The Evernew Ti DX stove system is a new multi-fuel stove system from Evernew made from titanium. The system is composed of 4 pieces; an alcohol stove, upper outer ring, lower inner ring and performance plate. The pieces stack nicely together forming a compact bundle that stays together. There are no moving parts but the four components can be stacked together in differing configurations depending on type of fuel used and cooking technique. The system can support the use of solid fuel, such as Esbit, wood, or tea candles and liquid fuel, such as alcohol.
Together, the four parts weigh 3.4 oz (96 g). The alcohol stove alone weighs 1.3 oz (37 g) while the solid fuel sections weigh 2.1 oz (60 g). The whole system together is actually slightly heavier than a traditional alcohol or Esbit setup. Combining the weight of both and adding in wood burning functionality is what gives this system its strengths in spite of a little extra weight.
Stove using alcohol
Using the alcohol portion of the stove is quite easy. The stove fits nicely in the bottom section on the performance plate. Pouring a little alcohol along the rim helps get the stove started. Both rings have a wide opening that can be used to light the fuel with. In the case of the alcohol stove, I found that lighting from the opening in the upper ring was easier. Lighting from the top is not recommended and is also very awkward. Doing so from the top could result in possibly burning my hand with the resulting fire. In our hands, the alcohol system took about 3.5-4 minutes to get to a rolling boil. We did this test in several configurations and found that the fastest boil time was with the two rings snapped together and the alcohol stove on the bottom as you can see in the video.
Stove using Esbit
Working with Esbit was also quite easy. Esbit is placed on the lower performance place and the top ring snapped in place. The Ebsit tab can be lit easily from the opening in the bottom ring. Alternatively, a storm match can be placed in with the Esbit tab then the top ring snapped in place before the Esbit catches fire. We found similar performance with Esbit, in that the two rings stacked gave a much better boil time then the bottom ring plus performance plate along. Boil times were between 4-4.5 minutes.
Stove using wood
Wood is a bigger variable. Our boil time varied from 3-7 minutes and really depended on how sizable the fire was to begin with as well as type of wood used and dryness of the wood. Different wood types yield hotter fires. We used some dried scrub and sage brush to get the fire going as well as dried leaves to use as fire-starter. When we first got the fire going it was small and took longer to get the water to boil. On a second try, we used the same fire adding more fuel and had a nice big fire. The water took much less time to get to the boil.
Alterative fuels, such as tea candles can be used in a simmer mode. For this, the performance plate is moved up to the top ring moving the fuel source closer to the pot. This is more for simmering and warming rather than trying to boil water.
The Evernew Ti DX stove system is a new multi-fuel stove system from Evernew made from titanium. The system is composed of 4 pieces; an alcohol stove, upper outer ring, lower inner ring and performance plate. The pieces stack nicely together forming a compact bundle that stays together. There are no moving parts but the four components can be stacked together in differing configurations depending on type of fuel used and cooking technique. The system can support the use of solid fuel, such as Esbit, wood, or tea candles and liquid fuel, such as alcohol.
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