AMOCHY StoveTec Deluxe 1 Door Stove

I bought the stove last fall and finally fired 'er up for the first time today. The primary reason I bought it was for boiling maple sap, as I make a little syrup as a hobby. I intend to use the stove for other purposes also, but this was the reason to purchase.It burns very hot and doesn't use a lot of wood, but I would caution that although many say it will burn "about anything," it performs a lot better with some small split hardwood than with the brush I put away last fall to keep dry and use for the experiment. It burns VERY hot and doesn't use a lot of wood to do it. I put about six quarts of ice cold maple sap in a pot and had it boiling about as fast as it could stand. Adding small amounts of sap didn't stop the boil for long.When using the brush (waste material from last fall I kept very dry) it burned, but created a lot of smoke, and quite a bit of soot. Performed much better with some of my prime split hardwood that I mostly use for kindling in my wood stove, but this is pretty valuable material for this use. Still, it burned so little at a time that it wouldn't burn much of this even if I used it exclusively, and for cooking breakfast or dinner, the amount would be very small indeed.The one drawback for my purpose, and bear in mind that I knew going in that my purpose was not what the stove is designed for, is that the bottom of the stove fills with ashes and burning coals relatively quickly. If you want to maintain a very fast boil for more than an hour or so, modifications and/or some kind of tricks will be needed. The coals from the burning wood will burn quite a while in the stove and would be great for something like a pot roast, but don't create enough heat for a fast continuous boil, so I'm either going to have to remove them and put them in a metal container while still hot, or extend a piece of chimney pipe from the stove outward to create more burning space. Again, this is not something anyone using the stove for normal cooking or heating water would have be be concerned with. I would guess that it creates enough heat so that you could easily heat enough water to take a shower or wash family dishes with before you ran into a full fire chamber, so unless you plan to boil sap or some other operation that requires a very hot flame for a long time, it won't even be on your radar.This stove is a nice piece of equipment to have around for outdoor cooking and such for normal times or for power outages and things. I'm not a "prepper" but I can see how that type would find this a useful item as well.Addendum March 29, 2013:With a little experience, I have found that the stove performs much better for my purposes by cutting chunks of seasoned firewood and dropping them into the throat of the stove. To do this, I obviously have to remove the boiling sap from the stove for a few seconds, but this isn't much of a problem. I'm sure by feeding the stove in this way, I'm losing a little bit of the gasification efficiency, but I'm getting a much hotter stove and faster boil. I use a fairly large slab of wood in the door mainly to keep stuff from coming out and to maintain the airway, which can get clogged with coals and ash when burning for long periods. Also, by feeding the stove in this way, I find I can go about other chores nearby for 10 to 15 minutes at a time, and I don't have to constantly feed material in through the door. The large piece in the door burns gradually, but because it's thick, can be left alone for a little bit. I do not see any loss in heat from burning pieces that are bigger than I would have thought ideal for this stove.One thing to note: On their website they talk about the clay they use for a refactory material in this stove. I thought it was a lot of hype, but I have to say I'm very impressed by the level of insulation it does provide. I had the stove going as hot as I could today for about 10 hours, and although the outside of the stove gets hot, I can touch it without getting burned just about anywhere except right around the door.One tiny modification that should be made is an extra bar or two on the grate leading into the door. As ash and coals get higher, the end pieces that are fed in through the door assume an angle and can slide back out between the bars. Anyone with a welder could fix this in about two minutes, but I don't weld, so will likely just add a couple pieces of thick wire there.If I'm ambitious and still on this earthly plane next winter, I hope to try to build a larger stove based on this design for my evaporation and use this one for preheating the cold sap.

it came quickly, and is a nice little stove, takes a bit of getting use to to start. but once burningyou can regulate the burn by turning the stove into the wind, and turn it from slow burn toa blast furnass. when starting also place some sticks down the top, to get it burning quciker, only thing that was not that good, if you use it for for over 30 minutes the bottomfills with hot coals blocking the air that is neededthe wire also does not go clear to the back nor stick out far enough so I cut some heavy wireand added length to both ends. here in McCook, Nebraska there is lots of old trees with little branchesso on walks I can easily gather enough wood for supper or just to enjoy as the sun goes down.

I bought this stove about 6 weeks ago. I bought the stove for potential loss of electricity since here in Daytona, FL we sometimes get hurricanes which can knock out power for several days. It's part of my "prepping" mentality these days. I have used the stove 3 times to cook so far. Scrambled eggs/bacon & toast, BLTs, and french toast/bacon. I also boiled 5 cups water for coffee. To boil 5 cups water water took about 18 minutes.Then I discovered the stove as a mini fireplace just for a little mood setting while sitting on the porch overlooking the golf course. That was an added bonus that I did not figure on. Hard to explain but it's fun just getting a small fire started and enjoying it as it comes to life over a cold beer. My fire starting skills have also improved.It's easy to maintain the fire since you just feed in the small branches as it burns. The diameter of the sticks is about 3/4"-1". I feed the sticks into the fire about every 10 minutes or so as it burns.The stove is solidly built and should last many years. I love it & would recommend to my friends who are looking for something in this category. Price of $114 included shipping. It arrived exactly per the tracking info, (6 days total).Thoroughly satisfied customer. Get yourself one, you'll be happy with it!!

I purchased this and it was scheduled to arrive between 12-20-12 and 12-26-12. Well, it arrived from OREGON to SE Ohio on December 20th. I was elated that it arrived so quickly. I opened the box and found the unit to be exactly as described/advertised. I have yet to have the opportunity to use it. However, I will write again after using it to give my impressions. I cannot imagine how I would have any experience other than a great one however, since so many others have rated this stove highly. I just wish it came with some kind of fire-safe type base so that it could be safely set direcly on the ground. However that would only add weight. With the bottom of the combustion chamber lined with clay, I don't think it will get that hot on the bottom. So, as long as I don't set it directly on something combustible, I should be able to use it without having to place it on a table or th elike. If nothing else I can use my bare hands to rip up some sod and expose the bare earth and set the stove on it. Although it has very nice carry handles, this unit is, in my opinion, too heavy for backpacking or the like. However, if traveling to and from a campsite or any other location by vehicle, etc., it is ideal. I have a nice new backpacking (non-stick) cooking set that I intend to try out on it as soon as I get a chance. The woods is only about 40 fee from my backdoor so I have an abundant supply of tree branches, leaves, kindling etc. to fuel the stove. THE MAIN DRAW FOR ME TO BUY THIS STOVE IS THAT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY TYPE OF GAS OR LIQUID FUEL. IT WILL BURN JUST ABOUT ANTYHING THAT IS COMBUSTIBLE. I have a Coleman propane (1lb tank) stove burner unit and a very small backpacking fold-out stove burner that uses the very small butane/propane mix fuel. But, once those fuels are gone, we may not be able to replace them. So this Stove-Tec stove fills the gap perfectly.