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RE: USB Induction Charging with BioLite Camp Stove - Burns Wood - Boils Water
I have been meaning to pick one up for years, but have never gotten around to it.
Part of the reason is the cost...It's hard for me to fork out the cash, especially when they don't make the battery replaceable. It may be, but it's not advertised as such.
I recommended it to a buddy of mine a while back, who then told me it took about 2 hours to charge his half full phone. I was impressed with that and that was with the first version.
Instead I bought my own heat differential chargers to make my own type, where you boil them in water and the temp differential between the top and bottom create a charge. I have the parts, but haven't built it yet.
Thanks for putting this product in front of my eyes again. I may pick one up.
You gotta build that thing! How long have you had the parts???
That was my same idea when I first heard of the bio lite, I thought I could one too. Than we left on our 8 month honeymoon and forgot about the stove till this post!
I bought the parts last summer. When I decide to put it together, it'll probably take about 30 minutes, lol. There is one on the market for $50 with one charge unit in a 1 cup pot. I think I paid $15 for three and all I need to do is glue a solid heat sync to the bottom, then to the bottom of the pot. Then glue a finned heat sync to the top, fill it with water and put it over a flame.
Last summer!! Yea you could use #followthrough too, you sound like me. I have this custom bathroom cabinet that i never fonished even though I bought all the parts for it almost a year ago!
The new 3 amp new one looks really useable. When I got it I had one of those far fetched scenarios where I was on the go and everything was clouded over for weeks from a volcano or something. I figured it would be enough to give the radio a little charge to see what was going on if I was unable to charge from portable solar panels lol. But I've found it real useful for quick water boiling and small meal cooking with minimal wood usage and cleanup.
I've seen a couple induction self setups - i'll be thinking of one for the indoor wood burning stove for next winter :) The stove top induction heat blowing fans are nice to.
Free power is always nice...😀