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Rocket Stove, Portable Camp Stove for Outdoor Cooking, Versa Dual-Fuel (Wood & Charcoal)
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Brand | EcoZoom |
Material | Ceramic |
Color | Grey |
Item Weight | 16.2 Pounds |
Assembly Required | Yes |
About this item
- Crank up the heat on your outdoor cooking; Burns twigs, branches, charcoal and wood readily available at campgrounds, so you don't have to worry about carrying heavy fuel canisters
- Cook more with less fuel and smoke; Vertical combustion chamber reduces emissions and boosts fuel efficiency; Just a handful of wood or solid biomass is all you need to cook an entire meal
- Move around this stove safely; Sturdy stainless steel handles with heat-resistant silicone grips keep the handles cool even when the stove is hot
- Top door and combustion chamber insulation are refractory metal lined for lasting durability; Fully insulated body retains and transfers maximum heat to your pot or pan for superior efficiency
- Three-pronged cast-iron stove top accommodates flat and rounded bottom cookware to meet all your outdoor cooking needs; Weighs 14.25 lbs, perfect for camping, off-grid living and emergency preparedness
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EcoZoom Versa Camping Stove - Portable Wood Burning Camp Stove for Backpacking
The EcoZoom Versa stove uses wood, charcoal or solid biomass fuel. It is perfect for camping, outdoor cooking and emergency preparedness and is our most popular model in the United States. The Versa provides the same efficiency and heat output as the Zoom Dura when cooking with wood and offers a more controlled cooking experience while using charcoal.
The fully insulated vertical combustion chamber forces gases to mix with the flames, leading to decreased harmful emissions while boasting tremendous fuel efficiency.
The top door and combustion chamber insulation is lined with refractory metal to provide ultimate durability. Both the main combustion chamber door and the damper door have reinforced metal frames with hinges to securely close the doors for regulation of airflow. The Versa has a durable three pronged cast iron stove top that can support a flat or round bottomed pan, as well as stainless steel handles with silicone grips to assist you in moving the stove.
The Zoom Versa offers big power in a portable package, ideal for any outdoor cooking experience!
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EcoZoom Rocket Stoves
A durable, efficient stove to meet your outdoor cooking needs. Make meals or boil water easily using wood or charcoal.
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Durable and Long-Lasting
Made of cast iron, ceramic, and metal. Top door and combustion chamber insulation are refractory metal-lined for multi-year performance
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Camping or Emergencies
Perfect for cooking meals or creating potable water when your kitchen is out of reach or out of commission
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Easy to Start and Control
Start up with twigs and clippings and control your flames through side fuel entry and draft door
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Portable and Easy Setup
Pick up and move where you need it with built-in handles and compact design
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Product information
Brand | EcoZoom |
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Material | Ceramic |
Color | Grey |
Item Weight | 16.2 Pounds |
Assembly Required | Yes |
Ventilation Type | Direct Vent |
Fuel Type | ` |
Portable | Yes |
Mounting Type | Freestanding |
Product Dimensions | 10.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 inches |
Item Weight | 16.2 pounds |
Department | unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | Eartheasy |
ASIN | B005GQZ4O0 |
Item model number | VERSA |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #23,128 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #54 in Camping Stoves |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 11, 2011 |
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Product Description
Power up your outdoor cooking adventures with our EcoZoom Versa rocket stove. Avoid bulky gas canisters and use easily available twigs, branches and wood as fuel instead. This stove burns wood, charcoal and solid biomass. Weighing just 14.25 lbs, this lightweight stove offers convenient portability. Fully insulated body retains and transfers maximum heat to your cooking utensils for excellent fuel efficiency. The durable three-pronged cast iron top is compatible with round or flat bottom pans and pots of various sizes, allowing you to cook with utensils of your choice.
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Customers like the quality, heat, ease of setup, and flame of the portable stove. They mention that it's well-made, gets water to a boil quickly, and is easy to use. Some appreciate the flame, saying it creates a nice, intense flame. That said, opinions are mixed on the weight and portability.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the portable stove. They mention that it is well-made, durable, and efficient. Some say that the build quality is outstanding and the stove is very fuel-efficient.
"...It is also light enough to not be cumbersome but heavy enough to be stable...." Read more
"...Used 1” to 1 1/4” diameter limbs to keep it going. It is pretty amazing. Used Lodge skillet. Roasted marshmellows too...." Read more
"...He loves this stove and is happy with the quality and ease of use. A great addition to any emergency preparedness plan." Read more
"...It is no toy. It looks heavy duty enough to do a good job. I put it all together but have not used it yet. I feel confident it will work if I need it." Read more
Customers like the heat of the portable stove. They say it heats up beautifully, burns hot and fast, and is easily controlled by the number of pieces of wood inserted. They also mention that it gets water to a boil quickly, and has better handles to handle it when hot.
"...The stove "ran well" and the outside did not get exceptionally hot, the build quality seems good -- I really like the doors and the newly-encased..." Read more
"...But I can say this one is good, it will quickly and efficiently cook, and appears like it will last...." Read more
"...I had no problem keeping it boiling...actually I found that if I used more than one stick the pot would boil over...." Read more
"...I only had to add two pieces of charcoal.The sides got hot, but not enough to burn you.The handles make it easy to move...." Read more
Customers find the portable stove easy to set up. For example, they mention it's super easy to use, easy to start up, and easy to control the temperature. Customers also say it' s easier to start and sustain a fire from twigs in the yard, and it' is a breeze to cook on.
"So easy to use. Cooks perfectly. Used dry leaves and thin twigs at the base to get it started. That was quick...." Read more
"...He loves this stove and is happy with the quality and ease of use. A great addition to any emergency preparedness plan." Read more
"...for a portable stove to cook on and finally found one that is easy to use and cook on . I have used it twice and love it...." Read more
"...Fire is easy to start and easy to control. I can use small cut up logs or just sticks I find around the cabin...." Read more
Customers like the flame of the portable stove. They say it creates a nice intense flame for such a small item, and the smoke generated was minimal. It burns very clean and will cook the meal as long as you keep feeding it. It uses very little fuel and will burn just about anything from small twigs and sticks to pine needles. The unit keeps fires contained and burning at max efficiency, and it can be tended to without having to remove the cookware.
"...After the initial lighting, there is no smoke produced that I could see...." Read more
"...The wood burned completely, and was easy to keep in the burn chamber. One plank kept the fire going long enough for the ~30 minutes of cooking...." Read more
"...It's neat that it will create fire out of sticks, and does that well, but for long uses it's quite labor intensive...." Read more
"...few sticks and lit it with a bbq lighter, and the stove RAGED very intensely almost immediately...." Read more
Customers are impressed with the efficiency of the portable stove. They say that it burns very little fuel, and produces tons of heat. The center of the stove has grates, and the exhaust underneath is efficient. Overall, this is a great and efficient camping stove that should be part of your camping gear.
"...Overall this is a great and efficient camping stove that should be part of your emergency preparedness kit...." Read more
"I got this for camping and it works quite well and is fuel efficient...." Read more
"...-it's astounding how so little fuel can work so efficiently. Other than charcoal, the fuels I use light really quickly...." Read more
"...The build quality is outstanding and the stove is very fuel-efficient...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the portable stove. For example, they mention it has a great design, is impressive, and is a solid looking product. Some say that the quality is superb top to bottom and that it is nifty.
"...But, WOW! The quality is superb top to bottom. A must have for any camper." Read more
"...I like white because it looks nice and it also shows more easily where you need to clean it so you don't get stuff all over your vehicle or..." Read more
"...to use the rocket stove yet but it's the best built and best looking one I've seen. Very nice color and well made." Read more
"...You actually have to be aware and participate. But it's awesome and sexy and relaxing...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the weight of the portable stove. Some mention it's a compact and powerful little stove that weighs only 16lbs, while others say it' s way too heavy and awkward to carry. The product is built out of clay, which increases the weight.
"...It's small but mighty! I fed it and it simmered a quart of water in 5 mins! It was a boil by 11 mins!!! I used a 15" iron skillet with a lid...." Read more
"...It is too heavy to backpack with unless you have a mule with you.Cleanup is easy once it cools down...." Read more
"...It works great for cast iron cooking and will store easy for traveling." Read more
"...The stove is heavy and well made. I have it stored in a safe dry place in case, I need it. review Oct 2012" Read more
Customers are mixed about the portability of the stove. Some mention it's a great item to have for emergencies, a very handy survival tool, and efficient, while others say that it arrived damaged and unusable. The bag is only functional if you are going to carry the stove from your car or that it showed signs of use.
"...A great addition to any emergency preparedness plan." Read more
"...The included wind shield is fine for a bigger pot, but it didn't add any value when using a camp kettle (a lot of heat was being wasted)...." Read more
"...They continue to expand and provide useful,quality products and customer service." Read more
"It's very sturdy and well constructed. Great to have in an emergency. I like the cast iron top. It works perfectly with a Lodge 13" pan with lid." Read more
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So I break it out of the box and decided to try to cook with it. An hour and a half later I got a fire going. I felt I should donate my camping gear and tear up my Eagle Scout card. Needless to say I was doing something way wrong. I was overloading the combustion chamber keeping air from flowing through it.
Two days later I decided try again. This time I figured I need to go smaller, so I bought a bag of pecan wood to use as secondary kindling. I took one piece of pecan wood and used a hatchet to cut it into small pieces about the size of my pinky. I put a cotton ball with petroleum jelly on it into the chamber and carefully put my pecan wood pieces on top of the cotton ball (about 6). I lit the cotton ball and less than 5 minutes later I had fire. I placed 2 pieces of lump charcoal on it and now had a cooking fire. I took a medium skillet and made bacon and eggs for the family in about the same time it would take on the range (once the fire is lit). So as an effective stove replacement, so far it passes the test.
Some observations:
When you build a fire, think very small campire, not charcoal chimney. The only fire you will produce packing this thing full and lighting it are the flames of hatred that scorch your soul and nothing else.
After the initial lighting, there is no smoke produced that I could see.
There was no soot on the bottom of my stainless steel skillet.
I only used 4 pieces of charcoal to cook breakfast and still had plenty of heat left over.
The stove seemed to produce a steady, stable heat. It was like cooking on a range.
I didn't have to tend the fire to often. I only had to add two pieces of charcoal.
The sides got hot, but not enough to burn you.
The handles make it easy to move. It is also light enough to not be cumbersome but heavy enough to be stable. It is too heavy to backpack with unless you have a mule with you.
Cleanup is easy once it cools down. I honestly think it is better to let the fire burn out then empty it rather than close the doors and let it smother. It just seems just slow the burn when you do that, making you wait longer until you can clean it.
I am sure if you got creative, you could use a fire steel to light it, but it would a little more complicated.
Overall this is a great and efficient camping stove that should be part of your emergency preparedness kit. Also if you do a lot of camping, this stove would be ideal as it pretty much is an outdoor hot plate.
There is something about cooking outside that is very peaceful. Definitely worth it.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
So I break it out of the box and decided to try to cook with it. An hour and a half later I got a fire going. I felt I should donate my camping gear and tear up my Eagle Scout card. Needless to say I was doing something way wrong. I was overloading the combustion chamber keeping air from flowing through it.
Two days later I decided try again. This time I figured I need to go smaller, so I bought a bag of pecan wood to use as secondary kindling. I took one piece of pecan wood and used a hatchet to cut it into small pieces about the size of my pinky. I put a cotton ball with petroleum jelly on it into the chamber and carefully put my pecan wood pieces on top of the cotton ball (about 6). I lit the cotton ball and less than 5 minutes later I had fire. I placed 2 pieces of lump charcoal on it and now had a cooking fire. I took a medium skillet and made bacon and eggs for the family in about the same time it would take on the range (once the fire is lit). So as an effective stove replacement, so far it passes the test.
Some observations:
When you build a fire, think very small campire, not charcoal chimney. The only fire you will produce packing this thing full and lighting it are the flames of hatred that scorch your soul and nothing else.
After the initial lighting, there is no smoke produced that I could see.
There was no soot on the bottom of my stainless steel skillet.
I only used 4 pieces of charcoal to cook breakfast and still had plenty of heat left over.
The stove seemed to produce a steady, stable heat. It was like cooking on a range.
I didn't have to tend the fire to often. I only had to add two pieces of charcoal.
The sides got hot, but not enough to burn you.
The handles make it easy to move. It is also light enough to not be cumbersome but heavy enough to be stable. It is too heavy to backpack with unless you have a mule with you.
Cleanup is easy once it cools down. I honestly think it is better to let the fire burn out then empty it rather than close the doors and let it smother. It just seems just slow the burn when you do that, making you wait longer until you can clean it.
I am sure if you got creative, you could use a fire steel to light it, but it would a little more complicated.
Overall this is a great and efficient camping stove that should be part of your emergency preparedness kit. Also if you do a lot of camping, this stove would be ideal as it pretty much is an outdoor hot plate.
There is something about cooking outside that is very peaceful. Definitely worth it.
On you-tube everyone has reviewed this with only wood. I thought I'd try it out with charcoal. I've not cooked with charcoal since a teen so it was a new experience overall. I bought the King---brand matchlight. I staggered 4 coals and two on top in the top chamber on top of the charcoal grate which I set at angle to the wood grate for a criss-cross effect. I tried to light the bricks with a lighter but they wouldn't catch. Tried with wooden matches and discovered problem seemed to be the minimal wind blowing in the opening so turned away from wind -- and a few more matches and it lit. Thought they'd be easier to light with that name. The coals fire up for about 10 minutes (per bag) and if you put pot on stove before that dies down it gets covered with soot. I took another reviewers advice and put drop of liquid soap and spread around on bottom of pans and it helped with cleanup. After coals were set tried to cook scrambled eggs on top without windscreen -- extremely slow -- added windscreen and still slow. It took nearly 30 minutes to get cooked to safe level. I think you need to put in a lot more charcoal than I anticipated with this "efficient" stove. I then added more briquets via the top throat and immediately put on a pot of water and eggs to make hardboiled eggs. It didn't even think about boiling. Had to dig out a propane/butane camp stove and use that to bring to a boil -- tried to then transfer to the Zoom to "simmer" -- no luck there either. It was a pretty full pot of a dozen eggs. I don't doubt this can be done but I suspect you must fill up the bottom and the throat of the stove AND have on the windscreen to get decent heat transfer to the pot. It was a breezy day as well so that definitely helps draw the heat away. I put a windscreen around my campstove or it probably wouldn't have boiled on there either. End result of first try was complete failure with charcoal. The stove "ran well" and the outside did not get exceptionally hot, the build quality seems good -- I really like the doors and the newly-encased firebrick. I cooked with the top door completly closed and the bottom open all the way. The stove stayed hot on the inside for many hours after done so don't expect to pick it up and move after a stop at a park unless you plan for dealing with the hot ashes/coals and the unit still being hot....Perhaps a metal ash can would allow it to be transported in that AFTER disposing of the ashes elsewhere. And by the way I still HATE that the picture was of a WHITE one and what I received is a Medium GRAY (ugh)...so, final word of wisdom, fill 'er up with charcoal if you want real heat!
First impressions:
Product shipped VERY quickly for something not fulfilled by Amazon. It was EXTREMELY well packed and other reviews stating this helped me choose this vendor over the other (I have not myself experienced the other vendor, so perhaps they've got that straightened out). The box is kept in the middle of the shipping box by neatly shaped cardboard inserts -- which you can later use as biofuel (unlike a foam insert! -- well-considered!). Fed-Ex did an excellent job and the outer box was not badly beaten up like my most recent UPS deliveries and most usps deliveries. The box had two crossed heavy-duty shipping straps around the stoves box to help you lift it from the shipping container -- and you need that help as it is hefty. I cut the shipping straps after easily removing from the shipping box and opened the box. Stove fits in tightly. But here I got into a little trouble. I saw they had slipped a paper-wrapped grate down the throat of the stove and thought I could get it out before removing the stove from the box. I reached in and a "razor-sharp" piece of the internal flashing cut me like a wicked metal paper-cut on the back of the finger just above the nail. Now normally one won't reach down the throat like that -- and you can NOT remove the grate that way -- but I've seen many suggesting stuffing paper/bio-bits down that way to heat up the throat and wanted to warn of this issue. The other reason is I notice the steel pot-skirt/support/windscreen has these same sharp edges where you size it. They really should sand these just to take the cutting edge off. It's right in a spot that you'd think people wouldn't handle but is really a typical paper-cut (in this case steel-edge cut!) location -- as you'll likely drift your fingers across while sizing and tightening the pot-skirt.
Ok, now this is NOT a big deal to many guys but I think ladies will understand. The photo appeared to me to be of a WHITE stove, and as these come in colors from the other vendor, I THOUGHT I would get a white stove. Instead I received this quite medium shade of gray that I really do NOT like. Yes, I know with soot it'll get smudged up and it's probably more practical, but I LIKE WHITE and it appears this paint should clean-up well. I like white because it looks nice and it also shows more easily where you need to clean it so you don't get stuff all over your vehicle or yourself when carrying. No, I'm not going to demand/ask the vendor send me another as I'm sure the shipping for this weight is high -- but I wanted to be sure others know what they're getting. Dear ZOOM, please tell us the color, give us a choice, OR tell us we get the color you have on hand.
Oh, and on the Ceramic firebrick on the top door issue I saw many reviews about. It seems the manufacturer listened to all the complaints -- or the vendors did -- at any rate it's now encased in a steel shell and no longer disintegrates all over the stove in shipping. I've not attempted to open that shell -- so I don't know if it's possible or if it experienced any shipping stress.
LONG first impression but I thought it might help some folks who, like myself, were torn between the two vendors carrying what looks like an identical product. I paid $5 more for the Zoom version BECAUSE of the reviews about the other vendors SHIPPING/Packaging and CUSTOMER SERVICE issues. Now -- if they get that straightened out I suspect their customers will be kind enough to let us know. I followed the reviews for these on Zoom despite not being sure about the firebrick being encased and am VERY PLEASED I did! Stove itself is solidly built --hinges could be a little better but are probably ok. I'll update and probably chop down this initial as I get to use the stove and put it through it's paces with wood/bio and charcoal.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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used to cook on a wok open flame you name it great bit of kit and well made!
Cuisson rapide (comme sur cuisinière). L'eau bout en quelques minutes.
Economique en carburant: du papier ou des brindilles pour l'allumage et seulement quelques morceaux de bois de petite taille pour la cuisson.
Très simple à utiliser, mais en extérieur car ça fume.
Le bémol: le récipient se noircit de fumée. J'ai donc réservé des ustensiles exprès pour cette utilisation.
Sinon excellent produit. Efficace.