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Dowser

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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #75 on: June 08, 2012 »
Quote from: FlapJack on June 08, 2012
Wonder if you could run a small TV from this  8)

I use the TVcatchup app on my iPhone which picks up all digital channels so technically yes, you can run a small TV from it  ;)
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #76 on: June 17, 2012 »
So eventually got around to given this article a whirl...stupid life and work getting in the way of gear testing  >:(

Anyhoo....popped it out of the bag, set her up and filled her with a few twigs from the back garden...



Lit her up with the handy firelighters Biolite also supply...


Switched on the fan and soon had a lovely wee flame going...

Good enough to charge the BB from

And saying I had the means, thought I'd make a quick brew...


All in all, good wee stove, burns very clean (the fan is very good at keeping it clean), good build quality, simpler than I expected to use and does exactly everything it sets out to do.  Wouldn't necessarily find its way into my pack every time I mosey off but definately a good investment as far as I am concerned (but again appreciate that others would be put off by the price)

Hud is a happy man!   ;D ;D
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #77 on: June 18, 2012 »


I was thinking of my color-tv-matic  ;D

Quote from: Dowser on June 08, 2012
Quote from: FlapJack on June 08, 2012
Wonder if you could run a small TV from this  8)

I use the TVcatchup app on my iPhone which picks up all digital channels so technically yes, you can run a small TV from it  ;)
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Dowser

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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #78 on: June 18, 2012 »
Quote from: FlapJack on June 18, 2012


I was thinking of my color-tv-matic  ;D

Quote from: Dowser on June 08, 2012
Quote from: FlapJack on June 08, 2012
Wonder if you could run a small TV from this  8)

I use the TVcatchup app on my iPhone which picks up all digital channels so technically yes, you can run a small TV from it  ;)

If we're gonna watch the Euro 2012 on your Colour-tv-matic in the mountains then I think we are all going to have to club together and buy one of Biolite's really really big ones  ;)

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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #79 on: June 18, 2012 »
Quote from: Dowser on June 08, 2012

Vat return / New stove?.....Vat return / new stove?.....Vat return / new stove?  aaaaah new stove it is!
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #80 on: June 18, 2012 »
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Quote from: Dowser on June 08, 2012
Vat return / New stove?.....Vat return / new stove?.....Vat return / new stove?  aaaaah new stove it is!

Lol... The Vat Man can wait!!!  He's too busy trying to decided whether to tax pasties or not anyway  ;)
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #81 on: June 19, 2012 »
Where can I get one?
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #82 on: June 19, 2012 »
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Where can I get one?

Hi Rory

They are only available direct from the manufacturer in Seattle at the moment.  If you go to the first post in this thread: http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2928.msg31425#msg31425 and click on the "Biolite" Logo it will take you to their home page.

Only Hud and I have one of these stoves and we were on a waiting list from February for ours.  They only arrived last week.

If your in a rush I'm sure Hud or I could be persuaded to part with ours for £300  ;D
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #83 on: June 19, 2012 »
Damn! that is one amazing yoke!
Hopefully I will get it, although summer is coming up and Im already dishing out alot of cash! lol
Awell.. hopefully I will get a chance to buy one
Do they run while the fire is not lit? By that I mean does energy in it get stored etc..
Handy thing to bring!
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« Reply #84 on: June 19, 2012 »
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Do they run while the fire is not lit? By that I mean does energy in it get stored etc..
Handy thing to bring!

Yes... they have a built in rechargeable battery which you could use to charge your phone whilst the stove is unlit or you are on the move and then charge it up again later that evening when your cooking your dinner.
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #85 on: June 19, 2012 »
Brilliant, how much in £ did you pay for it?
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #86 on: June 19, 2012 »
Yea I reckon I'd let mine go for 300 quid too Dowser...!!!!

Further to Dowser's point Rory, the charger works even after you have put the fire out too...during my test I dumped the embers out and put them out with water, but the reisdual heat in the burner meant the fan kept going and the charger kept charging...so if you were on the hills and turning in for the night you could extinguish the fire and keep the old mobile on the stove to continue charging (for a wee while anyways!)

I have to say I am quite chuffed with it and know that I will use it on more 'luxurious' camping trips

The price you pay will depend oin the exchange rate....they are 129 USD plus shipping
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Re: The Ultimate Hobo Stove
« Reply #87 on: June 19, 2012 »
LOL Dowser, lazy boys with fridge for all.

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Quote from: FlapJack on June 18, 2012


I was thinking of my color-tv-matic  ;D

Quote from: Dowser on June 08, 2012
Quote from: FlapJack on June 08, 2012
Wonder if you could run a small TV from this  8)

I use the TVcatchup app on my iPhone which picks up all digital channels so technically yes, you can run a small TV from it  ;)

If we're gonna watch the Euro 2012 on your Colour-tv-matic in the mountains then I think we are all going to have to club together and buy one of Biolite's really really big ones  ;)


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