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Innovative Campstove Generates Electricity
- J3L2404 16y agoMore info and video: http://www.biolitestove.com/CampStove.html http://www.biolitestove.com/CampStove.html
- hugh3 16y agoSince the BioLite will burn almost any biomass fuel; from wood, pine cones, leaves, pellets, rice husks, even dung, it means fuel need not be carried Personally I'd rather not cook my food on burning dung. Still, kids these days with their fancy stoves. In my day we'd build a fire out of sticks and cook our dinner in a billy can, and we didn't get excited that we "didn't need to carry fuel". Probably weighed a fifth of a pound, too. Seriously though, it seems like a good design if you're going somewhere that firewood isn't abundant or building open fires isn't allowed. The fan sucks in air for efficient combustion and the thermoelectrics generate energy to power the fan using waste heat. Neato!
- atomical 16y agoThere are quite a few places (i.e. Grand Canyon) where fires are not allowed. Too heavy for lightweight backpacking.
- Dylanlacey 16y agoKids these days have parents from those days who won't let them do dangerous things like build fires or play with sharp, pointy meccano.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoBattery-operated stoves have been available for years: smaller than this stove; the batteries are definitely lighter than that 'power generator'. This stove is neither small nor light, and doesn't solve the fuel problem any better than existing stoves. At least for short-term (week or less) camping. Batteries for a fan will last for hours. In addition the demo video cut away when lighting the dang thing- I wanted to know how fast it came up to speed! I guess I'll never know.
- crux_ 16y agoUtility for camping: I know I would never use it. Utility for home use in low/zero-infrastructure countries, refugee camps, etc: Humongous. Wood gasification is very, very efficient and low-emissions compared to an open fire (which is still the only way to cook in many places around the world).