Electricity is provided by a camping stove, kettle and smokeless grill

The article Electricity is generated by a wood-burning stove the readers got acquainted with the Russian model of the Indigirka-2 stove with the function of generating electricity for charging phones and other devices (or for lighting).

But this oven is stationary and its cost, according to many readers, is overstated. Not so long ago, new items appeared in the line of the BioLite trademark (a western startup) - a camping mini-oven and a brazier with a thermal generator for generating electricity. Their first models, one might say, were micro-ovens with such a generator - BioLite CampStove. Mentioned about them here- a very compact model, the size of a large thermos, but to charge the phone or make a backlight - there is enough power.

This is me all with the question: why is the Russian manufacturer not expanding its line. There are a lot of savages vacationers in the country (lakes, mountains). And there would always be demand at an adequate price. Moreover, as in 2020, when I had to rest inside the country. In the meantime, I propose to briefly look at the models from a Western manufacturer:

BioLite BaseCamp Oven

Weight 11.3 kg. Dimensions: 451x476x451 mm. There is a built-in lithium-ion battery, 2200 mAh and a FlexLight LED USB lamp. You can heat the stove with brushwood, wood scraps. Grill-boil modes. There is a bag-bag for transportation. For areas where there is no electricity, a very convenient thing. Prices:

It is clear that with such a currency rate, the price for a Russian wallet will not be available to absolutely everyone. Therefore, I asked a question at the beginning of the article: if something like this begins to be produced domestically, the device will become more affordable.

The line also includes a simpler thermal generator for charging. If you have a gas camping stove:

Charging KettleCharge

The device looks like a kettle or a bowl. Boiled water and recharged the phone at the same time. Because works on Peltier elements, then the water in the device is mandatory (create a temperature difference). And without water, the elements can fail. Charging from the USB connector. Built-in 1250 mAh battery as energy storage. The current is 2 A, this is enough for confident charging. Device weight 907 g. In online stores the cost is 11,700 rubles.

In the line of the manufacturing company there are other necessary goods for tourism: flashlights, solar panels. Briefs can be viewed here: https://madrobots.ru/blog/post/biolite-gadgets-review

But within the framework of this article, we are interested in models with thermogenerators, so I will continue:

Brazier BioLite FirePit

Smokeless grill, according to the manufacturer, with the function of charging phones. From all sides there is a grid with a thin cell, through which fire and embers look very beautiful at night.

Length - 68 cm, width - 33 cm. There is a function to adjust the air supply via Bluetooth and applications in the phone. The built-in fan, which is powered by the electricity generation unit, optimizes combustion and prevents the formation of smoke. The brazier comes with a carrying bag.

Video from the manufacturer's channel about the grill:

Products webpage: https://www.bioliteenergy.com

The products are similar in concept and technology to the Russian-made Indigirka-2 stove, which also generates electricity, but its price is twice as expensive, although it is not traveling.

Yes, the products are convenient for summer trips to the lakes, for a picnic outside the city. You don't need to worry about power banks to recharge your phones. But the cost of these stoves is not for all vacationers' wallets. But, I repeat, who prevents our manufacturers from starting to release something like that?

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Photo taken from open sources, from Yandex. Pictures

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