Lixada Multi Fuel Stove

 

Being a hiker, a hunter, and a dirt road explorer, I’m always interested in different options for cooking food.

I’ve got many different types of mini stoves for cooking and have always been looking to complete the set so I have something for every scenario.

The newest addition to my stove collection is the Lixada Multi Fuel Stove that I purchased on Amazon.

The Lixada Multi Fuel Stove comes ready to use isobutane canisters as well as being able to burn naphtha (Coleman fuel or white gas), gasoline, diesel, alcohol, and oil. I also purchased a couple of adapters so that it could use propane and butane.

I will mostly use the stove for naphtha however it is nice to have the option to use the other types of fuels if the need arises.

On the weekend, I took it out for a test that I was looking forward to. The first time using it to burn naphtha.

The initial test seemed to go well.

I poured the gas in the bottle and then attached the plunger unit and screwed it on. I pumped the plunger approximately twenty times. A little gas sprayed out of the top but this was due to me not having the plunger screwed on tight enough to the bottle.

You will want to connect the bottle to the stove and then release a small amount of gas into the holding pan on the stove. Turn off the gas as this point then light the gas in the pan. There will be a large flame appear and this is OK. This flame will heat up the tube that runs over the stove which will boil the gas inside the tube and vaporize it. After a couple of minutes before the flame totally dies down, you will be able to turn the gas back on and there should be a controlled flame.

So the test went well and I turned off the gas. When I tried to relight the stove again, I got a burst of flame and then it went out. It as almost like the gas line was clogged. I did not take the time to inspect the line because I needed to get on to other tasks that I had come out to the woods for. I will take the stove for another test quite soon to make sure that it still works as expected.

The problem I had with the stove was getting the plunger unit off the bottle. The bottle was still pressurized so when I unscrewed the plunger there was a mist of gas expelled from the bottle and I got gas on my hands. I will need to do further research to understand how I can release the pressure before unscrewing the plunger.

At this time, I’d still say that overall the stove seems like a good investment and I’m happy with the purchase.

I made a YouTube video where I show the test of the stove.