Comments on: Bushbuddy Q&A

By: Trevor D Gamble

Trevor D Gamble — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:18:51 +0000

Don’t worry Baz, it’s ok my mate I believe you, lol!

By: baz carter

baz carter — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:09:06 +0000

Some where in the depths of time, in a dusty corner of cyberspace is a brief exchange of words between Bob and I. In those words Bob mentioned the fact that the Decagon fits nicely in a Bush Buddy… I’d go and search for if I could be arsed

By: Darren

Darren — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:42:51 +0000

Trevor, I have emails from readers that have been told that, and also have a look at the Bushcooker video that Bob did.

David, yes it’s windy over here, but there is always some form of extra cover around. Plus in the video that second method of actually using the main body would provide a pretty good windshield.

By: Trevor D Gamble

Trevor D Gamble — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:14:16 +0000

David, yes the UK is very windy, and this same question was posed on OM forum; to which the replies were of the opinion that there is usually some kind of cover around you can make use of as a windshield, the best of which sometimes can even be the tent itself.

By: Trevor D Gamble

Trevor D Gamble — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:11:21 +0000

Uuum! Well, my own understanding of just why it was that the Decagon became a Bob BPL.co.uk recommended addition was in fact because he found it fitted exactly perfectly inside of the Honey Stove, not the Bush Cooker Bush Buddy lookelike. It certainly stated that on his website too, and he reiterated that specific point a coupla times too on OM threads for the Honey. On the OM threads for the Bush Cooker though, where Bob definitely did pop in to contribute, he made no mention at all of the Decagon going inside of that as I can recall.

By: david fowler

david fowler — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:14:23 +0000

just wondered which stove is the most effective and efficient in windy conditions, i suppose it comes down to the most effective windshield like a caldera cone but i wondered if although a good windshield seems the obvious answer maybe it isan’t. the u.k always seems so windy

By: baz carter

baz carter — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:41:41 +0000

Indeed hence the purchase of the Gnome – it fits tidily in the well in the centre or in my Snow Peak 600 mug if I’m using that.

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:21:24 +0000

See I see that as an example of using the correct type of stove for the pot using.

Baz, you may have a point there However considering that in my Bushbuddy setup I store the SnowPeak 300 mug as well the Decagon is no use in that way. Although the other smaller stoves would be.

By: baz carter

baz carter — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:01:06 +0000

Bob recommends the Decagon because it fits nicely in the Bushbuddy (and that he sells them!)

I bought a Gnome to use as a back up because it was a top burner and that it needs a stand to hold the pot. The AGG Pepsi can stove didnt work as it’s a wide pot stove and the flames licked up the side of the pot. I use a Primus pot (the one that the ETA is based on) for my Bushbuddy as it’s pretty much the same dimensions as the Snow Peak 900.

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:12:47 +0000

padstowe, thanks for the comment. I can’t see how you could get another pot inside the fit although not exact is not enough to fit another pot.

Mole, you have a point there, it is the same about which is best stove to use with the ETA Express pot with it’s heat exchanger. The decagon stove had a flame that was not heating the stand. The whitebox was.