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ChicagoWay
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ChicagoWayMy understanding is he left the Bushbuddy design open source and didn't care if other people made it, and he's got more work already than he can handle. My only problem with Solo Stove is their early marketing included search keywords like "bushbuddy" and "bush buddy" etc and that's just rude, directly stealing net traffic from the guy that let you use his design. I own both and honestly they work identically. It really just comes down to, the Bushbuddy is like 30% lighter but more expensive so, do you want to pay more or carry more?
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Mr. Handel NEVER held the patent on a double wall design And wood gasification was always public. In fact the patent to the double wall design was held by John Hall a prof at Portland State Un. Futher Mr. Handel didn't even initially own the name Bushbuddy, again Pr. Hall did. The fact is Pr. Hall let his patent go public domain, and anyone can make these types of stove.
Not sure why people keep spreading misinformation about this. Mr. Handel seems very content having more work and income, and at least during the interview was worried about hiring someone to help. He didn't seem to have a problem with others producing these types of stoves (at least Four Dogs). So if you feel guilty about buying the Solo, don't.