Re: Charge your electronics whilst cooking - utter genius
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:34 pm
by matthewcashmore
ahh yes - exactly the same tech (it's not new) - doing exactly the same thing except not directed at charging batteries but using that power to add oxygen via a fan - great idea - but as others have said on that thread a little big for the bike - the idea above is just a normal cook pot with the same tech integrated to generate 5w or 10w of power through a cable that you can use for whatever you want. It's no larger than a standard cooking pot.
Re: Charge your electronics whilst cooking - utter genius
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:49 pm
by scouse
Erm it is directed at charging via a USB port and I think the size, which packs to as a big a a standard Nalgene water bottle, is due to all the extra wiring and ectronics gubbins you appear to have to carry with the pot being built in.
Both good ideas as back up devices but neither something I would like to rely on. I always carry a powerchimp fitted with rechargeables for emergencies.
and included them in my Lonely Planet book - Tips & Tricks for the Road as a must-have for any traveller.
I've backed the guys above because I think the gear can really work - I'll review it as soon as it arrives - the break through has to be the fact it pushes out 5w & 10w of power - enough to do some real good in the developing world - I hope....
Re: Charge your electronics whilst cooking - utter genius
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:45 pm
by scouse
I think I would rather plump for the stove as more beneficial to developing areas. The whole "kelly kettle" design is more thermally efficient so takes up a lot less fuel than using the pot on standard stoves. It's the constant travelling to find water and deforestation for fuel that causes many problems and keeps people in poverty.
If fuel is used more efficiently and the forests grow back , that will create more shade and water sources close by. Less time taken up by kids and women searching for them and gives more time for education and tending to cash/staple food crops. Simples ... if only
Perhaps using both together could be the solution.