Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: New Stove for those tech types-would go well with the new cell tower.
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bumabu |
I am going back to the coffee can approach. Cheap and lightweight. Ashes in face as needed. |
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andym |
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cliff355 |
quote andym: "Still going to stick with gas. I just don't like soot on my pots. And I like to simmer things. " Me too. In the picture you can probably see my Coleman Green Suitcase in the upper left corner. However, sitting around the suitcase in the evening just isn't quite the same. |
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bradcrc |
quote mr.barley: "Since it burns solid fuels, I don't think you can use it during a fireban." this is true. |
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cliff355 |
quote andym: "If it burns really hot with the forced air then there may be less soot. Someone posted here about a double layer tube stove they built that burned really hot. I think it might have had less soot." What is cool about this stove is it has a self-powering blower. Alot of these small (4" diameter) TLUDs have a blower hooked up to a battery pack. The only problem is that water and electricity don't mix and alot of times things end up getting wet in the BWCA. Stoves in the 4" diameter category benefit quite a bit from a blower, but I have found that increasing the size eliminates any need for additional forced air. My two-bucket homemade version behaves like a forge and will burn wood that is green or soaking wet. Any of these stoves are going to put soot on your pots regardless of how hot they burn. Such stoves are generally smokeless, but they still leave carbon deposits. As far as the cell tower is concerned, it will probably be easier to dump the iphone and go with a Blackberry and some extra batteries. IMHO, even Daniel Boone would have brought up Weather Radar if he had been able to. |
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bradcrc |
reminds me of this tho. happy stove |
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BWPaddler |
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talusman |
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mr.barley |
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mogos |
it is a much better design than the "vital stove" featured in the cool gadgets video. and the generator is genius. this is one to watch once it hits the market. carrying no liquid fuel would be very nice... |
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andym |
As a charger... well it outputs enough energy to power a cell phone charger but only for as long as you are cooking. Plus, you need to connect your electronics to something hot on which you are balancing something like a pot of boiling water. Hmmm... maybe better to stick with a solar panel. It would also be possible to just get a thermoelectric generator dedicated to battery charging and heat it using the fire. Again, no good during a fireban but we have the fire going longer than we cook on any given night. Or we could just stick with not charging batteries out there. |
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andym |
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mogos |
watching the demo video the pot they use is pretty sooty underneath. even with the fan, i don't think you can charge a wood fire enough to make it burn as clean as pressurized petroleum products. to me, the primary advantages of this stove is the freedom from liquid fuel (a huge potential weight savings -- more than enough to make up for the stove's extra weight) and its relative simplicity of design. i'm still interested... |
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drnatus |
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andym |
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Soledad |
"BioLite stoves produce between 1-2 watts for charging cell phones or LED lights. This valuable off-grid power augments BioLite’s improved combustion benefits." Biolite Stove |
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GearJunkie |
But for the BW I'll stick with my Trangia and leave the cell phone at home. |