Spiritual journey

The Solostove company has not paid me for this review. It’s just so rare that a product is so well over-engineered to the point of being a Buy It For Life item. When one falls into my hand, I take it as a personal duty to share with the world and overlanders. There are way too many bad products out there! I was wondering at first, back in 2016, if I should have saved a bit of money and get a cheaper version on Amazon…but I decided to go with the original. I mean, what the hell: I’m setting myself up to cross overland the Americas in a Jeep, so might as well buy the very best. No doubt, I got myself a Titan version of the Solostove (for 2-4 people cooking size).



I used it mostly with twigs while in North America and for some Mexican beaches, while for most of South America, my Solostove was being fed some charcoal. It started to turn into a ritual, that I performed daily, nightly: trying to find a good parking space, park the Jeep in a quiet place, open the trunk, get the Solostove out and go on a mission to find twigs near the parking to light The Fire. Sometimes, I used some fire starter wax block thingy, especially in high wind situation (where the Solostove isn’t offering a very stellar performance, but can be rectified by throwing some aluminum paper around the base or any kind of wind-deflector wrap-around à la MSR stove thing).



And then, and only then, I add some small chunks of charcoal. All of this helps me to slow down…down to a pace where I can have a look around and absorb the local vibes seeping into the air.