Has anyone here used the Firebox stove before? There are some good vids on youtube, and the design looks good to me. Since it's steel it's gonna be heavier than a Vargo titanium wood stove but it looks like it's well designed to use other fuels besides wood. I watched a video of someone cooking with Esbit in it.

How big is that thing? Doesn't seem to any info at link on dimensions. tim

(Edit -- from safecastle website this info --)

The Firebox weighs 2.2 pounds, made of 18 gauge 409 stainless steel.

Folded, it is 5" x 7" x less than 1/2" thick.

Assembled, the Firebox is 7" tall, with 5" wide walls.

2.2 lbs? Ouch.

HJ

I have one. It's a great stove. I have used it for wood fires and as a windscreen/pot_support for a Tangia burner. Functionally and mechanically it is top notch. Absolutely fantastic.

It is super heavy duty. Meaning "heavy". I would not consider it a backpacking stove, more of an emergency preparedness BOB stove or car-camping stove. It does fold up small and flat, it just weights a lot. But if you're using small sticks found on the trail for fuel, some of it's weight is offset by not needing to carry fuel in a seperate bottle or cannister. It is not flimsy at all, it is very solid and well designed.

http://foldingfirebox.com/

Certainly not for the "gram weenies" but a doable weight for most of my trips, especially if I'm using found wood. Looks like it would rock for car/canoe camping. I'm glad to hear feedback from someone here that's actually used one; you guys have a lot more credibility with me than some random Amazon reviewer!

I imagine I'll pick one up before long.

I have one. Haven't had a chance to use it yet as I've been mostly desert camping. Its heavy but very well made. Very easy to set up and break down. From what I understand he's planning on a titanium version sometime in the future. If the price is right, that would make it just about perfect.

Wow! A Ti version would be awesome.

The guy who designed these is very nice. I initially saw a picture of these on YouTube somewhere, and it had an eBay url to find one. I tried, and they were all sold out. Somewhere in all that I found a contact email for the designer (but I can't remember where). I emailed him and he got right back to me. He said they were just getting ready to go to productions on the stoves, and the models he was selling were the final prototypes (identicaly to what the production models would be). He said he had a few of the final prototypes that he used in demos for distributers he was trying to get onboard and he would sell me one of those prototypes. Which he did, promptly. The models they are selling off their website are identical to mine, so he wasn't kidding about the final prototype being the same as initial production model. He emailed me a few times asking how I liked the stove. Very nice guy.

It's great when you can get that level of personal attention. I love dealing with real people!

According to the website it's going to be available in titanium soon.