Work Tuff Stove WTS-380 Wood Burning Stove WOW, FANTASTIC!
Recently I had the opportunity to review this fantastic product from Work Tuff Gear, the Work Tuff Stove 380 or the WTS-380. Well constructed and feature packed with a wood fuel efficient design and environmentally considerate output (ie it's smokeless!). I found after burning some seasoned hardwood (Plum) there was little to no soot present in the flue. There is a lot of heat output, in fact enough to cook within and on top of the stove. The windows add a great camp fire ambience plus serve as visual indicators of fuel consumption. The front air intake design prevents hot embers from exiting the stove when the vent is open at any position. The overall design allows for a low heat emission from the base and this means zero damage to the ground flora and fauna.
The applications of the stove are only limited by ones imagination! A must have piece of outdoor gear. There is nothing I didn't like about the usage and look of this stove.
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| ALL parts fit inside the WTS-380! One can even stack wood inside the flue sections! |
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| Just check those chunky welds on the door hinge! |
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| Inside view of the stainless steel mesh which prevents hot embers from exiting the combustion chamber. This mesh is firmly bolted to the door. |
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| Front "Retro look" modern design of the WTS-380 wood burning stove |
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| Outside view of the stainless steel mesh preventing embers from leaving the combustion chamber. This is a great idea and makes for a safer stove system. We also see here the fully adjustable air intake. |
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| Sturdy door latch system, stainless steel and anodized aluminium. |
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| The WTS-380 features a large side heat proof glass window for easy viewing along with added ambience to the warmth of the stove output. |
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| Top view of the "after burner" (my words). This design will aid combustion via better internal gas circulation and will help to deliver smoke free emissions. Sturdily constructed from thick walled stainless steel and bolted with stainless socket head bolts to the stove chassis . |
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| Precision made jointing of stainless components (lower section) of the WTS-380 wood burning stove. |
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| left and right side fixtures for "drying rack" also included in the package of the WTS-380 stove. |
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| Attention to detail! Thick even welded joints for the steel leg fixture. |
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| Partial bottom view of the wood burning WTS-380 stove. |
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| Totally portable (included nylon and webbing padded bag). |
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| WTS-380 wood burning stove in operation burning plum wood! |
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| The stainless steel flue also features a spring loaded baffle to help control combustion. |
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| Total aesthetic plus functional design of the WTS-380 wood burning stove. |
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| SMOKELESS, XLNT combustion! |
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| Easy to adjust air flow by simply moving the front air intake slider left or right. |
The WTS-380 came with everything one needs to get going, including an ash scraper. I noted too that there is NO flimsy ash tray either, it's made from thick stainless steel with vented sided for best combustion, along with a thick meshed stainless steel fire grate.
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| Easy to see how much fuel is remaining at any time without the need to open the stove. One can also monitor their food being cooked as well with the two windows of the WTS-380 wood burning stove. |
To watch the full on field test of the Work Tuff Stove wood burning stove, the WTS-380, check this link out!
