There is an Interesting product - Originally designed for Use-In Third World settings,
it’s Uniquely suited for ‘a Longer Term/Semi Permanent/Off-the-Grid’ Energy solution.
This Company makes Stoves ‘Large to Backpacking’ size & capacity BIO-Lite stoves, the
stoves: use Organic materials as a Fuel source, sticks/Branches/Pine cones/Briquettes/
etc. Cleaner & Safer than carrying Liquid Fuels or canisters). The Unique Feature of the
stove is = ‘in the size of a Backpackable stove, it Incorporates a Heat/Energy Exchanger’
for “Converting Heat Energy-to-Electrical Energy” Built-in to the housing is a battery for
storage along with 2-USB plugs for Recharging any Electrical device w/USB plugs or you
can use an Adapter. As Long as the Stove is On and Cooking Your Meal it Is also powering
up Your: phone, tablet, flashlight, whatever… “as It also Recharges it’s on-board Storage.”
It came about for use by: Peace Corps, Health Care workers, Missionaries, & Emergency
Disaster teams. Who Needed a Long-Term, Lo-Impact, Renewable Energy Source which
was Portable, Stable, & Efficient. It has Only ‘recently come available’ for individual use,
the stove has been in Production and Use by Field Workers for years.
@ the BIO-Lite homepage you Will See All the specs. also they sell Directly from their
site. When you get on their e-mailing list they Forward ‘New Developments and Sales’ all
their sizes and models are on this site. “I believe a portion of their Profits goes Toward
Charitable NGO’s also to ‘R&D with-Real-World-Use’.”