Day walk or picnic
You want a pot or a kettle outdoors and you will carry the stove. The Ohuhu is listed at 450 g with a bag, and UK reviews use it to cook for one or two people. It has no chimney, and the same reviews call it a poor heater.
The best wood stoves, compared.
Top pick: Ohuhu stainless rocket camping stove – Highest editorial score for outdoor cooking, at 85, with 4.7 from 6,151 reviews and no chimney. Best value: REDCAMP folding camping wood stove – Highest score divided by the listed price, at 72 and £15.49, with a sharp edge still in the reviews. Updated October 2026.
A wood stove on a UK search is either a fixed log burner or a portable stove that burns wood. This comparison is the portable kind: four small cook stoves for a pot outdoors, and two heavier stoves with a flue for a stove-jack tent. None of the six is shown on these amazon.co.uk listings as exempt or labelled, so none of them is a house log burner. If you want a fixed appliance, start with our [wood burning stove comparison](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/wood-burning-stove). A flue stove belongs only in fire-retardant canvas with a stove jack, and that jack is a separate purchase on the unho listing. Check the live listing before you buy, because stars and prices move. On a UK search the words cover both. Four are cook stoves: a stainless rocket and three small boxes or folding bodies, each meant for a pot outdoors. Electric coal-effect fires, a butane cooker, a fire pit and a pot kit were left out because they are not this job.
A wood stove on a UK search is either a fixed log burner or a portable stove that burns wood.
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What do you want the stove to do?
The Ohuhu rocket is a stainless cook stove listed at 14 × 14 × 8 cm and 450 g, and UK reviewers use it to boil a kettle and cook for one or two people once a top-down burn is hot. Across 6,151 amazon.co.uk reviews at 4.7, the bag and the tool-free assembly are why it goes in a day pack or a car-camping box. Reviewers also ran it on sticks, pellets, alcohol, tablets or a small burner, which matches a card that says wood in the fuel field and gas powered in the power-source field. The pan-support arms feel flimsy, and one set arrived seized until it was worked with oil. Soot collects under pans, wind can blow the flame out, and the same reviews call it a poor heater to sit around. Anything underneath can scorch, so grass or a picnic table is the wrong surface. It has no chimney.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A picnic or a day walk where you will cook outdoors on dry, small wood.
Less suitable: A tent heater, or a buyer who needs one fuel type written cleanly on the card.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Ohuhu need a gas canister?
The fuel-type field says wood. The power-source field says gas powered. The bullets also name a gas tank, solid-fuel tablets and alcohol, as well as wood. Nothing in the box list is a canister.
Is there a chimney?
No. Included parts are a grill grate, a carry bag, a detachable stainless steel plate and an ash catcher. The ash catcher has two listed heights, 2.8 in and 3.8 in.
How big and heavy is the listing?
The spec line is 14 × 14 × 8 cm and 450 g. A bullet says about 0.98 lb. It is a cook stove, and UK reviews call it a poor heater to sit around.
The folding REDCAMP is a stainless cook stove that UK reviewers fold into a bag and light for a brew or a meal on twigs. It is £15.49, with 4.5 from 259 amazon.co.uk reviews. The spec line is 14 × 15 × 21 cm and 1.06 kg, while the bullets say about 21 × 15 × 14 cm open, about 4 cm folded, and 868 g. A sharp front edge cut a finger in reviews, hinge pins fall out, and one thin grate deformed once the flame reached it. One order arrived without the top grill, and one stove bent after three fires. The 3,000 watt figure is a listing field, not a measured output, and there is no chimney.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Car camping when you want a folding cook stove and will watch the sharp front edge.
Less suitable: A light backpack, or a tent that needs a flue.
Specifications
Common questions
Which size should I trust?
The spec line is 14 × 15 × 21 cm and 1.06 kg. The bullets say about 21 × 15 × 14 cm open, about 21 × 14 × 4 cm folded, and 868 g. Both figures are on the listing.
Is 3,000 watts a measured output?
No. Maximum energy output is a listing field of 3,000 watts. This comparison has no test of that figure. There is no chimney.
Does a bag come with it?
Yes. The bullets and the item highlight name a carry bag, and the highlight also names a grill grid. UK reviews also mention a sharp front edge, loose hinge pins and a thin grate.
The round REDCAMP is listed at 15.5 × 12.5 × 12.5 cm and 550 g, with a mesh bag, a 304 stainless grill and a foldable pot stand, at £14.49. amazon.co.uk shows 4.5 from 2 reviews. The listing URL is the older ASIN B0856YQ5BR, and the long pasted texts describe a larger hinged stove, so they are not this two-review record. A bullet says about 1 lb against the 550 g spec line. A line that says the stove reduces smoke is not a measurement. There is no written UK account here of how this round body cooks, and there is no chimney.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who will treat £14.49 as an unproven cook stove and check the live listing first.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants a review history, or a tent that needs a flue.
Specifications
Common questions
Which ASIN is this round stove?
The ASIN line is B0FMR2VRQ8. The listing URL is the older ASIN B0856YQ5BR. The title is the round stove with a pot stand.
How many reviews does the listing show?
4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews. The long pasted texts describe a larger hinged stove, with a front door and a Large version, and are not this two-review record.
What does the listing put in the box?
A mesh bag, a 304 stainless grill and a foldable pot stand. The spec line is 15.5 × 12.5 × 12.5 cm and 550 g. A bullet says about 1 lb and a packed size of 5.5 × 5.5 × 3 in. There is no chimney.
The Lixada is a four-wall stainless cook stove listed at 16.5 × 16.5 × 19.5 cm and 461 g, and UK reviewers cook on sticks and boil water once the clips are together. It is £18.03, with 4.4 from 1,858 amazon.co.uk reviews. The title also says titanium, while the material line says stainless steel, and a bullet gives the weight as 448 g. The clips are fiddly until you learn how hard to push, and at least two reviewers cut a finger on a sharp edge. One unit arrived already bent, and that reviewer called assembly a nightmare. There is no ash catcher, the pots in the pictures are not included, and there is no chimney.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Outdoor cooking on twigs when you will learn the clips and keep your hands off the edges.
Less suitable: A first stove if you expected the pots in the photos, or any room heater.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the Lixada titanium?
The title says titanium or stainless steel. The material line says stainless steel. Spec weight is 461 g and a bullet says 448 g. Dimensions are 16.5 × 16.5 × 19.5 cm.
Does it need tools?
The bullets say four walls and no tools. UK reviews say the clips are fiddly and that the edges are sharp. There is no chimney and no ash catcher in the box.
Are pots included?
No. A bullet says the wood stove only, and that pots in the pictures are not included. A tote or bag is named in the bullets.
The JAOGAUS is an alloy-steel tent stove listed at 6.68 kg and £85.99, with 4.4 from 29 amazon.co.uk reviews. The spec line is 28 × 28 × 35 cm, and the title also says an expanded size of 54 × 28 × 35 cm. Assembly is required, the pipes store inside, and one UK reviewer used a screwdriver on the chimney. Several of the six UK reviews had not lit it, so they do not describe a burn. One reviewer said there is no removable ash tray and that you tip the stove to empty the ash. Another said to burn the paint first for about an hour with the tent open. A carry bag is not confirmed, the pipe count is not stated, and the ventilation field says vent free while the highlight names chimney pipes. Coverage of up to 9.3 square metres is a listing claim, not a measured output.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A stove-jack tent if you will assemble the pipes, burn the paint outside first, and accept a thin review file.
Less suitable: A picnic cook stove, or a buyer who needs a confirmed bag and a stated pipe count.
Specifications
Common questions
Which size is the JAOGAUS firebox?
The spec line is 28 × 28 × 35 cm and 6.68 kg. The title also says an expanded size of 54 × 28 × 35 cm. Both figures stay. Assembly is required.
Is a carry bag listed?
Not confirmed. No included-components line names a bag. The highlight names stainless chimney pipes, but the pipe count is not given. Material on the spec line is alloy steel.
Is 9.3 square metres a measured heat output?
No. It is a listing coverage field only. Ventilation type says vent free, which clashes with the chimney-pipe highlight. Several of the six UK reviews had not lit the stove. One said to burn the paint first with the tent open, and one said there is no removable ash tray.
The unho is a stainless tent stove at 9.1 kg, with a seven-piece flue, dual glass and a bag, listed at £116.99 and 4.1 from 96 amazon.co.uk reviews. UK reviewers report strong heat on a cold night and say it cooks, and the pipes store in the firebox. The door is small, so logs may need splitting before they fit. Glass has cracked in this UK set: a side window after a second use, front glass on a first use, and a gasket that came away on a third use so smoke could escape. The stove jack is not in the box. The fuel-type field says charcoal and the power source says wood. One review found creosote at the spark cap when the flue stayed cool, and the chimney pipe can glow red hot.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A stove-jack shelter when you will buy the jack separately and accept that glass has failed in reviews.
Less suitable: An ordinary tent, a day pack, or a house log burner.
Specifications
Common questions
Can I put this unho in any tent?
The bullets say only a compatible stove-jack tent, with ventilation, and they say to keep the chimney clear of fabric. The stove jack is not in the box. At least one UK reviewer bought a jack or an extra flue section separately.
What fuel does the listing name?
The fuel-type field says charcoal. The power-source field says wood. The bullets describe a wood-burning tent stove. Weight is 9.1 kg and the size line is 31 × 40 × 211 cm with the chimney assembled.
Does the glass stay intact in the reviews?
Not always. UK reviews report a side window cracked after a second use, front glass cracked on a first use, and a gasket that came away on a third use so smoke could escape. One review also found creosote at the spark cap when the flue stayed cool.
For this comparison we read six amazon.co.uk wood-stove listings and the UK reviews on those pages. No stove was laboratory tested. The editorial score weights Amazon stars, review-count confidence, listing completeness and UK review sentiment. Price does not change the score. Best value is the highest score divided by the listed GBP price, and it is not the same stove as the top pick.
Amazon stars
30%Stars on the amazon.co.uk listing, scaled so 5.0 is 100 before the weight. A 4.7 line becomes 94 before it is weighted.
Review-count confidence
15%A band for how many ratings the listing shows. Two reviews sit far below 6,151. A star line with no written account of that ASIN is not treated as a history.
Listing completeness
30%A clear outdoor job, a weight, a fuel line, a bag or an honest gap, and a flue that matches the job. Points come off for a fuel clash, two weights, a title material the spec line denies, or an untested watt or coverage figure.
UK review sentiment
25%What UK reviewers report they cooked or heated, and the repeated faults: sharp edges, seized arms, cracked glass, a missing part, a grate that bent. A missing review body is not scored as praise.
Decide the job before you look at stars. A wood stove that boils a kettle on a picnic is a different product from a 9 kg stove with a flue. This guide uses the six amazon.co.uk listings in the table: four cook stoves between about 450 g and 1.1 kg, and two tent stoves at 6.68 kg and 9.1 kg. Price bands follow that split. £14 to £22 buys a cook stove and a bag. £86 to £117 buys a firebox plus flue, with weight and, on the unho, glass that has cracked in reviews.
A portable wood stove in this comparison burns wood, or is at least sold as a wood stove, and it is not a fixed log burner. On a UK search the words cover both. The six amazon.co.uk listings kept here are the portable kind. Four are cook stoves: a stainless rocket and three small boxes or folding bodies, each meant for a pot outdoors. Two are heavier tent stoves with a flue. Electric coal-effect fires, a butane cooker, a fire pit and a pot kit were left out because they are not this job.

The Ohuhu and the other cook stoves have no chimney. UK reviews call the Ohuhu a poor heater. A tent needs a flue and a stove jack, and GOV.UK still says not to cook inside a tent.
The round REDCAMP shows 4.5 from 2 reviews. Long pasted texts describe a larger hinged stove under an older ASIN and are not this record. A star line with no written account of this ASIN is not a track record.
GOV.UK fire-safety guidance says not to light a fire with petrol. Damp wood is the wrong fuel for a clean burn. Ready to Burn, at 20 per cent moisture, is an England sales rule for small retail wood, not a UK-wide badge.
Start with the job. A wood stove in this set is either a cook stove for a pot outdoors or a flue stove for a stove-jack shelter. Stars come after that split. The Ohuhu is 4.7 from 6,151 amazon.co.uk reviews and it is still the wrong tent heater: UK reviews call it a poor heater and it has no chimney. The unho at 9.1 kg is the wrong stove for a day pack. The cook stoves sit at about 450 g to 1.06 kg on the spec lines.
GOV.UK says never cook inside a tent. The Scouts also ban a fuel burner in a tent or a vehicle. A flue stove is only a candidate in fire-retardant canvas with a stove jack, and the unho listing does not include that jack. The JAOGAUS highlight names chimney pipes while the ventilation field says vent free, so treat the card as incomplete. The Ohuhu fuel field says wood and the power source says gas powered. The unho fuel field says charcoal and the power source says wood.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a pot or a kettle outdoors and you will carry the stove. The Ohuhu is listed at 450 g with a bag, and UK reviews use it to cook for one or two people. It has no chimney, and the same reviews call it a poor heater.
The stove can live in the boot, and you still want twigs rather than a flue. The folding REDCAMP is £15.49 with a bag. Watch the sharp front edge, the loose hinge pins and the thin grate that UK reviews mention.
You already have fire-retardant canvas with a stove jack, and you will buy the jack if it is not in the box. The unho is the flue stove with 96 UK reviews. Glass has cracked in that set, and 9.1 kg is a car load, not a day pack.
The top pick for outdoor cooking is the Ohuhu rocket: editorial score 85, 4.7 from 6,151 amazon.co.uk reviews, a bag, and no chimney. UK reviews still call it a poor heater, and the fuel field says wood while the power source says gas powered. Best value is the folding REDCAMP at £15.49, because its score divided by the listed price beats the rest, including the cheaper round stove that has only two reviews. For a stove-jack tent, the unho is the stronger candidate and takes neither award, because cracked glass and a separate stove jack keep the score down. None of the six is a house log burner.

Ohuhu stainless rocket camping stove
Highest editorial score for outdoor cooking, at 85, with 4.7 from 6,151 reviews and no chimney.

REDCAMP folding camping wood stove
Highest score divided by the listed price, at 72 and £15.49, with a sharp edge still in the reviews.
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