I love a good gadget for backpacking and when a friend showed me the BioLite camping stove. I knew I had to have it.
This is my BioLite camp stove on a winter backpacking trip. I proudly own one of the OG camp stoves, with the grill attachment to go along with the lights Oh yea, big fan. The BioLite stove is great for anything, I have taken it on backpacking or car camping trips. I even use the BioLite grill in my backyard instead of the Weber. The big reason for using this over other stoves is you can use any burnable material for your fuel. I can grab a hand full of dead and down twigs/wood scraps and fuel my fire for the night. This removes the need to lug a can of stinky fuel with me. The camp stove is worth the added weight and size as it produces electricity from the heat for charging electronics and a fan to keep the fire burning hot and clean.
Check out the new camp stove 2. I have the old camp stove and would love to upgrade but unless steem hits $15 a pop I probably wont be getting the newer lighter and slicker upgrade.
So what is the new product from this awesome company? Introducing the BioLight campfire.
A firepit to enjoy fires by the house, cabin or beach, once the flames have settled you can use the grill and cook a nice meal.
This bad boy has the same large battery pack to turbo charge your fires keeping the fire smoke free and the burn is more efficient. Mind blown feature, you can control this fire from your smart phone. You still get to use the battery to charge your electronics, you know for that one friend that cant stop checking the price bitcoin on his smart phone.
First thing I asked myself was if the fire pit would be like the stove and generate electricity. Question answered in FAQs section, Bam.
Those stoves feature a thermoelectric generator that produces electricity from the heat of the fire. The FirePit does not – and that's on purpose.If we included thermoelectrics in a design of this scale, the unit would cost upwards of $400-$600 and we didn't want to just do tech for tech's sake. Realizing that we wanted the system to still be self-reliant and self-charging, we opted for a solar cover as a companion to the unit. We really want this project to be affordable to as many folks as possible and this was the right energy solution for it.
Well I guess that's why the kickstarter has raised over ten times the $100,000 goal. I missed out on the early bird special, but got in on the first wave delivering the the firepit on my porch, May 2018 just in time for summer. Second wave is still going, delivering in July. This is a good deal they throw in a free waterproof solar carry case. My prediction is this product will be $250 at REI late next year, so grab the $199 deal while its hot.
A few more specs for your viewing pleasure. Check out the kickstarter page for more.
Thanks for reading.
this is SO COOL.
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I know.... right! Thanks for reading my post, friend.
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I really don't recommend this. Everybody I've spoken to who used the 1.0 or 2.0 said that the main flaw is that it burns through the amount of sticks that will fit inside the combustion chamber much faster than the time it takes to #1. boil water, and #2. add any useful amount of charge to your phone.
Even with the increased amperage of the 2.0, a smartphone will still need 1-2 hours to charge fully. You gonna sit there with a pile of twigs, dumping out ash, reloading and re-lighting every 5 minutes?
That's a uselessly small solar cell, too. Everything about this screams gimmick to me, I'm sorry to say.
EDIT: Looks like they left out the TEG on the new model entirely, my bad. But now you know why.
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Thank you, Thank you for the read and comment.
Yes if you leave the fan on high it will burn through wood like no other, the burn is hot and will take some refueling. One cooking session is one light and with the fire burning hot the ashes are minimal. I only empty it after its all said and done, but now that you mention it I will give it a try and see how long and how much wood it takes to recharge a cell phone. I find that using the fan on high to get a nice hot fire and then taking it down to low keeps the fire going longer. Still the fuel is free you get more heat with a hotter cleaner burn and its not gas. The firepit is ideally recharged by wall socket or car charger, but if you leave the cover with the solar panel out for a few days or more it will charge. The company makes a great product and they make a unit called the Base Camp for people in energy deficient countries to use for cooking. It may not be the smallest or lightest camp stove or the cheapest firepit. Yes the product is luxurious in some ways but I like them because buying from BioLite supports a company trying to do something different to solve the worlds energy problem in countries like India and Africa. Also its a cool toy to show off to friends.
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Very nice. I would totally use that for camping. I prefer just burning wood over buying fuel. It seems a bit bulky for backpacking though. And sometimes wood isn't always available when backpacking, like in high elevation areas above tree line. But it is definitely a cool little invention!
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