Something for the hikers among us

It gives my baby inverter enough juice to run,and charge my little Acer1 laptop.(I tried it Bruce)
Matt

 

It could be handy to charge the tikka headlamp when backpacking. But just a little on the heavy side for me. But long term who knows

 

here is a TEG unit that works with a wood burning stove..... probably better suited for someone in bruces neighborhood.....

 

I have one of these still in the box. When I get the time, I will post a review.

 

I think it's just $129. That's all I paid and that's what the website says now.

 

Here's another option--essentially, if you're heating the pot, you can get up to 5w power from it:

The PowerPot

IMO, I think the pot is too big for hiking. It might work for camping, however, I just have to wonder how many cords were melted during development.

 

I'd like to get a bio lite stove. I've tried one of the folding wood burners a while back and it wasn't all that good. What make the bio lite worth looking into is the fan. That fan could heep the fire going fairly hot and if you can keep it fed it should prove itself in short order.

One of these days I've got to take out all my camping and backpacking stoves and run a comparison test to see which will boil a liter of water the fastest.

The Power Pot looks like a "Me too!" product, the issue with the PP is you still need to carry a stove and fuel. Put it on a campfire and you'll melt the insulation on the wires.

 

Gentlemen, here is a much better article. The wires are already fireproof, there is a 5wt, 10wt, and a 15wt in development now. I an considering the 1gal. 15wt on a wood burning stove, fed by a float valve and a cistern. The biggest problem with these is weight, they are a little heavy.PowerPot uses cooking heat to power campers' devices

 

I have a bunch of stoves and these two get the most use:

• The Esbit Ultralight. I have one of these in every car and in every bag.
• The Vargo Ti Hex stove. You don't have to worry about fuel (although I usually have a few trioxane tabs with me anyway.

Both boil water fairly quickly and and are small, light, and sturdy.

 

I just saw the Biolite at the Expo. It was shiny and colorful. It had all the cool attachments. This thread was started in 2012, I am unsure if things have changed but starter pads were not part of the display at the expo. The pitch was use of sticks, leaves and easy to use with the ability to turn the heat into energy.

Here is a chart that compares the Biolite to other camp stoves.




Like I said the stove was cool looking with different attachments. @stg58 bought the stove and some of the attachments and I am hoping he will chime in to let us know how well they held up.


My thoughts on the grill (extra purchase attachment) was that it looked like there would be bending issues plus due to the size it would take up lots of room in ones pack. IMO this unit would be too cumbersome for a bugout bag. I really think if one is concerned about space and weight the kelly kettle would be better- see here
Kelly Kettle | Survival Forums



Other monkey threads on this stove.
BioLite Camp Stove | Survival Forums
BioLite stove | Survival Forums
BioLite Stove and Pocket filter review-Christmas in February | Survival Forums