Is it smokeless?
No.
It smokes for the first couple of minutes while the chamber heats up, then burns much cleaner. Dry wood makes the biggest difference. Wet wood smokes on any stove.
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The Blackout Kit
The Blackout Kit
No power. No propane. Dinner's still on.
✓Free Fuel ForeverBurns Twigs & Sticks
✓Family Stays FedWhen the Grid Fails
✓Always PreparedReady Before the Storm
✓30-Day GuaranteeCook On It Risk-Free
$269.95
Comes with the cast iron top, stabilizer base, fire hook, carry bag and a free fireproof mat. Free shipping.
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Outdoor use only. Burning wood makes carbon monoxide. Never use it in a house, garage, tent or vehicle, even in a power outage.
What's in the box
- Blackout Stove
- Cast iron cooking top
- Stabilizer base
- Fire hook
- Heavy-duty carry bag
- Fireproof mat Free
The Blackout Kit
Regular price
$269.95
Regular price
$269.95
Sale price
Unit price
per
Everything for the first fire, for only $20 more than the stove alone.
The full Blackout Stove kit plus the three add-ons people buy most, packed together:
- Blackout rocket stove
- Cooking top
- Stabilizer base with wing nuts
- Fire hook
- Heavy-duty carry bag
- Fireproof mat
- Ash scoop: clears the ash door so the fire keeps drawing
- Flint igniter: sparks even when wet
- 60 Quicklight fire starters: one match, fire in seconds
Bought separately, the three add-ons are $27.85. In the kit they're $20.
Outdoor use only. Never use indoors, in a tent or in a garage.
What can I burn in it?
What can I burn in it?
Anything that fits the feed tube: twigs, sticks, small branches, pinecones, bark, scrap lumber. If it fell off a tree in your yard, it's fuel. You'll never buy a propane bottle, a gas canister or a bag of charcoal for it again.
How fast does it get hot?
How fast does it get hot?
Fast. Ball up some paper, add a handful of dry twigs, light it, and you're cooking in a few minutes. The rocket design pulls air in through the feed tube and drives the flame straight up the chimney into the bottom of your pan, so the heat goes into your food instead of out into the night.
Will it work when the power goes out?
Will it work when the power goes out?
That's exactly what it's built for. No gas line, no outlet, no battery, no canister. Set it up on the porch, patio or driveway, feed it sticks from the yard, and you've got a hot meal and boiling water while the rest of the street is eating cold cereal. It's an outdoor stove, so it lives outside the door, never inside.
How big is it, and what can I cook on it?
How big is it, and what can I cook on it?
About 15 inches tall on a wide stabilizer base, built from heavy carbon steel so it doesn't wobble. The cast iron top holds a 12-inch skillet, a stock pot, a coffee kettle or a full Dutch oven. Fry bacon and eggs, boil water, simmer chili, sear a steak.
How long does shipping take?
How long does shipping take?
Please allow about a week for processing. Need it before a storm? Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout. You can follow your order from our track-order page or by emailing us.
Tech specs
Small enough for the trunk. Strong enough for a Dutch oven.
The numbers people ask about most, in one place.
- On a wide stabilizer base
- About 15 in tall
- Footprint on the ground
- 10.7 × 8.9 in
- Carry it by the handle or in the bag
- 13 lb
- Also holds a stock pot or Dutch oven
- 12 in skillet
- Dry, pencil- to thumb-thick. Not for pellets.
- Sticks & twigs
- With a fireproof inner lining
- Carbon steel
- Legs on, handle in, top rack set
- Minutes to set up
- Keeps soot off the rest of your gear
- Carry bag
Measurements are approximate. Outdoor stove: set it on a flat surface that won't burn.
How it works
Why a campfire wastes your wood, and what a rocket stove does differently
The problem
An open fire heats the air around it, not your pan
A campfire burns out in the open. Its heat spreads in every direction and the wind carries a lot of it away before it ever reaches the pot. Starved of air in the middle, it smolders, and that's the smoke that ends up in your eyes.
The fix
The rocket draft
The Blackout Stove burns a handful of sticks inside a lined steel chamber. As the fire heats up, the chimney pulls fresh air in under the sticks, the same way a chimney draws on a woodstove. The fire gets the air it needs to burn hot, and the chimney sends that heat up as one focused flame into the center of your pan.
The result: a hot cooking flame from a few sticks at a time, and less smoke once it's going.
- 1Feed tube: slide sticks in from the side
- 2Fresh air is pulled in under the fire
- 3Lined chamber keeps the heat in
- 4One focused flame hits the center of the pan
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01
Feed it
Slide 3 or 4 dry sticks into the feed tube. Pencil- to thumb-thick works best. Pinecones and bark work too.
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02
Light it
Tuck paper or a fire starter under the sticks and light it. Give it a couple of minutes to heat up. It smokes a little at first, then clears.
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03
Cook
Set your skillet, pot or Dutch oven on top. Keep it going by sliding in a few more sticks every few minutes.
Fuel tip: Small, dry wood beats big, wet logs every time. Feed 3 or 4 sticks at a time. Packing the tube full chokes the airflow.
When the Grid Goes Down, Your Kitchen Doesn't.
An ice storm takes out the lines. The stove is electric, the microwave is dead, and the grocery store is dark. Most families eat cold sandwiches for three days and pray the power comes back. You step out on the porch, feed the Blackout Stove a handful of sticks, and put a pot of coffee on. Hot soup for the kids. Boiled water. Bacon and eggs in the morning. No gas line, no outlet, no canister to run dry halfway through the week. As long as there's a tree in your yard, you can cook.
Compare
Heavier than the folding ones. Lighter than the welded ones.
There are three common ways to cook without a kitchen: a propane camp stove, a light folding rocket stove, or a heavy welded one. Here's where the Blackout Stove sits.
| Feature | Blackout Stove | Propane camp stove | Folding rocket stove | Welded rocket stove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on free sticks and twigs | ||||
| Holds a full Dutch oven | ||||
| Weight | 13 lb | Light | Light | Heavy |
| Packs into its own carry bag | ||||
| Sets up in a few minutes | ||||
| Fireproof mat included | ||||
| 30-day cook-on-it guarantee | Varies | Varies | Varies |
Yes Some models No
Compared against the typical design in each category, not any one brand. Features vary by model.
vs. propane
Propane runs out. Sticks don't.
A 1-lb propane bottle lasts about two hours of cooking, and before a storm it's one of the first things to sell out. The Blackout Stove runs on the branches the storm just dropped in your yard.
vs. folding stoves
Built to hold a full Dutch oven
Folding rocket stoves are light, but thin walls can flex and tip under a heavy pot. The Blackout Stove is heavy carbon steel on a wide stabilizer base.
vs. welded stoves
Rides in your trunk, not your garage
Welded rocket stoves are tough, but many weigh 25 lb or more and stay where you put them. At 13 lb with its own bag, this one goes wherever the power's out or the campsite is.
“It rained the entire trip. This stove saved the weekend.”
Keith P., customer
Fuel calculator
How much propane would you need to stockpile?
Tell us who you're feeding and for how long. We'll show what that costs in propane, and what it costs with a Blackout Stove.
Everyone eating hot meals.
Big storms often knock power out for 3–7 days.A long weekend is 3.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Boil orders are common after storms.
Propane you'd need
01-lb bottles
≈ $0 before you light a thingWith Blackout Stove
$0 fuel
≈ 0 grocery bags of yard sticksPlanning estimate. Based on a typical camp-stove burner going through about one 1-lb propane bottle per 2 hours of cooking, at about $7.50 a bottle. Wind, pot size and cooking style change the numbers. The Blackout Stove is an outdoor cooking stove: porch, patio, driveway or campsite.
Rain, Wind, Wet Wood. Still Cooking.
Campfires die in the rain. Propane runs out on day two. The Blackout Stove's insulated chimney burns so hot it dries the next stick before it catches, so it keeps cooking when everything else gives up. Heavy carbon steel that doesn't flex under a loaded Dutch oven, a wide stabilizer base that sits flat on dirt, gravel or concrete, and a carry bag so it rides in the trunk year-round. Camping in July, hunting camp in November, the backyard on a Tuesday, the porch when the power's out.
WHO IT'S FOR
Four people, one stove
Families who lose power, campers sick of propane, guys who live out of their truck and people shopping for them. It answers all four.
“The last ice storm, we ate cold cereal for three days.”
Never again. When the power goes out, you step outside, feed it sticks from the yard and cook a real hot meal. No gas, no electric, no fuel stockpile to worry about.
“I’m done hauling propane bottles to camp.”
Leave the canisters at home. Every campsite is covered in fuel for the Blackout Stove, and it cooks hotter than a campfire on a fraction of the wood.
“I want something in the truck that just works.”
Heavy carbon steel, nothing to break, nothing to refill. It lives in its bag behind the seat and it's ready when you are: hunting camp, the lake, the tailgate.
“I need a gift for the guy who has everything.”
He doesn't have this. It's rugged, it's useful and it gets used every time he's outside. The kind of gift he'll still be using in ten years.
Straight talk
Six things we'd rather tell you now than in a return email
Every stove has trade-offs. These are ours, answered the way we'd answer a friend.
Do I have to keep feeding it?
Yes, every few minutes.
That small chamber is the reason it gets so hot on so little wood. Keep a pile of sticks next to it and slide in a few at a time.
Is it big enough to cook a real meal?
One big pan at a time.
It's about 15 in tall and holds a 12 in skillet, a stock pot or a Dutch oven. Bacon and eggs, chili, a pot of boiling water. Right-sized for 1 to 4 people.
Can I take it backpacking?
No. It's 13 lb.
It's built for the trunk, the campsite, the backyard and the emergency closet, not a long hike.
Will the finish stay perfect?
Not forever.
The paint can darken or discolor after the first hot fires. That's cosmetic, not damage. Wipe it with a little cooking oil, like a cast iron pan, to keep rust off.
Can I use it inside during a power outage?
Never. Outdoors only.
Burning wood makes carbon monoxide, which you can't see or smell. Use it on a porch, patio, driveway or at a campsite, on a flat surface that won't burn. Never in a house, garage, tent or vehicle.
Still have a question? Message us and a real person will answer. Every stove comes with the 30-Day Blackout Guarantee.
Everything in the bag
✓Blackout Stove heavy carbon steel rocket stove
✓Cast iron cooking top
✓Stabilizer base with wing-nut legs
✓Fire hook for feeding & stoking
✓Heavy-duty drawstring carry bag
✓Quick-start instructions
Fuel not included. It's lying all over your yard.
30DAY
The 30-Day Blackout Guarantee
Cook on it for thirty days. Fry breakfast on it, boil water on it, take it to camp. If it doesn't earn its spot in your trunk, or you're unhappy with it for any reason, message us through the Contact page within 30 days of delivery and we'll walk you through a return and a full refund.
Feed It. Light It. Cook.
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