four 'bricks'. And even then, with a reduced flame, they were still pumping out a good amount of heat. I paid around $5 for twenty bricks in a package. Or around a dollar per hour of burn-time. I will be purchasing more!

[@mrgold3591]

Love my Solo firepit; but, hate how much wood it takes just for a few hours of enjoyment. I will check out the local Tractor Supply for these. Not sure what process is used to make these bricks? I will probably stick with my hardwood oak if I need to cook anything over my Solo and add the brick when done.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

According to the manufacturer these are "additive free, kiln-dried, compressed hardwood", since I made this video I have used them dozens of times- cooked with them and no issues. Nice alternative to expensive wood, just miss the crackling sounds.

[@mrgold3591]

@@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED Thank you!

[@Do_not_assume]

Any review on the deflector? How well does it heat up your feet and legs when you're sitting down?

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

I did review the deflector kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6vPY5yjn5agaqM it's a huge improvement.

[@melcoeb]

thanks for the review, will give this a try.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Great way to save on wood and dollars!

[@deflaytedwayz1]

I might have to go grab one and cut it into smaller pieces for our SoloStove Mesa

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

These would work great for that- easy to break into small pieces. You should also try wood pellets, they work great in our little solo campfire model.

[@deflaytedwayz1]

@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED I've been using pellets, but I'm having to add some every 5-10 minutes. So I'm hoping this might solve that annoyance 🤞🏼

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Oh yeah this will be much less refueling. How are you liking that Mesa?

[@deflaytedwayz1]

@@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED I like it. I'd love it if I didn't have to refuel it so often 😎 The wife and I sit on the porch and make s'mores with it. I just made a little heat deflector for it today to try and get a little bit of the warmth going sideways instead of straight up.

[@deflaytedwayz1]

@@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED i liked it prior to finding out about these bricks and making a heat deflector for it. With pellets, I was having to put more in every 5-10 minutes. It was really frustrating and not a nice relaxing fire. I got some hardwood bricks from Tractor Supply and cut one into 5 pieces that were small enough to fit in the Mesa. In total, 1 brick lasted two hours and 35 minutes! I made a heat deflector using a tomato cage that i cut down to just have the top two rings. I set the bottom ring on the table and a pie pan from the dollar store on the top ring and it made a huge difference in pushing the heat out instead of going straight up. Now I love it!

[@Aaronsaurus]

Wow, stumbled across this looking at composite logs for my new Solo Stove Yukon. Surprised that you are local to me! I tend to go to the Ootlewah Tractor Supply since the Fort O one is to far. Going to sub to support a neighbor.

[@DiscoveringOutdoors]

Actually, the Solo stoves work on a secondary burn principal. This reduces the smoke and increases the heat output.

[@Zbee167]

This is great! Unfortunately, no tractor supply store near me has them. Shipping is CRAZY expensive and cost more than the bricks. Thanks for sharing though.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Well that sucks. Maybe contact the manufacturer and see if they have any other distribution local to you?

[@Zbee167]

@@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED I will try that. Thank you. :-)

[@YdoIneedahandle869]

Steve never calls

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

His timing was not great lol

[@YdoIneedahandle869]

@@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED haha 😆 love how you guys are just having fun!

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

@@YdoIneedahandle869 Yeah we need to do more of these, they are fairly easy to produce lol!

[@JerseyStyle7]

👍🏽⛺️ thank you great find

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Thanks for watching!!

[@rustymac40]

Thanks for posting this. Going to try to find some today. 😁

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

I think you will like them!

[@johnwilliamson9453]

I could certainly see these packed away in the van...lot less space!

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Indeed- and no worries about ants or other bugs in the wood. I was pleasantly surprised by these! Picked up 6 packs today, the tractor supply near me had them for just $2.99 a pack.

[@harrymills2770]

Don't stack above the rim. Even if it's going good, the smoke from the wood that sticks up won't be sucked down. Everything below the rim pretty much all the smoke will be sucked down through the bottom of this downdraft woodgas stove.

[@allemander]

What model scooter is that?

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Segway Ninebot MAX, been pretty awesome scooter with a lot of range

[@davidlaw233]

They cost $9 a pack of9 here in nz where i by them

[@larrygilbert7273]

It's plain to me from watching the video that, like most of us men, someone married above himself.

[@sticktron2857]

What size solo is that

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

That's the Bonfire. Pretty happy with the size, big enough for a few people to gather around but not huge.

[@faded_mbs593]

Your supposed to keep the fuel under the air holes.

[@garymarkham2258]

I would think they would start better in an existing fire

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

I think that is true of almost any combustible fuel source.

[@tommyrsrracer]

‘Safety First”😅

[@papajeff5486]

Be nice if they wrapped them in something that would burn well in the stove.

[@larrygilbert7273]

JD and Coke. As Brother Denzel would say, "My man!"

[@andrewbarker3210]

True to form, the men already 'know' how to do ìt and make a total pigs ear of the job... whereas the women ... read the instructions. 😂

[@lakerdigital]

The fuel was stacked too high to initiate secondary ignition of unburnt hydrocarbons.

[@dockins]

I would hate to say something bad about a man’s wife and friends so I won’t comment.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Why would you hate to do something like that? Rather just take the snarky, passive aggressive approach?

[@moddkilla]

Smoking because you stacked it to high

[@davidlaw233]

Iwould have laid them flat and used sticks to light a fire on top

[@mred9972]

At least the girls are pretty

[@billhelms4227]

Starter sticks are farsighted, smells like turpentine .pine tree root .

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

That's interesting.

[@jamessullivan6855]

That's the black smoke you can see in the starting of fire. Tumble weed is much nicer

[@akaboonz]

Sure I’ll get the “cancer” smelling bricks

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Cancer doesn't have a smell.🤨

[@akaboonz]

Was said by someone in the video 😑

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

@@akaboonz Well drinking was involved. .

[@beefpanda4313]

Npcs

[@michaelscott761]

Most cringe I’ve seen in a while…… do the two of you kiss each other?? Oh yeah, Ponch, yeah, we can definitely feel the heat.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

It's comments like this that make producing content rewarding! Cool haircut BTW 🤣🤣

[@jimsteele9289]

Such ignorance.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

Such arrogance.

[@rianjohnsonsux4344]

These seem smoky and sooty. Like a duraflame log…which isn’t good for your solo stove. That 17 year old at tractor supply is an idiot. Use natural wood for solo stove. They even tell you that on the website.

[@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED]

I've been using them for a few months now, works great when you start with wood, then when it's up to full temp start to introduce these until it's completely running on the Redstones. No soot, smoke is not present as long as you keep fuel load below secondary combustion air ports. You should give it a try- saves a ton of wood and $.

[@erics670]

Website says you can use compressed wood

[@TheWuky22]

@rianjohnson The black smoke is from the fatwood sticks NOT the bricks. Regular wood is not the only ideal fuel for the Solo Stove. The 17 year old at tractor supply is definitely smarter than you.

[@AC9T]

Those fire starter sticks are called fatwood. Pieces of a conifer most commonly pine with red pine having the most resin. It's most effective when you take a knife and shave it into a pile. It can ignite relatively wet wood, too. Look for free samples on fallen pine trees, where branches meet the trunk. Peace