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This guy lives in his van and he does what you describe: he has a big battery (lithium ion IIRC) that powers an induction hot plate for cooking/boiling water. (
by hollerith 2y ago
This guy lives in his van and he does what you describe: he has a big battery (lithium ion IIRC) that powers an induction hot plate for cooking/boiling water. (He also has a propane camping stove.)
https://www.youtube.com/@forestyforest https://www.youtube.com/@forestyforest
He's found that solar is not useful where he lives (Canada) so he replaced the alternator in his van with one that generates more power, and uses that to keep his big battery charged.
- wffurr 2y agoI doubt the round trip efficiency of that beats a white gas stove, but the handling is much much simpler. It's a lot easier and less hazard prone to fuel the generator than mess around with a liquid fuel stove.