Decathlon Quechua 500 It's Excellent, if you know how to use one!

The Decathlon QUECHUA 500 wood burning stove has attracted a lot of bad publicity on YouTube. I looked carefully at the design and decided to buy one and test it out. The design told me that these stoves, if correctly operated should be pretty much smokeless. One has to realise that the ash tray also forms part of the lower air intake into the combustion chamber. The ash tray has been designed such that it can be partly removed to allow air to enter the combustion chamber, yet at the same time still catch any falling hot ashes. This is possible because the ash tray has a large flange around it. If one doesn't open the ash tray then no air can enter the combustion chamber properly.

This design also requires a quick pre heat with very rapidly burning material/tinder. What this does, is to heat the inner wall of the chamber and hot air will begin to rise inside the double wall construction of this stove and increase in velocity due to the conical nature of the construction.
Fresh air for this pathway comes from outer vents at the periphery of the base. This rising hot air will combine with any unburnt gases leaving the combustion chamber and add to the oxygen content just below the upper vents of the stove. If one follows these instructions and places any pot or pan completely occluding the large upper opening of the combustion chamber then almost no smoke will be made and combustion will be complete.
Flames can exit the upper vent and only serve to heat larger saucepans/pots etc. If one doesn't operate this type of stove in this manner then it will definitely be smoky only because there is incomplete combustion occurring. Like any good wood burning stove, in order to operate as efficiently as possible, good quality fuel should be used and the correct amount of air (aka oxygen) should be introduced to the combustion chamber via manipulating the ash tray/vent. It is important not to overload ANY wood burning stove/heater for this reason.

So in summary, this stove, the QUECHUA 500 is actually a great wood burning stove which could be used in a sensitive environment where ground fires are not permitted nor are the ashes from ones fire to be left. day hiking for sure, car camping, group hiking and camping but solo camping, maybe; as unlike a bush box or foldable stove, it can not be compressed, however, one can easily pack the inside with wood fuel or even food for day hikes etc.

In keeping with the channel philosophy, BushCampingTools, I only want to present good gear, not waste my time or yours showing rubbish which will fail.

It comes with a 5 year warranty, and is made from stainless steel, riveted and spot welded and also TIG welded construction, utilising a thick stainless steel pin for the door hinge, all with a good robust feel to it. The stove comes in a simply semi-padded ballistic Nylon case.

Don't let anyone tell you they are rubbish, because it's not true, they just don't understand how to use one properly.

BCT
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