We are well supplied for cooking without power. Big BBQ and 3 full tanks of propane. 3 double burner camp stoves and lots of fuel. Numerous single burner campstoves and a couple dozen fuel canisters. Biolite wood burining camp stove. Back yard firepit and a good bit of dry hardwood firewood.

I think having a variety of stoves is a good idea.
Obviously some are suited for home use.

Also having a variety of stoves with different fuel capabilities is also key.

My stoves:
-EcoZoom rocket stove
-Coleman 2 burner old fashioned Naptha Fuel
-Coleman peak 1 single burner portable Multi Fuel but I only use Naptha in it
-Small take apart stove that will burn alcohol, wood, solid fuel. ( Ohuhu brand) there are several brands using same style on this
-Kelly Kettle smallest size with pot/burner accessory
- coghlans folding stove for use with canned fuel so can be used indoors

I do not have a Trangia

My next will be the type that fold flat for the backpack, and I think I will get 2 so would
have the ability to boil water and also cook food at the same time without waiting.

There are several brands of fold flat stoves so would like to hear some pros and cons on some of them.
Such as Firebox, Bushbox, Emberlit

One idea I had is that the folding type are so small that perhaps they could be used INSIDE
the fireplace in the house for use with little pieces of wood to be able to cook inside ?
Has this idea got any merit ?

I've got a couple of camping stoves - a single burner that sits atop a green 1lb bottle of propane, and a Coleman Powermax Xtreme (although fuel bottles are no longer produced -frown-). Got a gasifying twig burner off of eBay for, like, $20, which works well, and a couple of Kelly Kettles for just boiling water. To conserve energy, I'd be making food that could cook itself in a thermal cooker, like a vacuum thermos bottle - bring a stew to a boil and fill the flask, seal it and let is cook in its own heat.

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Don't forget solar stoves. I have done a few meals with them. But you have to start early to eat. But they work. Takes practice to cook stuff

I have a wood fireplace and lots of seasoned firewood. The trick is you also need cast iron cookware that you can put in the fire and something to put in on or hang from. I got a pot that has little legs. For smaller cooking or in warm weather, I have gel fuel fold flat stoves. One thing I discovered is that the gel dries up so rotate it. Whether you can use a stove inside or outside usually depends on the type of fuel and whether you are venting it near a window as well. I also have an outdoor charcoal BBQ.

Alternatives for me: 1. Wood cookstove that I use all fall/winter/spring. 2. Outside BBQ with side burner 3. wood fire pit with grill 4. Chimnea with grill
As others mentioned, a variety of cooking methods is ideal.
PrepHer

I have a number of alternatives: propane stove, propane BBQ, multi-fuel stove, alcohol stove, fire pit and solar oven.

I agree with PrepHer wood is reliable and cheap. You can cook ,heat ,smoke heat water and so on . If you use any gas now it cost you money in case of disaster sooner or later you will run out of it . If you set up for wood you are set up for any scenario. Cooking with wood even taste better.
Henry

Since my last post on this I have added a 2nd Ecozoom rocket stove , and the hobo stove accessory for the Kelly Kettle Trekker.

Is anyone using charcoal or wood chunks in their ecozoom or firebox ? I am not sure of the best types to use ? I would think
the wooden natural lump / natural wood charcoal / even hickory chunks would be better than black charcoal.

Another cooking source idea is to add a swinging fireplace crane and a tuscan grill and some
fireplace trivets, if you have an indoor fireplace and cast iron pots.

Goldie, where did you find your fireplace crane? I have been looking at getting one. Did you have it built into the fireplace surround?

For summer time I'm building an outdoor kitchen. This is a long project.

* An open firepit against a natural flat rock wall. I dug in some granite slabs to make a tandoori oven below the ashes. The swinging pot-crane is just a piece of street-pipe pounded in and cemented near ground level.

I'd like to add a home made rocket stove and eventually a cobb oven for baking.

cheers 🙂

Hey guys. Just wondering what you guys use or plan to use when the power goes out?
I have a wood stove but that can be to much when it's warm out or just a waste when I'm cooking something small. A few months ago I purchased a BUSHBOX XL. ...Check it out on YouTube, tons of reviews.

That's a great stove for hiking. It's pricy though. For semi-portability (vehicle) you might want to look at getting a rocket stove. StoveTec has a good one and are basically indestructible. I have six 25 pound bottles of propane for a two burner BBQ, an additional two burner stove, a large solar cooker, a fire pit, white box alcohol stove and have a StoveTec on the way.

I was indulging the internet last night, looking for small wood stoves, ran across a couple of neat designs. The first was out of Norway, called the GStove. It looks fantastic, maybe a little small, but it is designed for portability. Quite a few options that are suitable for cold weather survival. Made from stainless steel, so not cheap, but very slick, looks like a fine piece of kit for the bugout bag.
https://www.gstove.no/en/categories/stoves
I wish it had secondary burn, but the burn chamber is so small, I doubt it's feasible.

The other stove that caught my eye was from Silverfire. I have a skirted pot from them, went looking to see what they have these days, and they've expanded they're product line significantly, since I last looked. What caught my eye is the Tent Dragon, a wood stove with integrated oven and burner plate, that burns with secondary combustion. Engineer775 does a quick promo of it on Youtube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCzG3JgSLD8 ), if you're interested.
Made from 11-gauge steel, looks like an excellent semi-permanent cooker. Fire it up in the back yard if there's no energy going to your stove, that kinda thing. A bit big for me to think of it as portable, but the secondary burn is a big plus, for me.
https://www.silverfire.us/multi-tent-dragon

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Well hello Warboar and fellow preppers
I've been gone for a bit but I'm back, here's a product origionaly from Ireland way back when you need to check out.....
I just purchased a Kelly Kettle Scout.
My first test was -10 c windy and with only a few twigs 1 litre of v.cold water from lighting to a full boil only six minutes .
I am really goona stoke it up and go for speed next time, I was on my front porch trying it out last time
Check out some you tube videos a quality product, lots of sizes and adds to suit your needs.
I'm sure you will love it