BioLite Campstove 2 Wood Burning Electricity Generating & USB Charging Camp Stove

Every boyscout out ther will tell you "THIS IS A GADGET"But the thing is.. the thing works, and works surprisingly well.Most of all, the turbo charged burning of twigs is almost worth it in its own right.But the build in storage for extra amp hours.. well what not to like, we all have a smartphone.Don't let your imagination get carried away, the BioLite stove will not charge your laptop. its a smartphone maintainer and borderline if there are more than one desperate for a full charge. sooo. make friends, charge 75% and let the next have a sip of the good stuff. remember the last 10% takes way longer to charge as thats maintainance charging mostly.BioLite have a deeper mission and provide larger stoves to developing countries, the website mention having reached 3.5 million users.. I don't really imagine there have been made 3.5 million biolite stoves yet.. so maybe thats a "number of people impacted" by one family having a stove kinda figure? not sure.BUT BUT BUT.. I shipped one to a friend who is a farmer along a river in Thailand, the quick small fire ability and providing a charge for the phone.. well dang. they love the stove. I feel good having provided it. and I truly belive this is a product that ought to be much more available in developing countries. the price may be a bit steep. but honestly, BioLite actually being involved, I can pay a little extra for a proper bit of gear, and sleep a little better knowing a bit of my purcahse have made somebody elses life a little better as well.Still - its a gadget - but it works -

USB will be great for keeoing devices charged and no more cooking in the dark

My second stove when I’m out and about the backcountry

You guys! No. More. Gas. No more cannisters to fuss with. No more rationing fuel. I love this thing!I've been a backpacker and camper for decades, and I loved my lightweight, easy-to-use backpacking gas stoves. But this little stove rocks my world. I've been eyeing the Campstove 2 for a couple of years now, and -- after trying cheaper versions working on the same principle, but without the power unit -- finally bought one to use on a road trip. I love that I can gather a little pile of twigs, pine cones, and sticks and have a smokeless fire that will not only cook my food but allow me to charge my devices after a long day. And if the day is a little longer than was expected (as in my case the first time I used the stove), the light that comes in the bundle is super-helpful.I bought some of the food-safe wood pellets to use in case I didn't have wood handy, and that turned out to be a good thing that first night, but I've since used just sticks and pine cones lying around the backyard to cook on the Campstove 2's portable grill. The grill is easy to set up, and although it'll take a little practice getting the heat-zones down, I love how it works. Everything cleans up pretty easily, and it stores like a dream. The charging unit does, of course, add a little weight, but I mostly car-camp now, so that's not a big consideration for me. I just love that if there isn't enough sun for my portable solar charger, I can light a fire and still have juice for my phone.And BioLite's mission is one I fully support. In fact, now that I know how great their products are, I'll be back for the Basecamp Stove and Pizza Dome -- *swoon*! -- to use on the property I just bought in the mountains.

My son purchased the BioLite Campstove 2. He loves campfires and gadgets so this stove checked two boxes right away. The stove is on the heavy side, about 2 lbs, as far as backpacking stoves are concerned. On the other hand, you don't have to carry a lot of fuel (a liter of alcohol for my stove is nearly a pound) and you can recharge devices via the USB port; therefore, you can pack a smaller powerbank or just leave it at home.He experimented with it in the backyard to make sure everything was in order. We used it on a recent backpacking trip, in the mountains. Mostly to boil water for freeze dried food, coffee, and hot coco. The stove does a great job of adjusting flame and temperature. He uses an MSR kettle to boil water. We have not checked the boil times with a stopwatch; but it was fast enough for us.One thing he learned was that when you rely on your surrounding for your stove fuel, an inch of rain over night can make cooking breakfast, the next morning, difficult. If it's been raining where you plan to hike, pack in some dry tinder. If you're on a multi night trip, plan ahead by stashing some dry sticks along the way. We pulled out the alcohol burner and carried on; but would have been in jam otherwise.If the stove weight and fuel / powerbank trade off works for you, I would recommend this stove. Just watch the weather and plan accordingly.

Smoke out the entire canyon: baby sitting item; heavy, don't go back country hiking with this; not worth the trouble; don't recommend, want my money back. I hiked with this heavy piece of equipment on a back country elk hunt in Colorado. I used this thing 3 times and didn't bother with it the rest of the time. You have to baby sit it the entire time it's on and God forbid you over fill it a little or not feed it fast enough, freaken smoke the entire canyon out. It will charge you phone, but has to be with the fire running. You can buy a small phone charge that will charge your phone without a fire going and doesn't weigh much. I hate that I wasted the money on it. My nephew had a simple Jetpro with a built in igniter and top top that weighed nothing with the gas canister attached. I will definitely try to get my money back on this, it would be fine for someone that has the time to sit there the entire time. We had perfect weather, I would have been screwed if it would have rained a little; snowed or too windy. I don't recommend this product and will be sending it back. Once you shut it down it keeps running to cool itself down, then you have to wait over 30 to 45 min. before it cool enough to repack up. I purchased this early enough so I could try it out before I got out in the back country with it, once I got back a month had lapse and can't get my money back, really stinks.

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,für ein Produkt in dieser Preisklasse BioLite CampStove 2 Holzofen und USB Ladegerät (ca. 160 €) + ca. 60€ für den entsprechenden Grillaufsatz erwarte ich glaube ich nicht zuviel wenn ich voraussetze dass alles passt. Designed in America, produced in China. das muss nicht immer schlecht sein, aber hier wurde ich eines besseren belehrt. Der Grillaufstz sitzt nur "schepps" und schief auf der Brennkammer und schliesst nicht ab. Produkt zurückgesandt und nochmals das gleiche bestellt in der Hoffnung...jetzt passts besser. Das war auch leider bei der zweiten Lieferung nicht der Fall. Eigene Meinungsbildung erwünscht und Bitte an den Hersteller: Kontrolliert Eure Produkte besser vor Verkauf und nehmt diesbezüglich Kontakt mit dem Hersteller in China auf. Danke!

Heute kam mein zweiter CampStove via Amazon. Meinen ersten habe ich kurz vor Weihnachten direkt beim Hersteller gekauft und er ist seitdem täglich, meist mehrmals in Betrieb, fast ausschließlich mit Pellets. Speziell für diesen Zweck habe ich den Ofen gekauft. Pellets brennen sehr gut, wenn sie ausreichend Luft bekommen. Wenn nicht, qualmen sie furchtbar. Ein aktiv belüfteter Ofen ist da fast ein Muss. Der CampStove schafft das ohne Batterien und Kabel. Er erzeugt den Strom für den Lüfter selbst und sorgt dadurch für eine konstante Luftzufuhr, unabhängig vom Ladezustand. Das funktioniert so gut, dass noch Strom übrig bleibt, um ein Smartphone in Bereitschaft zu halten, obwohl ich das eher als einen Bonus ansehe..Pellets sind, wie bereits erwähnt, ein etwas anspruchsvolles Brennmaterial. Sie sind auch im CampStove nicht ohne Tücken. Daher ein paar Tipps für den sicheren Umgang.1. Keine Pellets nachlegen, dabei besteht immer die Gefahr, dass die Flammen verlöschen und der Ofen zur Nebelkerze wird. Stattdessen den CampStove vor dem Anzünden mit der benötigten Menge füllen und dann von oben mit einem Zündwürfel anzünden. Den Zündi am besten direkt unter das Thermoelement legen (siehe Foto), so startet der Ofen am schnellsten. Ein voller CampStove bietet etwa eine Dreiviertel Stunde Flammen, ein halbvoller gut eine halbe Stunde, wenn man auf Stufe 1 beginnt und nach ca. 12 und 18 Minuten auf 2, respektive 3 hochschaltet, sobald die Flammen kleiner werden. Schon ein Viertel der Zeit, knapp acht Minuten reichen, um einen Liter Wasser zum Kochen zu bringen. Nach dem Verlöschen der großen, gelben Flammen liefert der CampStove noch einmal etwa die gleiche Zeit etwas geringere Hitze aus der verbliebenen Glut, vorausgesetzt er ist zugedeckt.2. Den CampStove immer zugedeckt betreiben, wenn der Lüfter läuft. Er bläst die meiste Luft am oberen Rand ein und ohne Topf, Kessel oder einen Deckel wird das Thermoelement, das sich ebenfalls dort befindet, zu stark gekühlt, sodass sich der Ofen frühzeitig abschaltet und viele halb verbrannte Pellets übrig bleiben. Mit Deckel verbrennen sie bis auf einen kleinen Rest (s. letztes Foto). Zum Abdecken eignet sich besonders gut ein Deckel einer Konservendose, der mit einem seitlich schneidenden Dosenöffner abgetrennt wurde (siehe Foto). Für dessen Handhabung benötigt man allerdings eine Zange. Sehr gut eignet sich eine Wasserpumpenzange.Beim ersten Aufsetzen eines Topfes sollte man auf die Flammen achten, die dann an drei Seiten herausschlagen (s. Foto).Fazit des Vergleichs alt vs neu: Der CampStove zeigt auch nach intensivem Gebrauch keine nennenswerten Ermüdungserscheinungen. Der neue lief zum Schluss fünf Minuten längee und schaltete sich erst nach 64 Minuten ab.

Great for cooking on, so glad to have left propane behind, easy to use and the charger does come in handy. The grill cooks great. Could do with a more rugged travel bag, but that hardly let's the cooker down.Worth every penny and now considering the bigger unit for bigger camp outs.

This was a gift for my daughter’s Christmas. It was very good value. My daughter and her partner love it, they were so excited to use it, they took it up a very snowy local hill on Boxing Day, made a cup of tea just to see it’s potential. They are patiently waiting to start exploring the Scottish mountains again once lockdown guidance allows it and they will be taking their magic stove with them. They have many gadgets already that reduce their carbon footprint but they believe this stove is so versatile; it cooks and heats using foraged twigs and cones and even creates extra energy to charge devices. I think I may buy one for myself!

Great for emergency free cooking,heating water,light and charge devices,expensive but for me to have emergency peace of mind its worth it,as once bought its free cooking and energy,and light,great piece of kit