BioLite Stove

[roar-k]

I searched and did not see a thread/post about this stove, and thought I would post it for you all.

It's called the BioLite Camp Stove and after watching the video it's a pretty neat idea. It's using Thermoelectricity to power the fan to provide oxygen to the fire.

Also, the stove is insulated so you can touch the outside and not fry your hands. The guy stated that this stove burns at 1400 degrees!

Current Prototype Stove
• Boils 1 liter of water in 4 minutes.
• Kindles in 2 minutes
• Burns twigs, sticks, underbrush, pine cones, pellets, rice husks
• Folds for easy packing
• 7.5” Tall X 4.75” Diameter
• Weighs 1lb 10oz

Compact Model Camp Stove
• 35% smaller than prototype stove
• Weighs 15 ounces

http://www.biolitestove.com/Camp_Stove.html

There's also a full demonstration video on the site as well:

http://www.biolitestove.com/Full_Demonstration.html

[crashdive123]

Cool. Looks similar to what CS is building.

[Rick]

Very nice link. I like the design and the stove. It eliminates the need to carry fuel as well as the problems associated with battery driven stoves like the Sierra stove. Nice.

Just so you don't miss it, here's their next iteration:

http://www.biolitestove.com/NextGen_Cook_Stove.html

[Ken]

And where am I supposed to store all of these things.......

[Geronimo!]

That's a sweet stove. I toyed around with coffee can stoves for a while, which look and act similar, but stopped because of 1)smoke 2)it gets hot! and 3) lack of oxygen. This stove covers all three

[roar-k]

I currently use a Primus Omnifuel stove and if this stove actually works as good as it sounds/looks I may switch to the BioLite stove.

It should be out in the next few months so maybe someone can do a review of it...

[Rick]

I have picked up so many stoves in the last few months. My wife thinks I'm nuts. Okay, that might be a given but I picked up a Coleman 523 last night on eBay for $30. Can you say SCORE?!

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

I couldn't figure if it is burning the gasses or not...? But it is along the same lines as an updraft stove that reburns the gasses. I am trying to get there with a homebuild stove. I want to try the pellets and charcoal. I may just light it up with charcoal and post results it did great with dry pine. almost no smoke, even with pine.

[finallyME]

Another wood burner. Let's see if I can give it a fair comparison.

Bushbuddy http://bushbuddy.ca/indexs.html

It weighs 5.1 oz and costs a mere $115, and has reviews by people I respect.

You could also make a bushbuddy clone yourself for less than $10 and have it weigh a little more but less than 10 oz. I would provide a link, but it would be to another forum and we know they don't really exist.

The biolite is 1 lb 10 oz which is 26 oz.

Let's see, the ol' J faulk stove. http://www.backpacking.net/makegear.html
It is pretty expensive at less than $2 and weighs in at 5 oz or less. It won't be as efficient as the bushbuddy or biolite, but then again, the fuel is plentiful.

There is also the sierra zip stove. http://www.zzstove.com/
It uses a fan for efficiency. The titanium version weighs 10 oz, the steel one weighs 16 oz.

Here is the nimbleweed nomad stove. http://www.nimblewillnomad.com/stove.htm It comes in at 4 oz. Make sure to use steel for this one, trust me .

I have made the nimbleweed stove and a bushbuddy knock off. They both worked as planned, except the aluminum version of the nimbleweed which melted . After using them, I keep coming back to the same conclusion. I see them all as pointless. Here's why:

1. If you are in an area that restricts fire use, generally, you can't use them. They generally only allow stoves that can be turned on and off. It really depends on the area. They might think it is different than an open fire. If they do consider it ok to have a wood stove in an open fire restricted area, then they are great, if the particular ranger that is talking with you agrees (sometimes you get two rangers with two different opinions on the matter).

2. If I am in an area that allows open fires, then I will build a fire, and don't need the stove. I can even make a small fire with two rocks and two skewers that do the same thing for less weight. If I am anally environmentally conscious and have no problem with burning plant material, but don't want to damage the dirt, then a sheet of metal on the ground works.

Anyways, just my own opinions. The biolite looks like a fun stove to use.

[hoosierarcher]

I like my Pocket Cooker. It is featured in Backwoodsman Magazine but the best price I have found for it is at sportsmansguide.com