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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343  |
These look pretty cool, a campfire that can charge your phone!
Pom |
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17th Sep 2011 3:11pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4736 
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 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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17th Sep 2011 4:04pm |
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| Woody3 Member Since: 13 Jan 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 415  
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Hmmm...that's different. Pretty cool idea
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17th Sep 2011 4:35pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4736
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This is the type of accessory Land Rover should be selling. Would go well with the Defender image. Hell, they might even give one free with every new replacement Defender sold from 2015, just to let buyers think they really could do the outdoorsy stuff that Defender ownership conjures up. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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18th Sep 2011 8:13pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101  
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where can you buy them?
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18th Sep 2011 8:44pm |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
they due for realease shortly apparently. What we need is for one of our site sponsers (looks @ Greeni)to become a dealer for them so we can do a group buy. Pom |
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19th Sep 2011 12:34pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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yes its very nifty, but really, I dont get it. it solves a problem that doesnt exist.
need a brew when out in your vehicle? jet boil need to charge your phone? plug it in to the cig lighter or maybe youre hard wired anyway (like mine is) out in the wilds with no vehicle? take a power monkey or a solar charger, more useful and not reliant on having dry tinder and combustible fuel with you. if its  down with rain you ll need to take dry tinder anyway, then try and find dry deadwood and split it so you need a decent knife for that or small axe. or take the dry fuel with you and have a fire which you can cook on and will keep you warm.
sorry fellas, this is the emperors new clothes. |
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19th Sep 2011 12:43pm |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
I got a reply from the company, they are shipping out next spring so have a few months to save the pennies!
Pom |
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20th Sep 2011 9:39am |
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| Surrey Rover Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Surrey Posts: 360 |
As an avid pyro I have a near identical stove, TBH they are useless for anything but water as you can't regulate the heat with such small bits of kindling, additionally top loading isn't very good when you have a hot kettle/pan on top.
If you want a good brew and like making small fires then a honey stove is a much more versatile product IMO, probably much cheaper too. |
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20th Sep 2011 10:11am |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
they do have a larger model that is fed from the side, a 'family' model if you like.
cheers Pom |
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20th Sep 2011 10:54am |
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| Bobble Member Since: 21 Aug 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 223
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Can someone please explain this, beyond their cartoon of a coil spring with two wires connecting it to a propellor?
All it says is it "converts thermal energy in to electricity"....ok, how? |
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20th Sep 2011 2:04pm |
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| iruffell Member Since: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire Posts: 343 
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It uses a thermocouple to convert heat into electricity
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20th Sep 2011 2:10pm |
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| Bobble Member Since: 21 Aug 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 223
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Enough to charge a phone? I remain unconvinced.
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20th Sep 2011 5:42pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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it'll charge it, just not very fast. the other thing is that to charge the phone you will have to keep on feeding the fire. on...and on...and on.
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20th Sep 2011 5:48pm |
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