new stove

[grilled bear]

A link to this came into my in box this morning and clicked on it to have a look. Something wrong about a wood burning stove that generates electricity to power your phone or ipod. Maybe it's just me but I don't get it, half the fun of a wood burning stove is making it your self too.

http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/BioLite_...tm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BIOLITE_0413_OGB

 

[Bucephalas]

There's a few threads on this product.
I read a review that suggested you would have to feed it for many hours to charge a smart phone enough to make a short call.
Would work better with an old fashioned "proper" phone I should think.
As many others out there I've made a good few different types myself and have them stashed in various places for when I'm out and about, but I did end up buying a WildStove which is now my preferred carry about stove.

 

[swright81076]

I had a good look at the bio lite stove in Cotswold outdoors in Keswick a few weeks ago. I was less than impressed with the workmanship (internal air holes not debured) for the price.

I've made many woodgas stoves and toyed with the idea of TEG's to self power a fan, and using copper pipe heat exchangers for instant boiling water, but the simplicity and ease of the wild stoves stands it head and shoulders above others IMO.

touched by nature

 

[Andy BB]

If you're looking for a forced-air woodstove, have a look at the Vital stove. No power generation, but probably better as a stove than the Biolite.