Can confirm it works with Sheep Dung!!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/aGh3qq-ul921oJc.html 😂

Ah, this is so good to see Stephen, and it looks like you had loads of fun! 🤣, thanks for your support and taking the time to put all this together - I can't wait to see what other adventures you take it on!! You've definitely got your skill honed there too, in describing how things work in such a simple to understand way - it's something that I've really struggled with when trying to describe it to the people I meet. It's SO exciting to see the LOFI stove out there in the wild and being used by others, I can't wait to get the launch live on Kickstarter in the next few weeks and see what happens... 🙌

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sending me it to try! I love the outdoors, tech and fire and this combines them all 🤣 Was the perfect thing to capture my attention. Looking forward to testing it more.

@janmariolle

Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait for your Kickstarter launch so I can try your stove out.

@alexjanito3404

Жыл бұрын

This would be a good seller in the states. Especially since you can use a small powerbank instead of buying and carrying fuel. Wonder if a 20w-40w foldable solar panel would work to power this aswell

@JonnyLOFI

Жыл бұрын

@@alexjanito3404 Thanks Alex, I've had it working really well from just a 7.5w panel - as the fan only draws 2.5W on full power! ☀

@banditoo7

Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyLOFI looking forward to your kickstater. Go great with my camping cooking arsenal here in Lake Taupo, New Zealand.

Stephen, thanks for sharing. Actually, sorry to say, you are not using this stove correctly - technically this is known as a TLUD (top lit, up draft), and is inherently highly efficient - buring both the wood gas as well as the solid wood (hence minimal ash left over - also known as a wood gas stove). They work best by packing the chamber with your burn material up to the inner air holes, light from the top and it then burns downward. There are already mini TLUD camping stoves on the market for less than GBP £20, made in China, but not fan assisted (still burns organic material cleanly and without smoke). The main draw back - the organic material needs to be pretty dry to get maximum heat value and burn smoke free - which is OK in summer, more problematic over winter, and in rainy weather you would want to use an aluminium wind shield and with the stove going on a single charge of saved dry wood, already be drying the next charge of wet wood inside the windshield, outside the stove. By the way, pine cones with open leaves make excellent fire starters, if you have plenty, carry a few, even crush them down under walking boots to pack more into the burn chamber - the pine resin content adds to the energy - heat output. Nice bit of kit...

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve! Love your radio show in the afternoon! 😂 You’re absolutely correct and thanks for pointing out! I was treating it like a box stove at the start and it’s not an efficient way to use it at all. Been experimenting with methods and fuel since and now have a much better idea of what works 🙂 I’m going to make a follow up video next week to show the better method.

Awesome 😎 love it, I need to get myself one of those. Thanks 🙏🏻

Wonderful invention. This comment is for YT algorithm. Thank you for suggesting this video to me. Please keep sharing.

New subscriber absolutely love the content. Came across your page after I signed up for this years causeway coast half marathon and wanted to get an idea of the route. Now I'm hooked. Keep doing what your doing 👍🏼😄.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Darragh! 🙂

I'm definitely buying one as soon as I'm able to. It looks so awesome

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Kickstarter should be launching August/ Sept

Amazing. Thanks for sharing it.

Very cool stove! We’ve always used jet boils, or white gas stoves, in the past, but this definitely looks promising.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been mostly using it as a gas alternative for boiling water. Requires a bit more effort, but it works and free fuel!

I can't wait for this to launch! I have a larger version without the fan called Flame genie for camp fires, we use wood pellets in it.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Wood pellets work great in this. I get about 4 mug boils from 200grams

I’ll be getting one of those. Superb.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s a cool bit of kit

Looks like a great bit of kit, well done to Jonny for coming up with the idea. 👌, price is steep but I’m sure it will drop over time. My only concern is how it will cope with getting wet. Great video too. 👍

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Last night I accidentally splashed boiling water all over the power bank and the cable. Kept going. Not sure I’d recommend it though! But the electronics have been coated to make them water resistant.

Love it, could see that being an addition to my fishing bag 👍

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

could use it as a bait tin when not boiling water 🤣

What an awesome stove! Thanks for the review.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jan!

OK, I need a coffee can, a baked beans can, a bit of screen mesh, a 5v CPU fan, tin snips, a 100k potentiometer and an 18650 battery 👍

Dude, that stove makes me want to start camping. I probably won't, but that thing is SWEET!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Haha buy tent, mat, sleeping bag, rucksack etc just to have an excuse to get one 😂

Great review and a very clever bit of innovation and engineering there. I hope its a success for them.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s a clever bit of kit!

@janmariolle

Жыл бұрын

It’s like a refined version of the Sierra stove.

I have just watched this again - it is amazing

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty cool bit of kit!

Love that!

Very impressed with this!!! You bumped into a friend of mine at the bottom of the highest mountain in NI! (Neil) 👍

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James! Ah yeah, on Saturday , I was bumping into everyone that day. I need to run in the mountains at the weekend more often.

@movemorenowjames

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid clearly the place to be ! He’s just set up his KZread channel and think your meeting inspired him to get cracking again

As I live across the pond, I think its cool and want one.. And even though I have a Emberlit Ti Stove (as well as many others..), I dig the design...

Looks very cool mate 👍🏼

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Cool bit of kit indeed!

That’s really cool

That is particularly mighty 🤣 Will be nice to get your views on reliability and longevity in a few months... Thanks a mil and good luck 🍀

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m interested to see how it holds up! It’s all waterproofed and seems solidly built.

One thing I always try to pass on to anyone using any type of twig stove, (Kelly Kettle, Robens, etc) is take garden secateurs, it's loads easier to cut fuel quicker and to the right length.

@hobofab

Жыл бұрын

...and cut off the bark.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh that would be quicker! I got a Swiss Army knife with the saw but it’s slow.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh that would be quicker! I got a Swiss Army knife with the saw but it’s slow.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t bark burn?

@iancoe3044

Жыл бұрын

Twigs in these gasifier type stoves burn too quickly. Once you get it going you're better off using 2 - 3 inch thick wood battens or you're putting in more wood every 30 seconds.

oh man this is really cool I actually build something similar couple years ago to grill sate/satay (food like bbq) with my friend using unused cpu fan and a custom made metal box . we indeed notice the fire it produce is sometime woozing as powerful like a jetstove. its portable enough to carry and power with our motorcycle battery but long story short covid break our friendship and we barely go out since 😂😂 its nice to see a profesionally made and designed product like this is real. maybe its yes pricy now but overtime I'm sure it'll become more acessible

that is pretty awesome

Would be cool if they had a way to lower the heat instead of just increasing. But i guess adding less fuel is possible, just like with normal wood stoves. Next model should have a speed controlled conveyor belt to feed the fire, and a tiny robot that gathers wood while i pitch the tent 😊

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what you mean? You power the heat by decreasing power. Or also less fuel. Tiny robot sounds amazing thought!

@EspenFrafalne

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid A regular wood stove doesnt have temperature adjustment, so i was thinking about a practical way to lower the heat further than you can with a normal wood stove. Adding less fuel is of course a method, but then id have to feed it more frequently, and i feel like i have to feed my regular wood stove so frequently it gets almost stressful when i have to jump back and forth between cooking and feeding the fire. Its kinda nice if i just want to boil some water for coffee or a backpacker meal, but id much rather use my alcohol stove if i wanted to make a full (non backpacker) meal.

This looks great. Way too expensive for me at the minute, but as you said, innovation tends to cost initially.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s also made by a tiny company, costs a fortune to bring a product to market. I doubt they are sticking the arm in when it comes to making profits off this. All power to them, no pun intended.

@explore1018

Жыл бұрын

There is really no innovation here other than it's using titanium the Sierra zip stove has been out for a very long time and it is the exact same thing. If you want to save yourself some money just buy the Sierra zip stove. Also if weight is not an issue and you want a stove that produces electricity instead of uses electricity you could always look into the biolight stove

@Brayne01

Жыл бұрын

@@explore1018 I was thinking of the biolite stove - why not transform the heat into energy then into airflow.

@mindfulicious

Жыл бұрын

@@Brayne01 he did a review of the Biolite stove 2 yrs ago. It's great for those who don't mind the bulkiness,

@Brayne01

Жыл бұрын

@@mindfulicious I suppose if the biolite was to evolve, a smaller battery could be used, making it less bulky. It simply seems odd to me that the LOFI can't be used without the fan and that you need to own/buy an external battery pack to use the stove. Also the Biolite was able to charge devices, not only feed the fan with juice.

I have a top loading burner, and they are great till you use them in real life backpacking/camping. Every time you need to put more fuel in you need to remove your fry pan, restock the burner then put your fry pan back on. If the sticks are not the perfect length, you can't put your fry pan back. Then you need to carry with you a power source. Just buy the VIRE rocket folding stove and be happy.

I’ve seen similar larger versions of this fan powered “jet stove” used by cycling solo travelers in China western high mountain area to cook normal meals. The smaller size of this one could be an advantage but it’s small fuel capacity is also a disadvantage. The fan helps to push up the heat output of the stove but it also means you’ll need to have a way to get electricity to charge a power bank along the trip.

@michaelbrownlee9497

Жыл бұрын

Battery pack, solar....solved. people carry phones, GPS, need battery anyways.

@midgetman4206

Жыл бұрын

It's the perfect application for a thermoelectric generator. That's what I thought it was going to be. So far I only know of biolite and another company that do that. The first could use a little more refinement.

One of the big players need to buy this product design, and get it out to the mass market. Gas canisters look a bit redundant now.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I’ll be v interested to see where this tech goes in future

@Eightball69

Жыл бұрын

Gas stoves aren't going anywhere anytime soon

It's a cool and practical little stove 🙂

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Tis indeed!

What I want to know is if can be powered by that other little stove that generates electricity and lets you charge devices?

Very impressive

Absolute game changer! An Aussie lad, and always looking for motorcycle friendly camping kit, and the size of this looks like it'd fit perfectly into one of the Snowpeak TI pots I already have. Definitely going to be keeping an eye on this stove!

It looks great

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin

In Australia this stove may have some fire risk concerns on days of high fire risk*, but we tend to have great amounts of ideal fuel available, dry and easy to break to size. Our gum twigs also burn with a ferocity that surprises people from Europe and North America. * All gas stoves are banned too on days of Total Fire Ban.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Biggest nuisance here is finding anything dry enough to easily break. Most of the year twigs are damp and bendy

Lovely little gadget. The algorithm push your video through te me. Happy to subscribe. Kindest Regards Tony Nelson Cape Town, South Africa

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! Welcome 🙂🙂

Sitting here eating Goldfish and peanut butter because the cheap fuel canister I got from Walmart is already out of fuel. So, yes. I’ll pay a premium for innovation and to not starve while motorcycle camping across the U.S.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to assume Goldfish is a brand of something and you not the decorative carp?

Brilliant, I need one 🤪

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Need or want? Is there any difference 😂

@JonnyLOFI

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support Andrew 🙌

@AndrewBWalsh

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid okay so both it is.

Ohhh I like that , I like that a lot !!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s an interesting bit of outdoors tech! Dividing opinions quite a bit too. I love gadgets, outdoors and fire so perfect combo for me. It’s not really the kind of thing you can sit around to relax as it’s really designed to just be used for cooking and boiling.

I like you can use any USB power source. That's a really nice decision.

it technically is a form of gas because wood releases wood gases when it burns and with an airflow, it is kind of gas XD

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

True! Although not from a can. Unless you count the coffee can I’m keeping my wood pellets in 😂

COOL!!!

That is way too cool!!!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It is rather

That is very clever.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It's a very nice bit of engineering!

isn't this just the same as a biolite stove? I wouldn't say it was innovative as the principal has been round for a long time, as cool as it is though it's not a new concept

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Similar idea although this is aimed at ultralight market. Biolite definitely isnt

If you still fancy a go with the Kelly Kettĺe they are 15% off this weekend at Coast and Marine in Whitehead. Love the videos

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know! I totally forgot too 🫣 was in whitehead on Thursday ugh

SORRY I ONLY DO YOU TUBE. LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PRODUCT. HOPE TO BUY ONE . THANKS 🇺🇸👍

It's really great and not having to use gas is a great thing. We should be moving away from using gas as much as we can. Poop is pretty sustainable! 😁

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Do have to make sure it's dry though 🤣 Small twigs are probably more ideal

@Velobetty

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Yes, I guess twigs are sustainable too! ☺️

Stove looks amazing, thanks for the review! Which Garmin (watch) is that, by the way?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Forerunner 245, use it for running mostly

Nice stove Sir..I like it😃

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ajay! 🙂

@AjaySingh-228

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid you are welcome sir

You looked like you could only just fit the pot on, that might need further consideration? It looks great and something I might buy but it's a bit steep, especially as the motor might not last long in that environment? Being able to repair would help. How well does it work without the power, or does it cause it to overheat? A possible fuel to use is wooden pellet cat litter. Works well in other wood gas stoves. It definitely has promise and I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks.

..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@magicworldbyjorg

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Thank you very mutch... have a nice day.... see you….

If you use a solar charged power bank, its full free powered.. love it, i want it ,gimmi it 😆 🤣

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s been tested with a solar panel and worked!

Change is Cool

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

or in this case, hot

Have you looked at the Biolite Campstove 2+ I have the first gen and love it.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have one. It’s amazing bit of tech but isn’t ultralight at all. Nearly 1kg

Hi great video. What make is the frying pan I think it it just what I'm looking for.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It’s a GSI Gourmet Frypan. It’s great! Not light but it’s a proper pan

It is a nice air powered stove. It’s less bulky than the biolight stove but that one has battery included and charges of the excess heat. But it has definitely have the fun part of burning small forest floor stuff. But remember it classifies as open fire and is not always, everywhere allowed to use. Like now a lot of big forest fires are burning across Europe. Be smart and use when it’s safe and allowed.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes definitely goes without saying this needs to be treated as a fire. Although I’ve been told that in some areas it’s not actually classed as “open fire”. I’ve a friend who has done cooking demos in box stove in “no open fire” areas and he checked and was told it was fine as it wasn’t on the ground. 🤷‍♂️ Although those rules are going to vary region to region. Rarely forest fires in Ireland during summer as it still rains every few days. We tend to get open mountain fires in early spring with dead dry grass from over winter

Surprised you didn't know about wood gas stoves. I got mine around 4 years ago for just under £13. They are still quite cheap, just checked ebay and you can get a new one for £15. They will burn almost anything and they dont need an electric power source!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I’m actually testing a wood gas/secondary burn stove currently, will have a video about it out in next couple of weeks. I’ll maybe address the similarities in that video, because while similar, there are distinct advantages and disadvantages of both. I currently have a list of over 10 differences between this stove and a wood gas stove.

Thx4this

Power practical did a heavy big one, it's good but unfortunately one needs care in regards to the plastic housing and heat from the fire. That said, to memory, it did store a fair bit of electricity for a mobile or whatever; it was also very small. I'm very interested in this, but I'm thinking about it because of my use plus speed of cooking (fire primed) etc. Because of its speed and such, I haven't really used said stove

I actually think this is worth the cash. I'm impressed, honestly. Spring, summer, and fall...this thing would be great. The cold of winter will drain those battery banks pretty quickly, though, even when they're not in use. Do you know if the stove can be used as a normal wood burning stove, without the fan being on? From the designer telling you to leave the fan on "low" to let the fire burn itself out, I got the impression that maybe having a fire without the fan on might jeopardize the electronics? Anyway, thanks for the heads up on this. Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else. Keep us updated!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it has to be used with the fan on to preserve the electronics. But it’s a small stove so a full load burns fully to ash in about 7-20mins max (depending on fuel). That’s at least 2 boils

@iancoe3044

Жыл бұрын

One assumes you need to lift the cooking item to refuel? My cheaper version needs thick bits of wood even on trickle speed.

Would definitely be an upgrade to my Bio-lite.

@rballwv

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a downgrade honestly

Great video. Would be great to see a fuel weight comparison for boiling 400ml water using jet boil vs wood. If you could get a rough 1:1 ratio this could take over the backpack canister industry. I would much rather carry 500g wood than 500g gas!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

The gas will always outperform wood weight for weight, just can't get that energy density. The way I look at it is, I do maybe two boils on an overnight camping trip. I'd normally have a 150gram gas can. The amount of wood pellets required for two boils won't be much more than that (I need to test!). Plus depending where I'm going I might not need to carry fuel at all.

@MarkSpohr

Жыл бұрын

Why would you carry wood? It's everywhere.

Burning the wood gas. Very cool stove. Very interested.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

thanks Russell!

How about a biolite stove type teg component to recharge your power supply?

Yes expensive but with regulations such as California Utah and others no fire. A Firebox and or the firebox mini with multiple fuel abilities, not to mention they fold up for more space in the pack.makes firebox a better stove. Cool idea though

Mini rocket stove, exactly!

This needs a power source e.g battery bank and a cable, that’s added weight. What we need is a titanium version of the Solo Stove Lite.

Very cool. Ive been looking for something like this. Does this fit over a grayl water bottle? Grayl is 3.4 inch diameter and the lofi site says its 90mm = 3.54 inches. I see there is a lip inside that may make it close. Please let me know if you have a grayl to try.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Don’t have a grayl I’m afraid, but I’ve handled one. I feel like might be too tight. But would need to test

Looks fancy and expensive. For now I’m able to resist. But as a gear junky I know exactly what’s gonna happen. Titanium, new toy, need it

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Haha, I think this is definitely one for the gadget nerds. It got me! I love tech, the outdoors and fire, this combines them all 😂

Wow that’s very cool, perfect for forest camping, not sure about mountain camping. Is that what you were trying to review when we went camping with 10 million midges?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Depends on what you need to do with it. Just need to plan for it. If it’s just do a couple of boils, you could easily carry some wood pellets to burn. Or just the readily available sheep poo 😂😂 I’m definitely going to try it.

@patriciaribaric3409

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid I'm imagining a million midges as the biofuel.

neat

This is pretty dang neat! Only thing that puts me is the price but then again even buying a £20 gas stove seems to much for me haha 😂 I’m so used to my DIY alcohol stove but last weekend I struggled to get full boils out of my fuel supply when I was surrounded by dry wood and kindling for something like this. A big part of me wants to do a DIY take on this first to either prove I can make my own or at least prove how difficult it is to master it and give in to buying one :p

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Is your alcohol stove one of the ones made from a drink can? I’ve seen a few of those. The challenge will be making a DIY version that’s as lightweight 😁

@bryamoutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Yeah I made the excuse to the mrs that I needed so many beers to make prototypes :p Tbh it works very well but I didn’t have a windshield so was enough to effect the boil time/it getting up to temperature. You’re right about the weight, I might try do this with a steel cup and a computer fan (with metal blades) to see in principle if I can get it to work first.

@bryamoutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid So I went in to work today, I work with some high skilled engineers (not me) and we attempted to reverse the engineer this just based on what we could see in your video and the other social media posts and safe to say Jonny has engineered something brilliant here. We made a very crude version by cutting the bottom a double walled steel mug, drilling a series of holes for airflow in and out , creating a new bottom and connecting it together. We managed to do it all and get it working quite quickly but the executing of getting it in a light titanium body is incredible. I definitely think I’ll stick to buying one when it comes out instead of making my own 😁

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

@@bryamoutdoors haha, can’t believe you actually tried it!

@bryamoutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid It was a very quick and dirty attempt, we also had a much stronger fan which made it feel like a borderline jet engine! 😂 But it’s made me like the concept of the Lofi stove more. Would be interested to see how you get in with it when you’re away from the woodlands, see if you can find enough material else where to make it truly practical.

Want one! Awesome! When can I get one in the US?

@JonnyLOFI

Жыл бұрын

These are now on Kickstarter, and are fully funded :) They’ll be available in the spring: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lofi-design/lofi-stove-ultralight-titanium-camp-fire-burns-wood-not-gas

Does it leave soot at bottle of your pan?

How does it compare with the bio lite stove which has been out for ages and does the same thing

@totoroben

Жыл бұрын

It's *much* lighter. This is important for backpacking.

The best way to use these stoves is to pre pack it, add tinder on the top and let it burn from the top down

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ve since learned that through experimenting with it. I was treating it like a box stove. I’m going to make a follow up video next week to show the best method I’ve found for using it so far 🙂

@aodh5966

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid brilliant, it can be tricky getting it to light from the top, but with the fan it should help. I'll have to sub now to see the results!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

@@aodh5966 I've found a small capfull of ethanol does the trick quite nicely to get it going quickly

I want it

I LOVE my twig stove, the fan would be a welcome addition. But the price? My Chinese made twig stove was US$8.

@kwhatten

Жыл бұрын

Can they add small "posts" for elevating pots/pans above the stove.

Great.. . but what about you run out of electricity?does it work also?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

No it requires power to preserve electronics. But a tiny power bank can power it for hours so you shouldn’t run out if you charged your battery. Same as gas stove won’t run if you don’t check gas levels before hand

I like it. It has its pro's & con's. Cheap to run but no good unless you carry a power bank. Expensive to buy compared to a cheap bush box. I'd buy one at £35 for the novelty aspect. I like the design of the burner, but I wouldn't want to power the fan electronically.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not for everyone, but nothing ever is. Personally I always have a power bank with me on every trip anyway so that doesn’t add anything for me. Hmmm I wonder if a clockwork version is possible 🤔

@JonnyLOFI

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid I did try and make a clockwork one... It's where this whole design evolved from 😂 ...needless to say, there were a few issues that quickly became apparent.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyLOFI Did it only last for about 30seconds and then you'd burn yourself trying to wind it up again?🤣

@markatchison9974

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid Clockwork won't work & nor will a facetious version.

@JustaFanBoy

Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyLOFI For the Mark II, integrate a Piezoelectric generator to self-power the fan. 😄

Oh wow! That is nuts!!! Does he know when they will be hitting the shelves? Edit: nevermind, I finished the video... I think I got a little too excited and jumped the gun! 🤣

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Kickstarter launching in August / Sept

Does the electric not start the flame? The test here basically held the fire started with a match and tinder. I’m not clear on what the new science provided us.

Wouldn't there be a risk of some of the ember falling thru and burn the fan..or the wires..

How looks the pot after cooking on this stove. Is it less sooty than a regular wood fire?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

It will still blackened if you put the pot on while in full flame. But you can wait until it dies down and cook more on hot embers. But yeah will still blacken a pot, but maybe not as much

@kwhatten

Жыл бұрын

Rub soap on pot, will make clean up easy. Or, place aluminum foil over top of stove, under pot.

Too late...I've used battery operated fish air pump. Used a stainless steel straw connected to the plastic tube. Straw inserted to bottom on stove. 30 bucks.

@jjw5165

Жыл бұрын

Needs twist to spin hot gasses, and 2nd air supply at top to make more smokeless, pluss pre heat intake air

Take my money!

What happens when your powerbank is empty? Will it burn the motor or does it function without power connected?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’ll kill the motor to burn without power. Kinda have to treat it like a gas stove, no gas no heat, no power, no heat. Although even a very small powerbank will last for days worth of burning

Just when I think I've got all the gear I will ever need I am pulled back in. I wonder if it will be available in the states.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Haha! I’d say they would hope to sell in the states, going to be biggest market for sure.

@garrycollins3415

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid the only problem is the fear of open fire in 2/3 of the country. Every year forest fires are devastating. I'd worry about a few embers getting loose and resulting in 100,000 acres and 3 towns burning down. Where I am in the east coast mountains I'll have no issue using it. One of the fires in Utah is from a guy trying to burn a spider. That's some serious dry forests.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

@@garrycollins3415 good point! Had another person from west coast saying something similar.

What does it weigh?

Could you use barbecue coals as a fuel source.?

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm good question, maybe I guess. Might want to ask the maker

Dang,... I thought it made electricity like the bio-light for a min.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Naw. TBH the electric generating feature of the biolite is not as useful in practise, very slow to charge. I’ve got one of them. Easier bringing a small powerbank

Impressed that it works with damp twigs. So many videos demo with cut timber from home. It does look like you need a good supply of starting material. I have tried a normal gasification wood stove, struggled getting started with damp twigs. And it would quickly die, then be difficult to restart.

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was really impressed how well it burns fuel that would struggle in a normal fire. It took me 15minutes to get a decent fuel going the next morning on just a stone fire pit with the same material

Cool, but think I'll prefer my biolite stove

You should try the bio light stove

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had the biolite Campstove for a couple of years, even did a video on it. Great piece of tech but too heavy for me to bring camping.

@TheAbominableMowman

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJReid I can understand that it is a bit bulky but saves on bringing a power pack to run it but very dependable I’ve had mine over 10 years still works great but is the older model

Really need a way to feed it while a pot is on it. Given it's size and forced air design, it will burn through material at a accelerated rate

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Depends how you use it. A load of small fuel pieces or wood pellets is enough for 2-3 400ml boils. So that’s dehydrated meal, hot drink and one spare boil from a single load. This is from my tests since getting it

I had the bio lite and the whole setup (the yellow plastic bit ) melted and caught fire . It also melted the usb cable . Hopefully this won’t do that ?!

@StephenJReid

Жыл бұрын

Wow, how on earth did that happen? Was it the old model? I have the Campstove 2 and had it giving me heat warnings a few times but nothing ever melted