Do you want to cook dinner and charge electronics while camping at your campsite, with just a handful of kindling? You do? Ok, let us introduce you to the BioLite Camping Stove.
If you haven’t heard of the BioLite Stove we guarantee you will. Here’s a review we published. It’s truly one of the most innovative camping products we’ve seen in years. We think it’s right up there with solar technology! We also believe it’s going to change the face of renewable energy for camping, as not only is it incredibly clever but it’s affordable too.
So why are we so impressed? Well, because it’s a camp stove that burns hot and clean while using very little fuel and charges your gadgets at the same time, all while reducing your carbon footprint.
Yes, you did read that correctly… it recharges your gadgets while you cook your dinner!
Wow! OK… take a breath… calm down… yes it is exciting isn’t it… but we haven’t told you the best bit yet!
It generates clean heat, and clean energy and has been developed both as a camping and home stove to help save millions of lives tragically lost through smoke inhalation each year and contributing towards climate change. The design cuts smoke emissions by up to 95% and CO2 by 91% while simultaneously providing users with the capability to charge mobile phones, LED lights and all their camping gadgets.
The BioLite CampStove is a portable cooking stove designed for outdoor use, camping, backpacking, or emergency preparedness. What sets it apart from traditional camping stoves is its ability to generate electricity through a thermoelectric process while also providing heat for cooking. Here are some key features of the BioLite CampStove:
1. Thermoelectric Generator: It features a built-in thermoelectric generator that converts heat from the fire into electricity. This electricity powers a fan that increases the efficiency of the fire, resulting in cleaner and more efficient burning of wood or biomass.
2. USB Charging: One of the primary benefits of the BioLite CampStove is its ability to charge electronic devices, such as smartphones or GPS units, using the electricity generated during cooking. The stove includes a USB port to plug in your devices for charging.
3. Fuel Versatility: While designed to burn small pieces of wood or biomass found in nature, the BioLite CampStove can also use other biomass fuels like pinecones or pellets. This versatility makes it great in various outdoor environments.
4. Smokeless Design: The efficient combustion process assisted by the thermoelectric generator helps minimize smoke output, making the BioLite CampStove more environmentally friendly, which campers love.
5. Portability: The BioLite CampStove is compact and lightweight, making it easy to transport in a backpack or camping gear. It’s also designed for use in remote locations where traditional fuel sources may not be readily available.
6. Cooking Surface: The stove features a stable cooking surface where you can place pots or pans for cooking meals or boiling water. It’s suitable for a variety of camping and backpacking cooking tasks.
Overall, the BioLite CampStove offers convenience with an eco-friendly solution for outdoor cooking and device charging, which makes it popular among campers, backpackers, and outdoor enthusiasts.
But it’s much more than that as the BioLite team explain:
Open wood fires are inefficient, wasting potential energy and creating toxic smoke due to incomplete combustion. Carefully designed stoves that use fans to blow air into the fire can dramatically improve combustion. However, such stoves require small amounts of electricity to power their fans and most people who cook on wood are without grid or battery access.
BioLite stoves solve this problem by converting a fraction of the fire’s thermal energy into electricity to power our combustion improvement system. Excess electricity is made available to users for charging small electronic devices such as mobile phones, LED lights, GPS and many others.
Biolite Stove In Action
So don’t simply think about what the BioLite Stove can do for you as a camper… think about what it can do for the world!
YES, IT’S A GAME-CHANGER FOR SOME PEOPLE!
OK, here are the details:
- Powers most USB-chargeable devices including smartphones, LED lights, GPS and many others
- Fast to boil
- Lights quickly and easily
- Burns sticks, pine cones, pellets and other biomass
- Folds for easy packing
- Packed size: 8.25 x 5″
- Weight: 2 Lbs 1 oz / 935 grams
Do you use the Biolite stove? We’d love to hear what you think of it.
